It’s true. Have you stopped to think about your daily thoughts affect your daily living?  Do you take the time to slow down and consciously think about what your thoughts are doing to you or how they might be working against you? Many people live their lives on auto pilot. Do you? How many times do you stop to think about what you are actually eating for breakfast before you run out the door…how did that oatmeal really taste? Was the toast crunchy? Were the eggs fluffy and full of flavor? OR were you thinking about what you had to do that day while shoveling your breakfast down in 2 seconds flat? What kind of ‘autopilot’ thoughts kick in for each day as you are driving your car, taking a shower, ordering a drink, changing the baby? Automatic thoughts can be uplifting or negative. They can bring you to new heights or bring you to the depths of never-ending turmoil. It is a cycle that keeps going until something stops you to get your attention that requires you to reexamine your own thoughts. It could be a traumatic event , a health concern, a relationship issue, or a business that just isn’t working It is during that time when you are able to begin the process of change and take control of your thoughts and DO something about them!! There has been research that shows more than 85% of the illnesses that fall upon society are a direct result of thoughts. Less than 15% are actually attributed to environment, diet and genetics! Think about THAT for a minute. YES, set the timer and really sit with that number for a minute…it is truly astounding. Research has also shown that fear alone can set off more than 1,400 physical and chemical responses and activates more than 30 hormones. Fear can also supposedly be controlled by confronting its root cause. Julie Chrystyn, author of The Secret to Life Transformation, states, if fear can be controlled, than why can’t other emotions that are killing us be controlled? She also mentions that there are intellectual, spiritual and medical reasons for living a healthy life. It is our birthright to be happy, healthy and wealthy. It is OUR power- it is OUR decision and is OUR choice weather we want to be or not. What thoughts will you fill your mind up with today? Will they be empowering, liberating, loving, self-fulfilling thoughts? Or will they be ones that are completely on autopilot, negative, self-loathing and demeaning? In the end, is all your CHOICE and your DECISION. Make today count as a day that transforms the rest of your life, your thoughts and happiness.

Have you been a victim of roadblocks? That is, circumstances that get in your way, situations that change, day to day ‘stuff’ that keep you from achieving the goals you set for yourself? They can be referred to as road blocks, as traps or as bumps in the road. Whatever the name, they certainly can derail your progress and your momentum as an entrepreneur and small business owner! They can completely destroy you focus and your goals that you set for yourself. This is absolutely true, right? Absolutely… ONLY IF YOU LET THEM! Truly, the choice is completely YOURS to allow these roadblocks to derail your progress. Whatever your choice, it is completely up to you how you handle the outcome or the consequences of your choices. The message when it comes to roadblocks is simple…CHOICE. If you choose to allow something to get in your way, accept the outcome and move on. So many people blame others or other circumstances for their lack of focus, income, success. When it really is up to YOU to make it happen or not. For example, If a meeting you had planned for 30 minutes turns into an hour, and that hour has derailed your other appointments for the day, than accept the fact that these appointments will have to be re scheduled, and make the most out of the unplanned appointment. Be OK with your choice, make a note on what you would have done differently and learn from it! I am at the beach right now, thoroughly enjoying taking my 5 year old son to Sea Squirts camp everyday…an opportunity we couldn’t turn down. I am taking this week extra slow and have chosen to enjoy this time with him, enjoy the beach and to have some down time. I am OK with that choice. Will it cost me some opportunity? Maybe. But there is always more to be created. The universe takes care of us if we open our hearts and allow it to. So if you slip on the banana, get back up and complete the rest of your weeks goals as planned. Try to avoid the dieter syndrome where if you aren’t on track every single moment, the entire week is shot and you tell yourself that you will get back on track NEXT week. There many not be a next week!! Seriously, Carpe Diem! Seize the day and be that fearless race car heading down the highway…so you hydroplane a bit, get yourself back in control and get to your destination!! Millions of people do this every single day, and do it successfully!! YOU CAN TO!