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Category: Transform Your Life

60-Day Inner Fitness Challenge to Strengthen Your Mind and Spirit

The 60-Day Inner Fitness Challenge will help you cultivate a resilient, balanced, and healthy mind by using the best Inner Fitness Skills and Tools.When we think of fitness, our minds often drift to images of gyms, weights, and cardio workouts. We visualize the commitment required to sculpt our bodies, the discipline needed to adhere to a workout regimen, and the perseverance necessary to push through physical limits. But what if we took these same skills and applied them to our minds and spirits? Welcome to my 60-Day “Inner Fitness” Challenge – a holistic approach to mental and emotional well-being that, like physical fitness, requires dedication, practice, and persistence.

60 days is not too much when you work the 3 P’s. Don’t let yourself become overwhelmed by the idea of a 60-day commitment. Included in the 60-day challenge is how to Prepare for it, how to Participate in it to get the most out of it, and then how to make it part of an ongoing Practice that truly transforms your life. Isn’t that the purpose of a challenge… to get past roadblocks and create real transformation?

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How to Overcome Overwhelm and Live a Rich, Full Life

when learning how to overcome overwhelm:  it’s a journey to be enjoyed, not a search for a quick fix that lets you keep doing what you’ve been doingFeeling overwhelmed is a common experience in today’s fast-paced world. The good news is that there are effective strategies to manage this feeling and shift our mindset towards a richer, fuller life. Keep this in mind when learning how to overcome overwhelm:  it’s a journey to be enjoyed, not a search for a quick fix that lets you keep doing what you’ve been doing. And it involves taking back your power…

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A New Way of Thinking Unlocks Your Full Potential For Happy Success

If you’re dissatisfied with life, a new way of thinking is the first step toward creating a new action and way of being that brings you happy success.In 2006, I chose the name “Neways” for my business, because I was overflowing with the desire to offer women new ways of thinking, acting and being in the world. Today I’d like to share more of my story.

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results‘” (Albert Einstein). The truth of this statement resonates with us on a deep level because we’ve all done it!  We get stuck in a rut and we don’t see any other way of doing or being, hence our dreams remain out of reach. 

If what we’ve learned and practiced in the past isn’t serving us, it’s time to take a step back and assess why it’s not working. We must look for a new way of thinking that supports a new way of acting. 

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Feeling Stuck? When Life Happens, Look For Exciting, New Opportunities!

Feeling stuck makes us feel powerless, yet you can turn these times into exciting new opportunities that you wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Let me reframe this into a water analogy: Harness the eddies in the stream of life to break through to the next level.Feeling stuck makes us feel powerless, yet you can turn these times into exciting new opportunities that you wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Let me reframe this into a water analogy: Harness the eddies in the stream of life to break through to the next level.

Nature demonstrates that water must be in motion to remain healthy. You’ve undoubtedly seen a stagnant puddle or pond – it’s not appealing! Since we’re composed of 60+% water, it only makes sense that we feel better when we aren’t stagnant.

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Stop Beating Yourself Up! 5 Powerful Self-Compassion Truths Revealed

Empower yourself and stop beating yourself up by reaffirming it’s necessary to care for yourself kindly, otherwise you have nothing to give to others.Most of us would never tell our best friend, “Oh, you’re so stupid”, yet we may beat ourselves up with demeaning self-talk. The sad reality is that most people have never learned to treat themselves with the kindness and patience they have learned to bring to others. 

We all need to hear that we have permission to be good to ourselves. Giving yourself and your clients the key to self-compassion is empowering, because it clears away hidden misconceptions that you may not even know are lurking in your subconscious.

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