Values – The Foundation of Living a Life You Love! Part 2

We are almost at the end of the first month of the year. A great time to check in and ask yourself how is this year shaping up so far?  At the beginning of the month I shared a concept that I am very passionate about, one that has transformed the quality of my life and the life of many of my clients, and that is living a life aligned with your values.  When we are engaged in activities that are MOST important to us, it increases our energy, our passion for life and pulls us toward creating the results we most desire in our life. I am grateful every day for a business that allows me to live my highest values and this month I celebrate an over the top inspirational evening with the most influential woman in the world OPRAH WINFREY!

Sharing the evening with great friends, being in the same room as one of my role models (OK,  it was a big room) and soaking in every word she said, was a night of living my highest values. I continue to ask myself how can I continue to increase my quality of life and fully step into my highest values on a daily basis and in today’s article I ask you the same question! 

See below in our resource section we have extended the holiday price ( for 3 more days!) on our ebook on “A New Approach to Goal Setting” - a step by step self coaching guide on clarifying a living your life aligned with your values.

Feature Article: Foundation of Living a Life You Love! Part 2

Earlier this month, I introduced the concept of setting goals that reflect your true values – goals that inspire you to take action (instead of those you have to force yourself to achieve). Many of us have been conditioned to “goal set” to live a life we love. Goal setting is powerful but only sustainable and fulfilling if they are aligned with what we most value.

To help you get clear on your own personal values, I asked you to complete the following sentence:

“If I had plenty of free time and all the money I could ever want, then I would be free to _(action)_ and that would let me experience more _(value)_.

When you answer this question, you end up with a list of attributes that you value. (To review, examples include authority, adventure, connection, creativity, etc.)

Now you’re ready to set goals that support your values.

First, make a list of initial goals for this year. Consider the different areas of your life: relationships, career, finances, health, spirituality, recreation, etc. Take a few minutes and brainstorm all the goals you have in each area.

Now, take a close look at your goals and eliminate those that stem from something you feel you “should” or “have to” do. If it doesn’t light you up inside, cross it off your list. (Really – it’s okay!)

Next, compare your remaining goals with your list of values; can you find any goals that are aligned with a values?

I recently went through this process with one of my clients, Kim, an ambitious self-employed consultant. She was overwhelmed with goals and quickly losing interest in them. With a lot of encouragement, she eliminated all the “should” goals – effectively cutting her list in half. With a little more work, she identified her top 3:

  1. Lose 15 pounds
  2. Update her website
  3. Increase her bottom line by 30%

At first, Kim wasn’t very excited about these goals. Then we reviewed her values – health, expertise, and making a difference. She came to realize that her goals would help her experience exactly what was most important in her life. Losing weight would improve her health; updating the website would showcase her expertise; and increasing her bottom line would mean more clients, more work, and more impact in the world.

Once she made these connections, Kim was eager to take action. She was committed. Every day, she did some kind of exercise – walking, yoga, at least some stretching. And she wasn’t thinking about those 15 pounds… she was thinking about improving her health. Not only did her motivation go up, but her level of confidence and clarity increased. She knew she was living her life exactly the way she wanted to. Within months she made great progress toward all of her goals, but her focus was on living in alignment with her values. Her goals were looking after themselves.

When you narrow your focus – to live according to your values – you don’t have to set as many goals. Give yourself permission to let go of the “shoulds” and say yes to what you’re passionate about. These things will naturally lead you to a more engaging, fulfilling and easier life.

Create goals that are about the experience, not the result. What goals could help you experience more of what you value the most? For example, if you know you value contribution, how can you step out of your box to contribute more? Perhaps you could accept more leadership at work, or volunteer for a local charity. Create an outlet for your values, whatever they are. The benefits will ripple across all areas of your life.

We get so caught up in the responsibilities of day to day life that most of us lose touch with the things we love to engage in. Life does not need to be a struggle. Stop pushing yourself so hard, and take time to reconnect with your inspiration. Make a commitment to reorient your life around the things that energize you and nurture your soul. I promise, your quality of life will improve and you will naturally be pulled towards the results you want in your life.

