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Here’s how to continue your success or reinvent yourself, in the New Year (or anytime). No matter what is going on in your life or what happened last year, you can have a wonderful life in 2018! It starts with the following:
Look at what’s working in your life and continue doing it. You can even expand on what’s been successful for you, but don’t change what is already working.
Look at what isn’t working in your life,…..Diane has written articles, guest posts, and given interviews for the following businesses:
2017:
Crain’s, at www.crain.com Interview topic: “If I Knew Then, What I Know Now in Business”
Ecophiles, Guest post: “Adventure and Escape–Finding Peace and Joy in the Pacific Northwest”
Central Valley Business Times, at www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com Interview topic: “Corporate Trainer Trades in the Boardroom for the Great Outdoors, Teaches Others to Lower Stress”
Northwest Prime Time Magazine, at www.NorthwestPrimeTime.com Interview topic: “The Best Places to Retire in…..
Often people want to know what, exactly, is that feeling of mindfulness. They want to know if they are doing it right. The answer is to just be, to find a quiet place indoors or outdoors, to quiet your mind, to take time by not thinking about time, by not thinking about anything. Let your mind and yourself just be. Following is an example of mindfulness, which is just one of many examples, from my book, Happy Tales:
“Distant foghorns’ music…..
Mindfulness helps you get in touch with who you are and what you stand for. Practicing Mindfulness on a daily basis helps you stay centered on what is important in life. It keeps you living in the moment, not obsessing about what happened in the past, which you cannot change, or worry about what will happen in the future. Mindfulness keeps you in a balanced, relaxed frame of mind so you can handle the future as it unfolds. Following are some of the things that…..
How can you stay true to yourself, if you don’t know who you are? How do you find yourself?
I stumbled upon the answer when I moved to Seattle from Los Angeles, with my husband’s career. Leaving my successful career behind, I was forced to also leave my position in the community and all my business and social contacts, which was a large part of who I was (or so I thought).
Separated from everything I had previously known, I…..
In order to manage stress, you must make time for yourself. That means you must be your number one priority above all other people; that includes family and friends! (God is #1, you are #2). The most stressed out people don’t have their priorities straight. I had failed at that for many years. Why, because women, in particular, are taught to put others first. We are the caregivers and nurturers. We give birth, feed and care for our children, partners,…..
Once you know what/who triggers your stress, you can write down a plan to respond in a new way when stress hits you. Remember, people and situations won’t change until you change; and people may not change even if you change; but you can change: how you respond, how you feel, and how you go forward, regardless of what others do.
For example, I know my husband loves science fiction movies and auto racing on TV, and he likes the…..