[O.W.W.L. Success Tip] Releasing the weight of clutter
The last week of the year is a great time to assess the cost that clutter has in your life and to do something about it so you start the New Year fresh. I’m not talking about just messy house or messy office. I’m referring to the financial clutter and the clutter your head as well.
O.W.W.L. Success Tip: When your financial clutter and mental clutter are gone, you create the space to have what you do want. (Click to tweet)
Clutter is anything that gets in the way of you being your most powerful, productive, and serene self. With financial clutter, you may not know what your bills are or how to pay them. With mental clutter, you may be confused or overwhelmed. With emotional clutter, you may have conflicting emotions or commitments.
Because I know that clutter interferes with my quality of life, I do several things regularly:
- At the beginning of each work day, set intentions for that day
- At the end of each work day, clean off my desk and prepare for the next day
- Have a place for everything, and put everything in its place (thank you, Grandma Mary!)
- Track my income and expenses weekly or more often
- Pay bills on the first of each month
- Hang out with people who love and support me; do not hang out with people who don’t
- Make complicated things simple (a gift I give to my clients)
- Have a “filing” basket and file once a month at least
- Practice what I teach in the Weight of Money Programs
What things can you think of the remove clutter from your life? Choose one at a time and take the next indicated step.
Have a decluttered week!
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[My OWWL Journey] Update on my granddaughter
Thank you to all of you who have sent support after my post of 12/04/14 on my granddaughter and our deep sorrow in learning that she is cutting herself. I had no idea how prevalent this was and how many of you had personal experience with this! I also appreciate the resources you have offered, and the hope that this will get better with therapy.
Here is the update: After much soul-searching, my husband and I offered for my granddaughter to live with us. She declined and instead decided to move back home with her mom. She is looking for a new therapist closer to home and is on an anti-depressant medication. I have been researching all I can about this disorder and have requested that the whole family get therapy in addition to her. I know that for myself, coaching and therapy have been invaluable for me to let go of wounds of the past and embrace wholeness.
With gratitude for your support and loving thoughts,
P. S. My birthday was last Sunday. My dearest gift is my family. My second-dearest gift is my clientele. Please let me know how I may be of service to you. Contact me at Janis@JanisPullen.com.
Success Story:
“I knew how to eat right and exercise, but I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t do it and lose weight! I was exhausted from trying every diet or exercise program and always starting again with a different program tomorrow, or next week or after the holidays. I was so ready to lose weight and get my life back when I met Janis! Janis’ Ontological Weight Loss Program was exactly what I needed. She understands what is going on beneath the eating and she truly believes in her clients. I have lost over 40 pounds with the Ontological Weight Loss Program, and I’ve kept it off for over a year! Her program is what every other diet or exercise program needs to work for the long run. I would recommend Janis to anyone who wants to lose weight, find a fulfilling career or make any changes to better their lives. She has a gift and has given me more than I ever expected!”
— Margie, Albuquerque, NM, O.W.L. Weight Loss Program graduate and O.W.L. Weight Loss Certification & Training Program coach trainee
OWL Success Tip: THE POWER OF PLAY
Play and fun are powerful components of weight loss, or achieving any results, for that matter. Why?
…Because humans veer toward what’s easy, safe, and comfortable; and we resist what’s hard, scary, and painful. Since most people view change as hard, scary, or uncomfortable and since weight loss involves change, it’s understandable that most people cannot successfully release weight and keep it off permanently.
On the other hand, play is fun. When we play, we don’t want to stop. We look forward to the next time. We generate energy. We raise our spirits.
So how can you include the concept of play with your weight loss goals?
OWL Success Tip: Replace the word “exercise” to “recreation,” doing movement that you love, love, love. Or create your menu as a puzzle with all the pieces to fit into one day. Or make a game out of your project with rewards at every milestone. Or invite others with similar goals to play with you as in a team sport. A playful attitude is vital. What playful ideas do you have?
Another more relevant question is “How can you include more play in your life as a whole?” How we do anything is how we do everything. “Wherever I go, there I am.” So if weight loss seems hard, probably other areas in your life are hard. And if weight loss is fun, chances are you are having fun elsewhere.
Take a look at yourself and your life. Are you having enough fun? Be more playful everywhere, and see what happens.
To learn more about “The Power of Play” register for a complimentary Weight Loss Breakthrough session.
With Love,
OWL Success Tips: Celebrating Victories and Expressing Gratitude: A Success Formula
Did you know that celebrating victories and expressing gratitude help you lose weight?
OWL Success Tip: We have voices inside our heads that tell us what to do. All goes well unless the voices compete with each other, at which time the loudest voice wins or there is an impasse.
Example: The voice of Nancy Noitall says, “Stay on your food program,” and the voice of Velma Victim says, “No, it’s too hard and boring.” If Nancy’s voice is louder, you will eat according to plan. Otherwise, Velma wins, and you won’t. And if Velma does cooperate, she wants to be rewarded.
Nancy wants to be rewarded too. When we put our energies and time into a project, we must receive something in return; otherwise, we won’t continue for very long. Even self-discipline, without a payoff, is only a temporary motivator. It isn’t sustainable. A sustainable motivator involves pleasure. It pulls us forward. It inspires us to cross the finish line.
Recognizing our victories, big and small, and celebrating them is imperative to the success of any project. When we acknowledge our accomplishments, celebrate, and express gratitude, we recharge and empower ourselves toward the next step. We take action, celebrate victories, and continue. Wash, rinse, repeat!
To learn more about “Celebrating Victories & Expressing Gratitude” register for a complimentary Weight Loss Breakthrough session.
With Love,
OWL Success Tips: The Passionate Dieter
Have you ever considered the role your passion plays in weight management?
Webster’s Dictionary defines passion as…
- extreme, compelling emotion;
- intense emotional drive or excitement;
- strong love or affection;
- sexual desire;
- suffering or agony, as a martyr.
Do any of the above factor into why you did or did not lose weight or keep it off?
When I fell in love (with my husband or with Latin dancing or anything), the weight just melted away. And when I was in a miserable, agonizing relationship, the pounds appeared as a warm, protective insulation of my heart.
“Yeah,” you say, “we know how the love butterflies in the stomach replace appetite, and we know about emotional eating. So what? Those are temporary conditions.”
Here’s so what: I want you also to consider that when we live our lives intentionally being who we were meant to be and doing what ignites our hearts and spirits – passionately, we allow our authentic selves to be seen. We give ourselves permission to express. We give ourselves permission to soar. Acceptance of who we are and what we are here for dissolves the need to hide out beneath excess weight.
And I also assert that when we live our lives with “should’s” and “have to’s” while suppressing our true selves, we are more likely to turn to food as a distraction, comfort, or substitute for the real passion that yearns to be expressed.
OWL Success Tip: What lights you up? If chocolate and Crème Brule weren’t options and if excuses disappeared, what would you love, love, love to be and do? My advice is to take a step toward that, and another step. I would bet money that if you do, you will lose some excess weight and keep it off…effortlessly!
To learn more about “The Passionate Dieter” register for a complimentary Weight Loss Breakthrough session.
With Love,
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