Coaching Challenge:

  1. Eliminate any goals that reflect a “should.” Only keep those you truly want to achieve.
  2. Associate each goal with one of your core values.
  3. Decide what kind of action you need to take to honor those values and move closer to your goals.
  4. Get excited and get moving! You’ll make quick progress… I’m sure of it.

Resource of The Month:  A New Approach to Goal Setting Ebook

‘A New Approach to Goal Setting’. Ebook

We have extended our special offer for you! For a discounted rate of $19.97 A New Approach to Goal Setting - order now! (regular price $29.00) you can literally transform how you live your life! (I have discounted the rate in hopes this will help you decide to give yourself this gift of working through this life changing process.) Special offer available until January 31st. Click here for more information.

This is a self-coaching e-book that helps you identify what’s most important to you, and teaches you how to design your life according to your values. It just might be the fastest, easiest way to boost your life to a whole new level, and it will certainly give you a fresh new perspective on your New Year’s Resolutions!

  PS. I would love to hear from you! Have you taken time to explore and design your life around your values? I would love to hear how this process made a difference for you.  Share with us on Facebook.

Your personal business building mentor,

Leverage Your Business. Love Your Life
Teresia LaRocque, Master Certified Coach and Professional Speaker
Get your free quality of life assessment at www.teresia.com Bus: 604-473-9884
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Trust the Divine Timing of Your Life

  • Are you resisting letting go of the holidays season and fully getting back into the life of a growing entrepreneur?
  • Does anxiety and the New Year tend to go hand and hand for you?
  • Is there a part of you that would rather keep your head under the covers for just another day?

If yes, you are not alone.

As I self-coach myself to transition from a 2 1/2 week vacation (a wonderful Christmas with family in Ottawa where we embraced -20 degrees weather and fresh snow for a week!) and get back into the entrepreneurial lifestyle, I noticed a twinge of anxiety and put myself in the shoes of all of the fellow budding entrepreneurs I have had the honour to mentor. I shared a personal story with the participants of the Passion into Profit program and the Erickson Business Center community and I received a lot of “LIKES” and many comments, as it resonated with a lot of people. I thought I would share it with you, my valued TLC community, in hopes that it also supports you in experiencing the beginning of the year with more ease, inner fulfillment and knowing that it all happens the way it is suppose to.

Feature Article: Trust the Divine Timing of Your Life

The first 3 years of my business, without fail every January my body would shut down and I would be confined to my bed for at least 7 days. When I look back I realize the pressure I would put on myself to achieve, to produce results, to leverage the opportunity that the beginning of a New Year could provide for a coach helping individuals set and achieve their goals. By the first week of January,  I would have created an online marketing campaign to sell my New Approach to Goal Setting Ebook and  I was in full blown action to fill a live workshop I delivered by the end of January on goal setting and have at least a dozen other  “going public”  commitments under my belt for the first quarter of the year. Yes I was motivated and very passionate about what I did but underlying that was also a huge dose of lack of self trust, a driving need to feel like I was significant and  that I would succeed as an entrepreneur. 

I share this with you to assure you that if you are feeling anxious going into the new year or resisting taking your commitment to building your business to the next level, you are not alone.

As budding entrepreneurs, it is natural to put pressure on yourself, to have BIG goals, to have even bigger gremlins and perhaps the biggest gremlin of them all, “will I really make it as an entrepreneur”? (The relentless self doubt gremlin).

Eighteen years later, I begin the New Year very differently.  Yes, there is still a twinge of anxiety but one that fuels me rather then landing me in bed for a week.

Here are the top three things I have learned:

  1. A marathon approach to business is more successful and sustainable than running sprints.
  2. Your success as an entrepreneur (who also lives a great life!) is directly related to your depth of self love! (Yes this one surprised me too :)
  3.  Listening to and dancing with the divine timing rather than forcing your timing is a lot more fulfilling and effortless.

