Are You Really You?

What do you see when you look in the mirror?
Do you see your beautiful face looking back at you?
Do you see the life you have lived so far?
Do you see the colour of your skin and the lines that may be there?  Or the lines that may show up one day?
Do you see yourself as others see you?
Do you see your strengths, your passions, your wishes and your dreams?

Look deeper.  It's time to see yourself as you really are.
The reflection in the mirror may not be what you expected...you are beautiful because you are you.

You are unique.
You are special.
You are amazing.
You are fabulous.
You are full of wonder and life and love and courage - sometimes you may just need to look a little deeper into the mirror to see that.

Don't hide behind other images of yourself.  Be true to who you are.
You are valuable.

Have a wonderful day!

It's Christmas

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas

- filled with glitter, smiles and stars.

from the coaches at Solution Linx

Exercise My What?

You know that you need to exercise...your body - and all its parts.
You also need to exercise your mind.
You can do both at the same time.
Exercise is amazing - whether its a great cardio workout on the treadmill or on the trails; or a super conditioning program with a personal trainer, exercise is rhythmic, focused and repetitive.  All of this takes the mind on a new journey and you can find that you are more relaxed and energetic at the same time when you finish your work out.

Planning exercise into your life can be challenging...but doing it, and keeping on track is rewarding both physically and mentally.  It's almost like giving yourself a gold star for your accomplishment - and you are taking care of yourself at the same time.

Need help getting focused on an exercise routine or simply fitting it into your busy life?  Visit Solution Linx for Health & Wellness to learn how online coaching can help you get focused and fit - mentally and physically.

Quiet Moments

At this time of year, finding quiet moments can be difficult.  It is important though, to look for them, use them for what they are - a time to reflect or plan; a time to daydream or wish; a time to take a nap or enjoy the scene outside.

Quiet moments can help us quiet our minds.  Our minds are very busy all of the time...we make them work hard.  Quieting our minds is almost an exercise in itself.

Quiet moments can help us quiet our souls.  We need to find peace.  We need to live with grace.  A quiet soul works through restlessness with ease and brings us to our destination with calm.

Quiet moments can help quiet our bodies.  Give us rest.  Relax our muscles.  Move our ears and shoulders apart.  Rested bodies can give us energy to live fully and enjoy the quiet (and the noise).

Take your quiet moments.  Relish them.  Share them.  Give them to others.

Reach Your Goals in 2011

The New Year is right around the corner...

Do you have a plan to reach your goals?

Are you starting to make resolutions...or know you won't because they don't last?

What if you could get 2011 started the right way?

With a plan in place to reach your goals?

Click here to learn more about the 100 DAY START UP.

Accepting Me for Me

Life is so full of goodness.
Look at these beautiful children.  I can almost hear the laughter.
I have been blessed with two wonderful children.  They are growing quickly into and out of their teen years.  What I have learned the most from them is to accept me for me.  I can be the best mom in the world or the worst - how I label myself is my choice.  I know that my boys accept me as I am - faults and all.  They don't see the pressure I put on myself to be so good at being a mom - the way I think I should be a mom. As well as juggle a business, extended family, community involvement and finding time for myself...the acceptance of my humanity hits me square in the eye sometimes.  And then I hear the laughter or see a look that my now grown children used to give me when they were little and I can picture them in their red plaid ball cap and cowboy boots - all attitude, love and smiles!

And I learned to accept me for me.

Find Balance

Finding balance can be a challenge.
Do you feel like you are always on the top of a ball?
How about on the ball and juggling as well?
Life is like that.
Good NEWS~
You can take control and find balance.
It may sound easier than it is some days but try this:

1. take a 5 minute break every 2 hours to breathe in and out
2. at noon, use 5 minutes to review your accomplishments of the morning and plan your afternoon
3. after dinner, take a walk - alone or with someone you love and share the fresh air...talk about the future

There are many more ways to find balance in your life.  And life changes everyday so your balance will too.  Balance is not about having equal parts to each thing in your life.  Balance is about having a good assortment of time allotted to the different components of  your life so that you can be flexible with your time and still be the whole you enjoying life.  Sometimes there may be a 30/30/40 split to your life...other times 25/25/10/40...it could go on and on - the key is that you do what is right for you.

