Some people seem to let their phones rule their lives.
This can lead to a lot of unnecessary stress in your life.

Don’t let your phone dictate your life or schedule.

Let a call go to voice mail and pick up your messages at a later point when it’s more convenient.

I have different ring tones for my kids and family members so I can tell if it’s a call I have to take or if it’s just a random call that can easily wait until I’m ready to deal with it.

It’s less stressful when you don’t let your phone rule your life.

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Stress relief tip: go to a relaxing get away.
That’s what I did recently.
I visited Morikami Japanese Gardens and came back totally relaxed and refreshed.

So, when you’re feeling overwhelmed or anxious…get away!

Dream, think over, and reflect are all synonyms for meditate.

Today, I want you to focus on your dreams.
Reflect on what you really want in your life.

Do not get caught up in the “recession”, finances, troubles or any other factor of life that seems to be preoccupying everyone’s thoughts and actions.

Just let go….dream…live and enjoy!

This Friday Focus Tip is about staying focused on hitting the bullseye

The informal definition of bullseye:
any statement or act that is precisely to the point or achieves a desired result directly.

In life, we all have things we want…achievements that we want to accomplish…
Today focus on whatever is needed for you to hit the bullseye in your life.
Be active, research, make a plan, take steps to accomplish your goals.
If something sends your arrow off target, just refocus and aim again!
Keep aiming until you hit it!

The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle. ~Author Unknown

Today’s Friday Focus Tips comes from here

Adapted from The Healing Aromatherapy Bath, by Margo Valentine Lazzara (Storey Books, 1999).

Mental clutter, hyper-mind, head on overdrive—we’ve all been there. Here is some soothing relief.

Try these simple suggestions for slowing things down. Your concentration and memory will improve, you will gain greater perspective on your life, and you’ll be able to think more clearly and with less effort.

read the full article here

Using Aromatherapy to Reduce Stress
Aromatherapy is defined as the use of fragrances to affect or alter a person’s mood or behavior.

Using aromatherapy to reduce stress can be beneficial.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/206808/using_aromatherapy_to_reduce_stress.html explains it more in depth.

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Ylang Ylang #3 Essential Oil - 30 ml (1 oz) - $ 26.95 Relaxing Essential Oil - Ylang Ylang #3 is great for stress reduction and relaxation. Ylang Ylang is a rich floral note and somewhat Jasmine-like.

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Every Friday I’ll be posting focus tips here for you.

Focus:
to concentrate: to focus one’s thoughts.
To concentrate attention or energy.

You’ll go into the weekend focused and be able to apply this every day.

It’s like the cat who wants the goldfish, he has to focus on what he wants and figure out a way to get it. (note: personally I’d be upset if the cat got the goldfish but hey it was a cute pic and knew it’d get your attention). But, on a serious note…you need to know what you want, how to get it, what steps need to be taken to achieve it and be active. The “goldfish” isn’t just going to jump out of the safety of his bowl into your hands.

You can spend time in prayer to focus…

You can go deep in thought…

It’s like the golfer who has to put things into perspective when making the put…
focus on what you want to happen, do what has to be done to achieve it.

On Friday’s, I’ll give you focus tips so you can achieve your desires.

Check back on Friday’s for your Friday Focus Tip
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On Monday’s, I’ll be posting a post here for you to meditate and contemplate on.
It’s an excellent way to start off the week.

According to Dictionary.com Meditate:
–verb (used without object)
1. to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
2. to engage in transcendental meditation, devout religious contemplation, or quiescent spiritual introspection.

Monday’s are when most people go back to work or school, after hopefully enjoying the weekend.
We’re going to start the work/school week off meditating every Monday.

When the word meditate is used, so many people think “om” and have visions of sitting in lotus position doing mantra’s.

That’s not necessarily the case here. I mean, if you want to do that…great…yoga is wonderful for body, mind, soul. But, we’re going to cover other regions here.

For all intent purposes, meditate is to contemplate, be in thought. That’s what I want you to do.

Simply take a few minutes and think of something that you enjoy…spend time in prayer

Or go outside and rejuvenate yourself in the fresh air.

Get rid of any tension, negative thoughts, worry, fear, anxiety and start your week off fresh, clear minded and ready for happiness, joy and ability to deal with anything that comes your way.

Check back here every Monday for a specific Meditative Monday tip
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Yes kids get stressed.
Kids from preschool aged to elementary and teens…they all have stress factors in their lives.

Kids usually enjoy yoga…it enables them to release by doing something that’s healthy, helps with strength and flexibility.

You can also encourage your children to take deep belly breaths when they begin to get anxious, fearful or nervous. Deep breaths signal the body that all’s fine, relieves muscle tension, returns heart rates to normal.

The deep belly breathing will help children of all ages. It’s a good practice even in adulthood.

An easy stress relief tip is to delegate chores or tasks to someone else if they upset you or frustrate you. The effects of stress aren’t worth it. It’ll be better for you, if you can, to delegate some of the daily annoyances to others.

Delegate: verb: To entrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.

Yes, that’s right…

you do not have to do it all yourself.

If there’s a task you don’t enjoy or don’t know how to do, delegate it to someone else.

From ironing to computer work…you can save yourself stress, aggravation, time and even money by having someone else do those tasks.

I personally have not ironed anything, nor do I have any desire or inclination to iron. At 41 yrs of age, I am glad that I’ve never had to take on this task. I see and hear too many people who seem to be glued to their ironing board after work and well, I can think of  better things I could be doing with my time than spending it ironing. If I ever wore anything that absolutely had to be ironed I’d probably pay someone to do it. The time and frustration just wouldn’t be worth it in the long run.

The time you spend doing housework or ironing, etc. you’re missing out on time with family, children, friends or whatever you truly enjoy. So, sometimes the money spent to have someone else do these things is well worth it.

If you’re the type who has to have a spotless house but yet you work 40+ hrs a week, have a family and want to enjoy time with them consider having someone else do the house cleaning for you. $40/week or whatever cleaning people charge  can give you more free time…don’t you think that it’d be worth it instead of getting upset about having to do things that are mundane but yet need done.

Another area where you can delegate is technical support, computer issues, installing WP themes, installing forums, doing scripts, etc.

Rather than bang your head against the wall and spend countless hours attempting to figure out scripts, installations, etc. it may be well worth it to hire a technical person. I know I could not live without mine! Just ask her at technicalconfusion.com, she’ll tell you. I’d much rather pay her to do things that I have no clue about than to have me waste countless hours if not days trying to figure it out. It makes more sense to have her do it and have it done quickly and done right! I know people who will spend most of the day trying to figure out wrong html, an incorrect script, etc. or how to install WP theme and yet they could’ve been working & making money during that time rather than waste it on something that they could pay someone to do. I mean do the math…you waste all day trying to figure out something and let’s say you make $150/day, it might cost you $50 to pay someone else to do the job, so you would have still earned $100/profit for the day and saved yourself a lot of stress, aggravation and frustration…money well spent!

So, next time you feel yourself getting stressed over things you think you have to do, or beating yourself up…consider delegating it to someone else!