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Fear of Failure – What are You Missing Out On?

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:33:00 GMT

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one. Elbert Hubbard

Who loves to fail? Not too many hands going up out there, are there?

According to FreeDictionary.com here are a couple of typical definitions of the ‘f’ word:

-The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends

-The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short.

Ouch to both of them. Failure, of course means different things to different people – your idea of a failure for you, could be a win for me. It’s all relative, really. Nonetheless, it rarely feels great.

Failure is not something we usually plan for, but perhaps we should reconsider.

Huh, plan to fail?

Failing actually has a lot going for it. I think it shouldn’t get such a bad rap. Not being great at something reminds you what it’s like to be imperfect and that can help you in a variety of ways. For example it may:

Keep you humble.
Make you a better teacher.
Show you greater patience.
Grow yourself stronger, tougher and/or more resilient.
Encourage others to try something challenging.
Set a good example for others by your behaviour coming out of a failure.
Insert your example here ...

Comedian Aisha Alfa recently did a TEDx talk on where she personified failure – she named him Karl and she delivers her take on what it takes to take on “Karl.” You can see her talk here.

When Connie Lynne says she wrote the book on failure, she’s not joking. Her book Failure is Not an Option It’s a Necessity chronicles her journey through many, of what I would more like to call, setbacks (aka failures). Her aim it to take the shame, failure and regret out of your perceived failure. You can get a sneak peak of her book here.

As for gearing up t take some of the sting out of something that may not turn out perfect, here are a few suggestions:

Don’t take yourself so seriously.
If you may laugh about it after the event anyway – you may as well start laughing about it now
Perfection is highly overrated, so much potential for growth comes from what we do post-failure.
Other people don’t care near as much as you think they do – they are too wrapped up thinking about their own potential for failure.
Chose to do something that is new and challenging to you.
Practice failing on little, unimportant things often.

It really is the perception of failure that holds us back. Failing forward, choosing to grow richer from the experience is the only way to go.

At least, that’s how it looks to me.

Fail on, people!

Steph :)

Stephanie Staples speaks and motivates audiences across Canada and beyond, with a special interest in Nurses and healthcare providers. She the founder of Your Life, Unlimited and the author of When Enlightening Strikes – Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success. If you have a group that would benefit from finding more time, energy and motivation in their life and livelihood, you can get loads of complimentary resources at www.YourLifeUnlimited.ca.

2 Tips to for Getting Unstuck

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:11:00 GMT

I had such an inspiring radio interview with prolific author BJ Daniels recently. She is living her dream writing romance suspense novels for the Harlequin Intrigue series. We met by happenstance and I instantly knew she was someone I wanted to know more about.

The passion in her voice was felt through the air waves as she told her story of the road to success and implored people to keep their dreams alive and write, write, write! Probably what was most shocking was when she revealed that even she doesn’t know how her novels are going to end. In fact, she said she gets goose bumps as the mystery is getting closer to being solved!

I was curious as to how she keep the ideas flowing more than 60 novels later, she said stepping away from the project for a time helps as does emailing herself a question.

Her answers reminded me of those times when an answer to a problem would not come now matter how hard I thought about it. Then I went for a walk, had a shower, took a break and pow the answer came with such obviousness I couldn’t believe that I didn’t see it before. Has that ever happened to you? In fact, the answer so often comes to me when I am in the bathroom, that I have started keeping a dry erase marker in there so I can write notes on the mirror so I don’t forget!

I had never thought of emailing myself the question in question – but that is a great idea and I can see it working – I will definitely try that one.

Creativity, focus, dedication to her craft and a fine appreciation of the gift she has nurtured since childhood served as a great inspiration to me. BJ is a great example of how following your passion, working hard, believing in yourself can lead to living Your Life, Unlimited! Congratulations BJ, more power to you!

You can find out more about her work at www.BJDaniels.com as well as download a complimentary e-book!

Steph

Love in a Jar - The Art of Connecting with People

Tue, 08 May 2012 02:54:00 GMT

John Hindle, former general manager of the Winnipeg Goldeyes joined me in the CJOB studio recently to celebrate and share his newest book Making Contact – How to Connect with People.

John is no stranger to the written word. His first book, Jackrabbits in the Outfield chronicled the start up of the Goldeyes baseball team. His second book, A Good Life is a heart-felt book full of stories of his father’s life that his Dad shared with John when he was in his 80’s, only months before he died. Now in Making Contact John shares the strategies for connecting with people that he has used building two successful businesses and managing a myriad of different people.

With chapter titles like Fleas in a Jar and Why Can’t Everyone Think Like Me? You know it’s going to be a fun and interesting book. My favorite chapter is called Love in a Jar. It tells of when John was leaving the Goldeyes and he received this very special gift from his staff. It was a special jar full of notes from everyone who had worked with him over the years. The notes told of special memories and moments that mattered to them. Beautiful. Gold watch, smold watch – give me love in a jar anytime.

I used this super idea recently for my Mom’s 85^th birthday. I decorated a pretty jar and asked our family to write down something meaningful to them and place it in the jar to present to her. She was so delighted, she said she stayed up all night reading and re-reading the notes.

This year I plan to ask her friends and neighbors to add to the jar, I think that will be a joy-fulled surprise for her!

Who do you know who would appreciate Love in a Jar? Who do you know that deserves one? Start it now!

For more great ideas on Making Contact – visit John’s website – www.JohnHindle.com

Steph :)

What's UP With a Bucket List? Why You Need to Make Yours Now

Sun, 06 May 2012 19:59:00 GMT

Do you have your Bucket List?

Have you seen the flick the Bucket List? The 2007 film with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman chronicles two terminally ill seniors set out to fulfill a wish list of to-dos. I bet you thought about creating your own list then - did you ever do it? Or did you just mean to?

The famed bucket list – the collection of things you want to do and experience before you ‘kick the bucket’ may sound a bit morbid but wait – it definitely has its place. Today, my task is to convince you to stop thinking about your bucket list and to actually start one!

Why?

Because thinking about the things that you want brings them into your consciousness and keeps you on the lookout for opportunities to get them. Your eyes start seeing occasions, your ears start hearing opportunities. Taking that a step further, by writing the list down (similar to goal setting) you bring the likelihood of them coming to fruition all the more possible.

