personal development

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. 

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.

WHY DOES LIFE SEEM SO OVERWHELMING?We set goals and have good intentions, but there never seems to be enough time, money or energy for achieving life’s biggest goals.  INSTEAD OF MAKING PROGRESS, OUR LIVES SEEM EVEN MORE OUT OF BALANCE. Well, for the next few weeks, I’d like to help you overcome the overwhelm and work on achieving balance in every major life category.  

We all have the same number of hours in a day. But have you ever catalogued how you spend your time?Scrolling through Pinterest, checking social media, or mindlessly watching news updates and talk shows— these are the time bandits that will steal your future. Not only that, but overloading your schedule with deadlines and meetings . . . overcommitting to your local hobby club . . . extra errands on the school run . . . that’s a recipe for overwhelm.

Studies prove that writing down specific goals will help some people achieve significantly more in their lives than people who never set goals in the first place.And if you’ve been following my posts over the past month, you know there’s another important step: taking action.One trick I’ve learned from human-potential experts Dr. Dave Braun and Dr. Troy Amdahl – authors of Oola: Find Balance in an Unbalanced World –

OK, here’s a game-changer: did you know that people who focus on their goals are more likely to achieve them? You’ve probably heard that saying . . .You get what you focus on.So if you think that your life is overwhelming and you don’t have time to spend on achieving your dreams, consider how far you would go if: (1) you chose one big, audacious goal that would uplevel your life in every way, and (2) you took just one step a day towards achieving it.

Are you in your right livelihood? Are you in a career you love, doing what you want to do?Part of living a balanced, happy life is doing work that inspires and delights you: you’re good at it, you’re needed, and you love everything about the 6-10 hours a day you spend doing it.Whether it’s working at a local company . . . raising amazing kids as a full-time mom . . . or running your own show with a business you started, what single breakthrough goal – when achieved – would help you grow in your career, have more fun, show up in a bigger way, or finally make the kind of income you dream of?

Like a lot of people, you may be thinking, “The world feels unbalanced.” But your life doesn’t have to be.In fact, your life (and your lifestyle) can be happy,growing, purpose-filled, and a whole lot offun…everything you dreamed it could be.All it takes is planning and achieving one big breakthrough goal that will deliver the lifestyle youwant.

You probably have a list of people you call on a regular basis: your sister, your friends, your favorite take-out Restaurant.But do you have a list of people you call to help you with your most important life goals? Do you have a list of mentors or accountability partners who can help you achieve your OolaOne breakthrough goal and create the ultimate lifestyle you want?

Did you see my last post about choosing one breakthrough goal in 2021 – a goal that would uplevel every area of your life?(If you did choose a goal, and you can reveal it publicly, drop it into the comment section and share it!) #accountabilitySometimes big goals, like your OolaOne goal, seem scary and unattainable.