I heard something great in church this weekend.
“We need to stop should-ing 💩 all over ourselves!”
I loved it!
If you are exercising, reading, eating well, in a relationship, etc, because you feel you “should” be….stop!
Guilt is a repressor, not a motivator.
Instead, find reasons why you WANT to do those things. If you want to do them to form a brighter future, for instance, latch on to that, and let go of the “should.”
Have a monumental Monday, friends!
-Dr Lindeman
“BECAUSE IF YOU LEAVE YOUR GROWTH TO HAPPENSTANCE, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE CHAINED TO MEDIOCRITY.”-BRENDON BURCHARD
I love this guy! (Check out his website here)
This statement is so true!
As a new year begins to gain traction, we tend to have big dreams for big changes.
The problem is we don’t STRATEGIZE (I’m making it a word for today, ok?) enough on how to achieve them.
Plan your work and work your plan.
Have BIG goals, (powered by HUGE WHYS/motivation to achieve them) but chunk up the HOW you are going to cross those finish lines.
Take time to envision the end result, but even more time to work on the processes of getting there.
In reality, that is truly where the joy lives, in the journey.
Get planning my friends!
-Dr. Lindeman
P.S. For more ways to empower your ideal life, check out my book Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life on Amazon!
It’s a new year!
Time to set goals, dream big, change our lives…. and hopefully these intentions last past Jan 31st.
The biggest problem with resolutions (and therefore their failure) is that we set big, daunting goals that would require big, daunting changes in order to accomplish them.
As Ovid says, persistence is the key to lasting change.
If you want to accomplish something big, you are better off breaking it down into smaller chunks.
Want to exercise an hour everyday but you haven’t done so in years? Start with 5 minutes and work your way up.
The first step is the most meaningful on any journey. And each step after the first one can be all the more meaningful if we visualize them as ANOTHER first step.
Repetition and persistence are the keys to true growth.
Happy first-steps!
-Dr Lindeman
P.S. check out my book Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life on Amazon for more strategies to help you live your best life!
Thank you for sharing these, Ashley! They are so true and the fit so well together!
If you want to truly feel ALIVE, you must be healthy.
The best way to start living a healthier life? START BY STARTING.
Eating well, thinking well, moving well, exercise, diet, mentality, all of these can seem daunting…
The best thing to do is take a small step toward a healthier, more meaningFULL life is to start.
Happy steps my friends!
-Dr. Lindeman
Thanks for sharing this today, Jessica! It is from Oprah’s book: The Path Made Clear and it is great!
We forge our character, our futures, and our very lives through consistency.
You may not realize all that you are consistently doing right now. But whatever those thoughts and actions are, they have lead you to the life you live now.
You can always change your habits, develop or improve on your consistency in the areas you want to experience growth in order to live a more fulfilling life!
Here’s a link to YouTube video with lyrics:
‪Today I will…‬
‪Attack this day with enthusiasm.‬
‪Stay positive.‬
‪Be thankful.‬
‪Learn, improve and grow.‬
‪Be a blessing to others.
From Jon Gordon
Sounds like a great plan to me!
Attack!
Happy Wednesday!
-Dr Lindeman
Growth occurs outside our comfort zone!
Be thankful for the obstacles/challenges (a.k.a learning opportunities) that push us toward growth!
Grow today!
Happy Tuesday
-Dr Lindeman
We need both inspiration and motivation to fulfill our goals.
Inspiration is the coal-fire, slow burn, our “why” that fuels our drive.
Motivation on the other hand is like a bonfire, strong push to create a change quickly, to push us forward.
The key difference is that if we only focus on motivation, it will burn strong, but then burn out (new years resolutions are a great example of this fact).
We need the slow, steady burn of inspiration to fuel our motivational bursts to truly get us to where we want to go.
Burn on my friends!
-Dr Lindeman
When we contribute, give, show compassion to others, we actually change our internal chemistry for the better.
The act of giving creates a ple thora of positive/feel good hormones to be released in our own bodies as well as in those of the receiver.
So when you give to others, you give to yourself 🙂
Happy Monday!
-Dr Lindeman
P.S. If you would like some more inspiration, check out my book “Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life” on Amazon 😀
Dissemination of Inspiration 