Deep down in your innermost being, what is important to you? What sort of qualities do you want to nurture in yourself? What do you want to stand for? How do you want to be in your relationships with others? Values are our heart’s deepest desires for how we want to interact with and relate to the world, other people and ourselves. They are the principles that can guide us and motivate us as we move through life. Without values, we’re a ship with no sail. We’re lost in the woods without a compass or a map. “Values are like a compass. A compass gives you direction and keeps you on track when you’re traveling. And our values do the same for the journey of life. We use them to choose the direction in which we want to move and to keep us on … [Read more...] about Identifying Your Top Values
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How Do We Create Happiness?
We’re all in search of happiness. We want happiness for ourselves, our children, our spouses, our friends… But how do we go about creating happiness in our lives? The question came up while listening to one of my favorite podcasts recently – and interviewee’s response was downright brilliant. She said... Happiness is a result of how satisfied we are about the progress we’re making toward our life goals. Aha - not so elusive anymore. Want to create more happiness in your life? Start by identifying your goals. What do you want to create in your life? How do you want to be? What do you want to do? Write your goals down. Mine are printed out and posted on my monitor. We can’t generate feelings of accomplishment or fulfillment if we … [Read more...] about How Do We Create Happiness?
Letting Go of the All or Nothing Approach to Weight Loss
I’ve read at least three articles about abstaining from alcohol for the month of January (aka Dry January) – along with countless articles + blogs about detoxes, cleanses and of course – diets. And it’s only January 11th. Most of my life was spent either on a diet of off a diet. Either being good - or bad. Can you relate? Those were also the years when I was battling bulimia and hating my body - no matter what the scale said. We live in a society that is all about extremes… A month-long boot camp to punish ourselves for a sedentary December A juice fast to make up too many Christmas cookies Diet all week - binge all weekend Restriction tends to have a rebound effect. Whole 30 = ALL THE SUGAR when the 30 days is over Dry January = … [Read more...] about Letting Go of the All or Nothing Approach to Weight Loss
Bridging the Gap Between What You Want and What You Have
If we want to learn a new skill, we need to create space in our lives to do the work required. There’s no way around it. Want to learn a new language? Become a skilled cooked? Run a half marathon? Lose weight – for good? Most anything is possible with willingness + time + effort. My clients are always ready + willing to do what it takes. It’s the time component of the equation that tends to trip them up. I don’t have enough time. This other thing came up. I can’t seem to fit it in. What we tend to label as a time problem, is more often than not - a priorities problem. There is usually a discrepancy between what we want to do + what we actually do. Here’s how you solve this problem. Write down your list of priorities the way they … [Read more...] about Bridging the Gap Between What You Want and What You Have