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BE YOURSELF!!

The other day, I had a great conversation with a close friend of mine. We were talking about the importance of being yourself, under any and all circumstances. The toltec teachings are extremely powerful when it comes to living a life of INTEGRITY! And both of us have read The Four Agreements once or twice before. One of the agreements is to "don't take anything personally" I realize that this is a huge one for me. I must admit, I have always taken things personally. Even if someone said something to a friend that I felt was wrong--I still took it personally. I was always ready to get in an argument and I realize now, that I don't want to drain my energy in this way anymore! I can actually choose differently and not be run by my ego's desire to be RIGHT all the time. Once I had the "epiphany" if you will, i felt this sensation of openness and relaxation. I was no longer in "frustration" mode and I could breathe easier! I also made a dec

Three Foot-Toss

In my business, there are many excellent leaders who know the ropes and are willing to share their own expertise so all of our businesses can grow as quickly as we want them to. One thing I recently got from another leader in the company was the idea of the three-foot toss. It kinda reminds me of 12-step programs and how they say if a person wants to heal and move on from a previous addiction--mine was an addiction to self-pity and victimhood (which i'm sure many of you can relate too)--you've gotta take "Baby steps." Baby steps is just another way of saying "three-foot toss ." I used to want to pick up the whole bucket and throw it as far as I could, hoping and praying that I would get what I want. Now that I am older and more mature, I know that what works best is to take it a step at a time. Instead of chucking the entire barrell, I pick up the apples or oranges (symbolic of what life gives us sometimes) and toss them into the barrell! I can control my f