Change isn’t always comfortable or easy, but it is simply part of this life. Some changes are small and maybe simpler than others. To make a big change will be a challenge, and for that reason we want to offer to partner with you as you seek the big changes in your life. Breaking free […]
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Some of the groups I facilitate each week are Tobacco Cessation groups. I’ve listened to the voices in the meeting and I’m sometimes surprised by the amount of laughter in our soundtrack. You are welcome to come and listen in to a meeting – even if you aren’t sure you’re “ready” to quit. ZERO pressure,
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You’ve probably either read or heard me talk about the power of BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits approach to behavior change. I’m a big fan and more importantly a convinced believer. Tiny habits make a deceptively big impact when it comes to behavior change. BJ Fogg has researched extensively and developed a method that helps people
New year, new goals, new plans, new opportunities, NEW YOU! It all sounds fun and exciting, but it requires change. We often hold pretty strong feelings about change. We often resist it – sometimes kicking and screaming. But here’s the thing; change WILL occur, with or without your consent. So won’t it be better is
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You will never speak to anyone more than you speak to yourself in your mind. If you had a friend, and every day you called them mean names, how long would they remain your friend? And if you daily expressed doubt about their ideas and reminded them often of all of their past failures, how
As we round the corner of autmn, and head towards winter and the end of the year, I’m wondering if or how we might have “new eyes” that allow us to see differently and be different. Yes! See different, be different. As we approach the end of one year and consider the beginning of a
– Want to finish this day with a deep sense of accomplishment? – Want to have a really successful week in which you achieve realistic goalsand check off lots of things on your ‘to do’ list? – Want to reduce stress, anxiety, and feelings of guilt in your life? Set aside 20 minutes today to
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle While I’m reluctant to second guess a famous Greek philosopher, I THINK that his quote can be fairly interpreted to mean that excellence isn’t an endowment, bestowed upon the lucky by the gods. Excellence is a learn-able trait for
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I can’t look out the window this time of year and not think about change. Sometimes we think we need a change of scenery. We feel stuck, sluggish, uninspired, or unmotivated. A change of scenery MIGHT be a good way to stimulate some movement. But SOMETIMES what we really need isn’t a change of scenery.
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The story I choose to tell myself today can and will change my day.The story I choose to tell myself EVERY day can and will change my world. What story do you tell yourself about you, your past, and your worth? Those words are shaping your present and future in subtle and not so subtle
Is it time to get “back to school?” Summer is a wonderful time to perhaps spend more time outdoors, take trips, or go on a whimsical adventure or two. Maybe summer has more distractions and diversions that other times of the year. Diversions and distractions can be great ways to cope, relax, chill out, cheer
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Acting now has a power. Act now and you may find that momentum or inertia assists you on your journey. Once we’re in motion, other changes become easier to make. Behavioral change expert and researcher B J Fogg
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Butterflies possess a “secret of change” that has mystified me since I was a small child. Socrates might have been inspired by the magical insects, too. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy,not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”-Socrates What if by focusing so hard on the “bad”
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The key to success will be continuing to take (at least small) steps each day. There’s some magic in momentum that will get you to your goal – as long as you don’t sit idle too long. Complacency is contrary to growth. Moving things tend to move and sitting things tend to sit. So, if
A change that you make today, even a small change, could change your life – in a BIG way! We all agree that change is usually uncomfortable, but even tiny changes can get us moving toward that BIG, BIG change! Let’s “flex our quit muscles” today by making a couple small changes. Here are some
