Empowering Transformations For Women BOOK

I AM GRATEFUL to be one of the authors in this new women’s anthology book “Empowering Transformations for Women” and am happy to announce we have already made Amazons Top Ten list in three categories!! Woohoo!!

In this book I share a part of my journey through life in the hopes that you will be inspired to courageously make it through your life's challenges with a renewed confidence and strengthened sense of self.

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed the process of its collaboration.

How do you view your world?

What a great reminder to challenge our perceptions and judgements! Through what lens do you see your world? Does the lens through which you look help you become a better more content person?

The Believe Book by Dan Zadra & Kobi Yamada

The tagline of my business is Believe. Become. Succeed. This short video exemplifies why the first step towards lasting success is belief.

New Years Resolutions

With the New Year comes New Years Resolutions and around this time of the month peoples motivation tend to lose momentum.

Usually come January 1 people have declared an overt goal like wanting to lose weight, wanting to change jobs, or wanting a different kind of relationship. These are outer directed goals, but with each outer goal there is a deeper inner motivation for wanting to achieve the goal or change. That is sometimes referred to as a covert goal. For example a person may want to double their salary but the core motivation is they want increased freedom, security, and power.

Once a person taps into the covert driving force or reason for wanting the change then and only then will they get sustainable results. Once you tap into this true agenda you can create action steps, move forward, and most importantly have lasting results.

Asking yourself the following questions will help you tap into the core motivation for wanting any change you may desire.

1. What is missing from the current situation and why is it desired and important? Put another way, what has remaining unchanged costing you? For example, if you are over weight you may be missing the ability to run around with your children because you lack the energy or get easily winded. This has cost you valuable bonding time with your children.

2. How do you benefit from remaining the same? For example if your goal is to stop smoking you may benefit from continued smoking because you enjoy the social time that you and your peers have while sharing a cigarette.

3. What costs are to be paid in order to make the change? For example, you may want to change jobs but you may have to take a pay cut to do so.

4. What are the benefits for the desired change and why? For example, changing relationships may provide you with and increased sense of freedom and that freedom is important to you because your partner is very over protective.

After answering these 4 questions in as much detail as you can you will have a better idea of why you really want to change (or not) and what it will take to reach your desire goal.

GOOD LUCK!!

Beauty of Mathematics

Although I am not a particularly religious person.... I tend to be more spiritual in nature, I personally believe that God (or Universal consciousness as some call it) resides within. I think no matter what ones religious or spiritual affiliation this video is great food for thought.

ENJOY!

Self-Talk

"Whether You Think You Can or Can't, You're Right."
--Henry Ford

You may not realize how often you say negative things in your head, or how much it affects your experience but altering your self-talk can have a tremendous positive impact on all aspects of your life. Try the following strategies to help you become more conscious of your self-talk.

Write in a Journal! Putting to pen a general overview of your thoughts or writing down how you feel and then reviewing the contents later can help you see patterns of defeating self-talk.

Karate Chop Your Thought! The next time you notice yourself saying something negative in your mind, you can stop your thought by saying to yourself “Stop” or by doing what I like to do..... and Karate Kick the thought! Its true. In my mind I visually kick the thought away. I began using this tool when I was a kickboxing instructor but you can find something that works for you. Get creative! Find something you identify with.... Chef Emeril would probably say “Bam!” Then try and replace the negative thought with something positive.

Replace Negative Statements with Milder Wording: As a personal trainer I like to use the word ‘discomfort’ instead of ‘pain’. I do this because ‘pain’ is a much more powerful word, and discussing your ‘pain’ level can actually make your experience of it more intense than if you’re discussing your ‘discomfort’ level.

Turning more powerful negative words to more neutral ones can actually help neutralize your experience. I don’t allow my 7-year-old daughter to say the word ‘hate’ or ‘stupid’. Instead we use ‘dislike’ and ‘not so smart!’ I try and practice what I preach, so instead of, “I hate traffic! It makes me so angry” I say, “I don’t like traffic. It annoys me.” It really helps during times of high stress.

Change Self-Limiting Statements to Questions: Self-limiting statements like “I can’t handle this!” or “This is impossible!” increase your stress in a given situation and they prevent you from searching for solutions. Instead turn the limiting statement into a question. “How can I handle this?” or “How can I make this possible?” This will open up your imagination to new possibilities? You may even want to grab a pen and paper and write down anything that comes to mind. Without being critical let your ideas flow and a solution will most likely present itself.

Facing the Giants Wholeheartedly

This video clip is from the movie Facing the Giants. It is a wonderful example of how people can sell themselves short and not maximize true inner potential.

Are you giving your absolute best?!!

Too often we are swayed by what others think; and worse yet, all too often we talk ourselves out of what we are trying to do. We rationalize why we should take the easier road, or settle on heading in a different direction. Those that walk closest to their potential do so because they know, burning deep within them, exactly what it is that they are driving towards. They are able to block out any negative influence that deters them from their goal. They blindfold themselves to it!

Keep a clear mind and stay on your path by recommitting to excellence every single day. When you wake up in the morning look yourself in the mirror and say out loud "I recommit to being the best I can be today." This is also a great time to set a specific intention for yourself as well.

Upon arrival to my fitness camp the participants write down their intention for the day. Some real examples are: I intend to.....

Get organized.
Avoid junk food.
Be kind to myself.
Keep my temper in check.
Stay motivated.
Be happy with my kids after school.

So try and recommit yourself to excellence each day and set your intentions for that day. Like I always say, "You can't hit what you don't aim at!"