I’ve been looking for an opportunity to share this fabulous blog, and a full schedule today is just the reason I needed. Enjoy! Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed, MSW, LCSW People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily. –Zig Zigler What can you do to daily motivate yourself? When I was in college, my friends and I sat and watched Oprah Winfrey wheel a wagon of fat out onto the stage of her television show to illustrate how much weight she had lost. It was at that moment that my girlfriends and I became more determined than ever to get healthy. The kitchen, in the small apartment that we shared, was stocked full of chips, salsa, cheese, and, of course, oodles of noodles, the inexpensive staple that kept many college students alive. Read more Goal Setting Tips and Daily Motivation.
We’re Having Fun Now!
When you think of having fun what comes to mind? Typically fun is associated with relaxation and recreation (re-creation). For most people, having fun means being on vacation, perhaps at the beach or on a cruise, or having a drink with friends, or being at a sporting event. Fun is defined by being kicked-back with nothing to do and no responsibilities. While this kind of re-creation is indeed fun and incredibly important for recharging our positive anabolic batteries, when fun is so narrowly defined, most of life is spent not having fun. What if you were to broaden and expand your definition of fun? What if you began to include what you’re doing? Fun is laughing so hard you cry, being with friends and family, and feeling free, but it’s also solving problems, achieving a goal, being engaged in the task at hand, and the satisfaction of a job well done. Fun is pushing yourself to and past your limits, knowing you gave something your all, reaching out to help another, and shifting how you think about a situation, person, or event. Fun is pursuing things you’re passionate about, embracing who you truly are, learning from experiences that many might call mistakes, and being aligned with your core values. Fun is taking responsibility for everything in your life, is quiet moments of meditation and appreciation, and is striving for excellence. Fun is repairing damaged relationships, admitting when you’re wrong or don’t have all the answers, and is striving to be the best possible version of you. Fun is taking life as it comes, focusing more on where you are than on your future destination, and making decisions that move you towards your ultimate goal. Fun […]
What’s There to Celebrate?
It was almost exactly a year ago that I decided to become a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and began exploring what that commitment would look like. I selected the most rigorous and challenging program I could find (a minimum of 9 months and 350 hours) and set out to achieve that goal. Yesterday I received notice from the Institute for Profession Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) that I had passed my oral exam and am now a CPC. As I look back, it has been an incredible year of personal and professional development that was more challenging and rewarding than I could have imagined. The release and satisfaction that I feel at having successfully achieved this goal is awesome! So while I still have a week’s worth of intense work to complete my second certification as an Energy Leadership Assessment Index-Master Practitioner, I am giving myself permission this weekend to relax and enjoy my success. And I encourage you to do the same. Give yourself permission to relax, smile, laugh, and enjoy this weekend—and your life. Celebrate your success, whatever that may be. Pay attention to the connection between lightening up emotionally and physically. Together we can do it!
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