01. May 2017
May 1, 2017 - Is everything relying on you? Did you wake up this morning excited and ready to take on the work week with gusto? Did you benefit from a weekend of enjoyment and relaxation or feel pressure to get countless things done at home before launching into the work week? Are you constantly thinking about how much you have on your plate, how much you must get done or have to do? Are you frustrated by what you are not getting done or can never seem get around to doing? If you are feeling...
05. September 2016
Sept 5, 2016 - Getting lost in the shuffle? Are you caught in a whirlwind of responsibilities and demands that have you spinning out of control away from what you really want to be doing? Are you so focused on everyone else's needs around you that you are forgetting or simply ignoring your own needs and desires? When everything and everyone else seems to have control of you, it can not only be disheartening, but instill a feeling of loss as if you don't have any other choice. The reality is...
03. August 2015
Aug 3, 2015 - Are obligations overwhelming you? Are you feeling pulled in a multitude of directions, and many of the things being demanded upon you are not where your passion or interests lie? Have you agreed to certain tasks or responsibilities that feel more like an additional burden? When obligations feel like they are controlling you more than you are controlling them, it is time to better understand why this has happened. Take an MM&I Moment to assess the myriad of commitments,...
29. June 2015
June 29, 2015 - Are you busy, yet not feeling productive? Are your days fast-paced with lots thrown at you at any given moment, and yet at the end of the day, you continue to see things you really wanted to get to not getting done? Do you feel as though your own priorities are continually getting shuffled to the end of the line in order to manage or handle all else that seems to be coming at you throughout your day? When you aren't feeling productive, in spite of being busy throughout the day,...
03. November 2014
Nov 3, 2014 - Could tomorrow be today? Are you putting off things you would really like to be doing for later? Are you pushing a responsibility continuously into the future because it isn't something you enjoy or look forward to, even though you know it must be dealt with at some point? Do you catch yourself saying, "I'll get around to it tomorrow." or "Maybe tomorrow, I can make this a priority." ... and then tomorrow continues to be "tomorrow"? Both the things you really want to be doing and...
16. December 2013
Dec 16, 2013 - Is work all consuming? Are you under pressure in your work to perform and accomplish a great deal of activities in a specific amount of time? Are you experiencing demands from others at work, which are creating an "all work, no play" reality in your life? In this "want it now" society that we live in, it is easy to allow demands and expectations to control how we function to the point that we feel that we are no longer in control of our time or activities. The key is first to...
25. November 2013
Nov 25, 2013 - Could simplification be your answer? Are you feeling that things have gotten much more complicated, complex or challenging than you thought they would be? Do you feel like you are spinning your wheels in order to make progress on a particular initiative? When we are impacted by a more complicated or complex situation, or experiencing greater challenges than anticipated, we can easily get so caught up in what is overwhelming us about it, that we impede our ability to make progress...
22. October 2012
Oct 22, 2012 – Wishing for a miracle? Do you sometimes feel that it is going to take a miracle for you to accomplish something that you desire to do? Are your day-to-day responsibilities and obligations pushing you further and further away from your ability to take steps towards what you really want to be doing? Or are you feeling limited by time, money, support, resources, options or confidence? The reason you are feeling the way that you do is because you are focusing on all that you...
30. April 2012
April 30, 2012 – Are you constantly playing catch-up? In your life? In your work? Is it forcing you in some instances to simply do what will get you by? Are things you really want to be doing getting put off as fires must be put out, immediate obligations must be met, and frustration continues to mount? Nothing is more depleting and defeating than feeling like you will never see the light at the end of that ever-flowing funnel of to-do’s. Have you considered that perhaps you are creating...
07. November 2011
Nov 7, 2011 – Feeling limited? Do you feel limited in the directions you could go right now because of your current responsibilities and obligations? Do you feel as if life and work are managing you instead of the other way around and neither is all that enjoyable at the moment? Then perhaps you have lost sight of an important aspect of living a fulfilled life. You do have choices. And it starts with making sure you are continuously replenishing you in ways that reinforce why you are doing...