Good Morning: Make Sure Your Actions are...

“Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.” ~Unknown   Good morning!   I smiled when I read this quote. I wish I could print it in neon and post it in every square acre of the planet! Some people pray to God for change or guidance. Others just want change or guidance. Either way, there is always one very important question that needs to be asked: “What are you prepared to do?” While we might desire, yearn or wish for change, if we aren’t prepared to be an active participant then we should not expect...

Good Morning: To Get the Best, You Must ...

“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.” ~Anonymous   Good morning!   What a simple and true wisdom today’s quote holds.  Often when we get frustrated with someone in our life, whether it be a colleague, a friend or a family member, we begin focusing on “what’s wrong,” or use it as an excuse not to go the extra mile.   However, like attracts like, and when we behave like this we then attract “half-hearted efforts” from those around us. The cycle continues until we find ourselves with a...

Good Morning: Learn to re-Start Your Day...

“I can start my day over anytime I choose.” ~Brook Noel   Good morning!   While my mother and I were chatting recently, she reminded me of something I had done as a little girl. Every once in a while, she would see me stop for a moment and close my eyes as if intently concentrating on something. One day, when I was doing this after lunch, she asked me what I was doing. I informed her that, “My day isn’t going that good, so I am starting it over.” I don’t know where I learned the skill, but it has served me well.   A while ago, I...

Good Morning: Making Small Changes, Chan...

“Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope–a slight change, and all patterns alter.” ~Sharon Salzberg   Good morning!   What slight changes have you done for yourself lately? Think about how a happier “you” reflects into the fabric of your family, creating a happier “kaleidoscope” of day-to-day living experiences for all! The change can be as little as always, always, ALWAYS leaving your car keys in the same place every evening when you come home … only to conveniently find them every morning again when you need them! Or...

Good Morning: Embrace Change...

“When the root is planted deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.” ~ Chinese proverb   Good morning!   As we end this new week… take a moment to analyze how deep your devotion to change is planted. Are you looking for a quick solution or are you committed to making lasting change? I always say that the Make Today Matter Program is for those who have tried enough “quick fixes” to realize they are a long and endless spiral with little result.   But change is tough. Today, and every day, it is important to review your reasons for...

Good Morning: Push Yourself to Expand Yo...

“Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.” ~ Unknown   Good morning!   This is a quote to make us think, isn’t it? Often we pull-back from change out of fear. We are so comfortable with where we are at and establishing new habits and routines is so difficult. Or, even if we aren’t comfortable, change can be scary and seem so difficult. But this quote offers an interesting perspective. What we now know to be “safe” was once unknown. We made it to this place, and that is evidence that we have all the strength and...

Good Morning: There is no such thing as ...

“Daily Decisions Decide Destiny.”  ~Shared by Kelli Sibbitt   Good morning!  Mary Kay Consultant Kelli Sibbitt sent this quote to me. What a wonderful way to sum up in 4 simple words what we should keep in mind as we move throughout the day. Often we think it is the “big decisions” that require our heart and mind and soul. But life is composed mostly from the little decisions–for these many little decisions become “our life.”   Your Turn: As you move throughout your day, realize that each decision (whether large or small) is a...

Good Morning: Pursue Your Dreams with Co...

“Act as if failure is impossible, and your success will be assured. Wipe out every thought of your not achieving your objectives, be brave and set no limits on the workings of your imagination. Never be a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future…and you will see that nothing can stop you  ~Anonymous Submitted by Good Morning Reader Archana J.   Good morning!  How would your life change if you realized that 90% of the obstacles you face in reaching your dreams are created by your mind? I don’t know the actual percentage, but I truly...

Good Morning: Don’t Live Your Past...

“When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.”  ~Hugh White   Good morning!  When I was about sixteen I had one of those “light-bulb” moments. As a teen I battled Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (and still do today), but at that point I had not yet been diagnosed and my thoughts and emotions were all over the board. I often felt discouraged, would beat myself up, or feel...

Good Morning: Give Every Day Your All...

“A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.”  ~Albert Schweitzer   Good morning!  Those of you who have taken the Change Your Life Challenge program or are Make Today Matter members know that I believe, “Just because our lives are complicated doesn’t mean our systems have to be!”   Today’s quote helps me to realize that our lives don’t need to be complicated either. Schweitzer has articulately stated what it means to have a “fulfilling day”...