I recently had the opportunity to cross something off my bucket list – I participated in a ‘Flash Mob.’ A Flash Mob is a gathering of people in a public place to sing, dance, blow bubbles or otherwise entertain an unsuspecting public . They converge at a pre-determined time, sometimes having practiced together, sometimes independently via a YouTube instructional video and delight onlookers for a few minutes of fun. It’s a wild mix of planned spontaneity with strangers that connects humanity, challenges you to step out of the zone and create smiles for all involved.

It was as much fun as I had imagined and so exciting to see people stop and watch, take out their phones to video and enjoy the little kids dancing along. It also felt great to stroke it off the list! Doing it is so much more enjoyable than thinking about doing it!

While researching a local company about skydiving, they told me about an 80 year old gentleman who “broke out” of his nursing home to fulfill his bucket list wish of jumping out of a plane (and he did!). An audience member told me of her girlhood friends who together made a list and worked to help each other check things off, included in their list they planned visiting New York for their 50^th birthdays and Paris for their 60^th. They also took pictures, of which she sent me a couple including one them having sex on the beach (don’t worry she settle for the shooter variety!). Yet another audience member wrote to me proudly stating she had walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain after placing in on her bucket list.

What would you put on your bucket list?

Some ideas:

Go to a specific destination
Do mission work
Write a book
Run in a marathon
Ride in a hot air balloon
Take a 4 week holiday
Learn to cook an ethnic food
Try improv theatre
Insert yours here ....

Start your list, post it somewhere that you can see it often. Commit to working towards one thing each quarter or each year (depending on the scale, of course). Share the list with a like-minded friend to help you along.

The risk if we don’t do this list is that months turn into years and then years turn into decades and we end up with a list of things we meant to do. That would be sad, so sad.

So start your own bucket list – be bold, write your list with intention and determination. Dream big, dream fun and dream happy and have a delightful time bringing the list to fruition!

Have fun creating it! I'd love to hear your bucket list story!!

Steph

Lost and Found - April's E-News

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:56:00 GMT

I hope this note finds you well and happily pulling out your spring wardrobe!

Three quick tid-bits before we get into the e-news ...

A super-special two for one Mother's Day deal for When Enlightening Strikes - Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success to honor the special women in your life, only until Mother's Day!

Back by popular demand and in support of another great cause .. we are re-screening the HAPPY movie in Winnipeg on April 28th - hope to see you there! If you live elsewhere, consider hosting a screening yourself!

I am booking for fall 2012! See what the typical audience members said about Your Life, Unlimited in 2011 and see if you'd like to book a presentation for your group!

LOST ...

It’s 4:45 a.m. as I exit my hotel room in small town Kansas en route to catch my flight home. I gasp as the automatic doors open, the thick fog hits me like a pillow in my face.

In my rental car I program my GPS and head out at a very cautious speed. There is nary a car on the road and if I didn’t know better, I would be a bit scared – but I have my GPS – no worries. I plod along.

Soon enough it tells me I am at my destination. Wrong. I am at the airport museum, not only can I not see the airport, but I can’t even see if I’m actually on a street. I am in the back country and I am starting to get a little worried now. I have no idea what to do or where to go and I am all alone.

I cover up the digital clock in the car with a CD case because I know noticing the time will only add to my stress.

Stay calm, backtrack, reprogram GPS, stay calm, dig out extra GPS from suitcase in trunk, program it. Both positioning devices are giving me different signals – one says turn left and one says turn right. I’m confused, worried and thinking about being scared.

Stay calm.

I reprogram the GPS to take me back to my hotel, I remember where I saw the last airport sign and I start fresh from there driving as slow as I can without stopping. When I finally find the airport, I move the CD case and peek at the time – I have just made it and I am one thankful chick!

Getting off my tiny puddle-jumping plane a small woman approaches me and hands me a ticket and says, “You help?”

Uh-oh. She is lost. She is lost in the gargantuan Denver airport and she has just spoken all the words of English that she knows. She has no idea what to do or where to go and she is all alone.

I use my very best in sign language and take her on the tram to her terminal and then to her gate. I explain to the gate agent that she may need a little assistance and to keep an eye out for her. As I am about to say good-bye to my new friend, Mic, she rubs her tummy. She is hungry. That’s the same in every language.

I take her to the restaurant nearest her gate, she does a lot of pointing back and forth – she wants me to eat with her. Ok, why not. She wants whatever I am having and non-verbally insists on paying – that was so sweet.

I point to myself and say “Canada” – she points to herself and says, “Vietnam.” I am trying to think of how to communicate without words. I wonder if they play tic-tac-toe in Vietnam?

We dine together and smile and laugh at the fact that we can’t communicate in the traditional manner.

It is a terrible feeling being lost. In the fog, in a new country, in the rain, in your pain. (Ode to Dr. Seuss there!)

Lost - not just physically, but lost emotionally. Not knowing what to do, not knowing where to start. Lost in your career, in your relationships, in your lack of health, in your identity. So many things we can feel lost about. So many things we can get lost in. Alcohol, food, drugs, dysfunctional relationships, self-pity …

I suspect, if we were honest we would all admit to being lost at one time or another.

And Found ...

Most of us, luckily have also been found. Found by technology that helped us find our way, found by the kindness of a stranger you choose to trust, found by the right message delivered at just the right time, found by being open to new ideas & opportunities.

When you feel lost here are some simple steps that may help you get ‘found.’

Recognize where you are.
Clarify where you want to go.
Seek help/advice from someone in a positive position to help you.
Repeat.

This no-fail 4-step process will get you where you want to go each and every time – whether it’s in a new city or in life in general.

The key is after step three – move a little closer to your destination. Just move. That may mean joining a group, taking a class, trying a new technique, by communicating on a different level, by being extremely creative or coloring outside of the lines. Whatever it is to you, just move. You will not get `unlost` by staying still.

Sending you bubbles of good stuff for the upcoming month!

Steph :)

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Stephanie Staples speaks and motivates audiences across North America, with a special interest in Nurses and healthcare providers. She is the founder of Your Life, Unlimited and the author of When Enlightening Strikes – Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success. If you have a group that would benefit from finding more time, energy and motivation in their life and livelihood or if you would like loads of complimentary resources please visit www.YourLifeUnlimited.ca.

