My Journey to Greatness: Learning to Live in the Moment

My morning started out interesting. I had every intention of following up on learning about the 5 second rule that I came across on yesterday,The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage, since I know that hesitation has had a big impact on why I'm not where I would like to be at the present moment. Instead I found myself clicking on another video featuring Mel Robbins (link at bottom). One of the things talked about in the video is how to live in the now. 

Here's some things that she said that stuck with me:

If you are living in the past, you're going to be depressed because you are rehashing things that are not going to happen again. If you are living in the future you are going to be anxious because you are anticipating what is coing or you are wishing for things that aren't happening yet. 

Being in the present moment is where you will have the greatest control, where you will feel the most at ease and where happiness flourishes. There is a super tight connection between happiness and the ability to live in the present moment 

To ground yourself in the moment, when you find your mind wandering and starting to worry look for something now that you can focus on right now.

That last part was important to me. I now are more aware of when I am starting to worry and have self-doubt and since I recognize what I am doing I am more able to stop these negative thoughts in their tracks. It has done wonders for my outlook and mood. (See full video below)

                                                                

(These would be perfect to send out to family and friends)

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Wednesday Wisdom - Mel Robbin's 10 Rules for Success

So I am sitting here drinking my coffee, eating donuts and watching a video on YouTube entitled 'Mel Robbins's 10 Rules for Success' (video below). I had never heard of her before I started perusing around YouTube for motivational videos (I am a little bit addicted lately). The most intriguing part of this video is the 5 second rule.

I have encountered this so many times in my life. I will have this great idea and think about doing it, then nah I talk myself out of it and go on to something else. Months later, I will come back to the same idea but this time actually act on it and what do you know it usually works out. I end up thinking to myself, "Why the heck didn't I just do this in the first place?!!" I've added her book The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage to my To Be Read List. 

Take a look (listen) and let me know what you get out of the video.

(Video from Evan Carmichael's channel - Great videos)

                                                                        

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Decorating Ideas Inspired from Chip & Joanna's Fixer Upper

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I went on Twitter today and saw Fixer Upper was trending and I thought 'Cool! That's one of my favorite decorating shows' so I clicked on it to see why it was trending then Nooooooooooooo!!!!! Are you serious?! Ugh! They can't be calling it quits. (Insert like 1 million sad faces here). 

I mean is it just me or have the decorating shows really gone down lately. I don't watch the channel nearly as much as I used to. They seem to only want to stick to one type of show and one type of formula. Not everyone can be a Chip & Joanna. Anyways, I love her style and love even more that she is self taught. So does this mean that I can one day learn to be Joannaish? Probably not but a girl can dream :)

Below are a few decorating items that I found to give you the look from some of my favorite makeovers. 

Here's one of my favorite rooms:

I like the copper lights in the background but I found one that I liked a little better because it looked lighter (click on picture for source)

Here are a few more farmhouse style lights that I like that are like her style (imo)

         

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What Successful People Do Before Breakfast- Insight 1 - Wake up Earlier

I've been reading What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast and have really gotten some great information and insight from the book. Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to explore some of the lessons that I learned from the book and share them here on my blog. 

One of the first things I 
got from the book was that I was not getting up early enough. I pretty much knew this already  because whenever I finally get a chance to sit sit down and start on something in the morning, I feel it was way too late. I would often wonder 'Where has the morning gone?'. Unfortunately I am not a "morning person" (poor excuse I know), but I realized that I needed to become one.

Starting last week, I've began getting up a little earlier. I'm starting with 30 minutes earlier than usual. Even that has made a big difference in my morning. I start off my morning with some positive affirmations and some 17 seconds law of attraction techniques. I want to eventually get to where I am waking up at 6 am. 
 



                 

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Starting Over and Discovering Your Passions Later In Life

I am at a point in my life where I feel like I am starting over yet again. My beautician asked me a few weeks ago what my dream job was and it threw me for a minute. I have always wanted a more analytical type job, but then I wondered is that what I want or what I am supposed to want?

As fate would have it they were discussing on the radio today achieving your goals later in life. The topic came about because the radio show had an intern that was 33. One of the main requirements of being an intern was that you were in college. They had people calling into the show to tell what dreams they have started to pursue later in their life.

It was refreshing for me to hear these callers. I have recently started taking my resell business online more seriously and think that this type of 'job' is what suits me best. It is something that I love to do especially reselling books. I have always been a bit of a book nerd lol.

Here are a few books on restarting or discovering your passions:




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