Glass Half Full
YES MY GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL AND YOURS CAN BE TOO!
Clients, friends and colleagues often comment on the fact that I am a walking and talking field of positive energy. They wonder, often in amazement, how I keep a balance of calm and joy on a day to day basis. I ingest is intention, the intention of appreciation, gratitude and joy every moment, every day and in every way that I can. When I get out of sync, as we all do, I put an elastic on my wrist; give it a little tweak to remind me to live every moment as mindfully, as joyfully as possible.
Life has taken me on a personal journey fraught with tremendous challenges and also incredible success and satisfaction. I have achieved what was trailblazing success and material wealth in my career; I have been stripped of all material and social security in fleeing an abusive situation with my children, $100 and the clothes on my back. While my personal journey has been one of extreme success as well as extreme peril, I recognize that we all go through bouts of success and despair, perceived material security and loss. We all have different journeys, different challenges and lessons to learn. However we are all sisters and brothers in the journey of life. A journey that gives each one of us crisis and calm, happiness and hardship. Our strength and our hope lie not in our ability to move forward after crisis or defeat, but rather to move forward with our mind, heart and soul in tact, in a positive place.
What is my secret to living life with my glass of personal energy half full? My secret starts with recognizing that everything in life is a choice, a personal decision. We cannot control what happens to us, but we have the ultimate control over what we do with our experiences. No one can control our thoughts, our emotions, the seedbed of our strength. We are the masters of what is most important and most powerful in our life: our consciousness, our intention.
On our path to discovering a life of joy, a life of happiness we always come head to head with the opponent. The opponent is not the not the boss or the job we do not like, it is not a person who did us wrong. The opponent we face is not outside our self. Our greatest opponent lies within us. It is the voice that speaks of fear and desperation. It is the voice that talks about all we cannot do or achieve. It is easy to be seduced by the opponent, by choices that we do not really want to make, by negativity that drains our energy and impedes our true passion, purpose and talent.
How can we beat our internal opponent and reach in and out with more joy, more energy, more enthusiasm for life? How can we get on the JOY TRACK? We must realize that wishing for, yearning for, hoping for or being desperate for happiness or joy does not represent positive intention, but rather speaks loudly to what we lack. When our thoughts come from a place of need, they also come from a place of fear. The energy we transmit attracts more of the same.
No matter what has transpired in your life, you have the power now at this very moment to fight the opponent, to move past a place of need a place of yearning for, wanting, asking, and hoping to a place of personal strength and positive certainty.
Decide to hold your glass half full today. Experience 24 hours without fear, uncertainty, worry, negativity. Take the garbage out for a day, put negativity and thoughts that sap your energy on pause. What would your day be like if you decided to stop yearning for, wishing for, hoping for happiness and just got up in the morning with the conviction to make this a joyful day? Try joyful conviction on for size today, and let me know if you attract more joy in your life and your work.
© 2004 Irene Segal
About The Author
Empowerment?. Irene Segal is a business and life coach who works with issues of change, business growth, leadership and self-empowerment. She was recently appointed as the Personal Development Expert for Enterprise Toronto, a branch of the Economic Development Office of the City of Toronto and is also an Ambassador for the Toronto Board of Trade. Irene's professional journey includes running a multi million dollar steel business, mentoring entrepreneurs, financial consulting and co-authoring a book about coaching, Exploring Coaching. She received her coaching certification from Coach Training Alliance, who described her as one of the stars in their program. Irene was one of 10 Canadian women chosen by the Federal Development Bank to set up the first mentorship program for women in the country- Step Up. She was also the first woman Rotarian in Canada.
