Do You Need a New Face?

It’s Spring? Everything is renewing. How about you?
What is your plan to renew and revitalize? Are you looking for a new face? A new outlook? A new view on the world at large?

How about taking a few minutes right now to visualize what your new outlook could be?
What is the one thing that has been nagging at you?
Now imagine that the nagging item no longer exists.
How does that feel?
What can you do now? What is no longer in your way?


Feels amazing, doesn’t it?
Now go, start Spring, with your new face.

Looking for What's Next

We never seem to stop where we are to look around.  We are always looking for what’s next. And sometimes, what’s next may not be good for us.  So how about today, just once, we stop...and look at what we have and be grateful for where we are.  That we are here.  In one piece.   Living.  Breathing.  Here. 

Grow with Others

Take time out of your week or month to develop yourself. No matter how hard we work on the outside of our bodies, with exercise and healthy eating, our hearts and minds need the same attention.

Leadercast is a full day development event.  This LIVE simulcast day features an array of amazing speakers and information worthy of your time and money.

You will:

• learn about the voices of change
• be inspired to action with your own voice
• meet the community & like-minded individuals who aspire to be more
• connect with yourself and want to move your life & business forward

Join a Leadercast Event in your area by finding a site:  click here.

Leadercast 2011 is in Windsor, Ontario at the St Clair Centre for the Arts - click here for details.

Get Rid of Cravings

Have you heard of EFT?  Emotional Freedom Therapy?
I have always been the type of person to allow myself to experience what comes my way and see if it works.  Guess what?  It did!
My friend Frances Soda practices EFT.  Her technique is holistic and energetic and certainly free-ing (if that is a word!).  I worked with Frances on my cravings for particular sweets....discovered the why's behind the cravings and cleared the energy blockages from my system with her help.  No more cravings!

Not only that, Frances taught me how to work on those cravings or other situations in the future.

This is Frances's next workshop - will you be open and attend??

Nutrition Journal

Working towards healthy eating habits is not an easy task with all of the fast-food, processed food and simple, quick cooking dinners that are on the market.  One of the best ways to understand what you are eating so that you can eliminate some of that unhealthy quick-grab food is to actually spend a few minutes each day writing down what you have eaten.

You will be amazed at what goes in your mouth.

Go one step further, and write down why you ate it:

• were you hungry?
• was it meal time?
• were you bored?
• were you trying to stay awake?
• were you thirsty and decided to eat instead?
• were you just driving by and had a 'craving'?

All 6 situations need to be understood by you, especially the last 4.  What you eat can be dictated by why you are eating.  Take some time to investigate for yourself and then take a few steps to give yourself some healthy alternatives.  Here are a few:

1. have unsalted nuts available for a quick snack
2. buy organic produce
3. wash and cut produce as soon as you return from the store so that it is ready to eat
4. eliminate junk food and salty snacks from your cupboards
5. eat a fruit instead of drinking fruit juice
6. have your drinks with ice - more refreshing and you can crunch the ice to satisfy both thirst and the feeling that you need to eat something
7. keep driving by and think of the money you will be saving instead of spending it on a craving
8. eat breakfast! everyday
9. drink green tea
10. eat cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, kale etc - their high fibre keeps you full longer

What I Learned About the B Vitamins

 

There are a list of B Vitamins, each with their own properties and influence on our system.  A complete set of B vitamins is called a 'Complex'.  You will find this at any grocery store with a pharmacy or any local pharmacy...even on-line.

All the B vitamins included in the Complex are:
Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B9, Vitamin B12 and the vitamins Biotin, Choline and Inositol.


Here are a few things that the B Complex Vitamins can do for you:

1. Helps body produce energy:  B1 converts the carbohydrates we eat into glucose, the other B vitamins work to convert glucose in energy.
2. Regulates and stabilized nervous system:  B vitamins help with the correct functioning of the adrenal glands and the production of some hormones and nerve-regulating substances.
3. Helps with digestion:  B vitamins breakdown fats, proteins and carbohydrates
4. Helps maintain healthy skin and hair: B Vitamins work to promote cellular reproduction

3 Benefits of Green Tea

Daily consumption of Green Tea is a must!

Green tea will help you:

• burn fat because of the concentrated levels polyphenol antioxidants.
• cleanse your body & improve skin tone by neutralizing free radicals in the body
• protect from other various diseases including cancer and heart disease by boosting immunity

For more information, click the links provided.  Lots of great information is out there.

Happy Tea-Drinking Day!

Memories Are the Fruit of Your Labour

A nice meal, great company and all of your efforts to gather a great group of people together to connect your circle of friends has come to fruitition.

You have worked hard to:

• fit into your outfit
• set the perfect table
• create the most social atmosphere
• provide for everyone's needs
• clean the house
• feel quite the host

Congratulations!  The fruits of your labour will become the stuff of which memories are made. 

Memories come in all shapes and sizes. They come from the moments that we reflect upon afterwards; they come from the facial expressions and touches throughout the day; they come from something we have heard or glimpsed; they come from all over at different times into our minds.

Be mindful of the fruit of your labour.  Don't let them slip away.  You will always have a bank of memories to draw upon....and unlike any other bank account, it continues to fill up even with withdrawals.

Reinvent Everyday

It takes courage to reinvent joys, to reinvent opportunities, to reinvent dreams, to reinvent connections, to reinvent hopes that you have set aside.

~Mary Anne Radmacher

I cannot think of anything else to say with this quote.  It is completely true and defines courage to a T.
Take a moment today to reflect on reinventing your own opportunities and dreams, making connections new and fresh and looking at your list of hopes and reminding yourself that they can be reality.

Which Way Do I Go?

"Never look back unless you are planning to go that way."

