Carpe Diem – Seize the Day!

Are you making time to live in the Present? On this week’s podcast Leah and Jen take a look at the reasons why so many people don’t actually live their lives in the present moment. Most of the time we all get caught up in multi-tasking, that we lose site of the actual moment. Or, we are so pre-occupied with worrying about the past (which we can’t change) or trying to predict the future (which we know we can’t control) that we forget to enjoy the moment!

We need to begin looking at our lives as an adventure! Our life is our big screen movie production, and WE are the star of the show!

Admit it, you have texted or read your e-mail while driving before, right? Well, this is dangerous and in more ways than you think! Not only could you get into a traffic accident, but you could also lose the present moment! When we multi-task like this, our life becomes on giant ‘TO DO’ list and we get so caught up in checking things off the list we forget to savor the moment! We only get this one moment, so why waste it? Enjoy the actual activity at hand.

We have all been so pre-conditioned to think that if we are not doing 15 things at once, we aren’t accomplishing anything. However, we would challenge you to turn this around and start thinking about how much more you can truly accomplish if you put your entire focus and energy and attention on the task at hand. Slow down enough to really embrace what you are doing at this exact moment, without diluting it with all the others demands of the day.

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This week Jen and Leah continue their two part series and they discuss their thoughts about one of Jennifer’s favorite coaching tips! This tip is referred to as the ’slow it down, turn it around’ tip, which actually means:  Think Before You Speak! They discuss the manner in which you respond to situations and how often times people tend to react and say things they do not mean because they are acting defensively and haven’t thought their words through before speaking.

If you can begin to slow down, and turn it around before speaking your opinion you might find that you will respond very differently than you would have anticipated.

Referencing the book The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived by Steven K. Scott, Jen and Leah review the checklist that Scott created that will help you to slow down and turn it around before you speak! Excellent tips for living your life from a position of empowerment.

1. Respond calmly – think before you speak and respond calmly instead of just *reacting*

2. Listen first – don’t interrupt, don’t think about what you are going to say in response….just LISTEN

3. Approach others from THEIR frame of reference – realizing that if someone is saying mean or negative things to you, it probably means that they are not happy with themselves

4. Begin to look at others from the perspective of what you can give in the relationship rather than what you can receive. When you live proactively and worry less about what you are *getting* from your relationships, your life becomes more peaceful, easier, less stressful and more fun!

For more great coaching tips from Jennifer and Leah, be sure to purchase their cd Your 30 Day Guide to Becoming the Artist of your life. It’s just a $20 investment and promises to give you the tools, tips and resources needed to start living your life to the fullest!

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