31 Choices for Loving Life

by Margaux Joy DeNador

 

Hello! How are you? I hope you're enjoying the beginning of Spring. How are we already at the end of March? WOW! It's been an amazing month. Last weekend we skied at Squaw Valley and stayed with some treasured friends. Two weeks ago I was in San Jose for the "Ignite I Can Do It!" conference. It's been an exciting and fun month! I'm in the process of making some cool changes to my book for when it is published by Balboa Press.  

As a Life Coach, embracing change and new growth are always on my mind. This time of year we see lots of new growth. Seeing the flowers and blossoms on trees remind us that we can choose what we plant and grow in our life.

One of the things I love most about being a coach is that it inspires me to keep growing, to learn more, and develop more ways I can help my clients. I am aware that there is room for improvement in all areas of my life. Because I am always looking for ideas for how to love life more, I attended the "Ignite I Can Do It!" conference in San Jose, California. Both days were inspiring. I enjoyed hearing all of the speakers at the event. I'll be writing a review of it and will let you know when I post it on my blog.

As Will Rogers said, "None of us is smart enough to remember everything we know, we can all use some reminders."

The list of 31 choices for loving life (below) is full of reminders for choices that can help us enjoy our time here on Earth.

Dudley and me skiing at Squaw Valley.
What a fun day!!!

31 Choices for Loving Life

1. Take responsibility for the choices you make and the results your choices create.      
2. Learn from mistakes (yours and those of other people) and remember what you want to do.       
3. Decide what you'll focus on, what you'll do, and what things mean to you.       
4. Ask for help - ego aside. 
5. Offer to help - whenever you can do it.      
6. Imagine your life as you most want it to be.      
7. Set Goals and take the actions needed to accomplish them.     
8. Show up for what matters most to you.     
9. Listen to your intuition and take action.    
10. Celebrate your success.    
11. Share your success.   
12. Enjoy the journey.    
13. Dream a beautiful future for yourself and people you love - and for people and animals everywhere.    
14. Focus on how you can be of service.     
15. Choose carefully what you watch, read, and hear.     
16. Decide how you will spend your time.     
17. Be kind.    
18. Tell the truth with courage, kindness, grace, and love.   
19. Be open and receptive to the good that change can bring. 
20. Decide what to let go and what to keep. 
21. Decide what to do.    
22. Decide what to stop doing. 
23. Decide to be a life-long learner.    
24. Ask empowering questions.      
25. Visualize your desired outcomes.   
26. Ask for ideas.      
27. Ask for feedback and new perspectives on what you create.      
28. Ask new questions.      
29. Find answers.      
30. Be willing to change how you look at things.       
31. Say Thank You.    

Here is what I know for sure...   

Every choice we make can be a learning experience. We can learn from our own choices and from choices of people we know. We can learn from people we read about or see in movies or TV. We can learn from the mistakes people make and remember what we want to do. We can also learn from what others do to create success. It all begins with the choice to learn from everything and everyone in your life. 

 

Take Action:  

Write the choices you are willing to make on 3x5 cards. Feel free to add to the list or to re-write the choices so they empower you. Put the cards in places where you'll see them as reminders - at your desk, in your kitchen, in your car, and/or in a pocket of your exercise jacket.  

 

Be creative in how you use reminders. Create art to go with them. Write them in fun colors and playful lettering. Maybe choose to print them out from your computer in fonts you enjoy seeing. Do whatever will empower you to make it fun to see your reminders.

 

Let's choose to enjoy the journey, celebrate, and share our success!

Love,

Margaux