Be an Eagle and see the Forest and not just Trees.

Life has a way of getting you so wrapped up and crazy busy that you can lose sight of the big picture.  It becomes extremely easy to get lost in the details.  When this happens, you need to take a step back, breath, and look at the big picture.  You need to regain your eagle vision. Don't get lost by looking at a tree but instead see he forest! How do get it back?  Try these 3 easy steps:

1. Breath.  That’s right, just breath.  Take a deep breath in through your nose and exhale through your mouth.  Focus on slowing down your breathing and inhale and exhale slow and steady.  
2. Take off your shoes.  You can leave your socks on or not, it’s up to you but stand up.  As you inhale curl your toes in. (even better if you are on carpet) When you exhale, stretch your toes out.  
3. Lastly, close your eyes.  When you are breathing and curling your toes let your mind go.  Let any tense or stressful thoughts go.  Clear your mind and focus on you.  When you feel centered, slowly start to expand your thinking to your goals and more importantly to your why.  Ignore the individual tasks just focus on your why.

Regain your eagle vision and continue on towards your goals and dreams!

Tracking your way to Success!

Track it!  Just like a business tracking their expenses and income track your behaviors.  If you want to improve and/or reach a goal.  Make a list of 1-3 small tasks you can do each do to help you achieve your goal and improve.  Then, track it!  Make a checklist and every time you complete one task, check it off!  Do this everyday and you will see that what you are successful with and areas where you struggle.  Then make the changes necessary to keep you on track and headed toward goal, and continue to track.  If you don’t want to end of off course, check in daily and make sure you are headed in the right direction.  It’ll take a matter of seconds, so why wait!  Go track and get closer to your goals and dreams!

Be a Light in the Darkness

Life may have seemed to throw a rock slide in front of your success tunnel and blocking your way to your goal.  It may have seemed to diminish all the hope and excitement from the people around you leaving you in darkness.  Don’t let it stop you and take away your hope and excitement.  Be a light.  Be the person who will dig out and push through the rock wall.  Be the person who is a light in the darkness attracting and spreading your hope and excitement to everyone that you meet.  Yes life will get hard, but stronger and braver than that.  Push yourself, don’t stop.  Be the light when times get dark.

Pat Yourself on the Back

We all have been successful!  Whether it was something big like winning a huge client or something smaller like helping turn a frown into a smile.  Rejoice in your success and pat yourself on your back.  You need recognition and confirmation that you are on the right path.  Sometimes it comes from other people, and sometimes from ourselves.  The tricky part is not letting it go to your head and blow up your ego (I’m guilty of that :( ) Pat yourself on the back for a job well done, smile knowing that you are awesome, and then proceed to conquer another task, and goal.  Use your success to help keep you focused, driven, and a positive influence to folks who know you.  So take the time and pat yourself on your back.  You ARE successful!