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- Relationships: Mirrored Reflection of You - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"Each relationship you have with another person reflects the relationship you have with yourself." - Alice Deville. You have a lot of personal and professional relationships in your life. Some relationships are loving, satisfying, uplifting, supportive and enrich your life experience. You ...
Views: 7039 - Your Relationships Reflect Your Relationship with You - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"Each relationship you have with another person reflects the relationship you have with yourself." - Alice Deville. You have a lot of personal and professional relationships in your life. Some relationships are loving, satisfying, uplifting, supportive and enrich your life experience. You ...
Views: 6976(2 votes) - ***How To Rise Above Challenging Circumstances - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteTake a moment to ask yourself: What would be the best thing you could do for yourself, right now, given the incredibly uncertain and stressful times you are facing? What would best prepare you for whatever your life, the economy or other circumstances, might throw at you? If you watch, ...
Views: 5421(8 votes) - The Key Driver of Creative Success - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhat drives you to succeed as a creative person? Is it the dream of fame, wealth and recognition? Is the thought of seeing your name up in lights what propels you out of bed in the morning? Having such a strong and clear goal is a definite motivator and, if you work hard and pay your dues, you ...
Views: 4036 - Holiday Funk? 7 Steps to Rise Above - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteThe holidays are 'supposed to be' a time of love and laughter. Families and loved ones stop their frenzied lives to get together in peace, harmony and abundant gift giving. At least that's what much of the media and advertisers tell us how it should be each year. Yet for many of us, the ...
Views: 3920(1 vote) - How to Get High - The Legal and Healthy Way - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIt's a funny thing... We come into this world full of wonder, amazement and an audaciously authentic ability to laugh out loud at whatever tickles our funny bone. To our young minds - free of attached meanings, assumptions and suppositions - the world is a delightfully cacophony of ...
Views: 3826(4 votes) - Want to Lose Weight? Let Go of FEAR - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI was having fun watching my two cats play one morning when I had one of those AHA moments. I had one of those ‘out of the blue’ moments of clarity that enlightened, empowered and inspired me. The pussycats were playing a leap-frog kind of game when the play turned into aggression. Both cats ...
Views: 3818(3 votes) - Authenticity: Be the Change You Seek - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteAs Gandhi said, "Be the change you seek.". Many people live in a state of quiet desperation or restless agitation. Conditioned in their youth, they are exhausted living their 'should be" supposed-to-be lives. You can get good at living someone else's life yet it's exhausting! You were born to ...
Views: 3805 - *** How to Tap Into Your Greatest Talent - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIt's a funny thing. What you excel at, what is your greatest gift, may not be obvious to you. You may believe that what you do and create so effortlessly is easily achieved by anyone and everyone. It comes so naturally for you that you think it comes just as naturally for everyone else. ...
Views: 3646(2 votes) - *** Who Am I Kidding? How to Stop Self-Sabotage - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"Who am I Kidding?" "Who am I to do this?" "What am I thinking?" "I'm not (fill in the blank) enough." These are questions creative people in the visual and performing arts ask themselves every day. They are the questions that stop an artist from starting a project. Stop an actor ...
Views: 3598(1 vote) - How To Identify and Transform A Victim Mentality - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIn one of the Harry Potter books Harry comes face to face with a mirror in which he sees his parents staring back at him. He longs to stay with the mirror to continue to see his parents and Professor Dumbledore tells him he must stop. This mirror shows exactly what the viewer wants to see ...
Views: 3556(1 vote) - ***Cowardly Lion? Tap Into the Wizard Within To Transform Fear - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIf you are at all familiar with the story of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz you know that among Dorothy's fellow travelers along the yellow brick road to find the great and powerful Wizard was the Lion. The Lion wanted the Wizard to give him courage as he was afraid of nearly everything he faced ...
Views: 3419(3 votes) - How to Wake Up the Dead Inside - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteSome people live their lives stuck in an exhausting treadmill. Too tired to change course they tolerate seeing the same sights, having the same experiences over and over again. I know a few people who lost or quit a job every couple of years with the excuse that their boss is a jerk or they're ...
