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Secrets to Building the Bikini Body!!

“This time last year, I was fair, fat & forty”

– Sandra Venables

Well, okay, so I was older than forty, and I am not blonde – but you get the picture!! Actually here is the picture if you’ve missed it in the past

Jul – Dec 2013

We are almost about to step into Spring in Australia and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere, whereas it’s time to reflect on a Summer almost past if you’re living in the Northern Hemisphere – so you’re either anticipating a bikini body, or reflecting on not losing your current bikini body (okay, so maybe some of you are reflecting on NOT having obtained a bikini body in the first place!!).

Now is the time to begin Springing into Summer, or preparing to never again have a Summer like you just experienced. Either way, it’s time to begin the easy process of a Life Journey that will allow you to feel comfortable in your skin again.

I wanted to discuss measuring the progress of your Life Journey today. WAY too many people measure progress based on the numbers on the scales!

If you are going to be a “scale watcher”, then here are some tips for when to measure yourself on the scales.

weigh yourself first thing in the morning, prior to breakfast
weigh yourself either once a week or, preferably, once a month
never weigh yourself daily, this does not allow for your body to show your changes
remember, scales measure muscle gain as well as fat loss!!

A more accurate way to measure yourself is to use a good, old fashioned, measuring tape!

A measuring tape will measure the physical changes much better than a scale can measure the overall change. Use the two in conjunction and you can work out your overall body fat ratio.

Now, how to measure yourself, where to measure and how often?

HOW – wear tight fitting clothing, note what clothing you wear for when you measure next time
WHERE – upper arm, chest, waist, buttocks and upper thigh
Upper arm, around the bicep (easier to find if you flex your arm)
Chest, keep the tape horizontal, measure around the torso/body, along the nipple line
Waist, keep the tape horizontal, measure around the torso/body at the narrowest part of your waist, this is generally 1/2 inch (approx 2cm) above the belly button
Buttocks, keep the tape horizontal, measure around the widest part of the hips
Upper thigh, place your foot on a chair, find half way between the front of the knee and the point where your leg inserts into your body, at the half way point, measure the circumference of your thigh
FREQUENCY – once a week, always at the same time and day, e.g., 7am on a Tuesday.

It’s usually easier if you have someone take your measurements for you. A couple of step by step guides for how to take the measurements are shown in a video, or on a website for more information.

I’ve developed a spreadsheet for you to use to monitor your weight and you can then calculate your progress more easily over your Life Journey. You can download it here.

Lastly, remember to monitor your progress visually!

Take before and after photos. Just before you measure yourself each week, take a photo. This is one of the most impactful ways of monitoring your progress, seeing the changes week after week are incredible. Personally, I took photos and measurements monthly (as regular followers here can verify) and found that they were truly inspiring when I calcuated the progress.

I would recommend following any Life Journey for a minimum of 90 days. This is because your red blood cells typically have a life cycle of 90 days, so I believe it will take this amount of time to show good progress on your journey, at least 30 days of this journey will be in you changing your lifestyle habits, getting into routines and settling into your new Life Journey.

I am personally mentoring people in their new Life Journey to enable them to Spring Into Summer, right now!

Be quick, there are limited places!!!!

Take your new Life Journey with me for free mentoring, meal planning tips and inspirational tips along the way.

Come on a Life Journey

Contact me now to be personally mentored into your Bikini Body this Summer, WITH EASE!!!

The Wonders of My World

Aug8

Today I was out walking when I decided to utilise the powers of the Universe again and see if they were still working (as if they wouldn’t be, but hey, you’ve just got to check them out every so often!)

My walk today was to a rainforest area that I really love, it’s main attraction is a waterfall (which you have all seen many times!). I always hear a lot of birds but don’t often see Pademelons here, they appear to be few in this area and they are usually very flighty. Well, today I asked if I could see one in this area again.

To my joy we walked around a corner and BAM, there was a beautiful one sitting in the middle of the path. It just looked up at us and didn’t move. I very slowly retrieved my phone for a photo, and it still just wandered, well, okay, hopped, a few feet, but close enough for this wonderful photo – so much better than the one I posted on my Facebook page the other week.

Pademelon in Rainforest

As we continued our walk in the rainforest, and our conversation about the bats that moved, the pademelons, the beautiful creek and mini waterfall into a pool, it was mentioned about my conversation with the Universe on the appearance of a pademelon. The conversation then changed to, “oh, is that why we’ve not seen any noisy Pitta’s today?”

