A View From My Window

What is the view from your window–the window of your life?  Are you overlooking the view from your window because your vision is clouded by your negative dialogue, limited beliefs or challenges?

I recently took this shot of the view from my window, and it inspired me to check my life’s perspective. There through my window I saw these beautiful flowers–purple nonetheless (my favorite color). So beautiful and inspiring.

The view from this window gives me a chance to pause everyday and be reminded of how beautiful life really is no matter what the circumstance is; no matter what I may feel or think at that moment. I can get a better perspective on things.

Another view from my window

So where are you looking? If what you are looking at is holding you back, change your view. Find another window to look out of so you can change your perspective and impact your circumstances.

Sometimes life’s little subtleties and images serve as our cues or whispers that no matter what challenges we face we can continue to take inspired action to accomplish something AND enjoy something every single moment of our life.

Are you suffering emotionally? Do you allow your negative, internal dialogue to stop you from being more, doing more or living more?

Negative thinking sabotages your efforts when you believe those thoughts. (Did you catch the emphasis here? It is your belief in those thoughts that create the problems in your life, more so than the thoughts themselves.)

Your belief in your negative thoughts prevents you from growing into the person you are meant to be. It prevents you from living your life to the fullest because you do not see the opportunities available to you.

• Stop believing in the negative chatter.
• Shift your focus to positive things.
• Press the REDO button on the negative internal dialogue.
  

Take a few minutes to listen to this short video on how to “Stop Negative Thinking.” Find at least one takeaway that you can use today to start the process of managing your negative thinking.

Are you ready to stop your negative thinking? Join me for my next FREE Speaking of Greatness training call on April 18, 2012: Getting Out of Your Head: How to Press REDO on your Negative Internal Dialogue! Click here for all the details!

The difference between success and failure when managing money is simply to have a plan. Boy, get one of those, and turn up the volume! Self-talk volume that is!

Self-talk! It can take you off your game, prevent you from ever getting in it, OR …get you, and keep you on the road to success.

Listen To How You Talk To Yourself

What money messages have you been telling yourself? Are they positive and supportive? Or are they negative and limiting?

Do you nurture and forgive past mistakes? Or are you a bully—hard on yourself, grinding in the guilt? Or maybe somewhere in the middle?

Many clients have reported back about how they’re not sure they want to stay friends with themselves—they’re so mean!

Redirect Yourself

You have to stop beating yourself up emotionally. REPLACE this language with self-talk that is supportive and motivating.

You can say many wonderful phrases, or affirmations, on a repeated basis. I like to say, “Money flows to me freely and effortlessly every day.” Another one is, “Be still and know that I am God.”

I’ve also heard cruel and destructive words. Ponder this: if your tongue were made of glass, would you necessarily deliver all the words sitting inside it? Be aware of the sharpness of your tongue. The way you say things to yourself is very important. It’s half of successful communication!

What you tell yourself about your own money is KEY to your results. Your history proves what stories you’ve told yourself. You can clearly see what you actually thought, did, and said to yourself to get those results. Now, with added wisdom, you can change those results: grow, stretch, choose differently.

You are the captain of your ship. As Gwen Thibeaux would say, “Step into your greatness!” Rewrite that self-talk so you can CHOOSE your highest level of success!

Money Savvy Woman © 2012

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When you take time to look around you, to be present and to listen, it is amazing where you can uncover inspiration.

One particular day started out like most days. I awoke earlier than the kids and husband and went about my typical routine.

I reviewed my “hot list” for the day, and I was all set. I dropped my son off at school and headed to my scheduled meeting. I knew I would have some time before my associate arrived, so I had planned to get through some of the items on my list.

During the commute, I was irritated with the enormous traffic created by the never-ending road work. It was enough to make me want to turn around, to start the day over some other time. I spent nearly 30 minutes on the side road before I finally got on the freeway.

Inspiration lost.

Frustrated and feeling a bit melancholy over some other concerns, I really lost the motivation to do anything productive. Yep, just that easy. 

But I pressed on.

I arrived at the restaurant where I would have my meeting. Ordered a cup of chai tea latte and sat down with my laptop. Listening to the classical music in the background, I took in a couple of deep breaths, enjoyed a couple of sips of my drink and looked up.

There, in front of my table, was a beautiful wall hanging with a variety of short sayings that I’m guessing the employees created. After a quick glance, I was inspired, and the frustration I had allowed to set in lost its significance.

The wall hanging read:

• Look up.
• Recharge.
• Enjoy being present.
• Make today better.
• Take a risk.
• Live each moment.

The one that moved me the most was “look up.”

When things don’t seem to go the way we want or think they should, when life seems a bit out of sorts, and when our emotions want to have us running for the hills, if we just look up, we just might find the inspiration we need to re-focus, re-charge and live in the moment.

Have you looked up today? Inspiration can come in some unexpected ways. Don’t miss it by looking down.

Photo Credit: Davey Nin

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Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. – Mario Andretti

How much can you take and keep moving forward? When your back is against the wall, what do you do?

The more I continue to teach people how to become accountable for walking in their space of greatness, there is one constant. No matter how much I want to inspire and help people, real transformation does not occur until a person becomes determined to do whatever it takes to keep it moving. It is one thing to SAY you want certain outcomes in your life, but it is an entirely different case to truly be hungry enough to make those outcomes happen. 

We all have desires. We can even articulate, in full detail, what those desires or dreams are. But what happens next, after we pay lip service? What fuels those desires? 

Determination is what fuels your dreams. Determination also fuels and strengthens your resolve. When things get chaotic in your life (and we know that it will sometimes happen–>Read “When Things Go Wrong as They Sometimes Will”), you have to be able to see the forest in spite of the trees. You have to be able to look past your circumstances and still keep moving forward.

Yes, the road you travel to greatness gets difficult, and you will often wonder if you are travelling on the right path. But when you are clear about what you want and clear about your purpose, you will continue your journey no matter how much “crap” you have to take to get there. You will do so because your desires to succeed are stronger than your desire to quit.

If you are not willing to go through the fire to get to the other side of your circumstances, you will not persevere in the face of challenges.

So again, how much are you willing to take or go through to meet the outcomes you want? 

Photo Credit: Flickr: Dana Lookadoo

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“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them — every day begin the task anew.” -Saint Francis de Sales

So many times the thing that keeps us stuck or keeps us from discovering our personal greatness is that we live in the past. We beat ourselves up constantly over decisions we made that didn’t work out as we had hoped or planned. We sabotage our efforts today because of mistakes made yesterday.

Beginning each day anew suggests that, with each new day, you embrace a new beginning; another opportunity to keep going; an opportunity to get it right.

Each day presents new possibilities, new answers, and new discoveries.

Stop weighing your days down with thoughts of the past.

The other side to this is to not focus on all the things you think need to be fixed or perfected. When you do that, you lose sight of all the things that are right and good. You lose sight of all the blessings and opportunities that are present today.

How did your day begin today? If your day started with you being distracted, and perhaps, a little discouraged, pause long enough to remind yourself of all that is RIGHT in your life and begin your day anew.

Just because a day begins a little rocky does not mean it has to continue that way.

Every day, you can choose a day filled with greatness, or you can choose a day of lack and distraction. The choice is yours. What choice will you make each day?

Ready to be held accountable for the inspired actions you need to take, so you can begin each day anew? I can help you. Join the Speaking of Greatness Club today. Charter memberships are still available. 

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