Mother's Day Special - One for You and One for Her!

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT

Happy Mother's (or Mother-like) Day!

In honor of all the special women that make our world a better place, I am happy to offer you a very special price on my latest book!

When Enlightening Strikes - Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success - is a book that matters. Prepare to laugh, cry, and learn together! It will be a great source of discussion for you both!

Regular price $20, up until Mother's Day 2012, two books for price of one. Sorry, this special is now over but the value of the read far outways the cost of the book - so go away and treat yourself!

Take a peek inside here.

Check out some reviews ...

"When Enlightening Strikes is a captivating book about how to turn everyday experiences into powerful life lessons. It will catapult you forward to creating your true self.” Kathy B. Dempsey, author of Shed or You’re Dead®: 31 unConventional Strategies for Growth & Change

“I love this book! Stephanie has opened up her heart and poured it on paper and you can’t help but be enlightened after reading her delightful stories. You will learn that you can be and do more than you ever thought possible. More than inspiration, it’s a “how to” book. Stephanie shows you how to put thoughts into action and live a happier life.” Lea Brovedani, author of Broke and Busted to Rich and Trusted

“Stephanie is a woman who doesn’t just walk her talk, but invites us to take her hand and join her on the journey. Her candid story is sprinkled with humor, teachable moments and personal revelations, making her book an entertaining read that is truly enlightening.” Debbie Pokornik, author of Break Free of Parenting Pressures, Embrace Your Natural Guidance

I hope this helps make Mother's Day more special for you and the one you love! I look forward to both of your reviews!

Steph :)

PS - It's also available as an e-book on Amazon.com - sorry I can't do the two for one there, but it is already super inexpensive there!

Stephanie Staples speaks and motivates audiences across North America, with a special interest in Nurses and healthcare providers. She the founder of Your Life, Unlimited and the author of When Enlightening Strikes – Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success. If you have a group that would benefit from finding more time, energy and motivation in their life and livelihood , you can get loads of complimentary resources at www. YourLifeUnlimited.ca.

We The People ... Typical reviews of Steph's 2011 presentations

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:29:00 GMT

It's so fun and rewarding to have such a great time when speaking and interacting with the audience members!

If you are thinking of hiring a speaker, see if these reviews are ones you would like to receive after your event is over.

"My staff are still laughing and carrying on after seeing her. She has improved morale and made for much laughter around the hospital.” – Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

"Energizing and inspirational!" Leaves you feeling refreshed & motivated!" Samatha Sonnichsen SERHA nurse

“Idea explosion thanks!”– Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

“What a great fit I think Stephanie was for our organization. As I looked around the room and watched my staff, smiling, laughing, and having a great time. This month’s patient feedback was better than I have seen it since I came here. Good stuff! I am excited to work with Stephanie and look forward to her help transforming our organization.” CEO Texas hospital

“I wanted to thank you because your workshop was one of the steps along the path of my decision to walk Camino de Santiago. I am glad you are still inspiring people. You do it well. May you continue to be a blessing to others.” Maggie S.– Women’s retreat participant

“I loved her!” L. Bayer, CEO The Civility Experts

“I attended one of your workshops in Montreal. As you encouraged, I wrote some commitments on your bookmarks that said, 'Small choices create BIG life changes." I committed to exercising in small ways, having more fun with my husband and not using time and energy as an excuse for not doing those things! Update: I now exercise every day, have lost 15 pounds and have greatly improved my relationship with my husband. Thanks so much!” Louise – Quebec Nurse

“Thank you so much for your inspiration. God sure has blessed you with an amazing talent and I am so glad you are using it. You have already changed my life!!!” DeeAnn – Colorado Nurse

“Thank-you for the great day on Wednesday! I smiled so much my cheeks hurt by the end of the day!” Camille Meub –Manitoba Nurse

"Every nurse needs to hear this positive and encouraging presentation." Jo0Anne Setlack RN

“You are the speaker that remains in my mind as being the most fun and beneficial!” Terrina – Maine healthcare worker

“What a breath of fresh air! Such a good speaker – so different – she kept my attention 100% of the day and FUN!” T. Costello, BRHA nurse

“I’ve heard many motivational speakers over the years and have always come away with a couple things to really think about but of them all, you are the only one whose words can resonate with so much of what I deeply believe in.Thank you so much for sharing your inspiring knowledge, experiences and wisdom. I’m looking forward to the wonderful changes in my life that are coming my way because of you. Thank you. You are truly an amazing person, Stephanie, and it was an honor meeting you.” Angela – Saskoon Healthcare Worker

“I want to express my thankfulness and appreciation for your gift of illuminating those you touch and for your uplifting and empowering contribution! With gratitude.” Carla – online community member

“I heard you present at the WINN conference a couple of years ago and loved your energy. I will need a new CD of yours as my ex-boyfriend would not give it back to me......really true story..........LOL!” - Heather – Calgary Nurse

“Stephanie! YOU ROCK GIRL! The comments about your session were amazing.” Judy – Winnipeg conference

“Wow! Oh! Wow! You interview in a most upbeat, interested and supportive manner. Really! I’ve been interviewed dozens of times on radio and have never enjoyed the experience so much. Congratulations on what you do! Wonderful!” Radio guest and author Patricia Morgan

“Dynamic and eye opening. Very engaging and I found ideas that I can immediately work into my life. Thanks!” Doug Doughty Montreal, Quebec

“Stephanie is a vibrant, engaging speaker who will make you laugh, think, and change your life.” Suzanne St. Yves, Faculty - Mb. School for the Deaf

“Powerful. Stephanie is a very energetic speaker, She had my attention the entire time. She was fun & had everyone involved in her presentation. Definitely a must see presentation.” Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses

“Life-giving. Energetic. Positive. Motivating. She sees reality with a real eye and a sense of humor.” Bonnie Rafuse, Canadian Association of Neuphrology Nurses &Techs.

Lucky me to have a calling that I love so much and makes a difference in people's lives! I would be honored to help you make your next event a success, contact me and we will chat about your needs!

1-204-255-5912
Stephanie@YourLifeUnlimited.ca

Thanks!
Steph

Stephanie calls Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada home!

Justin Bieber a Life Coach?? 2 Tips that Matter

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:34:00 GMT

Whether you love the little guy or not, you have to admit he must be doing something right after skyrocketing to fame faster than a speeding bullet in 2009.