So, as you can imagine, the conversation in my head to the Universe then changed to wanting to see a noisy pitta.

On our walk back out of the rainforest, BAM, we saw a beautiful, and almost still noisy Pitta – how amazing, it wasn’t hopping all over the place, not flying off, but just sitting there, waiting for me to again retrieve my phone slowly, and get a photo of this beautifully coloured bird.

Noisy Pitta in the Rainforest

Wow, what a wonderful morning to be out walking, thinking that I was so grateful for all that the Universe had delivered to me for today, it was now time to continue on my walk and go back home to my fun filled day ahead.

BAM!!!!

Here was a pademelon in front of me, and how awesome, with it’s little joey!!!! I’ve never, ever seen a joey of this beautiful little creature before (in the 5 years we’ve been walking here) and here was the cutest little one!! I stopped and watched it hop over to it’s mum and climb into it’s pouch – sorry, no photos here. Boy, was I ever grateful to the Universe for that ‘extra’.

The walk home was undertaken with a beautiful smile on my face, and a skip in my step – you know, even when things are looking a bit on the gloomy side, when we stop and ask to see the joy and beauty around us, the Universe will provide it for us, and with extra too.

Here’s is the final extra – it’s now Jasmine flowering time here on the Mountain – when I walked outside first thing I noticed was the aroma – how wonderful!!!!

Jasmine flowering on the Mountain

Wanting to know more about the ways of the Universe and how to harness that way via mentoring, contact me now!

Secrets of Procrastination

Aug6

“Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.”

– Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

I listened to a podcast recently on Procrastination, with the wonderful Jeffery Combs, and I started to realise that procrastination is a definite part of my life, so it was a quick decision to write about it as I’m sure there are many people who will want to read this.

Why read this?

Because:

it’s a reason to put off doing what you know you need to do,
you want to find out if you are a procrastinator, or
to see how you can change being a procrastinator!

Do you answer Yes to any of these questions?

did you, or do you, do your homework or study at the last minute?
do you only do your washing when you run out of clothes?
do you do your ironing when you are getting dressed in the mornings?
are your clothes in piles on the floor, waiting to be put away or stored or given away?
do you arrive late to appointments, parties, work…..?
do you undertake your preparation for meetings, presentations just before the event?
does TV stop you ‘doing’ things?
do you say “I need to….” or “I should….”?
do you love sitting down and reading a good novel, even when you have chores to be done?
do you ‘wing it’ in life, very ‘last minute’?

If you answered YES, you are a PROCRASTINATOR!!!

The next step then is how to change this?

Make a committment to change
Be objective and honest with yourself
Follow systems, be organised

Make a Committment to Change

This is the first step on your daily Life Journey to change from being a procrastinator to becoming a producer! Without making the decision to change, you will never make the change, your mind will continue to put off until tomorrow the steps you are to take to ensure your success in life.

Stop making excuses and start making decisions. The energy given to the statement “I am….” is far higher than, “I should….”

Practice it, how does it feel to say each one, where do you feel the energy?

Be Objective & Honest With Yourself

How often do you say, “I don’t know why I……”?

YOU are the only person who really knows why you do what you do – be honest with why you are putting off until tomorrow what you could begin doing today.

What are you afraid of if you do complete a task? Is it fear of:-

failure?
being judged?
what will happen if the outcome is successful?
being disappointed if the outcome isn’t what you desire?

Procrastination is the effect of a cause, not the cause – it is a learned behaviour, not part of who you are. Take the decision to change, then discover WHY you want to avoid a successful outcome. Take the story out of the possible outcome, e.g., stop worrying about what might happen, and focus on being productive!

Follow Systems, Become Organised

Quite often procrastination is a result of being disorganised and becoming overwhelmed with that level of disorganisation.

A useful system to begin following is to divide your time up over your day, include in the planning

your family time,
your exercise time,
your meals,
your productive time and
your relaxation time

Ask yourself at the end of every day –

“How effective have I been today?”

“Has my activity included some productivity?”

Utilise a gratitude diary at the end of every day also, include 10 things for which you are grateful for. These can begin as small steps, but always say thank you for the steps you have undertaken to reduce your procrastination, e.g., ‘I am grateful for establishing my diary planning today’

If you are looking to reduce your procrastination and wish to be mentored through this, contact me now!

S.M.A.R.T or D.U.M.B Goals

Jul21

I often write about your Life Journey and how you take those steps forward each time. A lot of where we get our drive and passion from for our Life Journey is from our goals. Where we see ourselves in the future, what we’re striving for.

