How do you feel when you are totally stressed, and pressed for time?  If your like many, your productivity takes a hit, and not in an upward direction.   When you feel as if your being pulled in many different directions at once, you can become less productive and begin to start feeling overwhelmed.  It is at this time that you need to take a step back, and reduce the noise in your life.

So what are some things you can do to get back on track?

First off, you can have the basics in place, such as having a weekly plan of action, put things in the order of importance that they need to be done. You should also feel comfortable with tweaking and changing as the week progresses.

The important thing is to have it written down, so you can look and see what you would like to accomplish during that week.   If all cannot get done, no big deal, save what you can for another time.  When you have your tasks written down in front of you, it is naturally easier not to get confused or distracted, and you won’t forget what you intended to do.

Second, have a good system in place, one that you feel comfortable with.  Make sure it works for you, and is making it easier to achieve the things you would like to. When you are organized there is a better flow of productivity.

Now, for some of the so-called out–of-the-box things you can do in order to re-charge, re-capture, and re-energize.

For starters, learn the art of listening to yourself.  Be still and here your inner voice reaching out to you.  If you feel like you need a break, take one.   If you feel like you would like to visit, or do something you have not done, find the time to do it.  Point is, don’t ignore your thoughts and what you feel.  Hear yourself and listen.

It is also good to try something new, or do something you use to love doing, and have not done in awhile.  When you do this, it can help to energize you in a very positive way.   On the other end of thought, you can also just take a break and do nothing except spend the day reflecting and resting.

You will find that if you take a break and do something you normally would not do every once in awhile, it will help to create a balance of newness in your life that in turn will work in a very uplifting way for you.  It will help to bring change, excitement and flavor into your life.  The benefit is a perfect balance of calm and energy.  Instead of feeling drained, you will feel re-charged and ready to take on the world.

© 2009 Lori Snyder

www.coachlorisnyder.com

It is so wonderful to realize that happiness is something that you attain from inside yourself.  Just this knowledge alone, of knowing that we have all the power within to create our world is so empowering.  It is also amazing when we acknowledge that we can tap into the beauty of the universe and enjoy all the surroundings around us.  The beauty of this world should make us all happy.  Looking at a beautiful baby or child laugh and smile, looking at the sunset, counting the stars, and watching the waves in the ocean flow back and forth.  Right now I can hear my next-door neighbor playing a beautiful melody on the piano.  All we have to do is tune into what’s around us, and find the wonder in it.

People from all over are discovering what it means to truly live a life they love.  To live in any other way is just cheating yourself.  You need to begin now to create your world of happiness.   You don’t wait for happiness to come in the future, you create your future now, you live happy now, and then all the best will follow.

By just taking a few simple steps, you will help yourself to begin to appreciate all that is great around you. When we can look at both, what’s good, and not so good in our lives, along with having an optimist attitude to work with it, we are then ten steps ahead…. and all else is attainable standing from this very powerful point.  The best thing is that to get started, you only need to make simple shifts towards happiness.

SHIFT ONE–Create an optimist mindset.  What you think is what you will bring towards you. Start using positive affirmations everyday.  Write them out, put them where you can see them when you awake first thing in the morning, and before you go to sleep in the evening. Carry your favorite ones on a small index card, and glance at them throughout the day.  What you think is what you are.  You first need to feel wonderful and happy inside yourself, after that it will emanate outwards naturally.   And if you think you are happy, great and successful, then you are.

SHIFT TWO—Tap into your inner essence.  Dig deep, learn all about you.  Take the time to look at what you want, and what your needs are. Then take action towards attaining those needs. Learn how to release your essence and create in your life what you need to make it shine.  In order to do this, you need to really take time to do whatever it is that relaxes you, and look within.  I recommend setting a schedule of quietness for you, and just listen to your inner voice and thoughts.

SHIFT THREE—Treat your body and mind with the upmost respect.  Learn how to nourish your body and mind with all that is good.  Enjoy and eat delicious healthy foods that are good for you. Create an interesting exercise routine that does not bore you.  This could be a beautiful walk one day, a yoga class the next, maybe go to the gym, play tennis.  Whatever gets your body moving.  Take time to feed your mind as well.  Read books that interest you, books you can learn from, or simply enjoy for their entertainment.  Listen to cd’s or participate in teleclasses and workshops that will help you to make changes and learn new skills. Simply sing and dance around the house, put your pajamas on when you have nothing to do on a Sunday afternoon, watch movies, make your favorite soup, drink healthy tea, take a bubble bath, anything to simply relax your mind.