Recently young Mr. Beiber has been named one of the year’s highest achievers under the age of 30 by Forbes magazine, which names those most likely to influence the world in the immediate future and tomorrow's brightest stars.

While it is unlikely that we mere mortals are apt to attain such high praise from Forbes, we can probably admit to having a little room and ability for growth and improvement. I don`t know about you, but I wouldn’t mind achieving a little bit higher in the coming year, making some goals come to fruition and feeling more successful physically, emotionally etc. Perhaps if Justin were a life coach, he would have some good advice for us and in that spirit, I shall speculate what a couple of his ideas may be.

1) Connect with great people. From first being discovered by Scooter Braun and hooking up with Usher, Justin was fortunate enough to get well-connected. Further partnering with Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey and Rascal Flats to drop a few names, indicates the this guy gets that 1+1=3 and things are indeed better together.

In your world, take a peek at the people you spend the most time with. Are they fuelling you or are they draining you. Can you tell them your big dreams and count on their support or are you reluctant to share good news with them. Are your conversations rich and deep or are they shallow and petty, do you talk about people or ideas? If those people you spend the most time with are not the ones you want to be like, consider expanding your social circle by inviting some new folks into your fold and reducing the amount of time you spend with the people that drain you.

2) Lean into your passion and nature abilities. While he may have charisma and charm, if Justin were trying to be a hockey star, it likely wouldn’t work no matter how likeable he was. From his early years, Justin was a showman, a musician – it is as if he couldn’t not be one, like it had to come out of him somehow.

We all have talent and natural ability that is oozing from our pores, sometimes we just need to work harder at discovering it. Sometimes we have been so busy looking after everyone else we forget what we were good at or what we loved. Think about what jazzes you up, what you are doing when time goes super-fast, what comes easily and effortlessly to you. What section of the newspaper do you read first, what part of the bookstore do you go to first - those are where your interest are hiding. Lean into your strengths, to what excites and thrills you, to what you are good at – that is where the secret to your success and happiness lies.

Opportunities are everywhere , let’s make this year a rockin,’awesome,off- the-charts, slam-dunk, high-fiving year. And instead of judging people who are ‘high achievers’ at any age, let’s figure out what we can learn from them and move forward from there!

To your success!

Steph :)

Stephanie Staples speaks and motivates audiences across North America and has a special fondest for helping nurses and caregivers. She the founder of Your Life, Unlimited and the author of When Enlightening Strikes – Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success. If you have a group that would benefit from finding more time, energy and motivation in their life and livelihood , you can get loads of complimentary resources at www. YourLifeUnlimited.ca.

Dance the Night Away - March E-newsletter

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:31:00 GMT

Welcome to spring - isn't it delightful to see (and feel) the fresh, new life budding! You gotta love it!

What’s going on at Your Life, Unlimited…

We are screening HAPPY again! Back by popular demand, the documentary HAPPY on Saturday April 28, 2012. Find out more here.
When Enlightening Strikes – Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success is available as an e-book here.
Did you see this blog post The Year of Delight? It may inspire you to do something similar.
Or how about this one, What Feeds Your Love of Life?
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Are we connected on FB, Twitter or LinkedIn yet – go ahead, add me and let's socialize!

Speaking of socializing ...

Dance the Night Away

I went to learn how to better market my business, to promote my book and to reconnect with colleagues but my biggest take-away after spending $2000 and travelling across half the country was about opening the refrigerator door.

Allow me to explain.

The final night, the evening dedicated to awards and recognition, elegant in both attire and food, capped off with a dance. I had always watched in admiration the few couples that twirled effortlessly around the dance floor – seemingly reading each other minds, their bodies gliding in perfect tandem with one another.

As I watched, one gentleman offered me his hand – he must have noticed the wistful look in my eyes. “Pull on my hand like you are going to open the fridge.” he said. Not really understanding what he was talking about I pulled at his cupped hand. “No, no, that would have opened the fridge, just tension like you are about to open it but aren’t quite opening it.” he explained. And so I did. He responded by putting pressure back into my hand and thereby directly me, guiding me, dancing with me.

Suddenly I was a twirling, spinning, dancing machine. My smile was so big I couldn’t keep it in. As I concentrated so hard on ‘the fridge’ I was actually swing dancing like I had admired so many others in the past. I was dancing, not just bouncing back and forth dancing but really dancing.

It was the most delightful feeling and what I learned about myself that night was that I love dancing. I really love it. It makes me feel happy and vibrant and alive and I want to do it more. I have to do it more.

Now over the years the hubby and I have discussed this dancing thing, he just wans't 'into it. He always suggested I take lessons alone or find someone else to go with but it never seemed ‘right’ to do that.

The day after the dance, the feeling remained and I was determined that by this time next year, I would be a much better dancer, I was going to take swing dancing lessons – with hubby or without.

The stars must have been aligned for me (or more likely it was that reticular activator) because 2 days later a Groupon came across my email for – you guessed it – Intro to Swing dancing lessons! Seriously, 6 weeks for twenty bucks a person – what a deal!! Even more unbelievable, hubby said yes!

Though I am not quite sure why he said yes, I can’t help but think it may have been because he saw my passion, my strong & sincere desire and perhaps even my willingness to go without him if need be. He was definitely doing to please me. I didn't care why, I was just grateful.

So was spending $2000 and traveling across the country to find this out about myself worth it? Absolutely! I was thrilled and excited to start this next adventure and even happier to have my honey along for the ride.

Fast forward, not only did Randy and I sign up but my daughter and her honey went, too! We had so many laughs and learnings. His doing this for me (when he really didn’t want to) really made me want to do even more for him. We have been dancing around the living room, replaying youtube clips and generally having silly fun! A win-win if there ever was one.

Enough about dancing – that’s not what this is about. It’s about you.

What do you love?

What have you been saying nah to, when everything inside of you is screaming yeah!

What are new (or past) passions are ready to be uncovered/discovered?

How will pursuing them make you feel? How will it enrich the lives of others in your circle of influence?

Pay attention to those things you love or would love to do. Those things that make you happy just thinking about, those things that make you smile, that you can’t what to talk about.

These are the things that make you more interesting, happier, and satisfied. They reduce your stress and help you focus on what’s going right. Not to mention you set a great example for those around you.

