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Don’t Expect Gurantees of Success

March 31, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Note: We recently launched of a seminar series, “Five Things You Must Know To Make Your Life Better.”  As part of that series, one of the things we went over were the “10 Commandments of Changing Habits.” This is one of those “commandments.”

Expect not guarantees of success.

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Setting goals does not guarantee you will get to have the results you want.

However, NOT setting them does guarantee that you will stay where you are.

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Filed Under: Change, Failure, goals, Habits, Motivational Monday, planning, Relationships, Success Tagged With: 10 commandments of habit change, change, changing habits, excuses, goals, habit, habit change, productivity, success, weight loss

Time is Out of Your Control

March 24, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

time-is-passingNote: We recently launched of a seminar series, “Five Things You Must Know To Make Your Life Better.”  As part of that series, one of the things we went over were the “10 Commandments of Changing Habits.” This is one of those “commandments.”

Thou shalt accept time is out of thy control.

The process will take more time than you want and it will be more complicated than you prefer – but it will neither take as long as, nor will it be as difficult as you fear.

Conversely, it will feel far better than you expect when you “arrive.”

When the road seems long, keep your eyes on the prize and focus on the benefits, not the effort.

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Filed Under: Change, goals, Group Support, Habits, Motivational Monday, Relationships Tagged With: 10 commandments of habit change, change, changing habits, control, frustration, habit, habit change, productivity, taking time, weight loss

You Are Not Alone

March 17, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Note: We recently launched of a seminar series, “Five Things You Must Know To Make Your Life Better.”  As part of that series, one of the things we went over were the “10 Commandments of Changing Habits.” This is one of those “commandments.”

Accept thy journey is not alone

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You run your own life.

If you want to change it, you have to take responsibility for where you are and where you’re going.

However, realize that those most closely tied to you will have to adjust, and they might – or might not – want to.

Keep others informed.

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Filed Under: Change, goals, Group Support, Habits, Motivational Monday, Relationships Tagged With: 10 commandments of habit change, change, changing habits, coaching service, email, habit, journey, productivity, subscribers, weight loss

Shaking Up My Thoughts

March 12, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

After the day’s folderol has wound down, it’s time to relax.

Lay on the couch please

Planted habitually on the left side of the couch, my wife places on herself an animal-print blanket she sewed, and the then places on said animal-print blanket three animals: two cats and a dog. I sit on the other side of the sofa and we watch TV, check out a movie, read, or – gasp! – possibly even talk to each other.

If you’re looking for wild parties, we’re not the go-to place. I’m not sure we ever were, but for a fact, I know we’re not now. We’re not exciting – and that’s the way we like it.

Recently, our pattern was most literally shaken up when the ground began trembling.

If you live in earthquake country, you know what comes next. If you don’t, there’s a mental and emotional checklist one goes through at the first inkling of a temblor.

1)    Look for others nearby and check their reactions to decide if you’re just dizzy or disoriented, or to get validation that the movement beneath your feet is actually happening.

2)    Determine if a large vehicle is rumbling down your street vibrating the entire neighborhood.

3)    Check to see if hanging objects are swinging.

4)    If indeed you are neither inebriated nor are tanks or eighteen-wheelers patrolling your street, and your favorite dangling knick-knack is making like a pendulum; then commence praying that this now verified earthquake will not be the “Big One.”

5)    Feel fear rise up in your throat. Decide if you’re heading for safety. Wait for quake to pass. Realize how powerless you are in the grasp of Mother Nature.

Steps one through four pass blindingly fast.

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Filed Under: Happiness, Inspiration, mental health, Newspaper Column, Power of Attitude, Self Talk Tagged With: attitude, cats, change, earthquake, habit, happiness, how, mother nature, natural disaster, speaking, tv, weight loss

Don’t Listen to Pressure

March 10, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Note: We recently launched of a seminar series, “Five Things You Must Know To Make Your Life Better.”  As part of that series, one of the things we went over were the “10 Commandments of Changing Habits.” This is one of those “commandments.”

Listen not to the pressure of others…

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Change because you want to or you need to, not because of external pressure.

It’s perfectly OK to stay where you are and continue to engage in your behaviors. However, own it.

Realize that is your choice and you are making it.

This gives you the power to change later – should you so choose.

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Filed Under: Change, goals, Habits, Motivational Monday, Self Talk Tagged With: 10 commandments of habit change, change, changing habits, coaching service, email, habit, pressure, productivity, subscribers, weight loss

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