Are you working on your life or are caught up in the daily demands of living? This question was posed Jeanette Cates in a slightly different way. She asked: are you working on your business or in your business. She made a good point that when we work on the business we will be [...]
|
||
|
Recently I came across a great visual for empowerment “Get out of the backseat and get behind the steering wheel.” When you are in the driver’s seat and want to start moving you have to take action. Turn on the ignition, put the car in drive, and follow the road. If you don’t take [...] The strive for excellence needs to be a life long pursuit. How we talk to ourselves and what we expect of ourselves is in our control. When we stop expecting much of ourselves and listen to other people’s voices at the expense of our own we stop being in charge of our lives. I have been helping people find effective ways to [...] What does it mean to evolve your life? To me it means letting go of beliefs and behaviors that get in the way of living to the fullest. Simply put, it is accepting ourselves as we are while simultaneously knowing that there is so much more to us than what we are expressing. Here are five ways [...] Have you found yourself in the situation where you have become a reactor in your own life? You are so busy reacting to external committments and demands that you are no longer paying attention to what you want. I have been at that place and it is scary. I remember vividly feeling that I [...] Have you ever watched the TV show called THE BIG LOSER? It is a show about very overweight men and women who want to lose weight. Most have struggled for years with unsuccessful dieting and see this as their last chance. It is a very strenuous program consisting of intense physical exercise and learning to make a mindset shift. The people who [...] Do you realize that the way you talk to yourself is completely in your control? It is by believing this little nugget that you take charge of your life. Let me share with you what Carol, a coaching client, excitedly shared with me today. We had been talking about the importance of changing how [...] Probably the single biggest factor for not taking action is fear. Fear can show up in many variations. It could be fear of being judged, fear of success, fear of embarrassment, fear of rejection, fear of being alone etc. I can still remember a woman I knew several years ago. She was in midlife [...] I have been invited to meet with a group of dynamic women at a special luncheon to talk about midlife and how to come through this time of life with optimism and direction. This is a pivotal time in a woman’s life. I look forward to sharing ideas and tools that will help them [...] We interact in many different kinds of relationships. There are our family members, co-workers, friends, our neighbors, the mailman, colleagues, and many others. Some of these relationships are superficial while others greatly impact our lives. Ask yourself which of those enhance your life and which limit you or are not good for you. The [...] |
 
  
|
|
|
Copyright © 2012 Build a Strong Personal Foundation - All Rights Reserved |
||