by Patricia C. Brooks | May 26, 2018 | Body Image, Growing Bold, Trusting Intuition
May 29, 2018 marks the fifth anniversary of reaching my weight loss goal; I’m feeling proud. It’s a milestone and it helps me reflect on how much being 75 pounds overweight held me back. In the five years since I lost the weight I’ve accomplished and experienced a...
by Patricia C. Brooks | May 22, 2018 | direct experience, Effective Decision Making, Food for Thought AND Action, Uncategorized
There are feelings that we all have that can guide us in making better decisions. When we follow these feelings, often called gut instincts, life seems to flow effortlessly. When we don’t listen to them, we often experience difficulties and unnecessary stress....
by Patricia C. Brooks | May 20, 2018 | forward action, small step
Exploring a foreign city is much like navigating life. Once you decide where you want to go and what you want to do, you have to figure out how to get there. The streets are marked and you have a map, yet the unfamiliarity of everything is daunting and can be...
by Patricia C. Brooks | May 4, 2018 | Effective Decision Making, forward action
Success is a system that starts with deciding. Deciding and committing to following through with your decision. The key is in how you come to the decision. If you decide without consulting your values, without listening to your intuition, or without considering...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Apr 26, 2018 | Effective Decision Making, Food for Thought AND Action
“If you do what’s easy life will be hard.” – Les Brown I take this statement to mean that if you take the easy path in life, if you put in the least possible effort in the things you do, what awaits you is struggle and hardship. For me this sentiment reaches...
