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Victory begins in the mind

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You may not think you are fighting a battle today.

And you most likely are not (at least not in the literal sense).

But you are fighting.

You are fighting your old habits. You are fighting your negative thoughts. You are fighting the nay-sayers. You are fighting to become who you truly want to be.

The keys to winning these battles begin in the mind.

You achieve victory in your thoughts before you do so in reality.

Arm yourself with positive thinking. Train, by implementing good habits (start small). Achieve victory by fostering your vision.

Happy fighting!

-Dr. Lindeman

Greatness

This is probably one of my favorite quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.

He said a lot of wonderful, impactful things.

But this, this is such a wonderful reminder that greatness can be found through the service of others.

We can all help brighten the day, lessen the load, and decrease the burden that others are facing through service.

Smile, care, hug, talk, be compassionate and serve your fellow neighbor (we are all truly neighbors on this Earth).

You will feel greater.

And you will have a great impact on their lives.

Be great today!

-Dr Lindeman

Stop should-ing all over yourself

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

BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER

THIS. IS. AWESOME!

The poem alone is worth the 2 minutes, but the message is POWER-FULL!

Life is beautiful.

And it is up to us to keep it that way…

TOGETHER!

Have a beautiful Thursday my friends! A

And share this beauty as well, forward to a friend or 6 🙂

-Dr. Lindeman

 

P.S. For more inspiration, check out my book on Amazon, Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life.

Persistence and the law of repetition

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!

CONSISTENCY

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!

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Talk to yourself…

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I love this from the book: Authentic Happiness (find it here on Amazon).

It is so true, that when others speak to us harshly or criticize us, we arm ourselves with retort to defend.

But when we speak that way to ourselves (which happens all the time), we fail to rebuke.

A friend, and fellow doctor said this once at a speech (I quoted him in my book, Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life) “If you heard someone talking to your spouse the way you talk to yourself, you’d kick their ass.”-Dr. Brent Hendon.

Ain’t that the truth?

We constantly chide ourselves and hold ourselves down. 

Constructive criticism is one thing, but change that “Con” to “De” and all we do is tear ourselves apart.

Start noticing the negative things you say to yourself, act as if someone else is saying them, and then prepare to fight back.

You are worthy!

-Happy Monday!

-Dr. Lindeman