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The Sober Life: How to Make and Keep Goals After Rehab

February 7, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

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by Melissa Cammack

When you graduate from drug rehab, you are one step closer to living a sober life.

But as you are reintroduced into society, you must learn how to stay clean and pick up all of the pieces that have fallen apart because of your addiction. When you get clean and you start to see the world through sober eyes, it is very important to stay productive, and one of the most effective ways to stay productive is to set goals and stay focused on achieving these goals. As you start to accomplish your goals, you will become more confident that you can stay abstinent. The first step is making your goals, and the second step is to keep these goals.

Tips on Making Realistic Goals After Rehab

As a recovering addict, you know that you have to live life one day at a time. You should keep this simple rule in mind whenever you are making goals for yourself to live a sober and productive life. Writing down your goals is a great way to stay accountable and to assess whether or not any of the goals need to be updated in the future. After you achieve your first set of short-term goals, you can move on to setting a new set of short-term goals that will get you even further in your sober life. Here are some tips on creating goals for yourself that are possible to attain:

  • Work with your counselor in the rehab center before you leave the facility to come up with a post-rehab life plan. This plan will include goals you will set for yourself for the weeks and months following rehab and your counselor will help give you tips on how to stay on track.
  • Attend follow up counseling sessions after rehab to discuss what you are finding challenging now that you are living the sober life. You can discuss goals you have achieved, feel empowered, and set new goals that your counselor will hold you to.
  • Take time to meet new friends who also live a sober life. When you build new relationships or you take time to heal your relationships with your old friends, it will give you more power to get through challenges you will face in the future.

Rehab stresses that recovery is a life-long process. You need to understand before you venture out on your own and try to conquer the world. Make sure you have a support system, make a plan, and do everything in your power to stay accountable.

About the Author: This article was written on behalf of http://www.freedomdrugrehab.com/ by Melisa Cammack, so for those who are looking for more information on help with addiction, please visit their site today.

Filed Under: Guest Author, Overcoming Obstacles Tagged With: addiction, counseling, drug rehab, one day at a time, realistic goals, relationships, sober life

February Resolutions

February 6, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

One can always tell the time of year by the dominant color at the greeting-card stores.

Starting with Spring, we begin the pastel season. We advance without delay into the “red, white, and blue” period; followed by “Orange and Black;” with a brief flurry of “Brown, Red, Orange and Forest Green” in November. (The colors for the latter part of the year shift quickly because the “Red Green” season dominates everything.) We conclude this colorful journey with the “RED!

RED! RED!” season, a period into which we are now firmly ensconced.

Aside from romance, this time of year also sadly signifies a type of break-up; the ending of well-intentioned resolutions proudly and honorably stated just four short weeks ago.

Resolutions expired

I have never been a big fan of resolutions. I’ve never done them; I don’t think I ever will. Don’t get me wrong; I absolutely firmly believe that making commitments and setting goals are essential if I want to direct the changes in my life. I also don’t have a problem in the world with making them in January. I mean, sure, why not? January’s as good as any month.

But that’s the point: January’s as good as any month. Why do we feel that if we “blow it” in January, we can’t reestablish them some other time? Why not put forth a “February commitment;” or honor the father of our country’s honesty with a “George Washington Day Promise;” or pick Valentine’s Day to state my “love-myself-enough-to-change” vows? Granted, they might sound ridiculous; but are those dates of any less value than January 1?

Choosing goals basically because it’s a “that time of year” (and that’s when everybody does them) makes us less inclined to achieve them. Why? Because they’re not driven by an inner aspiration, but rather forced by external dynamics.

Long-term change (does any other type matter?) must be borne from within, not pushed upon us by outside forces. Yes, external drivers, such as weighing a certain amount, not fitting into your clothes, crossing a landmark age, going through a break-up, or losing a job; can be powerful triggers. Each will get you moving, for sure. But, once the initial pain has diminished, so does the drive to continue the very behavior which caused its dissipation.

