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Summer/Fall 2013 • FitnessX.com 19. Born a dancer, Natalie Lynn Lichtenbert started her active career in ballet, tap, jazz, modern and hip hop dance styles. Also, being very active in sports, she participated in cheer, swimming and soccer. Natalie currently keeps up her health and mental attitude while being a nationally recognized model, personal training, working as a photographer, continuing her fitness career, acting and following her environmental endeavors. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology with extended studies in Molecular Pathology. She currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. Photo Credit: Mike Williams. by Natalie Lynn Lichtenbert Mapping Out Your Goals As with anything, you have to know what it is that you want. Writing down your goals for the day, week, month and even year help guide you to knowing what to focus on and in what order things need to get done. Sometimes this takes some deeper soul-searching in figuring out just what you really want and determin- ing what you think you want but in the long run, you can let go. Some goals may be based on desires for self-esteem or even following some- one else’s goals because you respect them and want what they have. But thinking on a deeper level, you can figure out what is truly important to you, what things make you feel good doing at the end of the day and that you feel passionate about. I’ll often refer people to thinking about what it was in their childhood that made them the happiest. These things often stay with us throughout our lives as interests and could truly be self- actualized as adults! I have found that vision boards and books really help to keep it real and to keep goals fresh in your mind by referring to your visions frequently, even daily. Setting Deadlines Now that you know your goals, you have to set deadlines and timeframes for when you want things done, spe- cifically to the day, week, month and year! Writing the deadlines down in ink keeps them clear and organized. Keeping these deadlines on your smartphone or a calendar you see on a daily basis helps you to remind yourself of where exactly you are heading and helps you to focus on what needs to be done to obtain your goal on a day to day basis. Write them down in order in which they need to be done and refer to often! One Thing At a Time Lastly, and most importantly, re- member that it cannot all be done in one day and that you need to do ONE THING AT A TIME. This means not focusing on the whole of what you want to accomplish in life but rather what you want to do that day or even just that hour. By focusing on one or two things, without worrying about the others, you are able to quickly and swiftly get those things done and move on to the next. Be Blessed in Balance In following these guidelines, not only will you get a sense of daily accom- plishment but also satisfaction so sweet that you are content and able to sleep deeply in happiness. What is it that you want to have in your life? It CAN be done! Write it out, set it down in a timeline and plug away at it on a daily basis. Be blessed in balance! Natalie Lynn Lichtenbert, MT SV (ASCP), CPT (NASM) Environmentally Fashionable & Globally Healthy www.natalielynn.net Beautifully Balanced! I get asked all the time how to I manage to do so much and keep it all together. I work full-time as a laboratory scientist during the day, personal trainer in the evenings, and photography and modeling (mostly on the weekends) while at school to obtain my Master’s in Zoology, train in the gym, and spend quality time with close friends, family and boyfriend. It is a lot! And sometimes I do go crazy! But, it can be done and be extremely rewarding! Here’s how I do it! Fitness Model: Staci Boyer Photography by Natalie Lynn Lichtenbert DOSE OF INSPIRATION