Day in the Life of One Woman

The path to success is never straight, there are several twists & turns, set backs, and obstacles. Motivation can only get you so far, but self discipline can take you anywhere.  Self discipline is not wanting or feeling like taking action but doing it anyways. Motivation can be found through speeches, videos, well versed songs, poems or any form of media for that matter.  Self discipline is something that is learned over a long period of time.  Your brain creates neurological pathways when you choose to do something.  Those pathways must be strengthened in order to become a habit.  Unfortunately bad habits are formed the same way....by strengthening the pathway through choosing a lack of action. What we are trying to do is wipe out the bad habits by rewiring our brains , it takes massive action and self discipline so here are some tips I have found to help me and some of you as well. 1. Write down how you feel before your action.  For example, ...

Ok guys I know we all have dreams, goals, and/or aspirations that we are all trying to achieve or accomplish.  What holds you back? For me I know with confidence that it is my procrastination that holds me back from so many goals (including organization). What can break you from that procrastination stronghold?? The answer to that my friends is quite simple......ACTION!! What isn't so simple is the act of action on a procrastinated spirit.  (Hope that makes sense.) I am a procrastinator in rehab.....I'm working on myself and that is one of the worst habits I have. Some of the tricks I use to break that mindset is to focus on the reward of completing a task.  For example I get super lazy when I come home from work and cleaning my house is the last thing that I want to do, but I know it must be done.  To keep myself from procrastinating I envision my home clean and organized, this motivates me to get the job done.  I also procrastinate with this ...

Ok so let's talk diet.... We all know that we must eat healthier and for some of us it is a daunting and difficult process.  You suddenly realize that your favorite snacks are now off limits!!  Or having to completely eliminate certain foods, drinks, or food habits....... I felt that fear before, the familiar scary feeling that comes with telling myself "NO!' to soda,  ice cream, cookies, cakes, chips, and so many others.  What I have learned is that it is ok to ease into a change in your eating habits. SnapChat name:  joannamdv I started out by drinking my veggies in my Greens Smoothies, adding fruits, water and ice in the blender and viola all of my fruit and veggie servings are all taken care of.  Of course I still needed to learn better eating habits, so I began adding healthy supplements to my usual foods.  A good example of this is adding flaxseed or chia seeds to foods that I prepare, such as adding flaxseed to my pancakes.  I h...