Enjoy your Day!

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Here's wishing you a fantastic Friday! You know why? Because you deserve a great day! You know you do. So make today your day. A wonderful day. A day full of joy, fun, and success!
It's up to you and I know you can do it! So go ahead and Enjoy!

Affirm:
    I choose to have a great day today! And I am even going to make it a great weekend!

Have an Enjoyable Friday and Weekend of your own choosing!
Mary Ellen
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Be Motivational and Inspirational

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Today instead of trying to do everything yourself, delegate. And delegate with enthusiasm and inspiration. Truly motivating others is the difference between saying "here do this" and "I know you are the right person to get this job done."
So today find out how motivating you can be by inspiring others, whether at work or at home with words of encouragement, support and by accentuating the positive.

Affirm:
    Today I pay attention to the way I communicate motivation and inspiration to others.

Have a Motivational and Inspirational Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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Want more New? Get rid of the Old!

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Are you wanting some new things to come into your life? More happiness? More money? More vibrant health? More love? More opportunities? More peace and serenity? More material things? More?

Well did you know that it is unlikely the Universe will send you more of these if you don't take care of what you already have or if you don't make room for the new.
Are you wanting more happiness and love but haven't let go of old resentments and hurts?
Are you wanting more money but you are not a good financial steward of what you do have?
Are you wanting more vibrant health but don't take time to exercise or pay attention to what you eat?
Are you wanting more opportunities but focus on how much you have to do and how little time to do it in and so miss out on opportunities that already exist because you didn't take the time to investigate or pursue?
Are you wanting more peace and serenity but don't take the time to meditate or to pause from your hectic schedule to recharge yourself?
Are you wanting more material things but your garage, car, closets, desk, office and rooms are full of "stuff" that you are holding onto or just haven't gotten rid of yet?
So ask yourself this: Are you giving a conflicting message when asking for more NEW when you are surrounded and stuffed full of the OLD?

Is it really surprising that the NEW isn't here yet because it can't fit into your mind, your thoughts, your car, your home, your spirit, your bank account, your life because there is so much OLD stuff there?
If you want more NEW get rid of the OLD! Take action steps today and continue on an action plan that will clear the clutter and cobwebs from your mind and your life by LETTING GO of the OLD.
Send a consistent message to the Universe about what you REALLY want and back it up by showing the Universe that you have made room for it.

Affirm:
    Today I am clearing out and Letting Go of the Old to make room for the NEW!

Have a NEW Friday and Weekend!
Mary Ellen
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You are in charge of your thoughts

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Today keep in mind that You are in charge of your own happiness and success. So if you experience some turbulence in your day today remember you have the equalizer:
    You are only a positive thought away from peace and serenity.

Affirm:
    Today I am responsible for My choices. I choose to be a Positive and Powerful Thinker.

Have a You are in charge Thursday!
Mary Ellen
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Success starts first in your mind

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Today be aware of what you are telling yourself with your thoughts. Success starts first in your mind, with the thoughts you are thinking. Fine tune what you are thinking and saying. For example, thinking or saying "Today is going to be a tough day, but I will make the best of it" is not the same thing as thinking or saying "Today I will make the best and do my best out of whatever comes my way." The first thought is already planning on hardship and having to survive it. The second thought is confidently announcing to yourself that you will be at your best today no matter what.
Next ask yourself which thought feels better to think. The conclusion is that when you think better thoughts, you feel better and when you feel better you act better AND interact better with others.

Affirm:
    Today I fine tune my thoughts so I can feel better, act better and get better results.

Have a Better Thinking Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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Set an Example of Optimism

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I saw a wonderful commercial again today that is the perfect example for Optimism and I am so glad that it is geared towards young children because I have a 13 year old grandson that needs to see more examples of what optimism and a positive attitude can do.

A 12 year old boy goes to a ball field to practice his batting. Before he tosses the ball in the air he says "I am the best hitter ever!" and he swings and misses and says "Strike one"
Before he tosses the ball in the air he says "I am the best hitter ever!" and he swings and misses and says "Strike two"
Before he tosses the ball in the air he says "I am the best hitter in the world!" and he swings and misses and says "Strike three"
He looks very disappointed and then suddenly he gets a huge smile on his face and says "WOW! I am the best Pitcher in the world!"

