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!
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!

A to Z I am Free to Succeed!

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Many times when we make our New Years Resolutions we do them on automatic pilot. Just stating the desired, wished for result and thinking hopeful thoughts like "I really hope I can do it this time, this year ...." We view the goal for the New Year as something that will be fraught with difficulty, struggle and false starts.
Do we stop to consider all the talents, skills and abilities that we already possess to assist us in achieving our resolutions? I think not. So today let's go through the alphabet and list A to Z what you are capable of doing to be Free to Succeed! (And then you can use some or all of these as your daily affirmations to cheer yourself on in your goals)

I have an ACHIEVERS ATTITUDE!
I BELIEVE I can Succeed!
I am COURAGEOUS about CHANGE!
I DESERVE to make it in 2011!
I am ENTHUSIASTIC and ENERGETIC about my Goals!
I am FOCUSED and FAITHFUL to my Resolutions!
I am GEARED Up and GOING for Success!
I have HIGH and HAPPY Expectations for Myself!
I have an INTENSE Commitment to Myself and my Goals!
I am JAZZED & JOYFUL about achieving my Goals!
I will KEEP my Word and Follow Through on all my Resolutions!
I LET LAUGHTER LIGHTEN my stress about my Goals!
I keep MYSELF MOTIVATED to Succeed!
I say NO! to the Old Habits!
I am OPEN to Suggestions!
I stay POSITIVE, POSITIVE, POSITIVE!
QUITTING is not an option!
I am RESOLUTE about my RESOLUTIONS!
I monitor my SELF TALK and keep it SUPPORTIVE of My goals!
I THINK THOUGHTS of Success!
I am UNSTOPPABLE!
I VISUALIZE achieving my Goals!
I am WILLING to go the X-TRA mile for my Goals! (two in one!)
I say YES I Can! to all my Goals!
I keep myself in the Success ZONE!

What will your list look like? Try it and see!

Have an A to Z, FREE to Succeed Weekend!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!