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Once I created my personal mission statement it was a matter of days until I discovered how I would achieve my mission. During an internet browsing session last week I came across FranklinCovey’s Mission Statement Builder. The site gives some examples from people like Ghandi, Benjamin Franklin and Martin Luther King Jr. You start getting inspired about your potential and how your unique talents might be able to contribute to the good of society. Then you start the program and answer some questions. There were quite a few questions and I tried to be honest and sincere in my answers.  Here are the results… My Mission Statement: I am at my best when I am under pressure and tight deadlines. I will try to prevent times when I have a lot of free time or no pressure. I will enjoy my work by finding employment where I can solve problems, learn and be creative.. I will find enjoyment in my personal life through learning new things and improving myself.. I will find opportunities to... Read the rest of this entry »

I’m a spur-of-the-moment kind of girl.  Not necessarily the drop everything and go kind of girl that I used to be, but an instant planner.  My husband can mention a random event in passing and 15 minutes later I’m bombarding him with the best dates to do it and how to get there and where we should stay and how much the whole thing is going to cost.  At that moment I am 100% ready to go….15 minutes (or less)…and my husband is left trying to remember if he was the one who’d set the whole trip in motion. So, what motivates me?  Let me walk you through the three adventures I’ve wanted to embark on just this week. To witness, or be a part of, history. My sister called this week to ask what channel would be broadcasting the launch of space shuttle Discovery.  Three minutes before blast off we found it on CNN and then the NASA channel.  I recorded it and watched later with my family.  Watching instantly took me back to 3rd... Read the rest of this entry »

The concept is simple yet complicated; only because the human mind is so complex. We are capable of the impossible but naturally attracted to mediocrity. It takes real effort to achieve anything. Many times all we need is a spark, a glimpse of our potential to give us hope to drive us to action. Wish you had a Magic Genie? This is as close as you will get. Step 1: Decide What You Want Run a marathon, Earn $1M, Learn a second language, Lose 30 lbs. The trick here is that there are endless choices of what you can do. Sometimes what we want to do is relax, coast by, watch TV, play video games, sleep, eat. We say we want to lose weight but do we want it more than that can of Dr. Pepper in our hand and bag of Doritos? Step 2: Convince Yourself You Really Want It List the benefits to getting what you want. What might you have to sacrifice? Do the benefits outweigh the sacrifice? How far are you willing to go to get what you want? Are you willing to lose sleep, income, free time? Step... Read the rest of this entry »

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“No one is free who is not a master of himself” -William Shakespeare I’ve read a few books on personal development and success. It takes a lot of effort to be successful at anything but if an individual is disciplined and has learned to master their thoughts then anything is possible. Really successful people make it easy.  Everything we do starts with a thought. Negative thoughts breed negative results and postive thoughts breed positive results. Mastering yourself begins with mastering your thoughts. How does someone who has mastered their thoughts think? To them, anything is possible. They believe in themself. They don’t let addictions or bad habits distract them and slow them down. They know what they want and they will do what it takes to get it. Become More Aware To master your thoughts it requires constant awareness of the mind. We don’t realize how often we let our thoughts control us rather than controlling our thoughts.  Practice thinking about... Read the rest of this entry »

I never really do new years resolutions but this year is going to be different.  I have a lot I want to accomplish this year in the area of self improvement.  I used to have a lot of good habits and have lost most of them over the past 5 years. Big events and changes in priorities have given me excuses to not be my best self.  I just finished a book called 3 Feet From Gold and have been keeping up with a few blogs that have motivated me to action.  My resolution is to form 6 good habits this year (idea from 6changes.com) Go to bed by 10:30pm (15 minutes to go… better hurry with this post. Luckily I am sitting in bed with the laptop so I can stop at any moment). Do push-up routine every morning. As well as sit-ups. Read scriptures and meditate 30 minutes each morning. Read from a good book each night in bed. Blog or write in journal each night Run 2-3x per week My goal is to focus on each habit for 2 months of the year and hopefully by the end of the year each habit will have... Read the rest of this entry »

In bishopric meeting this morning, our new bishop shared the spiritual thought.  He chose the subject of goals and quoted from page 146 of Preach My Gospel on how to set them.  Here are some excerpts of the goal setting advice offered on that page: “Goals reflect the desires of our hearts and our vision of what we can accomplish.  Through goals and plans, our hopes are transformed into action.”  What we reach for in goals reflects what we desire in our hearts.  Our goals reveal our true selves. Goals, faith and agency “Goal setting and planning are acts of faith.  Do everything in your power to achieve your goals while respecting the agency of others.”  I believe the best goals are the ones that we can control.  It does little good to set goals dependant on the actions of others. Think about it.  You can set a goal to have another person do some specific thing that is desirable, but you have no control over what they actually do.  You can ask, invite, persuade and demonstrate... Read the rest of this entry »

Photo courtesy of Laure Wayaffe I was reading an article the other day about what the world eats.  It showed a picture of what a typical family eats in a week from different countries.  In this article they showed the US, China, Mexico, Ecuador and Mali.  There were a lot of things I learned from looking at the pictures.  The US family had probably the worst diet. The Ecuadorian and Mali families lived on less food for twice as many people. CocaCola is a staple in Mexico Mexicans and Ecuadorian eat a lot of produce while Americans eat way too much fast food and junk food. I’m glad I didn’t grow up in Mali – I’m kidding. It probably would have done me a lot of good. I need to do everything I can to not become like the American family. Okay, so what does this have to do with minimalism?  My definition of minimalism is to do or consume only what is necessary. Waste Not Want Not.  I mentioned in my list that I’m glad I didn’t grow up in Mali but... Read the rest of this entry »