Silence and Solitude are sometimes needed to know what to change – be selfish
Silence and Solitude are sometimes needed to know what to change
Today I wanted to write to encourage you to make small decisions to help change your mindset and mood.  I remember a time when surviving in the moment and the decision to survive was all that I had, if you are in that place today, don't give up things can change as I am proof of that. While I can give great advice, I often struggle to remember it when I really need it.  Every now and then I get...

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A morning routine is not one size fits all
A morning routine is not one size fits all
If you have read anything about feeling successful, you know that you must have a really good morning routine. It is important what time you get up, get out of bed, get dressed, drink a ton of water, eat, workout and then start the day so to speak. Much of the advice I have heard over the years tells me to get up an hour or 2 before my family and jump out of bed when the alarm goes off,...

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Take Baby Steps to Achieve Big Goals
Baby step goal setting
You want me to take baby steps to achieve big goals?  I can barely make it through the day with children to take care of, a home, a job, bills that I can't pay and then add in constant anxiety attacks, depression and illness, oh yeah, let me set some freakin goals lady! Yes, even with all that you have going on, I want you to set some Freakin Goals! Gosh if my mother heard me using the word freakin...

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You can change your Focus in 5 seconds, what do you have to lose?
Live in the seconds of your life, not the hours – how 5 seconds can change your focus immediately. The 5 second rule as it is called, worked for me before I even knew the science behind it, when I was playing that same abuse over and over in my head, at one point I would allow myself 5 seconds to think about it, then forced myself to think of something positive. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful.
I was working the other day and wanted to learn more about the 5-second rule, while I had used some of this in my life I wanted to know more.  The video below has one of my favorite people, Lewis Howe, just a down to earth person that I am learning so much from in regards to the people he brings on his show. The 5 second rule as it is called, worked for me before I even knew the...

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Learn to Stop Tolerating what you don’t want to start having what you do want
Learn to Stop Tolerating what you don’t want to start having what you do want. Decide today, will you tolerate and waste another day of your life by allowing things you don’t want to continue, or will you remove that toleration from your life today? Please share your toleration list to inspire others. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by D. Sharon Pruitt)
Are Tolerations standing in the way and blocking your Success! My favorite time of the year is the week between Christmas and the New Year, during that time I decide what my major 3-4 goals will be for the following year. I had never really heard about setting goals until a little over 20 years ago, thanks to my younger sister who knew exactly what I needed to move on after my husband had been removed from my home. I was...

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Living in the Moment after Domestic Violence – I finally realized why I struggled living in the moment
Living in the Moment - I finally realized why I struggled to live in the moment and be happy after domestic violence
"Everyone agrees it's important to live in the moment, but the problem is how," says Ellen Langer, a psychologist at Harvard and author of Mindfulness. "When people are not in the moment, they're not there to know that they're not there." Overriding the distraction reflex and awakening to the present takes intentionality and practice. Do you struggle to live in the moment? Are you safe and away from abuse but still struggle to stop and smell the flowers? You are...

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Breathing consciously for 19 seconds will help you feel better
Breathing consciously for 19 seconds will help you feel better
If you want to learn how to breathe right, watch a baby, this is how we all used to breathe Who knew we could breathe wrong? I knew breath was important but had no idea that doing breathing exercises could improve my overall health and mindset.  Since I am always searching for ways to improve my life when I saw a video that assured me that in 19 seconds I could feel better, I thought, why not. Of course, I knew...

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Mentors and Role Models – Top 6 Mentors and Role Models that Inspire me Daily!
Mentors and Role Models - Top 6 Mentors and Role Models that Inspire me Daily!
I am a big believer in the power of having Mentors and Role Models. We encourage our children to have mentors and role models, so why does that change as we get older? My first Mentor was Tony Robbins, my sister had given me his 30-day program at one of the most pivotal times of my life, this changed me forever. You will never know it all and having someone to learn from and look up to will keep you focused...

