Take Back Control of Your Life

The world is filled with anxiety, stress, and uncertainty. Fears of job loss, illnesses, broken relationships, financial distress, and just feeling lost. While you are truly never prepared for setbacks and challenges ahead, you do have the opportunity to alter your perceptions to overcome any adversity that arises.

It all starts with you and your ability to control your thoughts. Empower yourself to put aside any negativity and focus your energy on what you can control. Repetition, enchantment, and belief are all factors that can help you rise up. Simply saying words of encouragement aloud can be quite empowering.

I am who I am
I am strong
I am fearless
I am beautiful
I am intelligent
I am blessed
I am free
I am thankful
I am happy

I will overcome challenges
I will laugh and smile
I will write my own story
I will stand tall
I will find a way or make one
I will push myself to new limits
I will climb mountains
I will inspire others to follow
I will seize the day
I will change the world
I will take back control of my life
I will live my life as I want to

Inspiring stories, motivation techniques, and empowering words truthfully can only get your feet moving a few steps forward. The steps after that are determined by your strength, willpower, and perceptions.

Go ahead and self reflect. Think about the type of life you want. What does that look like? How would it feel? Self-reflection helps remove the unwanted clutter and places balance back in your life once again. It has been said that things happen for a reason. Or it was fate related. No, it’s neither. It’s about who you are and how you decide to live your life.

Take back control of your life and “keep those feet moving.”

Find Happiness in Your Heart

What makes you happy? Is it the feeling of love or being surrounded by family and friends? Is it achieving financial wealth or job stability? Or getting a clean bill of health? Perhaps it’s a combination of many.

Sometimes our lives may not be fulfilled with happiness. That personal struggles sometimes go unnoticed leaving a false impression behind. While you may appear to be in a good place mentally, some may struggle to stay afloat. How do you find happiness in all that you do?

Some may argue that happiness transcends from people.  Other believe it’s inherited. But happiness is neither of the two. Instead happiness comes from the heart.  Appreciating the finer aspects in life can often have a positive profound influence.

Happiness is joy you experience each day. Each day you wake up is a gift. It’s like you are getting an opportunity to seize the day with joy. How quickly your happiness changes depends on your first thought in the morning. Are you thinking positive or negative? Are you thinking about the opportunities the day ahead brings? Or are you debating whether to get out of bed?

It’s completely natural that personal struggles challenge your happiness. Just when you thought you have it all figured out, a setback occurs sending you to a downward spiral, taking happiness with it. But instead of focusing on that downward spiral, look up and think about how you can climb back up. Just the thought of it can create a quick happiness pick-up.

In the end, there isn’t a secret to finding happiness. It’s more about how you go about your life and handle challenges. As long as there are options available, there will always be a fighting chance. You can spend your entire life being unhappy, but where will that get you? Or you can spend your life doing the things you enjoy, living life to the fullest extent. The choice is yours.

Find happiness in your heart and “keep those feet moving.”

Life Lessons to Share

Everyday there is a lesson to be learned. Sometimes we say things we didn’t mean. We react without thinking. Or we simply misinterpret what was said or the outcome.

The truth of the matter, there are things that are better left unsaid. We become vocal rather than maintain silence. We argue various points with no real merit. We push buttons even though we know we’ve taken an issue too far.

Typically we react with emotions. It’s our first inclination of acceptance toward an outcome. Whether we agree to disagree, too often our emotions are a result of unwanted behavior that we tend to regret later on. Rather than thinking prior to reacting, we act upon impulse. Why? Because we are human. We have natural emotions, we feel the need to emphasize our points. Emotion does a great job of distorting outcomes.

Perceptions can play a significant role to any interpretation. The fact that two individuals can look at the same element and formulate two different outcomes is amazing. In most instances we struggle to understand others. Just when we believe we have it all figured out, a new wrinkle surfaces, testing our perceptions.

The lessons we learn in life may not always be thought of, used, or initially realized, but they do surround us everywhere we go. Sometimes they stop us in our tracks and provide an “aha” moment. Other times it may be a series of repeated mistakes that finally click. Regardless of how lessons materialize, they are valuable assets to our lives.

One of the greatest life lessons I’ve learned is to be proud of who you are and what you’ve accomplished. We all experience many setbacks, but with the right perception, none of them change who we are for the worse. Instead, they make you stronger, smarter, and more appreciative for what you have. You’ll still make mistakes and get your tongue tied into knots. However, it still won’t take away how far you’ve come. No one said it would be easy. Then again, you never asked for it to be easy. Life lessons are a blessing in disguise. What you take away from it makes it that much more special.

Share your favorite life lessons and “keep those feet moving.”

What You Can’t Control Shouldn’t Control You

Sometimes we struggle trying to overcome tricky situations. We stress ourselves out running through all the unlikely scenarios in our heads. We become victims of negative energy as we focus too much on things beyond our control. When does it end? How do we take back control to enhance our lives again?

We’ve all heard the phrase “focus on things we can control” yet for some reason it doesn’t entirely resonate with the daily issues we face. We still get frustrated and bothered by the littlest things that are relatively immaterial. Because we’re focused on control, we still find ourselves struggling to get ahead in life. If we’re constantly feeling weighed down, then how are we expected to maintain control?