This January, resolve to make your relationship with yourself a priority, set realistic goals that energize you and trust the divine timing of your life.  

If this post resonated with you, take a deep breath, and repeat this affirmation “I trust the divine timing of my life and know that everything happens at the time and the way it’s supposed to”. Really breathe into it. Repeat it again, Ok one more time. Now don’t you feel better? :)

Remember, as a community of coaches on the journey of realizing our entrepreneurial dreams, we are in this together (oh yeah, that is another big learning I received “You can’t do this business building thing alone! Being vulnerable, asking for help and cultivating a world class support team is key in realizing your entrepreneurial dreams”).

Resource of The Month: A New Approach to Goal Setting Ebook

We have extended our special offer for you! For a discounted rate of $19.97 A New Approach to Goal Setting - order now! (regular price $29.00) you can literally transform how you live your life! (I have discounted the rate in hopes this will help you decide to give yourself this gift of working through this life changing process.) Special offer available until January 31st. Click here for more information.

This is a self-coaching e-book that helps you identify what’s most important to you, and teaches you how to design your life according to your values. It just might be the fastest, easiest way to boost your life to a whole new level, and it will certainly give you a fresh new perspective on your New Year’s Resolutions!

  PS. I would love to hear from you! How do you start your new year? Do you set realistic goals and stick with them or do you feel overwhelmed?   Share with us on Facebook.

Your personal business building mentor,

Leverage Your Business. Love Your Life
Teresia LaRocque, Master Certified Coach and Professional Speaker
Get your free quality of life assessment at www.teresia.com Bus: 604-473-9884
Join me on Facebook heretwitter.com/coachteresia  

Have You Considered Having a Theme for 2013?

Have you considered coming up with a “THEME” for the New Year? This theme is your overall intention; your overall vision or your dream for the upcoming year.

Themes add a quality of inspiration and fun to your year. It becomes the lighthouse for your priorities of the year. It may be a QUALITY (courage, action, balance, commitment), or it might be a PHRASE (attracting ideal clients, going with the flow, embracing the entrepreneurial mindset, embracing technology).

What do you really want to experience or create in 2013? Let your priorities uncover your theme. This is an opportunity for you to listen to the callings of your soul and really determine what needs your awareness, energy and attention to continue to create a life you love.

  PS. I would love to hear from you! I would love to hear what your theme is for 2013!  Share with us on Facebook.

Your personal business building mentor,

Leverage Your Business. Love Your Life
Teresia LaRocque, Master Certified Coach and Professional Speaker
Get your free quality of life assessment at www.teresia.com Bus: 604-473-9884
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Take Time To Reflect And Lay A Strong Foundation For 2013

In our fast-paced lives, as we begin to approach a new year, we have a tendency to start thinking about “what’s next” long before we wrap up what we’re currently working on.

While this can be a strategic way to keep things moving, it can also rob us of the opportunity to reap the full rewards of the journey we’ve been on. There is great richness and depth to be found when you take time to really look at your recent experiences. In addition to ensuring you have some downtime this holiday season, I encourage you to take some time to reap the benefits and honour the progress you’ve made in 2012. Click here to read more

Catch Your Breath Before Tackling 2013
Reflection on Past Accomplishments is Worthwhile

 

A Resource For You: Take the time to acknowledge and reflect on 2012 and begin build a strong foundation for creating exactly what you want in 2013. Please email teresia@teresia.com to receive your Acknowledge 2012 list of questions.

  PS. I would love to hear from you! Do you take time to reflect on your past accomplishments and where you are right now? Share with us on Facebook.

Your personal business building mentor,

Leverage Your Business. Love Your Life
Teresia LaRocque, Master Certified Coach and Professional Speaker
Get your free quality of life assessment at www.teresia.com Bus: 604-473-9884
Join me on Facebook heretwitter.com/coachteresia  

Living a Life Aligned with Your Values Makes Business Building Easy!

