Showing posts with label women entrepreneurs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women entrepreneurs. Show all posts

Monday, January 31, 2011

The Price of Procrastination

The Art of Procrastination

Some people have raised procrastination to an art form.  They are so highly skilled at it, that one wonders what need the procrastination fills in the actual procrastinator.

Most often, procrastination is a tool used to put off that which  is unpleasant. But, it can also be a way to put off a task that we do not feel proficient at completing or one that might bring about a sitution that we are not looking forward too.

But sometimes, I believe procrastination can be a method of adding some chaos and excitement to the day. If  we are up against a hard deadline and the task must be completed, leaving it until the last minute can create some excitement, no?  It may not be what others call exciting, but it sure gets the adreneline pumping.

It's a fact that an addition to adreneline can cause people to seek out situations, even negative ones, to keep the excitement flowing.  Some say couples will fight just to keep things exciting, or others create choas from bad choices to keep the blood pumping.

Me? Well I work better under pressure.  It's like the waiters in a restaurant.  Haven't you noticed when a restaurant is slow the service is always poorer than when it is busy?  This never ceases to amaze me. But although I work better under pressure, I usually pre-plan to avoid the stress that goes with waiting until the last minute. 

If you're a procrastinator, it's important to understand why.  Is it poor time management? Is it avoidance? Is it to add a little bit of chaos to your day?  Whatever your answer, examine the toll it takes on your mental energy...especially on all the days leading up to the deadline.  Then look at all the energy it consumes as you try to accomplish the task under pressure. 

Then ask yourself, is it worth it?  If not, find a new way to plan or manage your time, your emotions, or the situation.  I have found if it's procrastination by avoidance, it's almost better to get it done early.  This actually reduces stress, wastes less energy, and frees you up mentally and emotionally to accomplish more of what you love to do.

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, please call 888.447.1191

Part 11: The Role of Perfectionism in Anxiety and Self-Esteem

Part 11: The Role of Perfectionism in Anxiety and Self-Esteem

We all know that no one is perfect.  And yet many of us will drive ourselves half-crazy trying to prove that wrong.  If one pillow is out of place on the couch, we can’t stand it. We have to fix it, so that it is picture perfect.  When it is momentarily perfect, we feel in control and good about ourselves. As soon is something shifts, we feel out of control and “less” than.

Recent studies have shown that people with perfectionist tendencies have notably higher levels of anxiety and depression. That is because they are always striving for what is impossible. They are always falling short, because the goal is never to be reached.

Because they are constantly measuring themselves against a completely unrealistic benchmark, perfectionists can never feel good about what they have done because they are consumed by what they haven’t. 

So where does this fall in the world of self-esteem.  It is my belief that it becomes an unreliable filter of if we are worthy or if we are not. It also acts as a visual validation of our success or a visual validation of our failure…mostly of our failure again as perfect can never be achieved.  But, if for a minute everything looks perfect, then we can feel good for that minute.  But it is fleeting.

Note the person who has the tiniest pimple on their chin.  A perfectionist wouldn’t be able to concentrate on anything but that pimple.  They would assume that everyone they have contact with would also be unable to notice anything about them but that pimple.  It would ruin their entire day. It might seem silly to us, but to them it is as glowing as a scar etched across their forehead.  And so it becomes a source of extreme anxiety and depression. 

A perfectionist tries to control all outside influences by controlling their personal environment, work and appearances.  Sadly, somewhere they’ve been held to this standard that is unachievable.  Yet, their self-esteem depends on trying to achieve it.  But since they are always falling short of the goal, there is always a feeling of inadequacy, anxiety and depression.

Learning to be “good” with just being “good” is harder than it seems. First, a perfectionist needs to find a new benchmark by which to measure their success and performance before they can begin to shift their attachment to perfection.

Release your addition to perfection and free yourself from a world of anxiety, depression and disappointment.

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191.


Next, Part 10: How to Identify Low Self-Esteem

Next, Part 10: How to Identify Low Self-Esteem

How do you identify low self-esteem? It can be tricky and confusing. 

