If each person took at least 2% of their day to put personal needs first, what could be acomplished? It is an important thing to take care of oneself. I am not promoting selfishness – I am promoting self-care. During this crazy busy season, what would you do if you decided for 30 minutes a day you would do what it takes to put your own needs first? How would your outlook and worth be increased when your own needs are met? How would investing in your self add value to your life, to others, to the environment and community around you?
When we decide what stocks and pursuits in business are worth our investment, we align our expectations on how much our investment will bring us in gain. We recognize when companies are overextended, whether financially or physically or too diverse, do we allow the same recognition in our own daily life? Investing in yourself, defining "enough", allowing creative, fun activities, allowing rest, spending time on yourself, choosing a schedule so that your personal needs are met is a sure investment in your good future.
Point to Ponder:
How can you rearrange your life so that your personal life stock portfolio allows you to invest 30 minutes of self-care each day? What gains will you treasure when you invest in you?
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Being in the Moment!
I have had just an incredibly good morning and I wanted to share with you! It started with the formulation of an idea. I pitched the idea and delivery concept to a local learning center - and with very few conversations, the idea is set to become reality in the beginning of 2009!
The day also started with a freeing conversation with three fellow life coaches. I am pretty convinced that you could not get more diverse thoughts than when the three of us are talking together. We are all committed to helping others, albeit we all do it very differently....the power of finding the common pathways and bridges to allow passage in our lives and in the lives of those we coach is astounding.
One thing I have been struggling with in my own life is how to keep in touch with heart connected friends. Do you know the friends I mean? The ones who you would drop everything for to be there if they needed you and the ones who would do the same for you? I had been feeling out of touch with those friends in my life - and it was bothering me.
This morning, one of those dear friends called me out of the blue. We laughed - we shared life events - we gave strength and affirmed each other and our journeys. During the conversation, my other phone rang - a potential new business client. So easy would it have been to excuse myself from my friend's call, it would be a logical thing to do for my livelihood. However, in that moment, I knew that to be true to my heart I had to stay on the call with my friend. Business, however necessary had to take its rightful place behind one my heart is given to. My conversation with my heart-friend ended naturally and beautifully, and then I could listen to the message left by the potentially new business client.
Being in the moment means recognizing the many opportunities available and intentionally selecting the one that is best at that point in time.
May you and your heart friends connect soon!
Question to Ponder:
Does my priorities plan include those people and activities that fuel the life I choose to live, not simply plan for my prosperity of business but also the prosperity of my abundant heart lived life?
To return to my website go to www.intentionaltransitions.net
The day also started with a freeing conversation with three fellow life coaches. I am pretty convinced that you could not get more diverse thoughts than when the three of us are talking together. We are all committed to helping others, albeit we all do it very differently....the power of finding the common pathways and bridges to allow passage in our lives and in the lives of those we coach is astounding.
One thing I have been struggling with in my own life is how to keep in touch with heart connected friends. Do you know the friends I mean? The ones who you would drop everything for to be there if they needed you and the ones who would do the same for you? I had been feeling out of touch with those friends in my life - and it was bothering me.
This morning, one of those dear friends called me out of the blue. We laughed - we shared life events - we gave strength and affirmed each other and our journeys. During the conversation, my other phone rang - a potential new business client. So easy would it have been to excuse myself from my friend's call, it would be a logical thing to do for my livelihood. However, in that moment, I knew that to be true to my heart I had to stay on the call with my friend. Business, however necessary had to take its rightful place behind one my heart is given to. My conversation with my heart-friend ended naturally and beautifully, and then I could listen to the message left by the potentially new business client.
Being in the moment means recognizing the many opportunities available and intentionally selecting the one that is best at that point in time.
May you and your heart friends connect soon!
Question to Ponder:
Does my priorities plan include those people and activities that fuel the life I choose to live, not simply plan for my prosperity of business but also the prosperity of my abundant heart lived life?
To return to my website go to www.intentionaltransitions.net
Monday, November 3, 2008
Integrity and Leadership
Leadership. What value do you look for in the leaders you work with and choose to hire and/or fulfil responsibilities of leadership in the organizations you work with? The number one value I seek in a person of leadership is integrity.
What does integrity mean to you? To me, it means an upright, honest, and sincere person who fulfills their obligations and promises and makes choices based on "rightness" for the greater good, willing to sacrifice personal gain for what is best for all.
In your own life, do you have different value choices based on whether or not you are dealing in your own individual life or your business life? Does the your time clock, your location, or audience determine your commitment to integrity based decisions?
Who depends on you to be a person of integrity? How do your decisions and actions affect others? How much of your leadership effectiveness is based on your personal and professional integrity quota? How does your integrity influence the world around you? How much of your impact as a worker, individual, or family member is impacted by your personal integrity or lack of it?
Question to Ponder:
How do the choices I make daily measure on an integrity scale? Would that measurement be an accurate reflection of who I wish to be?
Points to Ponder:
How do you determine if the people you associate with are people of integrity?
To return to my website go to www.intentionaltransitions.net
What does integrity mean to you? To me, it means an upright, honest, and sincere person who fulfills their obligations and promises and makes choices based on "rightness" for the greater good, willing to sacrifice personal gain for what is best for all.
In your own life, do you have different value choices based on whether or not you are dealing in your own individual life or your business life? Does the your time clock, your location, or audience determine your commitment to integrity based decisions?
Who depends on you to be a person of integrity? How do your decisions and actions affect others? How much of your leadership effectiveness is based on your personal and professional integrity quota? How does your integrity influence the world around you? How much of your impact as a worker, individual, or family member is impacted by your personal integrity or lack of it?
Question to Ponder:
How do the choices I make daily measure on an integrity scale? Would that measurement be an accurate reflection of who I wish to be?
Points to Ponder:
How do you determine if the people you associate with are people of integrity?
To return to my website go to www.intentionaltransitions.net
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