This time of year, many of us begin to think about what we want to create, experience or accomplish in the New Year. Many people start the New Year with a heart full of good intentions and a list full of resolutions and/ or goals, but the sad truth is that fewer than half of those resolutions and goals will ever be met. Through my experience of being a coach and in the business of helping entrepreneurs set their goals and achieve them, I notice over and over again unless goals are based on what we truly value, they are fruitless and we often end up feeling self-defeated. This year, give up New Year’s resolutions and traditional goal setting and simply discover and embrace living a life aligned with your values.

In module 3, we learned the power of and importance of values. They are the things you do that you find very attractive; an emotional state that you feel is very important. When engaged in these activities, you feel most like yourself; in touch with who you are, glowing and life seems effortless. Values are the essence of who you are.

When you live a life aligned with your values you:

  • Know that when you set a goal you will feel fulfilled both when you achieve it and during the process!
  • Live life with ease and increased passion.
  • Have decision-making become effortless and inspiring.
  • Never question how you choose to spend your time or what opportunities to pursue.

Clarifying and then living your life in harmony with those values, provides an inspiration, an inner drive that keeps you moving.  Imagine building your business from this place? Imagine everyday being engaged in activities that are aligned with what brings you great passion and fulfillment.  In an instant, we go from “having to build a business” to “living a life we love”.

This holiday season give yourself the gift of reviewing or discovering your true values. Set a foundation not only for an extraordinary life but also a foundation for an effortless and fulfilling journey as an entrepreneur.

Here are a couple of resources for you to help clarify your values:

1. Take the time to acknowledge and reflect on 2012 and begin build a strong foundation for creating exactly what you want in 2013. Please email teresia@teresia.com to receive your Acknowledge 2012 list of questions.

2. Special Holiday Season Offer! A New Approach to Goal Setting ebook.  This is a self-coaching e-book that helps you identify what’s most important to you, and teaches you how to design your life according to your values. It just might be the fastest, easiest way to boost your life to a whole new level, and it will certainly give you a fresh new perspective on your New Year’s Resolutions! I highly encourage you to give yourself the gift this season of this personal self discovery process. (Regular price $29.00 - discounted rate for the holiday season is $19.97) Click here for more information.

  PS. I would love to hear from you!Do you take time to get clear on your values and what you want for the coming year? Share with us on Facebook.

Your personal business building mentor,

Leverage Your Business. Love Your Life
Teresia LaRocque, Master Certified Coach and Professional Speaker
Get your free quality of life assessment at www.teresia.com Bus: 604-473-9884
Join me on Facebook heretwitter.com/coachteresia 

An Important Ritual For This Holiday Season!

I wanted to take a moment and connect with you during this special time of year. The holiday season can be a season of many emotions, ranging from joy, gratitude, happiness and for some loss, sadness and loneliness. This year it is a very happy, joyful time for our family. My heart grows as I experience this holiday season through the eyes of my son Kenny, and experience special moments as a family. Today I am grateful and take nothing for granted.  I am sharing this video message with you today, with the intention that whatever this holiday highlights for you that this ritual of giving yourself the gift of time will bring an inner strength, a deeper sense of gratitude, a new level of joy and fulfillment and an unwavering knowing that you can count on YOU.

Check out my video for more:

During this time of year, many of us experience a variety of rituals, whether it’s taking time to put up a Christmas tree, special gatherings with your loved ones, going to festive events etc. I would like you to consider another ritual that could prove to be one of the most important rituals you do and that is giving yourself the gift of time. When I talk about the gift of time, what I’m really talking about is taking the time to step back and look at your life. As an entrepreneur, you are your business, how you feel, the clarity you have, the focus you have makes the difference in creating what you really want in your life.

