By Motivational Speaker Connie Podesta So we have talked about how to Quit Living in the Past—letting go, releasing and forgiving, moving on, and taking back control of the here and now. But, for some people, living in the past has never been one of their particular obstacles. In fact, they deal with exactly the opposite… Which brings us to #2…Quit Living in the Future How many of you can relate to this? You are the ones who are one, two, even twenty steps ahead of yourself. Before you have even completed a project, your brain has already moved into fifth gear and you are on to Read More
Quit Getting In Your Own Way #1: Living in the Past
How to Become the Best You - Tip #1: Quit Living in the Past By Motivational Speaker Connie Podesta There’s an old saying that I love by D.W. Williams, “Past experience should be a guide post, not a hitching post.” Boy – isn’t that the truth? Still living in the past? QUIT IT! We can’t change what was – not how we grew up, not past relationships, not lost friends or family members, not old hurts or old haunts or whether or not we came in first in whatever it was we were trying so hard to do once upon a time. I do understand that some of you have a legitimate right to be angry. To be Read More
Quit Getting in Your Own Way
Introducing An Amazing Series on How to Become the Best YOU! By Organizational Therapist, Executive Coach, and Motivational Speaker Connie Podesta Let’s face it – becoming the best possible you is a TALL order. As a speaker, therapist, counselor, coach and friend – there’s not much I haven’t seen in this wide, sometimes wonderful, often times chaotic world we live in. For thirty years I have observed, educated, trained, counseled, interviewed, influenced, been influenced by, learn from and listened to more than two million people…and unfortunately, the majority of those people tell me Read More
Quit Searching for Happiness…
That’s right. Cut it out. Too often we spend SO much time LOOKING for something to make us happy. Make us feel BETTER. Make us STRONGER. Make us more WHOLE. Guess what? It’s not OUT THERE. It’s right INSIDE you. Believe it or not you were born with all the key ingredients for happiness, success, strength and wholeness. Sometimes you’ve got to just dig down and find it. I’ve found that for a lot of people – the trick to that is to QUIT. Not give up, mind you, but rather to quit getting in your own way. Quit doubting. Quit over-analyzing. Quit sabotaging yourself. Quit denying Read More
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Connie Style)
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house… Computers were off-- even the mouse. Blogs were packed up… and sent far away Ready to be sent after the holiday. Emails were packaged… and ready to go after the presents and choirs and snow. Conference calls, meetings and clients stuffed away… They can all wait ‘till another day. Because now is the time for friends and good food… hugs and hymns and all things peaceful and good. I'll pick up the pace on Monday you bet… but for my holiday message… This is all you will get! Happy Holidays! With love, Read More
What the “No Goal Setters” Do This Time of Year…
by Motivational Speaker Connie Podesta Like most people I guess, I’m excited about the coming of a new year. Clean slates, fresh starts, new opportunities and new people. It’s funny when you’re someone like me – one of those NON-GOAL-SETTERS to see everyone already busy with resolution lists and goal charts. Yeah, that’s not me. I’m more of a ‘take the world as it comes’ kind of gal, and I like it that way. It gives me more freedom to roll with the punches, choose new paths, open new doors and see opportunities where I otherwise might not if I were focused solely on “the Read More
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