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On loving yourself right now where you are in life
Today’s podcast is about loving yourself today, right now where you are in your life.
You can listen to the podcast or read the transcript below. Enjoy and don’t forget to let me know what you think.
Audio Transcript:
Welcome to this podcast. In this podcast I am going to address the topic of really loving where you are right now; in your life, and in particular in your body.
We tend to have these habits of always thinking about either the past or the future and often times we will paint these Rosy pictures of the past. For example we will say “I remember when I was such and such age or weight or when I was with this person everything was wonderful”, when in fact perhaps it wasn’t. Or we will paint this great picture of the future or things we plan to do. For example, “when I have this great job I will travel or when I meet Mr right I will finally be happy or when I lose 20 pounds I will take up running again” .
Those are the kinds of things that we tend to do. That type of thought process is very destructive and unhealthy because the fact is: you are where you are. You are right here, in this moment, in this life, in this body. It only makes sense to make the absolute best of where you are at this moment. It is best to realize this for a few reasons, one of which is that you don’t even know if tomorrow will come. Really enjoy today.
I know when I was losing weight was I time I internalized this concept and it helped me a lot in my journey because instead of focusing on this destination, where I wanted to go, or having this ideal set weight or body; Instead I focused on where I am at today and that every day I am getting stronger, I am getting fitter, I am getting healthier.
This is something that I always teach to people who are trying to lose weight. Instead of looking at the scale and looking at the numbers. Or looking at your body in the mirror constantly, what you can do instead is to think about things like how you are getting stronger.
The reason why this really works is because when you look at your body in the mirror and you have this ideal of what type of body you want, it may take a while for you to actually see results and that can be discouraging.
If instead you say, I am getting stronger, I am getting fitter, you will notice those results. For example, if you start walking one week and you stay consistent with it, I can almost guarantee that by next week you will feel…what? stronger, fitter, healthier. You may not see any drastic results in the mirror yet, but you will be able to go a little further and thus you feel a little fitter or you may be able to do another push up, so you feel stronger.
Those are good ways to measure where you are but it also helps you to bring positive light on everything today. You will be able to say “today I feel stronger and today I really accept where I am at”. You need to accept where you are and be the best that you can be today.
So if you are 25o pounds, you want to be the fittest 250 pounds you can be. You may not be able to run 20 miles but for 250 pounds, aim to be the best 250 pounds. If that means walking for 15 minutes at a good pace, then by all means walk for 15 minutes at a good pace. Be proud of yourself for that.
Know that is what you are aiming for. To always be the best, happiest and most peaceful right now, here in this moment that you are living.
This really is the healthiest way to be; psychologically and emotionally, once you accept where you are, accept your body for what it is and learn to love your body for how it is in the present.
We are so keen on focusing on the negative.
For myself I suffer through acne break outs off and on, depending on how my stress level is and how I am dealing with my stress and how I am eating. Point is if I do have a pimple, it is amazing, I will look at my face and will automatically zone in on that pimple. Forget about everything else. That is what we focus on and we do the same thing with our bodies.
So you have to reprogram that. change that habit and start developing some positive habits.
Look at the features that you have that you do like. The features that you think are attractive or you do think look good and especially if those features can help you be fitter or stronger. If the feature is not just superficial in other words. For example, if you have strong thighs or muscly calves. As women we will say something negative like “my calves are so big”, but try to look at it from a positive perspective. Those calves will help you to walk faster, run further. Put a positive spin on it.
Look at your body and admire the things that are appealing to you and try to hone in on those things first. That helps to reprogram those thoughts in your mind so that you start to focus on the positive things and less on the negative.
Eventually of course you want to get to the point where you understand that your spirit, the things which you cannot see, your soul, your spirit; those things are actually way more important and have a higher authority over these things that have form and matter such as your body. But that takes a while to get there. And that is all part of our journey. We are all on our journey.
In the meantime, start trying to reprogram those thoughts. Really enjoy the moment that you are in.
Another way you can apply this is: say it is a job and you are upset with your surroundings and you are unhappy being there and want to be somewhere else. In the meantime this is where you are. There is no point spending so much energy which is negative thinking about this ideal job of where you want to be.
For now, you can start putting things into action and start the process of applying elsewhere, looking. But do not spend too much energy focusing on how much you do not enjoy the present environment which you are in. Because if you have decided that you are not going to make this immediate change, then find ways to tolerate this environment. Think about other things when you are there and really be careful about how much energy you spend being negative because it doesn’t accomplish anything and it in fact builds a negative momentum.
