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JumpStart – Self Love

Self love is the most important attribute we can cultivate.   Unfortunately, most people are raised to NOT love themselves and are lost as to where to begin. In this JumpStart, learn that love is a verb — something you DO rather than something feel. Love is “unconditional acceptance,” and “looking for the good”  Learn […]

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JumpStart – Upper-Limiting

Gay Hendricks wrote an inspiring and transformative book titled “The Big Leap” in which he talks about upper-limiting.   When I first heard of this concept it blew my mind because I realized how often I had unintentionally watered down the blessings in my life to the point where they were greatly diminished or completely gone.   […]

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JumpStart – How to Know What You Want

Believe it or not, when it comes to goal setting most people have no idea what they want.   This is because we’ve spent our formative years being influenced by our parents, friends, society, the media, etc. To find out what you want in life, first figure out what you DON’T want.   In this JumpStart, learn […]

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JumpStart – The Problem with Goal Setting

Could it be that goal setting can actually make you LESS likely to accomplish something? Believe it or not, the answer is YES > BUT, you should still do it. In this JumpStart, I explain why goal setting can lead to goal avoidance and how to succeed anyway! minds so that you feel better in […]

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JumpStart – Thoughts vs Feelings

People confuse thoughts and feelings.   We say, “I feel it would be fun to have a picnic” when in reality we are expressing a thought and not a feeling.   Our thoughts are a result of both our mental choices and our brains being wired in a certain way — which we can change.  Whereas, feelings […]

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JumpStart – Your FSO Degree

Most of us are the two characters in Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godo, except we’re not waiting for Godo, we’re waiting on our problems to be fixed — by someone else! Here’s something important to remember: successful people have an (FSO) Degree — they  Figure Stuff Out for themselves.  They take action to solve […]

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JumpStart – If Not Now, When?

We all have things in our lives that we put off. “Someday I’m going to…” we say and then, well — nothing. Why is it so hard to get ourselves to do (or stop doing) things we know are important? How can you motivate yourself to do those things you know you should? We answer […]

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JumpStart – Getting Happier by Complaining Less

How do you feel when you’re criticized? Pretty rotten, right? Sadly, many of us are guilty of being non-paid professional critics of other people, society, and especially ourselves. In this JumpStart, learn the source of criticism and how we can avoid giving negative feedback that might hurt someone’s pride. *** Resources ***  1-to-1 Life Coaching: […]

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JumpStart – Spotlight

The other day, I heard about a research project where dozens of people were divided into 2 groups. One-by-one, and out of sight of everyone else, each person was instructed to run up a hill and touch a specific tree at the top. Each person’s speed, intensity, physical exertion and more was measured as they […]

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JumpStart – The Reverse of an idea

One of the interesting things I’ve learned while studying metaphysics is that the human mind always says “yes”. In fact, the human brain really doesn’t understand the words “no,” “not,” “nor,” “neither,” or “none.” Therefore, when you’re programming your mind with affirmations it’s important to say “I eat healthy food that supports my healthy fit” […]

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