Stop waiting for a better time, now is the right time. Get off the hamster wheel for awhile and take one little step towards something you love.

For me, opening a fridge door with never be the same.

Have a great month!

Steph :)

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A Year of Delight - Now what?

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:55:00 GMT

For many years now, I have chosen a word to focus on and it has always provided an interesting perspective. But 2011 was different. In 2011, I decided to choose the word delight!

What made the year usual is that I made a commitment (to myself) to track everyday what I delighted in that day. This was a big task, to be sure – what with the litany of things ‘to–do’ adding one more item could have proved to be quite a challenge.

So how did I do? Except for a handful of days that I missed, (indicated by ‘s’ – don’t ask me why ‘s'??) I did extremely well and in fact I actually looked forward to this daily ‘chore.’

Why did I do it? Because I wanted to make myself more aware of things that were indeed delightful in my life. Daily I would something speculate what I thought I would take delight in the following day and that increased my enjoyment of the event. Sometimes what I thought it would be wasn’t even on the radar and something unexpected delighted me.

So what? Well here are a few benefits this year of focus did for me:

I was much more appreciative of what was going well.
I was much more observant of the little things that may have passed me by.
I was much more intentional about doing something that would bring me delight daily.
I started using the word delight in my vocabulary much more frequently than I ever had before.
It made me happy to reflect back on my list (and it still does, as I write this post).

How about you? Maybe you don’t want a ‘word of the year’ – maybe you don’t want to write down something everyday – if it’s not your thing, that’s ok. Consider having a word of the month, word of the week or even a word of the day. Just having a meaningful, strong, positive word in the forefront of your mind may be enough to give you a bit of an edge in our sometimes negative world.

Having the thought top of mind is very powerful and writing it down just hammered in home all the more – but don’t get all hung up on the writing, it’s most important that you focus – in whatever form that means for you.

If you are curious of my focus for this year, stay tuned and check out an upcoming blog post and I will tell you allllll about it! For now, suffice it to say – it’s also working great!

Following is my unedited list of the 2011 Year of Delight. Feel free to take a peek through it – perhaps you will find a bit of inspiration (although I am sure there a number of things that won’t make sense to you!).

Here to the power of a single word!

Steph :)

December

Mousies with Mommy!
Curling up for a movie on the couch
Randy agreed to take dancing lessons
Decorating for Christmas
Cuddle-time
Family dinner
Idea club
Full moon
Starbuck meeting
CAPS Christmas party
The New Wpg airport
Meeting Ochiltree
Grocery shopping in the states – neat stuff there!
A nice at home with my honey
Visiting my Mommy
Fun radio show
Clarion hotel with Deb
Talking with Irma from Kansas
Cowboy boot wreath
Tasting bull testicles – gross but fun
Christmas evening with My Quyen and Sonya
Afternoon surprise.
Cookie baking to the extreme
Christmas games
Recycled gift
Family day at the Steevati`s
Tobogganing on a garbage lid
Visiting my Mom
Skipping my little heart out
High Fiving an 80 year old!
Ringing in the New Year with my honey!

November

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Girls date with Gloria
Rockin’ it with the Day Care retreat
Learning to Juggle 2 balls in one hand
Staying home in the evening
Playing Center in ringette
The HAPPY movie, the idea club and giving $ to good causes
Reporting wins to John
Remembrance day outdoor service
TM keynote
Taking the kids to 529
Doing our ‘cirque de soliel’ move – too funny!
Beautiful thank you card
Comforting a friend
Nice notes from Toastmasters
529 with my Mom
Fun in the dollar store in Steinbach
Gina wrote to Mommy in my card
Taking a nap
Actually waking up at 5 am for pt interview and feeling good!
Great team session at FI
An offer for Starbuks in Seattle
Feeling good
Picnic with Cheryl and Joe
Connecting with CAPS colleagues
Getting hypnotized
West coast swing dancing – open the fridge
Sharing hypnosis video with family

October

A fall night and a hot tub.
Discovering a beautiful new park Henteloff with my dog
Shooting guns and rifles under the moonlight in Colorado
Coming home
A massage before bed
A gorgeous fall rainfall of orange and yellow, crunching through the leaves
Good music with especially good headphones – I can’t even hear the phone ringing!
Surviving a 40 km bike ride on a windy day!
Mom’s homemade pumpkin pie
Bringing wrong number Anthony a book that he will ‘treasure’
Hot tub on a cool night
Winning a prize
An overwhelmingly successful book launch
Breakthroughs with coaching client
A nap in the middle of the day!
Going to bed at 8:445 because I can
Eating Oreos!
German apple pancake success
Super great flight attendant, super an exuberant with Judy Deutcher, free cake at the restaurant
Blazing New Trails in Calgary with CANNT, hitting a home run and selling 50 books
Funny on the radio show – would you like to talk about the 3 P’s – no- he replies – seriously??
Baking cookies
First acting class
Staying home
Massaging my girls
Napping in the sun
Stranger recognizing me in the coffee shop and asking for a book
Making people laugh
Riding through crunchy leaves
Theatre class
Little one’s trick or treating

September

A fun radio show
Movie and dinner date night
Rescuing a bike one a canoe adventure with Debbie
A looong weekend
A hot tub soak on a cool September evening
Cream of Wheat in my tummy
Cruise reunion – great folks!
First personal training session – whew
Beautiful Sunday drive on a Saturday for a hot dog in Lockport
Sitting by the pool on a cool autumn evening
On and off road biking with my honey
My first born is 22
Delecious dinner and visit with Szjewskis
A super retreat at Andy Lake Lodge
Experiencing Pecha Kucha Night
Giving and receiving a radio interview – both fun!
Still liking my hubby after 23 years! (and the yummies at 529!)
Nutella, banana, strawberry, chocolate French Toast!
Coaching, nice
Rainy day – good excuse to stay home.
Aaron’s visit to TM and Cora – just us!
Learning something new on the computer – rewarding!
An evening with the Schraders
A 1 ½ hours bike ride through Winnipeg
A great mealtime with our fab 5!
A productive office day
Girltalk radio interview- 1^st one about book
Idea club
Personal training session
Laughing out loud

