What quality would you most like to develop this year?
The key take away from this call on Fri 2ndDec was that there is more than one way to approach life – it is more important that we all find a way to live our lives that feels authentic for us rather than trying to fit into someone else’s formula. Only then can we experience the peace and contentment that we desire.
- I am a huge fan of journaling as a tool to clear my head; however a verbal process may work better for others, so become aware of the “shoulds” you experience even around this topic of taking time for reflection and choose to do it in a way that works for you!
- The process of reflection for the year reminds me of how far I have come, of all that I have learned and accomplished. This can be particularly inspiring, generating energy and excitement to propel us into a wonderful new year.
- Remember to celebrate your achievements. Create simple rituals with a partner or loved ones to acknowledge and share all that has been meaningful in your life each year. It is these special moments that will be remembered by all in years to come. Also remember that you don’t have to wait until the end of each year to do this – schedule a weekly celebration to remind you of how good life can be!
- As I have continued to simplify my life I no longer work with elaborate lists of goals for all areas of my life. The most useful technique I find is to choose a theme – a one line statement that encompasses all that I hope for in the coming year. So what would your theme be for 2012?
If you desire a more peaceful and contented life and need some support with implementing any of these ideas please email heather@inspirationscoach.co.nz to set up a time for a chat.
A key question is a really useful tool that we can use to focus our minds on discovering potential solutions to a current challenge that we are facing.
For all those amazing people out there who desire a greater sense of peace, balance and harmony in their lives and need some support and inspiration…
The next Community Call is scheduled for Friday 2nd December 11 at 9.30 am NZ.
The theme will be “Time for Reflection”
- What intentions or goals did you set for yourself at the start of the year? What progress have you made on them, how have the changed and evolved?
- What are you most proud of achieving over the last year?
- What challenges have you had to overcome and what resources or support helped you?
- What projects, relationships, tasks do you need to resolve, complete or let go off so that you are free to move forward with your life in 2012?
Then join me on this Community Call to share what you have learned and to feel uplifted and inspired with new ideas for wrapping up this year and moving forward powerfully into 2012.
PHONE: +1 559 546 1700
(Or from the UK: +44 (0) 784 843 2901 or Australia: +61 1300 559 047
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This was the theme for the community call last week. I was curious as to what made some days really great, when we feel energized and excited about our lives, while others can feel totally overwhelming and non productive. So the question to be answered was “what makes the difference?”
- Start your day with some activities that are nourishing to your body, mind and soul. E.g. waking up slowly, reading something inspirational, meditating, taking your time to prepare and eat a healthy breakfast.
- Finish your day with time for reflection – acknowledge all that you have achieved that felt great and gave you a high level of satisfaction. If things didn’t go so well, take some time to identify why, and what you could do differently the next time. Keep a gratitude journal to list 10 things that you appreciated looking for something different each day.
- Find a way of working with lists that suit you and allows you to feel good about yourself. Getting all your tasks out of your head and onto paper is a great way to achieve clarity, however from there it is important to then choose what is necessary, and to fit everything else into your day around those tasks. It is also a good idea to throw all your lists out sometimes and to start again, especially if your list keeping starts to feel overwhelming.
- Become more conscious of the time you devote to relationships. Choose to spend your time with people that energize and inspire you, minimizing time with people that don’t. Practice setting strong boundaries to protect your time and energy with these people.
- Get real about how long tasks really take. We often believe things will take less time than they really do – monitor these tasks closely so you allow the appropriate amount of time – remember to include travel time for meetings away from home or the office as well.
- Make sure you have time in your day to allow yourself to just be – space with no agenda, no plans and no goals. Allow the space to follow your intuition and connect with new people along the way. This is when the magic can really happen and life can become a real pleasure and joy.
I hope you find these tips useful. Feel free to leave a comment or some more suggestions below. The next community call is scheduled for Friday 2nd December 2011 at 9.30 am NZ time. I look forward to connecting with you then,
For all those amazing people out there who are transforming their lives or daring to march to a different drum beat and need some support and inspiration…
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The theme will be “Working with Time for Maximum Fulfillment”
PHONE: +1 559 546 1700
(Or from the UK: +44 (0) 784 843 2901 or Australia: +61 1300 559 047
ACCESS CODE: 160832#
For all those amazing people out there who are transforming their lives or daring to march to a different drum beat and need some support and inspiration…
PHONE: +1 559 546 1700
(Or from the UK: +44 (0) 784 843 2901 or Australia: +61 1300 559 047
ACCESS CODE: 160832#
1. Not enough information or lack of clarity to make a good decision.
- What is the decision that needs to be made here?
- Focus on the Intention – what is the purpose to be achieved from this decision?
- Identify possible options from there.
- Am I the right person to make this decision?
- What information do I need? Is there more information I require before I am in a position to make a decision. Does someone else need to decide something else first?
- Practice trust in your intuition, your gut feeling with smaller decisions so that you can then become more comfortable with using your intuition with larger decisions.
- Practice trust in the process of life. Be willing to acknowledge there will be decisions that can’t be made now – there will be steps that you need to take which you are unaware of right now, yet also know that these will reveal themselves as you move further along your journey. Hold the intention of the final result in your mind, keep asking “What decisions do I need to make today?” and step by step you will find yourself becoming less fearful with the decision making process as you get closer to the result you are working towards.
2. Limiting beliefs and negative self talk.
3. Feeling rushed or pressured.
4. Fear of success, failure, rejection.
- Accept it is OK to make mistakes – that is how we learn.
- You can also give yourself permission to change your mind if it is possible – sometimes we need to try something out before we can confidently know if it was the right decision or not.
- Learn to trust that the decision you make, even thought it may appear wrong, may in fact lead to the perfect solution further on. New and innovative ideas often come from mistakes!
- Sometimes we may know what we want to do; we have made the decision in our heads however our fear of saying it can make us feel indecisive. Practice asserting your thoughts and opinions in relation to decisions, be prepared to say NO and learn how to handle others response when they are upset with what you have decided!
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