#MindsetMonday

On a whim I decided to check out my blog....just to see...when exactly was the last time that I posted.  And WOW...I need to blow the dust off.  So here is an impromptu post....talking about the importance of the proper mindset.

Have you ever started your work week with...Oh Shit It Is Monday?  With the level of enthusiasm matching what you would muster to go to the dentist for a root canal with a hangover?  We have such a dislike on for Mondays.  We expect the worst from a Monday...and then it comes as no surprise when the day is filled with detours and disappointments.

What if we looked at it as though it could hold just as much promise if not more so than any other day?  What could happen then?

The thoughts we think set us up for success or for failure.  Our mindset is the key to our future.  It is said that we have upwards of 60,000 thoughts per day and 95% of them are identical to the thoughts we had the day before.  It is like one big loop.  It is important for us to check in...are my thoughts positive?  or Negative?  Will they bring me closer to what I want?  Or further away from it?  Now take it a step further...what do I need to be telling myself so that I am empowered to be successful in making what I want a reality?

The more frequently we check in the better off we will be.  Now it is easy for me to write this but much more difficult for me to apply it.  In fact there are so many different times that I talk myself out of doing something that could positively impact my life.  I tell myself that it is hard so why bother, that no one would appreciate it, that I have nothing of value to say and other bullshit like that.  When I find myself in a cycle like that I need to snap out of it.

My favourite way to do that is as simple as a two minute fix.  If you work with me you will know it as a 2 minute random dance party.  Pick your favourite mood boosting, fear blasting, booty shaking song and get it playing on youtube or itunes and get up and dance.  I bet that by the time you are done...you are feeling better.  If that didn't work choose another song and try it again and break out your cheesiest moves.

I want to know your best mindset improving tips so please add them to the comments...let me know what works for you.  I just may ask you to share them with me on my podcast.

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Until next time...Have a Day as Beautiful as You!

Much Love,
Lisa

Monday! The Enemy!

Good Morning Monday!!!!  I woke up this morning grateful for all of the comforts that life has afforded me.  I was super excited for the new day and ready for all of the wonder that the week holds.  And then....I mindlessly checked my facebook newsfeed.  Wow, I am getting the impression that people are not a fan of Mondays.  This makes me wonder why Monday is the enemy. 

I know when Monday was the enemy for me...and it was whenever I was in the corporate world and not loving it.  And because I felt trapped and had no choice I took it out on Monday.  The dreaded day of the week that forces me out of a warm bed and into a shit hole.  Once I got out of bed Monday would fling things at me.  A flat tire, an accident, frosted windshield, spilled coffee, alarm clock that didn't go off, the coffee table that somehow moved in the middle of the night, slow traffic, and all of the other irritations that Monday threw my way.  Mondays were exhausting.  I would spend them being annoyed, irritable and defensive.  After all....Monday was the enemy.  I even found that Monday would sometimes disguise itself as other days of the week and bring all of its nasty tricks with it. 

Nowadays Monday is no longer the enemy.  I quit my job.  I gave myself permission to start living life my way.  And with that change came a steep learning curve that I need to be more responsible and with that responsibility comes accountability.  I learned to stop blaming days of the week, or others for the times that I wasn't happy with the way my life was turning out.  I realize that isn't quite as simple as that to actually put into practice.  I even find myself back in that mindset at times.  But I know that I don't have to choose to stay there.

Since today is Monday I want to do something that I don't LOVE to do but I feel GREAT when it is complete.  So today...I will sort through old mail/bills and file it away.  This will set my Tuesday up to be even better than my Monday. 

How about you?  What is it that you can do today that will either change your outlook on Monday or at the very least set your Tuesday up for success?

I wish you a day as Beautiful as you,

Much Love,
Lisa

Ps:  Today I am grateful for the energy and enthusiasm I feel towards new business ideas....stay tuned for details!


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