Apples & Change...

An exercise in changing your perspective One of my favorite quotes has always been the simple saying: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” The more I have thought about these words, the more they seemed to change for me, and I marveled at the depth of such a simple statement. So this article is about change and renewal. Change and renewal for each of us. Simply take something that is important to you, and change the way you look at it. Bring a new perspective, shed a new light, fabricate a new pulse, and create a new vision...

Embrace chance, change and challenge...

Why not go out on a limb? That’s where all the fruit is”—Will Rogers Good morning! Take a moment to think about the times in your life when you felt the most esteemed, proud, excited, and fulfilled. What happened to create those feelings? Were you going through your day on auto-pilot and just doing the same-old, same-old? Or was something different? I am going to take a wild guess that something was different. I am going to guess that when you felt that way, it was because you had reached further, discovered something new, challenged yourself, or taken a chance. And...

Flipping the Facts...

Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.”—Aldous Huxley Good morning! When Donna submitted this quote, I knew it would have to be the subject of one of our Good Mornings. I think this quote speaks to one of the core issues many self-improvement programs miss. We can’t “ignore the facts” as we strive to create a better life. While positive thinking is a great tool, if we ignore the facts, we set ourselves up for disappointment. To change our lives for the better, we must methodically work through our  “life clutter” while maintaining a...

9 Steps to Breaking a Bad Habit...

Almost everyone has some habit in their life that robs their day-to-day life of a little (or a lot) of joy. We might have a habit of showing up late, bottling up our emotions, smoking, eating excessively, not eating enough, avoiding exercise, drinking too much caffeine, spending too much time on a computer, blaming others, getting angry quickly, over-spending, not taking care of our selves, or many other non-helping habits. Over time the word “habit” often becomes synonymous with “excuse.” We begin to feel that we can’t change an area because it is a “habit,”...

9 Steps to Breaking A Bad Habit...

If we can create a bad habit, then we also have the power to un-create it. Brook Noel Almost everyone has some habit in their life that robs their day-to-day life of a little (or a lot) of joy. We might have a habit of showing up late, bottling up our emotions, smoking, eating excessively, not eating enough, avoiding exercise, drinking too much caffeine, spending too much time on a computer, blaming others, getting angry quickly, over-spending, not taking care of our selves, or many other non-helping habits. Over time the word “habit” often becomes synonymous...