First, note that self-esteem and self-confidence are entirely different.  Your self-esteem is comprised of the thoughts, beliefs and opinions you have of yourself.  Self-esteem can be high, average or low.  It can be high in some areas while being low in others.  But it is a thought…so if it is negative, it can be changed.  And that is great news!

People with low self-esteem can exhibit numerous traits, but the most common are unwillingness to assume responsibilities or take on challenges, difficulty making decisions, less social conformity, lack of self-confidence, overly conscious about their outward image, prone to emotional confusion, tendencies to blame themselves or others for everything, depression, anxiety, self-depreciation, overly critical of others and more.

Whether you see yourself or someone else in these descriptors, there are things you can do to help yourself or another person.
1.       Give praise for a job well done.
2.       Take or give a compliment.
3.       Focus on doing more of what you do well.
4.       Set small challenges for yourself and accomplish them.
5.       Keep a journal and identify your thoughts and beliefs. Don’t judge them. Just note them.
6.       Focus on progress. Every morning, write down all you did well or accomplished the day before.
7.       Identify skills you would like to learn that would help you feel more confident.
8.       Do something good for yourself.
9.       Learn how to say, “no” nicely.
10.   Seek support in overcoming your low self-esteem and building your confidence in areas that need work.

These are baby steps. But they are a start to a new beginning.

Low self-esteem does not mean you are weak.  It only means you were fed a lot of lies somewhere back in time that you accepted as truth.  Most likely these were hammered home during the time in your cognitive development when what adults told you and showed you were indisputable.

But now we are grown.  We can form our own ideas of ourselves based on what we know to be true about ourselves.  Because no one knows us as well as we know ourselves.

Next, Part 11: The Role of Perfectionism in Anxiety and Self-Esteem

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191.

Part 9: Six Thinking Patterns That Can Keep You Stuck in Low Self-Esteem

Part 9:
6 Thought Patterns That Keep You Stuck in Low Self-Esteem

So far we’ve discussed useless two useless tips for improving low self-esteem: 1. Refuting your inner voice; 2. Think positively. 

The #3 Most UseLESS Tip for Improving Self-Esteem:
1.        Be assertive. Take Action.

#3 UseFUL Tip for Improving Self-Esteem:  How to Identify Destructive Thought Patterns

To be assertive and take action, you need to have some confidence about what you are doing.  Without self-esteem there can be no confidence.  And many times, you can feel absolutely paralyzed about making any decision for fear of making the wrong decision.  And being assertive can only gain a positive result if you feel certain about what you are asserting…which again can only come when healthy self-esteem is established.  It’s a circular mess for anyone who suffers from self-esteem issues in one or more areas of their life.

Therefore, to ask someone to be assertive and take action when they have low self-esteem in a given area, is like asking someone to jump of the boat and swim to shore when they can’t even float.

It always comes back to identifying the TRUTH and FACTS surrounding a low self-esteem situation, before that situation can be overcome and conquered.  And finding the truth can be difficult, because often we accept our current, long-standing beliefs and ideas to be factual and correct.  But many times they are just are perceptions and opinions.

Six Thought Patterns that Erode Self-Esteem

 According the research done in Cognitive Behavior Therapy at the Mayo Clinic, there are six thought patterns that can continually hurt and erode your self-esteem.

1.       All or nothing thinking. You see things as either all good or all bad.  “If I don’t succeed at this task, I am a failure.”
2.       Mental filtering. You see only the negatives and dwell on them, distorting your view of a person or situation.  “There are a few dishes in the sink. Now everyone will think I’m a slob.”
3.       Converting positives to negatives. You reject positive experiences and diminish accomplishments. “I only did well on that test because it was so easy.”
4.       Jumping to negative conclusions. You jump to the most negative conclusion when little or no evidence supports it. “My boss hasn’t replied to my e-mail so he must be mad at me.”
5.       Mistaking feelings for facts.  You confuse feelings or beliefs with facts. “I feel like a failure, so I am a failure.”
6.       Self put-downs. You undervalue yourself, put yourself down or use self-deprecating humor.  This can result for overreacting to a situation, such as making a mistake. 

