Mindset Monday: Serve yourself!

October 16, 2017

What do you know about the link between confidence and success?  Do you believe there is one?  Do you think confidence leads to success?  Or, do you think success builds confidence? It seems like everyone who studies the topic agrees – there is an association between confidence and success.  What they can’t agree on, is why, or which one causes the other. Luckily for all of us, it doesn’t even…

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Mindset Monday: Habits, Associations, and Learning

September 18, 2017

Today I want to talk about habits, association and learning.  I, however, don’t want to talk about these in the context of current behavior, or the things we do now. I want to talk more about the importance of these things in creating new habits that will support change you want to make going forward, long term, and without making it feel like a constant chore.  It’s like so many…

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Mindset Monday: Self-talk!

July 31, 2017

Thanks for coming back for the second post in my new series, Mindset Mondays!!   This week’s topic is Self-talk. Self-talk is super important! It’s one of the biggest influencers in the things we do, and learning how to become more aware, and how to actively manage what we tell ourselves, will have a huge impact on our lives. Period. It’s that important. It’s that important because, ultimately, belief determines…

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Mindset Monday: Train your brain!

July 24, 2017

Welcome to my new series on the Veggies for Dinner blog, called Mindset Mondays! One Monday a month I am going to post some important insight on how to get your mind right, to help you become empowered to make the changes that you want to make in your life. If you are here, I’m assuming that one of those changes might be making, or sustaining, the switch to a…

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My new life

April 5, 2017

 Background In October of 2005 I felt the pain that got me started on this journey.  I came home from work and looked through the stack of mail on the counter.  I found a letter from an insurance company about a life insurance policy that I had recently applied for.  I was a little anxious, because I had issues getting insurance a few years earlier and ended up being put into a…

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