I am inspired by Vijay Shetty’s post on LinkedIn about unlearning my beliefs and habits. I firmly believe that we grow up learning certain behaviour by those who role model for us and by ways to fit in to our community. Shetty states that he’s unlearning the following: 1. Ignoring my own boundaries to please Read more about Things I’m Unlearning[…]
I am fortunate to be able to do a daily meditation with a Daily Mindfulness app. The series I’m presently enjoying is with Melli O’Brien called Strength from Stillness. This morning O’Brien spoke of our need as human beings to tame the mind. She says that the human mind is a double-edged sword. Our mind Read more about We Need To Tame The Mind[…]
Anne Beaulieu wrote a challenge for all women on LinkedIn about the importance of women to believe in themselves. When women believe in themselves, they show powerful leadership qualities. Beaulieu states, “You are a powerful woman. The most powerful women never back away from their own power. Take Eleanor Roosevelt for example. She acknowledged all Read more about Be Strong & Powerful[…]
I’m reading Wayne Dyer’s book, 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace and am inspired by his first chapter, where Dyer says, “Have a mind set that is open to everything and attached to nothing. He quotes Rudi, “Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment.” A few points that resonate with me are: – No one Read more about 1st Secret for Success and Inner Peace[…]
We often try to control things or people when they are not what we want. However, we know from lots of research that you rarely can control others. Strati Georgopoulos reminded me of the following 7 things we can control: 1. Your beliefs 2. Your thoughts 3. Your efforts 4. What books you read 5. Read more about 7 Things You Can Control[…]
Robert Hamilton gave the following suggestions for times when we work with challenging behaviors: 1. Don’t take it personally. It’s not about you. 2. The behaviour is challenging. The person is not. 3. De-escalate first. Problem solve later. 4. Sometimes we might not see it but there’s always a reason. 5. Have empathy. Just imagine Read more about 5 Things to Remember With Difficult Behaviors[…]
I absolutely loved the reminder of the importance of gratitude. It literally states: Gratitude turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, Confusion into clarity, It makes sense of our past, Brings peace for today, And creates a vision for tomorrow. Thanks to Melody Beatie for posting Read more about The Value of Gratitude[…]
Today, on Minute With Maxwell, he spoke about the importance of‘Imagination.’ He quoted Albert Einstein in saying that Imagination is truly the most important asset for all people. An imagination has no boundaries, no walls, no limits. Imagination is as big as we can think which allows us to go beyond what we can see Read more about Imagination is the Most Important Asset[…]
John Maxwell says that “Many people think that they’re busy but it’s about how smart you work.” Get rid of some of the busy work you’re doing, the non-urgent stuff, and it will help you be more successful. Who fills your calendar? If others fill your calendar it will be busy work. Ask yourself, “What Read more about Are You Busy?[…]
Stephen Covey’s 2nd Habit is similar to a road map. You wouldn’t start a journey without a plan of where you want to go and how you will get there. Similarly, we need an idea of where we want to go in our life’s journey. We need to have a sense of what our goal Read more about Habit 2 – Begin With The End In Mind[…]