RETAILOBSERVER.COM FEBRUARY 2015
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Eliana Barriga
eliana@retailobserver.com
Keep your eye on the goal!
Elle's View As I See It
L
ast month, I decided to ditch the resolutions, stop reading the "find out
what's wrong with my business" and "fix my life" articles and started to
read ones that were more inspirational and self-applauding. What do I mean
by self-applauding? Well, exactly that. Patting myself on the back for all of
my accomplishments and lessons learned up to this point. And focusing in
on what I want to happen today rather than what's wrong with today. And I
have to tell you, it's a wonderful way to start the year and live out your day-
to-day life.
Are you ready to kick-off that angel/devil dance we've all been doing for
years and start looking in the mirror each morning proclaiming (and
believing) that, "Everything is just fine the way it is right now."
You may think that not focusing on your to-do lists and what's wrong or
missing in your life is just blind faith and not how things get done. When
actually the opposite is true! You will get more done by turning off your Mr.
Fix-It or what social scientists call the reactive brain. That's because when
we are in reactive mode, we are slowed down by anxiousness, stress and
fear. When we are working from our creative brain, our ideas and solutions
flow easily so we work more deliberately, making us more productive.
Of course, I still have a plan so that there is a clear picture of what
direction I'm headed in. I'm just working on not being led by the stress of
what's not getting done or needs to get done. Instead I'm fueled by the
motivation that if I stick to the plan and take just one step towards my goals
each day, eventually it will all get done. And I won't be dragging myself
across the finish line either, I will be smiling and walking upright, waving to
the crowd, and self-applauding.
SELF-APPLAUDING:
LOVE WHERE
YOU ARE TODAY
FEBRUARY 2015, VOLUME 26, ISSUE 2
CELEBRATING OUR 26
TH
YEAR
AS THE RETAIL OBSERVER
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