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Filed Under: Change, Newspaper Column, Overcoming Obstacles, Overcoming Perfectionsim, Success, Think 1st Tagged With: commitments, january 1, new year's resolutions, resolutions, resolutions that stick, this time i mean it day, why resolutions fail

Knocking off Those Things Called “Problems”

January 29, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Most of us who are leading worry-free happy lives have our own problems which we haven’t considered discussing with anyone. Instead, most people choose to pretend as if nothing is wrong and learn to live with the problems. Though problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – Problem, I don’t want you in my life.

Of course, we have been fighting troubles ever since we were born. Issues with friends, parents, girl friends, boyfriends, spouses, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves that outline our feelings such as low self-esteem, low confidence, loss of faith, inferiority complex, nervousness – these keep adding to our already existing problems.

Bad news is that problems come in different shapes and sizes and colors and feelings and situations. Good news is that ALL problems can be solved.

Now breathe a sigh of relief and read on to know how to solve your problems.

Talk, it really helps

What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no amount of talking is going to help. Know this – when you talk about your problem to a person, don’t expect that person to understand. Instead, when you talk about it, you are releasing the negative energies that’s been mounting within you. Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems

Having a journal or a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with. When you write down your problems, you are venting out all the frustration and tension from your system. You can try flushing away the paper in which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself flushing away the problems from your life.

Relax and think

More often than not, when problems mount, we forget thinking. Instead, we choose to panic and stay glum. Teach yourself to relax in situations that demand your focused attention. When you relax, the answers become more clear and obvious.

Don’t lose faith and hope

No matter what you lose in life; do not lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family, friends and career, you should still have faith. You say that sounds crazy. How can a person still have faith after losing everything? That’s the magical part. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

Your problems are not the worst

No matter what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. Tell yourself – when they can deal with them, why can’t I? Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a solution.

About the Author: Chital is a novelist and blogger contributing to the writing world as much as possible. When not writing, she is reading books. Get in touch with her: Facebook –  WordPress  –  Ezine profile

Filed Under: Guest Author, Overcoming Obstacles Tagged With: confidence, feelings, frustration, problems, solving problems

Are You on Track?

January 28, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

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As we come to the end of the first month of the year, plans we made earlier might have faded into dust.

That doesn’t mean the alternative is to give up. It’s important to remember that progress is not linear, it’s up and down, back and forth, here and there.

If you’ve stalled, it’s because your goal is:

  • Too big
  • Not specific
  • Doesn’t have a deadline
  • Isn’t your goal (i.e. you’re doing it because someone else is pressuring you)
  • Not in your control
  • A few of the above

Remember, every minute of every hour of every day is a chance to recommit to what matters most.

If you’re stuck, take a look at your goal and figure out one step to make it through today. Feel good when you do it.

Repeat as necessary.

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Filed Under: goals, Motivational Monday, Overcoming Obstacles, Overcoming Perfectionsim Tagged With: Getting Past What Holds You Back, goal planner, goal setting, goals, motivation, priorities, Think 1st, this time i mean it day

5 Secrets Movers And Shakers Know, Revealed

January 25, 2013 by Featured Author Leave a Comment

Every office has that enviable employee who seems to make things happen under any circumstance. And let’s be honest: All of us wish we were that go-getting individual.

I used to really look up to one of my coworkers. He always had a smile on his face, and was always on the go – whether he was completing his own work, or lending a hand to peers who needed an extra set of eyes and ears -and never seemed stressed or overwhelmed.

One day, I asked him how he did it: Stayed on top, stayed positive and stayed successful, without breaking a sweat.

He smiled and shared the following secrets with me, which have since helped me on my own ascension to success:

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Filed Under: Guest Author, Health, Overcoming Obstacles, Power of Attitude Tagged With: change, fitness, healthier eating, healthy lifestyle, personal success, simple plan, simplicity, smile, success, success stories

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