Typically when goals are mentioned, the acronym S.M.A.R.T comes to mind.

S.M.A.R.T. goals are what our society has been driven by for quite some time now. And were spoken about by a great mentor I’ve tapped into, Zig Ziglar. What do they mean?

S = specific

M= measureable

A = actionable

R = realistic

T = timely

The Secret and the discussions about the Law of Attraction guide us to setting these goals, we need to know what it is we want and when we want it by, remembering all along that the Universe is Abundant and will provide to you what you ask for.

While we understand the core message from The Secret, about the Law of Attraction, part of that message is to actually feel like you have already achieved this goal! Listen to the passion in the following video from Brendon Burchard, it is very inspiring and will help you feelthe passion of having achieved your goals!

Enjoy this video and think about what your goals are to you – exciting, or dull??

Having a Pity Party?

Jul5

“Borders and obstacles can only do one of two things,

Stop us in our tracks, or

Unleash our imagination”

– Amy Purdy

What obstacles are you having to overcome?

A Pity Party is a place where you bring your woes, where you lament “oh, poor me…..” “life is hard….” “why does this happen to me….” It is not my favourite type of party. We are in the place we are because we have made some choices in our life.

Recently I was listening to Amy Purdy’s tale about living beyond your limits in a TED talk, it set me thinking about what is limiting in my own life and the lives of others I have encountered.

I believe everyone I meet is on a Life Journey, it is personal, intimate and their very own. Our Life Journey is one that will continue to help us grow, to help us allow our light to shine, to allow us to become the person we know and believe lives inside of us. It is something to be celebrated and reflected upon with awe.

In our Life Journey, borders and obstacles are events that make us stop in our tracks, we believed we were on track, then a diversion is set up. Our choice is to decide how to tackle the diversion and how to overcome the diversion.

For myself in my Life Journey, this has meant being able to forgive and let go of people that I am ‘meant’ to care about. This diversion has been placing limits on how I progress within my own Life Journey and how I have been seeing my role and myself during this time. It has had the effect of making me listen to Self-doubt, to wonder if I was ‘good enough’.

I’m happy to say, that now that I have made the choice and actioned that choice, that life is now continuing on in the direction that I had originally planned it to go. This direction now has me with regained Self-belief, so great to feel the joy of knowing I am still on my Life Journey, and heading in the direction that will allow my light to shine.

Obviously my diversion was not as catastrophic as Amy Purdy’s diversion, but it is ultimately about the choice you make when a diversion is put up in front of you. The choice is:

Do I allow this diversion to change my focus and put me off course?

Do I keep my focus on my path and develop a way over/under/around this diversion?

For me, it’s an obvious choice when you take 100% responsibility for all that is in your life, all that is good and all that you don’t necessarily like so much, it is all due to your choices.

100% Responsibility for ALL in your Life

Have an awesome day, filled with choices that allow those barriers and obstacles to melt away.

So how is your Pity Party going?

Have you ever struggled?

Jun5

“Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished:

If You’re Alive – It Isn’t”

– Richard Bach

Recently I was reading a lovely email that was titled “make meaning from your struggle”.

It reasonated well with me on a number of levels:

everything really does happen for a reason
there are no good or bad experiences, just experiences
experiences where you feel the world has abandoned you, are learning experiences in hind sight
experiences you have allow you to be the best person you can be today
without these experiences you wouldn’t be where you are now, experiencing the joys of those around you, of the universe surrounding you today
experiences allow you to grow into a stronger person on a daily basis

The email ended with this lovely statement

There is a plan for your life and, so long as you continue to learn

things will get better

Take heart, all our experiences are learning experiences for us to grow stronger and enable us to continue on our path that is meant for us while we are here. Have a great experience today!

If you’re alive, you are on your mission

The Coral Tree, as a flower essence, is subtitled “The Wounded Warrior” – we are all carrying our wounds of experience, the Coral Tree allows us to heal these deep wounds that are blocking our Path and give you a sense of renewal, strength, courage, endurance and wisdom.

Contact me for some Coral Tree essence to carry you forward on your learning experience without the wounds of the past blocking your progress on your intended Path

What’s making you & your family fat?

Jun1

Obesogens

Recently I was listening to a podcast and the discussion was on ‘Chemicals that makes us fat, depressed and toxic’

Take the time to have a listen – I was very impressed with the research and training Kim Morrison has undertaken and how she has implemented her passion into her life, creating a healthier lifestyle for herself and her family and friends in what sounds like a very gentle and caring manner.