Views: 3331(3 votes) - Empowered Mindset of Champions: Schwarzenegger and Ali - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteThe difference between a winner and an 'also ran' isn't extra ordinary skills or talents. Let's face it, people who are at the top of their field excel at their game be it sports, business or personal achievement. In the sports world there are two champions, titans of athletes, who share one ...
Views: 3154 - Top 5 Signs You're Addicted to Stress - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteEvents in and of themselves do not create stress. It is the meaning you give to these events that causes the stressful reaction. What you have something mean about you or your possibilities is what spins you into a cycle of reactive stress - or a calm deliberate thought process that leads to a ...
Views: 3122(2 votes) - *** Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Fear: A 4-Step Process - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite“Self-sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn't happen.” - Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby Underneath any unwanted self-sabotaging pattern of behavior is fear. These undesirable experiences can include career self-sabotage, any form of addiction, workaholic or ...
Views: 3006 - How to Tap Into Your Intuitive Moxie Power - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite“The only real valuable thing is intuition.” - Albert Einstein Everyone was born with the magical power of intuition. Intuition is a clear flow of information that is available to you that is aligned with your authenticity, highest path and purpose. Intuition is one of the most amazing ...
Views: 2985(10 votes) - Are You a Money Avoider? 4 Steps to Make a Lot of Change - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteAre you working your tushie off - always going, going, going and never getting anywhere? Are you doing everything you can to grow your business or move up the corporate ladder yet are stuck on pause? Are you uncomfortable or anxious when discussing money with your partner? Are your ...
Views: 2978(2 votes) - Are You a Money Avoider? 4 Steps to Make a Lot of Change - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteAre you working your tushie off - always going, going, going and never getting anywhere? Are you doing everything you can to grow your business or move up the corporate ladder yet are stuck on pause? Are you uncomfortable or anxious when discussing money with your partner? Are your ...
Views: 2978(2 votes) - Perfectionism Can Kill - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhitePerfectionism can kill you. Bold statement. Sad but true. The frenetic obsession to have the perfect body is literally killing some people. A nose job or a face lift isn't enough. Once that's done, then the boobs, lips, hips along with every wrinkle must be enhanced, puffed, sucked out, ...
Views: 2855(1 vote) - Always Tired? What it Takes to Shift Inner Gears - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteToo pooped to put one more foot in front of the other? Is your favorite part of the day the moment you get to dive into bed and shut the world off for a few hours? Does the mere thought of the days ahead suck the life energy right out of you? I know how that feels. I've been there -- for ...
Views: 2790(1 vote) - The Un-Recipe for Success and a Tip From Michael Jackson - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI was busy in the kitchen this weekend. I had a yen to cook something that would slow-cook in a crock pot. I love how a house smells when there is something yummy getting ready for my tummy. A friend called. She was complaining about her exhausting weekend. Relatives were staying with her. ...
Views: 2738(2 votes) - Fear And Loathing = Celebrity Self-Sabotage - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhat is it about celebrity that often results in a pattern of self-sabotage and public humiliation? What drives the crash and burn of those who seemingly have everything going for them? Celebrities have success, fame and the financial resources to live a rich delicious life. Why, then, are so ...
Views: 2732(3 votes) - ***Overwhelmed? 5 Steps to Become Your Own Taskmaster - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIn today's fast paced hustle and bustle world you may become overwhelmed by everything that needs to get accomplished in a day, especially during a busy holiday season. A feeling of overwhelm will set in where you just can't decide what to do or how to do it to achieve your personal and ...
Views: 2721(1 vote) - *** How to Rise Above the Pecking Order - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhere are you in the pecking order of your life? Are you above or below the "measuring up to" rung you hoped to be on at this moment in time? Where are you in the heirarchy through which you define your life achievement; your sense of self-worth and accomplishment? If you had answers to ...
