Coaching Tip #791

There are human beings who find happiness in the direst of circumstances, and others who are devoid of happiness in what appears to be the best of realities. Happiness, therefore, is a state of mind. It's not due to your circumstances; happiness comes about from how you view your reality. Choose to find every reason to be happy. Develop a lens of perception that allows for happiness and you will experience it with a consistency you have never known. You have the power to be happy. Just don't forget to use it.

Coaching Tip #790

If we blindly accept information without ever searching for the truth and, that information turns out to be a lie or a misconstruing of the truth, then we are supporting the lie. Doing so undermines your integrity, and does not contribute to a better world. You are an intelligent person and you have the ability to discover the truth. Never accept information - thoughts and ideologies - without doing your own search for the truth. Take a stand against misinformation; be an empowered person who supports only truth and add your solid influence to the betterment of the world we all seek.

Coaching Tip #789

Sometimes you struggle in life, and things can feel so very hopeless. However, your challenges are times of awakening to who you really want to be, and the life you truly want to live. You can either ride your struggles down into the dark abyss of hopelessness, or up, into the bright light of your greatest life. Your challenges offer you a renewed perspective that will prove extremely useful in making positive changes if, you are open to new information. Use the struggles you face as opportunities to empower yourself, and improve your life experience.

Coaching Tip #788

Have you ever noticed that no matter how hard you try to be what others want you to be, that you can never make everyone happy, including you? When you put yourself at the mercy of the expectations, negative judgments, criticisms and opinions of others, you are relinquishing ownership of your life. Instead, be who you are, become who you want to be and let the chips fall where they may. Some will not like that you have taken ownership of your life because, they no longer have power over you. While others will support your self-empowerment, newfound personal freedom and the happiness it brings. Unleash the joy that awaits you, by being true to yourself.

Coaching Tip #787

Opportunities do appear in life on a daily basis, yet most go unnoticed. However, cultivating an empowered mindset will allow you to both recognize, and do something with your opportunities. Being grateful for your life and all it contains, having hope that you will overcome your challenges and experience a greater reality and, taking the constructive actions to make it so will position you to see, and embrace your opportunities in life. It is wise to cultivate a lens of perception that allows you to recognize the abundance in which you are immersed, and to live the greatest life possible.

Coaching Tip #787

We all have a sense of when we are selling ourselves short, being lazy, procrastinating, and just plain neglecting our self and the life we are living. Listen to these messages from within. They are urging you onward, giving you the reminders you need to take constructive action. When you choose to heed your own knowing - making decisions and taking actions to become more than you were before - your life will improve. As you nurture your self-worth, self-respect and self-love, it will be fun being you!

Coaching Tip #786

Seek excellence in life by doing your very best, given the circumstances at hand. And, by all means, don’t beat yourself up for not being perfect. After all, perfection is rarely, if ever, attained. Instead, be your best, live in acceptance of who you are at this time and allow for the happiness that comes from giving it your all. You are far greater than you imagine yourself to be. Come to experience this truth through your pursuit of excellence.

Article: Are You Doing What You Love In Your Business?

You have probably heard the saying, “Do what you love and the money will follow.” In truth, there are wealthy and successful entrepreneurs that don’t love what they do, and those who are doing what they love and not experiencing financial abundance. The converse is also true. However, the more you love what you do the greater the odds are that you will be financially successful and, perhaps most importantly, you will be happy at the same time.

It has been proven that when you love what you do, you have more energy, passion and enthusiasm. In this case, work is not a burden. Rather, it is a joyful activity that you engage in willingly. The quality of your work and your productivity are high, and you experience a great deal of internal satisfaction. You are happier on a more consistent basis, and your positive attitude is infectious to both your team members and customers. This happiness with your work also positively affects your personal life and those you share it with.

A powerful indicator of how much you love what you do is the level of resistance you have to engaging your work, and the amount of relief you feel when your work is done. The more you love what you do, the more you want to do it and the less you dread it. When you love your work, you do not find relief in it being done for the day. On the contrary, you can’t wait to engage it again.

