Shell's Sentiments

“There’s always a way . . . if you’re committed.” I love this quote from Tony Robbins, the bestselling author of Unlimited Power. It gives us hope for a bigger, brighter future. But it also comes with a warning: you gotta stay on task. If you’ve been following my posts recently, you’ve already decided what you want in life . . . and you’ve researched the steps to get there.  

You are not too hard to love. Maybe too hard to handle (JK) but never too hard to love. Just because someone in your life or past wasn't able to figure out how to love you the way you needed to be loved doesn’t mean you are not loveable. 

What does it take to achieve the things you want in life? Have you thought about it? More importantly, have you done the research? For example, a lot of people say they want to buy a boat. But they haven’t gathered even the most basic information of what it’s like to be a boat owner. 

Self Sabotage as much as I hate to admit it is my BFF. I know I need new friends. Working on it. We totally have this love/hate relationship. Just when I think that I have everything under control that damn beast peeks it’s head out again. Sending me into a downward spiral that I have a hard time finding my way out of. 

You get what you focus on. You’ve heard that advice, right?  It reminds us that, to begin living the life we really want, we have to start doing those things that will get us there.  

One of the toughest things my coaching clients have to work through is a family situation that's stressful, heartbreaking or at the tipping point of crisis. Even worse are those parents who are so stresses in other areas that they've "checked out" of their kids lives and future. The good news is that it's absolutely possible to create the kind of balanced, happy and supportive family life you want and deserve. 

When I started my career 20+ years ago, it was with a company that I was proud to work for. That company was the leader in everything. Always innovating. They were the company everyone else looked at to see how to better perform, improve employee satisfaction, benefits, compensation plan, profit sharing (thank you), and 401K’s. When I say proud to work for, I mean it. We were like the spoiled brats of our industry. Everyone wanted what we had, because it was so good. 

I have never put a priority on having multiple friends. Much less girl friends. Probably because growing up I never had the good ones. #meangirlsI always thought my inner circle was tight. Remember mean girls. Built walls and not boundaries.

In my continuing series about calming the overwhelm and creating balance in all 7 major areas of life, can we talk about a significant pain point for most people?Yeah, it’s . . . money.

It’s already February, and if you celebrated New Year’s Day with a resolution to get healthier in 2021, I have a question: have you stayed on track with your fitness goals?One of the best outcomes of creating a balanced life is enjoying the basics: adequate sleep, nutritious food, time for exercise—plus bandwidth to handle longstanding conditions that cause pain, embarrassment or anxiety.