SHIFT FOUR—Learn to nurture your relationships.  Take special care not to take anyone for granted in your life.  Respect what is important to them.  Learn to communicate on a real level.  Try to be aware of changes you can take to make certain situations better, if they are in need of change.  Become mindful of the other person, of the way they are, and love them for who they are.

SHIFT FIVE—Love yourself.  In order to fully be there for everyone important in your life, you need to be there for you first.   Take special care to always treat yourself well.

Remember when you focus on the positive, and tap into your tremendous potential, all will start to flow towards the attainment of what you want more of in your life.  Also always be mindful of doing what you can for others.  Have gratitude for what you can give, and for what you have.

Joie de Vivre—simply meaning—enjoyment of life.

© 2009 Lori Snyder

www.coachlorisnyder.com

When you think of creating a plan, it is good to keep in mind that having a clearly defined vision, along with a healthy dose of passion, almost always guarantees success.

There is a lot to be said about the saying “Begin With the End Result in Mind.”  One of the keys to inviting more of what you want in your life is to believe you already have it.

When you create a plan that works for you, along with having the passion to want it to succeed, as well as having the vision of seeing it as your truth, and consciously working towards that vision, it will eventually come to be in some shape or form.

Know where you’re going in life.  And if you are not sure, take the time to look into yourself and figure it out.  If that means hiring a Life Coach, or purchasing a book  self-discovery, then go to it.  The time is now to move towards your future.  We cannot get time back, so make the most of your life NOW, be pro-active in how you want your life to play out, it is your show, direct it.

Take the time at some point this week to ask yourself some important questions that will help you get started on your road to self-discovery.  I would like to have you think about, and answer for yourself the questions below.  After that I am going to introduce you to a system, that I created called “Pro-Active Production” which will further help you to establish, and put into action your personalized success plan.

1. What were you dreams and aspirations while growing up?
2. Name your top three achievements of your life so far?
3. What was special about them?
4. When you are at your happiest in life? What are you doing?
5. who are the three people that you most admire?
6. Why do you admire them?  What characteristics and qualities do they have?
7. If you could do anything you wanted for a living and get paid whatever you wanted, what would that be?
8. What are your greatest strengths? How can you maximize these strengths?
9. Are you consciously aware of, and do you make an effort to help others less fortunate?
10. What pleases you very much in your life right now?  What are you not so pleased with?
11. How can you begin to take the steps to make changes with the things that do not please you?
12. if you could pass on one piece of wisdom to the whole world that you hav learned to date, what would it be?
13. What do you value most in life?
14. What would you really like to in life?  What would really make you happy fulfill your inner most needs, and make your life shine?

Pro-Active Production System

Action Step One:

Five advantages of having a pristine Goal Setting System:

1. Defined goals-clear vision
2. Better concentration and focus
3. Optimum performance and achievement in all areas of your life
4. Motivation and self-confidence to accomplish what it is you set out to do
5. Elimination of negative attitudes and habits that hold you back

Five steps needed to begin the process of creating a successful plan:

1. Identify and distinguish between long term and short term goals
2. Create a step –by- step action plan for accomplishing your goals
3. Establish direction, set priorities
4. Be in alignment with what it is you want to achieve
5. Use SMART goals—Specific-Measurable-Achievable-Reasonable-Time-oriented

Result-Live the life that is truly in alignment with who you are.

Action Step Two:

Five Advantages of a good time management system:

1. Achieve more
2. Ability to schedule your time more productively
3. Create the perfect amount of professional and personal time for yourself
4. Learn to concentrate on the right things, at the right time, to get the result you want
5. Insight into how your time is spent

Five Steps needed to begin the process of creating a successful plan:

1. Action-develop a strategic focus plan that works for you, and stick with it. Don’t fall into the trap of procrastination
2. Prioritize tasks in order of importance
3. Have an organized system in place
4. Create an effective scheduling system for yourself
5. Use tools—daily planner-computer software-books-activity logs-to do lists

Result-Work and Create your life with time tested positive strategies.

So there you have it.  I hope this process helps to both, spur you towards the direction of your dreams, and empower you to reach for what you want in life.  Remember you can create all that you want, you just have to have the belief that it is yours.

© 2009 Lori Snyder

www.coachlorisnyder.com