The key is finding a comfort zone. A balance that can bring us back to a soft landing spot and keep us in check. Taking emotion out of the equation, try focusing on the facts and realistic control factors. A much clearer picture will appear.

What you can’t control shouldn’t control you. A true statement to live by each day. An alternative approach to a concept so simple.

Life is what we make of it. Uncontrollable barriers are meant to slow us down, test our stamina. But if you can separate the controlled versus uncontrolled, you’ll realize just how much more positive energy you’ll have in life. Eventually, those uncontrollable factors become immaterial or unnoticed.

Focus on the positive energy and “keep those feet moving.”

What’s Your Motivation?

No matter the circumstances, no matter the challenges, motivation can propel you to reach new heights. It can be the ultimate force to success. The only problem is that motivation can be absent at any given point. Finding it sometimes proves to be a challenge.

Where motivation originates is immaterial. Family, music, events, health, individuals, quotes, and passages are all contributing factors. Everywhere we look, motivation surrounds us. Whether it’s getting your life back on track, overcoming illnesses, battling depression or substance abuse, training for a triathlon, making more money, or anything else you strive for, it’s the motivation that enables you to push yourself to extremes.

Just when you think you’ve peaked and you can’t go further, push yourself to take another step. Then another step. One more. Keep going. You can do it. Keep those feet moving. There aren’t limits in life, only obstacles. Much of it lies within our control. Our motivation is what separates ourselves from others. It defines who we are and our values.

Each day new challenges arise. Challenges that will knock you down. Your motivation, your focus is what enables you to get back up to keep fighting. Keep fighting as Life comes at you hard. Believe in yourself, believe that you have what it takes to achieve success. And once you got that motivation, nothing can stop you.

Find your motivation and “keep those feet moving.”

It’s Time To Start Living Life

We’re bounded by certain forces of nature. Unexplained and unexpected life changes that test our ultimate strength. The weight is often felt, sometimes sending us into a funk.

Financial, health, and relationship distress are primary contributors to added stress and anxiety. To offset, we find ourselves sacrificing our lives just to stay afloat. We postpone leisure vacations, put off purchasing discretionary items, miss out on events, and avoid certain opportunities. Despite our best intentions of cutting back and trying to get ahead, more opportunities are genuinely lost than gained. Our lives are simply passing us by as we are merely just surviving life, not living life.

We already know setbacks are part of life and how we rise above them determines success. But even as we push ourselves ahead, we do forget our ultimate goal. That is to live life to the fullest.

A financial hardship of my own caused me to rethink how I am living life. While I’m presently in a job that doesn’t cover all my expenses, I find comfort knowing that I’m working hard towards a promotion that will provide great financial security. Will I get it remains to be said, but through all my efforts I’ve somehow managed to stay afloat. While I may be just surviving financially, I realized that I am still missing out on living life to the fullest.

We can plan for retirement, certain family milestones, and health related costs, and sacrifice our enjoyment for the purpose of the future. But what if our future gets shortened and we never get the opportunity to fulfill our bucket list? Now we look back with regret not being able to live life the way we wanted to. In the end, we are left with heartache and pain.

While the notion is not to encourage reckless spending and behavior, however, there is a certain element of realization that we are in the prime of our lives. We should go out and enjoy ourselves each day. Occasionally splurge and treat ourselves. Go on vacation. See the world. Get fresh air and move about. Meet with family and friends. Hug your children a little longer. Smile at strangers as you pass. Partake in an activities you normally wouldn’t. Try new things. Feel good about yourself. Help others. Help yourself. Be free. Be spirited. Rejoice. Experience all that life has to offer. After all, this is what life is all about.

Start living life and “keep those feet moving.”

Little Sayings That Can Make All The Difference

No one said it would be easy. Challenges are for the strong. You have to work for it each day.

No one said it would be easy. There will be days you feel pain. But pain is temporary, pride is forever.

No one said it would be easy. The odds may be against you. Only you can decide whether you have what it takes to succeed.

No one said it would be easy. You can easily give up. But it takes will to continue.

No one said it would be easy. All those hopes and dreams. Don’t give up on those just yet.

No one said it would be easy. There will be battles won and lost.  Fight for what you believe in and know you’ve done everything you could to win.

No one said it would be easy. There are setbacks that you’ll experience. But that’s life, how you respond makes the difference of achieving success.

No one said it would be easy. For every struggle, there’s a silver lining that follows.

No one said it would be easy. The greatest battle in life is the one within yourself. Overcome that and you can accomplish anything.

No one said it would be easy. Where we go in life is determined what we do today. It may seem insignificant, but the reality is that every missed opportunity can have a profound effect on the future.

No one said it would be easy. Life may be unexpected, but unexpected is good, for there is hope after all.

No one said it would be easy. If all wishes came true, then we wouldn’t have anything to wish for.

No one said it would be easy. Someday you will become a champion.

We all have little passages, quotes, and philosophy that enable us to overcome our personal challenges. Enables us to keep our lives moving forward. While they may be personal to us, it could have a profound effect on others.

What’s your favorite Little Saying? Share it today and “keep those feet moving.”