I feel it is a snowball. You start thinking about how much you do not want to be there and before you know it you mind starts going on to a million other things: I can’t stand this job, it’s too demanding, it doesn’t pay me enough and on and on and on. It snowballs from there. So when those thoughts enter you mind, acknowledge that you have them, but then acknowledge “you know what, I am doing something to change this situation, I have put in some applications in but in the meantime I am going to stop this thought because it is only going to waste a lot of my energy and contribute to my stress and my overall feeling of not feeling well”.
Instead of those negative thoughts, try to go towards more supportive thoughts; that you have things in motion towards that change you want.
Then what you can also do is think about ways that you can actually be appreciative of the situation. If it is job…. guess what? You are getting income from it. And what does that job do? It feeds you, puts a roof over your head, feeds your children. There are things that this job is doing. There are ways that it is providing. So those are things that you can be positive about.
It is all about how you focus your energy and how you are expending your energy, being careful about not getting involved with negative energy and that tends to happen when we do that time displacing: “oh I was so much skinnier back then”, or “I will be so much happier when…”.
It really is wasted energy and it is not healthy.
That is something I encourage you to do and try to make these positive thoughts and less negative energy expenditure a habit.
Don’t forget to come back and let me know how you did.
Thank you.
“Weight less” is the 4th concept of FLOW as I define it for myself.
Quick reminder:
F (Fear less, living with less fear)
L (Love more)
O (Omerized. My own word. Being fully present and energized)
W (Weight less, weighing less physically, psychologically and emotionally)
Weight less is a kind of a play on words. The concept is two fold for me. It is about physically weighing less. I often talk about how my weight gain was related to the fears that were crippling me; so I will discuss my weight loss journey quite frequently. But, even more significantly the terminology weight less refers to weighing less emotionally. Letting go of people, experiences and things in your life that you have allowed to weigh you down. That is what this podcast is about.
You can listen to the audio here or read the transcript below. Let me know what you think.
Notice that I used the terminology “allowed to weigh you down”. I sometimes hear people say that something is holding you back or weighing you down. That is impossible. Only you have control over what holds you back or not. Realize that you have the power to let go as necessary OR be in control of your emotions associated with that relationship.
Letting go is not easy. It takes courage and faith. Faith in yourself and faith in the divine.
I am sure you have been in unhealthy relationships that deep down you know you are better off without. I know I have. Ask yourself some questions about the relationship itself, NOT the person. Whether a platonic, intimate or familial relationship; here are a few examples of questions to ask yourself:
- Is this a nourishing relationship? (think of relationships as energy. Energy=fuel=nourishment). Think about it like fuel. When I was at my heaviest, I had a host of unhealthy relationships with food. For example, I loved potato chips. But they were a terrible source of fuel for my body and thus were not good energy. In fact, they were not nourishing me. They were doing more harm than good. Are you in relationship where reciprocal nourishment flourishes? Is there more negative energy/vibes/experiences between the two of you than positive. Why is that? What does that relationship say about you?
- Do I feel freedom of expression in this relationship? I have had relationships with people where I do not feel I can fully be myself. I am holding back and cannot express the full, true essence of me.
With familial relationships it is not always so easy to “let go”. These are some of the relationships you may feel that you cannot end. In these cases you can affect the strength of connection between you and the person. The more you roll around naked in mud, the dirtier you will become. Perhaps you can create a healthy physical and emotional space between you and the person.
There are stages we go through in this process of letting go:
Stage 1: Acknowledgement: Acknowledge that a connection needs to be broken. We are all connected. To people, places and experiences. When you decide to let go of something or someone you decide to consciously break a connection. I do not believe that connection is ever fully severed but the immediate close connection is broken.
This stage involves a lot of reflection. Some decisions to let go can be made quickly. Others may require reflection in the form of prayer, meditation and or solitude, depending on your beliefs. Either way spend some quality time of solitude reflecting on the decision to be made. Sometimes we are tempted to make decisions out of intense immediate emotion, but upon reflection and introspection, we realize this is not best for our journey. This decision can be hard. However if you are letting go for the sake of your own spiritual or emotional growth, then embrace it. Have trust in yourself that you have the ability to make smart decisions and to learn from your decisions no matter what the outcome.
Stop the seemingly endless amount of worry and have faith that “it will be ok”. It will work itself out. In order to move on from this stage of of letting go, you must develop unwavering faith that things will work out, one way or another.
Stage 2 is the action of stage: This is where you actually let go.
This can be the most challenging stage because you have to actually let go. Taking action can be challenging but you just have to do it. Remind yourself that you trust yourself to make decisions and that you have the power to make decisions in your life. And go for it! You are shaping your pathway towards inner peace and if letting go of something or someone is a part of your journey, then take that step. Boldly, firmly with you head held high.
