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Do you have a dream?  Do you spend your time entertained with thinking about your dream, maybe even planning certain aspects of the dream but perhaps those plans never translate into real action?  Sometimes we can be distracted by our dreams and the dream itself can be just satisfying enough to keep us from true action and moving forward. To hear more from Liz, subscribe to her blog at www.liz.brashears.com.

Do you have a dream?  Do you spend your time entertained with thinking about your dream, maybe even planning certain aspects of the dream but perhaps those plans never translate into real action?  Sometimes we can be distracted by our dreams and the dream itself can be just satisfying enough to keep us from true action and moving forward. To hear more from Liz, subscribe to her blog at www.liz.brashears.com.

Join us for the April episode of Work it Wednesday!  Are you challenged with having difficult difficult conversations with employees when there may be performance issues at hand?  Listen in on this podcast where I talk about the three ego states and leveraging that understanding to use some coaching techniques to help you navigate through what might otherwise be an awkward conversation.  www.lizbrashears.com 

Whole 30 is an eating plan where you basically strip out a number of foods from your diet that are believed to be “psychologically unhealthy, hormone-unbalancing, gut-disrupting, inflammatory food groups” for a full 30 days.  The idea here is that you are trying to heal your gut and give your body a chance to recover from any damage these foods have done.  For this 30-day time period you cut out all dairy, grains, legumes and all sugar (unless naturally occurring in food…ex: fruit), including artificial and low calorie or no calorie sweeteners.

If you have been curious about Whole 30 and perhaps have been thinking about doing it then this is the episode for you.  Liz has just finished a round of Whole 30 and shares a little about the plan and her overall experience.   

Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.  What do you think?  Do you buy in?  Regardless of what you believe, words matter.  Words have more power than we often want to admit.  In this episode we talk about the power of words.  Your tongue can be a sword or it can build bridges.  How will you choose your power?

It's not uncommon in our professional lives to have to conduct periodic reviews of where we stand against our goals.  In this episode she shares what she has accomplished or in several cases not over the first three months of the year and talks about some lessons learned.  She highlights several of the books that have impacted her over the past few months including: Loving What Is, Four Questions That Can Change Your Life, by Byron Katie; The 10X Rule, The Only Difference Between Success and Failure, by Grant Cardone; The Happiness Equation, Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything, by Neil Pasricha; and Before Happiness, The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change, by Shawn Achor.  

Some other books referenced include: Influence, by Robert Cialdini; Self Coaching 101, Use your Mind, Don’t Let it Use You; by Brooke Castillo; The Mind Connection, by Joyce Meyer.  Liz also shares that she will be reading the following over the second quarter of the year: Suggestible You, The Curious Science Behind Your Brains Ability to Deceive, Transform and Heal, by Erik Vance; and Switch on Your Brain, by Caroline Leaf.

Do you have a few whiners in your workplace?  Attitudes are contagious and negativity breeds negativity and whining just leads to more whining.  In today's episode Liz shares a few tips for how managers and leaders can deal with whiners in the workplace.  Email us at [email protected].

What are you putting off that is on your "someday" list?  Don't let your mental roadblocks derail your dreams.  There is no someday.  There is only today.  What's standing in the way of your dreams?  This is the last of the March Monday Mini Motivations but if you want to have Monday Motivations on a go-forward basis then sign up for my blog at www.lizbrashears.com.  

It has been said that knowledge is power.  It is the foundation of all success.  The more you know the better... right?  In this episode we dive into how knowledge and learning more information can sometimes be used as a form of procrastination.  Increasing your knowledge and establishing goals is important but action will trump it every time.  You must take consistent, decisive and effective action in order to bring your goal into reality. Share with Liz your comments, feedback, and questions by emailing [email protected].  

Are you filled with good intentions but lack the intentionality you desire to be a light to others around you?  This week make a shift from a me mindset to a we mindset and find small ways to make an impact on your journey.  Share with me how you are making an impact by emailing me at [email protected].