Take charge of YOU!

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Today is an excellent day to look at your progress on your goals and resolutions for this New Year.... Now pause for a moment, did your inner critic just get activated? Reminding you of how little progress you have actually made? Perfect! Because right now in this moment is the perfect time to tell your inner critic to sit down, be quiet and take notice that there is a brand new sheriff, YOU, in town!

Right now instead of letting your inner critic run rampant over your thoughts and feelings take a few moments to ponder this:
In reality there is no right or wrong - there is only what is working for you and not working for you - and making adjustments accordingly.

So today, remind yourself in thought, verbally and put it on paper the things that are working for you, all the ways in which you are moving forward to a better you. Now jot down only ONE thing that is NOT working for you - yes I said only ONE. Ask yourself what adjustments can I make on this one thing to either make it work for my highest good OR to let it go? It might be an attitude adjustment, time management adjustment, it might be an awareness of inner resistance, might be making your workspace more cheerful or uncluttered, might be taking a quick break to de-stress, going out into nature to clear the cobwebs from your mind, might be limiting your time in a negative environment or with an emotionally draining person. Put your solution skills to the test and find a way to make an adjustment that works FOR you.
Then remind yourself of your commitment to yourself and all the things that are working - because You are working them.
Now tell your inner critic "You're fired!"
Repeat this process as often as necessary and whittle your not working list down to almost nothing.

Affirm:
I am the C.E.O. of Me and I take charge of my life, my goals and my Mind!

Have a take charge of You Thursday!
Mary Ellen
Motivating YOU with Positive Power!
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Walk your Talk Today

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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 do you tend to have lots 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 Tuesday
Mary Ellen
Motivating YOU with Positive Power!
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every day in Every Way!

Small Choices can have BIG consequences

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Most times we ponder about the consequences from the big choices that we make; to get married, have children, seek a new job, ask for a raise, moving to a new location, buying a car or a house,...

But what about the simple day to day choices that we make? Choices like did I choose to go to bed at a reasonable time so I got a good night sleep? Did I choose to be in a good mood or did I let something I heard on the radio or what someone said at work ruin my mood and perhaps even my day? You see a simple choice like what time I go to bed can have far reaching consequences for me and others the next day. If I am not well rested I may be impatient, grumpy, not as clear headed as I would like to be. I might be sluggish, slow to respond, I may forget or overlook something that needs to be done or addressed.

If you take the time to ponder about the consequences of your seemingly small and 'unimportant' choices how different would the day be? What choices would you make differently?
Take the time to find out. See how many of your small choices have really Big consequences.

Affirm:
     Today I take the time to explore the consequences of all my choices.

Have a Thoughtful Wednesday
Mary Ellen
Motivating YOU with Positive Power!
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Everyday in Every Way!

Make today a brand new day!

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Did you wake up this morning thinking that today is going to be more of the same old, same old? Going through the same motions, saying the same things, performing today's tasks on automatic pilot?
Well Good Morning! Today is a Brand New Day! Today when you say hello or Good Morning to someone, really hear yourself say it. Say it genuinely, you know, like you mean it. When you smile is it triggered because you're glad to see someone, because your intention is to brighten someone else's day or is it a triggered reflex to paste a smile on your face like you're sitting in a car waving to the crowds at a parade? Do you look at your habitual tasks for the day with a feeling of resignation? An "ok let's get this done so I can start on the next one, and the next one, and the next one....Ahhhhhh"

Just for today, approach everything and everyone like it's the first time. Smile because you are acknowledging someone you enjoy seeing or that you want to bring a smile to their day. Say Hello, or Good Morning or Good Afternoon and really mean it! Say it in such a way that other people look surprised and respond "Thank you!"
While you're at it say "Thank You" to as many people as possible today. Say "thank you" for little things, people that normally you would just take for granted, or things that you haven't appreciated before now.
Try to find one new thing that you haven't noticed before about your work area, your co-workers, where you have lunch, what you choose to eat, even your regular route home.
Treat this day like an adventure and see how your attitude, your feelings, and your results change the same old same old to the new and interesting!

Affirm:
     Today I make my day new and interesting!

Have an Adventure Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
Motivating YOU with Positive Power!
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Answers can be right in Front of You

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If you are searching for answers and solutions and you feel like there are none to be found ask this question:
Have I taken the time to pause from my hectic life, to be still and quiet so that I may listen and be able to hear an answer or solution that perhaps has been waiting for me to notice it's presence?
Today slow down and look and listen and you may discover that something someone says or does provides the solution or answer you were looking for.

Affirm:
     When I take time to listen to my life I realize answers can come from anyone or anything.

Have a Solution filled Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
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Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

Feel and Heal

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There is a tendency to avoid pain at all costs, deflect it, distract from it, suppress it, medicate it so we don't have to FEEL it.
However, pain is a sign to us that there is an imbalance calling for our attention, for us to learn from. Pain is a signal that our body, our mind, our spirit are not aligned and is actively working on some kind of healing.
When we can focus on the pain to ask "What are you trying to teach me and how may I assist in my own healing?" we make new awarenesses, the biggest of which is Postponing Feeling is Postponing Healing.

Affirm:
     Whatever I can Feel, I can allow to Heal.

Have a Feeling and Healing Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!