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Too Many Goals? Here Are 3 Ways to Manage Overwhelm
Good morning! Today’s post covers a common occurrence for many of the driven mom bosses. Do you ever feel like you’re spinning in circles with too many goals? Are most of them conflicting? The good news is, you’re not the only one in that boat. It’s very common, and you can fix the problem. Here are some things you can do if you’re overwhelmed with goals. Look for Overlapping Goals Sometimes there is a natural and logical relationship between goals. Suppose you want to get healthier and to have more leisure time. Making time out for active leisure like tennis or running will accomplish both at once. Sometimes two of…
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Motivational Tools To Help with Your Weight Loss Goals
Losing weight is hard work. We can all use a little extra help. This post discusses four different weight loss tools you may want to have on hand. These aren’t all electronic tools — some are low-tech tools that actually don’t cost any money. Either way, each of these tools can help keep you on track and — more importantly — keep you motivated to keep going. Motivation is key, particularly on those days when you’re craving high-calorie foods or don’t want to head outside to exercise. Use these tools to help you reach your weight loss goals. Food and Exercise Journal One of the simplest, yet most effective weight…
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Keeping It Real – Here’s to Steady Weight Loss
Real talk. Let’s talk about real weight loss. What I’m talking about is losing weight in a way and at a rate that’s sustainable. Yes, you can go on one of those miracle liquid diets for 48 hours and lose a few pounds. But it isn’t something you’d want to (or should) be sticking with for the long run. Plus chances are that as soon as you go back to eating normally, you’ll get the weight right back. Let’s think about a case for slow and steady weight loss. You (and I) didn’t put those 30 extra pounds on overnight. Don’t expect to take them off in a matter of…
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Defining What Makes You Happy
We all want to be happy, but do you know what happiness truly is to you? The very definition of happiness is to be satisfied and fulfilled. To each individual, this could mean something entirely different. For some, happiness comes from having a large family. For others, it’s career success, or having the financial freedom to go travelling for a year. Here, we’ll look at how you can define what makes you happy. Think About What Makes You Happy Right Now When we think of happiness, usually we focus on the things we don’t have. For example, you might associate happiness with becoming financially stable; something you don’t have right…
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Journal to Visualize Your Goals
We are one month into 2019! Time really has been flying! Last month everyone created new resolutions or better yet — goals for the year. How are you doing with those after one month? Are you on track? Do you need encouragement to maintain your focus or have all of your plans kind of fallen apart already? Use a Journal Perhaps you should consider writing things down in a journal. Have you ever had an experience that showed you how helpful it can be to write things down? You can actually use your writing ability to help break down the list of things that you need to do to arrive at your…
