MaXIMIze - Personal Prose

Before I jump into this week's blog, need to take care of some administrative business. Since this is where I have my coaching business e-mail address - maximize.beth@gmail.com - I figured 2014 was the year to move my blog over as well. So, for the previous blog posts, click here.

Now on to today's post...

Everyone has their personal prose - their way of communicating not only with others, but with themselves as well. By identifying our personal prose, we can work to change it and by doing so bring more of what we desire and deserve into our lives.

Here are some points to ponder:

Do you tend to want to move toward something or away from something? Moving toward something or looking forward to experiencing it is positive prose, and that's where we want to focus.

Do you want to have things or do you want to feel things? Goals that come from the inside, that make you feel good about what you do and who you are, goals that are important to you, the individual, are positive - and that's where we want to focus.

How concise are you when communicating? Do you tend to maybe make mountains out of molehills, as the saying goes? Instead try making molehills out of mountains by looking at where the action or event fits in the big picture, in the long-term view, rather than the short-term, small view.

So, when you catch your inner critic castigating you about something, answer back with, "yes, and next time I'll do ________ instead."

Remember, the space between action and reaction gives you time to frame your response, and thereby take responsibility for your reaction.

Are you garnering power or poison? What words and phrases you consistently tell not only others, but more importantly yourself, have a huge impact on how you view life and how well you attain your goals. Poison words and phrases include but, can't, could have, should have, would have, if only, maybe, might, someday, sometime, try, what if. I'm sure there are others you can identify as well.

One of my mother's favorite phrases was, "Woulda, coulda, shoulda, but didn't."

And of course there is now the famous Yodaism, "There is no try, only do."

Here is a list of power words to ponder and incorporate into your daily dialogues with others and your inner critic: abundance, accomplish, achieve, among, attract, aware(ness), because, becoming, before, beyond, causes, claim, clarity, comfortably, confident, content, create, delight, discover, during, easily, energized, enhanced, enjoying, exceeds, expanding, experience, flourish, flows, generate, giving, grace, harmonious, imagine, immediate, impact, increasingly, infinite, inspired, limitless, meaningful, naturally, now, passion, perfect, possibilities, purpose, radiates, realizing, receiving, results, success, thriving, transformed, transitioning, wonderfully. I'm sure there are others you can identify and use as well.

So rather than drinking the poison, feed yourself power by using and being these words instead.

Next week, we will work on our circle of perception, an exercise I use in my coaching practice and also use myself at least annually to gain perspective on the various areas in my life.

Until then, namaste!