1. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Your mind will function better, your emotions will still, and your body will get conscious rest.
2. Take a 10 to 30 minute walk daily. Breathe, and move your whole body, not just your legs. Be sure to smile while walking—it uplifts you and adds a bit of positive to everyone who sees you.
3. Dream more while you are awake, and then take action to make your dreams come true. Assist others in moving toward their dreams as well.
4. Start every morning, as soon as you rise, by asking yourself positive questions to focus your mind and set a positive tone for the day. Questions like: “What is one thing I can do today that I like doing?” “How can I have more fun today?” “ Who is someone I can talk with today that I really enjoy talking to?” “ What is one thing I’d like to learn more about today?”
5. Live more fully with the 3 E’s—Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Eat less chemical filled, processed food. Your body deserves only the best.
7. Meditate, stretch, breath….
8. Read or listen to something that makes you feel good, and warms you up inside.
9. Say something kind, supportive or complimentary to at least 3 people every day.
10. Clear clutter from your desk, purse, house, car, mind….
11. Don’t waste your energy on negative thinking—instead focus on what you can do.
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum and the wisdom you gain can benefit you through the rest of your life.

If you gave a few minutes each day to these your life would be much more of a flow state. You have the right to a life that is vital and moving toward the outcomes you want. Give yourself a break. Apply one or more of these daily to give your life a boost.

“The hatred we bear our enemies, injures their happiness less than it does our own.”
— John Petit-Senn (1792 – 1870)

Ever have people push your buttons? Do you get frustrated with the way things are going? Are there ever demands made of you that are unreasonable? Welcome to the real world.

When what someone else does triggers you into anger, fear, hatred, worry, sadness, you’ve just given them control over your mind. Now that’s not a pleasant thought!

Think about it—do you really want someone to be controlling you? Then take back your power and manage your mind.

Truly, when we have negativity based emotions, it “…injures their happiness less than it does our own,”

But—what if you are justified in being upset…. So what. Only if that negative emotional state prods you into a positive action (and punching them in the nose doesn’t count as a positive action) should you allow that negativity to remain. Other than that get rid of it as fast as you can.

Modern medicine has substantial proof that negative emotions release hormones and chemicals that wear on the body. In life threatening situations they can save your life. But to fill yourself with them just because you’ve had an interaction with a knucklehead is silly at best.

The University of London research said that you will experience about 20 frustrations per day, 365 days per year. Having frustrations occur is normal. How you manage them is up to your thinking processes.

Take exquisite care of yourself—you deserve it. Stay aware and proactively manage your self-talk and emotions so you thrive. No matter whom you cross paths with, or what frustrations occur, make today a great day!

1. Don’t Whine. Whining has never helped anyone—it’s a waste of breath. Wouldn’t it be great to have things always go the way you wanted? That is not reality for anyone. When things don’t work out the way you’d hoped—accept it, think what you’ll do next, move on now.

2. Set A Goal. Getting where you want to go is the result of having goals. If you don’t’ set them, you will wander—and you might not like where you wind up. Avoid just being adrift—choose your direction and take action.

3. Share Happiness. Nearly everyone (except a few wacky individuals) enjoys being around someone who is happy and feeling good. Be that person. Do it now—you don’t have to wait until you win the “super mega lotto jackpot of the galaxy”. Happiness results from thinking happy thoughts—do it!

4. Learn Something. People who are never ending learners find life to be more of a stimulating experience. It gives you a reason to be alive. It gives you a healthier brain as well. Learning stimulates whole brain functioning which allows your mind to stay healthier and vital longer.

5. Live With An Attitude Of Gratitude. Every day you have dozens upon dozens of things to be thankful for. Feel gratitude for all you are, have, do, and get to experience. That positive feeling triggers the release of neuro-chemicals that are health producing. And, it enhances your positive attitude, just from knowing there is this good in your life.

Doing these five as part of your daily life, will give you a boost. Make your life great moment to moment, day to day by freeing the positive giant sleeping with in you.

Think about today. How have the things you’ve done gone? Probably a mixture of very well on down to not so hot.

Notice your feelings about your experience—the good, and the bad. These are what make you into you. Give yourself permission to experience them all.

