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Focus: Getting Better and Better!!!

tsmith — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:44:30 +0000

We are asked this question so many times throughout our day and throughout our week, that we rarely give it any thought. However, what if I told you I could share ONE IDEAL CATCH-ALL RESPONSE that would allow you to affirm your positive state of being in ANY occasion? Would you be interested? Meaning…

Re-posted for you by my dear friend Chris Sommer at myownfocus~

This section is focused on 1 tip you can implement in daily conversation in order to reset your mindset & speak with power.
How are you?
How Are You?
HOW ARE YOU???

1- If you are feeling good or feeling bad, would you want to give that positive response? or
2- if you are wanting to elaborate or if you are wanting to be brief, would you want to give that positive response? or
3- if you are wanting to be both positive and realistic, would you want to give that positive (and realistic) response?

If I told you I had that catch-all response, would you be interested?

Well, FOR ONLY $9.99….

OK, just kidding!!! And by now you have probably already figured it out anyway! The ideal catch-all response for whenever anyone asks you how are you? is simply…

“GETTING BETTER & BETTER!”

And here’s why this is such an ideal response:

1- You always get to be positive! You get to be positive no matter what! Positive people are well-liked, and tend to attract others who are also positive. Being around someone who is reliably positive is energizing (and people like to be energized)! Therefore, the best way to stay energized is to be around positive people (you). Even if you feel bad, you are offering a positive and productive exchange. You are expressing gratitude for progression and improvement. Bottomline: your expectation of things is more promising than it is dooming! This attitude on a consistent basis reflects in your character, and its who people know and love you as.

2- You can give a precise answer based on your timeline! You want to be quick and brief? You get to share with the world that you are getting better & better. If, on the other hand, you prefer to visit with someone a bit more, you get to tell them WHY & HOW you are getting better & better (focusing on what you do want, and not what you don’t)!

3- You get to affirm over and over and over again! This is such a great opportunity to affirm several times a day!!! Whenever someone asks you this question, whether they are interested in your response or not, you get to affirm with meaning, intention and purpose FOR YOURSELF!!! You get to positively affirm and encourage yourself in whatever moment you are in, and you get to do it all day long!!! How about that for fitting affirmations elegantly into your daily lifestyle?

Remember: No matter where you are or what you are doing, it is getting better & better!!!

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Mirror Mirror On The Wall
~Affirmations for Conversations with Self~

Speaking to Self….
This is an affirmation you can include several times in your day!

Scenario
Your answer…

You’re walking into a building, and someone asks you in passing, “how are you?” Regardless of how you feel, you answer…
“GETTING BETTER & BETTER!”

Someone approaches you for small talk, and asks “how are you?” You actually have a million things to complain about. Instead of dumping all your complaints though, you choose to answer with a laugh or smile…
“YEAH…THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER.”
You are talking to someone who is down in the dumps. This can be a delicate situation, however here are some ideas:
1- WHAT’S ONE THING WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR YOU?
2- IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS GETTING BETTER IN ANY AREA OF YOUR LIFE?
3- LET’S HOPE THINGS GET BETTER…

I am so happy, fulfilled & grateful… that a new year is approaching, because it is always getting better & better!!! Thank you all for your continuing support!!!
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Survived Thanksgiving and Thrived!

tsmith — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:23:12 +0000

I did it! I survived Thanksgiving weekend without gaining an ounce! Yep, week three has come to a close. I am happy to say that I didn’t gain any weight. Total lost to date 12 pounds and an inch off my thighs! That is not the best news!
The best news is that I have sooooo much energy. Seriously! I am dancing to the music again. (Don’t peak through my windows you might laugh.) You won’t believe what I did this weekend. I totally cleaned my house… garage AND car. I haven’t had this much energy all year. Why did I do this? I believe that when your office, or house is cluttered, your space is crowded, creativity and productivity blocked. Professional organizers will agree. All those items that you haven’t touched in months are doing nothing but hogging your space. I don’t know about you, for me, before I know it all those items start closing in on me. Especially with kids, things pile up. Physically dragging me down.
When you have your space cleared out organized, including your junk drawer/closet and hiding places that tend to pile up, the energy around you feels better. You breathe better. Your shoulders relax and your stomach un-knots. Well, I decided that if I want to clean out my body, the home of my Soul, I would start with cleaning out my home, the home of my physical body. Made sense to me and I feel sooooo good.
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Coaching Your Time

