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Learning to Relax
Have you ever encountered a friend or family member who tells you to just relax? Don’t you just love that? Telling someone to just relax is like telling someone who is allergic to just stop being allergic. Some of us are more nervous than others and it is just a part of our genetic makeup. However, we certainly do not have to be stuck in that way of being; we can change our focus and perception and truly learn how to relax. For some of us, being relaxed is easy, and for others it is a learned behavior. That is the beauty of relaxing – if you do not know…
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How to Build Confidence in Interpersonal Relationships
For some people, self-confidence with regard to personal relationships is challenging. You may find that you have confidence in many other areas of your life – your business, talents, and so forth – but lack the confidence to have successful personal relationships. For some, this is due to past experiences – once bitten, twice shy, so to speak. For others, it just seems to be how they’re wired; they just can’t be the social butterfly they wish they could be. If any of this describes you, read on for some tips and suggestions on how to build confidence in interpersonal relationships. Recognize You’re Not Alone Pretending like you don’t have…
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Focusing on Success
It’s so easy to let your mind get preoccupied and lose track of your goals and dreams. The world is more full of distractions than ever before, and they are all at our fingertips – social networking, computer games, television, mobile devices, and so on. And even if you don’t give in to those distractions, there are life distractions – kids, household chores, errands… How do you stay focused on success? First of all, no one can remain focused on one thing all day every day. That would be impossible, especially in this world where multiple demands are characteristic of the average day. But you can focus on success by…
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Committing Yourself to Positive Actions
When you think about the word commitment, what comes up for you? Does it sound like a chore or a burden, or perhaps something that you have to do instead of want to do? Well committing to positive actions is different and not like that at all. When you commit yourself to positive actions, you gain all the benefits and reap all the rewards. Committing yourself to positive action means committing to your authentic self. Although commitment may sound like a bad word, when it comes to committing yourself to positive actions, there are a few steps you can take to make it easier. Start Small If you are like…
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How Diet, Exercise, and Confidence Are Connected
Do you struggle with not feeling confident? While therapy and coaching can help, understanding how diet, exercise, and confidence are connected can bring about a real breakthrough in your life. The Connection When you eat well and exercise, it may help boost your self-confidence. Why? Here are some thoughts. Body image While exercising won’t necessarily result in the perfect body, it does tend to give you a sense that you are being proactive about your health; you’re doing the right thing and working toward getting fit. Recognizing this – even if you can’t get rid of those love handles – can help you feel more confident in yourself. Mood Food…
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Stop Self Sabotage in Your Life
Are you finding it difficult to get ahead? Have you caught yourself engaging in self-sabotaging behaviors? Get my eBook End Self Sabotage Now and start building the life you have always wanted. Get the eBookEnd Self Sabotage Now – Grow in confidence to live the life of your dreams
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Habits and Willpower
It’s hard to keep up willpower for any length of time. Yes, we can stick to a low-fat 1,000 calorie diet and go hungry for a week or two, but eventually our willpower fades. And yes, we can do exercise we hate for a while… until we run out of willpower. Understanding the relationship between habits and willpower can help you stick to your resolutions and truly improve your life in the long term. But what about getting up to take the kids to school every morning, brushing our teeth or going to work every day. Those may not be our favorite things to do either, but we do them…
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The Benefits of Routine and Good Habits
Have you ever noticed that it gets harder to make decisions toward the end of the day? You’re too tried to figure out what to have for dinner or what to watch on TV. That’s because we all have a finite amount of decisions that we can make in any given day. One of the benefits of routine is that some of those decisions have been made ahead of time. Knowing that helps us prioritize. We can cut out a lot of decision making by implementing habits and routines. That way we save them for the important stuff. It also frees brain space for more creative and productive thinking. Routines…
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More Myths About Aging
Have some fun debunking these common myths about aging. Myths And Facts Of Aging Myth: Old People Lose Their Brain Power Fact: Wisdom Comes With Age University of California and Columbia University researchers found that subjects in their 60s and 70s did better on various tests than their 20-somethings counterparts. While the younger group was able to manipulate and process information faster, the older subjects benefited from a long life of education and life experience, and they were more focused, patient. . Myth: Old People Are Cranky Fact: Happiness Grows With Age Levels of life satisfaction often hit bottom in our 40s and then increase as we age to our…
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Using Affirmations to Form Good Habits
Have you ever struggled to form a new habit? If so you are not alone, most people struggle with this on a regular basis. When it comes to forming a habit you really need to have a positive mindset. You have to be open to allowing yourself to make changes. Yes, this isn’t as always easy as it sounds. One thing that can help you with this is using affirmations to form good habits. An affirmation is a short sentence or two that helps to reinforce positive thoughts. Here’s a few examples. . I respect by body and treat it well by eating as many healthy and natural foods as…
