MYOB Express: Minding Your Own Business

Have you considered creating a little personal time in your schedule to cultivate a better relationship with you? Planning ahead, choose dates on your calendar and mark them just for you. Make sure you plan activities that really sing to your heart.

Whether you enjoy spending time alone, or prefer to Invite friends or family members, put a plan together for a fun event; a play, a massage, a manicure/pedicure, meditation or relaxation, exercise, family outings, walks or hikes in nature, a movie, a weekend trip away from home, charitable visits, creative time with family, baking or cooking, sewing or crafting, gardening or building, scrapbooking or drawing, reading, a trip to the arboretum, or any activity that feels good to you.

What activities do you love? Explore the things you love and choose a spot of personal time to focus on your favorite things..

Play to thrive and thrive to play!

Sometimes I catch myself in the woe-is-me state, thinking the world is out to get me, but I know, as I have always known, that I am responsible for my experience. There is no hidden force working against me and there is no secret organization plotting to intercept my joy. In short, I own the experiences that come my way, like them or not. This drivers-seat mentality removes me from victim status and keeps me on my toes, identifying the changes that I can make to shift toward the life that I most desire. When you start feeling beaten down, make sure you stand up straight, accept responsibility for your life, and move toward resolving your state of mind, which is completely setting the stage. 

Just as your life loves a new routine, your space loves a whole new look. And a new look is in store. Rearrange your space in an uplifting and exciting new fashion. Move around artwork, shuffle around furnishings, replace outdated décor with new and exciting decorations! Add soothing objects like candles and soft lights near a comfortable easy chair for meditation, reading or reflection. Inspire the walls or tables with framed photographs of your favorite memories. Add colors that best match your personality and style. Think of inviting, comfortable, and energetically rich surroundings that will captivate your spirit and charm your guests. Unleash your inner artist and let your space reflect the new you!

Is customer service slipping or am I crazy? The experiences that stick most vividly in my mind are those that really blow my socks off or those that disappoint in a shocking manner. Most of what’s in between I simply don’t notice. I for one feel most excited when I make a big bang (in a good way). Working with others day-to-day, I’m surprised how often I am disappointed with the results I get and the feeling I’ve just been hung out to dry. When a business connection doesn’t dazzle me with their brilliance, I usually move on to someone who will. And I am surprised (and disappointed) at those who promise me the moon, but in the end, can only give me a used shuttle ticket. I’m not looking for a mediocre business partner, I’m searching for one who is exceptional in results. Let’s agree to be amazing in our efforts each day, so others will be dazzled by our brilliance!

I’ve been feeling the strongest urge to engage in some new activity or creative venture to add new and interesting exploration to my experience. Perhaps I’ll take a class in oil painting or watercolor, something I’ve always thought I would enjoy. Maybe a photography class to expand an already strong interest there. Or I could learn to fly, something I’ve always wanted to learn. These are just a few of the creative endeavors I’ve thought I would enjoy. It’s time to start engaging in new and unexplored creative adventures. How about you? What new creative outlets will you enjoy?

When everything is going wrong, change everything to make it right. Yes, everything. Adjust your attitude when problems seem insurmountable.  Correct your behavior when everything feels wrong in your life. Change your daily activities and routines to ease your uncomfortable circumstance.  Modify your lifestyle to the very degree it must be corrected to put your life back on course. The tiniest modifications in any or all of these areas will right a wrong and correct an uncomfortable situation in the shortest amount of time. Imagine that you are shaking up your life to make it good again! You have the power to right the wrongs in your life, from the smallest action to the tiniest adjustment in your behavior.