This podcast introduced me to the concept of obesogens – not something I’ve heard of before (the term has been coined in research papers since 2002, though accredited to being developed by a Professor in 2006), but the underlying philosophy of obesogens is one that I am learning about a lot in the past year while I’ve been 0n my life journey.

Releasing those toxins, and weight!

I’m now finding out more about obesogens and how they can affect our lives.

It appears that researchers are now gathering evidence that there are subtances, which have been named obesogens, that are affecting how our body metabolises foods and may predispose some of us to gain weight. The concept that environmental chemicals could be related to weight gain was first discussed in an article published in 2002.

This article discusses how the meat industry, and the pharmaceutical industry, have been using chemicals to encourage weight gain where required. I find this funny that the idea was not turned around for the obesity epidemic we are now facing sooner – it’s only taken 12 more years to make a connection! Surely the hormones that were fed to the cattle were going to be eaten by the consumers – i.e. us!! Our body is not made to excrete excess toxins, it can excrete plenty, but we are being exposed to a lot.

Another article I’ve been reading discusses how people and animals (even urban rats) are increasing in weight, regardless of their diet and exercise regimes. I must admit to having felt this way at times myself. No matter how hard I tried, there was always a plateau in my weight loss. How I arrived at “fair, fat and forty”.

I was curious to see that the obesogens are essentially chemicals, or toxins, that are abundant in our everyday life. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the US say there are 15 – 20 chemicals that have been shown to increase obesity from exposure either when inutero, or in infancy.

Chemicals abundant in our everyday life include:

phthalates, which are in fragrances (not that you’ll see this on the ingredients label), so you see this in beauty products, laundry powders, air fresheners
many plastics (PVC)
cigarette smoke (known to produce underweight babies who then play growth ‘catchup’)
drugs (e.g. DES – will explain this one below, the diabetes drug Avandia® (rosiglitazone))
msg (monosodium glutamate)
pesticides, (e.g. DDE, a chemical still in our food chain from the breakdown of DDT; tributyltin [TBT], a contaminant in our waterways and still used as a stabiliser in PVC)
bisphenol A (BPA), which is found in medical devices, in the lining of some canned foods, and in cash register receipts
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a friction reducer, so you find this items such as in carpets, non-stick cookware, Scotchgard and Goretex products (remember our infants crawl on carpets)

It appears that these obesogens act as disruptors in the normal metabolism and hormone systems within our body. They can

increase the number of fat cells;
increase the size of fat cells;
change the body’s ability to feel satiated;
it’s appetite control;
food preferences; and
how food is metabolised

One of the interesting things for me was the discussion on exposure in-utero. As a 1960s baby, my mother was given the drug DES (diethylstilbestrol), a drug to reduce the risk of miscarriage. The only miscarriage I’ve noticed about this drug was the increased risk to vaginal cancer, breast cancer and reproductive issues. Now I find out that it may also have a role to play in why I have struggled with my weight since I was a little girl. Very interesting indeed.

Cute & Cuddly DES does make

Exposure of our next generation to chemicals that can be avoided is something we can all be aware of, living a more sustainable lifestyle, taking care with the skin care products we put onto our skin, reducing our reliance on plastics, eating food that has been exposed to pesticides and herbicides and drinking water that has been filtered. I would say that we are not able to completely avoid all of these contaminants – e.g., how do you find furniture, carpets and cookware that has not been manufactured with some of these chemical contaminants?

How can you not be exposed when it is stated in the article that nearly every adult and child in the US has at least PFOA’s in their blood – avoiding contamination may be tricky.

I’m feeling very blessed that I have now discovered a way to keep my internal organs supported in removing excess toxins daily. It’s a simple drink that I have every morning, to support my cells in doing what they know how to do naturally. And it tastes of berries! If you want to know more, ask me

What are your kids eating?

May15

Everything in moderation is okay

In today’s society parents globally tend to agree that everything in moderation is okay for their children. Do you agree?

Does this mean that of the 17,000 new processed foods introduced to the market every year, these are foods you want to be giving to your children in moderation? (1)

At what point does moderation become excess?

I feel that moderation becomes excess when we are giving similar ingredients in foods that are multiplied in processed foods. These ingredients are not necessarily those that we wish our children to be getting on a daily basis.

