“Are you your own advocate?”

You may have heard that you need to be your own advocate when it comes to your health care, and that is so true…

But, I want to take this a step further…

You need to be your own advocate in EVERY area of your life…

• With health
• With money
• With relationships
• With business
• With your home or your car
• With your dreams
• With EVERYTHING…

Take care of yourself, ask questions, when you instinctually feel that something is important — make sure it happens…

I know that sometimes it is easier to just go along with things even if they don’t feel exactly right, I know that being your own advocate will sometimes cause you to have to push your comfort zone…

But please do it! Right now, commit to being your own advocate in EVERY area of your life…

Trust yourself…

Always hold your best interests in your heart and act from there…

Can you do that?

Leave me a comment and let me know!

Go Big!

Kristen

Hearing them talk made me realize that I have received a ton of emails basically saying the same thing…

And this is what I want to tell you –

I have GREAT NEWS!

You can transform your life in so much less time than you think — let me give you a perfect example…

I love tennis — love to watch it at least — and have always wanted to play well — but I thought getting good would take too much time (sound familiar?)…

So, I never actually tried to learn — sure, every once in a while a friend and I would go and, as my grandmother would say, “Bat the ball around” — but I wasn’t playing…

Then in September, I decided to join a beginner, group tennis class — it would meet every week for an hour and if I couldn’t make it every week it was no big deal…

Wow…my first class was hysterical — balls flying out of the court completely and any shots that did look good were pure luck.  Now, here’s the funny part — I missed class for the next 3 weeks — and then I had 6 more classes after that and I made all of them…

We had our last class last Tuesday, and I’m not ready to play on the pro circuit or anything, but I can honestly tell you that after only 7 hours of time, spread out over 10 weeks, I can actually play tennis now…

I want you to start to look at everything like this — because you will be amazed at what you can do if you give something consistent weekly focus — and the focus could be for 30 minutes to an hour and that’s it…

Try it…

Pick something — make it something that you don’t have tons of pressure on — and do it — 30 minutes to 1 hour per week for 10-12 weeks…

NOW, here’s the key…

How did I accelerate my results? I’ll tell you…

I stopped trying to figure it out for myself (batting the ball around) and actually had someone teach me…

And I did it in a very low cost way –

So, what will it be for you? Remember, nothing with pressure…I want you to pick something to prove this point to yourself, because once you do, you will see how this is the key to everything!

Leave me a comment and let me know what it will be for you!

Go Big!

Kristen

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What a hot button topic…

Some of you are angry that I ever said you could live at 100% all of the time — and that’s ok, but I would like to clarify something on that –

I think the anger came because it seemed that I was saying you should push yourself too hard all the time and wear yourself down –

Please understand this…

That is NOT what I’m saying!

You can’t run a race horse 24/7 — so when I say you can be at 100% all of the time, I mean that you can be 100% present in whatever it is you are doing — even if what you are doing is recovering and sitting on the couch drooling on yourself…

That’s my point — be present in whatever you are doing 100%

Now, some of you weren’t angry at all and got a big wake up call — COOL…

And from those people, one of you asked a great question and that is the purpose of this post…

The question was something to the effect of, “Why do we choose less than 100% even when we know choosing that way will keep us from our dreams?”

Aha! Like I said, GREAT question…

And my response…

(Well, I’ll be honest, I’m going to write a lot more on this later…)

I want to know why YOU think we choose less than 100% even when we know it isn’t going to get us where we want to go…

So, leave me a comment — and rest assured, I will be writing a whole post on this question, (and I’ll give you a hint — comfort zone, fear of change, fear of success and subconscious blocks all play a role)…

Can’t wait to hear what you have to say!

Go Big!

Kristen

Stop looking for perfection and look for improvement instead!

The quest for perfection is what has so many of you looking for the 1 thing that will fix your life by next week…

Let me ask you a blunt question…

How’s that working so far?

This is your life and I’m here to tell you that you CAN have the life you want, but you have to be willing to do it in steps…

Perfection isn’t going to happen — but constant improvement can!

So many of you want to know how to make your life better, how to get the life of your dreams and how I got to where I am from where I was…

The answer to all of those questions is the same –

You get there 1 step of improvement of a time!

• Stop trying to be perfect
• Stop trying to FIX it all by next week
• Stop looking for the new answer to your dreams

and START improving every day…

Do it and your life will change — I know it for a fact!

Leave me a comment and tell me if you are ready to let go of perfection and embrace improvement…

Oh, before you go… I’m part of an amazing free teleseminar series called ‘Secret of Fast Track Success’ — I believe there are still spots for you to register — don’t miss this series and don’t miss my call, it’s this Thursday April 29th!  Go register now — you’ll thank me later Here’s the link:  http://tinyurl.com/fasttrackseries

Go Big!

