Do you make choices based on what’s important for you, or because someone else wants it for you? If your heart isn’t in it, then you won’t be happy or very successful with the decision you make. You can always change your choice, but you’re the only one who has the right to make it.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
8 Ways to Enhance Self-Love
One the greatest struggles you probably face is to accept and love yourself because most of us seem to be programmed to ridicule ourselves. To love yourself, you have to treat yourself better, mentally, emotionally and physically. Take these tips to start making progress in recognizing how important you are to yourself.
Clarity Is the First Step Towards Success
Without the clarity of knowing your destination, you can get off track by any number of distractions. Distractions can be everything from day-to-day living to listening to other people and their opinions. Learn some questions to ask yourself before you set out on your journey, so that you can plan the trip to your goal.
3 Weird Questions to Help You Find Your Life Purpose
To create the life you want, you have to think big and magical. You have to be able to see the bigger picture and not get caught in the details. You also have to be able to take the good with the not-so-good. Use these three questions that will help you explore your life purpose from a completely new angle.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Question: Why does it take so long to make a change?
Answer: Consider how long you’ve been doing what you’re doing, or how long you’ve been thinking that way. Realize you’re probably getting some benefits or perks from continuing the old pattern. Although you want to change, how much time and effort are you putting into thinking about it, and/or doing something about it?
Change doesn’t just happen. Even sudden, seemingly unexpected improvements have had a foundation created for them. It’s like turning a car around in a restricted area. You have to “back and fill” to be able to go in the opposite direction, or else the car will get stuck.
You’ve been on a path going one direction, and now you want to change it. It takes time, energy, and attention to convince your subconscious that the new route safe and attractive. The more of each of these you provide, the faster the change will be.
Copyright 2007, 2016 Linda Ann Stewart
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The More We Practice Gratitude, the Happier We Are
Radio host, Thom Hartmann, drops science about the power of generating gratitude within oneself, as one of the most powerful psychological healing tools that human beings have available to us.You can get a rise in your serotonin levels (the “happy chemical”) in your brain and turn your life around, simply by focusing on what you are grateful for.
Scientists say this simple psychological shift can help you achieve your goals
Harness the power of what researchers call the “fresh-start effect.” Whenever we feel like there’s a chance to leave the old behind and achieve something new, we’re more motivated to make progress on our goals. Learn what this means and how to use it to achieve your goals.
Building Self-Confidence: Preparing Yourself for Success!
From the quietly confident doctor whose advice we rely on, to the charismatic confidence of an inspiring speaker, self-confident people have qualities that everyone admires. The good news is that self-confidence really can be learned and built on. Learn about your level of self-confidence and how to build more.
Sometimes it seems that your life is running out of control. If so, you may be living according to others’ agendas. But you have the power to choose what you want. Learn 3 steps to take back control and steer your life in the direction you want.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Question: When I change my goals as one of my desires manifests, am I sabotaging myself or giving the Universe conflicting messages?
Answer: Most people have the dilemma you do. As you manifest your desires, your desires expand and change. That is the way of the Universe, to learn to accept more of it into your life. When you reach the top of one hill, you then see much more of the horizon.
However, if one day you say, “I’d like to have a Mercedes” and visualize that, and the next day say “I’d like a Land Rover” and visualize that, you’re giving conflicting messages to your subconscious mind. It won’t know what you want, therefore will give you your most dominant idea, which may be a Ford Escort.
This is why so many teachers tell us to write down our desires. That way, we can keep them straight, and stay focused on what we’ve written, rather than meandering all over the place. We give our subconscious a clear vision, and the subconscious will return it fulfilled.
For years, I didn’t believe that I needed to write down my desires, figuring that I had them in my head. Some came to pass, the ones I was the clearest on, and stayed true to. When I did begin to write them down, I found how often I’d change them, then change back. No wonder my desires didn’t manifest very often. I was giving my mind confusing information.
Copyright 2007, 2015 Linda Ann Stewart
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Tiptoeing Out of One’s Comfort Zone (and of Course, Back In)
Moving out of your comfort zone means that you challenge yourself, grow and take on new risks. The best place to be is in an area of “productive discomfort.” Learn how to cope with moving out of your comfort zone, whether it’s something you’ve chosen or been forced to do.
Six minutes each day can change your life
Best Selling Author and Life Coach, Hal Elrod, believes that six minutes in the morning has the power to change your day… and possibly your life. He describes six exercises you can do each morning that can empower, motivate and focus you.
The Key to Success, Longevity and Health – Mindset
In this 23 minute video, Dr. John Schinnerer shares the secret of the power of mindset. Numerous studies are pointing to the importance of the proper mindset in a variety of areas such as diet, exercise, aging, vision, success, intelligence, pain, stress and anxiety.
The pain/pleasure principle indicates that people are motivated to either avoid pain or move towards pleasure. Most people stay in their comfort zones until the discomfort pushes them out of it. Learn how you can make the leap before you’re pushed to do so.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
The book, Psycho-Cybernetics, was groundbreaking and was a revelation to me when I read it. In this 9 minute video, author Dr. Maxwell Maltz is interviewed and describes lessons 6-12 of how to improve your self-image. Beliefs become habits, which are just self-hypnosis. He touches on the different habits that you have, the success and failure mechanism within you, and how to create changes that support your self-image and success.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Before you start a new business, a project or a change in your life, you need to have a vision of where you want to be with it down the road. Without that vision, you won’t know what actions to take or whether you’re on the right track. Learn 3 things to consider in creating your vision.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
If you want help on creating or achieving your vision, reaching your goals, or getting focused, ask Linda-Ann about her complimentary coaching consultation. Email her at LAS@Linda-AnnStewart.com with “Coaching Consultation” in the subject line.