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June 27, 2012 By 21 Comments

What You Should Do Today If You Have Any Doubts About Anything

“Sometimes you have to stop worrying, wondering, and doubting. Have faith that things will work out just how they are meant to be.”

On a scale of 1 to 10, where would you say you fall when it comes to always believing that things will work out? I mean really, really believing that no matter what the situation is, everything will ultimately work out in your best interest?

I realized sometime ago this was a “growth area” for me. It’s not that I didn’t have some belief and I would even repeatedly say that everything was going to be okay. It’s just there were times I had my doubts.

It’s an easy trap to fall into — isn’t it?

Those times when we continually focus on the worse case scenario, work ourselves up and get stressed that things aren’t really going to be okay.

Those instances where we end up quitting too soon all because we let the “Chief Negativity Officer” in our mind convince us that what we are trying to accomplish just isn’t really possible. [Read more...]

June 14, 2012 By 26 Comments

The 10 Things That Show You Have Really Forgiven Someone

“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Are you good at forgiving people? I mean really, really forgiving them so that you are totally free to move on. I realize that some of the time a lot of the time I used to be a “quasi-forgiver”.

I would tell myself that I had forgiven someone. I was convinced that I had “let go” of whatever it was they had done. But, deep down, there was still a little residual lack of forgiveness I needed to work through if I was really going to move on totally free.

Let’s be real, when people do things that you feel are totally wrong and reprehensible, it can be somewhat challenging to immediately forgive them and take the high road.

I soooo used to fall into the trap of letting the things they had done stick around in my mind too long. In fact, from time to time, whatever had happened would pop into my mind and there were even instances where I could feel myself getting a little angry all over again, even though the situation happened a while ago and I had “forgiven” them.

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June 12, 2012 By 25 Comments

The Best Thing You Can Do When You Are Confused or Unsure About Something

‎”Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want. Everything else is secondary.” Steve Jobs

Have you ever had those times where you were confused about the direction you should go in or your best next steps forward?

When I look back on my life, I know that some of the most challenging times were those times when I just didn’t have the answers. I knew something was “off” and needed to change, but I was unsure if what I was doing was going to get me to the “light at the end of the tunnel”.

I can remember exactly how heavy that felt.  I was literally questioning everything and my mind would just run endlessly. I was confused and my worries about the future and how things would play out totally overshadowed the day I was experiencing. But, as awful as some of those days felt, they left me with an important takeaway message — which is that as long as you are following your heart and intuition, then you are moving in the right direction and everything will ultimately work out. [Read more...]

June 7, 2012 By 11 Comments

It’s Time For You To Take A Well Deserved “Time In”

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” Etty Hillesum

You know those times where you have had a lot going on? Maybe you were working through some challenges or maybe for one reason or another you’ve just had to turn up the intensity and handle a bunch of stuff that needed your attention.

Isn’t it easy to get caught up in everything we are doing and trying our best to handle?

I know I have been so caught up lately in writing my next book and trying to handle all my other responsibilities. I decided last month I was going to dial up my intensity a little and make some significant process. I have really been trying to push day after day and put in the time, but yesterday — guess what? I decided to take the day off and take a “Time In”. [Read more...]