Author: Gayle

“Goals” are like “New Year’s resolutions”…frequently made but rarely accomplished. Are you struggling to achieve your goals? Then I have the key for you! STOP thinking of your goal as a goal! I know, you’re thinking ‘WHAT THE HECK?’ This is a blog all about goals and positive thinking and reaching for the stars. However, in our society most people describe a goal as “a lofty ambition,” something to “shoot for,” something to “strive for,” or something to “work toward’ and there is NOTHING wrong with any of that. Or is there? You see the descriptions we give the word “goal” implies your objective will be difficult to achieve. There is a subtle undertone crafted by the implicit meaning of your words telling you it’s just The rest of the story

For most of us we have a voice that plays in our heads. It may be your own voice; the voice of a teacher or past coach or maybe the voice is your mother or father.  But it is the voice of a negative motivator. Someone who believed in motivating by telling you just how you had not measured up to their expectations. Good enough did not exist for them and they believe that the way to make you better is to tell you how bad you are.  This form of motivation works for some people. For others it is a reason to quit. Sometimes the best thing we can do for ourselves is shut off the negative voices in our head! Sometime we need to The rest of the story