Inspiration
"Joy is not in things; it is in us."
~ Benjamin Franklin
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Speaking Schedule
Below is a list of where and when I'm speaking for the next few months. Most of these events are for my corporate or organizational clients (i.e. not open to the public). The ones in blue, however, are public events. I hope to see you at one of these!
12/11: Danville, CA
12/14: San Jose, CA
12/15: Mountain View, CA
12/16: Las Vegas, NV
12/17: San Jose, CA
1/6: Alameda, CA
1/19: Mountain View, CA
1/25: Mountain View, CA
1/26: San Francisco, CA
1/27: San Francisco, CA
1/28:American Canyon, CA
2/1: San Jose, CA
2/17: Sacramento, CA
2/18: San Francisco, CA
2/21: San Francisco, CA
2/22: San Francisco, CA
For more public event details, click here.
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December 9, 2010
In This Issue
Featured Article: Stay Grounded During the Holidays
Announcements
Daddy's Little Girls
Hey there, how are you? I hope you and those around you are doing well and enjoying this time of year!
Last week's article, "When You Fall Down, Get Back Up," got lots of nice feedback. If you'd like to re-read that piece, feel free to check it out on my blog. You can also read it on Intent.com. And, if you'd like to listen to the audio podcast from last week, click here.
This week's article is all about staying grounded and positive during the holiday season. I originally wrote it last year and decided to send it out again because it is timely and got such good feedback.
Have a great day and rest of your week. Keep looking for good stuff! I appreciate you being on my ezine list.
With Gratitude,
Stay Grounded During the Holidays
(For this week's audio podcast, click here.)
The holiday season is now in full swing. If you're anything like me, you probably have mixed feelings about the holidays. I love the excitement, parties, decorations, rituals, music, gifts, connections, and more. However, even these fun things can wear on me. And, the stress, drama, consumption, obligation, expense, and more that often come along with this time of year are not on my list of "favorite things."
In addition, I often feel like I'm not doing enough, not on top of my "list," and I sometimes worry that I won't get everything done in time to make the people in my life happy the way I want to. Can you relate?
This year, especially with all that's going on around us in the economy and the world, what if we each made a commitment to appreciate the holiday season and enjoy the whole experience - regardless of our circumstances or any external pressure we may feel? Appreciating the holiday season, as with anything in life, will make it much more enjoyable and much less stressful.
Instead of rushing around in a high state of anxiety and worry about crossing every item off of our never-ending to-do list, we could choose another way - one which will make this holiday season enjoyable, fun, and peaceful for us and those around us.
Here are a few things we can remember this holiday season to make things more fulfilling and less overwhelming:
1) Take Responsibility for Your Experience. It's important to remember that the stress we experience during the holiday season does not come from the holidays themselves, but from us. We're always the creators of our own experience and the more we can remember this and live our lives from this perspective, the more empowered we are. When we stop thinking, speaking, and acting as if we're mere victims of holiday madness (or anything else in our lives for that matter), we can dramatically enhance our enjoyment and lower our stress.
2) Remember That You Are at Choice. We always have a choice about how we engage with anything. This holiday season we can choose to be annoyed by family members, obligations, forced work gatherings, crowds, prices, or anything else. Or, we can choose to enjoy the magic and fun of this time of year. We may not always get to choose the people and circumstances around us, but we always have a choice about how we relate to them. Our experience of the holidays (and of life) is up to us, as it always is.
3) Focus on What You Appreciate About the Holidays. Consciously choose to focus on the things that you appreciate about the holiday season the most. Tell the truth about this to yourself and to those around you. If at all possible, don't participate in work or family gatherings out of obligation. But, regardless of where you are, what you do, or whom you are with - make a commitment to appreciate what's happening, the people around you, and the many blessings of this season and in your life right now.
Even and especially when things are challenging, we always have so much to be grateful for. At this time of the year, we can take a step back, breathe deeply, and experience the gratitude we have for our lives, the people in it, and for ourselves. If not now, then when?
While there are always things for us to do, gifts to buy, gatherings to attend, and much more going on at this time of year; we can choose to have this holiday season be one that is filled with authentic peace, gratitude, and joy - if we're willing to look for, find, and focus on what we appreciate.
How do you relate to the holidays? What can you do or shift to have this holiday season be one you truly enjoy and appreciate? How can you stay grounded during the holidays? Share your thoughts, ideas, insights, actions, and more on my blog here.
To listen to this week's audio podcast, including additional thoughts, ideas, and tips, click here.
The Power of Slow, by Christine Louise Hohlbaum
 Are you tired of rushing? Do you want a great gift idea that doesn’t force you to the mall this holiday season? My friend Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World, is giving you the gift of time this holiday season. When you purchase one or more copies of her book today, you'll receive bonus gifts at no extra cost. Why is there power in slow? It is scientifically proven that slow is faster and fast is merely exhausting. Christine's 101 principles will help you establish a more positive relationship with time so you have more of it. If you want to live in state of time abundance versus time starvation you'll love The Power of Slow. For info and to order copies, click here.
Coaching Session to Complete 2010 and Create 2011
 I'm offering a limited number of one-on-one coaching sessions for people who really want to bring 2010 to a close in a powerful way and get 2011 off to a successful start. In our coaching session, we'll discuss your top lessons from 2010, what you want to let go of, your main intentions for 2011, and design an action plan and strategy for you to manifest your most important goals and desires in the New Year. To schedule a session with me (in late December or early January), reply to this email (mike@mike-robbins.com) to inquiry about remaining slots.
"We love the holidays!"
- Samantha and Rosie
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