Are you a Creator or a Reactor?

"There are two kinds of people in the world:
those who make excuses and those who get results.

An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done,
and a results person will find any reason why it can be done.

Be a creator not a reactor".           
                                                     Alan Cohen


Have you been complaining about your life lately? Is there anything you can do about your particular circumstances right now to improve your situation? There probably is, but are you willing to take that next step? Instead of reacting to your life, start creating it as you want to see it, not as it is right now.

Let's be honest sometimes it's just easier to sit back and complain, but that will only produce more of what you don't want.
So why are we so resistant to change, even if it means the possibility of something better than we already have? Because we are fearful that we could end up getting something even worse!

Only when we are so uncomfortable where we are, or in too much pain, will we risk stepping out of our comfort zone. You might think about doing something, but a thought without emotion or action lacks the direction and focus to achieve the desired goal. You need energy and passion to see it through to fruition.

If you can believe it, you can create it. So, when you have a thought and there is an emotion attached, i.e. something you feel passionate about, the odds are you will take action.

Complaining about a situation or a person simply affirms it into being. You are stating to the Universe that you want more of the same. If all you do this month is refrain from complaining about anyone or anything, you will see a difference in energy and the reality that you create for yourself.

Creating our reality is in effect creating the conditions ripe for our dreams to manifest.

Only when your emotion, thought and vibration are in harmony,
will you see the results you desire.

What can you do today to get yourself in alignment with your dreams?

First, be clear on what those dreams are.

Secondly, what do you need to do to create those conditions for your dreams to become your reality?

State it and claim it. TAKE ACTION.

Your dreams are waiting on you. What are you waiting for?

                                                        

Habits

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit"
                                                           Aristotle


Have you ever thought about how you spend the majority of your time? If you do, chances are you will see a pattern, a habit if you will, that you have followed for some time.

If you spend every night in front of the television you may become a couch potato and soon your body will most likely start to resemble one too from lack of activity.

If you spend every weekend at the mall shopping, chances are you will soon have credit card debt or a closet full of "bargains" that you never wear, or someday hope to fit into (haven't we all done that?).

This begs the question,

What are your habits costing you?

Not just in time or money, but what emotions are you trying to avoid by placating yourself with TV or shopping?

Whatever your habit may be, the price is too high if you are not living the life you want.

The time to change is NOW. Not on January 1st when you make your New Years Resolutions (that you break by February), but at this very moment.

What have you wanted to change for the past few years when you made your Resolutions?

If it's the same thing year after year and you still haven't seen success, then a change is needed, and fast!

Start today by making a list of your habits and seeing how much time you waste every week.

If you say you are too busy to workout and get in shape, like you've been promising yourself every month, yet you find the time to watch 3 hours of TV every night, you know you need to make a change. 

We cannot eliminate bad habits we simply replace them with better ones.
What habit are you going to start today? What would serve you better than watching TV?

Maybe 10 minutes of meditation to get clear on what you do want your life to look like?
Maybe a 15 minute walk after dinner instead of collapsing on the couch? You'll feel better and it helps your digestion too.

Email me the habits you have changed at Helen@masteryofmanifesting.com.
I would love to hear how it has affected your life for the better.

Start a new habit today and make it a GOOD one!

Focus

"If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else"
                                                          Yogi Berra

Most of the time when I ask my clients why they think they haven't achieved their goals yet, they say they're "not sure". When we start to analyze the reasons why, it becomes apparent why they haven't, because they are not clear on WHAT it is exactly that they want.

It is impossible to manifest something when you're not sure what that is.

You have to get specific.

WHAT do you want?

WHY do you want it?

How long do you think it will take to achieve it?

How do you think you'll feel once you attain that goal?

Where are you putting your focus?

"Energy flows where attention goes"

If you are putting your thoughts, words and actions into something you don't want, turn it around.
Start talking about what you do want and you'll see a difference almost immediately.

When you learn to direct your focus like a laser beam, you will begin to see the desired results you want in your life.

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Everything you think and do are the seeds for what you are planting for your future. Are you thinking good, productive thoughts? Are you worrying about the future, or even worse, re-hashing the past? Don't worry if you are, we all do, we're human but it's just a habit and that habit needs to stop sooner rather than later.

The key to being happy is to be in the moment, living for NOW, not when you lose weight or get that great promotion, or meet your soul mate, for that time may never come. Chances are if you are setting yourself unrealistic expectations you are setting yourself up for disappointment.

