Monthly Archives: December 2011

3 Unconventional Ways to Change Your Life this Year

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Erin Falconer

Everyone wakes up on January 1 with a gut full of ambition and good intentions. The idea of a clean slate is invigorating! By the middle of the month, however, most people have already started the slide back to their regular existence, overcome by trying to reach lofty, unclear goals with the same mindset from the previous year. I struggled with this for many years myself before finally figuring out 3 unconventional ways to avoid the January slump: Continue reading →

How To Make Every Day a Fresh Start

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Erin Falconer

Ask yourself: How do you wake up each day? Do you start your day going already feeling pressured and rushed? Do you go through the morning routine without much thought at all, doing what you “have to do” to start your day?
How about starting each new day with a moment to stop, breathe and think of a positive intention for the day. Continue reading →

5 Steps to Handle Yourself Around Controlling People

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Erin Falconer

To be in control is a good thing. To be controlling is not. There is a big difference.

One who is too controlling is in fact so out of control they lose everything in their grasp. Continue reading →

The Importance of Mindfulness

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Erin Falconer

For many people, the word “meditation” conjures up images of a two-hour “om” session in a room filled with candles, the scent of patchouli wafting through the air. While it would be nice if we all had a couple hours to focus on ourselves, and an unlimited incense budget, for most of us that’s not remotely the case Continue reading →

5 Fertile Thoughts for Personal Growth: Thinking about Thinking

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Erin Falconer

Personal growth depends to an unknown extent on our ability to be aware of, and think about, our thoughts, feelings and behavior. However if we don’t ‘do internal work’, think deeply about this vast uncharted area, we are certainly going to lead a life that is more lifeless and robotic. Continue reading →

What to Change in 2012

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Erin Falconer

It’s fair to say that most people reading this will want 2012 to be better than 2011. This isn’t necessarily negative nor am I talking recession, gloom and downturn. It’s simply in our nature to want to grow and develop – we’re designed to want to reach beyond our grasp and make things better. Continue reading →