tsmith — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:30:16 +0000

Have you ever found yourself not able to get it ALL done? Really? Me too. As a matter of fact it is a topic that a lot of clients wish to discuss. There is a process I have personally done, worked with groups on, shared with individual clients and now I will share with you.
I just discovered it is a famous technique (Thanks to Alan Davidson of Through Your Body): The Pomodoro Technique. Created in the 1980s by Francesco Cirillo, the Pomodoro Technique is one of the more popular time-management life tools used today. The rest of this blog is a reprint from Alan.
Is the Pomodoro Technique right for you? What the heck is it?
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management philosophy that aims to provide you with maximum focus and creative freshness, thereby allowing you to complete projects faster, more creatively, and with less mental fatigue.
The process is simple. For every project throughout the day, you budget your time into short increments and take breaks periodically. You work for 25 minutes, then take a break for five minutes.
Each 25-minute work period is called a “pomodoro,” named after the Italian word for tomato. Francesco Cirillo used a kitchen timer shaped like a tomato as his personal timer, and thus the method’s name.
After four “pomodoros” have passed (100 minutes of work time with 15 minutes of break time), you then take a 15-20 minute break.
Every time you finish a pomodoro, you mark your progress with an “X,” and note the number of times you had the impulse to procrastinate or switch gears to work on another task for each 25-minute chunk of time.
How can it help you?
Frequent breaks keep your mind fresh and focused. According to the official Pomodoro website, the system is easy to use and you will see results very quickly: “You will probably begin to notice a difference in your work or study process within a day or two. True mastery of the technique takes from seven to twenty days of constant use.”
If you have a large and varied to-do list, using the Pomodoro Technique can help you crank through projects faster by forcing you to adhere to strict timing. But work on one single thing at a time – no multi tasking here…

Your Support Is Appreciated

tsmith — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:56:14 +0000

My children and local friends have been very helpful in my journey to health over the past weeks. These include phone calls, texts… simple words of encouragement and bountiful hugs from my children. I welcome your support. Please RSS feed my blog, respond back with comments on my site. I know I have been playing catch up and posting the first couple of weeks all at once. I am dedicated to sharing my experiences, good and not so good, as I walk this journey to health. There is enough space on this path for you to come with me, either sharing in your own health journey or simple words of encouragement.
Instead of giving myself reasons why I can’t, I give myself reasons why I can. ~Unknown Author
I am excited to say that for Monday and Tuesday of this week I had the energy to exercise. Yep! Monday 30 minute bike ride and 10 minute strengthen your spine video and Tuesday 45 minute walk with my dog and the 10 minute video again! I even walked 4 hours at a Cub Scout event with the kids last Sunday and had NO knee pain! And yes, WATER< WATER

No additional weight loss so far this week. I am ok with that as I am focusing on all of the health benefits of eating well and exercising. I did take my measurements at the beginning week and will retake them at the end of this week. That will be 3 weeks.
PLUS for added focus I joined my local YMCA’s Holiday Trimmings Contest. I know I am going to win the free year membership! Come on, join me … This is fun!

The Second Week

tsmith — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:30:04 +0000

This week was easier although I was very busy at work. I was able to place the Weight Management System easily into my routine. When I first heard about the components I thought that it was too much. After I set down and read through the material I understood that it wasn’t difficult at all.
I know I made the right decision, CieAura over the non-surgical program at a local hospital. Why? Because I am eating all of the time! On the other program I would still be on the liquid portion of the program. I lost 2 more pounds this week for a total of 12 pounds. I see that now I am not losing water, and moving into the fat. It slowed down, but I am not hungry, I am not over extending my single mom routine (or lack there of) and I haven’t even started exercising yet.
I decided to view the following videos this week. Check them out then visit my website for more details.

