session 1

Session 1

Best Morning Rituals

-          Remember

-          “We are what we repeatedly do

-          Excellence then is not an act but a habit”!!

cat and lion pic

-          Nathaniel Branden

-          The Six Pillars of Self Esteem-

As you watch in the mirror:

-          I love and accept myself completely

-          If not you, who then?

-          “What determines the level of self-esteem is what the individual does”

-          <<A “practice” implies a discipline of acting in a certain way Over and Over Again”

-          It is essential that you APPLY what you learn and not postpone, avoid or skip it

-          He first steps of healing and Growth are

-          Awareness and Acceptance

-          We need to have confidence, trust our own abilities-

-          this affects all aspects: achievements, or lack thereof,

-          Our relationships with spouses, children and others.

-          People with high self-esteem are rational, have creativity, benevolence.

-          Those with low self-esteem manifest rigidity, defensiveness, fear and even hostility

-          the Trump example

Physical exercise

-          It helps in so many ways

-          Endorphins- include from happy session and new pics

-          Men are better off with exercise before eating

-          Women might benefit more from physical exercise after eating something- probably light

How?

-          You could place shoes near or on the pillow J

-          Choose the path of least resistance

-          Establish if you are a morning or night person

-          Tal Ben Shahar example

-          DeGeneres on Procrastination- the modern lack of exercise:

-          Have you noticed how we make no more effort?

-          In cars, the driver had to make a little effort to open the window- but not anymore-

-          Now there is a push button and the same for the garage door- you used to have to get out of the car to open the garage door but again, you can do that now just by pressing a button

-          On procrastination and the crazy rhythm of today’s world, Ellen DeGeneres has some very poignant observations

-              We suffer from a TB syndrome: too busy syndrome:

-              Hurry up, I have to rush to yoga classes…common, common!!!

-          Don’t engage in the rat race might be the message, use the Golden Mean

-          You could  meditate

-          Take advantage of the early morning calm, peace and quiet if you can

-          Or the night scheme if that is who you are

-          The mantras from Zooey

-          Calling, outliers, learn to fail

-          No problem with mistakes: Learn to Fail!