Many of us have heard the saying, “You were put on this earth for a purpose.” If this is true, how do we know what our purpose is? Where does this purpose come from? How do we use our purpose to help ourselves and, in turn help, others. BIG questions! Finding the answers to these […]
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Paradigm: what’s that? Sounds like a computer game. A paradigm is a widely accepted belief or concept that many believe to be true and/or an individual believes to be true. An example of a paradigm would be the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. A paradigm shift is a dramatic shift
I think it’s safe to say that most, if not all, of us want to be happy. But can we be happy all the time? Experts say that in order to find and have the positive emotion, we must go through the negative emotion. The negative emotion gives us a base from which we can
We are all in the process of transformation throughout our lives. We can fight this process or embrace it. We can try to navigate through these transformations and changes alone or we can seek and accept help. My life coach, Diane Cunningham Ellis, regularly says, “Ask for help!” I know from personal experience, it’s not
We have talked about attitude and how important it is to have the right attitude for any given situation. We talked about Mindset in March. A Growth Mindset allows you to take action toward having the attitude that serves you the best for the different aspects of your transformation journey. I don’t need to tell
You’ve heard people say, “That person has a bad attitude” or “That person has a good or great attitude.” What do we mean by attitude? How does someone determine their own or another person’s attitude? Can attitude change? First, what is attitude? It’s a person’s point of view about something. It’s a way someone thinks
I was part of a video interview recently. When I watched the replay, I realized that I looked so serious most of the time. So, I decided that next week I am going to consciously practice smiling. If you know me, you’ll understand that I got curious about the body’s response to smiling and, yes,
Mindset is the lens with which we view the world. If you wear eyeglasses, you know that you can’t see objects very well without them. Your mindset is the glasses you use to view your world. Your physical eyeglasses need to be adjusted periodically in order to allow you to see things more clearly. Your
Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, “I’m Possible!” Audrey Hepburn That quote epitomizes a growth mindset. Each moment in our lives can be viewed in many different ways and from many different angles. For any given situation we can look at it through fixed mindset lenses or growth mindset lenses. Think about the fixed
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Do you have a mindset for change? To transform ourselves and our lives, we need to embrace the changes that are coming our way, let go of what has controlled our lives up until now. We need to create and practice new habits that let us change and transform. If you have one idea about
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