Source: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.


Does any of this sound like you?  If it does, the awareness alone
will help you start to overcome the thoughts that are holding you back.

Next, Part 10: How to Identify Low Self-Esteem

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191.

Part 8: Identifying Truth to Create a Positive Thought Process


Part 8: Identifying Truth to Create a Positive Thought Process

We are in the process of creating new, positive thought patterns to replace well-established negative thought patterns that keep you stuck in low self-esteem and create a world filled with anxiety, fear, uncertainty and underachievement. 

And TRUTH is the weapon you need to begin to conquer and slay the negative thoughts that are keeping you a prisoner in a life that does not fulfill you.  So, let’s go find it!

Example: Let’s say you just applied for a job, and you’re anxious and fearful that you will not get the position.  Again, note during this time what your negative thoughts are tell you and where you feel the anxiety in your body.

Maybe your inner voice sounds like this:
1.       I’m never going to get a job.
2.       I don’t think they liked me.
3.       I should have said this instead of that.
4.       Why did I say that? That was stupid.
5.       I should have worn something else.
6.       They knew I was nervous.

Now, let’s ask and answer questions.
1.       Is it true that you’re never going to get a job?
2.       Do you know for a fact that they didn’t like you?
3.       We’re you pleasant and polite?
4.       Are you qualified for the job?
5.       Were you prepared and dressed professionally?
6.       Are you certain they knew you were nervous? And if so, is that a reason for not hiring you or having you back for a second interview?

Hopefully, having gone down this list and answering these questions or ones like them, a new truth will emerge.  When it does, one can then start to create a new positive thought.  When you can create new positive thoughts, anxiety will begin to subside and you will start to feel more optimistic.

Let’s say you answered the questions above well. You are qualified. You were polite and professional, and you handled yourself well.  Here’s how you might want to construct your new thought pattern.

NEW POSITIVE THOUGHT: The TRUTH is I will get a job.  It may not be this job because I cannot control the decisions of others.  But I am pleasant and polite, professional and qualified.  So I may very well get this job.  But if not, I did a good job and as long as I keep putting myself in the right situations, I will soon get the results I need.”

Once you have found the TRUTH…write down a new positive thought.  These can now be used as affirmations that are based on a truth that you yourself uncovered and identified. 

Coming next, Part 9: Five Thinking Patterns That Can Keep You Stuck in Low Self-Esteem

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191.

Part 7: How to Create a Positive Thought Process

Part 7: How to Create a Positive Thought Process

The #2 Most UseLESS Tip for Improving Self-Esteem

2.       Think Positively—Always expect the best and it’s likely to happen.  Keeping a positive attitude and deciding what to do next is most important.

#2 Most UseFUL Tip for Improving Self-Esteem:
Use Truth to Replace Negative Thoughts with Positive Ones

How many times has someone said to you, “just be positive” ?

I believe this is another useless tip for building self-esteem.  Why? Because thinking positively and optimistically, for someone who isn’t inclined or practiced in that thought pattern, is the outcome of hard self- work…not the work itself.  You don’t start there, you have to get there.

It is true that optimism is a key component of success.  But it’s not that easy as just thinking positively once and then poof, you’re thinking and believing in a positive outcome. Thinking positively and believing positively are two very different things.  It takes some time and work to imprint a new, positive thought in one’s subconscious.  It takes consciously thinking something positive over and over again until it becomes a TRUE belief.  

This isn’t always easy. Why? Because the new positive thought is trying to get traction up against a well-established negative thought pattern that is a whole lot stronger.  Remember, you’ve been carrying your existing thoughts and behaviors around with you for most of your life.  New thoughts and behaviors need to start with new beliefs.  You can start taking steps today, but real transformation takes time and practice. 

Once a new positive and healthy thought pattern takes root, it can grow to overshadow and erode the negative thoughts of the past.  When that happens, you will be glad you did the work. Earth will look like a new planet and you will feel like a new person.

 Thinking positively is only powerful when you believe positively too! And again, it always starts with the question, “What is true?”