Stage 3 is the stage of freedom: Weight -less- ness. Feeling relieved and free from that encumbrance. But before we can feel joy from this we must have understood the lesson behind that association. Understand that every person, place and experience (good and bad) is in our lives to teach us something about our-self and our journey. I believe it is when we do not learn this lesson, that we receive the lesson over and over again; sometimes in a much harsher form.
Sometimes the lesson is about our own unhealthy state of emotion. If we consciously enter into a relationship that we know is “not good” for us, that tells us a lot about where we are at emotionally and spiritually. It is ok if you have done that. Forgive yourself. The most wonderful thing is that you have learned from that relationship.
I know it is not always easy to be glad for a situation and the lesson it held, especially with situations and people that are negative. However this is fundamental for growth. Remember that our journeys are baby steps, teenage steps, adult steps all jumbled up. Our goal is to grow and growth without learning is nonexistent.
It is my hope that you find the strength, the courage, the power and the ability that you have within yourself to make the decisions to let go of the things, people or experiences in your life that you need to let go of.
Thank you for your time,
Tags: decision making, freedom, letting go, moving on
You can read this post below or listen to the audio.
It is a commonly accepted notion that people have resistance to change. Have you ever been a part of a big change in a work place? Such as a change from paper based documentation to computer based. It is quite amazing to see the amount of resistance and even anger towards the change and of course management.
What I have come to realize is that many of us are afraid and that fear demonstrates itself as resistance. A change in some part of your life means a new way of doing something, living and being. Most of the time, that new way is unknown.
We fear the unknown.
But why? Living only in a comfort zone of things, people and places that you are used to is a surefire way to stunt your growth.
When you have to learn something new or are in a new situation, it can feel uncomfortable at first.
Your mind screams: ”Hey I don’t know this. I have never done this or been here; I am not at ease”.
This is the time to tell your mind to shut up! Yes, I said it. Shut it up.
I am not talking about your intuition, I am talking about unfounded fear.
Understand that fear is natural and can be protective. This is healthy fear. Such as when you walk down a dark alley alone and start to feel scared. This increases your alertness and let’s you know, hey maybe I shouldnt go this way.
That is not the type of fear I am talking about. That is founded, physical fear.
I am talking about fear attached to change, emotional fear that can all but criple us. This is most often: “unfounded fear”. You do not have a reason to feel afraid. In fact, every situation that is unfamiliar to you, can be an amazing opportunity to learn and grow.
Here a few tips to dealing with change positively:
- When you are faced with a change or something new, recognize it almost instantly, say to yourself: hey this is new. I get to learn from this.
- Internalize the concept that all growth results from change. Think of this in basic physical terms: a baby’s growth and development is the result of change. A 1 week old undergoes rapid changes over a period of time as it grows. Really simple huh? It is the same for us adults. But we are developing mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is always a goal to let your path be one of growth.
- When you are faced with a big change and you feel the fear creeping up, stop and remind youself of times and instances in you life where change led to something good. We all have had these experiences. Open your “inner eyes” and look for them, remember them and then cherish the end result. Allow yourself to create very positive associations and feelings with that previous change, because you remember the positive outcome that resulted. (If you listen to the audio of this post you will be able to hear my prompts that will hopefully help you to remember).
Plus, I don’t know about you, but staying in the same place may “seem” comfortable but it is mighty boring. 
As promised, here is part 2 of the failure turned into success series. These are very inspiring stories of well known people of late and present. These little snippets of information show us that no matter how grim something may seem, there is always opportunity for things to turn around. I hope you enjoy them. Please let me know what you think.
– Beethoven: Told by a music teacher “as a composer he is hopeless”.
– Michael Jordan: Was cut from the high school basketball team, went home, locked himself in his room and cried
-Julia Roberts: – Auditioned for the Soap Opera All My Children but was turned down.
Can you think of any that you have heard about? Please share them. And they do not necessarily have to be famous people. They could even be people you know personally. Myself and the other readers of this blog would love to hear. Let’s share the inspiration. There is an abundance of it; more than enough to go around.
Tags: inspiration, Mindset Inspiration, success
Have you ever been invited to a Virtual After Party?
Well you have been now: You are officially invited! Register Below
On Wednesday July 21st 2010 @ 3pm EST (NY Time), I will be hosting a virtual after party. This is an interactive, fun and informative Teleseminar.
I call it a Virtual After Party because that just sounds like so much more fun. Also these events are a great opportunity to mix and mingle. I encourage interaction, asking questions and chatting/networking with other participants.
It’s all about community!
During this 1 hour event we will be discussing ways to go from overwhelmed to organized by creating systems in your business.
The value of creating systems is that it alleviates stress, time and energy. If, like me, you are a solo-preneur, there is only ONE of you. It is near impossible to do EVERYTHING (ex article marketing, comment marketing, twitter, youtube, facebook, search engine optimization-SEO, create information products, physical products, answer emails…..you get the point).