Doctors discussing the system
testimonials from the participants in the clinical trial. My friend that gave me my first sample knows the first guy that talks about the weight management program, Rick (with his wife Ruby that cries). As of today he has lost 75 pounds, and his doctor has cut his blood pressure and his diabetes medicine at half. For the first time in 10 years he went below 300 pounds. At one point he was up to 425 pounds. If you or anyone else is interested in talking with him, we can get him on a three way phone call and you can ask him any questions about it that you want. This system is good for 15 – 30 pounds to loose or over 100.
Dr. David Potts describing the CieAura Weight Management System in detail part A
Dr. David Potts describing the CieAura Weight Management System in detail part B

The First Week Recap

tsmith — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:59:12 +0000

The first day was interesting. I thought ‘how am I going to do this’? My answer, ‘I am’!
I read all of the materials and made my plan. I was committed. I did my grocery shopping, ensured that I had the suggested supplements and embarked upon this journey.
I was surprised. The first day was easy. I was not hungry. The CieAura chips were working. The second day I had a carb withdrawal headache. (FYI: My personal addiction – carbohydrates.) I didn’t have any of the Pure Relief chips. I made it through the day. The tea was delicious and a life savior. It is sweet and takes away my want for sweets. The third day I was hungry. I discovered I wasn’t using the fiber capsules. Once I got the system down my hunger went away. As a matter of fact day 5 and 6 I had a hard time eating all the food I was supposed to. The directions are to remove the chips on the 7th day and allow your body to adjust. I have to say, by the end of the day, I WANTED MY CHIPS BACK ON. The cravings began. I went to bed as early as I could. I couldn’t get food off my mind. I
I made it through the first week. No exercise, just getting the system set and into my routine. Adjusting to what I needed. For example, I do not use the spray provided for your taste buds when craving sweets. I tested it, and decided I didn’t need it.
Thanks to week 1 I adjusted my body by 10 pounds! Yes, I have done this over and over enough to know it was water weight, and it felt great to have the water bloat off of my joints. — Specifically my knees and ankles which swell and hurt.
I am so grateful to my children who supported me so wonderfully this first week. They were patient during meal time and encouraging during my cravings. (before I adjusted my fiber supplements and when I didn’t have my chips on)
And thank you to Chris for texting me words of encouragement all week!

Today is the Day!

tsmith — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:28:02 +0000

Today is the Day! I am asking friends and family to join me on a very important journey. One that has been a lifetime path for me… Healthy Weight.
I am an emotional eater. I eat when I am happy, sad, scared, worried, bored, tired, you name the emotion and I will eat to stuff it down. In doing so I have put over 100 pounds back on my body. Over the past 4 months I have attempted to energize and re-focus on my health. To no avail.
Then things shifted when my financial situation became stable. I decided to start a non-surgical program at a local hospital. I determined my budget has it was going to be a large expense over the coming year. Even scheduled the initial meeting. Then a chance trip to Ft. Worth with some friends changed my path. I decided to begin a new Weight management System. It all began with a sample.
2 Weeks and 12 pounds!

Focus: Get To – By Chris Sommer

tsmith — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:05:10 +0000

MyOwnFocusPad 9/11 ~brought to you by Chris Sommer and myownfocus~
Focus: Get to (versus “have to”)

This section is focused on 1 tip you can implement in daily conversation in order to reset your mindset & speak with power.
What is it that you HAVE TO do today?
What is it that you HAVE TO do this week?
What is it that you have HAVE TO do for your parents, spouse, child, boss, client or anyone or anything else???

Now the real question…. Why is it that you HAVE TO DO anything????

“Having to” do something doesn’t sound fun. It’s sounds obligatory, and void of any inspiration or choice. All I have to do is tell you “I have to do this, and I have to do that,” and you get the immediate impression that I probably prefer doing something else….without even having to define what “this” or “that” even is! Think about when someone gives you a list of what they HAVE TO do. Do you get the impression they are excited about it? or do you get the impression they would prefer to procrastinate long enough for it to simply dissolve and disappear?

While responsibility is always important, there are ways of perking things up and having fun too! In other words, there is an alternative to HAVING TO do anything, and that is:

GETTING TO!
(Getting to do something)

Here’s some examples of how the tweak of one word can alter the essence of your communication:

What is it that you GET TO do today?
What is that you GET TO do this week?
What is that you GET TO do for your parents, spouse, child, boss or client?

