1st January HAPPY NEW YEAR still ringing in our ears, and the burden of over indulgence in the festive season is now stored around our middles, time to take stock, draw a line in the sand and move forward.
I know, you still have stock piles of food in the fridge or cupboards, seems a shame to waste them, lets just finish them off...
haha who you kidding? When that is finished, something else will come along, so make the stance and make a decision what is more important YOU or that box of goodies? One thing is for sure, if you do not care about you...
no one else will.
If you are not feeling good in your own skin, you are not going to want to be out there beating the drum for your business or achieving your dream.
When we are not in prime condition mentally and physically we cannot function at our best, we get lazy, procrastinate and our self-confidence slides.
Why do successful people spend time with trainers, having massages, manicures pedicures, at the hairdressers? They are not luxuries they are what keep them feeling great about themselves, pampered and what other people see as "extras".
Makes you look and feel better than the rest and who do people want to do business with...
healthy, successful people no matter what field you are in as an entrepreneur, or an employee, or achieving your goals feeling good in yourself is a great asset and attraction magnet.
So today is the day to start on yourself, don't chase your goal, client, money, sale, make yourself feel as good as you can and watch it come to you.
People will want to do business with you, will want to promote your ideas/products/services because they want to look and feel as good as you do.
Investment in yourself will give you the biggest and best returns in the long run, start today for a better tomorrow.
2nd January How long will your resolutions last? A few days, a few weeks or will they become your new way of life? The act of resolution is really simple, make your mind up what it is you want, then write it down and act as if it is already done and dusted.
Believe you have already achieved it, enjoying your life with your new achievement.
The art of this is really the ongoing dedication; you do not wash once a year on the 1st January to stay clean, you do not expect to wash once a month or even a week, you would expect to be unclean and uncomfortable.
Changing something for yourself is the same, in needs continual work.
The habits and life choices you have made even when they are not good for you have accumulated over time, they will take more time to be replaced with something else.
Believe you are worth the effort, the investment of time and retraining.
Your mind and attitude has no limits, only the ones you put on yourself.
So, no matter what it is you want to achieve weight loss, better job, travel more, better health or a new romance.
Put yourself in the right place, in the right frame of mind to see yourself as how you want to be, or with what you want to achieve.
Then see how powerful you are to achieve it, this process is like anything else...
The more you do it, the better and stronger you get at it.
Start with immediate short goals and praise yourself for your achievements along the way.
You can start any time, for anything you want to change...
No time like now, go get the life you want.
3rd January The secret of conquering the greatest space of all, the space between our ears! No matter how toned, strong and agile our bodies are or are not (as the case may be); our minds are stronger, we as human beings have no limits, have huge amounts of potential that we never use.
I can imagine you shaking your heads saying "I have limits, she/he won't let me, I have responsibilities, my bank, or employer will never let me" Believe it or not these are your own limits, because we accept their limitations on us.
When we get stuck in the negatives of our lives it is hard to pull ourselves free to have a new start, but it is possible with the mental strength we have.
The person we have to start with is ourselves.
Just stop and think for a moment, how do you talk to yourself? Is it full of negatives, put downs and limits? If you spoke to a friend like that, how long would they be your friends? We beat ourselves up every excuse we get and we get used to doing this, so when other people do it to us, we accept it as the truth - when in fact it is only their opinion! We give it sanction, when we accept it.
When we are positive in our own thoughts about ourselves, when we are our own best friend, then what others say does not have the same impact.
Take the next 24 hours and think about what you are thinking and saying to yourself.
Every negative thought consciously change it to a positive one, it takes practice, so keep at it.
Just see how great you feel after 24 hours positivity.
The limits and boundaries you have do not seem as large or as difficult to challenge.
Day by day steps to your own success in 2012.
4th January Each day is a new opportunity to change anything you want to, it does not have to be 1st Jan, or your birthday, or any special date; everyday is special and you can choose to make it "the day".
Nobody has the power or the privilege to make that choice for you, unless you let them.
Why spend your days in places, with people and doing things you don't like, or that do not make you happy, fear of change is often greater than the uncomfortable situation we are in.
We create our limits in our minds, then believe them to be the truth.
One thing I learnt very early on in the field of psychology; 'the truth" is never just that, it is only the truth as we see it.
Just think for a moment, football, baseball, or any sport when you follow one person or a team, they are the best.
If that were "true" then everyone would follow or support just that one team or person and we know that is not true.
Snakes, heights, flying some people are terrified of one or maybe all of these, but not everyone.
The actual snake, height or flight is not different, but our personal reaction is depending on our beliefs of the truth.
It is never too late or too soon to make changes for yourself and to change your truth.
It does take work and dedication; a little each day makes a world of difference over time.
The only place to start however, is within yourself, being honest with yourself about your situation and make the decision to change, that is what takes the time.
Once the decision is make.
it gets easier.
Here's to a very different 2012.
