It is almost the official time of year when we work on setting resolutions.
Here is an easy way to get started on your resolutions for 2021. What can you do more of in 2021? What can you do less of?
The More
Smile More
Laugh More
Walk More
Drink More Water
Appreciate More
Read More
Write More
Listen More
The Less
Eat Less
Swear Less
Worry Less
Frown Less
Complain Less
Procrastinate Less
Talk Less
Do you want to make more progress in 2021? It may be a perfect time to start working with a transition coach to help you get more from your life in 2021.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
More or Less - Setting your Resolutions for 2021
Monday, July 22, 2019
What's Most Important to You?
Do you take time out to think about what is most important to you? Do you take life as it comes or do you make life what you want it to be? There may be no right or wrong answers to these two questions, however those who fail to plan, often find their life results less than they desire.
I have found taking “formal planned time” to focus on what is most important to you is key to creating the life you want.Taking time out from your day-to-day activities can be tricky and complicated, especially if you lead a busy life. However, if you are a busy person, then taking time out is as easy as making an appointment or two with yourself. A few hours will likely be enough for you to create a clearer understanding of where you want to go.
Individuals who are focused can pre-plan their “future vision session” . They can do this by creating a list of questions to consider during the session. This will allow a more focused and directed time. However, if you are a person who has trouble focusing, working with a life coach for a few sessions might be the key to creating the life you want. The life coach can help you by asking great questions, and then you can find your own answers.
Terry now provides life coaching services. Check out her website for more details.
I have found taking “formal planned time” to focus on what is most important to you is key to creating the life you want.Taking time out from your day-to-day activities can be tricky and complicated, especially if you lead a busy life. However, if you are a busy person, then taking time out is as easy as making an appointment or two with yourself. A few hours will likely be enough for you to create a clearer understanding of where you want to go.
Individuals who are focused can pre-plan their “future vision session” . They can do this by creating a list of questions to consider during the session. This will allow a more focused and directed time. However, if you are a person who has trouble focusing, working with a life coach for a few sessions might be the key to creating the life you want. The life coach can help you by asking great questions, and then you can find your own answers.
Terry now provides life coaching services. Check out her website for more details.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Smile More
Smiles are contagious. They can help you maintain a sunny disposition and also have the effect of making people respond to you in a positive rather than negative way.
We may forget to smile when we are in a hurry or at the end of the day when we are tired. It is hard to smile when we are sad, but when dealing with strangers and other people, a smile may help brighten the day and provide us a friendlier environment in which to communicate or work in.
This is a best of post.
We may forget to smile when we are in a hurry or at the end of the day when we are tired. It is hard to smile when we are sad, but when dealing with strangers and other people, a smile may help brighten the day and provide us a friendlier environment in which to communicate or work in.
This is a best of post.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Sluggish Starts
Are you starting a new project? Not all new project start fast and furious. Some projects are doomed to sluggish starts. Here are some strategies to surpass the sluggish qualities.
Strategy 1) Start with a clear vision of what you want or need to do. Take some time to sit and write out what you want or need to accomplish. This sounds simple, but defining a clear vision is often the part that gets skipped.
Strategy 2) Know what you don't have to do. This is especially important and often overlooked while one is moving forward. You can keep the decks clear of procrastination and inconsequential parts of the project by figuring out what you don't have to do,. Recently I wrote a post on my other blog - The Importance of What's Missing. This article may help you consider knowing what you don't have to do on a deeper level.
Strategy 3) Select a time when you will work on the project. This time needs to be held sacred. Sit and start for at least an hour. This may help you get past your block or resistance.
Strategy 4) Some projects don't have deadlines. Making a deadline helps one be more productive. Break your project into sections and give yourself a timetable for completion. This may be something you can do alongside Strategy three.
I have two earlier posts that relate to projects - Check them out when you are reaching the middle or end of a project.
Muddled in The Middle
Eking it Out at The End
Strategy 1) Start with a clear vision of what you want or need to do. Take some time to sit and write out what you want or need to accomplish. This sounds simple, but defining a clear vision is often the part that gets skipped.
Strategy 2) Know what you don't have to do. This is especially important and often overlooked while one is moving forward. You can keep the decks clear of procrastination and inconsequential parts of the project by figuring out what you don't have to do,. Recently I wrote a post on my other blog - The Importance of What's Missing. This article may help you consider knowing what you don't have to do on a deeper level.
