Victims are Out, Divas are in!
Complaining is so yesterday. Whining is so 2009. Aren’t you tired of doing it or being around it already? Me too! It’s exhausting. It’s 2010 and it’s time to be in control of how you feel or what happens in your life. It can be such a powerful transformation to simply remove just this one thing from your daily habits.
It’s possible to feel like a new person if you eliminate what I call victim language. Being a victim can be perceived as weak or lazy. However, in my opinion, being a victim is actually a lot more trouble than it’s worth and uses quite a bit more energy in the long run than it does to be positive. Being so consumed with negativity, making excuses, finding reasons why things won’t work, or seeking justice is a lot of hard work! Let it go.
Deciding to be a D.I.V.A. says to those around you that you are D: Determined to do whatever it is you set your mind to. Being a D.I.V.A. shows others you are I: Innovative and able to create solutions to your problems and that you’ll be stopped by nothing. Being a D.I.V.A. oozes V: Vivacious energy for all the world to see. You’re unstoppable with boundless enthusiasm and resources to make your life all that you want it to be. Being a D.I.V.A. means you are an A: Achiever who makes things happen and takes things to the next level. You settle for nothing and you create a life on your terms and you aren’t really concerned with what isn’t going well, why it can’t be, or what’s not fair. There’s no time to complain as a DIVA.
So what’s the verdict? Are you a Victim or a D.I.V.A.? Share your comments below!! How are you going to exude DIVA today?
Find your Butterflies
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The feeling of butterflies in the stomach, it’s a love hate relationship. You love the rush it gives you, but there is also that desire to be cozy in that safe comfort zone and you hate the idea of leaving it. Usually butterflies appear when something big is happening. Having butterflies means it matters.
Having butterflies is an important part to living with passion and purpose. So often I’m told, “nothing really gives me butterflies” or “I don’t get excited about anything”. My answer to that is, it is your job to get butterflies about finding butterflies if that is where you are. Be excited about getting excited if that’s all you have right now. Be excited someone reminded you having butterflies is an important part of life and you want to find some. Do you really want to go through life without having any butterflies? Once you find your butterflies, no one will be able to take them from you, which is a natural high that will drive you to find more of them. Imagine your energy and enthusiasm causing that same experience in other people, which is a very powerful thing to share.
You know what I’m talking about. You see someone that is excited and passionate about something and it stirs up something in you whether that is curiosity, interest, or desire to have “that” for yourself. If you have stagnant internal activity, that’s exactly what you’ll get more of in your life. Don’t be bored. Get butterflies.
Organize: Give me 5 minutes
When you walk into any room of your home or office what do you see? Chaos, clutter, a mess, dust, junk, or do you see peace, joy, cozy, fun, and clean? I could use many more adjectives, but the point is to get you thinking about what you see now and what you want to see.
I want you to take 5 minutes right now, in whatever space you’re in and look at specific objects throughout the room. Are they things you really appreciate, enjoy, and use or are they things just taking up space or something someone else could use more than you at this point. Now granted, I have a fairly organized space because this is something I’m passionate about, however, things creep up on all of us everyday and can be overwhelming before we know it. I’ll give you an example of a few things I just addressed in the last few minutes.
I looked around my office and for the most part I saw what I wanted to see a peaceful cozy space. However, I realized a few things on my bulletin board were not really inspiring me, I had a business card holder that I never use filled with business cards it’s just sitting there collecting dust, and several motivational pictures that were sitting on my desk that I used to enjoy, but just looking around the room with this intention made me realize, I’m ready for something fresh.
So in just a few minutes I rearranged my bulletin board to have things on it that inspire me more, I ditched the business card holder, I put those very cute pictures with motivational sayings in a box that I have in a designated spot for future white elephant or give away box that I’ll take to good will. Sometimes things I don’t want I just put by the curb and they are gone in a flash. Try it sometime. People will take your stuff!
Wow, I feel lighter and more inspired in just 5 minutes. I’m looking at new things and I’m already thinking of what else is in my way that I can toss out so freely and know that I’m not wasting resources. I know that I’m the most important resource and with distractions and clutter I’m not my best. So no matter what material item you’re throwing out, it’s not worth what you can feel inside without it if it’s not appropriately serving you.
Golden or Goal Done?
