Go for it anyway! | My Super Secret Motivational Tool

6/20/2013

When the going gets tough in life, when taking action seems almost impossible, when wondering how I got that far in the hole is the only thing I can think of and battling with excuses of all kinds occupies a major part of my day, this is my number one go-to solution.

Go for it, anyway!

Somehow this simple, four word phrase, helps my passionate self, break free from my procrastination cocoon and into action.

The deeply alive and decisive part of myself, takes over and I am ready to do the work necessary to create the life I want for myself.

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29 Things You Didn't Know About Me | A Chance to Share and Connect

6/7/2013

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I am blessed. Mostly because of all the wonderful people, that have found their way into my life and the deep love and connection I have developed with them, over the years. A small group of trusted souls. A support network ready to take action or simply make a good day, wonderful. My friends. Read here the public love letter I wrote just for them.

New Meaningful Connections Are Being Forged Online, Every Day

During the last few months, starting the day I posted my first blog post on this page, about How I changed my life by Taking 10, I have a feeling, that hundreds of new meaningful connections are taking form. I receive emails, tweets and Facebook messages -Add me as a friend on FB- from people I have never met, from around the globe. Engaging and inspiring people of different cultures, age and gender. Stimulating and compassionate individuals, I will probably never get the chance to know in person and yet, I already feel connected to. All of YOU.

To be honest, I never thought why I have this intuitive sense of connection with you all, where it's coming from and why it gets stronger as time goes by. But yesterday, I had an Aha! moment, during my morning walk. The emotional connection forged between us, becomes stronger and stronger because, every day, you are sharing with me, your personal feelings, thoughts, ideas and challenges.
I know more about some of you, than I probably ever learn, about most of the people I work with or get to meet on a regular basis.

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Overcoming the Fear of Failure | How I Rejected the Illusions of Fear and you can too

5/17/2013

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...OR Escaping the Land of the Perfect

Before I grew up to become the now infamous Ex-May or of ProcrastinationVille, I lived in the Land of the Perfect. A thriving community of overachievers, led by the collective fear of failure.

For any proud member of the Land of the Perfect, failure is an impossible prospect and surely not part of the parcel of greatness.

Naturally, I too became a, slightly neurotic, go-getter, from a really young age. I was excelling in everything I was involved in, or at least that's how it seemed to the untrained eye (evil laugh!). To me, everything was about winning and second place was definitely, not my cup of tea. So, whenever something wasn't working out the way I wanted it too, I simply called it quits, but not before making an extravagant statement of how boring and uninteresting it was to me and how now I would be taking on a new hobby or class or activity, or whatever; that would actually be worthy of my time and talents. True Story.

Of course, deep inside I already knew, that there was nothing wrong with the task at hand, I was just not copying well with not being perfect, so, I was frantically escaping the supreme nightmare of failure.

It wasn't too long that my inability to embrace my failures, brought home another friend.

The fear of failure itself.

Some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all — in which case, you fail by default. J.K. Rowling

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My Friends, My Family, My Support System

5/3/2013

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...OR a public love letter to the people I hold close to my heart

Besides my wonderful hubby (you can read about his profound impact on my life here), my friends are the strongest support system I could ever hope for and this post is all about them.

A public love letter to express my gratitude for having them in my life and to let them know that without them I would not be nearly as complete, as I am.

I believe that friends are the family we choose in life and I am beyond proud of MY family.

When I am hanging onto sanity by a thread (like when I was trying to find out my life purpose), I know my friends will be there to comfort and support me. When life gets crazy busy (while running a business, raising a child and changing a career path) I have the certainty that my friends will be there to encourage and inspire me and when I simply need to unwind and have a fabulous time, I know they will be right next to me, smiling and taking insanely silly photos!

And this winter I needed my friends more than ever. And they were all there for me.

MY Audrey, MY Christina, MY Julie, MY Kostas, My Yiannis.

I know I didn't have to name you, one by one, but the opportunity to make you cry, is too good to pass up!

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How I Discovered my Life's Purpose and You Can Too | Living Your Life Through Your Passion.

4/12/2013

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...OR How my Hubby helped me change my life.

A couple of weeks back, I shared with you, the 3 Life Hacks, my 21/2 year old, son has taught me and how I believe that Alex, is my positivity superstar! But, when it comes to finding my passion and living my life through it, no one had a stronger influence on me, than my husband.

Let me tell you something about my hubby.

He is my Yoda.
My Mentor.
My Inspiration.

My husband is MY personal Cheerleader and Encourager.

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Are your "Buts" in the Way of your Dreams? | How to Live a Passion Driven Life, one day at a time.

4/5/2013

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Start Making Room for Dreams in your Life, Today

Over the years, somewhere between hot caramel lattes and chilled glasses of wine, friends, family members and clients, have often entrusted me with their lifelong dreams.

"I want to write a children's book"
"I want to become a singer"
"I want to help people become the person they aspire to be"

Ok, the last one was me, but still, the story is almost always the same.

After the fascinating dream has been revealed, a sad little "but", is ready to follow.

And so the utterly inspiring dreams, abruptly turn into something like this:

"I want to write a children's book, BUT my "real job" as an IT consultant keeps me busy all week and writing a book takes time."
"I want to become a singer, BUT it's too late for me to start now, besides I am really good at my job as a marketing professional."
"I want to help people become the person they aspire to be, BUT I am so busy running my own business and I cannot start over now."

The sad part is that, even people in their 20's or 30's, firmly believe that it is already too late for them to change their lives and make their dreams happen.