Strategy 3) Select a time when you will work on the project. This time needs to be held sacred. Sit and start for at least an hour. This may help you get past your block or resistance.
Strategy 4) Some projects don't have deadlines. Making a deadline helps one be more productive. Break your project into sections and give yourself a timetable for completion. This may be something you can do alongside Strategy three.
I have two earlier posts that relate to projects - Check them out when you are reaching the middle or end of a project.
Muddled in The Middle
Eking it Out at The End
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Achievements and Accomplishments
I have kept an Accomplishment Journal for close to thirty years. This is a small notebook that contains a running list of my life’s accomplishments and achievements. This is a very personal but powerful tool. Think of it like a running “to do list” but one that has been done.
Accomplishments are personal goals I have achieved (Distinguished Toastmaster Award), business developments (designed initial NSGCD/ICD Certificate and Certification program), new skills I have learned (begin blog – Transition Your Life) , developing my website www.terryprince.com, books I have read and finally finished (Bleak House), big or special trips I have made (Sweden/Italy).
Sometimes the accomplishments I list and record are private acknowledgments I have received (emails, letters, small tokens). These accomplishments however, are not all tangible awards, promotions or credentials. Instead the accomplishments I list are often conversations I have had, times when I have been fully present or times when I supported my family members, business partners or friends with certain activities, ideas, actions or inaction’s.
The accomplishment journal provides me a sense of my life’s history, patterns and of stretch. When I want to venture into something new, I often spend a short period of time reflecting on my achievements and accomplishments. This gives me the strength and courage to proceed and go forward toward new projects or goals.
Consider taking the time to locate a small attractive book to become your accomplishment journal. Make your first entry –
- 12-17 Purchased an Accomplishment Journal
Monday, December 11, 2017
Being Positive in a Negative World
It is hard to stay positive when we are filled with negativity. Recently I've noticed more negative conversations around the world's water coolers. How can we remain or become positive?
Balance Out your Media
Avoid watching too much daily news. Reduce your media consumption by 20 percent. Seek out positive blogs or select an uplifting book instead. Listen to some soothing instrumental music instead of listening to talk and dialogue.
Look at Nature
Put down the cell phone or pad and look at the sky, feel the wind, savor the weather.
Smile More
Individuals who smile are more likely to be received in a positive light. In others words, we get what we give.
Be Positive where you can
Say thank you, your welcome and really mean it . Work on your inflections.
Appreciate and Play with your Pets
Pet's are great stress relievers. Spend some time watching or hanging out with them.
Realize you can't necessarily change the world, but you can change yourself and your attitude.
Balance Out your Media
Avoid watching too much daily news. Reduce your media consumption by 20 percent. Seek out positive blogs or select an uplifting book instead. Listen to some soothing instrumental music instead of listening to talk and dialogue.
Look at Nature
Put down the cell phone or pad and look at the sky, feel the wind, savor the weather.
Smile More
Individuals who smile are more likely to be received in a positive light. In others words, we get what we give.
Be Positive where you can
Say thank you, your welcome and really mean it . Work on your inflections.
Appreciate and Play with your Pets
Pet's are great stress relievers. Spend some time watching or hanging out with them.
Realize you can't necessarily change the world, but you can change yourself and your attitude.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Say No Now to Move Forward
Do you have looming deadlines? Now is the time to say No! You don't have to be mean, you just have to be firm. Say no to the unnecessary and the unneeded. You can also say no to the much later and not required now.
Focus on what is needed now. Don't look for new projects or let them find you. When you have looming deadlines it is just the nature of the beast that exciting shiny projects will come charging in. This is always the time they will come looking for you, they really will. Be prepared. Don't let them in your head. Don't put them on your desk or desktop to distract you from your deadline.
Are you about to finish up the school year? Are you almost three weeks away from deadline? This is truly the time to take the words above in the top two paragraphs to heart. Say No now to move forward.
This is a best of post from 2014
Focus on what is needed now. Don't look for new projects or let them find you. When you have looming deadlines it is just the nature of the beast that exciting shiny projects will come charging in. This is always the time they will come looking for you, they really will. Be prepared. Don't let them in your head. Don't put them on your desk or desktop to distract you from your deadline.
Are you about to finish up the school year? Are you almost three weeks away from deadline? This is truly the time to take the words above in the top two paragraphs to heart. Say No now to move forward.