Driving in my car tonight I was feeling really good about getting a lot done, and I had this thought come to mind, “I’m golden” something I say when things seem to be aligned and things in life are running like a well oiled machine. I specifically make myself take note of these “i’m golden” times in order to remember what I’m striving for when I feel like saying to myself “just forget it” when I’m getting frustrated and just want to give up.
So I analyzed this bizarre play on words that I had in the car tonight, and I realized maybe there was something really powerful going on here. I don’t know about you guys, but when I was in school I often had to figure out a way to remember things for tests, because if I didn’t have some creative acronym or silly sentence I would potentially forget it all together. I never did consider myself the smartest kid by any means, but by golly, I could ace a test with my memory and have years of A’s to prove it, so I’m pretty sure there’s something to it. It never failed, I would memorize those acronyms or sentences and it was in my brain for years to come. Which is why I think this article could potentially be the “golden” ticket.
Every time you think about giving up, ask yourself if you’d rather be “golden” or “goal done”. As dorky as it might be to ask yourself that, since grammatically it doesn’t even make sense, mark my words, next time you get discouraged and think about giving up, you’ll remember this conversation and decide you don’t want to be a quitter and maybe, just maybe, you’ll reconsider. You know in your heart it’s not time for that goal to be DONE. That’s just when things start getting interesting. Trust me, I know that’s what’s going to happen because I just hypnotized you! Okay, so maybe I didn’t hypnotize you, but I do know that this article, if nothing else, has inspired you to shoot for being “golden”, which is well within your reach if you simply don’t give up.
I applaud you for all your efforts in whatever goals you’re striving to achieve, and I encourage you to continue to have the courage to keep trying even when you feel like the goal may not be worth it or think it would be easier to walk away. So which will it be, “golden” or “goal-done”? You decide.
I get knocked down!
Many of you may remember this tune from old school. I know I do. It serves as a nice much needed reminder to me that we all get knocked down, but as he so quickly says, “but I get up again”. It’s like he doesn’t even skip a beat before he says that. You notice that? I love it. No complaining, no whining, just a simple statement “but I get up again, you’re never gonna keep me down”. What if we all walked around with that attitude about everything and everyone that knocked us down?? I DARE you to do just that and see what happens. Bet the vibe around you will change.
Keep getting back up. You’re bound to find success. This is not just some foo foo inspirational quote or theory. It’s a fact. Those that get back up ARE successful!
Living with Passion: Top 10 Dr Suess Quotes on Life
1. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
Don’t forget the special gift of just being you. Don’t get distracted trying to be like something or someone else you’re not. You are the best You there ever could be.
2. “If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good”
Life was not given to us to be filled with regrets. Opportunities await you and can be more fun than you ever imagined if you’ll simply take the chance. Take advantage of those opportunities and have a blast. What good can possibly come from saying you never tried?
3. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
Often folks are so worried about what other people think. Be honest and real and those who matter most in your life will accept you no matter what. Those who won’t, you don’t need. Life is too short to worry all the time what other people think.
4. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
This is our opportunity to see the glass as half full. Celebrate people and experiences that you’ve had, and let the memories live on. So often we get trapped in grief and despair when there is so much to be celebrated.
5. “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”
Aren’t we typically our own worst enemy. We make things more complicated than they have to be. When in doubt, go back to the basics and you’ll probably find your answer.
6. “I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”
Mean what you say or don’t say it at all. Resist the urge to not be genuine in an effort to protect or please yourself or someone else. This does not mean be rude or hateful, in those times it’s probably best to simply not say something. However, when you do speak up, make sure it is what you want to say and what you really mean it’s your opportunity to live with integrity.
7. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Always make learning part of your life. You know only a portion of what you could possibly know and there are so many more exciting adventures to come from learning new things. Learning keeps you connected and interested which is a key to living passionately.
8. “How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?”
Time flies by. We all know this for a fact. Don’t let life sneak past you without being part of it. Time is the most valuable of all the resources as it’s the only one we can never get back.
9. Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
Be grateful for the good parts of your day. Recognize what was fun and be thinking of what you can do more of to make your tomorrow even better!
10.Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!”
Trying is a key element to success. Without trying success isn’t even a possibility. Without trying you can’t complain about what you don’t or can’t have. Dream Big, Think Big and Act big. It will make all the difference in your life. No limitations.
