Try Talking Yourself Into It

Written by Lovelyn on October 6, 2009 – 1:15 pm -

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I was reading a blog post the other night about the habits of healthy people and one of the habits really stood out to me. It could be applied to most everything not just health. The quote was “healthy people talk themselves into doing, being, living a certain way. Unhealthy people talk themselves out of it.” Read more »

   

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Accepting the Cycles of Life — How to Change Your Circumstances

Written by Lovelyn on July 28, 2009 – 11:18 am -

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My stepson is staying with his mother for the summer holiday. He went there about a week ago and will be there for six weeks. Yesterday, he called because he and his mother had an argument. “I hate arguments,” he kept saying on the phone. “Now my whole summer vacation is ruined. I can’t believe my whole vacation is ruined.” He kept insisting that his vacation was ruined because of one simple argument. Read more »

   

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Persistence: An Important Ingredient for Success

Written by Lovelyn on June 9, 2009 – 10:39 am -

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When I was 16 years old I graduated from high school and started attending college. At the time, people always said, “Wow, you must be really smart!” I always responded by saying, “No, I’m just persistent.” Read more »

   

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The Best Ways to Learn from Your Mistakes

Written by Lovelyn on June 2, 2009 – 10:32 am -

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Two days ago I realized I was making a mistake. This was a big mistake that has probably cost me a lot in my business and held me back a bit. The worst part about this mistake is that I realized that I’d been making it for about a year. That’s right, I’ve been making the same mistake over and over again for a year. Unbelievable isn’t it! Read more »

   

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How to Reach Your Full Potential

Written by Lovelyn on May 26, 2009 – 11:51 am -

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It is said that many of use live far below our potential. The other day I was talking to a friend who described his situation like this. He said that he knew what he was capable of and what he could become. He could see it, but it seemed just beyond his reach. He didn’t know how to get there. He hadn’t found the skills yet he needed to get there. Read more »

   

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Is Your Sense of Entitlement Holding You Back?

Written by Lovelyn on May 12, 2009 – 2:18 pm -

Are you angry because you think you deserve something you haven’t gotten yet. This may sound shocking to you but maybe you don’t have it yet because you don’t deserve it yet. Sometimes we walk through this life with a sense of entitlement. Why does so and so have that, but I don’t? we wonder. Why can’t things just work out for me like they have for blah blah blah? Have you ever wondered that? Is there someone in your life that you think has more than they deserve? Who are you to make that judgment? Read more »

   

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Knowing When It’s Time To Change

Written by Lovelyn on May 8, 2009 – 12:57 pm -

I’ve made a lot of changes in my life. I’ve changed jobs, homes, diets, health habits, and even my philosophies about life. I’m not wishy washy. I just acknowledge when I’ve grown as much as I can doing things a certain way and I am willing to put that thing away and start something new. Read more »

   

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Taking Action

Written by Lovelyn on April 8, 2009 – 4:19 pm -

Since I’ve been thinking a lot about visualization and also about being yourself or not being yourself around others, I’ve decided to share a little story with you. Read more »

   

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Enjoying the Process

Written by Lovelyn on March 20, 2009 – 2:35 pm -

I tend to talk a lot about goals on this blog and how to achieve them. I do so because so often I see people give up on their goals because they feel so frustrated. I experience this frustration to from time to time too. I’ve written about he important of doing something to accomplish your goal everyday before, but I wanted to enjoying the process of getting to your goal today. Read more »

   

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Start Your Day With Intention

Written by Lovelyn on March 18, 2009 – 1:03 pm -

I practice yoga. I try to practice everyday, but sometimes that everyday becomes once a week. Whenever, I do an online yoga class or on the rare occasions when I go to a real live yoga class a moment is given at the beginning of the class to set your intention for your yoga practice that day. Read more »

   

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