by admin on January 3, 2012
Source: ohthelovelythings.blogspot.com via Starla on Pinterest I read an article recently that’s titled, “Do Goals Actually Help You Succeed?” by Brett Jarman. I’m going to be honest here. My first thought was, “What!?! Are you kidding me?!” There were some things in the post that I liked and agreed with. For example, he makes the point [...]
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athletics,
goal setting,
goals,
sports,
strong mothers
by admin on October 25, 2011
I planned to do a video post today. I failed. I will do what I learned from sports. I’ll try again. Have you admitted a failure recently?
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encouragement,
resilience,
strong mothers
by admin on October 18, 2011
If you wanted to lose weight, but exercised only once per week, how much quickly would you get to your goal weight? If you are in network marketing, but you only network every so often, how successful will your business be? If you brushed your teeth only once per week, but did it for an hour, [...]
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habits,
motivation,
self-discipline,
strong mothers
by admin on April 19, 2011
Most of the time SELFLESSNESS is a trait that we want and we like in others. However, there’s at least one time when it is imperative that we must be taught to be SELFISH. Huh? Yes, selfish! Have you ever had that friend or relative who you thought could marry someone (how do I say [...]
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love languages,
money,
relationships,
selfish
by Nif on December 8, 2009
(Part 1 of a series) I find myself at juxtaposition these days. Although I have been a coach for many years and have needed my players to work closely with each other to achieve a team goal, I am not one for “groupthink” when it comes to business or the notion of change. “Groupthink” is [...]
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candor,
encouragement,
groupthink,
motivation,
personal growth,
teamwork
by Nif on November 3, 2009
Heard of SMART goals? You will have a better chance of reaching your goals if they are SMART (and WRITTEN DOWN). Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely Specific – Instead of saying “I want to lose 5 pounds,” be specific about what it is you want to accomplish. Ask yourself: What do I want to [...]
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goal setting,
motivation,
SMART goals
by Nif on October 20, 2009
As moms busy people, it is easy to lose ourselves - including our needs, passions, and dreams - to the daily b.u.s.y.n.e.s.s. of life. Do you ever feel this way? Do you want to live a passionate life? Since school started back a couple of months ago, I feel like I have allowed myself to get caught up [...]
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choices,
courage,
dreams,
encouragement,
Inspiration,
love,
motivation,
regrets,
resilience,
values
by Jobi on October 17, 2009
Over the past couple of weeks I have been swamped with all sorts of meetings and have been communicating with friends who have also had meetings ranging from business, to personal, to highly organized, and one that was even completely confidential with our very own President of the US (way to go Isis!). It was [...]
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choices,
influence,
positive attitude
by Nif on October 11, 2009
I have two sisters, and I don’t want to lose either one of them. That’s what happened over 25 years ago to Nancy Brinker, who lost her 36-year-old sister to breast cancer. Her sister’s name was Susan G. Komen. Nancy made a promise to her sister that she would do everything she could to end breast cancer, [...]
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breast cancer,
family,
Inspiration,
love,
Race for the Cure,
sisters,
strong mothers,
survivor,
Susan G. Komen,
values