August

Homemade chocolate chip cookies
Three day weekends!
New bike odometer
Helping a TM craft a speech
Down 10 pounds – wo-hoo!
5 hour canoe adventure with Ruth
Bike 20 km with my honey
A morning hot tub for my sore muscles!
A day off of training
Early morning work out
Playing ‘would you rather’ on a road trip
A sweet friendship card from Marie
Finishing the sprint triathlon and feeling great
A canoe ride with my honey
When Enlightening Strikes is delivered!
Idea club – great group of ladies and stimulating conversation
Mom’s homemade chicken noodle soup! Mmm,mmm good!
Gina chattin’ at the dinner table
A fun radio show.
Watching Mom delight in her boys playing guitar in Minnedosa
Road trip with Gina and Dylan
Seeing backcountry Colorado on a Harley
Watching my Mom enjoy her life. Happy 86^th birthday.
Being a part of Chris buying an engagement ring!
Enjoying WICKED, the musical with my sister
Christening our fire-pit with friends
Hot Air Ballooning with my Kara
Enjoying a morning movie, the inspirational Soul Surfer
Road trip with Michele Matt through Nebraska
Exploring downtown Omaha with Ali the cab driver
Coming home!

July

Working on a holiday, because I choose too
Cycling around Vancouver
Fantastic wait staff
A productive session at sea
Exploring Icy Straight
The gorgeous Hubbard Glacier
Watching some amazing acrobats
Zip lining with my honey
Perfect cruising weather
A sweet goodbye kiss
A morning uphill run
Safe home
Back to the gym and didn’t gain weight on the cruise – yeah!
An early morning run with my Cosmo
Taking Richard to the radio station and spending time with him
Enjoying a dip in the pool with my honey and our dog
The miracle of flight
Singing Black Socks with little Samuel
Seeing people change right in front of my eyes (SEA training)
Training for the tri with Marie
Before bed swim and hot tub
Seeing the scale at 9 pounds less
A lazy, daisy Saturday
My middle-ist turning TWENTY!
Seeing a day full of new clients – weee-rry intewesting! J
A real conversation with my Gina.
Insane cardio workout –survived it!
Seeing Gina happy
Interview with Amanda Gore
My baby turning 18
Family parties

June

Massage AND hot tub ,mmmm. J
Randy came to Toastmasters today and he was awesome!
20 km bike ride in the wind whew!
Finishing Starbuk!
Dairy Delight for free!
Having a Pixie Stick
Getting stopped by the State Trooper but not getting a ticket
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A heartfelt talk with Gina
Brunch with Chris and sea kayaking with Barb
Presenting to 300 nurses, f.u.n!
CAPS Vancouver – learning about though leadership
2 ½ hours bike training
Wading through Graceland
Getting through 7 keynotes in one day and skypeing into the idea club
Memphis Zoo
Coming home
Playing hookie with Randy
Free hairstyle today.
Splurging on Bose noise reduction headset – awesome!
Starting my own little hospital project
Tootling around Denver on a rental bike
New, high thread count sheets
Last Toastmasters Meeting
Gina’s grad – she looked amazing
Lazy Saturday
Chocolate dipped strawberries
Dinner out with the family
Celebrating Gina with a big family BBQ
The amazing fence mural

May

Pajama day
A massage
Playing at Improv
Feeling better.
Visiting with Paul, Sheri and Mom
Inspiring teachers
First hot tub of spring
Pancakes and fresh berries, mmm.
Shooting in our house and sharing ‘secrets’ with Shaw TV
nutritionist
Sharing the Carman retreat with Sharon
Running with Cosmo, he ‘skips’ when he is off leash
Singing Oh, Canada at Elmwood Toastmasters
Breakie with my honey in the sunshine
Biking through the woods
A full table of loving family
Sunshine and birds tweeting!
Getting my beautiful one year TN Visa!
Rockin’ it at Rio Grande
Getting through the radio show on sex!
Lazy, rainy day
Visiting the Titanic exhibit with Aaron

Sharing a great giggle with a client
Hear the return of the 17 year cicadas in Nashville.
An evening run in Nashville
Rockin’ the team at Tennessee Health care org in Nashville.
Bumped from my flight – undelighted - $800 travel vouchers - delighted
Randy and I learning about health together at a CAPS meeting
Hot tub on a cool day
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April

Abby on her chair looking out the window – cute!
Clothes shopping with my honey
Two family meals together in one day!
Hearing geese and seeing a beautiful sunrise
Getting my bike ticket thrown out of court – yeah!
Driving with the sunroof open for the first time this year.
A lovely bath in a beautiful hotel room.
A standing ovation and great appreciation from ‘my people’ at CAPS
Tim’s fruit smoothy - mmm
Pajama day
Homemade candied walnuts, mmm again!
A run in the sun!
Safe flight to Regina
Player of the game at play offs
A tactful tourney loss
Costumes at the ringette banquet
29^th anniversary of our 1^st date and Randy’s birthday
1^st bbq of the year
Flying around in the clouds
Leadership Learning in Roanoke
Exploring Roanoke on a 7 mile hike/walk
Never say Never movie and cupcake decorating with Deb
Finishing my Starbuk
First bike ride of the season
Gina’s grad pictures – smiling with her teeth!
Brick training, proud of myself for going when I didn’t want to go
Trying on wigs with my friends – funny!
Sharing Anthony’s story with O Magazine
Back on the radio!
Finishing a book in one rainy day!