It’s natural to have ups and downs. The real trick is to not get caught up in the ones that make you feel bad, but instead to decide to focus primarily on those that uplift and energize you.

At times you might feel compelled to connect with a certain someone, or situation, or lifestyle, to assist you in feeling how you hope to feel. But that’s a fabrication. Nothing and no one can make you feel anything. You feel the way you do moment to moment, from what you’re focused on at any given time.

So go ahead—right now—and feel the way you hope to—beginning this very second! Grief and sadness come from losing something you value highly. Allow yourself to have your grief, just don’t get stuck in it, or let that be all there is for you.

If someone sabotages you—it’s a natural response to become angry, but don’t let it consume you. Feel all of your feelings, but remember to give the most time and your deepest focus to emotions that support feeling positive and alive.
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Do others ever disapprove of what you are doing? Has someone criticized you? Do they ever fault find or give you a hard time? So be it….

If you give in to the negativity or disapproval of another, you are letting them run your brain. If you argue against their criticism or fault finding, you are actually just fueling their disapproval.

Your best response to criticism or disapproval is to look at it and see if there is a grain of truth in it. If there is, accept that insight, discard the junk that came with it, and move on. This strategy will grow your personal power and overcome the negativity faster than anything else you could do.

If you have to have others approve of who you are or what you do, you are setting yourself up for problems. There are people who won’t like you because you are male or female, older or younger than them, richer or poorer, different color skin or hair, more or less educated than they are, drive a different car, on and on….

Stop wanting others to approve of you—they may not. And if they don’t, oh well, so what.

Live your life from your own inspiration and goals. Not from what someone else wants you to do or be. It’s your choice. Don’t give up your power.

If anyone can make you lose your temper or push your negative buttons, they have control of your mind. Do not let them be a puppet master pulling your strings!

You can be proactive, happy, respectful, giving, connected without being manipulated by what others think of you. You need to just accept that some people will be disapproving of what you do. That’s their right to think that—it’s your right to move on.

Take your freedom and move into an exceptional next moment. Let others think what they desire, and you do the same. Make your life great—whether they like it or not.

Choices, choices, choices….

This is a fresh moment. Unlike any that have come before. What will you do with it?

It doesn’t matter what you’ve done before, who’s to blame, the obstacles you’ve previously encountered—step-up!

Whatever you did an hour ago, a day ago or twenty years ago are gone. If you were the greatest athlete, the biggest rock star, or a spectacular parent—congratulations! Now—what’s next on your journey through life?

You are the solution to any difficulty you encounter. You have all that’s needed to move you into a superb moment, day, year, or rest of your life.

Let go of the past. This does not mean don’t remember the good times and learn from the bad, just don’t live there. Pick a new direction. Choose something you want to do that brings value to you or someone else on the planet.
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Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense.

No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; That life isn’t always fair; and Maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults not children are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old girl charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly pupil, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents began attacking teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do, in disciplining their unruly children.
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Do think doing your best is important? Do you believe people give only half-hearted effort—maybe you’ve even done that at some time?

So what happens if we don’t do the best we can? There is no perfection—but there is mastery. Think about what happens if these people or groups gave only a 99.9% effort. This is just for the US. Think about what it would be if it was the world.

– 14 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
– 123,600 mismatched pairs of shoes will be shipped yearly.
– 19,732 pieces of mail will be mishandled hourly.
– 2,300,000 documents will be lost by the IRS this year.
– 2.9 million books will be shipped with the wrong covers.
– Two planes landing at Chicago’s O’Hare airport will be unsafe every day.
– 343 entries in Webster’s Dictionary will be misspelled.
– 29,000 incorrect drug prescriptions will be written this year.
– 1.2 million credit cards in circulation will turn out to have incorrect cardholder information on their magnetic strip.
– 109,630 income tax returns will be processed incorrectly during the year.
– 7.1 million cases of soft drinks produced will be flat.
– 341 pacemaker operations will be performed incorrectly.
– 4362 copies of tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal will be missing one of the three sections.
– A typical day would be 24 hours long (give or take 86.4 seconds)

None of us are 100% perfect, or without error. But there is no excuse for not doing the best we can. Go for it!