I Am Responsible

To release my potential
from past restrictive programming
of my subconscious,
it is extremely important
that I give myself the right to be me
and to function as I choose.
It is not possible to have sound self-esteem
if I am not true to myself
or give up responsibility and accountability
for my own life
as I seek to achieve fulfilment
of my needs and goals.

I want to allow myself the freedom to choose
without building a prison for myself with
“have to’s”, “cannot’s” and “they won’t let me’s.”

I recognise I am functioning
from my own free choice and I can either:
recognise myself as important,
valuable and interesting as a person,
or see myself as an absolute incompetent,
who is unworthy and unneeded.
I can choose to be kind, loving,
helpful, loyal and compassionate,
or to be lazy, cowardly, mean and disloyal.
I can choose to be happy,
free and succeed in each undertaking
or to fail and feel unimportant and less than others.

If I allow myself this freedom,
I must recognise
I am responsible for my decisions and actions
and be willing to accept
the consequences they bring.

I know I am the one
who will answer for my every action,
and will profit or suffer accordingly.

Therefore, before every important decision,
I ask myself:
What ought to be done for me?
Will it injure myself or others?
Is this in accord with my beliefs and goals?
Is it in alignment with reality as I see it?
Am I willing to fully accept the consequences?

To be truly free and to grow in self-esteem,
I must not give up my growth,
pursuit of fulfilment or happiness to anyone.

I choose to treat myself with dignity
and proceed to move toward full love,
 wisdom, freedom and joy,
knowing I am the authority over me.

Author Unknown

Action:

• Be true to you
• Be 100% responsible for your life
• Recognise me as important
• Be free
• Move forward

Thank you and I look forward to sharing more tips, strategies and skills to support you to be more organised so that you too can create a better life.

“Be an inspiration to yourself and

you will be an inspiration to others.”

Using Your Power – The Power to Choose

Have you been using your power to make the right decisions in line with your

goals and what you want to achieve from life? Have you been thinking about what makes you happy?

The power to choose is what gives us the opportunity to create a different life, right now! We, as an individual, have the power to choose.

If we set a goal of health and fitness which means we exercise everyday, then that needs to become a priority. We have the power to choose what we do, that is, we choose to make the time to exercise.

The entire goal setting theory will not work unless we accept that we have the power to choose.

Remember don’t let age, life or other excuses get in your way.

You don’t have to be great to get started,

But you have to get started to be great.

Les Brown

Action:

Make a list of 50 or 100 things you would like to do in your life. If you haven’t, take 15 minutes now and start thinking what are some fantastic experiences you would like to do. It doesn’t really have to be 100, but once you have identified them, make time to include some of the fantastic adventures you would love to do into your life. What will your time frame be - one a week, one a month, one a year? Just do it!

Here’s to making powerful choices so you can live life to the fullest!

You are welcome to refer to our website in the free resources section for a template of 50 things I would love to do. www.lifestylerefocus/free-resources

Thank you and I look forward to sharing more tips, strategies and skills to support you to be more organised so that you too can create a better life.

“Be an inspiration to yourself and

you will be an inspiration to others.”

Dust If You Must!

“A house becomes a home when you can write,

“I love you” on the furniture.”

I can’t tell you how many countless hours that I have spent CLEANING!

I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend

making sure things were just perfect

– “in case someone came over.”

Then I realised one day that no one came over;

they were all out living life and having fun!

Now, when people visit,

I find no need to explain the “condition” of my home.

They are more interested in hearing about the things I’ve been doing

while I was away living life and having fun.

If you haven’t figured this out yet, please heed this advice.

Life is short. Enjoy it.

Dust if you must,

but wouldn’t it be better to paint a picture or write a letter,

bake a cake or plant a seed,

ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must,

but there’s not much time,

with rivers to swim and mountains to climb,

music to hear and books to read,

friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must,

but the world’s out there with the sun in your eyes,

the wind in your hair, a flutter of snow,

a shower of rain.

This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must,

but bear in mind,

old age will come and it’s not kind.

And when you go – and go you must –

you, yourself will make more dust!

It’s not what you gather,

but what you scatter that tells

what kind of life you have lived.

Rose Milligan of Lancaster England

Action:

• Let go of perfect
• Live life, have fun
• What is on your list of adventurous things to do?
• How can you make them happen?
• What do you want to gather in your life?

Thank you and I look forward to sharing more tips, strategies and skills to support you to be more organised so that you too can create a better life.

“Be an inspiration to yourself and

you will be an inspiration to others.”