So today remember that your consistent Optimism or Pessimism is setting an example for the next generation to follow.

Affirm:
    Today I set the example for "I am the most Positive Person ever!"

Have an Optimistic Friday!
Mary Ellen
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Decide to be too blessed to be stressed out

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Today make the decision that just for this day, this 24 hours, that you are too blessed to be stressed, too happy to be sad, too hopeful to be depressed, too calm to be rattled, too cheerful to be aggravated by people, places or things, too successful to consider failure, too open to all possibilities to be stuck in a rut. Then when you experience what 24 hours of that feels like - you will decide to do it every day.

Affirm:
    Today, it's good to be Me because my day is filled with blessings of happiness, hope, cheerfulness, success and serenity!

Have a Blessed to be You Thursday!
Mary Ellen
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Learning can be fun!

I went to a womens networking meeting yesterday and met some wonderful new business women. They also had an informational speaker Betsy Rackliffe who walked us through the basics of Facebook. I for one learned alot! And Betsy's approach was laid back, patient and fun. I have been overwhlemed trying to fumble my way through Facebook and although they have tutorials it was extremely helpful to have someone demonstrate some basics on a computer screen right in front of me. I am a very visual person so seeing it in person and being able to ask questions on the spot was great.

What was most enlightening was that Betsy is a interior designer by trade but was willing to share her experience and knowledge of daily manuvering through Facebook with the small group of women who were eager to soak up any knowledge and helpful hints we could get. This will benefit Facebook as all of us in turn will be able to utilize our pages to the maximum and invite more users to try out Facebook and see for themselves how easy it can actually be.

And what a great example Betsy set for the rest of us to follow. To connect with other women and share with joy and fun her knowledge simply to help others be the Best at what they do.

I have already started implementing my newfound knowledge and can't wait to share the results with my new friends!

You are already a success

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Did you know that you are already a success? It's true!

Many times we forget that we already have a success history in different areas of our life. Things like a college degree, living on your own in your first apartment, having a successful interview and getting a job, a promotion, raise, running a household, traveling or moving out of state, owning your first car or house, chairing a committee, volunteering in your community, overcoming a health challenge. There are so many things in life that we have already successfully done or accomplished and it is these things that we need to write down and keep as a success reference. Go ahead and take five minutes and write down 5 successes you have already achieved in your life. (It can be in career, education, family, finances, health, community ...) Keep adding to it as you remember more and accomplish more.

Now when you are facing a task that you have doubts of your success in, just pull out your list and tell your inner critic or your Outer Critic "STOP! I know I can do This and I can prove it!" and read your list.

Affirm:
    I am already a Success and I Can Prove it To Myself!

Have a Successful You Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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Do one thing right Now

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Is there something that you have been procrastinating about, putting on hold, telling yourself you will do it later, when the time is right, when you're in a better space, when you have more money, when you feel better, have more time, more energy, when you get all of your other projects done ... ? The list goes on and on.
Remind yourself that every time you tell yourself I will do this when ....you are putting a restriction on action. You are telling yourself that you cannot take action until ...
Just for today practice getting out of your comfortable inaction zone and take action on one thing that you have put on hold.

Affirm:
    Today I decide that "when" is NOW and I take immediate action on one of my goals!

Have a Take Action NOW Monday!
Mary Ellen
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Value your SELF

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If you depend on others for your value, it is "other worth" not self worth.  Joyce Meyer

Many times we look outside of ourselves for our self worth. We feel our value comes from our jobs, what we do for a living, from our partners, family or friends, on how many things we do for them, how happy they seem to be with us after we do those things. Sometimes our self worth comes from being a rescuer, caretaker, provider, people pleaser, from how many things we have or can get, the home we live in, the kind of car we drive, how hard and how many hours we work. We attach self value to how much money we make, how many diplomas or degrees we have, or even how much crisis we can handle.
There are 2 flaws in this "outer worth." One is that whatever we did to get that feeling of self value, or of feeling good about ourselves we will have to continue doing to maintain and keep it. And that is when you have handed over your power, your value to someone or something else.