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Highly Creative – Top 10 traits of a Highly Creative Person
Highly Creative – Top 10 traits of a Highly Creative Person
I just love when I come across something that helps me understand how truly highly creative I am, if this is you I encourage you to read the full article, this is really helpful too if you love a highly creative person. Click here for the full article titled, "10 Things to keep in Mind When Loving a Highly Creative Person" - written by Justin Gammill. I knew I was creative but had never heard it put this way. It...

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Steps to Success Free Printable- Learn to Overcome 7 Roadblocks that Prevent Your Success
Steps to Success to avoid the 7 Roadblocks that Prevent Your Success Free Printable and Worksheet along with my Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists
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How to Stay Focused on the Dream – simple things you can to do to rebuild your Self-Esteem after abuse, you are worth it!
Stay Focused on the Dream – steps to rebuild your Self-Esteem after abuse, you are worth it! Think about how you’d treat a best friend who had just been through your same situation. You likely wouldn’t tell them to “get over it already.” Let yourself take as much time as you need to sort through your emotions, feel what you need to feel and slowly come back to a positive outlook on the future.Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by Aziz Acharki)
Today I was reviewing advice online to help rebuild self-esteem after abuse and the article linked below was to the point, don't try to fix everything, be patient with yourself. Be patient with yourself. Think about how you’d treat a best friend who had just been through the same situation. You likely wouldn’t tell them to “get over it already.” Let yourself take as much time as you need to sort through your emotions, feel what you need to feel...

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Free 7 Roadblocks to Success and Goal Setting Printable to help you Succeed Today!
Steps to success Free Printable
Learn to Overcome 7 Roadblocks that Prevent Your Success and Worksheet to Overcome the Roadblocks and Set Goals! Did you know that 97% of people have no written goals, of the 3% that have written goals, less than 1% achieve them? Why, because of the 3% that do write their goals, less than 1% ever look at them again or often enough to be inspired to make them happen. If you read and implement the steps of this document which...

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3 Fun, Easy and Creative Steps on How to Teach Children to set Goals to be Successful and Unstoppable!
3 Fun, Easy and Creative Steps on How to Teach Children to set Goals to be Successful and Unstoppable!
I have shared before that 97% of people have no written goals, of the 3% that have written goals, less than 1% achieve them. Why, because of the 3% that do write their goals, less than 1% ever look at them again or often enough to be inspired to make them happen. Helping children set goals now will be the key to goal setting as an adult. These statistics should encourage you to help your children learn to set goals...

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To be Powerful and Successful you must have a morning routine, start with baby steps
To be powerful and successful you must have a morning routine
Daily Rituals I have been working over the last year to create good daily rituals to help me be successful, one of the most important things that I do is listen or read something that inspires and motivates me, like coffee, I need the fix daily. Today I wanted to share the interview below with Jim Kwik, I found it to be inspiring in regards to how important the morning ritual really is and I encourage you to listen to...

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Feel like you are barely hanging on most days? The benefits of finding Mentors, Role Models and Rituals
Feel like you are barely hanging on most days? The benefits of finding Mentors, Role Models and Rituals
I remember that song, "running just as fast as I can, holding onto one another’s hands, trying to get away into the night, I'm gonna put my arms around you and till we crumble to the ground and then" ... not sure how that ends but that is how I remember it at the moment. I feel like I am always running and hanging on by a thread but not sure where I am headed, do you ever feel that...

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Parenting Resource to help children express feelings and emotions
Wink Wink the card with feelings. Cards help open discussions of feelings and emotions children may be unable to express. The cards are designed for parents or caregivers to discuss the cards with children and show them how to use. Children then select their feelings and emotions from several choices on the card and then deliver the card back to caregiver. There are 4 different cards: Help Me, Just Because, I’m Sorry, Today I Feel.
"I was so impressed with the Wink Wink (self-help printable) cards that I brought them into my psych class and passed them around. By the end of the class, everyone wanted to know how to purchase the cards. My goal is to help children and these cards will be a great tool that I plan to use and promote." (Mrs. Kelly, Hunking School, Bradford MA, my son's 4th-grade teacher) Why create a self-help printable card for children?  While these self-help...