5th January One of the things that often stop us from making changes for ourselves are the people around us, because when we change it affects others.
We put off, procrastinate and make every excuse under the sun as to why now is not a good time.
Do we really do ourselves and them justice but being unhappy, miserable and unsettled.
What lessons do we teach our children about life, relationships and self worth Sometime no often they are not easy choices, but once the choice is made change seems that much easier.
People around us see a change in us, more focused, happier, fulfilled in knowing we are achieving something for ourselves and for them.
Yes, there will be people who do not share our dreams and goals, they may even be very negative as to our ability to change..
..
as "you know how you are".
No single human being is made or set in concrete, there are no written laws that you must be constrained to one type of life, income, job, relationship, place etc these are all choices.
Choices that can be changed, adapted and altered.
Yes, it is scary the unknown is always scary but you never have to do it alone as there are always people who have done it before, look for them, use their knowledge, their information, see yourself in the new position.
Go into shops and try on the new clothes, jewelery, test drive the car, visit houses you want, get training for the new job you want.
It takes effort and determination to get from one place to another, it is a journey and just like any journey there are things along the way, so don't give up, believe in yourself and what you want to achieve.
Just make your choices and go get it.
6th January The days are passing, soon it will be a week, that leads to a month and years drift by, looking back over time it is easy to see how we let it slip away.
Time is a commodity that we seem take for granted, we always assume that we can do things later, next week, month or when the kids grow up, when we retire, when, when, when.
Each moment, second and minute are precious, unique and unrepeatable, we all have 24 hours in each day and 7 days per week but we do not know how many we have.
So why do some people do so much with their time and others seem to struggle to get things done at all? Direction is the key, when you know where you are going it is easy to get there, even if you get lost or have a few detours, you know where the destination is.
Then once you get there you set a new one, and so on.
When we go through life and have no personal or professional direction we go in all directions, we take up a lot of time just going round and round in circles.
Just think of what you want to achieve, even if it is getting to work or getting children to school in the morning on time.
Set your target, write it out put it up places you can see it, prepare for it and see how much easier it becomes.
Talk to your children, make sure their bags, clothes, homework, packed lunch are prepared the night before, all saves minutes in the morning, relieves stress and makes getting somewhere easy and on time.
If you can do this for each area of your life, then you can make things run smoothly, your life, mood and relationships all improve.
Then when the odd hiccup or road works causes a detour you are calmer, less stressed and cope well.
Try it and see what a difference it makes.
Focuses on the fundamentals of human behaviour that most affect personal & business performance.
To be the best you can be, in the life that you want.
I know, you still have stock piles of food in the fridge or cupboards, seems a shame to waste them, lets just finish them off...
haha who you kidding? When that is finished, something else will come along, so make the stance and make a decision what is more important YOU or that box of goodies? One thing is for sure, if you do not care about you...
no one else will.
If you are not feeling good in your own skin, you are not going to want to be out there beating the drum for your business or achieving your dream.
When we are not in prime condition mentally and physically we cannot function at our best, we get lazy, procrastinate and our self-confidence slides.
Why do successful people spend time with trainers, having massages, manicures pedicures, at the hairdressers? They are not luxuries they are what keep them feeling great about themselves, pampered and what other people see as "extras".
Makes you look and feel better than the rest and who do people want to do business with...
healthy, successful people no matter what field you are in as an entrepreneur, or an employee, or achieving your goals feeling good in yourself is a great asset and attraction magnet.
So today is the day to start on yourself, don't chase your goal, client, money, sale, make yourself feel as good as you can and watch it come to you.
People will want to do business with you, will want to promote your ideas/products/services because they want to look and feel as good as you do.
Investment in yourself will give you the biggest and best returns in the long run, start today for a better tomorrow.
2nd January How long will your resolutions last? A few days, a few weeks or will they become your new way of life? The act of resolution is really simple, make your mind up what it is you want, then write it down and act as if it is already done and dusted.
Believe you have already achieved it, enjoying your life with your new achievement.
The art of this is really the ongoing dedication; you do not wash once a year on the 1st January to stay clean, you do not expect to wash once a month or even a week, you would expect to be unclean and uncomfortable.
Changing something for yourself is the same, in needs continual work.
The habits and life choices you have made even when they are not good for you have accumulated over time, they will take more time to be replaced with something else.
Believe you are worth the effort, the investment of time and retraining.
Your mind and attitude has no limits, only the ones you put on yourself.
So, no matter what it is you want to achieve weight loss, better job, travel more, better health or a new romance.
Put yourself in the right place, in the right frame of mind to see yourself as how you want to be, or with what you want to achieve.
Then see how powerful you are to achieve it, this process is like anything else...
The more you do it, the better and stronger you get at it.
Start with immediate short goals and praise yourself for your achievements along the way.
You can start any time, for anything you want to change...
No time like now, go get the life you want.
