Archive for December, 2011
Motivate Yourself To Eat Healthy
Eating healthy is something that we all know is important to our wellbeing yet instead of preparing healthy meals we stop at the drivethru or we eat packaged foods or fried foods that are high in saturated fat and carbohydrates.
If we indulged every once in awhile it probably wouldn’t be that big of a deal but too many of us indulge in these foods all the time and we are paying for it in the way of declining health and weight gain. Poor diet has even been linked to depression so eating healthy really is important. Healthy affirmations can help your eating habit improve and can lead to a healthy lifestyle starting today!
Health Affirmations Pick up Where Will Power Leaves Off
Will power is not something that you can rely on alone when you are trying to make a positive lifestyle change. Everywhere you go there will be temptations to eat foods that aren’t all that good for you and it can be hard to resist every time. Instead of relying on will power alone strive to have the support of loved ones or a personal coach. You can also begin using positive affirmations to stay focused on your goals.
Affirmations are statements of your ideal behavior feeling response and actions. You can use these health affirmations as a personal mantra to get you to where you want to be where your diet is concerned.
Your health affirmations could be something as simple as “When I eat well I feel well.” Other people need to establish their power over food so something such as “I have the power to choose the foods that will nourish my body. I am in control of my choices!”
As you can see these are very straightforward statements and when you believe in them they give you the power to change your life by making the right dietary choices. You can use your health affirmations as a sort of backup so if your will power wanes you’ll still be able to make the right food choices between your support network and your positive affirmations!
The problem that a lot of people have when it comes to eating healthy is that we say to ourselves “one piece won’t hurt” or “I already messed up today so it doesn’t matter” but these are negative thoughts that actually work against your goal to feed your body the food it needs to nourish and energize you.
When you use positive affirmations you can avoid temptation and turn negative thoughts or thoughts of defeat into positive ones. When you use free positive affirmations or affirmations that you create yourself you give yourself power over the temptation that you likely have never had before.
Health affirmations work so long as you believe in them. When looking for free positive affirmations that you will use make sure you believe them. If you can say them genuinely you are more likely to follow through in both thoughts and actions.
Remember that even with affirmations you may not always be perfect and that’s what your support network is for. With the help of positive affirmations and your loving support system you have the power to change your life one food choice at a time.
About the writer: Sean M. Clarke has been studying and practicing Spirituality with the Spiritual Science Research Foundation SSRF over the past 9 years. An MBA graduate from MonashMt Eliza Business School Australia. Sean gave up his regular career as a Strategy and Business Analyst in the technology sector to help coordinate dissemination of SSRF research material as a fulltime volunteer.
More Ways To Keep Yourself Motivated
It can be a struggle to motivate yourself to achieve your goals therefore when the going gets the very toughest enlist the help of a friend family member or work colleague. For example when it comes time to study for a test gather together one or more friends and do your studying as a group. Not only will this make studying less tedious and more enjoyable but also one of your friends might bring some fresh ideas or insights to the study material that you had not even thought of before.
This is a form of motivation that is all about “sharing the misery” and it often works. Another example is when a person wants to lose weight and they find another person to walk or jog with them or to work out with them in the gym.
This is the buddy system and it an excellent motivator.
Sometimes there is no getting around the negative or most difficult parts of a task and you simply need to just dive right in and do it.
Avoidance does not always work so accept that there are unpleasant aspects of all longterm goals that must be dealt with and then roll up your sleeves and get to it.
Once you have gotten the aspects of a goal that you do not like over with you can concentrate on the aspects of the goal that you do like and are looking forward to doing.
Feeling competent about a task at hand is important and sometimes it is hard to find motivation within yourself if you feel that you do not know enough about the goal or are not skilled enough to move forward with it.
This is where training education and plenty of research comes into play.
Motivate yourself as much as you can by making sure you have all the necessary information at your disposal as well as developing confidence in the skills you have.
Thinking outside the box can help you discover a more innovative creative and industrious way to work towards attaining a goal.
Just because every success story reads one way does not mean that yours has to mirror others. Pave your own path find your own way and do not give into naysayers who say it cannot be done.
Refuse to give into a defeatist way of thinking. On the other hand you cannot proceed with your head in the clouds completely.
If you discover that the tried and true way of achieving a goal is the best way or indeed the only way then accept that do not let it get you down and then move forward.
Even when you break a longterm goal down into smaller more easily attainable shortterm goals always keep what you are working towards in your mind.
Be aware that eventual success is one of the greatest motivators above everything else.
Believing in what you are doing and finding the strength and courage to press forward are in and of themselves excellent ways to motivate yourself to greater heights.
Two more important points to keep in mind when it comes to motivating yourself.
Firstly the only obstacle in your path is you so make sure your mindset motivates you to work towards your goal and secondly never let “who you are stunt what you want to be.” Believe in yourself and find the motivation from within especially if you have no motivation from those around you.
About the writer: Max Ng helps people who desire success to learn from his mistakes and realizations by sharing his personal struggle for success at http://www.richdadsecrets4me.com. He is the author of “Your Greatest Gift! Why Waste It?” at http://www.yourgreatestgift.com
Live As If Your Soulmate Is About To Come Into Your Life
The Law of Attraction states that you will attract to you those people events and experiences that match your state of being. If you focus on having gratitude for the love companionship and joy you have in your life right NOW you will attract more of that into your life. If you focus on what you dont have you will send out a message of lack and you will attract more lack into your life.
In the movie conversations with God the character Neale says to God I just want my life back. And God says to Neale You cant have anything that you want. They then have an entire dialogue where God explains to Neale that by wanting something or someone all you get to have is the experience the feeling of wanting.
As part of the preparation to manifest your soul mate I suggest that you begin the process of living as if. This means that your daily actions become congruent with your beliefs. For instance I once heard a story about the great actress Della Reese. During the time she was waiting for her soul mate to arrive she would set a place at the table for him each time she had a meal. Eventually he arrived. Della had sent a clear message to the Universe and the Universe delivered.
Next time you are shopping for greeting cards begin to buy some that express your love and joy for your beloved knowing that someday you will give them to him or her. Are there things for your home you are waiting to buy or hoping that you will someday get as wedding gifts? Buy them now! Imagine that you have been selected to host a King or Queen. What would you need to do to prepare your home? New sheets? Towels? Dishes? Plant a garden? Clear the clutter? Youll know when you really really believe your soul mate is on the way because creating the space for them in all areas of your life will become a priority.
The period of time when you are waiting for your soul mate to arrive offers an important opportunity for selfreflection. Consider this: If your soul mate had the ability to see your life right now would you and they be happy with what they were observing? Are there things you would change once they arrive? Begin to live your life today AS IF they are already here. This may mean that you give up casual sex with your exlover or neighbor.
Remember the process of attracting your soul mate is one of magnetism. When you make the choice to live as if your soul mate is already a part of your life you send out an irresistible signal to the Universe that you are ready now. As opposed to sending the signal that youll be ready someday when you work less and your house is clean and youve lost ten pounds. Remember the famous line in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams .starring Kevin Costner? If you build it they will come. Living as if is like flipping on a light switch inside your heart. This is the light your beloved will use to navigate his or her way to your door.
About the writer: Arielle Ford is a professional previously unmarried woman who is revealing her secret to finding romance love marriage and a perfect soumate. She discovered how to take her professional success and apply it to her personal life and she has never been happier. Now she wants to share that secret with you. Learn how to find your soulmate at http://www.SoulMateKit.com.