Click here for a FREE Find ... Balance e-journal download and discover where you can find balance and keep track of your progress to creating a more balanced life.

My Whole Me

Hey Everyone!  This is ME!
This is who I am.
I am whole.  I am happy.  I am healthy. 
I am in control of my life (most of the time).
I understand taking time for myself - though sometimes it's a squeeze.
I am honest and authentic.  I know my values and live them always.
I make decisions.  I think of others.  I am of service and value to the world at large.
What you see is what you get - every time!
My family and friends know that - and those that stick around, love me for me.  The others cannot handle my confidence or my passion for life as I choose to live it.

Can you say this?  I hope so - getting to be the whole you is important.  You were put on this earth for a reason - you need to live to find out what that reason is - your journey is only beginning - Enjoy It!

To learn more about living as the whole you, visit Solution Linx to Health & Wellness.

Sacred Hoops

A Book by Phil Jackson

I have a basketball player for a son, or a son that plays basketball. I like to buy him books to read that he can relate to and seeing that this book was written by Phil Jackson who coached the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan (one of my son’s favorite players)I thought it would be a good read. Well, it was such a great read, that my son made me read it. And I struggled with it. I do not read about sports! But then, a page at a time I realized that this book is not really about basketball-it's about spirituality and selflessness through basketball. The author is Phil Jackson, formerly of the New York Knicks (and colleague of Bill Bradley) and, later, coach of the Chicago Bulls - the only coach in NBA history to pull of twin "three-peats" - three consecutive NBA Championships, not once but twice. Under Jackson's guidance and the leadership of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Bill Cartwright, and others, the Bulls became the best basketball team in the world.



Jackson focuses his success on his fundamentalist upbringing and his exploration of other cultures and spirituality that mixed to bring him to the conclusion that oneness and selfless play based on philosophical principles instead of the riot of money, ego and media hype of the NBA will win games and build champions on the court and off!

Detoxify Your Body...

...with Far Infrared Sauna Treatments
We are being increasing exposed to an ever broadening variety of chemicals , many that have never been tested for toxicity. From lotions to every day cleaning solvents to hormonally altered live stock and everything in between, our bodies absorb these chemicals through our skin, lungs , the water we drink and the foods we eat. Many of these chemicals are fat soluble, which means they are stored and accumulated in our fat cells. These chemicals increase within our bodies over time and some of them are known to cause cancer, damage the nervous system, the immune system and organs, etc.


One of the best ways to detoxify our bodies is through the largest organ of our bodies – the skin. This occurs when we sweat. It is a very natural way of detoxing. However, not all toxins are eliminated simply by sweating.

Studies have shown that Far infrared saunas emit rays that penetrate several centimeters into the body and heat the fat cells under the skin, allowing them to release 5 to 6 times more toxins than through normal sweating.

Far Infrared heat saunas are an amazing improvement over traditional steam rooms and regular or hot rock saunas which produce maximum heat with minimal penetration; millimeters deep. Far Infrared heat is the only heat that penetrates deep enough and hot enough to effectively free the toxins from subcutaneous fat.

Far Infrared is not only for detoxification. It also improves cardiovascular health, boosts metabolism, its deep penetration aids in muscle, joint and chronic pain relief, relieves stress , helps in weight loss by burning calories, increases flexibility, alleviates sinus congestion, cleanses the lymphatic system, improves skin condition and much more.

Some people with certain illnesses and conditions should not use an infrared sauna. Also, the heat from the infrared sauna may interfere or cause reactions with some prescription drugs. It’s always best to be checked out before trying the Infrared sauna, and it sure sounds worth trying!

In the Windsor-Essex County area, the Far Infrared Sauna can be found at The Women's Club.

Let us know if you have tried the FAR INFRARED SAUNA - we would love to hear about your results.

