Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out. -Robert Collier Routines help create healthy lifestyles, because they free our brains for other tasks. Even if the idea of a routine seems boring or stifling, establishing habits for a few less-enjoyable tasks gives you more time to dream, problem-solve, and choose fun. For example, nearly every day for breakfast, I eat the … [Read more...] about Create Some Routines for Overall Health
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Step 9: Feeling Unprepared? Show Up Anyway
At different times in our lives, we each encounter situations for which we feel unprepared. Maybe it's a difficult family situation with no end in sight, a work project that grows bigger each day, or simply a personal goal that seems out of reach. Each step hasn't gone as planned. Progress seems elusive. And you feel ill-equipped to finish. If you gave in to your stinkin' thinkin', you might … [Read more...] about Step 9: Feeling Unprepared? Show Up Anyway
Step 4: For When You Look in the Mirror
'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Hi, Phenomenal Woman. Yes, you. That's you. You're amazing. You're wonder woman. Beautiful, inside and out. Strong. Fearfully and wonderfully made. Is that what you see when you look in the mirror? And is that what you see when you look beyond the mirror, back into your own windows to your soul? Do you see a … [Read more...] about Step 4: For When You Look in the Mirror
Step 2: Create an Echo Chamber of Healthy Living
We tend to surround ourselves with opinions and ideas that reinforce our own. This happens particularly around politics and social issues, in our modern media age. Living in the echo chamber, they call it. That insulated place can give us a false sense of reality. But when creating new habits and neural pathways, an insulated place also can serve us well. We can create an echo chamber of … [Read more...] about Step 2: Create an Echo Chamber of Healthy Living
31 Steps to a Healthier You: 2017 Challenge
A few weeks ago, I asked a simple question of my e-mail subscribers: What's your greatest struggle right now? And quite a few of you responded. Some of your replies tugged at my heart. They resonate with me, because in many cases I've been there. And in other cases, I still AM there. So with appreciation for you, I'm creating a series. Each day in October 2017, I plan to post something new … [Read more...] about 31 Steps to a Healthier You: 2017 Challenge
Vision Boards: The Why and How
Vision Boards help people clarify their desires, quiet their negative voices, and keep focused when willpower wanes. And they're fun to make. The start of a new year, when we're looking ahead to creating a better lifestyle, is a great time to make Vision Boards, and the ways to do it are endless. I wanted my first vision board to represent my priorities of my faith, my family, and my … [Read more...] about Vision Boards: The Why and How