Coming next, Part 8: Identifying Truth to Create a Positive Thought Process

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191.


Part 6: Releasing the Belief that Everyone’s Behavior Reflects Back on Us

Part 6: Releasing the Belief that Everyone’s Behavior Reflects Back on Us

Do you analyze everyone’s behavior in light of how it might reflect on your personally?

If someone doesn’t email or call you back, do you assume you have done something wrong?  Do you rack your brain trying to figure out why they might be mad at you?

If someone is quiet, do you assume they are mad at you, or that again you’ve done something wrong?

If your partner doesn’t answer the phone, or you see him or her speaking to someone of the opposite sex, does your mind immediately jump to the conclusion that there is something going on?

All of these are key examples of low self-esteem.  And they’re just a few examples of how those with dips in self-esteem can let other people’s behaviors, real or imagine, create more fear, uncertainty and doubt in ourselves about our self-worth.

Here’s the truth…unless you have knowingly done something to anger someone or insult someone, you need to assume they are busy.  If you see them you can ask if everything is ok.  If they say, yes. You need to find a way to accept their answer at face value.

Again.  Work to find the origins of this in your past.  Did you have a parent who would give you the silent treatment or ignore you if they were angry with you?  If so, then you most likely associate anyone’s similar behavior as meaning the same thing.  You need to find the origin, so you intellectually understand it.  Once you have it intellectually, you need to work to internalize it. 

Write down all the times this happens.  Write down what the final outcome is.  Had you offended someone?  Where they mad at you?  Sometimes we will hurt someone’s feelings unwittingly.  Note this as part of being human and make sure it isn’t a habit you’ve fallen into.  If it is, change it.  If not, accept that you are human and sometimes make mistakes or someone takes things the wrong way.

And remember, you are worthy.  Ask yourself these two questions:
1.       Are you responsible for everyone else’s moods and behaviors?
2.       Are other people’s responses and actions a direct reflection of your abilities or worth?

NO!

How many things can affect your mood and behavior in a given day?  Everything from how you feel physically, to the traffic, to the weather, to your finances, kids, spouse, parents…it goes on and on.

If any and all of these things can affect your mood and behavior, why do you naturally assume that someone else’s mood and behavior has only to do with you?  Because, you have an unhealthy viewpoint of how you are viewed by others.

FIND THE TRUTH…that is the goal.  Find the origin of the LIE.  Then, you can refute it.

It will take focused self-work and many times the help of someone who can help you see clearly. But you can start to make progress on your own!

Tune in for the #2 Most UseLESS Tip for Improving Self-Esteem



To your TRUE success!

Kathleen  
Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191.

Part 5: Mining for the Truth and Identifying the Lies.

Part 5: Mining for the Truth and Identifying the Lies.

We just finished talking about and exploring how you can begin building your self-esteem by determining what the truth is about your capabilities and a given situation.  This we will also refer to as challenging the accuracy of your thoughts.  In any situation in which you feel inadequate, you need to stop and take an accurate assessment of your abilities and status.

For instance, a young woman believes she is fat. She’s not just saying it for attention, she believes it. In fact, she obsesses over it. Looking at her, you note that she is not heavy. In fact she is extremely thin.  How do you help her begin to see the truth about her true weight?

Idea 1. Go online and enter her weight and height.  Show her where she falls in the medical categories.  Show her where she falls on the BMI…is she normal, underweight?  By showing her true guidelines, you may begin to help her accept her weight as ideal or identify dangers of eating disorders.

Idea 2.  Get a huge sheet of mural paper.  Have her lay down, and trace her outline. Hang it up.  Without any photo of herself, she sees a physical form.  Is it fat, thin, average?  Seeing her form separated from a personal physical reflection can be a powerful way to imprint a new, healthier image in her mind. 

Idea 3. Go back to a time when she can identify someone criticizing her body.  When was it? Who said it? What did they say?  Help her think through the person’s capabilities as a judge?  Help her think through that person’s intentions when they said the insult.

Or course someone with a serious eating disorder should be seen by a medical professional and under their care. These are just examples, and they are given as a way for you to outline and find truth about the self-esteem issues you face personally.

