I spent an interesting day yesterday with about 350 Foster kids ready to move out of foster care because of their age. We were there to share options so they could thrive and not end up in trouble, on the street or in jail. I was amazed in the class I taught, out of 55 16-18 year olds only 3 really cared about the future and right choices. The rest were there as one youth put it "to hang out with his homies". What happened here?
You know even as adults we have to make choices, to which each either has a reward or a consequence. Sometimes we make our choices on emotions, peer pressure or fear. The key is to understand that we need to be aware of our choices, and not bend to outside influences. One thing most people do not realize is the consequenses to our choices is paid by you the decision maker not the peers that pushed you in that direction.
What choices have you made without the pressure of others? What were your results?
Friday, August 22, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Creating an Unstoppable YOU...
What do you consider to be Unstoppable? A Steam Engine, a plane, the news, the spinning world. perhaps life...
Do you consider yourself to be Unstoppable? You can become Unstoppable if you want to, or we can choose to continue to be distracted by things that hold no real meaning or matter to us when you step back and observe the entire picture. How do you see yourself? Are you moving forward and focused on the goal/prize? Think about the Olympic athletes, in order to win the gold they practice for months ahead seeing, visualizing the victory. The day they compete it comes much easier because they can see themselves already a winner.
So what are you focusing on today? How do you see yourself today?
Are you ready for change?
Do you consider yourself to be Unstoppable? You can become Unstoppable if you want to, or we can choose to continue to be distracted by things that hold no real meaning or matter to us when you step back and observe the entire picture. How do you see yourself? Are you moving forward and focused on the goal/prize? Think about the Olympic athletes, in order to win the gold they practice for months ahead seeing, visualizing the victory. The day they compete it comes much easier because they can see themselves already a winner.
So what are you focusing on today? How do you see yourself today?
Are you ready for change?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
How do you play with your Beach Balls?
I just finished my women's network meeting this afternoon and our guest speaker was BarBara Whorley, great presentation by the way. As I packed up my belongings and headed home to some air conditioning one thing BarBara said kept coming back to my mind...Playing with beach balls.
Okay by now you are saying huh! Beach balls symbolize your inner critic, limiting beliefs and negative self-talk. I am a very visual person so as I heard are you holding those beach balls under the water I began to visualize holding down some of the garbage that has been buried in my head. You wanna know what I have discovered? No wonder I am so exhausted at the end of a hectic day, it takes a lot of energy spent to hold beach balls under the water.
As BarBara described how today she tosses those beach balls in play, what a great visual if we would only let go of the stuff we are wasting our precious energy on that does us no good imagine the energy you can create; a positive, creative, and natural flow can now begin to engulf your life...my life. Today I choose to start playing and tossing those great big beach balls in the air effortlessly and freely allowing my natural joy to explode...
How do you play with your beach balls?
Okay by now you are saying huh! Beach balls symbolize your inner critic, limiting beliefs and negative self-talk. I am a very visual person so as I heard are you holding those beach balls under the water I began to visualize holding down some of the garbage that has been buried in my head. You wanna know what I have discovered? No wonder I am so exhausted at the end of a hectic day, it takes a lot of energy spent to hold beach balls under the water.
As BarBara described how today she tosses those beach balls in play, what a great visual if we would only let go of the stuff we are wasting our precious energy on that does us no good imagine the energy you can create; a positive, creative, and natural flow can now begin to engulf your life...my life. Today I choose to start playing and tossing those great big beach balls in the air effortlessly and freely allowing my natural joy to explode...
How do you play with your beach balls?
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
It's all about Your Mind-set...
As I woke up this morning I was in a bit of a panic, it was 9:00 AM!!! How did I sleep so long? As I began to attack myself for getting much needed rest I realized, I went to sleep at 1:30 in the morning...Next!
It is amazing when you stop in the midst and think about it, we have the power to modify our outcomes. It all starts in our minds, if we choose to have a negative (glass is half empty) mentality when we rise in the morning (or evening for swing shift) then we will feed only more of that into our day in everything we do. However, if we choose to be more positive (see the glass half full) we will find the universe will send us more positive. I don't know about you however, I am choosing today to receive more positive flow each and every day, all day long.
I decided this past Monday that I would start my days with ME time, what that means to me is devotional & quiet time, before I open emails, feed the dogs, etc., etc!!! Why do this you may ask? This sets my mind in the right direction as women we almost always finding ourselves trying to multi-task during our busy days. With our minds being the strongest part of our bodies why not have it control your body in a positive way.
The key is positive self-talk or notes and stop beating yourself up each day. We are strong and empowered beings that need to step into that natural power.
What do you do to create a positive mind-set each day?
It is amazing when you stop in the midst and think about it, we have the power to modify our outcomes. It all starts in our minds, if we choose to have a negative (glass is half empty) mentality when we rise in the morning (or evening for swing shift) then we will feed only more of that into our day in everything we do. However, if we choose to be more positive (see the glass half full) we will find the universe will send us more positive. I don't know about you however, I am choosing today to receive more positive flow each and every day, all day long.
I decided this past Monday that I would start my days with ME time, what that means to me is devotional & quiet time, before I open emails, feed the dogs, etc., etc!!! Why do this you may ask? This sets my mind in the right direction as women we almost always finding ourselves trying to multi-task during our busy days. With our minds being the strongest part of our bodies why not have it control your body in a positive way.
The key is positive self-talk or notes and stop beating yourself up each day. We are strong and empowered beings that need to step into that natural power.
What do you do to create a positive mind-set each day?
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