Category Archives: Mindset

12 Tips to Stop the Excuses in Your Life

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If you have made the decision to stop making excuses and start taking responsibility for your life, then these tips can help you do just that. Here are 12 ways to end the excuses and start getting what you want in life.

Stop Comparing Yourself To Others

Instead of worrying about what others are doing in their lives, focus solely on yourself. Do not worry about anyone else’s accomplishments or deeds but instead look inward. To stop making excuses, you have to build upon your strengths and gifts. The only way to begin to value those within yourself is to stop comparing yourself to anyone else. Other people do not have any power over your happiness.

Stop Living In The Past

Past mistakes or failures may be the reason you choose to make excuses today. But living in the past is keeping you from realizing your dreams now. Let go of what has already happened. Take what you can learn from those old mishaps, and start applying them to today’s reality. What happened before should not be stopping you from living your life today. Practice accepting the past so that you can move on toward a better future.

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How to Stop Being a People Pleaser

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The need to please people may seem to be an easy answer, but as you can see, you have to find an alternative solution to sustain your well-being. Here are a few ideas for you to consider when attempting to no longer act in the role of being a people pleaser:

Develop Self-Awareness and Practice Self-Reflection

To stop being a people pleaser, you will need to slow down and make the time to do a bit of self-reflection and build self-awareness. Self-awareness helps you to understand better who you are in any given moment.

You are clear about your dreams, wishes, and goals and you can achieve those things by taking the necessary steps to get there.

You want to assess why you have this problem. What is it about you that makes people think they can take advantage of you and why do you let it happen? What from your childhood might have caused you to become this person?

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Positive Healthy Mindsets You Can Embrace To Change Your Life

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Changing your mindset from a negative one to a more positive mentality can help you alter your behavior and reach your goals in life. When you turn your mindset away from thoughts of failure, fear, and pain toward ones that focus on gratitude, responsibility, and purpose, your behaviors will soon change to more positive ones, as well.

Just as there are many types of negative mindsets so too are there multiple ways to think in a positive way. The following are just a few of the mindsets identified in those with high degrees of happiness, mental health, and success in life.

Growth Mindset

Having the desire to change and grow to continue to improve yourself and your life. Embracing change, challenge, and opportunities to further your happiness.

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Your Motivation Makeover

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Course Introduction

Module One: Understanding Motivation
  • Introduction To Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic Motivation
  • How Motivation Influences Behavior And Performance
  • Identifying Personal Motivators
  • Module One Important Takeaways
  • Module One Daily Exercises
  • Day 1: Identifying Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivation
  • Day 2: Reflecting On Past Achievements
  • Day 3: Daily Motivation Tracker
  • Day 4: Visualizing Success
  • Day 5: Identifying Personal Motivators
  • Day 6: Creating A Motivation Collage
  • Day 7: Motivational Affirmations
Module Two: Creating A Motivational Environment
  • Your Environment Impacts Your Motivation
  • Physical Environment: Organizing Your Space To Enhance Motivation
  • Mental Environment: Cultivating A Positive And Motivating Mindset
  • Social Environment: Surrounding Yourself With Supportive And Inspiring People
  • Module Two Important Takeaways
  • Module Two Daily Exercises
  • Day 1: Decluttering For Motivation
  • Day 2: Creating An Inspiring Workspace
  • Day 3: Social Support Reflection
  • Day 4: Positive Influences Inventory
  • Day 5: Environmental Reflection
  • Day 6: Motivational Playlists
  • Day 7: Social Environment Assessment
Module Three: Instant Motivation Techniques
  • Techniques To Instantly Change Your Mindset And Boost Motivation
  • Exercises And Movements That Trigger Motivation
  • Identifying And Using Personal Triggers To Spark Immediate Motivation
  • Module Three Important Takeaways
  • Module Three Daily Exercises
  • Day 1: Quick Mental Shifts Exercise
  • Day 2: Gratitude Practice
  • Day 3: Power Poses
  • Day 4: Quick Physical Activity
  • Day 5: Motivational Quotes
  • Day 6: Motivational Videos
  • Day 7: Recalling Past Successes
Module Four: Sustaining Motivational Momentum
  • Using Goals To Maintain Motivation
  • Staying Motivated In The Face Of Failure
  • Continuous Improvement: Keeping Motivation High Through Personal Growth And Learning
  • Module Four Important Takeaways
  • Module Four Daily Exercises
  • Day 1: Short-Term Goal Impact
  • Day 2: Long-Term Vision
  • Day 3: Analyzing A Setback
  • Day 4: Reframing Failure
  • Day 5: Resilience Priming
  • Day 6: Personal Growth Plan
  • Day 7: Weekly Reflection And Planning
Conclusion

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How to Reap Something Good From a Day Gone Bad

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Every one of us has bad days.  You know what I mean:  there are interruptions to our workflow, things don’t go as planned, progress is slower than expected, problems arise … the least could go on and on, and sometimes does!

How to salvage a day like that?  You learn four simple ways to “R.E.A.P.” something good from a day gone bad!

According to Dictionary.com, “reap” means “to gain or get (something) as a reward for or result of some action or enterprise.”

Let me suggest four action steps for getting a rewarding result from those bad days that would otherwise be wasted…

R – RETHINK.
E – EXCHANGE.
A – ASSIGN.
P – PERSEVERE.

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