Loving the Chaos

This month’s 10 in 2010 challenge is to Be Still.

Your challenge for the month has been to create 10 minutes of stillness in your day.

Next week we’ll add a new challenge.

What have been the benefits of creating a little quiet space in your day?

Are you tuning into things that you might otherwise have missed?

Doing a body scan is another way to be still and increase your awareness. Imagine running an invisible scanner over your body to detect areas of tension or other sensations. While there are certainly benefits to doing a more comprehensive body scan which could take 30 minutes or longer, here’s a quick activity to try:

Close your eyes. Beginning with your toes and moving up the length of your body, ask yourself, “Where am I tense?”

If you discover a tight area, contract the muscles there for a few seconds and then release. Continue moving up your body until you reach the top of your head.

Please take a minute to post a comment  and share your thoughts about being still.

Remember you can always find all of the previous 10 in 2010 tips posted  in the 10 in 2010 category on the right hand side.

Create change with small steps

Setting goals can be a counterproductive activity.

Or not.

It really depends on you go about doing it.

Here’s a common scenario:

You have some things that you would like to change. They might be things that you have been thinking about for a while. You might have even given them a go before but you never really achieved the results you wanted.

In your enthusiasm to be a goal-getter, there’s a tendency to take on the mega-goal:

• losing a big bunch of weight
• running a marathon
• re-organizing your whole house
• becoming debt free

Maybe you start believing the popular media that tells you that it is possible to lose 30 pounds in 30 days without exercise.

Or some other unrealistic claim.

The truth is the idea of overhauling an area of our lives can be downright overwhelming. The initial enthusiasm wears off. And so for many people, creating a mega-goal sets them up for failure. It feels like too much effort, too much commitment, too much change.

Couple that with a lack of planning and support and it doesn’t take long before life gets in the way and your goal is shuffled way down your to-do list.

Here’s another scenario:

There are some things that you would like to change. You pick one small thing to focus on at a time so that you can be consistent. You start to experience some success and you build a little momentum. As you maintain your small change, you begin to add in other micro-goals and before long you have created a new set of habits. From there anything becomes possible. With a little time, motivation and consistency, you might even achieve the mega-goal.

Sure some people can set mega-goals and make them happen. But for most people, they get sidetracked long before they do.

That’s what the 10 in 2010 Challenge is all about – keeping your focus on small changes and being consistent.

During the coming year we’ll focus on one change per month. We’ll cover some of the most important areas like finances, organization, exercise, nutrition, sleep and more. It’s up to you which ones you want to implement.

You CAN make this the year you create some positive habits.

Are you ready to take the 10 in 2010 challenge?

If yes, post your reasons for joining us. I’m looking forward to hearing your successes and challenges.

For Immediate Release – January 2010

EDMONTON, AB – The success rate for New Year’s resolutions is so abysmal that most people either abandon them by Valentine’s Day or choose not to set any goals at all. Then at the end of each year, people are often discouraged by the things they didn’t accomplish. But rather than giving up on your goals for the New Year, Laurel Vespi, certified life coach, says people just need a different approach to achieving them.

“Failure doesn’t have to be an option when it comes to making changes in your life. Instead of taking on mega-goals, which can be overwhelming, creating micro-goals lets people establish new habits with greater ease. Change isn’t always easy but it is simple,” says Vespi. “When you focus on small steps consistently, you have a much greater likelihood of success. That in turn builds confidence and momentum.”

To help people experience success this year, Vespi is hosting the 10 in 2010 Challenge. This program will take participants through 10 simple changes throughout the year. There is no cost to participate, only the desire to make some improvements in your life.

“With a little focus and encouragement, most people can create simple changes that stick,” says Vespi. “Once they have some strategies and see that it is possible to build new habits, people then have the foundation for making other changes.”

Known for her bold, funky and creative style, Vespi partners with people who are really ready to re-ignite and energize their lives or businesses, people who desire change, but are stuck in getting started, or people who start to change, but end up reverting back to the way they were before.

There is no fee to participate in the 10 in 2010 Challenge. Sign up for 10 in 2010 Challenge

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For More Information or an Interview,
Please Contact:
Laurel Vespi
laurel@stonecirclecoaching.com (780) 460-8162
www.stonecirclecoaching.com

If I had my life to live over, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time.

Nadine Stair

Where are you being overly cautious?

Your imagination is your preview of  life’s coming attractions.

Albert Einstein

What are you imagining?

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

George Santayana

What is possible for you?

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

William B. Sprague

What irons do you have in the fire?

Surely joy is the condition of life.

Henry David Thoreau

What brings you joy?

More important than learning how to recall things is finding ways to forget things that are cluttering the mind.

Eric Butterworth

What is cluttering your mind?

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

How are you standing in your own way?