Christmas is just 4 days away. This is crunch-time: start or finish your shopping, buy food to cook, bake those cookies, wrap those presents, and on and on. While the holidays should be about the meaning of Christmas and spending time with family and friends, they can bring stress and anxiety in trying to get […]
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Emotional Survival through the Holidays
December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: how to survive the holidays·learn to say no·stress and anxiety
Networking as a Business Way of Life
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments
I was at my Leads group today and we were asked to tell the group how we are marketing our businesses. While there were a variety of responses, the most common and best way (at least for most businesses) is through networking. For those of you who are not aware, networking is building relationships, either […]
Posted in Personal Development· goals and goal setting | Tags: building relationships·developing a marketing plan·Facebook·focused networking strategies·JibbaJabba·LinkedIn·marketing my business·MySpace·networking as a business way of life·referral partnerships·social networking·strategic alliances·Tagged
Be Thankful for All You Have
November 26th, 2008 · No Comments
On this eve of Thanksgiving Day, it is time to reflect on all that we have in our lives, either currently or in the past. This is not just possession but people, talents, and inner gifts we were given. It is the time to be thankful for the support and love from framily and the […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: how to be more positive·Thanksgiving holiday
3 Secrets of Success
November 25th, 2008 · No Comments
I ran across an article that I had cut out of Family Circle Magazine from 1995. It was inspirational quotes from Norman Vincent Peale titled “Think Positive”. One of them really struck me, as it deals with success and I focus on success (hence, my organization’s name). The quote is, “Self-trust is the first secret […]
Posted in Personal Development· goals and goal setting | Tags: ·3 secrets of success·anxiety·Family Circle Magazine·fear of failure·fear of not being good enough·fear of success·Norman Vincent Peale·procrastination and avoidance·think positive
Relieve Your Worry - Day 5 (finally!)
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Well, we are finally at Day 5 - the last day to find out how to relieve your worries and go from negative thinking to positive. Here are the last tips from the book, “The Daily Relaxer” by McKay & Fanning (2006). It’s a short book but filled with good tips that you can use every […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: ·anxiety·healthy thinking·improve your mood·McKay & Fanning·relax your mind·relieve your worry·The Daily Relaxer
Relieve Your Worry - Day 4
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
If we look at situations or problems we face in our every day lives as negative or catastrophic it will lead us to feel stressed and overwhelmed and can lead to depression, anxiety and other health problems. Another tip from the book, “The Daily Relaxer”, by McKay & Fanning (2006) is called “Can’t lose”. This […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: ·anxiety·depression·McKay & Fanning·overwhelm·relieve your worry·stress·The Daily Relaxer
Relieve Your Worry - Day 3
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
By now, hopefully you are using some of the techniques discussed the past two days on how to start to releive your worry and those negative thoughts that seem to take over our thoughts. Today’s lesson is about changing channels, or retooling your brain to stop thinking about negative thoughts and replacing them with positive […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: Law of Attraction·McKay & Fanning·positive actions·positive affirmation·relieve your worry·retooling the brain·thought stopping
Relieve Your Worry - Day 2
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Here is the second tip in the quest to overcome your worry and develop healthy habits that can turn those negative, withholding thoughts into positive, forward thinking ones. This tip is from McKay & Fanning (2006) in their book, “The Daily Relaxer”. They call this “The Doorway to Release”, which is beneficial when you have […]
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Relieve Your Worry in Today’s Economy
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments
We all know we are living in uncertain times. If you listen to the media, you may feel like Chicken Little who said, “the sky is falling, the sky is falling”! It is doom and gloom everywhere. As history tells us, this will pass and our economy will recover. But the question becomes how do […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: Chicken Little·doom and gloom·letting go of troubling thoughts and worries·McKay & Fanning·peaceful meditation·relieve your worry in today's economy·stressed·The Daily Relaxer
Common Negative Blocks: Recognition is the Key to Overcoming Them
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
We all have some type of mental block that prevents us from moving forward or in having the things we want. Here are some of the most common - see which ones you identify with. Recognizing them is the key to getting rid of them; it is the first step in banishing these negatives and […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: assertiveness·fear of failure·fear of success·finding fulfillment at work·giving feedback to others·goal-setting·mental blocks·negative blocks·negative self-talk·perfectionsim·procrastination·self-confidence·self-discipline·time management skills·work/life balance