If you've read my blog, you know that I love quotations. Profound thoughts, straight to the point and understandable.
A fellow coach, Jackie, has written "Coaching Quotations", with over 2000 personal development quotes. And these are not quotes that we've all seen millions of times. These are fresh. And she categorizes them - change, fear, humility, money, patience, etc.
You can find this beautfully designed e-book here|||112014932807733140|||Quotations
I try to imagine him/her wearing an invisible sign
that says: make me feel important.
I respond to this sign immediately,
and it works wonders."
-Mary Kay Ash
Who can you make feel important today?|||112014722196108951|||Relationships
I spend a lot of time in this environment. So I tried to have colors I enjoyed, candles, oils and cuticle cream for small breaks, and comfy headphones for music. I like it to feel creative, but organized so I can find things. It's still not exactly how I want it, but I am bringing it closer.
I spent a couple of days, getting my financial files in order, using the great guide at: http://www.finishrich.com/pdf/worksheets-step1.pdf. Sign up to get into the free resources and go to find my stuff.|||111991522905077910|||Financial Files
1. Play fast, faster, fastest. How can you make one system in your life work faster? Can you take the tops of hampers? Plan meals for a month, instead a weekly getting out your recipes? Can you put a hook right where you need it?
2. Move something to its point of use. Move your cooking utensils from the counter to next to the stove. Or put a mail station where you normally open the mail.
3. Place a wastebasket in every room.
4. Think of some financial goals you have. Next time you go shopping, ask if you really need that or would you rather save for _________.
5. Put a timer next to the computer and set it for 20 minutes before you play on the computer.
6. Clear everything off one counter. Wash it down. Then only put back what you use more than once a week.
7. Go somewhere where you can spend one hour in silence.|||111991575638785406|||Weekly Simplicity Tips
Summer memories:
~playing ghost in the graveyard and kick the cans with the neighborhood kids
~camping, swimming, sailing, s'mores
~catching fireflies
~family vacations - my favorites: New Orleans, the Grand Tetons and San Antonio
~staying outside till dark
~planting my grandparent's garden with my Grandpa
~visiting the Indiana and Michigan sand dunes (which I now can visit much more often)
~running through the prairie trying to catch butterflies
~strawberry picking in Canada and making jam right at the campground with my Mom and Grandma
~making mud pies
~block parties and getting to ride the fire engine in one of the parades
~going to the school park and actually getting to swing on the swings because we were the only ones there
~zooming down the big hill on my bike, so fast - I was a little scared and a lot exhilarated
~playing at Monster Lake with my friends - it was basically a little pond, with a few fish and lots of desert looking mud with a few patches of vegetation that was great for exploring
~swinging on one of my friend's porch swing|||111937016526345820|||Summer Memories
Saturday we took the kids berry picking. The strawberries were huge, ripe and juicy. And yesterday afternoon we went to the beach for the first time this year. I came back from this weekend renewed.|||111929373405887050|||Play Time
1. Plan a day of summer fun – berry picking, going to the beach or maybe an overnight camping trip.
2. Sort your mail for 10 minutes every day this week.
3. Don’t say to yourself, “What will they think?” for a whole day.
4. Decide on one thing that you will no longer try to do perfectly. What’s not that important that you stress over to get perfect?
5. Pick up your house once a day with your family, before going to bed.
6. Do your hobbies by season – scrapbook during winter, swim in summer. Or do genealogy in the fall and focus on gardening in the spring.
7. Gather up things in the hallways so you have adequate passageways.|||111937036730851334|||Weekly Simplifying Tips
For a visual aid, she is cutting out paper boxes - one for each real box to go through. Then she can tape them to a wall or closet door in the shape of a pyramid. Every time she completes a box, she gets to take off a box and see the stack get smaller and smaller.
We also talked about breaking things down. Struggling with one box at a time, we broke it down even further. Just a little at a time, maybe just a handful in one sitting. What can you use this strategy for?|||111897778392019965|||Box Strategy
|||111897437761639960|||Weekend Magazine
Carolyn Hobbs, author of "Joy No Matter What" has a few suggestions on letting go of perfectionism. 1. See the good - don't notice what's wrong, see what is right
2. Don't do so much. Don't take on more than you can handle, just so you can seem capable. You are only setting yourself up to beat yourself up. Take something out of the schedule.
3. Set priorities. What really needs to be done well? What is worth the extra effort and what is just taking away your energy?|||111897485538936979|||Letting Go of Perfectionism
1. When you schedule something, schedule enough time to prepare, do the action, and then clean up afterwards.
2. Get caught up on any bills or paperwork you need to do.
3. Time yourself doing 3 routine tasks so you know how long they actually take.
4. Turn off the TV and go play mini-golf.
5. Use the last hour of your work time to clean up loose ends, return your phone calls and emails, then write out your to do list for the next day.
6. Is there anything that you still want to get done this week?
7. Sleep for 8 hours tonight.|||111897708971083123|||Weekly Simplifying Tips
--Jane Austen
Letter to Fanny Knight, March 23, 1817
Why do we strive so much for perfection? When in reality, people like quirky and lovable, not Stepford Women. Perfectionism is a wall that doesn't let others in for fear they might see our faults. It's a barrier to intimacy. Not to mention, it really isn't any fun!|||111897553714109350|||Perfectionism quote
Cooking Light has the best recipes!We also picked up some dessert bowls, which the kids aren't too pleased about. They had been scooping way too much ice cream into cereal bowls. So now they can only scoop what will fit into the little bowls. (That goes for me, as well!)|||111897608275406066|||Summer food
I want to feel and enjoy swimming in refreshing water. I want to delight in a red, ripe strawberry. I want to become totally engrossed in a novel. I want to lie in my hammock looking at the clouds. I want to enjoy the hugs of my kids.
Think how much happier we would all be if we stopped working for a bit, turned off the computer and TV and experienced pleasure in the world around us and with each other.
"I let myself enjoy life's pleasures. I leave no delight undetected." - Affirmation by Victoria Moran|||111897670116074865|||Pleasure
This article also includes the myths and realities of perfectionism, the differences between healthy striving and perfectionism, and some coping strategies.|||111897699075487060|||Perfectionism: A Double Edged Sword
1. Plan for wedding anniversaries and the 4th of July.
2. Don’t say yes to any commitments without thinking about it first. Ask for time to look over your calendar before you decide.
3. Organize, clean or declutter 10 things from your porch.
4. Make a list of 7 things you want to do this summer for fun and schedule them on your calendar now.
5. What habits or activities need to be weeded out of your life?
6. Move 5 files off of your computer desktop.
7. Prepare a beach bag for spontaneous trips to the water.|||111897705622867125|||Weekly Simplifying Tips
What are your June goals?
I am also starting a new habit. Come join me?|||111765365504634648|||What are your goals and new habits for June? Go to the Archives, and click 'republish all'.