TwitterFacebookInstagramPinterest

How to KEEP connected to what MATTERS, in spite of the holiday season

Hi friends! I hope you had a FUN week with Halloween spooks and DRESS UP parties.

This post is for everyone but I want to give a quick shout out to ANYONE who is in transition. Good luck and STAY focused.

You may remember that I’m in currently transition, moving from China to US. During this PROCESS I’ve been working very hard to keep my focus on the big picture but now the holiday is upon us already.

ALL OF US can tend to  feel overwhelmed once the HOLIDAY SEASON hits. There just seems to be one event after the other with increasing demands on our TIME and WALLET.

It can be so easy to slip into AUTOPILOT and let everything and everyone else’s demands crowd out our PRIORITIES and our GOALS. Getting through the holiday’s with your integrity intact requires some focus and that focus needs to be on YOUR VISION.

How do I do that? How can YOU do that? Watch and find out.

Abe

P.S.  I’m reading and awesome book called The POWER of HABIT. It’s amazing. I’ll be sharing some of the insights I’ve connected to in upcoming but if you wanna read just click here. 🙂

By |Coaching, Goals and Dreams|
Read More

How to MOVE past obstacles you feel POWERLESS to get over

It’s frustrating when something happens TO YOU, or worse yet someone DOES something to you and you’re stuck, you don’t KNOW what to do. You might not like this but it comes down to what you BELIEVE about that situation.

In the past I’ve actually been stuck for days trying to figure out what to do, because I felt that the other person had the CONTROL or the circumstances were impossible to go against.

Feeling powerless just plain sucks. So, what can you do to get past an obstacle you feel powerless to overcome?  Taking is RESPONSIBILITY is one simple way to CHANGE this belief.

Responsibility for what? Watch the video to find out.

Take care,

Abe

P.S.  I’m going strong on Instagram. Definitely join me.

By |Mind and Meaning, Miscellany, Personal Development|
Read More

5 Things to Remember When Your Confidence is Low

It’s okay, some days you may not feel like you can take another step. Maybe it seems like your own mind is fighting against you.

Sometimes you just need an espresso boost of positive thought energy to move past that funk.

some-days-you-just-have-to-create-your-own-sunshineSome days you just have to make your own sunshine.

img_2814

Don’t count the days, make the days count.

start-where-you-are-use-what-you-have-do-what-you-canStart where you are, use what you have, do what you can.

img_2840

Don’t be ashamed of your story. Let it inspire others.

"Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right." - Abe Stone

“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right.” – Abe Stone

the-more-i-focus-my-mind-on-the-good-the-more-good-comes-to-me-affirmation

The more I focus my mind on the good, the more good comes to me. #affirmation

By |Goals and Dreams, Personal Development|
Read More

Why You Can’t Make It to… Your Dream

Did he say, “YOU CAN’T do that. You won’t make any money that way”? Maybe she laughed when you told her how much you wanted to try something out.

Stop and consider the fact that you are on a different PATH than they are.

Sure, it may not work, if they did it… but you are not them.

[shareable cite=”Abe Stone”]Sure, it may not work, if they did it… but you are not them.[/shareable]

Heck, they may have tried and it didn’t work.

There’s a story in which business professors Gary Hamel and C. K. Parahalad wrote about a group monkeys that had been put through an experiment.

They placed the monkeys in a room with a pole, and at the top of the pole there was bunch of bananas. Every time one of the monkeys climbed up, they sprayed it with cold water just before it reached the bananas.

Each one tried several times until they all GAVE UP.

The person saying it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. Chinese Proverb

They then replaced one of the monkeys with a monkey which had not been sprayed with water. As it climbed the pole, the other monkey, who knew about the water, pulled it down.

The new monkey eventually gave up.

Then they switched another new monkey with another one which had been sprayed. The same thing happened, but the new monkey who had come just before it joined in pulling this second monkey down.

They eventually exchanged all of the monkeys, until none of the original monkeys which had been showered with water were left in the room.

Though they DIDN’T KNOW WHY, all the monkeys would still pull down any NEW monkey which tried to go for the bananas.

Just think about it, WHO is stopping you? Remember, they may have their story but now it’s time to live your story.

Stop listening to the naysayers.

Expect to have to PERSIST past obstacles.

Go bananas! 😉

[shareable cite=”Chinese Proverb”]The person saying it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. #quote[/shareable]
[shareable]I succeed because I meet resistance with persistence #affirmation[/shareable]
By |Goals and Dreams, Mind and Meaning|
Read More

5 Things You Want to Do When You Have to Start Over

If the pain of spending time in a dead end career or a harmful relationship isn’t bad enough, at what point will you be willing to start over, and do something new? I don’t think it’s usually easy saying, “Oops, I guess that’s that. I’ve gotta start over.”

The times it has happened to me I was forced into it but I’ve learned a few things that do make it easier.

In this Video:

00:30 – You Face What Jane in The Mentalist Faced Regularly
01:00 – 3 Tools You Can Use If You Get This
01:34 – Do You Have a Lot of Sunken Cost?
02:17 – Experiencing Divorce
03:00 – Speed Up Failure
03:30 – The Detachment Connection
04:16 – Acceptance Is Magic
05:10 – If You Get This Right The Rest Will Follow
05:30 – Quote from – Guy Vinley
05:45 – Affirmation to Move You Forward

Listen To The Audio:

[powerpress]
Subscribe to Podcast in iTunes
(more…)

By |Goals and Dreams, Personal Development|
Read More

15 Awesome Books That Have Made a Difference in My Life

You are very different from me but it’s very likely that we do have one thing in common, a love for learning. Finding a good book to read can be a challenge.

I’m always interested in what others have found meaningful and helpful, so I thought I’d pay it forward by letting you have a peek at some of the books that have molded my life and thoughts.

In this Video:

00:50 – 3 Books on Mind and Spirit
02:03 – 4 Books on Communication, Relationships, and Love
03:52 – 2 Books on Money and Business
04:45 – 6 Personal Development/Success
06:43 – Quote from – Vera Nazarian
07:00 – Affirmation to Move You Forward

Listen To The Audio:

[powerpress]
Subscribe to Podcast in iTunes
(more…)

By |Personal Development, Resources|
Read More

5 Easy Steps to Gain Back Your Confidence, and Belief

I hear you saying, “But I can’t have that (fill in the blank), because (fill in the excuse).” How about “I’m too _____ to ever be good at _____.”

Some of these beliefs about yourself are a little less logical but just as limiting. “He never listens to me.” “She’s not will to do this or that for me.” Your story could be drastically changed with some simple challenging questions.

In this Video:

00:25 – Limits You May Have Set and Believe
00:46 – The Sources of Learned Limitations
01:20 – Byron Katie’s Formula Passed Down to Me
01:35 – Identify It and Ask This Question
01:54 – The Challenge
02:15 – Connecting to the Effect
02:28 – A Peek at Possibility
02:40 – Ready to Believe Your Choice
03:04 – Quote from – Les Brown
03:26 – Affirmation to Move You Forward

Listen To The Audio:

[powerpress]
Subscribe to Podcast in iTunes
(more…)

By |Coaching, Mind and Meaning|
Read More
Toggle Sliding Bar Area