Tag: choices

  • Priorities

    Life is a busy, complicated assortment of commitments, to-do lists, chores, endless emails, facebook and maintaining relationships and expectations from ourselves, bosses, customers, clients, suppliers, friends and loved ones.

    No wonder we go to bed exhausted, sleep fitfully and wake up un-rested.

    We can become first responders to anything, which comes up in the moment. We stop what we are doing and give this new
    thing our full attention.

    As a personal opinion – this is why the new cell phones are so distracting. Does yours ping every time you get an incoming message? Do you stop whatever you are doing and react?

    Regardless of our present situation, we can make changes to create the lifestyle we desire and deserve. We are on a path to make a big change in our lives as we choose to fulfill a passion or solve a problem. So let’s do all we can to make it happen.

    An important technique we can use is to set our priorities each and every day. As we review our dreams and goals, we must choose the most important task and make it our first priority for the day. A priority that regardless of what else we accomplish at work and at home, we get this one item finished.

    We already have priorities in our life – some of them are our daily habits – our routines, others are chosen for us –work schedule, family commitments and schedules.

    Now we can also choose the priorities we need to achieve our goals.

    To get started:

    1. conscientiously set the priorities – enter it into your schedule
    2. keep them simple – take small, consistent steps
    3. live the priority – tackle the priority with joy and happiness.

    Remember, we are choosing this priority so find the pleasure in doing it.

  • Committing to our new habit

    Why is it so easy to follow a bad habit and yet so difficult to create new good ones?

    I don’t mean our daily habits – such as wake up time, work day start, or walking the dog.

    I mean making the wrong choices – overeating, choosing the wrong food, drinking, watching too much TV, skipping the gym, etc.

    Our commitment and attitude are so important as we strive to improve a part of our lives.

    Reviewing our goal every day is essential. Remember the saying – out of sight, out of mind.

    This is very true in this instance. We must keep reminding ourselves of our goals.

    WHAT do we want to change.
    WHY do we want to make the change.
    WHEN will we achieve our goal.

    If you haven’t written down your goals and placed them in a prominent place, get it done.

    We must keep focused on our goals every day.

    One simple technique I use to create a new habit, I call “just this one time”

    Some say habits take 28 days to become ingrained. But I find. I hit the wall about 21 days and can easily give up.

    So I remind myself of the saying “just this one time”. It then is a time by time choice. I am not thinking about the next 28-30 days but just what choices I make today.

    This is especially true with my food choices. When available, I know I always order the french fries. Once I began saying “just this one time”, it was so much easier than thinking I can not eat fries again.

    Try this approach when you are too tempted to skip a workout, ignore a task, reach for that extra glass of wine or choose the wrong foods.

  • Making a life change

    This week we choose the topic for our big change – a life changing decision.

    To decide whether to choose a passion or a problem, let’s review our two lists from previous weeks blogs.

    In week 3 back on January 17th, we wrote out a list of our lifelong dreams. In case you didn’t finish the task or lost your sheet here is the exercise again.

    Take sometime today to complete the exercise.

    Dream worksheet – Write down your life vision in as much detail as possible.

    If time or money were not an object, what does your life look like?
    What are you doing?
    How do you spend your time?
    What are your surroundings?
    Who are you serving?
    What footprint are you leaving behind?
    What is your legacy?
    Where do you live, when do you begin, with whom do you share it?

    Your dream should include sensations – sounds, smells, sight, touch, tastes, colors, especially dream about how you will feel in your chosen life!

    Define these different aspects in your life:
    Life’s purpose
    Passions
    Personal accomplishments
    Family
    Friend / relationships
    Community
    Fun, joy, hobbies
    Adventures, experiences
    Recreation
    Health / Fitness
    Service
    Career
    Abundance
    Financial plan
    Other

    During week 26 – June 27th, we were to make a list of all of the areas of life which need fixing or improving.

    Suggested topics are:
    Cleaning up messes
    Procrastinating
    Not delegating
    Non-working relationships
    Managing time
    Work environment
    Disorganization
    Our physical environment

    While it is your choice where to begin, research shows it is hard to commit to living our dream life to live with passion if there is a major area in our lives which is holding us back. So choose wisely and remember, you can change you mind if you realize you are not ready, willing or able to pursue you first choice for your big change.