List Your Strengths
List Your Strengths by Jackie Foskett, CH Ready to focus on your strengths and trade in fear for a healthy dose of happiness and well-being? Let this exercise be the first step. Start by sitting quietly for a few minutes and observing yourself. Be present to all the positive aspects of who you are. Maybe you know yourself to be a loyal friend, a fantastic gardener or a loving parent. Maybe you’ve built a successful career or have become a respected leader. Think about this exercise as coming from your spirit, not your ego. It’s…
4 Quick Tips for Personal Power
4 Quick Tips for Personal Power by Jackie Foskett, CH So, go ahead and reclaim your personal power this month. Here’s how to get started: #1 – Decide to stop being unhappy De-hypnotize yourself from beliefs that no longer serve you. Contact me if you need support. #2 – Take responsibility. Responsibility for having fun, that is! Play, relax, take a vacation, grab some quiet time. #3 – Feel your power. Relish the feeling of taking control of your life and the happiness that follows. #4 – Welcome ease into your life. It’s like floating…
4 Quick Tips for Choosing
4 Quick Tips for Choosing by Jackie Foskett, CH #1 – Choose awareness Do you ever reach the end of your day and feel like it all went by in a blur? Chances are a lot went by unnoticed–including many thoughts and feelings that positively or negatively impact your happiness. By choosing to stop periodically throughout the day, you can heighten your awareness in this area. Simply take a moment now and then to ask yourself how you’re feeling. Frustrated? Sad? Angry? Joyful? Excited? Calm? As you notice your feelings, you can use them to…
Your Daily Appreciation List
Your Daily Appreciation List by Jackie Foskett, CH Ready to take the first step toward greater happiness? It starts with a daily appreciation list. It’s simple, really. Grab a notebook, or treat yourself to one of those “pretty” writing journals and dedicate it to this purpose. Set the mood for this daily practice with some “quiet time” (see my May-June 2007 issue for tips). Allow just 10 minutes–morning, evening or whenever is convenient. I like to do mine in the morning. It sets the tone for the day. It opens me up to allow more…
Manifest Your Dreams—Vision Boards
Manifest Your Dreams—Vision Boards by Jackie Foskett, CH A vision board is a powerful tool for creating clarity around what you want to create in your life. It helps make your dreams come true. It assists you in attracting into your life the experiences you want, the “things” you dream of having, what you want to become, to do, achieve, etc. As you place images and words on your board, you are planting the seed(s). Just as a seed of a tree needs to be planted to ever become a tree, so too, do your…
The Process of Creating: Applying the Universal Laws of Attraction
The Process of Creating: Applying the Universal Laws of Attraction by Jackie Foskett, CH Ready to forget those New Year’s resolutions and create your life instead? Here’s how: Write Down Your Goals Write down your “goals” for this year. Whatever your goals are, be sure they hold a lot of positive charge for you. Feel them energize you when you think about them. Avoid the “shoulds” and the blasé objectives. You may want to categorize your goals into certain areas, i.e. family, health, career, finances. See my January 2007 newsletter for more ideas. Imagine the…