Strength and power from the inside
Today’s Show Up! Power words: it will smell sweeter and it will taste you see year if you know you were the one who grabbed on with both hands and never let go until you had achieved. That is what it’s all about.
No mixed messages
Today’s Show Up! Journal power words: when I was a child, I didn’t keep a journal. I didn’t want to take the time to organize my thoughts, And I believed writing down my wishes was a pointless effort. Rather, I worked in the world with intuition I lived with and through reaction to what is…
Severing ties
Today’s power words were tough to write. I am cutting away behaviors, activities, and thoughts that don’t support my highest goals. But those patterns have ingrained themselves into me. The grooves are there and are hard to buff out. Today, I realized I have to do it. In order to focus on the path of…
Are you scared?
Today’s Show Up Journal power words: Are you scared? Good. A little fear is good. It will sharpen you, but don’t let it paralyze you. Stop wasting time and do the work. Do. Create. Do you feel unhappy? Do you think you’re a failure? It’s time to rethink that. Change your thoughts. Transform them. Turn…
Focus
My focus, this morning, wanted to slide away from my projects and into regret territory. I video recorded last night’s event and some of the tech didn’t work. And I found myself wallowing for a bit. As part of dealing with it, I had to let go of the spilt milk I was crying over,…
It is all about connecting
Today’s show up journal power words: it’s all about connecting. Here’s a little story. All hail Veronica at Dun and Bradstreet. I had a thorny problem. She helped me and went above and beyond to make things great again. Whew!As we were hanging up, I said, “I’d like to ask you one more question. What…
Know your worth
Today’s Show Up! Journal power words. Wow. Treating ourselves fairly, treating ourselves as if we are worth what we are worth, can be super hard for people, but it is crucial. First, we have to determine our worth. We have to know we are deserving and worthwhile people. Second, we have to internalize that sense…
Consistency is key
Today’s Show Up! Journal power words: sometimes the words that I write during my journaling hit me right between the eyes. I’m fighting that battle right now. I’m fighting the battle to remain consistent despite the progress. If I progress, I want to motivate myself to progress more, to reach new heights. But sometimes, all…
My last five dollars
At one point, in my early 20s, I was down to my last few dollars. I had graduated from college, (with all of the attendant student loans and debt), and I moved to Washington DC with literally $23 in my pocket. I had found a basement to live in but had no idea how I…
Don’t be scared
Today’s Show Up! Journal power words: I think that often what we need when we are scared is a change of perspective. Sure, everyone gets scared. Even the people who say they’re never afraid are sometimes terrified. I don’t think the key is to never be afraid. I think the key is to know what…