PARLOT::Ebooks, Scripts,
Websites, and more... Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability... Read More 19 years ago, I was a young working mother at... Read More When you think about the most successful, happy, fulfilled people... Read More What is fear's purpose? How do you handle it? While... Read More I don't know who said it or where I heard... Read More I want to wish you good health, long life, success... Read More What are they?Self-limiting beliefs are those things you believe about... Read More It's a very strange concept. When you are in a... Read More When your life is over how will you be graded?... Read More Many people are too busy today trying to fit themselves... Read More I recently returned from a wonderful vacation in the U.S.... Read More Goals stalled? Always running behind? Stuck in a rut?Procrastination means... Read More Many professionals have attained a high level of competence in... Read More I often meet people who say things like, "I've been... Read More Talk about a strong finish! In their inspiring story of... Read More Fear is the minds great mortal sin.And isn't it just... Read More Life is a gift; live it with gusto everyday. Don't... Read More Listen. If you don´t beat procrastination at work the long... Read More Writing a 'life script' is like writing a movie script.... Read More Have you ever imagined that life could be a lot... Read More What is your PASSION?Dictionary says: strong liking for or... Read More We all gravitate toward what we feel most comfortable doing.... Read More "Making a lot out of a little"Ever noticed how some... Read More To the world you might be one person, but to... Read More As Prince, or whatever his name is now put it... Read More
Adsense
websites
The Time to Act
A Turning Point
Five Mores to Enhance Your Performance
Fear Emotions - Positive or Negative?
Danger In The Comfort Zone
Success: 10 Easy Success Tips To Help You Achieve Your Ambitions In Life
Self-Limiting Beliefs: The Inner Enemies of Progress
When Do You Enjoy Things the Most?
How To Avoid Being Labelled As Average
What Makes You Special?
How to Eat an Elephant
What You Can Do About Procrastination
Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone
Playing With Mindfulness: Sneaking In The Back Door
Are You Ready To Make A Strong Finish?
No, Fear! The Success is Yours (1)
Live Life with Gusto
How To Beat Procrastination At Work
The Art of Scripting Your Life
7 Hot Tips for Self Improvement Part 1
Words that Inspire: PASSION
Moving Past Your Comfort Zone
Making A Lot Out Of A Little - Use It Or Lose It
A Tribute to Edna
Hold That Elevator!
Affordable and Reliable Web Hosting Starting at $4.49/Month
Forward Motion
The natural cycle of life is to grow and move... Read More
How to Exude More Confidence
Confidence: The word conjures up images of self-assurance and... Read More
Procrastination: Hypnosis Can Help You Overcome It
I recently saw a t-shirt with the following saying: "Procrastinate... Read More
To Boost Your Brain, Move That Body!
If you really want to be at your absolute peak... Read More
Struggling With Juggling
'The trick to juggling is determining which balls are made... Read More
Christian Gladiators? Athletics as a Metaphor for the Christian Lifestyle
When Paul first arrived in Corinth in the middle of... Read More
Vanity Killed My Car
When I was a freshman in college, my first car... Read More
Stop Procrastination - Just do it!
What stops you from 'getting things done?'Have you ever started... Read More
Raising The Bar
One of the most popular events in the Olympics is... Read More
Harnessing the Power of the Unknown: Move from Repeating the Past to Re-inventing the Future
The Unknown - it is scary territory for many, something... Read More
Lights, Camera, Take Action
Have you ever had a great business idea?Did you focus... Read More
Speed Reading Technique
Four Brilliant Tips to Speed Read Faster than EverMany people,... Read More
Getting Started is the Toughest Part of the Job
One of the most challenging things about starting on a... Read More
No, Fear! The Success is Yours (1)
Fear is the minds great mortal sin.And isn't it just... Read More
Curing the Blues - 14 Feel-Good Ways to Get Out of the Dumps
Everyone goes through that "in the blues" feeling once in... Read More
Making the Most of Now
"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every... Read More
Ignite The Fire In Your Belly ? How To Move From Being A Procrastinator To An Activator!
Are you sick and tired of not getting ahead and... Read More
4 Secret Ways to Stop Procrastinating
Ever wonder how to stop procrastinating?I was recently talking with... Read More
Overcoming Procrastination
What are the reasons that YOU procrastinate?Are you a perfectionist?Do... Read More
I Should Be Doing... But...?
What a perfect fall Saturday morning, clear sunny blue sky,... Read More
Finding Your Authentic Path
"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light." ~... Read More
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone - Before Its Too Late
Think about what you're doing each day and ask yourself... Read More
Discover The Spark That Motivates You In Business and Life
Can There Be Any Other Business Like Your Own Business?"Whatever... Read More
Persistence
Persistence will carve you as a leader in your industry.... Read More
Making A Lot Out Of A Little - Use It Or Lose It
"Making a lot out of a little"Ever noticed how some... Read More
Motivation |