Views: 2651(1 vote) - Unfulfilled? 3 Steps to Discover and Get What You Really Want - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhitePeople look at you and think you’ve got it all together. You have a life that many envy, a career, relationship and the freedom to live an enjoyable life – or at least two out of the three. On the outside you’ve put on a great show. On the inside, not so much. Behind the mask, you feel empty ...
Views: 2595 - ***2 Ways to Discover Your Raison D'Etre - Reason For Being - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteRaison D'Etre is French for reason, or purpose, for the existence of someone or something. Each and every person comes into this world with a purpose, unique talents to achieve that purpose and the inner wisdom to guide them along the way. This is a birthright. Without exception. Since everyone ...
Views: 2555(4 votes) - Develop Your Inner Actor to Get Out of Your Own Way - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIt's a funny thing. Actors are driven to perform, to take on roles that bring a world of imagination, fantasy and mirrored life reflections into believable existence. In order to achieve the performance of a character well told, the actor has to commit to the unknown, get out of their own way, ...
Views: 2531(4 votes) - Grow Up. Move Out. Move On. Moxie Up. - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI often ask successful people what was the best piece of advice they ever got from a parent. What words of wisdom carried them forward as they achieved their personal and professional goals? Responses such as "Don't take anything for granted", "You have to work hard and struggle for success" ...
Views: 2468(1 vote) - Are You Stuffing Your Closets as a Compulsive Shopper? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite'Fess up. If you're reading this blog you may be a shopping addict. There's a world of difference between someone who shops for necessities (even luxuries) or social enjoyment and the person who shops to deaden emotional pain. Which one are you? Like a drug addict you use shopping to get ...
Views: 2454(2 votes) - ***Resentment and Expectations: Big Fat Life Hold Ups - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI work with a lot of people who are often in conflict with people they work, or aspire to work with, or in their personal relationships. Time and again I see people become frustrated, angry, and hostile, all a result of having fixed and expectations of one another. Some hold onto and wear their ...
Views: 2422(5 votes) - Your Body Talks To You. Do You Listen and Flow or Ignore and Struggle? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteYour body talks to you all day long. What you feel in your body is an indicator of whether or not you are moving towards or away from achieving what you desire. Your gut instinct will tell you what steps to take, what choices to make, that will get you what you want. Your stomach will tell you ...
Views: 2419(5 votes) - *** Your Self-Worth - Is it Measured by Your Stuff? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhitePeople often associate self-worth to worldly attachments and achievements. During your life, you are always trying to get something, be it education, job, money, or other material pleasures. You feel these things represent your value. The stuff (or lack of stuff) is evidence of how successful or ...
Views: 2384(2 votes) - Creative Block: Are You Standing in Your Own Light? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhen Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: "Only stand out of my light." Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand ...
Views: 2366 - Actor Joe Pantoliano Transforms His Depression to Empower Others - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"I am now the most miserable man living. Whether I shall ever be better I cannot tell; I awfully forebode I shall not. To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better." - Abraham Lincoln American film and television actor Joe Pantoliano once identified strongly with Lincoln's sad ...
Views: 2351(1 vote) - Inspiring Athletes: "Don't Make Me Cry, Roy" - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI spent a delightful weekend reading Roy Firestone's book, "Don't Make Me Cry, Roy - Adventures in Interviewing". Roy is a known sportscaster famous for his poignant personal interviews with over 5,000 sports stars and other celebrities. You might have seen him as himself in the movie "Jerry ...
Views: 2343 - Stuck in a Funk? Empower Your Inner Wizard to Dig You Out - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI have a client, let's call her Kathy, who was in a post holiday funk. For her, nothing seemed to being going right. She was annoyed at her boss and co-workers. She was nagging her boyfriend over little things. She just didn't feel good. 2009 was not starting out with a bang for her. ...I ...
Views: 2327 - The Secret to a Spectacular Life - As IF - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteOne of the phrases that helped define the 1990s is "As if!" Immortalized by actor Alicia Silverstone's character, Cher Horowitz, in the movie "Clueless", the term connotes a derisive assertion that whatever is being talked about is impossible or very unlikely. It is another way of ...