This is a best of post from 2014
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Making Time For Fun
Let's talk about having fun. Fun is something we all need to take seriously. After all, all work and no play is what makes a day dull and us boring.
How can you have fun Today? How can you make fun everyday a priority? Having fun is different for each of us. For some it may be reading a book, watching a favorite TV show or movie, using Pinterest or Facebook, playing solitaire, going for a walk or spending time talking on the phone to a friend or family member.
It is especially important to set some time for fun when we are overloaded with a long "to do list" or complex project. Fun needs to be incorporated into our day when we are in the middle of a life transition or living through a stress filled period in our life such as when serving as a primary caregiver for an acutely ill person or child. It may seem like a misuse of our time but the "fun break" or "Fun out" will make us more productive and effective in the long run.
When we schedule in fun, we maintain a good balance in our life.
So what fun are you planning today?
This is a revised post from 2014
How can you have fun Today? How can you make fun everyday a priority? Having fun is different for each of us. For some it may be reading a book, watching a favorite TV show or movie, using Pinterest or Facebook, playing solitaire, going for a walk or spending time talking on the phone to a friend or family member.
It is especially important to set some time for fun when we are overloaded with a long "to do list" or complex project. Fun needs to be incorporated into our day when we are in the middle of a life transition or living through a stress filled period in our life such as when serving as a primary caregiver for an acutely ill person or child. It may seem like a misuse of our time but the "fun break" or "Fun out" will make us more productive and effective in the long run.
When we schedule in fun, we maintain a good balance in our life.
So what fun are you planning today?
This is a revised post from 2014
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Time for a Calendar Review!
Have you reviewed your calendar lately? A calendar review is a great way to get insight into your productivity. To do this helpful exercise, open up your online or paper calendar and review your past 12 months of listed activities.
- Do you have significant and functional social time with friends, family and loved ones?
- Have you included physical exercise and healthy activities to reach your health and fitness goals?
- Are you including enrichment and life long learning activities into your schedule?
- Are the associations and organizations that you belong to and attending fulfilling your needs?
Your calendar can give you valuable data into how you are spending your time. It can also flag activities that you list but do not attend. Take some time to review your calendar, it will be time well spent.
This is an earlier 2012 post from my Terry's Thinking Blog, well worth revisiting this time of year.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Getting Support
I've been thinking about how we can get support from those around us. First, let's look at who does support us. The first names that come to mind are our loved one, our spouse, family members or parents. Next, we may think of friends, neighbors, church and association members. Also on our list might be our co-workers and colleagues.
Each of us have a form of support that that I would like to call our Transactional Support Team. These are individuals who are in our lives due to some type of transaction. They can include our hairstylist, bank teller, checkout clerk, or postal/package delivery person. Sometimes all we need is an acknowledgment of our existence, a chat about the weather or a friendly hello.
Who is on your Transactional Support Team?
Each of us have a form of support that that I would like to call our Transactional Support Team. These are individuals who are in our lives due to some type of transaction. They can include our hairstylist, bank teller, checkout clerk, or postal/package delivery person. Sometimes all we need is an acknowledgment of our existence, a chat about the weather or a friendly hello.
Who is on your Transactional Support Team?
Friday, December 30, 2016
Changes and Challenges
Now is a great time to review the 2016 calendar and see the progress you have made in life's transitions, challenges and changes.
What have you accomplished?
What is on track in your life?
What is new and a positive addition to your life that you did not see or imagine last year?
Take some time to do this exercise so you can be aware of your accomplishments. You may want to consider creating an accomplishment journal. This is a great tool to see your life's transitions and changes.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Get Ready To Be Ready
The expression Ready, Set, Go is likely an adaptation of the prompt On Your Mark, Get Set, Go used by a variety of racing fields (swimming, running) to prepare their participants for action.
We can use the Ready, Set, Go to prepare our day or even our life for upcoming changes.
Being Ready
To be ready we can prepare our tools, equipment, and even our physical being for the upcoming action. We can improve our knowledge on the subject, increase our skills and education. We can prepare our body for the upcoming physical actions or anticipated requirements by eating nutritious and healthy foods.
Getting Set
While getting set means getting on the "mark" in the physical racing world, we can get our brain on the mark, by being in the right mindset. This includes being truly focused on what is before us. By avoiding distracting veins of thought we can be instead set on our upcoming event. We can also actively work to prevent beginning conversations in our minds that get our emotional being unsettled.