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If you procrastinate you can still learn how to keep focused on your dreams
Be Mindful – How counting down the hours left in the day can keep you from procrastinating. Today I watched a Ted.com by Laura Vanderkam, she talks about realizing there are 168 hours in a week and how many most of us waste them. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. photo by Lesly Juarez
Do you struggle with Procrastination? Today I watched another thought-provoking Ted.com talk where speaker Laura Vanderkam talks about how to gain control of your free time. In her speech about time management she talks about realizing there are 168 hours in a week and how many most of us waste them but then turn around and proudly say, “I am just so busy that I don’t have the time to do the things that I really want to.” I loved...

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15 Tips to Survive an Anxiety attack and how to Stop them before they Start!
15-tips-to-survive-an-anxiety-attack-and-how-to-stop-them-before-they-start
Okay, I hate my life, my job sucks, the kids are fighting, I have no money, I can't breathe, my chest hurts, Oh my God I think I will die, I can't breathe .... Does that sound familiar? It sure does to me. I could work myself up into quite a tizzy on a moment's notice and didn't realize that I had the control to stop the anxiety attack. Granted taking medicine for a short time helped but the trick...

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You do not need to suffer in the silence of your depression and anxiety?
Do not suffer in the silence of your anxiety and depression. Today I was very moved to share a talk by Nikki Webber Allen about not suffering alone in your depression. Much of what she shares I felt too, feeling that being depressed and having what is labeled GAD, generalized anxiety disorder made me inadequate, Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by Jairo Alzate)
I just love Ted.com, I often just go there to find talks that will inspire my day. Today I was very moved to shared a talk by Nikki Webber Allen about not suffering alone in your depression. https://embed.ted.com/talks/nikki_webber_allen_don_t_suffer_from_your_depression_in_silence   Much of what she shares I felt too, feeling that being depressed and having what is labeled GAD, generalized anxiety disorder made me inadequate. How was I supposed to share that and coach women? Over the last few years I have...

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If you are looking for fast results, you have a 5-second window to change your life
You have a 5 second window to change your life, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 … I always love when I open the right book at the right time or turn on the TV and one of my favorites things in on. Well, something like that happened today but I wasn’t even looking. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by Shttefan)
I always love when I open the right book at the right time or turn on the TV and one of my favorites things in on.  Well, something like that happened today but I wasn't even looking.  I love that I can cast Youtube from my phone to my bedroom tv, well today I was doing some work on the computer and I wanted to watch some videos about the stuff I love, blogging, marketing, stuff like that, nothing special,...

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Rituals can help you improve mental stress and anxiety
My Dramatic Mental Weight Loss – Rituals that helped me take control of my mental stress and anxiety. Over the last few years I have discovered that if I put certain things in place as rituals I didn’t stay in my self-induced funk as long as I had in the past. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by D. Sharon Pruitt)
Over the last few years, I have discovered that if I put certain things in place as rituals I didn’t stay in my self-induced funk as long as I had in the past. Man was I dedicated, I could make a funk last for days, and even weeks if I tried or rather didn’t try. Anyway, one of the best rituals I have been doing for the past year or so has been listening to Joyce Meyers within the first...

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Who knew you could relieve stress and anxiety with a little pin – using Pinterest to change your mood and focus
Who knew you could relieve stress and anxiety with a little Pinning
Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to Pinterest I go! Use Pinterest for Stress Relief, who knew! When I first wrote this post around 3 years ago I had just recently learned about the power of Pinterest. It was months after hearing the name before I finally decided to check out what all the excitement was about. Well, here we are, maybe 3 or more years later. At first, I was interested in what the site had to offer me...

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Self-Esteem – Improve Your Self-Esteem by looking in the mirror
Self-Esteem – I Improved My Self-Esteem by looking in the mirror
One of my all-time favorite books is called Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. A dear friend gave me this book a few years after I was out of the domestic violence and I believe it helped me in more ways than I can list.  If you ever read another book of self-discovery, read this one. This one book helped me recover in the aftermath of domestic violence and greatly helped improve my self-esteem with each page and lesson that...

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