It’s no surprise that it takes lots of energy to run your life and wear multiple hats. To have the energy to easily accomplish all that needs to be done, and feel good doing it all, is a goal that many of us strive for daily.
There are 3 kinds of energy – physical, mental, and emotional. The way you manage these areas will impact your ability to live each day with vitality. Take this brief Energy Assessment and see where you could make a difference in your level of energy right now. Any “no” answers are likely contributing to your energy deficit. Once you realize where you are losing energy, you can begin to take it back.
PHYSICAL
1. Is your home clean?
2. Does everything in your home / office have a home or a place where it belongs?
3. Do your clothes all fit you and make you feel great?
4. Do you have a place in your home where you can go to relax and unwind?
5. Do you drink at least 8 – 10 glasses of water every day?
6. Do you get some form of exercise at least 5 days a week?
7. Do you visit your doctors and dentist regularly?
8. Is your environment personalized and warm feeling?
MENTAL
1. Do you schedule more tasks in a day than you can reasonably accomplish?
2. Are you consistently late?
3. Do you put important tasks or projects off?
4. Do you spend time with people you don’t really like?
5. Have the same tasks or projects been on your to-do list for more than 2 months?
6. Do you commit to projects out of a sense of obligation?
EMOTIONAL
1. Do you tell the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable to do so?
2. Do you feel loved and accepted by those closest to you?
3. Have you let go of any past anger or regret?
4. Are you able to ask for what you really want?
5. Are you current personal and business relationships adding value to your life?
6. Do you surround yourself with people that uplift you and help you grow as a person?
If you have any “no” answers to the above questions, it’s a little eye opening isn’t it? To be able to pinpoint some areas that are actively draining your energy is key. Now you can actively begin to make changes that support your life.
You require energy to support every thought, word, action and interaction in your life, you have a limited amount of it available to you each day. Your commitment to proactively manage these factors will support you in creating the life you desire. Taking care of yourself, gives you energy to take care of everything and everyone else with ease. You can’t overflow to others, until you fill yourself up first.
Go reclaim you energy today!
Your Friend,
Lori
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You’re working a full time job. You are also taking care of your kids, home, husband, all of which are full time jobs themselves. And on top of all of that, you are building a business “on the side’ with the hopes of one day being able to quite your job, and enjoy the financial and time freedom that you so deserve!
So how do you move from the “one day” or “on the side” mentality to “I successfully run my own business, on my time? Let’s start with a few questions…
1. How will you act differently, feel differently, behave differently when you are making the income you want from your “on the side business”?
2. Will you feel joy when you wake in the morning? Instead of dreading the work day ahead?
3. Will you give away more money and time to help other people?
4. Why do you REALLY want to change your life, and what are you willing to change to get there?
By pinpointing exactly how you will think, feel, and act when “one day” comes, you can start to imagine that day right now. By thinking about the habits and feelings of your future self, you can start to behave like that person now! Be grateful for what you have right now, and for the changes that are coming. Choose to be happy NOW, and more happiness will come.
Start with the end in mind, write down a clear description of your life as you want it. How much money do you earn (monthly and yearly)? How much time do you spend working in your business? How is your ideal day structured? Who do you have (either family or hired help) to help you run your home and businesss?
Work backwords to clearly map your yearly, monthly, weekly, daily goals and schedule to make it happen. You can never reach a goal, if you don’t really know what it looks like. To move past the “one day” mentality, you must act “as if” right now. Be clear on why you want these changes, and know what you are willing to change to make it reality.
If you need some help clarifying your goals, I invite you to sign up for a free 20 minute “Stop stressing!” consultation with me today!
With love and gratitude,
Lori
You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide today’s the day. Say it; This is going to be my day.
~Brendon Burchard
This quote was the first email I read this morning. This is such a great reminder to look at each day as a new beginning. I really doesn’t matter what mistakes or decisions you made yesterday or last week or last year, you still have the CHOICE to do something different today.
I want to encourage you to decide, right now, how you will show up today. How will your attitude be? How will you serve yourself and other people today? What actions will you take that will make a difference in your life, your business and someone else’s?
This is YOUR DAY, what will you do with it?
Leave a comment on this post and tell me what action you will take today that will make a difference in your world!
To your success!
Lori
(Written by Guest Blogger, Ann Webb)
In my business as a LifeVision expert and trainer I’m often asked the difference between Ideal LifeVision and Affirmations. So I thought in this post I’d do a little comparison.
Let’s start with the characteristics of Affirmations:
Affirmations are general and typically quite “generic”. Most often they are single statements like the following:
I am at peace with the Universe
I consciously bring money into my life
I am worthy of love and fulfilling relationships
The typical implementation for affirmations is that they are written on cards or post-it notes and then scattered through out the house on mirrors, dashboards, refrigerators etc. The idea is that you read them (alou d) every time you see them.
One of the biggest draw backs of affirmations is that they aren’t specific enough to create a powerful vision that will compel you to action. With single sentence affirmations, your mind (or imagination) isn’t given enough information to create an inner picture that conjures up the important aspects of goal accomplishment: emotion, motivation, visualization, & action plan.
If you’ve read the book, Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, then you’ve learned that our minds are goal-seeking mechanisms. Just like an animal, we also have instincts…..but they are instincts for success. Simply put, if we accurately create a strong enough visualization in our brain, we can’t help but accomplish it as our subconscious does all in it’s power to achieve the image/visualization it was given. (I typically don’t reduce a landmark book like that to a single sentence, so forgive me and either read the entire book or at least The Cliff Notes 
And that’s exactly why Ideal LifeVision is so much more powerful than simple affirmations. Ideal LifeVision isn’t a one-size fits all but is as unique as you are. By creating an Ideal LifeVision, you will create your own custom “Ideal You” designed to take full advantage of your unique gifts, talents and personality. Not only that, but each vision statement will also includes the How, Why, and By When (the action plan). It is concrete enough that you can visualize it in detail.
And if that isn’t compelling enough, your Ideal LifeVision is then recorded and listened to daily as an additional method of imprinting it upon your subconscious literally changing the neural pathways. (Because of the combination of using “conscious” language and super-learning music)
Let’s take this one step furthe r with an example:
Affirmation:
I am a conscious creator and giver.
Ideal LifeVision:
As a conscious creator and giver, I find joy in serving others. Daily, I share something of myself. I find little things I can do to lighten others burdens. I find ways to be in spirit. Once a week on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am, I spend 2 hours rendering service. I have 2 refugee women that I work with. I spend time with these women. I mentor them and offer practical service to assist them in integrating into this country. I have a special financial account designated for blessing the lives of others. I deposit $250 into it each month. I use this money wisely for those less fortunate than myself. It feels incredible giving back as it not only enlarges my soul but creates value for others.
As you can see, the affirmation is a clever and beautiful statement and yet it doesn’t give my brain the specifics it needs to actually do something to become the person I want to be. The LifeVision statement on the other hand gives my brain something to go after. As I feed that visualization into my mind daily, it can’t necessarily distinguish between what’s reality and what isn’t, but regardless it’s goal seeking mechanism pursues the path for accomplishment. My mind actually has something concrete to “land on” now and will find a means and method for accomplishing it.
Eager to know more? Join us for a FREE Tele-class: Introduction to Creating Your Ideal LifeVision. Please grab your “virtual” seat by REGISTERING HERE.
Ann Webb
Ideal LifeVision
http://www.ideallifevision.com
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