Now the fact of the matter is you may very well need to work on some areas.  You may have body image issues because you are indeed overweight and unhealthy.  You may feel unable to do a job because you do not have the proper skills.  Hence, you have a different type of work to do.  But, what we need to focus on is how you can acknowledge where you are right now, accept yourself right now and put a plan in place to help you feel better and better about changes you are going to make tomorrow.

Remember, not actually having the skills or having not yet overcome an obstacle does NOT mean you cannot accomplish the task…it just means that you haven’t as of today and you need a plan to do so.

Tune in shortly for Part 6: Releasing the Belief that Everyone’s Behavior Reflects Back on Us

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191.

Part 4: Using Truth to Lower the Volume on Negative Self-Talk

Part 4:
Using Truth to Lower the Volume on Negative Self-Talk

During the last two blogs, we’ve been examining how someone with low self-esteem might react if asked to prepare a report for management regarding their department’s performance.

We’re at the point where this request has consumed the individual for a week.  They feel ill, anxious and filled with trepidation.

Review:  If this was you and you had been keeping the notebook as I had requested, I’d ask you to really look at the situation and your notes.  Do you hear what your inner voice—or negative self-talk—is  is telling you? This is what you might be hearing:
1.        You can’t do it.
2.       You don’t know how to do it.
3.       Management will not think you have done a good job.
4.       Management will not like your report.
5.       You will be embarrassed.
6.       You will be humiliated.
7.       This will end badly.

Now, think back to similar situations.  Was there one or more situation in your childhood when you were asked to do something and you ended up being criticized, ridiculed and humiliated?  Somewhere there is a link.  You need to find that link. You need to associate your current response with its origin.

Once you can associate the current situation of today where you feel inadequate to the situation(s) in your childhood, you can make the intellectual link.  Once you have done that, you can identify that this current situation is NOT that past situation.  Then you need to find the TRUTH about the task at hand!

So ask yourself some questions ON PAPER and note your REAL answers.

1.       Do you believe that your department has been working hard?
2.       Do you believe that you’ve all been doing a good job and meeting expectations?
3.        Are you educated enough to write a brief report?

If the answers to these questions are “YES”, then you need to awake to the TRUTH that you have been doing a good job according to your definition and that you can show that in your report.  And, you need to awake to the truth that you are competent.

With these new truths identified in front of you, you can quell the fear and anxiety…or at least start to do so.  These actions and new behavior take time and patience.  But, they gain power and speed the more you practice them.  Like anything else, you will get better and better at identifying your negative thoughts and holding them up against the truth.  And that my friend, is when you will begin to really build your new self-esteem and personal power.

Now, hopefully with some of the anxiety, fear and uncertainty quieted you can make your presentation.  Afterwards, or after whatever situation you are confronting is complete, write down the actual outcome.  Note your wins.  Celebrate your achievements.  And make down improvements you’d like to make for next time.  Honing your personal skills and approving your abilities is a great step in improving self-esteem and building confidence.

Tune in shortly for more on building self-esteem by: Mining for the Truth and Identifying the Lies.


To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191.

23 Blogs in Five Days...Done.

COMPLETED THE ULTIMATE BLOG CHALLENGE:

Last week I shared that I was participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge.  Challengers were asked to complete 31 blogs in the 31-days of January.

As a entrepreneur, single mother, home owner, et al, I knew it would truly be a challenge.  But I took it anyway.  Six days ago, I was 23 blogs behind.  I put out on my Facebook a call for anyone who thought I could do it.  This was my way of making public my personal promise to myself, which is a great way to give  yourself extra motivation in a pinch. That Thursday night I wrote 10 posts, that Friday I posted them with graphics and all.

Then the weekend came.  My hands were full 16 hours both days with the activities of my three year-old.  I awoke this morning at 3 a.m. still 13 posts behind.  So I started writing.  It is now 4:28 p.m.  I am done!

Making a personal goal public is a  method I use often, because I do not like to suffer public defeat.  It's harder to take than a quiet, private one!  But, now here I am, writing my very last blog, on the very last day of the challenge.