Views: 2307 - The Crack Addict Secret to Success - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteThe other day a friend asked me how I help people. I told her, very simply, that I teach people how to crack their world open to reveal thrilling new possibilities and opportunities that they couldn't see before. She laughed and said I encourage people to become Crack Addicts. HA! In that ...
Views: 2261 - ***Drew Barrymore's Secret to Success: Parent Your Self - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteEverywhere you look; in magazines, newspapers, online and televised articles and bios of people who face challenges are examples of people who have moved beyond their challenges to create extraordinary lives. There are also plenty of examples of those who have literally and figuratively ...
Views: 2246(3 votes) - Under Too Much Pressure, Ready to Pop Your Top? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteFast paced life constantly under pressure? "I can't do it all to please everyone!" "There's not enough hours in the day." "I'm racing against the clock." These are but a few of the comments we utter in our stressed-out fast-paced life. Its true, even though we now have all kinds of ...
Views: 2188(1 vote) - *** Case Study - Use Intuition as Your Personal GPS - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteYou were born with a personal guidance system set to always lead you in the direction of your dreams, what your heart calls you to become. This internal GPS is your intuition, the voice of your Higher Self, your Inner Being or what I playfully call the Wizard Within. Wizards are alchemists, ...
Views: 2177(3 votes) - 3 Tips to Overcome Divorce Drama and Pain - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteYou're angry. Royally pissed off some, or most, of the time. You were not supposed to be divorced. Especially not at this age - after everything you've been through. You're knocked on your ass, want to get up and move on but can't. Why? Because you've fallen into the deep divorce drama ...
Views: 2121 - How to Achieve The Titan Mindset - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteThe difference between a winner and an 'also ran' isn't extra ordinary skills or talents. Let's face it, people who are at the top of their field excel at their game be it sports, business or personal achievement. In the sports world there are two champions, titans of athletes, who share one ...
Views: 2087 - 3 Lessons to Achieve Authentic Greatness from Steve Jobs - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhen I'm in the mood for a little inspiration I seek out extraordinary people speak their truth from the heart. These are the thought leaders who fully express their Moxie - the confident courage to achieve authentic greatness with unrelenting drive and passion. In this abundant content ...
Views: 2072(4 votes) - Don't Believe Everything You Think - How To Change Misguided Thoughts - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteRight now, in this moment, you have everything you think you deserve. You are living the life you believe you are worthy of. Your life experience mirrors your internal self-esteem. If you have an unhealthy low self-esteem you will never enjoy the life you dream of. Even if you achieve ...
Views: 2048(6 votes) - *** What it Takes to Actualize Your Creative Talents - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?” - Benjamin Franklin The most exciting place to discover and actualize your talent is in yourself. What does it mean to realize your talents, and how do you do it? When you actualize your talents you understand ...
Views: 2024 - Pro-Athletes Often Drop The Ball in the Game of Life - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhitePro-athletes have mastered the skill of getting 'in the zone', firing on all cylinders and winning the game. Why is it, then, so many trip up, drop the ball and feel like they've lost in the game of life? Here are the hard facts: • According to Sports Illustrated (SI) 78% of NFL players go ...
Views: 1978 - *** Perfectionist? Meet the High Achiever - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"Art knows no limit, and the artists will never achieve perfection." - Bente Borsum Bente Borsum is a talented actress who performed with the Norwegian National Theatre and was a director of the Norwegian National Drama School. As a mentor and teacher, she works with younger artists who need ...
Views: 1909 - Twitter Fights - A New Medium for Celebrity Self-Sabotage - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteHA! That's often my first reaction when I open up the daily Calendar Section in the Los Angeles Times in the wee dark hours of each morning. This Monday morning's edition was no exception. Matea Gold reports that celebrities are taking their egoist rants about each other to the public stage ...
Views: 1866(2 votes) - *** Stuck? You May Be Alice in Wonderland - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI encourage everyone to reread the stories that awed and entertained us as children. I guarantee you will find new meaning as an adult in the works of Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, Frank Baum and his Wizard of Oz series, and more. These authors delivered powerful life affirming messages to us as ...
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