Unleash the Power of Your Thoughts

"Man's greatness lies in his power of thought."

 ~ Blaise Pascal

It is true.  Humans can think, dream, and create through their thought processes.  Anything we can think of, we can achieve.  Our brains are designed to help us manifest what we think about.  When you harness the power of thought, there really is nothing you cannot do.

This week:  Do some dreaming.  Think about what you would like to accomplish this year.  Think about what you would like to create if you knew you could not fail.  Spend some time just thinking about your life and how you would like it to be.  What changes would you make if you could?  Imagine that those changes have ALREADY been made.  How is your life different?  Allow the power of thought to begin to make those changes for you.  Just notice what your brain and your thoughts are creating.  It may not happen overnight (although it MAY), but you may find yourself making gradual changes because you had those thoughts.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert at helping people design the lives of their choice.  She has several programs to help people reach their goals, banish self-sabotage, and find their life's purpose so that they can live more meaningfully.  For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ .

Your Thoughts Are the Key to Reaching Your Dreams

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches."

~Napoleon Hill

When you set a goal or state your intention, you set in motion a powerful process.  Our minds--our brains, actually--can turn what we think about into reality.  Quantum physics has shown that thoughts can change the properties of matter.  That is a powerful force.  But to use it effectively, your thoughts and ideas must be combined with a strong motivation to turn them into reality.  Goals can do that for you, if you set goals that are compelling and emotionally powerful for you.  Your brain can create your blueprint for achieving them, and hurry to attract the resources necessary to "make it so." 

This week:  Think about one main goal you would like to achieve this year.  Make it something you feel strongly about.  Make sure it is powerful and emotionally compelling.  Write it down.  Think about it in your spare moments.  Let your brain create a plan for achieving it.  Ask yourself : "What would I need to do next to reach this goal?"  Let your brain supply the answer.  Let your motivation to achieve that goal carry you forward.  You are on your way!

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people achieve goals they had not thought possible using her solution focused approach.  For more information about HOW she does that, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ .  You will find additional resources and programs designed to help you achieve YOUR goals.

Live in the Present Moment

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

~Mother Teresa

As we start a New Year, it is important to recognize that yesterday--the past--is gone.  We can learn from it, but we shouldn't stay stuck in the past.  That doesn't serve us.  Nor does it serve us to be so oriented towards that future that we forget to pay attention to today.  As you begin a New Year, why not focus on each day.  Why not live each day fully and in the moment?  When you do, it changes how you perceive 2010 and what each day brings.

This week:  Just for this week, focus your attention on TODAY.  Let go of the ghosts from the past.  Move on.  Savor each experience you have this week.  At the end of each day, notice by reviewing the experiences of the day and savoring the challenges and the triumphs both.  Each have something to teach you.  When you live TODAY, you can learn from each experience.  That is a gift to carry forward.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach, trainer and expert in helping people let go of "emotional clutter"--those negative emotions and limiting beliefs based on past negative experiences.  To get more information about how to get unstuck from the past, go to http://www.InnerResourceCenter.com  

Make New Results

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new end." 

~As We Understood

(An Alanon Publication)

As you approach a New Year, it is a good time to begin thinking about the results you want in the upcoming year.  You can't undo the past, but you can use your past results as feedback about what has worked and not worked.  You can learn from the lessons of those past mistakes and challenges.   When you do that, you begin to build the potential for a new end--new results.

This week: Think back over the past year.  What would you change if you  had the power?  What do you want to experience this year?  What don't you want to experience?  What lessons did you learn from those experiences.  What will you need to do differently to make a different outcome with different results?  Remember, you can only change YOUR life--you don't really have the power to change someone else.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people create the results they are seeking in order to make their lives meaningful and happy.  For more information go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ .

Happiness Is Within You

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

~Marcus Aurelius

Happiness does not come from outside of ourselves.  It comes from within.  We decide how we will feel.  We decide how happy or sad we will be.  The way we think about our lives and the events that happen determine the emotions we will feel.  If you want to be happier, change your thinking.

This week:  Take a good look at the thoughts that determine whether you feel happy or sad.  Are you always thinking negative thoughts?  Is your glass "half empty" rather than "half full?"  Ask yourself:  "What would I need to believe in order to be happier?"  For just one week, adopt that belief.  That belief has the potential to be just as "true" as a belief that makes you feel badly.  Notice how you feel.  If you struggle with believing something more positive, consider getting some help to banish these negative beliefs.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert at helping people overcome the limiting beliefs that block their success and happiness.  She specializes in helping people get rid of "emotional clutter"--those negative emotions and limiting beliefs that we form from past negative experiences.  For more information go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ or http://www.emotionalclutter.com/ . 

Postponing Things Until Tomorrow Keeps You Stuck

"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week."

~ Spanish Proverb

Too often we postpone taking action.  We procrastinate.  We decide that we don't have time today to do what needs to be done.  We postpone relaxation or happiness for vacation or retirement.  We postpone telling a loved one how important they are until it is too late.  We think we will be successful tomorrow--when some special project is completed or some award has been earned.  The problem is that we postpone living a full and satisfying life.  And tomorrow never comes...

This week:  Identify something you have been postponing, something you have put off until "tomorrow."  DECIDE that you are going to take an action to accomplish it TODAY--maybe just some small action.  Then, each day take another small action.  You will find yourself slowly and steadily building momentum until your project is completed or until you have begun living in the present moment instead of postponing being satisfied until some far off "tomorrow."

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people live happy, meaningful, successful lives.  She is good at helping even the biggest procrastinator take action, helping them build momentum toward their goals.  She specializes in helping people overcome the "mental clutter" and limiting beliefs that often contribute to procrastination.  For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/

If You Want Your Life to Be Different, You Have to Decide to Change

"You are the way you are because that's the way you want to be. If you really wanted to be any different, you would be in the process of changing right now."

~Fred Smith

We all have the ability to change in ways that will make our lives work better for us--to be happier, more successful, more satisfied with our lives.  But the most important thing to do is to DECIDE to change.  Once that happens, you can set into motion ways to change what isn't working.

This week:  Think about how your life is right now.  What isn't working for you?  What would make your life more satisfying?  Make sure you are thinking about YOUR life, and not someone else's.  You don't have the ability to make someone else behave differently--you can only change yourself.  DECIDE to change some area of your life during 2010.  Really commit yourself to making this change.  Make sure what you decide to change is something that is really compelling for you.  Otherwise you won't make the change.  Now decide what steps you will need to take to make those changes.  Congratulations!  You have just laid out a plan for making a change that is important to you!

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people make changes to bring greater meaning, satisfaction, happiness and success to their lives.  Using her 30 + years of experience, she helps find just the right resources to help you change.  For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ .