LETS DEFINE FAILURE

A few nights ago I got home, fed the kids, gave my three year old a bath, curled up for story time, watched them fall asleep then left for the gym. 

Earlier that evening I was listening to a podcast and the person being interviewed was asked how she found the courage to consistently run long distances. Her answer to that question was,” I just start”.

As Kaity was drifting off to sleep I said to her, Kaity, it is getting so late I may just exercise downstairs. But something in her voice and the question she asked made me reconsider breaking the promise I made to myself. Her question was "so your not gonna go to the gym?" It was non-judgmental but I knew I had to show up to her the way  I expect her to show up. 

How do I define failure? Failure is repeatedly not keeping the promises we make to ourselves. 

It is simple just start, for some the weight of the journey immobilizes us. In those situations keep your head focused only on the next step. So in my case it did not matter how long I needed to run on the treadmill, all I needed to do was start and keep going one step at a time. 

Keep going. Continue keeping those promises you make to yourself.

 

One Love

Danni

 

SIX MONTHS TO LIVE

Today my three year old called me and said "mommy lets sit and talk". That took me by surprise so I sat and listened to her sometimes incoherent blabber. As she happily chatted, it dawned on me that I would never get that moment in time back. So instead to finding a reason to get away, I sat and listened as intently as I could. 

If you had only a few more months to live what would you do differently moving forward? How would you address relationships, would they be more meaningful to you? If you could relive your life, would you do things differently? 

The beauty of life is that each day we live we have the opportunity to live it the way we want. Especially if we are in a society where we are free. Do not wait for a diagnosis or a terrible incident to have a change of behavior. Live your life, love your friends and family, worship God, run your business and make your money, dance, laugh and have fun as if we have six months to live. 

 

THE REASON I'VE BEEN BANGING MY HEAD

So today I had a full conversation with myself out loud about being unhappy. I am unhappy. I am not unhappy all the time, but  I am in a very pivotal period in my life and I know that the source of these feelings is me not acting in my purpose and holding on to the thoughts, behaviors, friends and career choices that no longer serve me. It is time for me to make certain boss moves and I am reluctant and unwilling because of fear. 

It is important to know when God is nudging you. I'm at the point where He is not just nudging me, God is stirring me up inside out and it is driving me insane. 

Whenever you are in that space of dis-ease remove yourself from that current situation. You have outgrown it. That situation no longer serves you. You are instead serving your fear and your lack of faith.

Stepping out and into the place where you are destined to be will bring you joy and the abundance you deserve. 

 

One Love

Danni

 

PROVEN TECHNIQUE FOR MORE PRODUCTIVITY

The average person has little or no time to get things done these days. I have been experimenting with my time lately and have devised what I call the fifteen minutes rule for making me more effective at the things that I need to get done. 

This is how the fifteen minute rule works. Identify an area that you believe you need improvement in or something that you want to get done. Lets assume you want to get more fit. Block out time throughout your day and integrate fifteen minute workout sessions at intervals throughout the day, it may be fifteen minutes when you get up in the morning, fifteen minutes in the evening, fifteen minutes after lunch and maybe other times during the day if your job or work schedule allows. 

I have used the fifteen minute rule to complete folding my clothes or getting rid of a pile of unsorted mail. 

Give the fifteen minute rule a try and please leave me a comment and let me know if it was effective.

 

One Love

Danni

 

A REALTOR A MOM A DAUGHTER OF THE NORTHSHORE

BEING AND FEELING GRATEFUL

A few weeks ago my two older kids and I were driving through a really nice wealthy neighborhood. As we drove Kaity and I kept admiring the homes and commenting on the ones we liked. After a few minutes of this Jared chimed in very loudly and with much annoyance in his voice" why not just love your own house"? That instantly caused me to self reflect. 

I took three very important lessons from this moment.

1.  To be aware of how I present myself to my children. Admiring another home or something that someone else has does not mean you do not love your own. But that is exactly how my five year old interpreted it. Kids tend to lean into our behaviors vs our words.
2.  Be grateful with my blessings. Nothing is ever 100% perfect. I must find joy and beauty in life and the love that surrounds me and enjoy and feel the blessings these things bring into my life. 
3. Striving for or desiring bigger and better things in my life should not compromise my feeling of gratitude. 

One Love

Danni

A REALTOR A MOM A DAUGHTER OF THE NORTHSHORE. 

NO MOUNTAINS TOO HIGH

 

One of the things I love about my journey is the people who came along with me. 

Almost twenty years ago I left Jamaica for school in the US. But prior to that, I had started college in Jamaica and met some of the most amazing, hard working, girlfriends on this earth. 

Today I am celebrating one of my girlfriends. She is  the friend who like me ended up in NY and had to grow up and mature quickly. That girlfriend is someone I have grown to love, trust and respect. What I admire more than anything is her drive and determination. Talk about swimming upstream and making it, her life was never easy, but she pushed, and fought, and swam and today I am happy to say....Friend congrats on being accepted at an Ivy League to complete your PhD. You inspire and motivate me to be my absolute best. 

I love you.

One Love

Danni

CHANGE YOUR WORDS CHANGE YOUR OUTCOME

 

Today I sat stuck in traffic for over two hours. It was frustrating, long and boring. I had my three year old with me which complicated the matter even more. 

In my frustration I muttered to myself. I GOT to sit in this traffic again. I GOT to sit here stuck in the car with my baby girl. I had to leave work early for a doctor’s appointment and now I GOT to reschedule my appointment. 

What if we changed our self talk by exchanging GOT and instead say GET. 

Truth be told exchanging the word got for the word get allows us to view things from a different perspective. So instead of " I GOT to wake up", instead " I GET to wake up. Instead of "I GOT to pick my kids up from school, I GET to pick my kids up from school. Instead of I GOT to go to work, I GET to go to work. 

Many people didn't GET the privileges that we GOT.

Be thankful.

 

One Love

Danni