Wellness Coaching

If you are currently looking around for ways in which you can improve your personal life, whether that is through some personal growth coaching, professional success, health and wellness, or maybe you just want to be more of a leader in whatever you do, then Solution Linx Online Coaching has the answers for you. For quite some time now, this company has been providing average people with many different ways in which they can come to improve their lifestyles and get out of that “rut” which many people seem to be stuck in at some point in their lives. The benefits that come through investing in the services of Solution Linx are numerous and the process of getting started and staying on track is simple, so stop wasting time and go online right now so you can begin the process of finding some wellness coaching.
 One of the first things which you will notice about this user-friendly website is quite simply that the process they have set up is an easy one for finding the right wellness coaching program for you. All you literally have to do is find a comfortable chair, sit back, relax, and take a quiz which will gather enough information about you so as to find out which wellness coaching program would be best suited for you. From here, you will be sent daily emails five days a week which include asking you the right questions which will lead you towards finding the answers within yourself. This is the beauty of wellness coaching through Solution Linx – you will not have someone who becomes your crutch by providing the life answers for you. This is pointless and does not help you to become stronger at all, so instead you must find your own answers with a mere guideline. Wellness coaching of this sort is the only kind that will truly help, and you will be thankful in the end as you start to notice how incorporating these answers in your daily life turns you into a much more confident person who is more willing to take the lead instead of follow. Each staff member for wellness coaching has your best interests in mind and would like for nothing more than for you to succeed at the end of all of this, so you can rest assured that you will be in some good hands. Accountability for the issues you would like to solve is vital, and wellness coaching is here to do this and more.

So with all of these benefits, what is keeping you from signing on? The only thing you can do to help yourself become a better you and to unwrap what is buried deep inside is to seek out the right help, and wellness coaching may be just the right thing to get you back on track with living a more wholesome life. If there are any questions before proceeding, be sure to go online and read up on what Solution Linx has to offer.

Find a Wellness Life Coach

The Solution Linx Online Coaching website, http://www.solutionlinx.com/, offers a wealth of online resources, which focus on personal growth, wellness and life coaching. When utilizing our website, the online user can find a life coach and find out more about health and wellness coaching or success coaching. Solution Linx works through email and when an internet user has found a life coach, he/she will receive all correspondence from the life coach via email, and with each module they receive they will move closer to their goal of personal growth, overall health and wellness, or growth in professional success. Personal growth coaching will help an individual to better their relationship with others and since it is simple to find a life coach via our website, once the online coaching has been enrolled in, the individual will be able to see their life and their relationships in a different light. The objective of the life coach will be to improve yourself, and be a better “you.” The fact is that we are all aware of who we are and when we attempt to be somebody we are not, we are not living up to our true potential and we are not being the best we can be. Those who want to find a life coach already know that they are falling short of their own personal expectations, and their journey to find a life coach will help them to take a closer look inside themselves and become real.


Our website offers an abundance of personal growth resources, including access to books which relate to personal growth and growth in a professional capacity, and since our site can be used to find a life coach. Solution Linx is the ideal website for those who are looking to embark on a journey to find who they are and who they are meant to be. When looking to find a life coach, the individual must bear in mind that coaching will develop a personal relationship between the life coach and the coachee, and the life coach will delve into personal issues and explore the individual’s life in a bid to get answers to questions. A life coach knows that each and every person is unique and as such, there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to life coaching and that those who are looking to find a life coach will find that we offer different methods of life coaching for each individual.


To find out more about how Solution Linx works and how you can find a life coach via our website, feel free to browse the resources which are posted on our website and let us help you to take the first step in the journey of self-discovery, and let Solution Linx be the one to change your life forever and give you the tools to enjoy better relationships and overall wellness and success in both your personal and professional life. To find out which coaching type is best suited to your needs, feel free to take our free online survey.

Smart Goal-Setting

If you are like the next person in the world, then you may be one of those people who seems to constantly be stuck in a rut when it comes to their lifestyle and the way they make decisions throughout the day. Most people get used to this lifestyle and eventually come to accept this as their new life. Wake up, people! The time for you to become more of a leader and to improve your overall physical and mental health is right now! Thanks to Solution Linx Online Coaching and the programs which they have set up for some smart goal setting, you can get started towards living a much more wholesome life that is led by more of a leadership mentality instead of just accepting things and moving on blindly through life. This is an important first step towards learning to bring out the best in you, so grab a chair and go online because the process of smart goal setting begins here and now at Solution Linx!


