Are You FOR You or Against YOU?
Imagine you are standing in front of a full-length mirror. Naked. You have been asked to gaze at yourself for two minutes. Now take a quick inventory of the feelings that were aroused by this suggestion. Did you feel curious or afraid? Interested or hesitant? Willing or unwilling? Or did you reject the whole idea as something you would absolutely never do? Imagining the experience gives you an indication of your level of self-acceptance; actually doing it will tell you even more. Self-acceptance is an action; it is something we do, not just something we…
Could You Be Sabatoging Yourself? – Self Quiz
Habitual lateness. Extreme disorganization. Not following up sales leads. Eating foods not on your food plan. Self-sabotage takes on a variety of guises and affects people of all ages, professions and economic levels. But it always leads to our not living the life we want for ourselves. Take this Self-Quiz to see where you you might be working against yourself. There’s no scoring, it simply will allow you to see where you may be working against yourself instead of for yourself. It takes me at least a half hour to locate a document I need…
How do You Want to Feel this Holiday Season?
Happy Holidays! I love the Holidays, yet I’m always amazed at how quickly they seem to come around each year. I attribute this “time distortion” to my full life and the many choices I have in what I do and experience on a daily basis. I love having a life rich and abundant with so many possibilities. And…those many possibilities can be overwhelming if I lose my focus on what it is I really want. What I want is to feel alive, passionate, engaged, connected with others and be at ease in my experiences. If…
Gratitude as a Way of Life
The benefits of feeling appreciation and gratitude are numerous. Yet, we often get distracted by what we don’t have in our lives, which keeps us feeling less joy, more discouraged and sometimes even resigned to a life of “nothing ever changes”. I have found that a regular practice of appreciation/gratitude is necessary for my own health and well being and an important component of my clients’ ability to transform their lives. It is in the presence of what we have that we allow more to come in. It works beautifully with the Law of Attraction.…
Do You Know Why Change Can be so Challenging?
Do any of these sentences (or something similar) sound familiar? I’ll start eating better tomorrow. I’m going to start my diet next week for sure! I’ll start exercising tomorrow. I know I need to stop smoking, but it’s too hard. That person always gets me so stressed out! If you recognize yourself in any of these statements, or similar ones, you are not alone. Even though we want to change some behavior, some attitude, or some circumstances in our lives, often it can feel like it’s a never ending “battle” to affect that change. Why…
5 Tips to Engage Your Motivational Zing!
Focus on what you want It’s not about what you don’t want, it’s about what you DO want. That’s what will give you motivational “zing”! So, be sure to define what it is you want to have, do, or begin. Be clear. Have you ever tried focusing in on something fuzzy? Doesn’t feel good, does it? Be clear and you’ll feel the energy of your goal. Use your imagination Engage your imagination as you focus on your goal. Imagine yourself doing what it is you set out to accomplish. See/sense/feel yourself doing it, making it,…