Enjoy Success from the Inside/Out

Connections to Our Consciousness The term "consciousness" is often used casually, but do we truly understand its profound meaning and how we can harness it to enrich our lives? Let's explore the real definition of consciousness and learn how to work with it effectively. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, consciousness is defined as the state of being characterized by sensation, emotion, volition, and thought. Delving deeper, the teachings of my favorite author, David Hawkins, in his book "Power vs. Force," shed light on this vital concept. He brilliantly explains that consciousness is our true power - a force that opens our minds to greater self-awareness! In essence, our consciousness plays a pivotal role in our personal development and growth. We must heighten our awareness of our consciousness, including our emotions and thoughts, as they significantly impact our attitudes and fortify our zest for life. What this implies is that genuine pers...

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Hurricane Season Stress Management:  Understand Stress and Monitor Stressors during a Hurricane! By, Life Coach- Nafije Prishtina In Part 1 of this “Creating Mental Resilience” series, you learned about the importance of taking time to prepare mentally for the extra stress that comes during hurricane season. Part 2 will help you continue developing the mental toughness needed to manage Hurricane Stress!   First, let’s look at Good vs. Bad Stress. It is a recurring theme in my blogs, that not all stress is bad for you. According to mental health therapist John Stiteler, if you live in a hurricane place like Florida, increased stress at this time is normal and even healthy. Stiteler said “The increased level of stress is actually healthy because it produces the hormone cortisol which provides extra motivation and energy to prepare for emergency situations." The article continues, highlighting the point that there is a difference between appropriate levels of stres...

  Creating Mental Resilience during Hurricane Season By, Life Coach- Nafije Prishtina   June 1st is the start of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Recently the local news announced that The National Hurricane Center has released the list of names you can expect to hear from meteorologists. When it comes to hurricane preparation in Florida most individuals have learned to put the shutters on, learned the importance of gathering extra food and supplies but sometimes individuals don’t understand the importance in taking time to prepare mentally for the extra stress that comes during hurricane season. Yes, prepare for Hurricane Stress!   As a new resident of Florida I had to learn about hurricane preparation the hard way. After two years living in my dream destination on the Atlantic coast, purchasing our home only few miles from the coast, Florida got hit with Hurricane Irma, a Category 5. Prior to the hurricane we watched the news as they warned us to board up w...

Believing: Staying connected with God from the inside out Written by Life Coach Nafije Prishtina   Edited by Career Coach Kathy Shabotynskyj “When we live in peace from inside we have the power to transmit that positive energy that resides in us outwards; our energy and our positive actions affect our internal /external environment and will contribute to BRING MORE WORLD PEACE!” Nafije Prishtina Some things in life we just can't buy ; the feeling of peace is free and it is within ourselves; all we need to access peace is to take our time and reflect on our beliefs. Ask yourself if you truly believe that you are connected with something greater than you! No matter how strong our faith in God, it can fluctuate.   Some days our faith is stronger and some days it is weaker. And the process of keeping our faith in God “as if you were to see God” is the real adventure in life. Let’s remember that even if you were the Pope or the Buddha, most likely y...

By,  Kathy Shabotynskyj & Nafije Prishtina Is your memory helping you achieve more? Are you using external tools to assist your memory? Part 1 of this Life Hack blog – Use Your Memory to Accomplish More Success showed how you can match emotion with your intentions to enhance your productivity. Now we want to further explore and share with you how you can accomplish more of what is important—often by doing less. There are many potentially fruitful prospective memory-based interventions that can help you avoid Memory Failures. Many industries use checklists and follow best-practices to ensure conformity to standard protocol. Utilizing these measures can help improve success by carrying out intended actions: ·         Use calendar alerts from your cell phone or favorite app ·         Minimize any Multitasking endeavors; especially when the task is critical ·         Add a sense of urgency to critical tasks ...

By,  Kathy Shabotynskyj & Nafije Prishtina What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. Abraham Maslow The greatest benefit to being self aware is helping us stay in control of ourselves, our emotions and thoughts. Just like the moon goes through different phases, we go through different life phases as well.  We experience ups and downs and we must stay self-aware and be responsible for self management of our energy and our actions while keeping ourselves centered. One very important attribute to be aware of is learning to identify personally stressful situations and how to respond to them. Self-monitoring is one strategy for increasing awareness such as keeping daily records of personal stressors (internal and external stressors.) Once a person is aware of stress-producing stimulation and responses, the next step is to learn new coping skills such as; 1. Improving diet and increasing exercise. Exercise training appears to incre...