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Healthy Habits

Your Magnificent Self

March 10, 2009

Whenever I teach about goal setting and action planning I usually start by having the person write down their accomplishments. It sets the tone for success. In a recent post on one of my favorite websites, www.dailyom.com, there was a self-esteem exercise that I thought was of value and wanted to share it with you. Many [...]

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Are You Ready For Change?

March 7, 2009

Most of us who have experienced the snow and cold of this winter are definitely ready for the change to spring. But are you ready to make a long-term change in your habits? Studies have shown change happens in stages: thinking about change, planning change, making change and maintaining change. Acknowledging where you are in [...]

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De-Clutter Your Life

March 3, 2009

In your pursuit of finding more time, have you considered your mental clutter and how it may be stopping you from achieving your dreams? Mental clutter is all the stuff you have swirling around in your head including personal and professional obligations, beliefs, goals, to-do lists, should-do lists and worry. Is your mind filled with [...]

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Me Time

February 28, 2009

In my previous post I talked about eliminating wasted time. The intent of finding more time is to spend that time on yourself so that you can decompress, focus on your priorities and achieve your dreams. Here are a few more ways to gain some me time by zipping through your to do list: Streamline [...]

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Are You Wasting Time?

February 24, 2009

“Time is usually wasted in the same way every day.” ~ Paul Meyer Do you ever find yourself saying “I don’t have time” or “If I only had more time I would…”? For some reason you feel that you have no control over how your time is spent. WRONG! Look at how you spend your [...]

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Train for Success

February 21, 2009

“Success seems to be conected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” ~ Conrad Hilton In the inspirational book Success One Day at a Time (J. Countryman 2000) by John C. Maxwell he writes “success is not a destination thing – it’s a daily thing”. Are your habits forming [...]

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Making Choices

February 10, 2009

You can choose on a daily basis the things that will move you in a positive, life-changing direction. Or you can remain stuck. Sometimes we think we have no choice. We always have a choice…. Whether it is a healthy food choice, an important decision or the way we respond to an interaction…we always have a [...]

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Attitude of Gratitude

February 3, 2009

How many times do you dwell on the things that you fear? Choosing to dwell on the negative can attract what we fear to us. Sounds crazy I know, but what we think about we get. So why not use the power of abundance and gratitude to create a sense of calm and inner peace? [...]

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Positive Affirmations: Reprogramming Your Self-Talk

January 27, 2009

Positive affirmations are one way to reprogram your self-talk. Positive affirmations can be thought of as self-fulfilling prophecies. In theory frequent thoughts represent goals that the subconscious mind strives to actualize. So what we most often think about (tell ourselves) comes true. Our emotions, perceptions and behaviors are shaped by our most dominant thoughts. Here [...]

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Changing Negative Self-Talk: Part 3

January 24, 2009

If I haven’t convinced you yet, here is another reason for changing negative self-talk into positive self-talk…your internal diaglog can influence your self-esteem, outlook, performance, energy level and relationships. So here are a few more types of negative self-talk and their alternatives. Focusing Only on Problems Bottom line: complaining. Instead of dwelling on the problem [...]

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