With Solution Linx, there is no set guideline for a bunch of people. Instead, you will have access to your own personal motivation coach! Imagine being able to wake up each morning, turn on the computer and find a new email every single day that allows you to maintain your normal busy lifestyle except the only difference is that you wake up with fresh ideas that you can incorporate throughout the day. You will even have a form of accountability through this program and this is an essential aspect of smart goal setting because many people can read these great ideas but fail to incorporate them in their life. If you really want to make a positive change for the better in your life, refer to the best in the smart goal setting industry with Solution Linx because they have what it takes to help anyone with their certain needs. Whether it is becoming more of a leader, promoting physical and mental health, or maybe just some of your own personal growth issues, you can find the assistance you need to bring out the leader inside of you at Solution Linx.


So are you ready yet to start making some positive changes? Do not let yourself stay stuck in the same seemingly meaningless lifestyle patterns. Start doing some smart goal setting through Solution Linx because this will help to make you a better person. While personal growth is the main goal behind smart goal setting, you will be surprised as to how much it will positively affect those around you too. Do not make these changes for someone else even though it may help. Learn how to do smart goal setting so that you can improve yourself for YOU, not anyone else, because becoming a better person should be the goal of everyone. The benefits are numerous and the process of getting started is such an easy one, so go online today to the user-friendly website of Solution Linx right now so you can do some smart goal setting.

Health & Wellness Coaching Programs

As you are more than likely well aware, it can be extremely difficult to get out of a current lifestyle which you have led for so many years. Even if you want to get out of it and recognize it as an unhealthy one, taking that first step and continuing forward is such a difficult thing to do, especially when there seems to be no one else by your side to help you stay on track. Well, fortunately for those who referred to the user-friendly website of Solution Linx Online Coaching, they have gained access to some high quality health and wellness programs which allow people to get their lives back on track in hardly any time at all. For quite some time now, this website has been emailing many people the assistance they need through their health and wellness programs so they can take one step at a time. Indeed, sometimes that is all that is necessary to keep going and in the end, those small steps will add up to a changed life. The benefits are numerous, so go online right now and stop putting this off for a minute longer!

One of the first benefits which many people love about this user-friendly website with their health and wellness programs is quite simply that it is able to fit in with anyone’s busy lifestyle. Imagine being able to wake up and receive some help in your inbox that only takes a little bit of time to go through. After that, all you need to do is dwell on that during the day and take those little steps to incorporate these new changes into your current lifestyle. Before you know it, those little steps will turn into huge life-changing events for the better! Many people have found success through health and wellness programs and who knows? Aside from changing your life for the better, these health and wellness programs may even serve to save your life in the long run. The choice is yours, but your health and overall mental health is important.
Yet another factor which people love about Solution Linx and their health and wellness programs is that they have daily access to seemingly small questions that cause the individual to look within and find that personal motivation. Instead of setting some huge goals for yourself, just start with some small ones so that you will not get burned out after a while and so that you can gradually increase these steps! Solution Linx has just the right resources to keep you on track and to provide you with some great advice through their health and wellness programs daily email so you can sit back and examine your life and then work to set your own personal goals.
So what are you waiting for? Go online today to look at these health and wellness programs which have served to change so many lives for the better. You will not regret it!

How Can I Increase My Basal Metabolic Rate?

Before discussion of raising the Basal Metabolic Rate or BMR, it is necessary to define it. Your BMR is the rate at which your body burns calories when you are at rest, completely at rest. To be as accurate as possible, your digestive system should not be actively digesting food, because digestion increases your metabolic rate too. Therefore, any testing to determine your BMR should be done after fasting for approximately 12 hours.

The factors that influence the basal metabolic rate are what must be determined in order to make your body burn more calories while at rest. The most important factor is muscle mass. One pound of fat burns 2 calories per day, while one pound of muscle burns 14-16 calories per day. Your muscles burn 7 to 8 times more calories than your fat cells! Basically this can be achieved through exercising with the aim of increasing your muscle mass. By raising your BMR in this way, you will be increasing the number of calories burned per day and therefore, provided that your eating habits remain the same, you will lose weight.

