Too Funny--in a sad kinda way :D
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Time Management Tips
I don't know about you but I find that utilizing the time that we are all given is a never ending challenge when the world is throwing 1000's of things to do in my path. What do I do to ensure I am doing what is important but not necessarily urgent for my life and business success?
I've found a great book on this topic Juggling?? Time Management Tips - Strategies for Your Success from 3 Experts! by Carrie Wilkerson, the Barefoot Executive!
Carrie Wilkerson runs several highly successful companies from the comfort of her home, in addition to running a large family and being a successful life coach as well! I highly recommend you reading this awesome book--it will change your life and how you look at "time management"
I've found a great book on this topic Juggling?? Time Management Tips - Strategies for Your Success from 3 Experts! by Carrie Wilkerson, the Barefoot Executive!
Carrie Wilkerson runs several highly successful companies from the comfort of her home, in addition to running a large family and being a successful life coach as well! I highly recommend you reading this awesome book--it will change your life and how you look at "time management"
Friday, February 27, 2009
I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want
reposted from Jennie Flintoft's 2/26/09 eZine "Fired Up"
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I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want
Zig Ziglar, a famous motivational speaker was once very publicly confronted during one of his seminars. The heckler said to him, "You guys come and get people all hyped up and then you leave and the motivation goes away. It doesn't last, and we're left having to get motivated again."
Zig reminded the gentleman that having a shower is pretty much the same principle - but we think it is a good idea to take a bath everyday! We've got to top up our motivation if we want to feel Fired Up.
This is our responsibility - not our bosses, not our clients, not our partner, not our companies - ours. You've heard the expression, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink". That's exactly the same here. Your company could have loads of great incentives, you could have the best boss ever, an awesome partner - but these things in themselves don't motivate you. It has to come from you.
Last week I talked about the sticky actions you can take to move forward on your goal. Small, simple actions you can identify over the course of week and WOW! Before you know it, you've got lots of options and ideas you can try out to get moving on your goal.
Goal setting is one of the most misunderstood topics within the area of personal development. Most people think goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound). The trouble is, as soon as we start to think "How can I make this a realistic goal?", we lose the inspiration we have about it.
Inspiration is not realistic. It comes from deep down inside of us and it is scary!!! Michelangelo said, "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." I love that - and it also scares me witless! Because I don't want to fail! However, I've noticed that, whenever I re-align my goals and make them more "realistic" - whatever that means - they become so much harder to achieve. Much harder. Because I'm not as fired up about them.
In a strange way, it's easier to get what you really want than what you think you can have, if that makes sense. For example, we look at our previous achievements and say, "OK. Last year I earned (x). So this year, I reckon I can make (y)." Or, "Last time it took me (x) weeks to finish that project. So this time it'll take me (y)." And we +/- it by around 10%. All very logical, or very blaaaaahhhh. Michael Neill calls the goals that really tickle us and fire us up our "Wow" goals. I know I've got them. Here's just a few:
I want to take my little girl to 5 new cities across the world every year, to drink in the culture and experience
I want to take a month off and fly with my husband and daughter to Australia and New Zealand and hook up with old friends and family
I want to learn to ski and have a skiing holiday each year
I want to have a personal 1:1 relationship with 100 new people each year over and above my usual client base, who have chosen to work with me in order to feel more Fired Up about their work and life
So how am I going to make all that happen? I have absolutely no idea! But what I do know is - the goals make me tingle. The thought of getting even ONE city visit a year makes me excited, never mind five! Don't let your past history, or past experience limit you. Feeling more Fired Up has got to start with you.
YOUR FIRED UP ACTION THIS WEEK:
So what do you want? What do you really, really want?
Write it down! Say it out loud! Own it! And just enjoy the journey of discovery of how you might get there. What's the worst thing that could happen? You might fail. How likely is that to happen? Extremely unlikely - because you'll still be further forward than where you are right at this moment.
Let me know what your bone shaking, spine tingling goal is - email me at jenny@rock-solutions.com and I'll be your virtual cheerleader, cheering you on to success!
Until next time, enjoy feeding your flame!