- Henry David Thoreau

Picture yourself here.  Looking in the rearview mirror.   This guy looks like he has left something behind.  Or perhaps he missed something along the way.  Either way, can he go back?  Or is that going backward?

Perhaps he can take a moment and reflect on how he missed it or left it behind and understand why that happened.  Going back is usually not the solution to anything...only causing more harm than good. 

I had the opportunity to go back to a job I had moved on from once.  Fortunately, I got to spend a day shadowing in the role and realized that the job was no longer what I thought it was - it had evolved (or changed) and my perception of the role, while still the same, no longer matched the job.  Happily I moved on to something new and different, and better.

As Thoreau says - plan to go back....investigate, reflect and remember, but don't stay there!

How I Invest in Me

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How I Invest in Me

Here is a start....how about you?

1. Taking time to read a new book each month.  One for business, one for pleasure.
2. I read the local newspaper on my iPad everyday.
3. I attend one networking function each week to meet new people.
4. Joined a new Rotary Club to meet people and get involved in my community.

BLUE

 Peaceful, relaxing, meditative and soothing.

Blue is a color.

Blue can also be a feeling.

Blue like the sky. Blue like the water.

Blue like the tears that fall from my eyes.

Bring blue to me and see me at peace, at rest.

Bring blue to me and see me dwell, and float like a cloud.

Bring blue to me and find me searching for softness and relaxation.

Bring blue. Find blue.

Pictures in My Mind

Just like you have an inner voice, you can also see pictures in your mind.

This can be visualization – attempting to see something specific, or you can simply let the pictures form as you are listening to others speak.

This technique is very soothing, almost calming when listening. You can find yourself more centered and focused on what is being said – not anticipating what your response will be.


Try it. Listen to instructions with your eyes closed so that you can see the actions taking place as they are described. It will amaze you!

This is a Snow Shovel

Despite hiding my favourite snow removal tool, it has been used for many things other than snow and has been cracked.  There are even a few inches less edge than I remember.

Has this ever happened to you?

You have something special and you put it away or notify everyone that this is a significant object.  My shovel is lightweight, made of plastic, blue - nice colour and it is the right length for my height.
Not only that- it has successfully helped me through at least 20 different snowstorms.

You are wondering what does all this have to do with health & or wellness, right?
Well, here goes. I located my favourite snow shovel for the storms that came through Southwestern Ontario this week.  I realized that is was cracked at that time.  Instead of freaking out and getting upset, I inspected the damage and thought 'oh well, use it as long as you can'.  And I did.  Instead of getting all emotional and angry, turning a fun snow day into a mess,  I identified that there are better things to do with my energy - like clear snow- than become a toxic cloud in the day with my family.

The shovel got through it and so will I.  I dropped a few hints that my family can get me a new blue plastic snow shovel for my birthday this summer!

Oh yes, I also realized that when you bend at the knees to throw the snow, you can use the momentum to throw further and get back up, creating a rhythm and protecting your back!  ( I knew it felt better, my Pilate's instructor explained the fundamentals!)

Move It, Move It, Move It

When you say 'Move it, move it, move it' say it with some rhythm...like in the movie 'Madagascar'.  They are dancing to a great beat..and the energy is flowing.  Do you  Move it, Move it, Move it?
Do you get your body out on the track or the dance flow and make it move?  Get your flow going so that you are sweating and breathing hard and enjoying the limits to which you can push your body.
You need to.
Your body needs to move.
Even if you are stuck sitting at a desk or driving for a living, you need to get up/out and move around.  Get the blood flowing, get oxygen circulating, get your muscling moving.
This all will help you clear your mind and find energy to finish your day.
Do it.  Go now.
Move it.  Move it.  Move it!

How Full Is My Cup

Everyone's cup is different and we look at our cups in different ways.  How do you see your cup?

Empty?

Refillable or always Full?

Stackable - like you are juggling more than one cup?

Always full of rainbows and multi-coloured fun?

Or is your cup simply different from everyone else's so the measurement would be too?  In this case, your measurement would rely on 'draining the cup' or 'missing the cup'.

What is your cup like today?



Ready to Change

You are ready to change.  You have made a decision to do something new...different...not like the routine you have today.  You feel ready but you know you would do much better if you had some support.

How about a bi-weekly group coaching teleconference that could keep you focused on your goal of 'change'.  Group coaching calls can help you gain knowledge from the experiences of other, get support from other working to change too, or even learn from the roadblocks of people that share your goal.  Group coaching is a great way to experience coaching before heading into a one-on-one situation.

Group coaching calls start quarterly on topics like change, creating a new vision and even getting control of you time.  Click here to learn more.

Attract Positive Energy

Are you an energy magnet? 

Do you attract positive energy or negative energy?

I am sure that you would prefer to attract positive energy.  Like attracts like, right?

You are a positive person, you should be attracting positive people to you.  If not, what's up?

What kind of negative or toxic energy are you emitting?  Why?  What's causing it?

You can be successful analyzing this on your own.  You can be more successful analyzing it with a coach - online or with personal health and wellness coaching. 

A coach can help you see what you may be doing to attract the wrong type of energy.  A coach can help you understand the roadblocks that you are placing in your own way.  A coach can provide you with new perspectives that will bring you more positive energy.  Click here to learn more about coaching.

New Series New Year

Inspiration can be just a click away.  Click the image and learn about a facilitated discussion series that can help inspire you to be the leader you always wanted to be..and know is in you.
Wellness and state of mind go together.  When you are acting with your values and living an authentic life, you enjoy listening to speakers who focus on topics that interest you.  Leadership - personal leadership is who you are, why you are and what you do. It is service - whether in business, in your family or in your community. 

Be the one to make a difference.  Be the one to inspire change.  Be the ONE.

It's the New Year!

Many blessings for a fabulous 2011!

from the coaches at Solution Linx