Every
once in a while we experience something that really impacts us – we realize
something about ourselves that had previously been a blind spot, we make a
connection we previously didn’t see, or maybe you’re even inspired to
challenge a way of thinking – it’s a big moment! I had a moment like this 7 years ago. I was married at the time, and was talking to
my then husband about something. I don’t
remember what it was that I was talking about, but he got an incredibly
flustered look on his face and loudly said ‘God,
you’re so negative!’ I stopped in my
tracks. Me? Negative? Was I really?
I was stunned. That was my
defining moment that started me on my journey to start examining my words, my
thoughts, and my actions.
Now
fast forward to Wednesday of this week.
I was finishing up a seminar I took at the American Management
Association in Chicago, and afterwards my instructor pulled me aside to thank
me. He praised my energy I brought to
the class and my positivity. I of course
appreciated his compliment and took pride in knowing that I had truly been my
authentic self in the seminar. While
walking back to my car to head home I thought back to my impactful moment seven
years ago, and how different I am today.
Over the course of the last seven years I have had a constant drive to
improve myself, change the way I think, and be the best version of myself that
I can be. It makes me so excited and
inspired to think about that, I want to share it with everyone! But helping
people to change their thinking? How do
I do that?? That’s a BIG challenge and
it’s taken me seven years and a lot of character building situations to get to
where I am right now.
After
some thinking on this topic, and knowing my core purpose to help people see
they’re capable of more than they thought they were, I had an idea. An idea I was really EXCITED about. I will publish a blog series starting this coming week that addresses changing your
mindset, and how to do it, all broken up in logical, smaller pieces. So far it’s looking to be 7 entries, and its
focus will be in three parts – Speech, Thoughts, and Action. Keep your eyes open for my
first installment “Can’t, Have To and Should. How They’re Stopping You”. I hope you enjoy this upcoming series from me
on how to Level Up Your Thinking – I have done this work firsthand and am
really looking forward to sharing the experience. Changing your way of thinking sounds huge, I
know, but all big changes started with a small step! Even if you take just one aspect of what I share
with you - applying that one change may seem small now, but it changes your
trajectory. The compound effect of a small change every day accumulates into
something significant!
Thanks
for taking the time to read this, and hopefully you will be inspired by what I
share. After all, we all have the power to be a little happier, a little more loving, a
little more giving, and navigate our daily lives with a little more grace. Look for my first installment on Monday! J
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