MOTIVATION MONDAY:

Happy Motivation Monday and it's February already!..... I'm back after a bit of writers blog block and a very crazy busy start of the year. Hope that January was good to you. And here we go, let's make February fabulous!

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MOTIVATION MONDAY:

Happy Motivation Monday!

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And if you need a little help, sing!  Nothing like belting out a girl power song in the car on your way to work, come on, you know you want to! It's a full proof way to get you going on a Monday morning (instead of pulling the covers over your head) and set you up for a strong week ahead. I came across this great Girl Power Play List

on Popsugar. So go for it! Laaaaaaaaa...

 

Have a great and powerful week!

MOTIVATION MONDAY:

Happy Monday! There's nothing more inspiring then true stories of perseverance.  It's a new day, it's a new week and you are here. Make it fabulous!

Motivation Monday:

Happy Motivation Monday! I hope you get out there and have a wonderful day and week!

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MOTIVATION MONDAY:

Happy Motivation Monday! As the year winds down, and we all get busier and busier it becomes even more important to stay motivated. Let's have a great week!

MOTIVATION MONDAY:

Hi! And happy Motivation Monday! (Or Tuesday.) Sorry I wasn't able to post this Sunday night so you could get it in your in box Monday morning, I know some of you will read it off FB today (Monday.) The truth is I was lacking MOTIVATION! Oh the irony!

It's been a week ago Sunday since we've been back from an amazing trip to Greece and I just cannot get my mind off that Santorini sky and my body off a time zone 9 hours ahead! I'm so looking forward to sharing stories, recommendations and my gorgeous (if I do say so myself) photos with you in some future blog posts. Right now between work and getting ready to host Thanksgiving I'll feel lucky just to find time to download my pictures off the camera!

Here's a teaser pic (from my phone) because this I just cannot get off my mind!

Really, can you blame me!?!

But there's things to be done so let's remember...

MOTIVATION MONDAY:

I was recently tagging some old posts, (now that the blog has pages), and I came upon this story from a post I wrote about packing for a weekend getaway. It went so perfectly with today's theme, 'stepping out of your comfort zone', I decided to re-post the story...

On Saturday we took canoes out on the lake. I have never been in a canoe.  I've been in a row boat, a paddle boat, a motor boat, ferries and on a yacht.  But never a canoe, probably because it's the one that can tip over. 

When it comes to outdoor sporting adventures, although I adore the outdoors, I'm not exactly a dare devil kind of gal.  In fact if there's a chance of bodily harm I usually opt out. I like to be the one safely on the ground taking the pictures of everyone else risking their lives. 

So we're about to get into the canoe and I have on a life jacket (of course) and the instructor on the dock responds to my many 'concerns' about the boat tipping and says to my husband "you probably don't want to go under the waterfall then because the boat could fill up with water and tip".  NO!!!... he mentioned a waterfall!  I'm SUNK!  I knew my adventurous husband, didn't hear anything after the word 'waterfall'.  I carried on as he rowed toward it, at a very eager pace I might add, and I reminded him my hair was straight!  A big deal if you have curly hair that's about to get doused with water, not to mention my fear of drowning!  As we got closer, and my screaming got louder, I braced myself and quickly tucked my hair into my hat.  I screamed all the way through, it was ice cold, and the entire lake probably heard me scream "Mike I'm going to kill you!"  And then just like that we were out.  No water in the boat, no tipping over.  And just as my husband would have predicted I bragged about it.  "I canoed through a water fall!!!"  His adventurous side jolts me out of my comfort zone and I love the feeling of doing something that I may not have tried had he not dragged me kicking and screaming. 

Moral of this story, in fashion or in life, if you've never worn sequins or sparkly nail polish, ate spaghetti for breakfast and cupcakes for dinner or gone through a water fall in a canoe, what are you waiting for!?!  I challenge you to do something out of your comfort zone today!

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MOTIVATION MONDAY:

Helloooo and welcome to Monday and a beautiful new week! It's going to be busy, it's going to be productive and it's going to be fabulous! Declare it and watch the magic happen ;)

Motivation Monday

Happy Monday! This weeks motivation comes from those who know, Forbes and Dr. Seuss. This list of 18 Things Mentally Strong People Do, could have been titled 18 Things Successful People Do, because once you conquer your mind, you can conquer anything! So whether you want to conquer the world, the corporate ladder, those last five lbs. or your messy closet, go climb your mountain!

 

Motivation Monday

Happy Monday!  I love this quote because it's so true. Decide where you will focus your energy this week and see how that focus manifests into reality. When those negative feelings try and creep in say CANCEL and put your focus right back on the goal, remember, you are in control of your own mind.