It's a personal victory.  A promise made and kept to myself.  I feel GOOD! And now I can let it go, knowing that I completed what I set out to do.  And reminding myself that I can do anything as long as I have my BIG WHY in front of me, have my perseverance in line, and my motivation on high.

Here's to always keeping the promises we make to ourselves as if they were promises we make to our children.  Don't let yourself down. 

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191

The Roots, Effects and Solutions to Low Self-Esteem

The Roots, Effects and Solutions to
Low Self-Esteem

Fact: Nearly 87% of the population suffers from low self-esteem in one or more areas of their life.  It could be work, it could be relationships, it could be making financial decisions, or your physical appearance.

Fact: Nearly all self-esteem issues are rooted in childhood.  This is when the fragile ego is either strengthened or broken.  What is told to us as children we assume as a fact…an indisputable truth.  Hence, if we are fed a lot of critical and negative statements as children, we internalize them as true. And then we begin to record them as our own assessment of ourselves.  It becomes an endless loop of negative self-talk that we carry on into our adulthood.  There it wreaks havoc on our life, costing us in relationships, happiness, joy and success.


In my personal quest to continually provide the best solutions and programs for my clients, I am constantly researching information.  Recently I was working on new techniques to help clients with low self-esteem. By the time I was done, I was dismayed with the huge amounts of useless information and tips.  It was all focused on, “just do this” and “just do that”.  They made it sound like it was so easy to fix this issue.  But it is not. And very few articles gave the “how to” of “just do it”.

I understood that if I found it useless, I know those looking for answers to their own low self-esteem issues probably walked away feeling hopeless.

In my quest to help women overcome dips in self-esteem and become confident, courageous and successful, I feel it a necessity to point out these useless tips and give you some very concrete actions you can take.


Tune in shortly for Part 2: TOP 3 Most UseLESS Tips on Improving Self-Esteem.

To your TRUE success!

Kathleen  

Kathleen Aston
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191

Friday, January 28, 2011

FINAL Part 6: The FOUR Foundational Pillars of TRUE Life Fulfillment

On Day 1 of this blog series, Understanding the True Beauty of Life-Fulfillment,
I redefined TRUE life fulfillment as: A state in which a human being, having developed the full potentialities of all his or her talents and abilities, is fully realized and complete.
Subsequently, I provided input on how I believe one can become “fully realized” and “complete” by focusing on four foundational pillars of ultimate life success.

The Foundational Pillars:
·         Self-Esteem
·         Self-Confidence
·         Courage
·         Core Values
Today, as we conclude this series, I want to stress the importance of building these foundational pillars and why I believe your success is dependent on them no matter what other personal and business programs you are leveraging to create your life.
As a young woman, I had zero self-esteem, self-confidence and courage. My life was empty, unfulfilling. I dreamed of the life I wanted but was unable to move forward, only sideways, just surviving.
When I stumbled upon “self-help,” it became the balm that soothed the wounds. I “consumed” everything I could get my hands on to improve any part of my life that was lacking. I worked the systems of Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Paul Meyer, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer and more. I learned motivation and mastered tools for goal setting and accomplishment, and I went far.
BUT, it was not until my self-esteem was healed and strengthened that my ultimate, unwavering self-confidence and courage were unleashed. At that point, I was able to create ten times the impact of the tools and techniques I already had. Their benefits had been powerful, but nowhere near as powerful as they are today.
Here’s how I see it: All the self-help, self-study and self-improvement tools, techniques and systems were awesome; they were the floors, walls, stairwells and towers of my life house. But my house was still rocky because the foundational pillars were not set and sturdy. So the house stood even though it was not really stable.
Not once did any program I leveraged work to build my inner foundations, first or in tandem. If I had been able to set the foundational pillars earlier, my life house would have had for more color and many more tapestries, finely woven carpets and shiny trinkets, all much sooner in process of building and refining.
Here’s to your TRUE success!
Kathleen
Kathleen Aston International
Founder & Life-Fulfillment Strategist

For more information on your complimentary 30-minute coaching session, call 888.447.1191