When your thoughts go into busy mode, overrule them with direct action on something else; pulling energy away from the overrunning thinking.
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#4 Know Your Ancestry
Whether it’s a family tree or DNA, your family history is important. It’s the anchor of your ship… the chemical composition of your existence.
#6 Stop Being Defensive
When you feel your body tightening, that’s the moment you know it’s imperative that you step back. Take a deep breath. Count to five.
#8 Make Decisions
Take time to imagine each of the options; or at least the top three. Try to visualize how each of the decisions may play out in your life. Notice which option feels more intrinsic.
#10 Know ‘Your’ Colors
The idea was that you could have your skin tone assessed and that would direct the color of your makeup, lipstick, and wardrobe colors; because when you wear the ‘right’ colors – it highlights your natural beauty.
#14 Practice Self Discipline
Research has demonstrated that our belief about our ability to practice self discipline will ultimately determine how successful we are.
#18 Sit With Yourself
It’s quiet time; sitting and being. It’s for introspection, creative thinking, and thoughtfulness. It’s for mental planning, self nourishment, and emotional recharging.
#19 Realign Yourself
Just like you do when the steering wheel starts to wobble… step back every once in awhile and take stock of your values – matching them against your actions & behavior.
#20 Expand on What You Know
It’s my belief that we stagnate when we adopt the belief that we’ve ‘been there, done that’ and stop investigating. Learning isn’t just about the depth of our knowledge… it’s about the breadth as well.
#23 Know Your Worth
As we are told or as we determine that we haven’t or don’t meet those expectations, we begin to internalize a value of self and an inner dialogue begins…