The best way to increase muscle mass is with resistance weight training. By lifting or pulling or pushing weights, you will progressively increase your muscle mass and strengthen you skeletal system as well, so that both get stronger. Slowly increasing the load while continually challenging yourself is the safest approach to reaching maximum results.

Recent studies have also shown that heavy endurance exercises, like marathon running or cycling, cross-country skiing, any aerobic activity that lasts a considerable amount of time and is performed on a regular basis, can also increase your BMR.

Why is it so important to increase your BMR? There are many factors in place, such as getting older (starting in your late 20's), menopause, and your genetic makeup, that decrease your BMR naturally. Staying fit and strong is the best way to prevent weight gain and improve quality of life as we age. These are the best reasons to increase your BMR.

How to Get Rid of Belly Fat....

...If You are Over 40!

Most of us know how hard it is to lose fat and there is more fat deposited in our mid-section as we age. This "belly fat" is particularly problematic since it has been directly correlated to cardiac problems, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, sleep apnea, and the list is still getting longer. It becomes quickly apparent that lowering a high waist-to-hip ratio is necessary to enhance our quality of life as we age as well as to prevent early death.


Is it possible to target fat loss in the belly region? No! The best way to rid belly fat is to lose overall body fat. Spot fat reduction is not possible. For example, if you do crunches in an attempt to lose belly fat, you will strengthen your abdominal muscles, and if you do back extensions and lat pull-downs to strengthen your back muscles, you will improve your posture so that it may appear that your belly fat is diminishing. These exercises are excellent core-strengthening moves, however, any fat loss will be distributed over your entire body, usually more noticeably in the last place where you gained the fat.


If you really want to lose belly fat, you have to make a long-term commitment to yourself to do the work. Follow these tips and take control of your health and wellness:


1. See a doctor before starting any exercise program and follow any restrictions given.

2. You are constantly burning calories every day, while sitting, sleeping, standing. However, you will burn more calories if you move more. Start by walking more every day. Consider going outside or to a mall to walk and slowly increase (depending on your fitness level) the amount of time that you walk. Try to walk faster every day. It may be worth it to invest in a pedometer (inexpensive) and see your progress daily. Each day, challenge yourself to do more. Forget the elevator and take the stairs.

3. Get rid of all high empty calorie foods in your home and at work. That means all high-sugar, salt, fat, preservatives-filled foods, and replace them with nutrient rich foods like whole grain breads, pastas, cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean unprocessed meats, low-fat dairy products and good fats (like olive oil, nuts, avocados, etc.). For more information on nutrition, go to http://www.mypyramid.gov

4. Cut the amount of calories you consume daily by at least 200. This requires you to log your food intake daily until you become familiar with how much you normally eat and how to cut the 200 calories. For example, substitute milk for cream in your coffee or tea, low-fat popcorn instead of buttered popcorn, eliminate butter on bread. Once you look for ways to cut 50 calories here and 40 calories there, you will see that it is not very hard to cut 200 calories. By simply doing this; you will lose 20 lbs in one year.

5. You will burn more calories by increasing your muscle mass. This means engaging in resistance exercising at least 3 times per week. I strongly recommend hiring a certified personal trainer for a few hours to teach you how to effectively weight train. The investment is well worth it. If this is not an option for you, buy a weight training instruction CD, or take a weight training class at your local Recreation Center, or join a fitness club. Weight resistance training is so important, especially as we age. It is very effective for building and maintaining bone density, boosting the immune system, building strong muscles, improving posture, as well as being a tremendous boost to feelings of well-being.

6. Get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. Your body needs to have adequate rest each day to restore and repair itself. Also keep in mind that, while you are sleeping, you are not eating!

By following these tips, you will be well on your way to becoming a fat burning, muscle-building, firm and toned, healthy and fit, example of how to succeed at looking good and feeling great!

"People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success."
                                                                                                - Norman Vincent Peale

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