The second flaw is Self Esteem, Self Worth, Self Value, Self Respect all have one word in common: SELF.
So today and this weekend decide to take your power back and be in charge of yourSELF.

Affirm:
    I practice making my Self Worth an inside job.

Have a turn your SELF inside out Weekend!
Mary Ellen
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Walk your Talk

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Your actions demonstrate the truth of your words.
So become aware and pay attention to your own words and see if your actions match up with them. If not, ask yourself why. Did you say yes when you meant no? Were you people pleasing? Were you afraid of confrontation and said whatever it took to avoid it? Did you have good inentions but allow fear to stop you?
There's a good reason for the saying "Actions speak louder than words." People hear your words and see your actions. Do you follow through on your talk or are you someone who is a lot of talk and little action? Discover what areas of your life may need to be aligned and matched up.
Sometimes just becoming aware that our words and our actions are not matched up motivate a self change. Don't beat yourself up with your discovery simply use it to make an adjustment that will enhance your personal integrity.

Affirm:
    Today I practice self awareness so that I align my walk with my talk.

Have a Walking my Talk Thursday
Mary Ellen
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Keep it Simple Sweetie!

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Today life can be as easy or as hard as you make it. So prioritize, organize and keep it simple. Simplicity is an excellent solution to a hectic schedule. Keep your schedule and your tasks as simple as possible. If you have some time consuming tasks to do then do a couple of quick easy tasks first to bolster your confidence and feel that sense of accomplishment.

Do the best you can and Be the Best you today. Put up a couple of post it notes that say "Keep it Simple" to remind you.

Affirm:
    Today I keep my focus on keeping my day and my attitude easy and simple.

Have a Simplify Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
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Acceptance of what is

Well I am finally back up and running, fully and completely! Sometimes the Universe decides to slow you down and change your focus to something else - even if you don't really want to. I have been having computer problems for two weeks now and instead of taking the Universal hint I kept trying to figure it out and fix it myself! After all I am pretty smart, determined - and convinced that I would persevere! However what happened was that I began to spend most of my time and energy getting my computer Internet connection to work properly and putting tasks that needed to done on the back burner. Things piled up and I was still determined I could fix it AND finish all my tasks on schedule.

And that's when the Universe stepped in to assist me. It became obvious that I needed tech support to help me and when I called to make an appointment I was told that it would be four days before the Tech could come out! Four days! No way! I have a couple of vendor shows to do, I have to have access to my email so I can print out things I need, so I can communicate with the world! Surely there must be a sooner appointment? But no there was not. I took the appointment and asked if I figured it out before then could I just cancel without charge (see I was still planning on doing it myself).

Then as I realized all the things I needed to get done, printed, sorted, painted, created, organized, boxed up, etc. etc. reality came into my awareness. A choice had to be made: try to fix the computer on my own OR continue getting ready for my events and working on finishing important tasks.
Thankfully I saw the wisdom of accepting reality for what it was. And I changed my attitude and perspective from Why is this happening to me now?! to OK Universe I get it. Apparently I am not meant to use my computer online, access my email and some of my files and spend time trying to do it all myself. Apparently I am meant to finish what I can and keep my focus on how to make my upcoming events the best Success they can be with MY FULL awareness on that and let the computer tech take care of the rest later on.

And that's what I did. And it all worked out even better that I thought it would. Even better than if I had tried to do it all myself.

Sometimes when I am all caught up in myself, making myself the center of the Universe, the Universe intervenes to make it clear that there is a Power greater than me at work. It provides a much needed Attitude Adjustment and lets me know that I do NOT have all the answers. And that sometimes the best course of action is to just Accept what is, do the best you can and allow help to come when it is supposed to.

Use your personal power

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There is good news for you today. Today you have the gift of personal power- your personal power. You have the gift of your mind. You are in charge of your mind therefore you can choose what you think, how you feel and what you do today. You have the gift of choice. You get to make choices today that reflect your personal power. Choose wisely and make your choices based on your highest good and not on what other people think, feel or do.
So today stand in your Personal Power and have Gratitude that YOU are in charge of you!

Affirm:
    Today I have the Power to Think, Feel, Say and Do what is true for me!

Have a Personal Power Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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