23. January 2019

Jan 23 – How are you showing up? Mentally, that is? When you first wake up in the morning to begin your day, is it focused on all that you are excited to get done or on all that hasn't gotten done? Are you jumping out of bed with anticipation or crawling out of bed with dread? Are you happy and gratified for the new day, or overwhelmed even before beginning it? How do you feel midway through the day? Do you need a boost of energy? Are you already lamenting what still hasn't gotten done? How...

26. February 2018

Feb 26, 2018 - Is your belief your strength? Are you impassioned by what you are seeking to accomplish? Are you taking steps with total faith that you will ultimately achieve what you set out to achieve? Your faith in yourself and in why you are doing what you are doing is your secret to progress. Your faith in others to be valued resources and supporters will give you the courage and fortitude you need when challenges must be overcome. Knowing there are others can make all the difference. Take...

01. September 2014

Sept 1, 2014 - Are you questioning yourself enough? As you go about your everyday life, are you questioning enough its value and reward in living it? Not from a standpoint of doubt, but rather, from a standpoint of validation and inspiration. Is the work you do a labor of love as much as it is a livelihood or a way to make ends meet? Is the life you lead a labor of joy in what it brings to you and what you bring into the lives of others? Our greatest power as human beings is our innate ability...

27. January 2014

Jan 27, 2014 - Are others impeding your progress? Are you working toward a goal that requires the support and assistance of others to enable its achievement? Are you feeling frustrated by a lack of progress or competency from others, which you believe is impacting your ability to move forward effectively? Instead of viewing others as your obstacle, view yourself as your optimal source of inspiration and inclination for getting things done. This doesn't mean you do it alone. It simply means you...

09. April 2012

April 9, 2012 – Are you empowering your potential? Do you intentionally surround yourself with inspiration as a means of assuring that you are inspired on a daily basis? Being surrounded by things that inspire you helps keep your mindset positive. Being surrounded by what is meaningful to you helps keep you focused on what matters most to you. However, if these things don’t propel you into taking inspired action, then you are not effectively empowering your potential to create what you...

30. January 2012

Jan 30, 2012 – Are you entrusting others? How trusting are you in others to help accomplish what you are trying to achieve? Do you have a network of support and inspiration you can turn to for valued perspective, reinforcing insight or re-directive guidance when needed? People who succeed know that they cannot do it solo. They understand the momentum that can be built and the empowerment that comes from having Circles of Influence, Trust, and Support, especially when roadblocks or challenges...

08. August 2011

Aug 8, 2011 - Are you surrounded by inspiration? Have you taken stock lately in the mementos you have at work and in your home and what they mean to you? Or do they just blur into the background because of the busy life you lead? Do you have pictures of family and friends? Are there inspirational sayings and plaques? Are there specific books? Are there trinkets, works of art, artifacts or collectibles from trips you have taken or places you have been? These have all accumulated because they...

14. February 2011

Feb 14, 2011 – Are you sensing your outcomes? How are you allowing yourself to know what it will be like once you have realized your dream life or business in its richest, most satisfying sense? Are you putting all of your senses into action to help reinforce that your goals are tangible and reachable? What does success taste like to you? What does success feel like to you? How does success smell to you? How does success sound to you? How do you see your home, business, family that is the...

20. December 2010

Dec 20, 2010 - What gift are you hoping to receive this coming holiday? If you were to name the most valued gift you have already been given, what would it be? Is it time with someone? Is it a unique talent or ability that you possess? Is it a special memory? Is it a unique item someone gave you that was unexpected, yet simply the perfect thing? Whatever that gift might be, consider what it really gave you. Was it hope? Was it inspiration? Was it motivation? Was it affirmation? Was it peace of...

03. May 2010

May 3, 2010 – Is unhappiness your focus? Are you unhappy with how something is going in your life or in your work? Is it consuming you to a point you cannot focus on anything else? If you allow what is making you unhappy control you, you are blocking all the other things that make you happy from inspiring you. Take an MM&I Moment to shift your focus from what makes you unhappy to what makes you smile. The simplest joys can bring the greatest moments of inspiration. Start each day with...