Going On
The Go part of is the first step on your new path. Take a deep breath and begin. Since you have already done the Ready and the Set it is likely that the Go part will be the easiest.
Getting ready and set are by far the most important parts of making a transition. Be prepared to spend some time and do some work to fulfill the preparation of "Ready" and "Set".
Have you used Ready, Set, Go in your life transitions?
This is a best of post - from 2010.
We can use the Ready, Set, Go to prepare our day or even our life for upcoming changes.
Being Ready
To be ready we can prepare our tools, equipment, and even our physical being for the upcoming action. We can improve our knowledge on the subject, increase our skills and education. We can prepare our body for the upcoming physical actions or anticipated requirements by eating nutritious and healthy foods.
Getting Set
While getting set means getting on the "mark" in the physical racing world, we can get our brain on the mark, by being in the right mindset. This includes being truly focused on what is before us. By avoiding distracting veins of thought we can be instead set on our upcoming event. We can also actively work to prevent beginning conversations in our minds that get our emotional being unsettled.
Going On
The Go part of is the first step on your new path. Take a deep breath and begin. Since you have already done the Ready and the Set it is likely that the Go part will be the easiest.
Getting ready and set are by far the most important parts of making a transition. Be prepared to spend some time and do some work to fulfill the preparation of "Ready" and "Set".
Have you used Ready, Set, Go in your life transitions?
This is a best of post - from 2010.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Say No Now to Move Forward
Do you have looming deadlines? Now is the time to say No! You don't have to be mean, you just have to be firm. Say no to the unnecessary and the unneeded. You can also say no to the much later and not required now.
Focus on what is needed now. Don't look for new projects or let them find you. When you have looming deadlines it is just the nature of the beast that exciting shiny projects will come charging in. This is always the time they will come looking for you, they really will. Be prepared. Don't let them in you head. Don't put them on your desk or desk top to distract you from your deadline.
Are you about to finish up the school year? Are you almost three weeks away from deadline? This is truly the time to take the words above in the top two paragraphs to heart. Say No now to move forward.
Focus on what is needed now. Don't look for new projects or let them find you. When you have looming deadlines it is just the nature of the beast that exciting shiny projects will come charging in. This is always the time they will come looking for you, they really will. Be prepared. Don't let them in you head. Don't put them on your desk or desk top to distract you from your deadline.
Are you about to finish up the school year? Are you almost three weeks away from deadline? This is truly the time to take the words above in the top two paragraphs to heart. Say No now to move forward.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Sizing Things Up
There are times when you need to measure your progress on your journey. You can do this at a certain points of times during every transitions. Here are some suggested time and then some questions for you to ask yourself. The potential times to do this are:
Four months after a move
Two months after graduating college
Three months into a new job
Two months after retiring
One year after the loss of a loved one
Six months after getting married
What has been accomplished?
What is there left to do?
What has been learned?
How have you changed?
How are things different than you expected?
What do you know now that you did not know then about yourself? (Example: You are skilled in packing fragile items)
Reviewing and reflecting can help you get a fresh perspective and grasp of where you are and what you have accomplished. I encourage you to take some time to size things up. It can be revitalizing and give you some more energy to move forward.
Four months after a move
Two months after graduating college
Three months into a new job
Two months after retiring
One year after the loss of a loved one
Six months after getting married
What has been accomplished?
What is there left to do?
What has been learned?
How have you changed?
How are things different than you expected?
What do you know now that you did not know then about yourself? (Example: You are skilled in packing fragile items)
Reviewing and reflecting can help you get a fresh perspective and grasp of where you are and what you have accomplished. I encourage you to take some time to size things up. It can be revitalizing and give you some more energy to move forward.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Make Time For Fun
Let's talk about having fun. Fun is something we all need to take seriously. After all, all work and no play is what makes a day dull and us boring.
How can you have fun Today? How can you make fun everyday a priority? Having fun is different for each of us. For some it may be reading a book, watching a favorite TV show or movie, using Pinterest or Facebook, playing solitaire, going for a walk or spending time talking on the phone to a friend or family member.
It is especially important to set some time for fun when we are overloaded with a long "to do list" or complex project. Fun needs to be incorporated into our day when we are in the middle of a life transition or living through a stress filled period in our life such as when serving as a primary caregiver for an acutely ill person or child. It may seem like a misuse of our time but the "fun break" or "Fun out" will make us more productive and effective in the long run.