Jenny Flintoft
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Jenny Flintoft publishes her weekly newsletter especially for anyone seeking revitalisation at work and in life and therefore greater success. www.rock-solutions.com
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I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want
Zig Ziglar, a famous motivational speaker was once very publicly confronted during one of his seminars. The heckler said to him, "You guys come and get people all hyped up and then you leave and the motivation goes away. It doesn't last, and we're left having to get motivated again."
Zig reminded the gentleman that having a shower is pretty much the same principle - but we think it is a good idea to take a bath everyday! We've got to top up our motivation if we want to feel Fired Up.
This is our responsibility - not our bosses, not our clients, not our partner, not our companies - ours. You've heard the expression, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink". That's exactly the same here. Your company could have loads of great incentives, you could have the best boss ever, an awesome partner - but these things in themselves don't motivate you. It has to come from you.
Last week I talked about the sticky actions you can take to move forward on your goal. Small, simple actions you can identify over the course of week and WOW! Before you know it, you've got lots of options and ideas you can try out to get moving on your goal.
Goal setting is one of the most misunderstood topics within the area of personal development. Most people think goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound). The trouble is, as soon as we start to think "How can I make this a realistic goal?", we lose the inspiration we have about it.
Inspiration is not realistic. It comes from deep down inside of us and it is scary!!! Michelangelo said, "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." I love that - and it also scares me witless! Because I don't want to fail! However, I've noticed that, whenever I re-align my goals and make them more "realistic" - whatever that means - they become so much harder to achieve. Much harder. Because I'm not as fired up about them.
In a strange way, it's easier to get what you really want than what you think you can have, if that makes sense. For example, we look at our previous achievements and say, "OK. Last year I earned (x). So this year, I reckon I can make (y)." Or, "Last time it took me (x) weeks to finish that project. So this time it'll take me (y)." And we +/- it by around 10%. All very logical, or very blaaaaahhhh. Michael Neill calls the goals that really tickle us and fire us up our "Wow" goals. I know I've got them. Here's just a few:
I want to take my little girl to 5 new cities across the world every year, to drink in the culture and experience
I want to take a month off and fly with my husband and daughter to Australia and New Zealand and hook up with old friends and family
I want to learn to ski and have a skiing holiday each year
I want to have a personal 1:1 relationship with 100 new people each year over and above my usual client base, who have chosen to work with me in order to feel more Fired Up about their work and life
So how am I going to make all that happen? I have absolutely no idea! But what I do know is - the goals make me tingle. The thought of getting even ONE city visit a year makes me excited, never mind five! Don't let your past history, or past experience limit you. Feeling more Fired Up has got to start with you.
YOUR FIRED UP ACTION THIS WEEK:
So what do you want? What do you really, really want?
Write it down! Say it out loud! Own it! And just enjoy the journey of discovery of how you might get there. What's the worst thing that could happen? You might fail. How likely is that to happen? Extremely unlikely - because you'll still be further forward than where you are right at this moment.
Let me know what your bone shaking, spine tingling goal is - email me at jenny@rock-solutions.com and I'll be your virtual cheerleader, cheering you on to success!
Until next time, enjoy feeding your flame!
Jenny Flintoft
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Jenny Flintoft publishes her weekly newsletter especially for anyone seeking revitalisation at work and in life and therefore greater success. www.rock-solutions.com
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Give a trillion dollars to the People!
In these economic times, there are a lot of people looking "into the crystal ball", many with clearer vision than others. I found this article very interesting- take what you want and leave the rest: Ten Sobering Predictions About the Aftermath of the Economic Stimulus Bill
Just to address several points, Prediction # 4 in the article states that health care will not get any better. The basis of this prediction is that the $$ proposed to be spent (hidden in this 1100 pg stimulus package) are still based on a "sick care" system, meaning that monies spent for screening and tests are ok and that actually teaching people how to prevent is once again again ignored (ok, for example, the study done about 18 months ago on increasing vitamin D3 intake to 1000 iu's daily reducing the risk for colon, breast, ovarian and prostate cancer by 50% see link here).
and next, to quote the article "Prediction #7: One year from now, the People will be worse off, not better off.