Kristen

I was talking with my best friend about a mutual friend of ours that is finally branching out with his own consulting business after years of running a consulting business for someone else…

As we were talking about this, my best friend said, “Do you think he’s ready?”

I thought about it for a second and this is what I said…

“I don’t think he’ll be ready until he’s doing it…”

We both laughed because it’s so true…

Think about it…

When are you ready? And I mean REALLY ready?

I’ll tell you when…

When you are doing it…

Don’t get me wrong…

You can (and must) prepare…

You can practice and get all of your ducks in a row (whatever that means)…

But you will finally be ready in the exact moment that you are doing it!

Here’s an example…

An athlete can train, hit practice hard and work all of their drills…

But when are they ready for the game?

During the game!

Here’s the deal…

So many people get stuck in the ‘Getting Ready’ phase and they never move onto the ready phase…

Be honest with me here…

What is it you are ‘getting ready for’ and have been ‘getting ready for’ for longer than a month?

Here are most of the things I hear that people are getting ready to be ready for…

• Losing weight
• Getting into shape
• Starting their own business
• Finding their passion
• Starting to design the life of their dreams
• Getting in the game
• Connecting with their kids
• Connecting with their spouse

and the list goes on and on and on…

So what is it for you?

It’s time to get in the game and START going big…

Enough getting ready!

Can’t wait for your comments on this one!

Go Big!

Kristen

Let me ask you 1 question…

Who are you listening to?

This is one of the biggest challenges today…

• There are a whole bunch of people in your life who are more than ready and willing to give you advice on what you can and especially what you CAN’T or SHOULDN’T do…
• There are countless people standing by, ready to protect you or steer you toward what is smart and sensible and realistic…

So often these people listen to your ideas and tell you they won’t work, or they aren’t smart…

And when they do, it’s easy to get discouraged and abandon your ideas…

It’s easy to get deflated and look for a more sensible or realistic approach that doesn’t get you excited, but at least ypu’ve heard it makes sense…

Here’s my big question for you…

When it comes to the people who you are listening to…

Do they have what you want?

I’m all for advice and mentors and perspective…

BUT

Please, please, please…

Get that advice from people who are where you want to go…

• If you want advice on how to start making $10, 000 a month through passive income, should you listen to someone who has only ever made $3500/month and traded time for every single dollar of it?
• If you want your relationship to be healthy, communicative and passionate, are you going to listen to your friend who is in a loveless marriage?
• If you want to get into the best shape of your life, are you going to go to someone who has never exercised a day in their life for advice on how to do it?

When I ask my coaching clients these questions they always see how ridiculous it is to get advice from someone who doesn’t have what you want…

AND YET…

Most have them have been doing just that…

Most people have a group of advisers that they love and who love them, but when it comes to deciding if your ideas and dreams can happen…

When it comes to discovering the path to design the life you desire…

Make sure you are listening to people who know from experience what it takes to get there!

Listen…

Your friends and family are so important to love you and add to your life…

And if you your friends and family do have the things that you desire, then PLEASE listen to them!

But often your advisers serve a different purpose…

Start finding people who have what you want (at least the next level from where you are)…

Your life will start to change instantly when you do!

As always, leave a comment here…I love hearing from you and what you have to say might be helpful to someone else!

Go Big!

Kristen

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Chances are good you want your life to be extraordinary AND you feel that the great and amazing things you imagine for yourself can actually happen.

You are on a different path…

And good for you!

BUT this is what I know…

You probably struggle to find other people who understand that path…

When you talk about your plans and ideas and goals most people will dismiss them as delusions of grandeur…

THEY ARE WRONG!

What most people call ‘Delusions of Grandeur’, I call –

EXPECTATIONS OF GREATNESS!

Celebrate your expectations of greatness!

Celebrate your willingness to take a different road…

A road that is only travelled by a few.

It is a hard road to travel down at times…

It can feel very lonely…

But that’s what this blog is here for…

From now on, whenver someone in your world questions your expectations of greatness and calls them delusions of grandeur, come here…

Leave a comment on any post CLAIMING YOUR GREATNESS –

Say it loud!

Claim it here…

We are on the same path and when you have doubt…

We will celebrate your greatness!

Leave a comment now and share your expectations of greatness for your life!

You are brave and I applaud you…

You are EXTRAORDINARY!

Go Big!

Kristen

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There are 39 days left in 2009…

I thought an experiment to see how far you can move forward while still enjoying the holiday season was appropriate!

First let me ask you this question…

If I told you that you could significantly move your life forward between now and January 1, 2010 and it would only take 15 minutes a day…

Would you commit to dedicating 15 minutes a day EVERY DAY for the next 39 days?