When we schedule in fun, we maintain a good balance in our life.
So what fun are you planning today?
This is a revised post from 2009
How can you have fun Today? How can you make fun everyday a priority? Having fun is different for each of us. For some it may be reading a book, watching a favorite TV show or movie, using Pinterest or Facebook, playing solitaire, going for a walk or spending time talking on the phone to a friend or family member.
It is especially important to set some time for fun when we are overloaded with a long "to do list" or complex project. Fun needs to be incorporated into our day when we are in the middle of a life transition or living through a stress filled period in our life such as when serving as a primary caregiver for an acutely ill person or child. It may seem like a misuse of our time but the "fun break" or "Fun out" will make us more productive and effective in the long run.
When we schedule in fun, we maintain a good balance in our life.
So what fun are you planning today?
This is a revised post from 2009
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Walking The Talk
I work with a wonderful coach weekly to keep myself on track. Over the years, I have come to know this weekly 45 minute session will get me into the present mindset and give myself a dedicated time to review my progress, plan my week with intention and stay the course.
Working with my coach is deeply personal. My time with my coach lets me come to the realization that I sometimes need to make changes that I have been procrastinating about. On occasion, my coach, gently helps me normalize a chaotic situation or gives me the ability to look at a situation in a new light. In other words, my work with my coach allows me to look at different perspectives of the issue.
A coach is a valuable addition to your life. I wanted to let you know I really walk the talk. I still offer coaching and transition coaching services, contact me if you have questions.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Celebrating One's Return
It has been a long time since my last post. I have been doing some extreme caretaking and then dealing with the loss of a loved one. Certain things take a long while to process and attend to. It is nice to finally be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
What I have learned is transitions can sometimes take a lot of time and emotional toil. Some transitions are easy and others complex and painful. Regardless of which kind of transition one goes through, time is usually the best prescription for forward progress.
My progress has been aided by a good support system, great friends and professionals such as hospice care and my ever helpful life coach. Even a transition expert needs some help.
I look forward to more frequent updates on my blog. Comments always welcome.
What I have learned is transitions can sometimes take a lot of time and emotional toil. Some transitions are easy and others complex and painful. Regardless of which kind of transition one goes through, time is usually the best prescription for forward progress.
My progress has been aided by a good support system, great friends and professionals such as hospice care and my ever helpful life coach. Even a transition expert needs some help.
I look forward to more frequent updates on my blog. Comments always welcome.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Get Ready To Change
Sometimes we want to make changes but we are not quite ready. A technique that can help you in this process is "noticing".
Notice when you are doing the habit or behavior that you want to change. By noticing we can gather all sorts of data and information that will help us make potential steps towards the change.
For instance: take the habit of oversleeping. Take note of the days you tend to do this? What type of activities do you have planned on that day? Does the planned anxiety of the day cause you stress and start the oversleeping process? Do you start sabotaging your sleep by staying up late, eating foods that cause you indigestion?
Noticing is a great tool for making changes. What can you notice?
Notice when you are doing the habit or behavior that you want to change. By noticing we can gather all sorts of data and information that will help us make potential steps towards the change.
For instance: take the habit of oversleeping. Take note of the days you tend to do this? What type of activities do you have planned on that day? Does the planned anxiety of the day cause you stress and start the oversleeping process? Do you start sabotaging your sleep by staying up late, eating foods that cause you indigestion?
Noticing is a great tool for making changes. What can you notice?
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Changing Your Mind
There are times in life when we find ourselves changing our minds about certain things. These changes can mean we have found new insights or ways of dealing with things or feelings.
A change of mind can be because you have comprehended a different perspective, felt more aware or differently about something.
When have you changed your mind about something?
A change of mind can be because you have comprehended a different perspective, felt more aware or differently about something.
When have you changed your mind about something?
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Going Forward
Researching and learning new things takes time. Often it is two steps
forward and one step back. We learn in little bits and pieces.
Being willing to learn is the first step. Being willing to fail is also an important piece of learning new things.
Remember a journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step.
What one step can you take to begin your new journey?
This is a best of post from 2009
Being willing to learn is the first step. Being willing to fail is also an important piece of learning new things.
Remember a journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step.
What one step can you take to begin your new journey?
This is a best of post from 2009
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