At the beginning of each New Year, many people rush to set resolutions for change in many areas of their lives, yet fail to meet their goals. There are three major roadblocks on the road to lifelong change and one extremely helpful tool to help you blast through and keep going. Though affirmations sometimes get a bad rap as being ineffective and ‘new age’, they actually serve two important functions.
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In our younger days most of us had big dreams…dreams of who we might become, dreams of things we wanted in our lives in the areas of love, family, health, career, life. As a young man I remember having many, many dreams in all areas of my life. The neat thing about that stage of my life was that I actually –believed- I would achieve my dreams! I had no boundaries set for myself. What an amazing and exciting way to live life! Believing your dreams will come true! Unfortunately as I got older, I lost confidence in my ability to capture many of my dreams.
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Life can be harsh – sad and traumatic events have a negative effect on us as they disrupt our world. It is hard to succeed (definition to follow), to become independent – to remain independent when older – and to find purpose and meaning that resonates with our intrinsic beliefs and values. Sometimes we do not measure up to other people’s expectations – and sometimes, not to our own. We also need to accept the fact that we will not achieve everything that we want to – and we won’t feel our best every day. Sometimes, we just need to understand that it is OK not to feel OK …
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The winter season can bring its fair share of gloomy days and holiday stress and sometimes those blues are hard to shake. It might seem strange at first to think that caring for your image can help perk you up, but research is showing that there is a distinct biological response to what you put on your body.
Try these five tricks and see how your mood changes for the better:
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Being organized, motivated, and inspired are all important parts of achieving your best life. The easiest way we’ve found of staying on track is by keeping a monthly calendar where we can see our key events, track our goals, and even motivate ourselves with quotes and affirmations. For years, we’ve published a monthly calendar for our own team. Rather, than keep it to ourselves, we’ve decided to share it with all of you! Especially since we know how helpful this can be. 🙂
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