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5 Things That Give You Better Focus in Your Life

“Come to the movies with us”, came the beckoning voice of friends. “Can you join a subcommittee to improve an event we’re hosting”, a text from work asked. What do these requests have in common?

These were two unrelated items that came on my radar as I sat trying to focus on completing this post for you. The mind battle I faced, as I subsequently turned each request down, was exhausting but I did. I kept my FOCUS on my priorities. You can learn to do this too.

In this Video:

00:43 – This Will Make You Cry
01:03 – Rituals That Matter
01:40 – Say No to Everything Else Besides This
02:20 – Take Care of Your Lacks This Way
02:48 – 5 Tips to Reduce Operator Trouble
04:53 – Bonus Tip, Find Out Who’s There for You
05:13 – Quote from – Sabrina Bryan
05:28 – Affirmation to Move You Forward

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How to Direct Your Life to Fulfill Your Vision

Will Smith plays a conman, in the movie Focus, who teaches a young con artist the skill of redirecting people’s focus so you can pick their pockets.

In my twenties, I learned about this skill the hard way, by getting cheated while exchanging money. It’s not an easy lesson to forget but somehow we don’t apply it to the bigger picture of our lives and the time that stolen from us every day, when we fail to choose what we focus on.

In this Video:

00:30 – This is Where the Magic Is
01:07 – Two Sides You Could Look At and Why It Matters
01:43 – What Do You Do When You Bang Your Finger With a Hammer?
02:05 – Quote from – Denis Waitley
02:23 – Affirmation to Move You Forward

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7 Easy Tips that Will Make You More Productive Now (Infographic)

Sometimes you’re in the zone and your work just seems to flow with ease, you are a productive rock star. But what about those days you just don’t feel it but you want to have get some important things done?

You feel terrible when you get to the end of those days and you frittered the day away in a less than productive mode. We all have those days, right?

In this Video:

00:52 – Has Multitasking Made Your Life Any Easier?
01:15 – Get Someone to Work on Your To-Do List While You Sleep
01:43 – Set the Mood with Some Vibes
02:07 – Clutter Matters
02:33 – Batch Your Tasks So You Don’t Tire Yourself Out Needlessly
03:06 – How to Change Gears So You Can Give your Next Task All You Can
03:45 – The Magic of Maintaining Your Machine
04:28 – Quote from – Paul J. Meyer
04:53 – Affirmation to Move You Forward

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Losing Sight of Your Dream? This Could Help

Today, I regret not taking better care of my teeth. When I was a kid I didn’t buy into good dental hygiene and what it would mean to my quality of life today. Your big dreams for your future depend on little things you do well, today.

You know what things are important to seeing your dream become reality. Time consuming things you do today may feel like a burden but something as simple as brushing your teen may impact your happiness or even reaching your dreams in the future.

In this Video:

00:20 – People are So Curious to Know If this Works
01:03 – Creative Visualization Basics
01:35 – This Could be Time Travel
02:30 – Make Sense of the Work You Do Today
02:45 – Quote from – Robert Collier
03:10 – Affirmation to Move You Forward

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5 Things You Want to Do When You Need Life to Be Simpler [infographic]

I remember a few years ago, feeling it awesome to get a smart phone. I thought, “This will make life simpler.” And I was in touch with all my communications, emails, and apps almost instantly.

Then just a couple of months ago a friend gave me a smartwatch with a buzz to my arm and I was able to see all my notifications even faster, with a flick of my wrist. This ended up driving me crazy and I discovered reason why.

In this Video:

00:40 – Is This Little Gremlin Complicating Things for You?
01:00 – Even an Optimist Can Do This
01:20 – Two Books That Can Change Your Perspective and Focus
01:50 – Is Phone Screaming At You? (Science Insight)
02:30 – Kick Perfectionism to the Curb
02:52 – Relationships Should Support You
03:33 – Quote from Joyce Meyer
03:52 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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9 Things Not to Say to Your Child (or Yourself)

Have you made up your mind about what your parent’s were right about and what they were wrong about? I know there are things I definitely want to do better with my children than my parents did with me.

Only, it’s not always so black and white. I respect my parents for the way they raised our family. They did an awesome job with what they knew. Sometimes it helps to learn from others as well. I don’t think I’ve got it all figured out but I feel the list below is a good reference for me and my kids.

In this Video:

00:40 – Did Your Parents Influence You This Way?
01:22 – You May Have Been Label and Held Back Like This
01:45 – Don’t Get Stuck Trying to Keep Up With Others
02:10 – This One Can’t Be Right
03:17 – We Believe These Things Even If They Are Wrong
03:45 – Many Adults Are Stuck Because Of This Inability
04:20 – Money Beliefs You Don’t Want To Have
05:15 – Should We Be People Pleasers?
06:05 – What To Say Instead Of “Why?”
07:45 – A Shift In Energy and Outlook
07:28 – Quote from – Bob Keeshan
07:53 – Affirmation to Move You Forward

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12 Obvious Life Areas to Know, If You are Not Experiencing Life Balance

What does it mean to have “Life Balance”? Most likely if you ask any 10 people on the street, you will get 10 different answers.

We need to understand that what our life balance looks like at 25 is not what it will be when we are 55 and will be different that when we are retired. This is due to our priorities changing.

[guestpost]Our guest blogger today is Janice Bastani who is a Professional Credentialed Coach, with the International Coach Federation. She holds multiple credentials in Leadership Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, NeuroLeadership Coaching, Energy Leadership Coaching and Global Group Coaching. Janice is a credential John Maxwell Coach, Trainer and Speaker. She is a published author and keynote speaker.

Janice has been coaching for more than two decades. She loves helping others understand, why they believe what they do and why they hold that belief, for it is the key to every decision a person makes. Janice lives in California with her husband of 40 years and has two married daughters and a precious new grandson.[/guestpost]

As a professional coach, I encounter folks just like yourself who hire me to help them achieve a goal, overcome a challenge, or to solve something in their lives. The first thing I do with them is to give them a list of questions which basically ask them to get honest with themselves and rate where they are on a simple 1 to 10 scale of where they are in each area of their lives. Coaches call this a “Life Wheel”. (more…)

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11 Proven Happiness Keys, How to Be Happy Now (infographic)

Have you found that you have a happiness button? I’d say there is no on/off switch, but these things come pretty close to being happiness on demand switches.

I’m sure you find some things work better than others. Tell me what you think about number four.

In this Video:

00:35 – The Problem with Focusing on a Goal
01:10 – Plan To, but Don’t, Do This
01:40 – My Bonus Tip You Can Use Now
02:00 – Quote from – Omar Khayyam
02:20 – Affirmation for Being Happy Now

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