It is essential that you create functioning systems that are either automated or manual. For example, you embark on a new project such as creating a Free report or creating another ebook. If you have a clear, thorough system in place with the exact steps you take from idea all the way through to finished, marketed product, this allows you to follow the system and not approach projects haphazardly.
If you are not creating and following systems, you are not functioning efficiently. Ask yourself: how many unfinished projects do you have ongoing right now?
If you are like me and LOVE what you do, but also LOVE your family, friends, life; you do not want to spend ALL day, everyday working. This is the equivalent to having a job. That is not my aim with my business. As the saying goes, I want “my business to work for me, not me work for my business”.
We will be discussing this concept on the and providing practical tips and examples to help you implement systems into your purpose driven business.
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Tags: collective inspiration, success, systems, virtual after party
Here is my latest Audio about doing what you love. This audio recording will help you to understand how you can translate your passion into profit. I also explain in very clear terms why it is ABSOLUTELY essential to create your business around doing what you love. In addition if you your are unclear of what your passion is, I hope it helps you in finding your passion.
Remember, you can download the podcast feeds to your mp3 player/ipod. I find they are great to listen to while driving, commuting, exercising, etc. See the orange “feed” button to the right to subscribe to these podcast feeds.
I hope you enjoy it!
Don’t forget to let me know what you think.
You can read this below or listen to the audio. Your choice:
This is the story of Andy.
Andy was frustrated with Corporate America and worried by the instability of his job, so he decided to start a business online. He had a vague idea about what he wanted his business to be centered around, but didnt know where to get started.
So, like most people, he consulted the myriad of internet marketing Gurus out there. Everything from what niche is profitable to website building, to driving traffic to the website and building a subscriber list, etc.
He followed some of the experts, started building his site and his business.
However months went by and although he was seeing an increase in traffic and subscribers, he realized he was not feeling fulfilled.
He had finally started his own business but was blindly following other experts’ direction on what to do, what to say, how to say it, how to market it.
And the end result was that he was not enjoying it. He was listening to everybody else, but silencing his own inner voice.
The funny thing is, the more he felt unfulfilled, the more advice he searched for online. And the more advice he found.
Then one day it hit him. The more time he spent searching online for the solution to how he was feeling, the less time he spent actually creating.
He started asking himself questions about what he wanted to create and how to create it. You see, Andy realized that being an Entrepreneur meant being creatively independent.
He can follow the advice of others, but ultimately, his business is driven by ANDY. Nobody else.
That is when Andy began creating. Creating a purpose driven business, fueled by his passion and buffered by his own prudent strategies mixed in with strategies offered by experts in areas Andy was a newbie in.
Andy got his Entrepreneurial groove back!
HOW TO AVOID GETTING OUT OF YOUR GROOVE:
1. Be very honest with yourself. Consistently ask yourself if you are passionate about what you are doing. Not passionate about earning lots of money. Passionate about what you are doing. When you find something fueled by your passion, the money is a welcomed BONUS. Yes I said it, a bonus.
2. Be a creator. Understand that building a successful, purposeful business is about CREATING something of value and getting that “something” out there to as many people as possible. If you are copying everything someone else does, are YOU creating? or are you copying?
3. Remember that there are many formulas to a math problem. Yes, a certain formula may work. That does not mean that there are no other formulas that would get you the same answer. Many paths lead to a destination.
4. Explore your creativity. Just because nobody else is doing it, does not mean it will not work. 5 years ago if you mentioned facebook being a powerful advertising platform, people would probably have laughed at you. Would they laugh now?
5. Allow your business decisions to be shaped by your purpose, your passion AND your intellect. Being fueled by passion, is not exclusive to making prudent decisions for your business. They must work hand in hand.
6. Find a group of Experts/Gurus in areas that you are not an expert in, heed their advice but remember to NEVER silence your inner voice. I believe we have powerfully effective inner voices that can guide us as far as we allow them to.
7. Enjoy what you are doing. Enough said about that. Enjoying my life is not possible if I am not enjoying what I do. Simple as that.
Hope you enjoyed the story of Andy. Of course it is fictional but I am sure many can relate. Let me know what you think.
Tags: business success, finding your passion, inner voice, purpose, success
I highly recommend that you find places that inspire you. One such place for me is the Park. I have always had a strong affinity towards parks. Something about nature and fresh air just invigorates me. I usually go to either the park or the beach every morning (providing it is not raining) to read, plan my day, meditate, pray & work out.
Here are some pictures of a local park that I LOVE. So one morning this week when I was there, I decided to take some pictures and share them with you.
It has so many great trails. I run here, walk here, rollerblade. Love it. Enjoy! Let me know what you think.
Tags: My Life, park, photography, pics
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