Nurture positive thoughts

The life you experience is nourished by thoughts you think. What kind of nourishment are your current thoughts providing? When your thoughts are filled with fear, with criticism, with anger, worry and selfishness, those are things that will nourish you. You'll surely experience disappointment, anxiety and unhappiness as a result. Instead, let thoughts of kindness, love, faith, hope and goodness fill your mind. You'll be nourished by those thoughts into experience of joy, happiness, good health and achievement. If a man carefully examines his thoughts, he will be surprised to find how much he lives in future. His well-being is always ahead.It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and lives of those who spring from us.our emotions and our actions are not separate from our thoughts. They are all interrelated. Thinking is gateway to our emotions--and our emotions are gateway to our actions. A man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild;

A Find Way to Get Motivated

My coaching client, Jeff, had a goal to exercise three times per week. He said that when he works out he feels better, has more energy and feels more fulfilled throughout day. The problem was that Jeff was not working out! His job as a financial planner took up much of his time and he always seemed to have an excuse for not making it to health club. I could sense frustration in his voice during our coaching sessions whenever he told me that another week went by without a workout.

I first asked Jeff reasons he wanted to work out. He gave me a list of all reasons and benefits and then he said, "I just don't seem to have discipline in moment. When I have chance to go to gym, I usually find something else to do, like call a couple clients or organize my office."

I then asked him, "What association or organization has a mission that you just don't believe in?" Somewhat curious, he told me that he didn't support mission of a certain organization. Then came challenge. I said, "Okay Jeff, let's set up a fine. If you don't get three workouts in by next week’s coaching session, will you mail a check to that organization for $500?" There was silence on other end of phone. He knew what I was doing. He knew this was not only a test to see how committed he was to exercising, but also a way to challenge him to take action on a goal that had been eluding him for months.