Planning is great, but sometimes it’s best to just move into action. This is especially true if what you’ve been thinking about doing holds a little fear for you. Your thoughts can quickly build up a wall of reasons that will keep you stuck if you let them.

This is when it’s a great idea to just move into action. Just take the first step toward whatever it is that you want to do and lean into it. You’ll find that the fear dissipates and your momentum builds.

• Make a list of all of the things you’ve been thinking about or putting off for far too long. Select one item and identify what steps you need to take to get ‘er done. Take at least one step every day until it’s completed.
• Take a victory lap to celebrate your progress and all you’ve learned. Then go back to your list and repeat.

“You can’t build a reputation
on what you were going to do.”
–Henry Ford

Get good at living!

Maryanne

Most people give their inner critic far too much airtime. If you tend to swirl in your mistakes, rehash the past, focus on what you didn’t complete and trash talk yourself, you need to consciously even the score.

What you focus on gets bigger. So, make it a point to celebrate your wins, see all that you’ve accomplished and feel the strength you possess. When you make it a practice to actively reinforce your best qualities and daily achievements, you’ll feel your energy and motivation positively expand. This is also a great way to stay inspired and build the momentum you need to keep creating what matters most.

Make it a daily practice to focus on your best qualities.

• Take a victory lap and acknowledge all you accomplish every day. Celebrate your progress and strengths.
• Then write it down. Notice how easily this practice creates more positive thoughts and emotions. Read through your list when you need a boost. It works!

Get good at living!
Maryanne

Studies have shown that your expectations influence the outcomes you experience. Here’s how it works. The attitudes, perspectives and beliefs you hold toward life create the thoughts and emotions that program your mind. Your brain then calls to your attention the opportunities, people and experiences it’s been programmed to find.

This cycle is the self-fulfilling prophecy in action. The key to creating positive changes in your life is to change the way you think. Positive expectations simply and quickly reprogram your mind to search and deliver the best in every experience. These aspects of life have always been there they’ve just gone unnoticed by your brain when you were in a negative mindset and focusing on what was wrong.

Here’s a simple practice that will help you to learn to see the best that life has to offer every day. It’s a very good thing!

• Intentionally go through your day expecting the best in every situation. Actively look for all that’s good. Then write down what you see as the day’s highlights. This will help you to become even more aware of the positive experiences you’re having.
• Tonight, visualize everything going just the way you want it to go tomorrow. Repeat daily. Pay attention to how your perspective changes.

Get good at living!

Maryanne