What in the world have we agreed to? Imagine that a kid makes a mistake and then mom or dad gets really mad. At that moment, the kid could create an agreement along the lines of “I’ll be perfect from now on and in exchange, you will never get mad at me again (because that […]
Surefire recipe for creating hell on earth
Surefire recipe for creating hell on earth Here’s a surefire recipe for creating hell on earth ~ grumble, complain, and moan every chance you get. If that’s not what you want to create, then you’ll want to avoid doing those things. Instead, you might want to try a recipe of gratitude, praise, and looking for […]
Goal achieving does not equal arriving
Goal achieving does not equal arriving A mistake people make is to visualize to their goals rather than through their goals. Because after we hit a goal, there is still life to live. I haven’t “arrived” once I hit that goal. Let’s use the example of running a marathon. Absolutely I should celebrate crossing the […]
Feelings, Woo-oh-oh feelings. . .
Feelings, Woo-oh-oh feelings. . . We think that we are logical creatures because we can think. But, we are not. We are emotional creatures that sometimes use logic. Emotion drives us. (Any Sales 101 class will teach that people buy emotionally and then afterwards justify their purchase by using logic. So, if we want to […]
Triggers and Plans
I’m not into shame
Drifting along like a tumbling tumbleweed
Drifting along like a tumbling tumbleweed Tumbleweeds go wherever the wind decides to take them. They just drift. If we don’t know what matters most and where we want to go and then if we don’t have a plan and act around that plan – then we become human tumbleweeds. We just drift. And, the […]
Gratitude isn’t just a good idea
Gratitude isn’t just a good idea I know. I know. We have all heard about gratitude a million times. But it is such a powerful force and we can activate it at any time. And, positive change is almost impossible without gratitude. When we are not grateful for what we already have, then we are […]