Success Tips for Life

Going Back, Moving Forward

Recently I was on a fabulous holiday and as the end neared, I started thinking about 'going back' - going back home, back to business, back to life before the holiday.  That thought didn't seem so appealing so I started wondering if there was another perspective I could take.

Then I realized that even when you go "back" you are really going "forward" -  this gave me a great feeling and I starting seeing how this applies to so many other things in life besides the end of a holiday. 

We are always moving forward and that is exciting!

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Own Your Brilliance!

Have you been hiding?  Want to come out and claim your brilliance?  Imagine what could happen if you started owning your own unique brilliance and became even more of yourself.  What kind of strength and power would emerge from you?  Who would you be what could you do?

Don't worry, being confident and willing to shine doesn't mean you can't also be humble.  Humility is about owning who you are and what you know AND also being quite open to learning new things from other brilliant people.  Owning your brilliance doesn't make you arrogant.

Are you ready to radiate? 

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Scarcity versus Abundance

I recently read an amazing book that touched me deeply.  It's called The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist (http://www.soulofmoney.org). Deepak Chopra said this about the book: "This is the right book at the right time.  To anyone who wants to transform their lives and the world, I give this book my highest recommendation."

There are many valuable concepts in the book and one that stood out for me was the the myth of scarcity and three examples she gives about this. 

3 Toxic Myths of Scarcity:

1. There isn't enough

2. More is better

3. That's just the way it is

My challenge to you is to be aware of when you find yourself thinking these thoughts and try to see things from a different perspective.  Imagine that:

There is enough, more isn't always better, and we do have a choice!

Wishing you abundance!

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Guilt as a Boomerang, Not a Frisbee

We've all probably heard that guilt is a waste of energy and a destructive emotion.  So why do we fall prey to it so easily?  Why don't we just refuse it?  Easier said than done sometimes.

I thought of a metaphor for guilt that may help you 'say no' to it the next time it gets thrown your way.  Imagine someone is throwing a Frisbee to you, the idea is that you catch it.  This is what happens with guilt, someone throws it to you and right on cue, you catch it.

Now imagine that the person who is trying to send you some guilt is throwing a boomerang instead of a Frisbee.  It flies right past you and back to where it belongs, with the person who sent it.

Guilt only works if we accept it.   If the person who is trying to send you guilt sees that you are no longer willing to 'catch it' - they may stop throwing it your way.  And even if they don't stop, you don't have to catch it.  See guilt is a boomerang, not a Frisbee!

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Opposite of Old

Do you ever worry about 'getting old'?  Here's a new way to think about it:

"The opposite of old is not young. The opposite of old is new. So as we do and feel new things, we can never be “old.” (Unless we wish to be.)" - SARK (If you're not familiar with SARK, check her out at http://www.planetsark.com/)

What new thing can you do, or feel, today to create an experience of NEW?

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Gratitude Allows More to Arrive

You've probably heard about DVD and Book, The Secret (http://www.thesecret.tv) and the impact it is having all over the world.  The Secret is all about the law of attraction.  Oprah did a show on The Secret and one of the guests made a powerful statement that was repeated more than once.  Here it is:

"Nothing new can come into your life unless you are already grateful for what you have."

Now that is powerful!  Being grateful feels so good, why not give it a try?

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

What You Focus On Expands

Have you heard this statement: 'What you focus on expands'?  To make use of this nifty principle, you first need to become aware of what you are focusing on.  It's common that we get so used to the thoughts in our head that we don't even notice if they are positive or negative.

Try to catch yourself when you are focusing on negative things and STOP and then switch your focus to positive things.  Imagine what would happen if you focused on the things you do want and supportive thoughts and not things you don't want and the negative thoughts. 

"The only thing that grows is that which you give energy to." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Start with Courage

Successful people are often courageous, have you noticed that?  Many other juicy benefits stem from courage so why not make courage a big focus in your life and see what other magical things happen?  This is what Osho says about courage:

"You cannot be truthful if you are not courageous - You cannot be loving if you are not courageous - You cannot be trusting if you are not courageous- You cannot inquire into reality if you are not courageous - Hence courage comes first and everything else follows."

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

A Twist on The Three "R's"

Maybe you've heard about the three R's: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic.  Well, those are very important and good to know.  And I've got three new R's that I think you'll like much more!

"Don't forget the three R's: rest, replenishment, and reflection." - Beth Mende Conny

What do you need right now?  Could you use a little rest?  Do you need to replenish your energy?  Would some reflection bring you more peace?  Choose one, or all three R's, and take action!

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Look Inside

When is the last time you looked inside?  It's funny that we spend a lot of time focused on everything outside of ourselves and not so much time on what is going on internally.  Maybe it's because we forget or we're just too busy.  Successful living happens when you realize your true power lies within.  This quote captures the idea perfectly:

"Most people think that the world is outside them.  They live their life backward, running after security and approval, as if by making enough money or getting enough praise they could be happy once and for all. But nothing outside us can give us what we're really looking for." - Byron Katie, from her new book, A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are.

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.