March

Helping a Lady who really needed help
Getting a thank you box of goodies delivered to my door
Fresh clean sheets
Oven-popped corn and a game of scrabble
2 dogs, 2 people x-country skiing, lots off tangling and falling
Our 200th ‘fan’ on FB
A good workout motivated by no one but me
Learning something new
A massage before bed
Having the kids and their friends for supper
Going to University with Malary
Gina city ringette champs
Mastering skijoring with Cosmo
Kick ass 6 am fitness class
Having a fun talk with the Actuaries of MB.
A good laugh with GAGS TV show- funny stuff!
Celebrating at a fundraiser for Ray who has lost over 200 lbs!
Present at the school for the deaf and learning about sign language
Snowshoeing with Laura
Seeing Gina have 3 carloads of family and friends drive out of town for her gold medal win
Lazer working on my neck –hey it turns!
Grand opening of Marie’s bathroom party –everyone dressed in bathrobes!
Beautiful Women event, with my beautiful Mom and Sheri.
Ringette and pizza night with my Ratz
Learning new things about SEO
The Alps at Imax – stunning
Moose date
Video testimonial from Ray at the credit institute
Calendar Girls play with Dawn
All the kids around the dinner table
Successful coaching calls

February

Today I delighted in skating fast with the cool breeze in my face!
Coming home to a clean house!
Exercise class, tea and chatting with a brilliant friend.
Watching my youngest find her perfect grad dress
Finding my missing iPod!!
A squeaky clean car (and trunk) thanks to my son!
Staying in my PJ’s until 4 p.m.
Sharing a belly laugh with my Mom
Buying myself flowers – ½ price!
Meeting some new peeps and a networking/fundraising event
Double date night with my honey and our son and his honey
Great participation from the New Nursing Grads at their conference
Skating solo down the river trail, wind in my hair, sun on my face, families all around having fun
Making burger cookies for my kids for Valentines Day (haven’t done that in 10 years!)
Learning to take a screen shot on the computer – crnl & prtscr – very cool!
Meeting my friend and her Mom for hot chocolate and ice cream – interesting combination of hot and cold!
Throwing snowballs for my golden to catch in his mouth
Thinking and laughs with our Idea Club.
Mother-Daughter camp year 5!
Making a snow angel
3 games of ringette in one day- whew!
A hatrick – ye-haw!
Second class of beginner meditation
Learning to snowboard
Date night with hubby
Sun roof open on a winter day
First time Skjoring with my dog
Winning in overtime playoff game for Gina!

January

The last day of an amazing mother-daughter holiday in Oman
On time flights, smooth journey & no motion sickness!
Seeing Randy ‘s smiling face to welcome me home
Making a dent in mail and messages
Getting back to a ‘regular’ work schedule
The joy of a nap!
Watching a movie and having nachos with my son and his girlfriend
A beautiful crescent moon hanging in the sky
A big turkey dinner with family (for no reason)
Have Mom for dinner and sharing laughs
Hot chocolate rimmed with brown sugar and cinnamon
Watching my dog ‘smile’
Sharing Chinese with the extended family
Inviting complete strangers to dine with us.
Learning new things about ourselves and money at the MMI with Aaron
Succeeding at breaking through an arrow (and my fear) with my throat!
A nice 5 minute full body stretch
Playing ringette with my ‘Ratz!’
Fresh orange juice squeezed with love by my 85 year old Mom
A long, hearty belly laugh, complete with sore cheeks
Hosting friends for a fun murder mystery night, complete with costumes!
A lovely and lazy Saturday
A double date with hubby and long time friends
2 productive meetings
Eating my way through the French Quarter in New Orleans; PRALINES, BEIGNETS, MUFFLATA
Exploring New Orleans
Experiencing awesome speakers
Presenting for an exceptional and engaging group
My own bed
A surprise dinner visit from my mother-in-law
A hard 6 am workout, I feel strong

Influence with Ease – 10 Tips to Communicate Better

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:53:00 GMT

Reinforcing my deep belief that little things matter, especially when it comes to words – Jeff Mowatt’s handy little guidebook, Influence with Ease, points out some really doable ideas to both help you influence others (positively, of course) and communicate better both at home and at work.

So whether you long to convince a crowd of hundreds that you have something important for them to hear or you are trying to convince your teenage daughter to clean her room, see if one or two of these ten tips can help you out:

Use words that open doors –‘Maybe we should sit down and ...’
Avoid using the words meetings and scheduling – most people associate those words with time wasters.
Mirror the non-verbal style of the other person (are they perky or subdued?).
The quickest way to get someone’s attention is by using their name – it’s their ‘magic word.’
Fewer words – often have more impact.
To avoid sounding scatterbrained – start the conversation by telling the person the number of points you’ll make or the number of questions you’ll ask.
Before you ask a question, explain why you are asking.
To gain someone’s cooperation and put them in a position to ‘save the day,’ ask “I wonder if you might help me?’
Create positive phrasing, like changing saying ‘I have to ...’ to ‘I get to do ...’ – this helps converts your burdens into blessings.
And my favourite tip, if someone is doing something that is driving you crazy, like talking during a movie, try this, “Excuse me, I was wondering if I asked you really politely of you might ...’ BRILLIANT!

Think about how honing your ability to influence could positively affect your relationships!

To find out more about Jeff’s work, please visit his website at www.JeffMowatt.com

Stephanie Staples is the founder of Your Life, Unlimited, the author of When Enlightening Strikes – Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success speaks and motivates audiences across North America. To reenergize your next conference or if you would benefit from finding more time, energy and motivation in your life, you can get loads of complimentary resources at www.YourLifeUnlimited.ca.

What Feeds your Love of Life?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:07:00 GMT

Have you thought about that lately? It’s an important question because when you can figure out the answer, you can do more of what’s working and less of what’s not!

What feeds my love of life is knowing that what I do matters. That who I am matters and that how I show up in the world matters.

Following a lifetime of hardwired thinking that what I did had no effect of the rest of the world, I have now immersed myself in the world of personal growth. It has changed everything for me and now I teach personal development to others so that it can have similar benefits and rewards for them.

Personally, I feed my love of live by:

1) Working harder on myself than on anything else. When I stop blaming others and look within, the answers always appear. Always. I continuously read, listen to audios, attend sessions and fuel myself with positive ideas and then act on the ones that fit for me.

2) Finding inspiration everywhere. It is at the grocery store, in the eyes of the elderly, in the skip of a child, it is everywhere - we just have to tune in and look to find it. Let the inspiration wash over you and motivate you continuously. If you don't look closely and purposefully it's very easy to miss it.

3) Take action. Reading, listening, watching - it's not enough, it's the getting out there, trying, failing, embarrassing, crying, fearing, frustrating myself - all those things that add up to eventually feeding my love of life. Learning to push past obstacles is exhilarating. Knowing that no matter what is coming down the pipeline, I can handle it.

4) Grow your group. My circle of friends and people of influence are continually growing and changing as I grow and change. Being open to new relationships and adventures with people who are not exactly like me, adds a new element to life that makes it fun and exciting!

5) Knowing that by growing myself I am helping other people, making my relationships stronger and helping to make the world a better place ultimately is the pinnacle of feeding my love of life.