You will see below, I am giving you access to a template (a series of questions) to work through review and reflect on 2012. We’re living this life, let’s embrace it, let’s get connected with the richness and wealth of knowledge our life journey has to share. Who have you become over the year? How did you grow? What people made a difference in your life? What insights did you get? Then from that reflection and acknowledgement of what happened in 2012, you can begin to build on that strong foundation for what you want in 2013. One of the creations that I am most proud of is an ebook that I wrote in the beginning of my career. It’s almost 20 years old and it’s timeless and it’s all about a new approach to goal setting.

This is a conversation that I have often with my clients and it’s taking the time to get clear on what your values are. What’s most important to you? What gives you passion and fulfillment? Then design your life around that. The New Approach to Goal Setting ebook supports you in clarifying those values, taking time to get clear of your values and then setting goals that are aligned with what’s most important to you.

When we live a life aligned with our values there are many gifts to be experienced:

  • our cup is full and we have so much more to give others.
  • we live our life from a place of “attraction” vs. force. We begin to attract like minded individuals and opportunities in our life.
  • we do not spend as much time on making decisions – when you are clear of your values, it is easy to decide the next best step.
  • we create results in our life with less effort.
  • we live from a place of joy and gratitude.
  • when challenges come our way – we can still be happy. (Have you ever met someone who just got fired from their job, going through a divorce, or experiencing a health challenge and they still exude joy. Now that is living a successful life.)

When we consciously design our life aligned with our values, life gets immeasurably richer – and easier.

Take a moment right now and pull out your calendar, block out a chunk of time between now and the New Year and give yourself the gift of investing in yourself and your future. Remember, you are your business and giving yourself the gift of time helps you be the best you.

Resources For You:

Make 2013 your best year yet!

A complimentary resource for you!

1. Take the time to acknowledge and reflect on 2012 and begin build a strong foundation for creating exactly what you want in 2013. Please email teresia@teresia.com to receive your Acknowledge 2012 list of questions.

A special offer for you during this holiday season!

2. ‘A New Approach to Goal Setting’. Ebook

For a discounted rate of $19.97 (regular price $29.00) you can literally transform how you live your life! A New Approach to Goal Setting - order now! (I have discounted the rate in hopes this will help you decide to give yourself this gift of working through this life changing process.)
Special offer available until January 1st. Click here for more information.

This is a self-coaching e-book that helps you identify what’s most important to you, and teaches you how to design your life according to your values. It just might be the fastest, easiest way to boost your life to a whole new level, and it will certainly give you a fresh new perspective on your New Year’s Resolutions!

I highly encourage you to give yourself the gift this season of this personal self discovery process.

Get Your Own Copy Of A New Approach To Goal Setting by clicking here.

  PS. I would love to hear from you! I would love to hear how you prepare for an extraordinary New Year? Share with us on Facebook.

From my heart to yours, wishing you a safe and joyous season,

Leverage Your Business. Love Your Life
Teresia LaRocque, Master Certified Coach and Professional Speaker
Get your free quality of life assessment at www.teresia.com Bus: 604-473-9884
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An Interview with Teresia on How to Live Your Ideal Life

I’m honored to have been interviewed by one of our Passion Into Profit Program Grads, Caterina Barregar,  on one of my favorite topics - how to live your ideal life. Caterina is passionate about supporting her clients on living a life they love. Check out this video on some immediate tips you can use now to live your ideal life.

  PS: I would love to hear from you. What steps are you taking to live your ideal life?  Visit me on facebook and share your thoughts, comments, insights, tips on today’s topic.

Your personal business building mentor,

Leverage Your Business. Love Your Life
Teresia LaRocque, Master Certified Coach and Professional Speaker
Get your free quality of life assessment at www.teresia.com Bus: 604-473-9884
Join me on Facebook heretwitter.com/coachteresia 

3 things you can do NOW to make 2012 your best year yet. Plus a special bonus for you!

Now is the time to begin creating exactly what you want in 2012! What I want for you is for 2012 to be your best year yet.  Watch our short video to find out how.

