Tag: Personal Growth – Professional Growth

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

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Creative Thinking, Dream Big - Start Small, Transform Your Life.

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.

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

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Transform Your Life.

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.

Allow Yourself to Feel Your Emotions & You’ll Make Emotional Barriers Disappear

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Leadership Skills, Somatic Embodiment.

“You’re so emotional!” That’s what my client, Janine, heard throughout her early years. And you know it wasn’t said as a compliment, but rather as a reprimand. From this and other negative judgments, Janine learned that it’s not good to allow yourself to feel your emotions. Her caregivers taught her that some emotions were “unacceptable”.

To gain approval and protect herself from being hurt, she started bottling up her feelings. Not only did she become good at hiding her emotions from others, she began to hide them from herself… to the point where she didn’t know what she liked or even who she was anymore!

Have you ever experienced anything like Janine? When you were sad were you told, “Oh, don’t be such a baby!” or when you were angry, did they say, “That’s so ugly. No one is going to like you, if you keep that up little Missy.”

We react strongly to emotions we judge as negative. Emotions like grief, sadness, anger, shame, and fear make us uncomfortable and afraid. When we see them in others, it’s unpleasant, so we try to make them go away.

30 Little-Known Business-Enhancing Beliefs that Power Your Success

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Somatic Coaching, Somatic Embodiment.

Our success as business owners depends more on the following business-enhancing beliefs than on techniques and training.

When you’re a business owner, keeping up with the increasing complexity of the global economy, technology, lifestyles and business opportunities is extremely challenging. It’s vital for you to deal with change and communicate that change to your team with efficiency and effectiveness.

What is the secret to meeting changes with greater efficiency and effectiveness? It’s the business-enhancing beliefs you cultivate! This means you consciously nurture thinking patterns and value systems that serve your greater purpose in life. Learning to live in your body through a deeper awareness of your mind-body connection can accelerate this progress.

Overcoming Procrastination with Mindfulness in 3 Simple, Easy Steps

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Life Skills, Mindfulness, Self-Leadership Skills.

Mindfully practicing the following steps to overcoming procrastination will change your life.

Some days it feels like you’re drowning. You know you want to do something, but you can’t get started. You feel too overwhelmed. What makes us feel like that?

It’s not a flaw in your character. It’s a chemical process in your brain! Neuroscience explains why we procrastinate. And when you understand why, then you can find ways of naturally working with your brain chemistry.

Tag: Personal Growth – Professional Growth

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

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

Allow Yourself to Feel Your Emotions & You’ll Make Emotional Barriers Disappear

30 Little-Known Business-Enhancing Beliefs that Power Your Success

Overcoming Procrastination with Mindfulness in 3 Simple, Easy Steps

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