04. August 2014
Aug 4, 2014 - Are your priorities clouded? Do you feel a fog has set in and is causing you distraction with multiple directions and demands making it difficult for you to know where your focus should concentrate? When so much is expected of you, from yourself and others, it can feel as though what must be done isn't at all what you would really like to be doing, and yet, you must get it done. When this becomes more the norm than the exception, it is time to take a step back and ask yourself...
02. June 2014
June 2, 2014 - Are little things getting to you? Do you feel like nothing is quite working for you right now? Are you beginning to feel that you are taking steps backward instead of steps forward? The saying, "don't sweat the small stuff," is one that too many people don't understand the power within. When little things get to you, you become distracted. Your distraction causes other things to be overlooked or ignored, which causes more things to go awry. When it feels like one undesirable...
19. August 2013
Aug 19, 2013 - Are small challenges distracting you? Have you recently felt as though a myriad of little things has happened that have accumulated into a big distraction for you? Have unplanned or unexpected little things occurred that are consuming your thinking? Are you continuing to think about or talk about them, adding further to your distraction? Too often, when small annoyances occur, we get too caught up in the annoyance and do not see the opportunity in the occurrence having happened....
05. August 2013
Aug 5, 2013 - Too focused on what's wrong? Are a lot of little things happening now that were not as you expected, planned or hoped? Are unexpected things occurring that are causing you distraction and dissatisfaction? Are you finding yourself more focused on what is going wrong than what is going right? It is very easy to allow life's disruptions to get the best of us personally and professionally, which inadvertently steers our thinking to focus entirely on them to be fixed, addressed or...
17. June 2013
June 17, 2013 - Are you taking things too personally? Do you feel annoyed and irritated whenever someone does not agree with you, or when something doesn't occur exactly as you had hoped? Do you find yourself immediately being defensive or emotionally reactive in certain situations? Do you find yourself revisiting things that irritate or annoy you over and over in your mind or even with others to the point of distraction? What is occurring in all of these instances is that you are taking things...
08. April 2013
April 8, 2013 - Are you avoiding conflict? Are you avoiding conflict because you are concerned that it will cause you even more distraction than you have the time to devote to it right now? Are you convincing yourself that allowing the particular situation to exist is better for you than the chaos that could result from dealing with it? Having courage to deal and cope with any situation of conflict begins with understanding what it is costing you right now mentally, emotionally, physically and...
16. August 2010
Aug 16, 2010 – Has an obstacle slowed momentum? Are you viewing a particular obstacle or challenge as a distraction? Is it forcing you into inaction when it comes to something you are trying to achieve? Remember that you always have the power to initiate and create regardless of any obstacle. Be your own source of enlightenment by taking a step back to view the obstacle as a stepping stone versus a blockade. Take an MM&I Moment to note ways this particular challenge or obstacle could make...
07. June 2010
June 7, 2010 – Are you confusing busy with real action? Are you busy as can be, but not seeing the results from your busyness? Then you could be falling into the trap of confusing distraction with action. Is everything that you are staying busy doing moving you towards reaching one of your goals or simply filling your time? Oftentimes busyness is a way to avoid what seems overwhelming or intimidating. It is a way of putting things off without feeling like you are procrastinating because at...
14. December 2009
Dec 14, 2009 – Are you wishing you could go back? Do you find yourself wishing things were the way they used to be? Have these challenging times gotten you in a rut of past-mindedness? Instead of trying to get back to where you were, how about trying to make better of where you are? Always choose better over going back. Wishing for the past is the same as worrying about the future. Neither helps you get where you want to go, and they both keep you from taking the necessary action to get you...