In a Drought? Grab a Shovel!
Published November 14, 2011Have you ever experienced a time when you felt like you were in a drought? You know the day(s). This went wrong, this broke, this didn’t go as planned etc. etc. Ultimately it leads to feelings of overwhelmed and you pretty much want to just down and call it a day.
So imagine yourself in a desert desperate for water. Do you throw in the towel and give up? Of course not. You start digging deep looking for water or digging wide praying for the rain clouds to fill your ditch. If you don’t get water as quick as you want, do you give up? Of course not!
Because what if you just needed to dig one more foot? Or what if you those rain clouds were 60 miles away and you just needed to wait one more hour?
The truth lies in the belief you have about the outcome you want to receive. If you believe it will happen, it may take some extra effort and course correction.
The next time you feel like you are in a drought have no worries…just grab a shovel and start digging!
Soar Into The Person You Were Born To Be!
Leave a commentWinners Stay In The Game To Soar
Published June 1, 2011There is something absolutely unique about someone that classifies himself as a winner. Winners have that edge to them…that competitive flair. It doesn’t have to be an athletic endeavor, but I will use that analogy in this post.
Winners require discipline on a consistent basis. The discipline comes from the mindset of “I won’t be denied”. Winners have habits…good habits, daily habits that lead them to the outcome they are seeking.
A few weeks ago, I ran my first half-marathon. That was one of my biggest accomplishments of my life. I was among 8,000 winners. None of the athletes finished half heartedly. We gave our all. Yet for me, it all began 3 1/2 months earlier…
It began with a big dose of discipline. It began with a habitual, regimented daily plan. If I was going to succeed, it was up to me. There were days that I certainly did not want to go out in the cold and run, but guess what? I did it anyway. There were days of hills and speed workouts…they were not at the top of my “favorites”, but I did it anyway. Why you might ask? Because winners stay in the game. Period.
You can not get to where you want to go in life without the discipline of daily habits. You will not soar to the top in mediocrity. Every person has that edge inside, but first you must decide that you won’t be denied. Stay in the game and experience the feeling of accomplishment as you cross the finish line. You are a winner! You can SOAR!
I Dare You To Soar!
Dare You To Soar Through Resistance
Published May 31, 2011Resistance…good ‘ole Webster Dictionary sums up resistance as opposition. Opposition is something that we don’t like in our life and we try, at all costs, to avoid it. Many people perceive resistance as this giant in their life. The giant of opposition.
We all have the ability within us to face that giant head on. We absolutely can defeat the giant! The best way to bring the giant down is to not call attention to it. What exactly do I mean by this?
If you are always focused on the resistance in your life, the giant will continue to gain strength and will bring more resistance into your life. What ever is at the forefront of your mind is exactly what comes to fruition. If you want to weaken the giant, your focus must be on what you want and where you are going to. If you do not fuel the giant, there is no way it can gain or muster the strength that it needs to defeat you. You are the conqueror!!
That being said, it is not what you are going through it is what you are going to. If you are experiencing resistance in your life, just keep on going through it. Don’t stop to give the giant some additional energy. Just pass it by and focus on your end results. In the end, your focus on what you are going to will deplete the giant and you will have one the battle!
Go out there and conquer your giant today! You are amazing!
I Dare You To Soar!
Leave a commentAccept That You Are Enough
Published February 4, 2011Have you ever had those times, situations, moments where you’ve asked yourself why me? It is easy to fall into that “pity party” especially when you pour energy and valuable time into the task.
Well guess what…that’s what happened to me and this blog a few for the last eight weeks! This blog has definitely been a W.I.P for me (work in progress). However, there have been many times throughout the course of this progression, that I have been overwhelmed and down right FRUSTRATED!!! Hey, I’m no technological guru by any means and quite frankly, at times, it is a foreign language that I don’t speak!!
Here is the mistake I made. I tried taking this blog from A-Z without going from A to B, then B to C and C to D. You get my point. I created goals that were so big that I became easily frustrated when I ran into even the slightest technical issues and had equipment malfunctions and meltdowns.
So when I took a step back and reflected at what was happening, it became very clear. I was creating all this chaos myself. I was so focused on what wasn’t happening and that was all negative. Never once did I express gratitude for what I had learned and how far I had come. I was too focused on it not being enough. By simply shifting my mindset and expressing that gratitude (even in my frustrating moments), everything began to turn around and I was able to solve those “gliches”. Now look where I am, back to my functioning blog with functioning equipment!!! Ya Baby!
I share this with you because this situation brings me to accepting yourself as enough. To be completely transparent, it has been a journey to realize that I am enough. Maybe you can relate to this. The competitor in me has challenged myself to be at the top in everything I do. It has taken me a long time to realize that I don’t have to be “The Best”, just do “My Best”. My Best is absolutely enough. Your best is enough too.
Here’s my quick video…I call it Mindset in a Minute. It only takes a minute to start shifting your thoughts and beliefs.
I want you to leave this blog today with the affirmation, “I am enough.” Repeat that periodically throughout your day in the days to come. Your thoughts become words. Your words are at the forefront of your mind. Why not place good thoughts there? Remember, a it only takes a minute!
Live Inspired,
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