So, starting today, make a list of the things you wish to manifest, the goals you want to achieve and ACT on that list. If you want to lose weight, decide to go for a short walk and eat something healthy, it doesn't have to be training for a triathlon. Start small, but start!

Once you have made this list a priority in your life and commit your energy to it in a positive way, you are letting the Universe know that you are serious and your intentions will manifest sooner than you think.

The key to manifesting what you want is to be happy where you are now. Bloom where you are planted. Instead of waiting for your life to unfold like magic, you have to act on those wishes or they will remain as a dream for eternity.

The time has come for you to act on those dreams and turn them into reality. What else are we here for? Time waits for no man so act now and before you know it, it will be harvest time.

You can do it. I BELIEVE in you!

Every Day is a New Beginning

“The future depends on what we do in the present”
Mahatma Gandhi

If you took a look back at 2007 and there was a list of things you did not accomplish, the next question begs a simple, “Why?”

What were you doing or not doing that caused you to fail in achieving certain goals?
Did you want to lose that last ten pounds? You didn’t? Why?

Very simple. You weren’t willing to do what was required to achieve that goal.
You didn’t work out as much as you should have. You kept on eating junk food and consuming alcohol, saying “Next week…”

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.
Makes sense right?

Einstein said, “…the definition of madness is doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result…”

When are you going to get it?
When you want something so badly, you are prepared to do what needs to be done.
End of story.

So ask yourself this New Year.
What do I really want and what am I prepared to do to get it?
Then make a list, and do one thing today that sets you on the path to success, to achieving your goals and the life that you dreamt for yourself, many moons ago.

What are you waiting for?
The time to start is NOW.

Self-Esteem

"We become what we think about all day long. The question is, what do you think about?"

Dr.Wayne Dyer

What is self-esteem? The dictionary defines it as "pride in one’s self", or "self-respect".

Jack Canfield, Author and co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, refers to self esteem as "self-love".

We aren’t taught to love ourselves though, are we? As children we might be accused of bragging if we were caught boasting about our accomplishments. After all, nobody wants to be considered egotistical or arrogant, but a good dose of self-confidence is a necessary trait to believe in yourself and your dreams.

If we aren’t praised for our good deeds, or praise ourselves, the result is low self esteem. Research studies show that, other than money and sex, human beings crave recognition and praise the most.Who doesn’t like to be praised by their boss for a job well-done, or told by their spouse they look great?

All of us like to be praised and yet, when we are, what is often the immediate response? We don’t know how to accept it, especially compliments.As human beings we want to be praised, respected, adored and admired but are sometimes too afraid to ask for what we really want, especially women. We are specialists in "people pleasing" mode.This is where having good self esteem comes in.

If you love yourself first, you won’t ever find yourself in an abusive relationship, a dead-end job or in a financial mess. If you love yourself enough to say no to people’s demands on your time and energy, you will ultimately serve yourself and others to the best of your ability. It’s a win-win situation.How do you get good self-esteem I hear you ask?

First, make a list of everything you have accomplished. When you see what you can achieve actually written down on paper you will feel better about the possibility of what you want to accomplish.

Secondly, notice how you talk to yourself on a daily basis. We wouldn’t talk to our friends the way we talk to ourselves sometimes. If we did, we wouldn’t have any!Above all else, be kind to yourself.

Treat yourself with kindness and respect and others will do the same.

Growing Pains

In order for us to grow as human beings we have to experience change. Change is not always pleasant. It can ask that we leave our comfort zone; a very comfortable place to be. It is also a very dangerous place to be, full of complacency and routine.

Sometimes life has a way of making those changes for us. Changes we might not have chosen for ourselves otherwise. Changes that may cause us to experience some pain or discomfort.

If you have ever experienced a major life change, such as divorce, or losing a loved one, or suffering an illness, you will know exactly what I mean.

Faith is the key. If you are riddled with anxiety because you know something has to change, but you're not sure how or when, release your fears to the Universe and start making changes for yourself.

Be proactive.

If you wait for the Universe to make the changes for you, you may not like the end result.

You can start today by changing the way you look at your life.

As Dr.Wayne Dyer says, "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change".

Take a look at your life today and see what changes you can make to improve it. If you can't, change the way you look at it and watch the difference unfold.

Above all, be grateful for change. It proves you're alive!