The foods children need to grow include:

fruit
veges
whole grains
proteins
healthy fats

The best way for your children to get these healthy food types, including their vitamins, minerals and micronutrients that are all required for their growth and brain development, is through eating locally grown organic wherever possible. If not locally grown, then organic, if not organic, then locally grown in season.

What do you do though if you cannot access these all year round? Or you have fussy eaters?

Did you know that our soils are depleted of minerals? (2) Did you know that over 80,000 environmental toxins are released yearly and many are not tested for? (3). How do you think this is affecting the nutritional content of the foods you are feeding to your children?

Are they receiving the nutrients they need to grow into healthy adults? To grow up without the added risk of Type 2 Diabetes? To grow up without the risk of obesity?

There are statistics available (4) that highlight that children in the US today do not get enough fruit and vegetables, and that this is a greater problem as children age. What foods do your children eat that contain high sodium levels (lots of extra salt added), high fat levels (fried foods), high sugar levels (sweets, cakes, processed foods, even ‘low fat’ foods)??

How to change this for your children?

Switch to superfoods that have natural ingredients, no artificial sweetners, flavours or colours to supplement your healthy food choices.

Look to locally grown, inseason organic foods to cook with,
skip processed foods,
reduce your concept of ‘moderation’ for processed foods or treats
increase exercise for your children, go to the park and run around for 1/2 an hour every evening

Change the eating patterns of your family by joining a revolution of good quality foods that provide nutrients for healthy growth, increase exercise routines in your family to have more fun as a family. Ask me about how.

My own bananas, just ripening now

By doing these things, and following a healthy nutritious diet, you are more likely to be creating a foundation for your children to grow into healthy, strong adults.

Ask me how now!

1. Pollan M. Food Rules, An Eater’s Manual. The Penguin Press, New York, 2011.

2. Davis DR, Epp MD, Riordan, HD. Changes in the USDA food composition data for 43 garden crops, 1950 to1999. J Amer Col Nutr, 2004;23(6):669-682.

3. Reuben SH. Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now. President’s Cancer Panel, Annual Report 2008-2009. Retrieved from: http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualReports/pcp08-09rpt/PCP_Report_08-09_508.pdf

4. Cohen, E. Ten Ways To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies. 2011. Retrieved from: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/02/kids.eat.vegetables.ep/

Feeling “fair, fat and forty”?

May8

When I approached my 40s I was a firm believer that I wouldn’t be a sterotype. What happened to that??

In my 40s I fell into the belief that I could easily blame my ‘slow metabolism’ – you know, the one where you look at a chocolate cake and you can feel the weight gain happening around the middle? Or, you look at the gym and think, ‘tomorrow I’ll go and sign up’?

This belief is one that is prevalent in our society today – the number of women I speak to and they all agree that the spare tyre around the middle, or the thickening thighs, or the increasing buttocks are all something we have to live with as we age, as menopause lurks ahead of us and our metabolism slows!!

This is me, in my 40s, living the dream we sell ourselves – fair, fat and forty – and the progress I made once the myth vanished!

The myth is changing

This myth, that we have to live with this outcome, is about to be blasted out of the water!

There are three ways you can increase your metabolism and turn your body shape into one that you desire

Increase your muscle mass
High intensity exercise
Having muscle building and thermogenic foods

1. Increase your muscle mass

The more muscle you have, the more energy you need to maintain it, so this ensures you are using more calories.

Resistance training is key for achieving muscle gains, since this will increase the rate of muscle turn-over and rebuilding (1). If you’re not familiar with the techniques of weight training, it may be best to focus on large muscle groups—chest, back, shoulders, and legs—for maximum metabolism results. In the gym, that means doing exercises that will train these areas specifically, such as the chest press (chest), lat pull down (back), shoulder press (shoulder), and squats (legs).

2. High intensity exercise

High intensity exercise , as opposed to exercise that is not that intense determines the extent of muscle building and cardiovascular improvements, and determines how long and to what extent you’ll burn calories after you finish your workout (2).

An example of high intensity exercise is where you work at the highest resistance you can and at the highest speed you can, for a minute, then drop both back to resting levels for two minutes. Repeat this for 5 cycles – a total of 15 minutes workout, but at a high intensity, or what is now known as High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT, or HIT) – see a personal trainer for a refined program that suits you. Essentially with HIIT you are working out at 80% of your maximum capacity.