TLC Coaches challenge:

1. Block a chunk of time for you over the holidays to begin designing your ideal 2012.

2. Email us at celebrate2011@teresia.com for your complimentary worksheet.

3. Read the article below to learn more about the power of setting value based goals.

4. Check out our New Approach to Goal Setting ebook now at special holiday pricing of only $19.99 (Reg. $29.97)

Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and safe holiday season!

With gratitude,

teresia

Set Valued Based Goals!

I want to share with you a topic that I am very passionate about – setting goals based on your true values.  Every January, I share this message with the communities I am associated with, if you have heard it from me before stay with me – it’s worth reading again :)

When I first became a coach 17 years ago, I was all about goal setting. I would say to my clients Goal setting is the key to creating what you want in your life; you must be clear of your goals and write them down”. Through my personal journey of consciously creating a life I love and supporting thousands of individuals to do the same, I have discovered that yes, goal setting is important BUT fruitless unless those goals are set on a foundation of your true values.

To live a life you love and achieve what your heart desires, you must first be clear on your values. Let me explain what I mean by that:

Values are the things you do that you find very attractive, an emotional state that you feel is very important.  When engaged in these activities you feel most like yourself:  in touch with whom you are, glowing, and life is effortless. Values are the essence of who you are.

While we like these things, most of us lead lives which do not grant us the chance to just do these things. Most people set goals based on ‘have to’, ‘should’ and ‘need’ and are generally too busy with ‘responsibilities’ or ‘incompletions’ to pursue the life they truly desire.

Your values are the intangible aspects of your life that make you feel in alignment, complete, on track, and functioning at a high level. Examples include adventure, fun, service, creativity, connection, and hundreds more. A life that aligns with one’s core values will feel satisfying, even in difficult times.

When we live a life aligned with our values there are many gifts to be experienced:

  • Our cup is full and we have so much more to give others.
  • We live our life from a place of “attraction” vs. force. We begin to attract like minded individuals and opportunities in our life.
  • We do not spend as much time on making decisions – when you are clear of your values it is easy to decide the next best step.
  • We create results in our life with less effort.
  • We live from a place of joy and gratitude.
  • When challenges come our way – we can still be happy. (Have you ever met someone who just got fired from their job, going through a divorce, or experiencing a health challenge and they still exude joy. Now that is living a successful life.)

When we consciously design our life aligned with our values, life gets immeasurably richer – and easier.

OK, have I enrolled you in living a life aligned with your true values? So how do we do that? First you have to get clear on what your values are. Gaining clarity of your values and designing your life around them is a process.

It does not happen over night. I first heard about the concept of values in 1995 when I had my first stint with the Anthony Robbins group and even though I was eager to live life at this new level of passion of fulfillment, it took me many years before I achieved it. When we commit to living a life aligned with our values, really commit, there is a journey of self transformation that happens.

Here is what happens (if you like it or not :)

  • You begin on a path of self exploration and self discovery.
  • you must first get your personal needs met (needs in this context is simply put, the things you require on a regular basis in order to do your best work and feel good about yourself.)
  • You must be open to healing any unhealed emotional wounds.
  • You must become comfortable with the concept of “selfishness before success”.

Begin this journey now – give yourself and those around you the gift of a more joyful and satisfying life.

TLC Coaches challenge:

As you go through the next month, think about how you would complete this sentence:

“If I had plenty of free time and all the money I could ever want, then I would be free to (action) and that would let me experience more (value).”

Continue to practice this exercise over and over to help you identify the aspects of your life that you value most. Keep track of your answers… they’re the roadmap to your life!

For a self coaching guide on setting values based goals check out our ebook on A New Approach to Goal Setting at a discounted rate until the end of January. This is a self-coaching e-book that helps you identify what’s most important to you, and teaches you how to design your life according to your values. It just might be the fastest, easiest way to boost your life to a whole new level, and it will certainly give you a fresh new perspective on your New Year’s Resolutions!

Are you ready for a business breakthrough?

There is a saying that people won’t make a change in their life unless they feel enough pain to make the change. Consider that someone may live an unhealthy life and then are told they have a life threatening illness- typically at that point they decide to make big changes.