The writer goes on to say that the ones that will benefit from this economic stimulus package will be I.T companies, construction companies, vaccine manufactures and anyone else that directly receives funds from the "bailout agenda".
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Well, since it's unlikely that the Feds will abort this fiasco and just give 7k to every tax payer to use to stimulate the economy, than isn't it time you thought about creating your own personal economic stimulus plan??
Ask yourself, " What is the most important thing to you that may be affected by the current economic environment?" Is it health, financial security, your family, all of the above? That said, can you remember a time when you didn't have to be concerned about these issues? When I asked myself these types of questions 2 years ago, I set out on a path to create my own "plan B". 2 years later, my plan B is thriving and the economic forecast is bleak---the good news here is that it is Never too late to make a U turn---to make a choice and decision to do things differently. What do you have to lose??? The real question is what do you have to gain??
If you're looking to overcome a cash flow problem, creating a plan B or just looking for good health, I ask you, what are you going to do now differently than you were doing yesterday? I suggest you do what I did--create a plan b that allows me to improve my physical health, my financial health and provides a great tax break, limiting the amount of MY $$ that are being used by the government to steal from the poor to give to the rich.
The choice is yours. Make it today.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
National Wear Red Day
As Valentines Day is the 14th, it is only fitting that February is deemed "American Heart Month". This Friday, February 6,2009 is National Wear Red Day . Heart disease is the #1 killer of women and this Friday, join others in raising the awareness of this fact!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Ten Health Trends You Have To Check Out!
* this post was originally published here 08/07. Information is still pertinent and has been updated
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Do it Anyway
This YouTube Vid was sent to me by a good friend---
I'm not a "big" country music fan but have always had an appreciation
for Martina McBride.
This song is great---thus I had to share
It is my theme for 2009
I'm not a "big" country music fan but have always had an appreciation
for Martina McBride.
This song is great---thus I had to share
It is my theme for 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy 2009!
New Years is the time that we sit back and reflect on what we’ve done in 2008 and what we’re looking forward to accomplishing in 2009.
Most resolutions boil down to
Better Health and More $$$$$
Wouldn’t you agree?
The sad fact is that most of us won’t keep these resolutions past January, never achieveing our goals
Every Choice and Decision you make determines Your outcomes
Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today????
Don’t Procrastinate!
By definition, to procrastinate is to defer action, to delay “to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.” (dictionary.com)
Take action and start today on those resolutions for better health and more money!
If you want different results, you must make different choices
Do you have a plan B?
Check out a company that is NOT participating in the current economic recession!
Our revenues were UP nearly half a million $$$ last month alone!
Tax Time is coming.....
Start your business NOW and enjoy the tax benefits for all of 2009!
Visit V2Vemma.com Today
Then follow these simple steps!
Step 1: Call Me! 877-899-3977
Step 2: Get on the call 1-218-486-1300 # 482480 5pm pst~6 pm mtn~7pm cst~8 pm est
Step 3: Make the choice and decision to get started… order a 2 pack of VeMMA or a 48 pack of Verve--It's That Easy to get started AND it’s tax deductable!
I look forward to hearing from you!
Most resolutions boil down to
Better Health and More $$$$$
Wouldn’t you agree?
The sad fact is that most of us won’t keep these resolutions past January, never achieveing our goals
Every Choice and Decision you make determines Your outcomes
Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today????
Don’t Procrastinate!
By definition, to procrastinate is to defer action, to delay “to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.” (dictionary.com)
Take action and start today on those resolutions for better health and more money!
If you want different results, you must make different choices
Do you have a plan B?
Check out a company that is NOT participating in the current economic recession!
Our revenues were UP nearly half a million $$$ last month alone!
Tax Time is coming.....
Start your business NOW and enjoy the tax benefits for all of 2009!
Visit V2Vemma.com Today
Then follow these simple steps!
Step 1: Call Me! 877-899-3977
Step 2: Get on the call 1-218-486-1300 # 482480 5pm pst~6 pm mtn~7pm cst~8 pm est
Step 3: Make the choice and decision to get started… order a 2 pack of VeMMA or a 48 pack of Verve--It's That Easy to get started AND it’s tax deductable!
I look forward to hearing from you!
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