3rd January The secret of conquering the greatest space of all, the space between our ears! No matter how toned, strong and agile our bodies are or are not (as the case may be); our minds are stronger, we as human beings have no limits, have huge amounts of potential that we never use.
I can imagine you shaking your heads saying "I have limits, she/he won't let me, I have responsibilities, my bank, or employer will never let me" Believe it or not these are your own limits, because we accept their limitations on us.
When we get stuck in the negatives of our lives it is hard to pull ourselves free to have a new start, but it is possible with the mental strength we have.
The person we have to start with is ourselves.
Just stop and think for a moment, how do you talk to yourself? Is it full of negatives, put downs and limits? If you spoke to a friend like that, how long would they be your friends? We beat ourselves up every excuse we get and we get used to doing this, so when other people do it to us, we accept it as the truth - when in fact it is only their opinion! We give it sanction, when we accept it.
When we are positive in our own thoughts about ourselves, when we are our own best friend, then what others say does not have the same impact.
Take the next 24 hours and think about what you are thinking and saying to yourself.
Every negative thought consciously change it to a positive one, it takes practice, so keep at it.
Just see how great you feel after 24 hours positivity.
The limits and boundaries you have do not seem as large or as difficult to challenge.
Day by day steps to your own success in 2012.
4th January Each day is a new opportunity to change anything you want to, it does not have to be 1st Jan, or your birthday, or any special date; everyday is special and you can choose to make it "the day".
Nobody has the power or the privilege to make that choice for you, unless you let them.
Why spend your days in places, with people and doing things you don't like, or that do not make you happy, fear of change is often greater than the uncomfortable situation we are in.
We create our limits in our minds, then believe them to be the truth.
One thing I learnt very early on in the field of psychology; 'the truth" is never just that, it is only the truth as we see it.
Just think for a moment, football, baseball, or any sport when you follow one person or a team, they are the best.
If that were "true" then everyone would follow or support just that one team or person and we know that is not true.
Snakes, heights, flying some people are terrified of one or maybe all of these, but not everyone.
The actual snake, height or flight is not different, but our personal reaction is depending on our beliefs of the truth.
It is never too late or too soon to make changes for yourself and to change your truth.
It does take work and dedication; a little each day makes a world of difference over time.
The only place to start however, is within yourself, being honest with yourself about your situation and make the decision to change, that is what takes the time.
Once the decision is make.
it gets easier.
Here's to a very different 2012.
5th January One of the things that often stop us from making changes for ourselves are the people around us, because when we change it affects others.
We put off, procrastinate and make every excuse under the sun as to why now is not a good time.
Do we really do ourselves and them justice but being unhappy, miserable and unsettled.
What lessons do we teach our children about life, relationships and self worth Sometime no often they are not easy choices, but once the choice is made change seems that much easier.
People around us see a change in us, more focused, happier, fulfilled in knowing we are achieving something for ourselves and for them.
Yes, there will be people who do not share our dreams and goals, they may even be very negative as to our ability to change..
..
as "you know how you are".
No single human being is made or set in concrete, there are no written laws that you must be constrained to one type of life, income, job, relationship, place etc these are all choices.
Choices that can be changed, adapted and altered.
Yes, it is scary the unknown is always scary but you never have to do it alone as there are always people who have done it before, look for them, use their knowledge, their information, see yourself in the new position.
Go into shops and try on the new clothes, jewelery, test drive the car, visit houses you want, get training for the new job you want.
It takes effort and determination to get from one place to another, it is a journey and just like any journey there are things along the way, so don't give up, believe in yourself and what you want to achieve.
Just make your choices and go get it.
6th January The days are passing, soon it will be a week, that leads to a month and years drift by, looking back over time it is easy to see how we let it slip away.
Time is a commodity that we seem take for granted, we always assume that we can do things later, next week, month or when the kids grow up, when we retire, when, when, when.
Each moment, second and minute are precious, unique and unrepeatable, we all have 24 hours in each day and 7 days per week but we do not know how many we have.
So why do some people do so much with their time and others seem to struggle to get things done at all? Direction is the key, when you know where you are going it is easy to get there, even if you get lost or have a few detours, you know where the destination is.
Then once you get there you set a new one, and so on.
When we go through life and have no personal or professional direction we go in all directions, we take up a lot of time just going round and round in circles.
Just think of what you want to achieve, even if it is getting to work or getting children to school in the morning on time.
Set your target, write it out put it up places you can see it, prepare for it and see how much easier it becomes.
Talk to your children, make sure their bags, clothes, homework, packed lunch are prepared the night before, all saves minutes in the morning, relieves stress and makes getting somewhere easy and on time.
If you can do this for each area of your life, then you can make things run smoothly, your life, mood and relationships all improve.
Then when the odd hiccup or road works causes a detour you are calmer, less stressed and cope well.
Try it and see what a difference it makes.
Focuses on the fundamentals of human behaviour that most affect personal & business performance.
To be the best you can be, in the life that you want.
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