Or consider someone who has been in an unhappy relationship for years and finally they realize that they are ‘settling’ and they make a decision to transform or leave the relationship.

There is a turning point in everyone’s life and business or a fork in the road that we all encounter. One of the major signs that you are ready for a business breakthrough is that you are no longer willing to settle!

You will not settle for:

  • Making less money than you know you are able to create
  • Struggling to keep up with work without support
  • Doing it all alone and feeling stressed or frustrated
  • Trying to figure things out without an overall plan or strategy
  • Feeling stuck or in a rut with the success you have created

If any of these ‘no settle’ items resonate with you then congratulations you have the first symptom of being ready for a major business breakthrough!

The good news here is that when you recognize that you are no longer willing to tolerate or settle you are now ready to do something in a new or different way in order to create a new and different result.

So if you know what you will not settle for the fun part is to decide what you want to create. Usually what you want to create is the opposite to what you will no longer tolerate. 

It might look like this:

  • Rather than settle for less money you wish to create abundance with ease
  • Rather than struggling to keep up with your work you attract the right support
  • Rather than doing it all alone you envision yourself supported and joyful
  • Rather than trying to figure things out on your own you have a strategy team
  • Rather than feeling stuck you feel energetic and re-energized about the future
  • Deciding not to settle or tolerate takes courage BUT it is a key step in living your best life.

TLC coaches challenge:

List 5 things you are tolerating in your business. It may include not having the proper equipment or technology, a messy desk, struggling with your marketing activities etc.
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List 5 things you are tolerating in your relationships. It may include lack of communication, not enough support, poor follow up, not working with your ideal clients, late payments etc
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List 5 things you are tolerating about yourself. It may include procrastination, sleeping in, not setting boundaries, not committing to an exercise program etc.
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By simply making this list you will notice your tolerations will begin to disappear. By acting on your list and deciding to be ‘toleration free’, your life and busienss will transform.

Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for a business breakthrough! 

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P.S Check out our Triple M Mastermind Ebook: 6 Signs That You Are Ready for a Major Business Breakthrough and 6 Steps to Cut Through the BS!

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Perfectionism Results In Procrastination

Does perfectionism get in your way of productivity?

Check out my article that I wrote this past week for the Coaches Corner column for the Vancouver Province newspaper. I welcome your comments about times when you have experienced the same issue and how you dealt with it.”

Q: I just secured a new contract with a company I have been working on for years. I am very excited about the opportunity but I feel a huge degree of pressure to do a good job and I cannot get myself started on the project. If I do not get into action soon, I will loose the contract. Help!

A: It sounds like you may be suffering from a common case of perfectionism. Perfectionism is often mistakenly seen in our society as desirable or even necessary for success. However, recent studies have shown that perfectionistic attitudes actually interfere with success. Being a perfectionist is one of the biggest causes of procrastination. It may be time to look at your situation honestly and notice what your patterns are. To get yourself into action first realize perfection is an illusion that is unattainable. The next step is to challenge the self-defeating thoughts and behaviours that fuel perfectionism. Some of the following strategies may help:

  • Take baby steps. Set a realistic reachable goal, as you reach a goal, set your next goal one level beyond your present level of accomplishment.
  • Experiment with your standards for success. Choose any activity and instead of aiming for 100 percent, try for 90 percent, 80 percent, or even 60 percent success. This will help you to realize that success can still be experienced when you are not perfect.
  • Use feelings of anxiety and depression as opportunities to ask yourself, “Have I set up impossible expectations for myself in this situation?”
  • Confront the fears that may be behind your perfectionism by asking yourself, “What am I afraid of? What is the worst thing that could happen?”
  • Avoid all-or-none thinking in relation to your goals. Decide which tasks you want to give high priority to and on the less important tasks, choose to put forth less effort.
  • Look at your belief around failing. Recognize that many positive things can only be learned by making mistakes.

And remember at this point you don’t have to get it right; you just have to get going!

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