I have seen the lows and experienced the highs and life is so much better when nurturing your love of life. I will never go back!

What’s feeding your love of life?

Steph

Stephanie Staples is the founder of Your Life, Unlimited and the author of When Enlightening Strikes – Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success. If you would benefit from finding more time, energy and motivation in your life, you can get loads of complimentary resources at www.YourLifeUnlimited.ca.

The HAPPINESS Factor - An Equation that Matters

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:59:00 GMT

Valentines, Schmalentines!

Everyone is talking about Valentine's Day and you would think I would be too, but nope - I'm preoccupied with something even better!

Did you know that there is a World HAPPY Day? Yes, it’s true and it's sooo exciting! There is no better reason to connect with your positive buddies than on a day like this! How are you going to celebrate being HAPPY? How can you plan to be even HAPPIER in the coming year?

There are many theories about what makes people happy, one leading theory is based on positive psychology and the work of three professors, Lyubomirsky/Diener/Seligman, it is what they call the happiness formula.

Now I’m not too excited about formulas generally, but this one gets me excited!

H=S+C+V

Huh?? Allow me to explain...

Happiness = Set Point + Conditions of Living + Voluntary Activities.

Your brain’s set point determines how naturally happy you are. According to researchers, a person’s set point is responsible for about 40% of a person’s experience of happiness. There is not much we can do about this set point, some folks were just born with a smile on their face(you know who you are!). FYI, I wasn't. If your parents interpreted situations as problems rather than as opportunities, you have a greater chance of seeing life the same way. If your parents were 'the glass half full' type of people - well lucky you!

The second factor is the ‘C,’ conditions of living, this factor only seems to contribute 7-12% of the total happiness experience. Studies show that if something incredible happens to you, you will indeed be ecstatic but by the end of the year you will most likely be back to where you started – likewise if something horrific happens – you won’t be miserable as long as you think you will be.

The GREAT news is that almost 50% of the happiness formula depends on factor number three –‘V’ – voluntary activities, the things we choose to do every day, including the way we choose to feel.

This month's Harvard Business Review (HBR) is stuffed full of happiness research, data and interesting facts. I was too cheap to buy it (did you know the HBR cost $16.95 US - it's a magazine, yesh!). Anyway without buying it the only data I can report back to you is... the smiley face was designed in 1963, (what were you doing in 1963?). I think I should go back and buy the magazine, what do you think?

On the other hand, the HAPPY movie is a wonderfully uplifting documentary that explores many secrets behind our most valued emotion and takes us literally around the world to help us discover how we can be happier, right where we are!

If you are in the Winnipeg area we are going to be celebrating World HAPPY Day, Saturday February 11, 2012, by having an exculsive event called Motivation, The HAPPY Movie and More, with all proceeds going to MS (it could be the best ten bucks you spend this year). I will be doing a little chat and no crankly people are allowed to come! Well, maybe we should let them come and hope it helps them get HAPPY!??

In any case ...

What’s very cool is that on this same day thousands of people all over the world will be gathering to watch this special film which may change the way you think about life and positively impact your view of the world. For information on how you can screen the movie in your area visit the HAPPY website.

Join me to celebrate World HAPPY Day . Seating is limited. Order online now!

So whether you read about being HAPPY or watch the HAPPY movie, do something this month to increase your happiness factor. The world will be HAPPY with and for you!

Oh, and of course, HAPPY Valentine's Day,too!

Steph :)

PS - join me on FB - www.facebook.com/yourlifeunlimited

The Bowl of Happiness! One great little idea.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:24:00 GMT

Where/how could you use a Bowl of Happiness? Share your ideas!

Stephanie Staples is the founder of Your Life, Unlimited and the author of When Enlightening Strikes – Creating a Mindset for Uncommon Success, she speaks internationally on the topic of life enrichment. If you would benefit from finding more time, energy and motivation in your life, you can get loads of complimentary resources at www. YourLifeUnlimited.ca.

How Much Time is Enough? The Art of Making Time Work for You.

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:28:00 GMT

Despite our best intentions, the more time we have the more we seem to need, use up or waste.

Enter Hugh Culver, author of Give Me a Break – The Art of Making Time Work for You. Hugh and I had a chance to chat on Your Life, Unlimited radio recently and between our talk and reading his book, I took away some really valuable insights that will help put time back on my side.

Hugh`s book is brimming with useful tidbits to help us use our time more effectively, but first he says we need to be intentional about what we are going to use our new found time for, otherwise we will waste that too. Quality family time, big project time and me-time are some things that may top your list.

In random order, here are some ideas that I am going to implement as my new year unfolds – see if any of them resonate with you.

Add NRN (no reply needed) to emails as appropriate. Hopefully this will eliminate all those countless `thanks` and `reply to all`s` = more time for you!
Check email strategically – Hugh suggests 4 times a day. This way you stay focused on your top priorities, not someone else's = getting more of what you need to get done,done!
Create a banker`s box – put all those sticky notes, scraps of paper, unread magazines and other stuff cluttering up your desk into a box and date it for one month from now, if you haven`t needed the contents of the box in a months time, chuck it out (breath, breath, I know it`s hard) = de-cluttering makes you more effective, allowing you to have more time for what matters most!
Set outlook to start with calendar and tasks, instead of email = focusing on the most important things first.
Schedule meetings for 15 minutes past the hour – studies show that these meetings get better on-time attendance = saving time!
If e-mails involve emotions or are complex in nature, pick up the phone. This wlll eliminate countless emails going back and forth trying to fix, guess or understand what`s in between the lines = you guessed it, more time!
E-mails – keep your content brief and your responses even briefer = more time for you and the other person!
Clean your workspace at least weekly. An orderly work environment decreases stress, blood pressure and increased productivity and even IQ scores = success in work and health!
5 minute purge at the end of day to get rid of distraction, so the weekly clean isn`t such a task, get anything distracting out of site = more focus, more time, more structure.

Saving just 10 minutes a day adds up to a whole week in the space of a year. Imagine what could you do with an extra week! What is the one thing you know you need to do to create more time, space, freedom in you life, fill in numbers 10 and 11 with your items and then DO IT = happier you.

For more time saving advice and loads of interesting and complimentary resources visit www.HughCulver.com.

Great luck!

Steph