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 was hoping to have this episode go out later in the holiday season.  Then I thought about it. Most people won't have even digested their turkey before heading out to the mall for all the Black Friday deals, buying everything in the store to appease society and their own unserving needs.

Before you label me and this episode a Scrooge, let me tell you that true giving is absolutely beautiful.  When someone gives selflessly, with true love, it is a beautiful thing. However, as we all know, the holidays have become truly commercial in every regard.  And as much as everyone feels that way, most people feel powerless to change that and instead just go along blindly overspending and getting caught up in the buying fervor instead of focusing on the real reasons for holidays, love and charity.

In this episode I will focus on the ways you may be giving that don't serve you and how you can change that.

• Why Love is not a purchase or money
• How to teach your children about giving
• How giving can be linked to negative thinking
• The best ways to give fully and consciously

How to be alone on Thanksgiving

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Everything you see on the TV and in ads shows people laughing, happy and smiling at Thanksgiving.  No one feels uncomfortable.  No one is miserable.  The dinner and table are absolutely "House Beautiful" perfect.

Anyone who has spent Thanksgiving knows that it is impossible to live up to that expectation. People dread the holidays, feeling the need to spend time with people they don't like, creating a perfect meal to impress in-laws.  It's a ton of pressure.

It doesn't need to be though.  You can find ways to enjoy a peaceful holiday and I am going to share with you the top 5 ways to have a peaceful holiday.

• How expectations cause stress
• How to be nice to relatives you don't like
• How to enjoy the holiday alone
• How perfection isn't possible

How to be alone on Thanksgiving

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The holidays are tough on many people.  For today's purposes, I am going to talk about nutrition and fitness.  This time of the year has people giving up and starting fresh in January.  It doesn't need to be that way.  You don't need to be one of the people who simply gives up and eats whatever they want on the holidays with the flawed thinking of starting fresh in the new year.  Just because we have a calendar doesn't mean we need to start things on Monday, at the beginning of the year or the beginning of the month.

Today I talk about three reminders for eating that will dramatically cut down on mindless eating.  These tips, in addition to the questions from yesterday, will have you staying lean through out the holidays and all year round.

• Why eating standing up contributes to overeating
• What to avoid doing while eating
• How beverages have just as much to do with weight as food

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The holiday season is upon us.  In the United States, Thanksgiving marks the beginning of overeating, overspending and overindulging in many different vices.  In fact, in regards to eating, the average American will gain 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and January 2nd. 

There are many strategies to help keep those calories off, but the root of the issue is what I want to get to today.  On today's show I want to talk about 6 questions to ask yourself before you reach for that next helping of mashed potatoes or slice of pumpkin pie.

These questions are not just good for the holiday but for all year round.  By asking them each time you go for food, you will start a healthier way of eating, mindful eating.

• How to curb mindless eating
• 7 Questions to ask yourself to avoid mindless snacking
• Why comfort food equals weight gain

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Sometimes you don't give yourself enough credit.  Sometimes you think that you need an outsider to help you with difficult decisions in your life.  What if I told you that you know exactly what to do in every situation.  You do.  When it comes down to you the answers are easy to discern.  Many times you may not think.  When each of us is plagued with tough decisions we feel as if we will make the wrong decision.

As I frequently say, you know all the answers for the questions about you.  The only thing that gets in the way is the noise of the world and your own human doubts and limitations.  When you are hooked up to your higher self you know all the answers.

Today I show you how to get there. By asking six questions you can always arrive at the right answer.

• How to link to your higher self in order to make a decision
• How to to determine if your actions will better the world

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In getting ready for this episode I am course came across the Jim Rohn Quote.  You know the one. 

"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with"

I actually came across an article that refuted that, the author saying that you shouldn't ditch friends that aren't on the same path as you, don't have the same drive as you.  He basically said that having diversity of friends makes you more well rounded.  He also said it was impractical, that you can't disassociate yourself from family or long time friends.

I have to disagree with him, on some level.  I have a great friend who is my polar opposite in many ways.  He wishes I would get a real job (not be an entrepreneur), mourns the fact we don't play hours of video games any more and worries all the time.  However there are core values that go beyond business.  He is kind, caring and funny.  He would give you the shirt off his back.  He will be my friend for many years to come.

However, I am actively looking to make new connections, friends and otherwise and I will make sure we share the same goals and drives, albeit, not in the same niche.

Productivity, failure and self worth should be tied to who you are internally.  However, in the times we lack the ability to push through doubt and fear, it is going to be important to have a friend or family member who pushes you to go on, instead of giving up and falling into the comfort zone.

Today I talk about how to create that posse of positive pals.

• Why who you hang out with impacts your view of the world
• Way for creating a new group of positive friends
• Famous successful friends through history

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One of the greatest goals I have for ZEN commuter and Five Minute Mojo is to empower you, to help you understand that not only do you have the ability to create an amazing Life, But also that you are worthy of one.  You are powerful.

However, there is a mentality that keeps you from creating the life you want to have and it comes most strongly from a feeling of powerlessness.  It is a victim mentality.  When you perceive yourself as a victim you feel as if the entire world is against you.  You feel that there is nothing you can do to change the course of your life.

Today I read two articles that will help you understand what a victim mentality is, why it does not serve you and how to stop it.

• What a victim mentality is
• How a victim mentality does not serve you
• 7 Steps to overcoming a victim mentality

How to Break out of the Victim Mentality

Do You Have a Victim Mentality and What to Do About It

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There are forces around you that incessantly tell you that you are nothing, that you don't matter.  There are many messages you encounter each day that tell you that you don't measure up.  The time has come to find those messages and voices and silence them once and for all.

You are amazing.  You have the ability to lead an extraordinary life.  There are just as many ways to realize that you are powerful as their are ways to take away your strength.  Today I focus on five ways to help you understand that you are a gift to this world

Today is the day you start realizing how much you give to this world and how much you still have to offer.

• Five sources of disempowerment
• 6 Ways to feel bigger
• How Consumerism adds to your feelings of inadequacy
• How to stop linking your value to your things

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No one has a flawless life.   Then again you should never hope to either.  All the challenges you have faced made you who you are.  We all know however, when we are in those times we would do anything to lessen their pain, to soften their blow.

Those tough lessons have you growing the most.  And while that is not very much solace there is something to remember, that there is always hope.

It isn't some pie in the sky ideal to look to hope for comfort; in many cases it is a necessity.  One of the greatest ways to experience hope is to become mindful, see the signs all around you.  If you need some help with that then you will want to tune in to today's episode.  I will give you three ways to see that hope prevails.

• The Difference between Faith and Hope
• Four ways to Increase Your Level of Hope
• 4 Signs of Hope that Exist in Your Life Now

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