If this is not your reality, no matter how much money you are making, you are not thriving, but merely surviving. Since you have the power of choice, why would you engage in work that makes you unhappy just to make money? Each day of your life has value, and you cannot get them back once they have passed. It is wise to be discerning about the work you are choosing to do, as this will allow you to generate the greatest return on your investment, both personally and professionally.

If you are one of the select few who actually love what they do for a living, stay the course and enjoy your journey. If, however, you are among the majority of business owners who do not love their work, you have options that will improve your situation.

To start, you may or may not have complete awareness of what you do not love about your work. Getting an objective perspective from a qualified professional coach or consultant will allow you to fully understand your particular situation, and then create a strong action plan for improving it. With greater clarity the choices become simple, but implementing the necessary changes may prove difficult without guided assistance.

Should you discover that you dislike all aspects of your work, the best course of action may be to move from your current business into one that you do like. If you truly believe that this is not an option for you, working to identifying what you dislike the most will help you in either stopping this aspect of your business or delegating the identified work to someone else. Another option might be to outsource it to a third party who actually enjoys it. By simply eliminating those things that you don’t enjoy, you will position yourself to love what you do more.

On the other hand, if you find that there are only selected aspects of your work that you don’t love, your situation is simpler. Again, the first step is to delegate or outsource those aspects that you find displeasing. This will not only free you of work that you dislike, it will also free you up to bring greater attention and focus to the work that you do love. Doing so will dramatically increase the amount of satisfaction you receive from your business, improve your overall productivity and that of the company, and generate higher revenues.

Position yourself to thrive. Not just financially, but in as many areas of your life as you can. Merely surviving, without passion for and happiness with what you do, is selling yourself short. What you choose to do with each day of your life is important. After all, you are exchanging a day in your life for it.

Coaching Tip #785

Today is not just another day; it's a completely new day in your life - one that is filled with opportunity and possibility. No doubt, you have responsibilities to fulfill, but there is also room for those things that excite, enliven and fill you with happiness. Venture into your day with an open heart and mind. Let passion and purpose infuse everything that you do. Be grateful, embrace your opportunities to truly live and make this day all it can be.

Coaching Tip #784

We have the tendency to be our own worst critic. There is no doubt that honest self-appraisal is a very useful skill when it comes to personal development. However, picking yourself apart, and focusing only on the negatives you find within, will not help you to become the greatest version of yourself. Look for and come to see the best in you. There is empowerment in improving yourself, and enhancing the wonderful aspects of you that are already present is an excellent place to start.

Coaching Tip #783

When you are inspired, passionate and committed to something, nothing can stop you. Bring your awareness to those things in your life that enliven you to the core, engage them often and let your very best shine through all that you do. You are amazing! Share your brilliance with the world today.

Coaching Tip #782

Being grateful for one primary reason; because you are alive, and consistently living life from this perspective, allows for more happiness. With this in place, all other reasons to be happy are the cherries atop the ice cream sundae of life. Begin each day from a place of gratitude, and find as many reasons as you can to become increasingly grateful all day long. This one simple change to your mindset will greatly improve your entire life.

Coaching Tip #781

People will do things that you don't understand. This often leads to assumptions, disappointment, frustration and even anger, as your expectations go unmet. However, if you can see that you also do things that people don't understand, it helps you to be compassionate - to understand that we all do this. From this perspective, you can choose to communicate openly about the situation. Thereby, creating more understanding that will allow you to move forward in your life with stronger relationships, greater peace and contentment, and more happiness.

Coaching Tip #780

A troubled mind disturbs your inner peace, contentment and happiness. To overcome the anxiety and stress of worrisome thoughts, ask yourself what you can do about the situation that is troubling you, and then take action to create a solution. If however, you discover that there is nothing you can do - if the situation is out of your control - acceptance of this fact will allow you to let it go and calm your mind.

Coaching Tip #779

Let yourself dream, and when you come across a vision of your future that truly inspires you, go for it! Write down your bigger goal, and put action steps or smaller goals in place that will lead you in the direction of your dream. Read your goals daily and work towards them on a consistent basis. It will take commitment and real effort on your part, but sooner than you thought possible, you will be living your dream.