I’m going to assume you answered ‘Yes’!

So this is what we are going to do…

Starting today and going through Dec. 31, 2009 I want you to do 1 thing each day to move yourself forward…

Here are the rules:

• You MUST do 1 thing each day
• The ‘Thing’ you do MUST take 15 minutes or less to do…
• The ‘Thing’ you do MUST push your comfort zone
• The ‘Thing’ you do MUST make you feel like you have somehow moved yourself forward toward one of your goals

Got it?

It is up to you if you are going to focus on one area of your life to move forward for the next 39 days or if you are going to focus in several directions…

Either way, you WILL see a huge difference IF you absolutely commit to do this AND you follow through.

To help you out, I want you to leave a comment now stating that you are taking part in the challenge and what your focus is.  I also want you to tell me what it is you will do today.

This is another case of you are either in or you aren’t…

I know it’s tough love…but if you are just going to try to commit 15 minutes a day, you aren’t going to get where you want to go…

15 minutes…to move toward the life of your dreams…

• I KNOW you can do this…
• Commit to it now…
• Leave a comment…
• Tell me you’re in…
• Tell me your focus…
• Tell me what you will do today!

Have fun with this!!

YOU ARE EXTRAORDINARY!

Go Big!

Kristen

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Here’s the quote:

“If you become frightened, instead become inspired…there’s always a way.”

WOW!

Seriously, knocked my socks off!

Think about this…

Normally we become scared when we feel we may be trapped or or unable to succeed…

This is with everything:

• Money
• Relationships
• Business
• Creativity
• Dreams
• Goals
• Health
• Weight Loss

etc. etc. etc.

We’ve all heard it a million times, where there is faith there is no room for doubt and where there is doubt, there is no room for faith.

Faith and doubt CANNOT exist at the same time in the same space about the same thing…

Doubt stops us in our tracks…

• Fear makes even the strongest souls question if they can move forward…
• Faith moves our feet forward 1 step at a time…
• Inspiration gives us a glimpse of the path…

You will feel fear!

You will feel doubt!

You will want to turn back!

You will think you can’t go any further!

You will think there is no possible solution!

I know you will do all of these things because you are human…

I’m not asking you to get rid of your fears…

I am telling you that in the face of fear and doubt you can rise above them for a moment to stop and say this to yourself…

“There is always a way, even when I don’t believe there is — I now choose to be inspired to discover that way and follow that inspiration.”

You don’t need to know the answer…

You just need to know there IS an answer…

There is ALWAYS an answer!

So I say this to you my friend…

In this tumultuous time when it is far easier to believe there isn’t a way…

“If you become frightened, instead become inspired…there is ALWAYS a way.”

Leave me a comment and let me know if you are ready to choose to be inspired in the face of fear!

Do it now…

You are extraordinary!!

Go Big!

Kristen

We were talking about losing people you love and the process you go through afterward to reclaim your life…

We all agreed that when you go through losing someone who is very important to you, there is a healthy amount of ‘The small stuff doesn’t matter’ that follows…

And that’s a good thing!

However, one of my friends made the very good point that there is a flip side to that when you are suddenly faced with the reality that we are all going to live and then we are going to die and that flip side is the natural impulse to wonder why any of it matters.

Then she said the most amazing thing…

She said, “I feel like I’ve lost the constant hope I used to have.  I’m still looking for it, but if I’m being honest, I’ve lost my hope.”

When she said this her eyes were so clear and honest and real…

I said, “Isn’t that just hope showing up differently?”

“What do you mean?” she asked…

“Well, you’ve lost your hope but you are still looking for it…so you have hope you’ll re-discover your hope…”

Her eyes lit up…

“Yeah, funny…you’re right.” She seemed relieved…

Here’s the deal…

When it seems like you’ve lost your hope, for whatever reason…

Ask yourself if you still truthfully feel that you are looking to have hope again…

Sometimes emotions show up in different ways than we are used to…

They have to re-design themselves so that we’ll notice them and feel them and not always recognize them…

Have you lost hope?

About anything…you can lose hope in one area and not another…

• You can lose the hope that you’ll ever be wealthy, but know that you have love
• You can lose the hope that you’ll live your dreams, but know you can make lots of money
• You can lose hope that you’ll ever feel excited about your life but know you can be healthy

So, have you lost hope?

Do you feel yourself looking for it…wondering if you’ll find it right where you left it?

Then let me give you the good news…

You still have it…

It is never too late for hope…

It is never too late to believe that things can change…

It is never too late to live an extraordinary life…

You can do it…one step at a time!

Don’t hesitate…

Leave me a comment and tell me where you have hope!

Go Big!

Kristen