But Since my gym is closed, I rented one of their spin bikes for a month. The other day I woke up and got on the bike and began to pedal. The resistance was turned up too high making it difficult to move the pedals at all. After I finally started to build momentum, the very same … [Read more...]
8 Steps to Letting Go of Harsh Self-Judgments
Letting Go of Harsh Self-Judgments: The Eight Steps to Change. (An excerpt from The Snowball Effect: How to Build Positive Momentum in Your Life by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, LCSW, MSW, MEd) Step One: Acknowledge what you want to change. Step Two: Become deeply aware. … [Read more...]
The Power of Your Thoughts
"A man is what he thinks about all day long." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Your thoughts have the power to build positive or negative momentum in your life. They will snowball in the direction you choose. They will lead you toward success or destruction. The problem many of us have … [Read more...]
6 Things to Start Doing for Yourself Today
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Find something good in it. Appreciate today. Image source: wikimedia.org 6 Things to Start Doing for Yourself Today 1. Start treating yourself with kindness. Louise Hay, best-selling author, said, "You have been criticizing … [Read more...]
The 3 W’s of Goal Achievement
Many of us are familiar with the S.M.A.R.T of goal setting. Goal setting involves establishing specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-targeted goals. But are you familiar with the three W's of goal achievement? And are you familiar with their connection to hope? I … [Read more...]