May 13, 2010

In This Issue

Featured Article: Distract Yourself in Healthy Ways

Announcements

Daddy's Little Girls

Hello!  I hope you and those around you are doing well and enjoying this week.  There is always so much for us to appreciate - if we pay attention to it!

We've gotten a great response to this week's launch of my audio class, Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken: Transform Your Life and Work with the Power of Authenticity.  This four-part course is designed to help you bring more authenticity into your work, your relationships, and your life.

For more informationabout how this powerful course can impact your life and to take advantage of the special discount (only available until Sunday, 5/16, and exclusively for people on my list), click here.

Have a great day, rest of your week, and weekend!  Look for the good stuff - we always find what we look for.

With Appreciation,





Distract Yourself in Healthy Ways

(For this week's audio message, click here.)

We live in a world of distractions.  All day, every day we are bombarded with opportunities to be distracted.  And, as I've recently noticed about myself, many of us choose (whether we're conscious of it or not) to distract ourselves on purpose and to escape from life in various ways.

Given that most of us are going to be distracted on a regular basis, consciously or unconsciously, it's important that we take a deeper look at how and why we get distracted and do what we can do to start distracting ourselves in healthy ways and for healthy reasons.

Unhealthy distraction

Due to the fact that life can get quite intense and stressful, and many of us have come up with creative ways of avoiding certain feelings, situations, and activities that are challenging for us (i.e. things we're scared of or uncomfortable with), we tend to distract ourselves in various unhealthy ways.

Whether our personal version of distraction involves food, TV, alcohol, a "smart" phone, drugs, drama, confusion, over-scheduling, taking care of everyone around us, or anything else - we often engage in unhealthy habits (like these and others) and do so for unhealthy reasons (because we don't want to stop, feel, and deal with the intensity of our lives).

Healthy distraction, for unhealthy reasons

Once we become aware of our unhealthy patterns of distracting ourselves (as mentioned above), we can start to replace some of these negative behaviors with more positive ones.  I like to call this "productive procrastination." Some examples:

• We re-organize our desk instead of making those scary phone calls
• We clean up the house instead of working on the creative project that we've been thinking about
• Instead of rushing to the refrigerator when we get stressed out, we head out to the gym or on a bike ride to relieve some stress
• We curl up with an inspiring book or watch a touching film that makes us feel better

These and other things can "distract" us in more positive ways and have less of a negative impact on us in the long run.  However, if we engage in these "healthy" activities simply as a way to avoid dealing with our lives, feeling certain uncomfortable emotions, or engaging in what's going on around us in an authentic way, there is still another level for us to reach.

Conscious, healthy distraction

The ultimate goal of this process is for us to be able to choose to "distract" ourselves (i.e. get out of our heads, let go of our negative worries, and take a conscious break from the day-to-day stress of life) in a truly healthy way.  When our motivation is positive (i.e. we're not avoiding anything, but choosing consciously to take a break), the outcome and experience of our "distraction" is more likely to be healthy and beneficial.

If we're going to live a life of growth, meaning, and fulfillment - we need lots of healthy breaks and rests along the way, especially when things get hard. If we don't take these breaks, it's easy to let worry, fear, negativity, doubt, and the daily pressures of life take over, almost without us even noticing.

Here's a long list of some simple things you can do to "distract" yourself in a healthy way.

• Watch inspiring movies
• Meditate
• Exercise
• Walk in nature
• Sing
• Laugh
• Play with children
• Travel
• Read inspiring books
• Help others
• Paint
• Spend time with people you love
• Dance
• Take classes or workshops
• Write
• Listen to inspiring music
• Swim
• Sit and do nothing

This list could go on and on.  Take a moment to reflect on these and other things that you can do that will have a positive impact on your life right now.

It's not so much what you do, but why and how you do it.  When we take some time to consciously "distract" ourselves in healthy ways, we interrupt the negative, unconscious, and habitual patterns of our minds and our culture that often get in the way of us experiencing the peace, joy, and abundance that is naturally and authentically around us and within us all the time.

How can you distract yourself in healthy ways and for healthy reasons?  Share your thoughts, action ideas, insights, and more on my blog here.

To listen to this week's audio message, including additional thoughts, ideas, and tips, click here.




Audio Course - Special Discount Avail. Through 5/16

I'm excited to announce that we just launched my four-part audio class, Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken: Transform Your Life and Work with the Power of Authenticity.  This course, recorded live with a group of participants who went through the telecourse program in March, is an engaging, inspiring, and practical journey which teaches you to move beyond fear and limitation, and step into who you truly are in an authentic way. The ideas, principles, and exercises laid out in this powerful audio-class will allow you to: 1) Express yourself fully and with confidence, 2) Confront and transform fear, 3) Take risks and go for what you truly want, and 4) Have more freedom and confidence in your work, relationships, and life! For more information about this powerful course and to take advantage of the special discount (only available until Sunday, 5/16, and exclusively for people on my list), click here.

Mondo Beyondo - Dream Manifesting E-Course
(starts May 17th)

What happens when you give an unspoken wish a place to become a dream come true? How do you gather the courage required to help a new found dream soar? Join seasoned dreamers and coaches Andrea Scher and Jen Lemen as together we explore Mondo Beyondo - the powerful point of view that transforms your deepest dreams into practical realities. This five week online class complete with inspiring lessons, real life stories, secret missions, audio interviews and hands-on activities will help you take your dreams from the realm of wishing into everyday motion.  You will love Andrea and Jen and this powerful course.  For more information and to register for their upcoming course, which starts this coming Monday, 5/17, click here.

Magnetize True Wealth Workshop, May 14th - 16th

Many of us have tried to use the law of attraction to 'think' our way to wealth. As you've probably noticed, however, no matter how hard you think about being wealthy, nobody is dropping bags of money on you.  There are mental components to wealth creation, but there are also emotional and mechanical rules as well. You can have the most beautiful vision board in the world but it can still be a struggle to experience the wealth that is possible for you.  My friend Johnny Fernandez can teach you how to magnetize true wealth into your life.  Click here to listen to his free teleclass "Entering the True Wealth Zone."  And, to learn more about the powerful 3-day Magnetize True Wealth event taking place in the Bay Area (Fremont, CA) this weekend, May 14th - 16th, click on this link.  (I'm excited and honored to be speaking at this event on Saturday, May 15th.)

Conscious Business Telesummit - My Session - May 18

Have you ever felt discomfort or dread about marketing your business?  If so, this powerful telesummit will allow you to experience a huge shift.  Whether your skin crawls while reading hyped up sales letters or you can't articulate what you do in a way that others understand, you're about to discover a new marketing that is - heart centered, value based, meaning oriented, and generates income!  I'm honored to be one of the 30 experts who are part of the Conscious Business Telesummit which started on Monday, May 3rd and runs through June 9th (my session is next week on May 18th).  You can still sign up for this telesummit and participate in all the calls for free, including mine on 5/18.  For more info about it and to register to get your "marketing mojo" click here.

"We get distracted all the time - mostly in healthy ways!"
- Samantha and Annarose Robbins

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our mommy and daddy, click here.