Clearly, this relays a completely different set of questions than the original “Have To” questions above. However, can you imagine how great it would be to shift your thinking from all you “have to do” to the context (excitement) of all you “get to do?” It would be valuable beyond measure. Here’s why…

Here’s why it’s worth adjusting your language to reflect what you GET TO do:

1- It sets the tone. Words guide your thought, and thoughts form your emotions. Another way to say it is, words lead your thoughts and thoughts lead your emotions. So when you position yourself in a place where you “get to” do all the wonderful things that life can bring, you are naturally led to gratitude and positive expectation in every waking moment. What a way to make life fun and inspiring….

2- You get to think about what you want, not what you don’t! We form pictures in our mind; and our mind, body and spirit (thoughts, feelings & actions) respond to those pictures. There is a saying, “what we think about, comes about.” When we focus on what we have to do, we are sometimes focused on what we don’t want. When we focus on what we GET TO do, it is easy to focus on the vision of what we want, and it’s also easier to enjoy the journey of progress.

3- Your excitement and positive energy follows you everywhere you go! You create an internal environment that emits externally. People respond better to you and delight in your presence.1- because your inner peace and positiveness just feels good (it provides an inspiring atmosphere for those around you), 2- you naturally respond to others with excitement (acknowledging their value and uplifting spirit), and 3- people want more of you, and naturally want to introduce you to other people,resources and opportunities, because they have confidence you are making this world a better place!

See? See what you GET TO DO, when you get to celebrate what you get to do, versus what you have to do?

Minimize the HAVE TO’s in your day, and become aware of all you GET TO do!!!

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Mirror Mirror On The Wall
~Affirmations for Conversations with Self~

Speaking to Self….
We feel how full, vital and alive life is when we get to create/choose our perspective!

What you could say…
What you prefer to say….

I have to pay my bills.
I have to figure out how to pay my bills.
I have to start a budget. I get to take care of my financial commitments and be free!
I get to practice creativity in how I find ways to pay my bills!
I get to play with a financial system that helps my bank account!
I have to do this for my neighbor.
I have to move on from this heartbreak.
I have to confront this person. I get to show respect for my neighbor & reveal who I am.
I get to release the past & embrace new possibilities!
I get to clear any misunderstandings and bring peace.
I have to clean my car/house/office.
I have to finish this report.
I have to wake up early. I get to live and move about in clear, clean & organized space!
I get to take care of my responsibilities and feel accomplished!
I get to start my day early, accomplish more & FEEL GOOD!!!
I have to work out.
I have to make better eating choices.
I have to stop smoking.
I have to brush my teeth (this one is for the kids)! I get to mold and shape my new body today!
I get to act like a health nut for 21 days (& then become one)!
I get to make choices and show my body how precious it is to me.
I get to stay up 2 more minutes before bedtime!

I am so happy, fulfilled & grateful… that it only takes 21 days to make a habit! I basically get to create a new habit every month! What do you get to create this upcoming October???
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Yoga – It Does a Body Good

tsmith — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:20:43 +0000

Stttrreeetch, oh yea.. doesn’t that feel good. Go ahead, point your toe, you can do it just sitting there at your computer… point and flex, point and flex. I spend so much time on everything else… ok switch feet, point your toe, and flex, point and flex… that I forget to find time for me. I recently made a new friend who happens to be a yoga instructor. Yes, I created, this. OK switch again, point and flex… If you haven’t been to a yoga class lately, or ever, now is a good time to dive in. At home with a video or at your local gym with a group. Yoga does more for your body, mind and soul in one session than… I don’t know, I am not an exercise expert. Switch feet, point and flex, point and flex… What I do know is that I have not been to a yoga class in over a year.. ok, more than a year. I went to a class today. My body says… Hello out there, THANK YOU. (and I thank my friend!)
So, go find a local yoga studio, try several, find the right fit for you. Then dive in. and remember this:
. “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today.” – Chinese Proverb

Live a Life that Matters

tsmith — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:46:19 +0000

Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or moments. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and power over people and things, will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, angers and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, will your hopes, ambitions, plans, all your ‘to-do’ lists will sit undone. The prideful wins and hard losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won’t matter where you came from, or where you traveled in the end. It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender, skin color and beliefs will become irrelevant.

So, what will matter?
How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter i not what you bought, but what you built; not what you go, but what you gave.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged someone else to do better, or emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom, and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s not a matter of circumstances, but of choice!

Choose to live a life that matters.