And my response to that, is always the same:

"Look for the dream that keeps coming back. It is your destiny."

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Celebrating the First International Day of Happiness | Nichole's Happiness in Jiff List

3/20/2013

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Celebrating the First International Day of Happiness | Happiness in Jiff and Make me Smile Lists

Well, believe it or not, today is the world's first International Happiness Day, declared by the UN to signal the importance of going beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of success in life and to promote happiness as a universal goal and aspiration in the lives of human beings around the world.

“The pursuit of happiness lies at the core of human endeavours. People around the world aspire to lead happy and fulfilling lives free from fear and want, and in harmony with nature.” UN Secretary-General.

Don't let little stupid things break your happiness. | Positive Thought of the Day by TakeTen

And even-though I do not know exactly how I feel about this International Day, -I mean shouldn't every day be a day where we intentionally choose happiness, over anything else?- I do know one thing.

Money can’t buy love. It can’t buy happiness either.

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Stay Motivated and Transform Your Life, One Day at a Time | Nichole's 5 Tips on Keeping Yourself Motivated

3/15/2013

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Keep yourself motivated. | Bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

Last week talked about new beginnings and how perceiving every new day as an opportunity to start fresh and new, can help us get closer to what we really want in life.

So here we are now, full of enthusiasm, ready to wholeheartedly embrace change and take our lives to the next level.
ay hits you in the face and the world is not full of rainbows and sunshine, anymore. What now?

That's where motivation comes into play.

The secret behind every blissfully happy and successful person in the world is motivation.

So, no matter what it is that you so passionately just started working on, whether it's a diet or a new book, a change in your career or a new college degree (like moi), you need to keep yourself motivated, on a daily basis.

The expert in anything was once a beginner. Motivational Quote by TakeTen

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Here is to new beginnings, the small ones and the big ones, the easy and the hard...

3/8/2013

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Life is full of new beginnings, every day is a chance to start all over, a chance to redesign your life and start anew.

During the last month, my life has been full of exciting, uplifting, heart-warming beginnings and I just had to share a few of them with you.

Here goes:

Every new day, IS a new beginning. | TakeTen

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Kicking Stress in the Butt with Mini Meditation Sessions.

2/22/2013

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"That's it, I'm tired, stressed out and in desperate need of a break."

Yeah, that's me, alright, at least that's how I felt a couple of nights ago, when exchusted by my super woman "juggling act" of having everything under control, I finally admited to myself the ugly truth, I am only human!

I was tired and needed to take things slow. I knew deep inside that all I needed was some time to nourish my body and spirit. Somehow, between managing an architectural office, a household and setting up a new online business, I forgot the one thing that automatically makes me feel calm, happy, secure and relaxed.

Meditation.

And so I took ten. Ten minutes to relax my body and quiet my mind. No soothing music playing on the background, no scented candles burning, nothing. I just sat there, in my room, eyes closed, taking long deep breaths, for ten minutes.

These ten minutes, spent in peace, made me realise, once again, how important it is for the mind to just rest. I mean, think about it. Every single minute of our lives, even while sleeping, our mind is busy, busy, busy. It needs a break. You, need a break.

But, hey, don't just take my word for it, here is one of my favorite TED speeches on cultivating the habit of happiness by Matthieu Ricard, a biochemist Buddhist monk!

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Go for it anyway! | My Super Secret Motivational Tool

When the going gets tough in life, when taking action seems almost impossible, when wondering how I got that far in the hole is the only thing I can think of and battling with excuses of all kinds occupies a major part of my day, this is my number one go-to solution.

Go for it, anyway!

29 Things You Didn't Know About Me | A Chance to Share and Connect

New Meaningful Connections Are Being Forged Online, Every Day

Overcoming the Fear of Failure | How I Rejected the Illusions of Fear and you can too

...OR Escaping the Land of the Perfect

My Friends, My Family, My Support System

...OR a public love letter to the people I hold close to my heart

How I Discovered my Life's Purpose and You Can Too | Living Your Life Through Your Passion.

...OR How my Hubby helped me change my life.

My husband is MY personal Cheerleader and Encourager.

Are your "Buts" in the Way of your Dreams? | How to Live a Passion Driven Life, one day at a time.

Start Making Room for Dreams in your Life, Today

After the fascinating dream has been revealed, a sad little "but", is ready to follow.

Celebrating the First International Day of Happiness | Nichole's Happiness in Jiff List

Celebrating the First International Day of Happiness | Happiness in Jiff and Make me Smile Lists

Money can’t buy love. It can’t buy happiness either.

Stay Motivated and Transform Your Life, One Day at a Time | Nichole's 5 Tips on Keeping Yourself Motivated

Keep yourself motivated. | Bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

Here is to new beginnings, the small ones and the big ones, the easy and the hard...

Kicking Stress in the Butt with Mini Meditation Sessions.

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When the going gets tough in life, when taking action seems almost impossible, when wondering how I got that far in the hole is the only thing I can think of and battling with excuses of all kinds occupies a major part of my day, this is my number one go-to solution.

Go for it, anyway!

New Meaningful Connections Are Being Forged Online, Every Day

...OR Escaping the Land of the Perfect

...OR a public love letter to the people I hold close to my heart

...OR How my Hubby helped me change my life.

My husband is MY personal Cheerleader and Encourager.

Start Making Room for Dreams in your Life, Today

After the fascinating dream has been revealed, a sad little "but", is ready to follow.

Celebrating the First International Day of Happiness | Happiness in Jiff and Make me Smile Lists

Money can’t buy love. It can’t buy happiness either.

Keep yourself motivated. | Bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

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