No Call Tonight

I wiped out pretty badly on my bike today, so I'm not going to be on the call tonight. Not stressed out...just need a little time to recover. :o)

Will post a complete schedule of upcoming calls in the next few days.

In the meantime, feel free to visit the archives for some recorded stress relief!

Daily Gratitude

Research shows that people who keep a daily gratitude list feel better about their lives as a whole and feel more optimistic about the coming week. Compared to control groups, they exercise more frequently and report fewer physical complaints. They also experience more positive emotions, fewer negative emotions, and exhibit more helpful behavior towards friends and neighbors. (Emmons & McCullough, 2003) -- more... What are you grateful for? Here's my list today. Feel free to add yours to the comments!

Thank you for Aisza!!! Thank you for Facebook! Thank you for so many ideas and so much excitement. Thank you for my life...it rocks!!!!

Thank you for the money I have to do all that I want to do. Thank you for this beautiful home. Thank you thank you thank you for Dan! Thank you for so many wonderful, positive, support people all around me that support, encourage, and inspire me.

Thank you for Jason and the amazing power of attraction. Thank you for so many wonderful, incredible, beautiful things I have attracted into my life.

Thank you for technology--thank you that I was in the right place at the right time to be able to learn how to use it!

Thank you for the opportunity to use my gifts and to keep getting better and better... :o)

Daily Gratitude

Research shows that people who keep a daily gratitude list feel better about their lives as a whole and feel more optimistic about the coming week. Compared to control groups, they exercise more frequently and report fewer physical complaints. They also experience more positive emotions, fewer negative emotions, and exhibit more helpful behavior towards friends and neighbors. (Emmons & McCullough, 2003) -- more... What are you grateful for? Here's my list today. Feel free to add yours to the comments!

Wow. What a calm and peaceful morning getting the children off to school. Exactly what I asked for. Thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you for a great rehearsal last night. Thank you for a beautiful, clean house. Thank for more than enough energy to accomplish all I set out to do. Thank you for the money I have that allows to me to lead this incredible life. Thank you for the Jack Canfield call last night. Thank you for Michael Beckwith, his courage and inspiration. This words have been ringing in my ears.

Thank you for friendships getting back on track and helping me become a better person.

Thank you for my healthy body, for running water, for contact lenses that give me so much freedom and allow me to see. Thank you for my healing.

Thank you for this beautiful spring day--the sunshine, the cool breeze, the flowers starting to keep through.

Thank you for peace, calm, understanding, and joy. Life rocks!!!!

Wake Up To Success: Your Driving Passion

One of the things I mention in my book as a key to stress-free living is to surround yourself with support.  I wrote:

Remember when you were a kid and your parents were worried that you were hanging out with the wrong crowd?  Or maybe you have kids of your own and you raise a eyebrow when you see the friends they have chosen.

When we look at others, we can instinctively see the effect that the people they hang out with have on them.  It is obvious that birds of a feather flock together.

And yet we often fail to recognize the effect that the people we surround ourselves with have on us.

Every day, I join thousands of other like-minded individuals for a quick, 15-minute bolt of energy and motivation called the "Wake Up to Success" call.

Today's topic was about passion.

Sometimes we spend a lot of time try to get ourselves to focus on our goals.  I know I do this personally, using index cards, visualization and affirmation.  And I teach it as part of my weekly teleclass.

But today's leaders, Tony, Jessica, and Kevin, talked about the fact that when you are truly tapped into your passion, you don't need these external tools.  You don't need any external accountability.  You naturally do what you are passionate about.

What I have come to learn, though, is that sometimes we don't realize that we're passionate about something and so we spend a great deal of time and effort on things that we think don't matter to us and that, in fact, stress us out.

For example, let's say you agree to work on a project for someone, and you spend a huge amount of time on it--so much that you don't have time for other things and it ends up really stressing you out.

You may say that you aren't passionate about the project, but underneath what you ARE passionate about is looking good, getting praise and quick feedback, appearing perfect and put together, not disappointing others, etc.  (At least, I know those were hangups for me!)

The key, I have found, is to uncover what really is important to you.  Discover what you (yes, you) really want (yes, really want).  Once you know that, you can start walking in the direction of your own (yes, your own) desires and passion.

When you do, you'll be amazed at the joy and relief you feel.  (Unless you let it stress you out...but that's a topic for another day.)

Daily Gratitude

Research shows that people who keep a daily gratitude list feel better about their lives as a whole and feel more optimistic about the coming week. Compared to control groups, they exercise more frequently and report fewer physical complaints. They also experience more positive emotions, fewer negative emotions, and exhibit more helpful behavior towards friends and neighbors. (Emmons & McCullough, 2003) -- more... What are you grateful for? Here's my list today. Feel free to add yours to the comments!

Thank you for all the incredible experiences over the last few weeks--I have learned so much and continue to learn.  Thank you for not letting me think that I have nothing left to learn and no place to grow.  Thank you for Terri, and for Jack Canfield, and for always giving me exactly what I need at the perfect time.  Thank you for Jason and all the guys--thank you thank you thank you for all they are teaching me.  Thank you for the opportunity again and again to humble myself and get out of my own way.  Thank you for showing me the path--thank you for clarity.  Thank you for the One Acts--everything is going so well.  Thank you the opportunity to pursue my passions and dreams.  Thank you for my body, my health, and this amazing bike ride that I have attracted into my life.  Thank you for the knowledge and wisdom that I do create my own destiny--I can, and I will.  Thank you for the insight and the power.

Thank you for my amazing children, my incredible husband, my beautiful home, and my fantastic life.  Thank you for reminding me over and over again.