It’s so easy to let the little things get to us if we’re not careful! Where you place your value has the ability to effect you emotionally. I’m working to be careful with what I invest in, what I put weight on & what I allow to influence my joy!

Let’s have the hard conversations! There are times to face off with life! Instead of avoiding that situation, I’m working to go straight to that person, to that task, to that conflict, & address it with an open heart & through the filter of love.

Living deeply & having the dream life that we want takes self-discipline, self-reflection & evaluation. I heard John Mayer say "skip the party now so you can go to better parties later." Longing for something you're not working towards is so disheartening. Let's decide to live with a different standard now so we can so our long term goals come into fruition.

It’s really easy to quit & it’s really hard to stay.

Any successes I have had so far have come from finding a way forward. It is imperative to figure out what we can do day by day to advance.

I’m a huge dreamer but I’ve learned to put legs, work, timelines & dates to my imagination. Battles are won minute by minute. Figure out what you can do today. Get prepared, do everything you can think to do, then you show up & keep showing up to your projects.

I’ve realized that every part of life has highs & lows & I work hard to not let my emotions be led by every single thing that happens. Every day let’s work to enjoy the good, work through the bad, & keep growing.

The greatest thing we can do for people around us is to be the best version of ourselves. The flight attendant's direction to “put the oxygen mask on yourself first, then help the people around you” is true! Also if someone is drowning, stay on solid ground & throw them something—so you have leverage instead of them pulling you down too. I’m working to take care of myself so I have something to offer! Let’s stay in it together!

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My niece Lyric doesn't know her limits. I'm watching her do things she shouldn't be able to do but she does them anyway because she doesn't know she can't! Each of us have our own road. Comparison just weighs us down, makes us tired & creates a separation between us & the goal. Instead, staying our own course & being true to ourselves is the recipe for true advancement.

I’m on a quest to be the best I can be—as Hallmark as that sounds, it's the truth! I don’t want to be applying the same techniques that don’t work for years & years: that only breeds frustration & not advancement. We all have blind spots—ways we need to improve & change in order to see greater levels of breakthrough. Excuses are not our friends. They are our enemies that will keep us from living our dream lives. Today, make a way not an excuse! 

sub·con·scious, adjective

Of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and feelings.

So many things—social media, the news, advertising—are feeding us subconsciously. If I’m going to be inundated with messages, I want to contribute as much as possible to choosing the content. I ask myself how I want my behavior to change. Then I work to feed my subconscious whatever will support that change!