Last
week, I wished you a week of reflection on what these three words mean in your
life:
Faithful
– Available – Teachable. Did you come up with your own definition?
August 1st! Where did the summer go? Many
of you are squeezing in a last-minute vacation and then the school year is just
around the corner. Seven months have now gone by in 2017. My January 3rd
blog was titled 2017 Can be THE best year ever. How’s that going for you?
What changes have you implemented this year? Have
you set up a Christmas account so the holidays won’t be a financial burden this
year? Have you consistently worked on improving your eating habits and your
exercise routines? Have you read more books on personal development? Have you
learned more about your own strengths?
To jog your memory, I have decided to pick out some
of the topics and questions I’ve asked in my blogs throughout these seven
months. I would encourage you to read through this list and evaluate yourself
on how you’re doing to this point:
January
People who are moving
forward in their lives have:
*a positive mindset
*they’re able to
maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture
*they’re far more
SOLUTION oriented versus focusing on problems
*they catch themselves
every time they use B,C,D and flip around to a positive mindset followed by ACTION
I wish you a week of
reflection on what you want to have happen in 2017! Make a monthly ACTION PLAN to
make those things happen DAILY!
I wished you a week of Positive
Energy with an emphasis on all that you “get to” do to move
forward in 2017 Being the Best You that You Can Be!
I wished you a week of reflection and a continued mindset of “got to” vs “have to.”
I would challenge you to take an inventory of your life and
then come up with your own list of “stop
doing” and “start doing.” I can
guarantee that these will be powerful and life changing for you in many ways.
What a gift to give yourself.
I wished you a week of putting your phone down and taking
time for true
conversations with your spouse/significant other, your children, your
co-workers, your friends etc. Don’t miss those opportunities for connection. BE PRESENT.
February
For me, I am taking
back my natural tendency to be a positive, grateful woman who feels very
blessed in my life, and I refuse to be influenced by toxic negativity which includes
a lack of respect and tolerance for differences.
I wished you a week of
examining your own belief system in ALL areas of your life and be true to your own
heart despite whether others support you or not.
I wished you a week of reflection on how you are doing with
YOUR self-discipline. When you find yourself not wanting to do something ask
yourself, “Is doing the task going to help me be better, help me be successful,
help me be the best I, can be? If the answer is yes, then JUST DO IT!
March
I encouraged you to
focus on YOUR strengths and talents and run YOUR race.
Don’t wait for other’s approval. Use YOUR gifts to learn
and grow. Know that YOU have all the gifts YOU need!
I wished you a week of
identifying your strengths and talents! I wished you a week of recognizing the
importance of running your own race.
Each year we’re older, we’ve had many
new/different experiences, we’ve learned new/different things, some things
didn’t work because of the timing, and other things now work because of the
timing. Are you adjusting to change? Are you flexible and willing to get out of
your comfort zone to move forward with your dreams and goals?
April
“Most people are afraid to be different from everyone else. They
are more comfortable following a crowd than daring to follow the lead of God’s
Spirit. When we follow the example of others, we may please people, but when we
step out in faith and follow God’s Spirit, we please Him…Let’s be determined to
be ourselves and refuse to spend our lives feeling inferior just because we are
different from someone else.”
I wished you a week of reflecting on the people in your life and
how you can honor and support them now. I also wished you a week of reflecting
on how you are adding value to your own life and those around you. Don't be
afraid to be the unique, special person that God created you to be.
I wished
you a week of finding a book that will help you learn and grow in an area of
your life that you feel you need to pay attention to right now. I encourage you
to not turn the page in the book of lack but instead find a new book
and focus on ABUNDANCE.
Just like watching the
football game knowing the outcome, you can be calm and unflustered when you
seem to be behind, or when it appears that things aren’t working out the way
you had planned. You have God as your director. You have God in charge if you’re
willing to listen, learn, move forward, not be deterred during the low times
and be patient for that next direction from your inner GPS.
TODAY
is all you have. “The greatest gap in life is the one between knowing and
doing.” Dick Briggs.
I
wished you a week of making the most of each day and taking time at the end of
each day to rate yourself on how well you were able to live in the moment – not
living in the past or dreading the future.
May
Just for today…
I will choose and display the right attitudes.
Just for today…
I will know and follow healthy guidelines.
Just for today…
I will communicate with and care for my family.
Just for today…
I will practice and develop good thinking.
Just for today…
I will earn and properly manage finances.
Just for today…
I will deepen and live out my faith.
Just for today…
I will plan for and model generosity.
Just for today…
I will seek and experience improvements.
THEN ONE DAY… I will see the compounding results of a day lived well.
I wished you a week
of consistently living your “just for
today” list. If you do this then when those sorrowful times come, you can
embrace that sorrow - it’s not a wakeup call. After all, YOU
are living a life consistently present without
regret.
If
you find yourself stuck, if you find yourself going through the motions without
a purpose, if you find yourself not feeling you’re fulfilling the life God has
designed for you, I would recommend investing in yourself by reading this
book, Start with Why by Simon Sinek. You will learn more about
the Golden Circle and living a life from the inside out.
I
wished you a week of reflecting on your WHY’s especially in
your career and in your relationships or marriage. I look forward to hearing
from you. This is powerful!
I
would encourage you to aim for inspiration when you look at
all areas of your life. That means to take personal development seriously and
know who you are. That IS in your control! Books, CD’s, seminars, meditation,
exercise, face to face conversations…
In
addition, as social beings, we also need support. Who do you surround
yourself with? Who inspires you to be better? Who guides you
to go to the next level? Who encourages you to take risks?
Who supports you when you’re down but is not an enabler? Who
will be there for you no matter what?
"What lies behind
us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What we think, we
become.” – Buddha
I wished you a week of
reflection to truly know and accept where you are in your life and where you
want to be. This is YOUR journey of a lifetime so make the most of each day.
Every
day stand guard at the door of your mind,” says Jim Rohn. John Maxwell says
something similar, “It’s vital to think right, to set your mind right, and go
after those positive thoughts day by day.” MINDSET!
I
wished you a week of reflecting on your own personal MINDSET. Are
you growing and moving forward or are you stuck? Once again, “what you focus on
expands. MINDSET.
June
I would
challenge you to take time each day to reflect on how you are a better YOU
today. It’s important to understand that we can either go through life on
autopilot, or we can go through life present and mindful that learning and
growing is key to being a better YOU
at ANY age.
“Good,
better, and best; never let it rest until your good is better and your better
is best.”
I wished
YOU a week of finding a quiet time
to reflect on all that YOU do right,
all that YOU do that makes a
difference in other’s lives, all that YOU
do to continue to learn and grow and be the best that YOU can be whatever your age. Take time to celebrate the fact that YOU are the greatest hero in your life!!
I
encourage you to pick out the things that are truly meaningful to you and focus
on them for the rest of 2017. Make 2017 a better year than 2016 because of your
actions!
I will
be doing the same thing and am excited about a new project that Jon and I are
working on together. I will not be sending any blogs out in the month of August
so I can focus on my goals and personal growth as well. Here’s to a month of
reflections and ACTION!