An example of exercise that is not so high in intensity is a run for 30 minutes, or an aerobics class such as Zumba – good fun exercises, but not at an intensity that is going to increase the length of time or the amount of calories you burn after your workout has finished!

3. Have muscle building and thermogenic foods in your diet

The best way to support your muscle building activities in ideas No. 1 & 2, is to include protein in your diet.

High quality whey protein has been specifically shown to be of more benefit to muscle building than other proteins (3). Also, whey protein containing foods have also been shown to boost metabolism for longer than foods containing soy proteins (4).

What you’re aiming for in your food intake is foods that take more calories to digest the foods. Did you know the following facts?

of every 100 calories of fat eaten, only 0 – 3 calories are required to digest
of every 100 calories of carbohydrates eaten, only 5 – 10 calories are required to digest
of every 100 caloreis of protein eaten, 20 – 30 calories are required to digest that protein

This makes protein thermogenic (calorie burning). Now, I’m not suggesting you head out and eat only protein. That is not a balanced diet and will not set you on the path of avoiding the ‘fair, fat and forty’ syndrome!! I am suggesting a balanced diet that has a calculated amount of protein contained within it (high quality protein too), up to 36 grams of protein in two of your meals. Along with fibre, carbohydrates, fats (yes, we still need ‘good’ fats for our hormones to be carried around the body safely!) and vitamins and minerals.

Other thermogenic foods to consider include green tea and chilli – as these contain thermogenic compounds that will assist the body in keeping the metabolism functioning at a high speed!

Throughout my life journey, I have been utilising good quality whey proteing, thermogenic foods and HIIT – I have achieved, and am now maintaining, my goal weight.

You can do this too and avoid the myth!

Circle of the Myth

1. Effect of an acute period of resistance exercise on excess post-exercise oxygen consumption: implications for body mass management. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2002 Mar;86(5):411-7. Epub 2002 Jan 29.

2. Børsheim E, Bahr R. Effect of exercise intensity, duration and mode on post-exercise oxygen consumption. Sports Med, 2003;33(14):1037-60.

3. Yang Y, Churchward-Venne TA, Burd NA, Breen L, Tarnopolsky MA, Phillips SM. Myofibrillar protein synthesis following ingestion of soy protein isolate at rest and after resistance exercise in elderly men. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2012;9:57.

4. Acheson KJ, et al. Protein choices targeting thermogenesis and metabolism. Am J Clin Nutr 2011;93(3): 525-534

Secrets to Success

May6

Your life journey takes you down many differing paths, each one has positive and negative success associated with them. The choices we make along our path results in different outcomes. How do we know we are travelling well?

One of the secrets to success I have discovered is

POSTURE

I have been listening to various podcasts lately, and they are stating some ideas of similarity – the posture you hold while undertaking a task, whether it’s a new one, or one you’ve repeated many times, will determine a number of different things:

Your sense of ability to accomplish the task
Your energy that surrounds the outcome of the task
Your motivation to complete the task

I first discovered this when I was out running. It’s amazing how a simple thing like running with your chin pointing straight ahead can change

your pace,
your sense of lightness in your step and
your motivation on whether you can make it to the next point in your run

I’ve been trying out this technique when I’m feeling tired on my runs, and to date, every time, it has changed how I’m feeling about the completion of the run.

Next, I discovered that this very same aspect of posture can change how you see the outcome of a task you’re undertaking when working. Whenever I am feeling like I’m hitting a block in my thoughts, whether it’s for writing, researching or speaking to new people, I change my posture. The difference in my ENERGY, CONFIDENCE & INSPIRATION for the task at hand is amazing.

Try this out at home.

When you’re feeling low about an issue (no matter what it may be) that has troubled you during the day,

stand up and,
with a smile on your face, and
your head held high,
talk about what that issue is

Do you notice the change in energy associated with that issue?

Imagine if you do this when you’re in the middle of a task that is draining your energy, your motivation or inspiration?

Try practising this in the mirror too – you will definitely notice a change in your posture – the smile helps with that too.

How you hold yourself during the day makes a difference to whether your tasks have successful or non-successful outcomes – mainly because your energy around the task changes, which invariably changes the whole situation and the potential outcome too.

Take the path and journey to success, change your posture, lift your chin, hold your head up high and remember to smile, the energy will definitely change for the better.

Keep your posture looking upwards and your energy will follow

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Tag Archive | life journey

Secrets to Building the Bikini Body!!

“This time last year, I was fair, fat & forty”

The Wonders of My World

Secrets of Procrastination