We seem to always find it in us to get motivated, but how do we stay motivated? One piece of information that is often unknown, but imperative to your success in either getting something done or even creating a new, healthy habit, is this: Motivation comes after action, not before. If you swear that this [...]
Hello!I am a big proponent of giving up the "S" word. It never makes you feel good to think about what you should be doing...you just feel bad and guilty instead. So, I tell my clients to replace them all with "I'm working on..", "it would be nice if...", or "I want to start..." This [...]
Hello!Well, it is nearing the end of my maternity leave...I should be blogging and writing my newsletter much more often now. (Click here: http://www.guidinginneraction.com/newsletter.php for my newsletter, "Guiding Inner Action: Teaching you the habits you can't wait to pick up!" With tips and tricks about staying motivated, avoiding stress outs and keeping up with healthy [...]
Hello!I am writing this blog to illustrate how easy it is to get started on a task. This goes out to a client of mine that I saw yesterday that has been putting off starting a blog for weeks!When you are putting something off, chances are you are making if far more difficult in your [...]
Hello!Just got back from my "babymoon" with my husband...we went to the Florida Keys.Some interesting history down in Key West....a guy named Mel Fisher searched for a buried treasure for 16 years before he found it in 1985...the loot? 450 million bucks!!!His motto was, "Today's the day!" I love it!One has to wonder, what kept [...]
Hello!So, how’s the “holiday season” going for you?Busy? Really busy? Really? Honestly?Don’t get stuck in the “When-Then Trap!”I want you to try an experiment…just a little something that’s super easy…The next time you say to yourself or to someone else,“That will have to wait until after the holidays” or“I’m not even going to think about [...]
Hello!I just wanted to quickly post a little something for you to think about...You know how your friend had a baby and your neighbor is having a birthday and your boss is having a party and you have to pick up a onesie, a gift and a bottle of wine???That puts you in three different [...]
Hello!I thought I would post an edition of my newsletter from about a year ago...Enjoy!I certainly hope that the beautiful fall weather is inspiring you and motivating you to start on some of those “someday maybe” projects and or thinking through some of the cool ideas that you’ve been having lately…Autumn always seems to take [...]
These days a lot of talk is rolling around about being "present" and "mindful," what does it all mean anyway??I really like the way Eckert Tolle suggests finding your present moment. He says to just ask yourself, "Am I still breathing?"See, it's impossible to be totally focused on your breath and doing something else. Even [...]
Hellllllooooo!When I begin to notice that I am assigning the same homework a few times in a week, I tend to think that the presenting problem that prompts the assignment in the first place may be "going around."So, what's in your drinking water? A recent bout of dramatic negative thinking? Yuck!I thought I might share [...]