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Is It Time To Quit Working?

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Thank God it’s Monday,
I want to make a bold suggestion for you, I want you to quit working. Today!! I know this sounds crazy but think about it. Our purpose is not to make a living, but to make a life! Stop working and start creating. If you are driven by the need to survive then you will never thrive as you were intended to do.
The true purpose of life’s journey is to live to our fullest potential. To unlock the power within us that is limitless and has no boundaries. To express our souls’ desires so that we may come to know our highest self. This is our purpose. How we express our purpose is through our life’s work.
At the end of the day do you feel joyfulness and fulfillment from your efforts? If you answered yes, then you are expressing your truest self. If not, then perhaps you may be profiting your bank account but not your soul. This is why so many people feel an emptiness, a void within. Their life lacks meaning and a sense of purpose.
When things aren’t working change everything. Stop working and start expressing the desire of your soul. The funny thing is, when you do, you often find many rewards both personally and financially.

 

Live Inspired and be abundant,

Is It Time To Quit Working?

Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

It’s All About Forgiveness

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Thank God it’s Monday,

One of the most important responsibilities of a coach or mentor is to identify those things that are blocking someone’s growth. There are often many obstacles that prevent us from truly experiencing the greatness that already exists within us. Trust me, the greatness is there, it is God given. We can all learn to tap into it, if we are willing to do the work to unleash our true potential.
A couple of significant blockers are forgiveness and guilt. We all experience these emotions in our lives. Others often use them to manipulate or control us. We then buy into this mindset that somehow we are bad and must be punished for our past transgressions. How many times have you done things out of guilt? Probably more then you are willing to admit. When we allow others to dominate our emotions, we give up our power to them. We do so at the expense of our own personal well-being and happiness. We then become angry and upset. If we allow this pattern to continue we become resentful.
It is impossible to create and manifest our hearts desires in this state of mind. There are only two things that can change this mindset. Gratitude and forgiveness. Today, I want you to focus on forgiveness.
Forgiveness begins by forgiving yourself first. Stop beating yourself up for all the dumb and stupid things you have said and done in your life. Raise your hand if you haven’t done and said stupid things. We all have! Welcome to the human race. We need to get over it. Let it go! It doesn’t serve you in any way. Start by striving to do and be better. Acknowledge that you might have messed up but most importantly forgive yourself. Let go of all the negative emotions. This will allow your heart to be light again. You will be more joyful and experience more love and abundance.
Secondly, forgive others. We already know we are not perfect so why would we hold others to a different standard? Holding resentment towards others has a cost. That cost can be our physical and mental well-being. This also takes a toll on our health and the health of our relationships, a steep price to pay for a lack of forgiveness.
What do you need to forgive yourself for? What have you been holding onto that is eating you up? Identify it, acknowledge it, and let it go now!! Then forgive others. What you give away comes back to you.

Live inspired, be abundant and fulfill your destiny,

It's All About Forgiveness

Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

Is it time for a vacation?

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Thank God it’s Monday,

When was the last time you had time off? I mean legitimate time off. By the way, I don’t mean a long weekend for a seminar or a forced day off because of a holiday, I mean a real vacation.
You’re probably saying to yourself, who has the time or money? Let me inform you that scheduling time off, a real vacation, actually results in more profitability and happiness.
When we have the pedal to the metal attitude we can be very productive but there is a point of diminishing returns. When we don’t have balance in our life, which renews and refreshes our mind and body, we eventually pay a price. Sometimes a steep price. If you feel burned out or mentally fatigued, you are already beyond ready for a vacation. These are symptoms of being out of balance. If we ignore and continue to push without appropriate time off, we will often pay a price with our health and relationships.
I am encouraging you to schedule a vacation this coming year. At least one. They don’t have to be in some exotic location if finances are an issue, although if you can, do it. It could be camping or somewhere local. I would recommend you NOT staying at home. You will not be able to unwind in your same environment. Getting away provides perspective.
Have fun, do something physically challenging, spend time contemplating. Read a new book. Do something that is out of your routine. The purpose is to renew, refresh, recreate and rethink everything. Journal while sitting by a pool or the ocean. Indulge in some things you normally wouldn’t.
Studies show that people who take time off are more productive and have more clarity. You will come back with a renewed vigor and energy. Everyone will notice a refreshed you. You deserve it!
Have an abundant and inspired day,
Is it time for a vacation?
Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

Why Struggling is a Good Thing

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I know that most of us view struggle as something that is unpleasant. Lets face it, who wants to experience pain and hardship? What if I told you that struggle is a blessing? Let me explain.

Struggle offers us perspective. Struggle allows us an appreciation of all that is good that exists in our lives. It provides contrast. Cloudy days make us really appreciate the nice days and vice versa. If we come from humble beginnings we will likely be far more appreciative when we experience wealth. Have you ever had a time when you lost your health, only to regain it? How much did you appreciate your health then?
Consider struggle as another word for growth. If you give thanks for the struggles in your life, you will overcome them much more quickly. You will develop a mindset of gratitude by training your brain to see every experience as a blessing. Know that life’s struggles are as much of the human condition as eating and breathing.
Change your perspective, change your reality.
What current struggles are you experiencing that you need to give thanks for? List them and change your energy towards them. You will be amazed how your life changes.
Have an abundant and inspired week,
Stuggles are blessings in disgues
Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

Learn how to build impactful relationships through the art of listening

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Thank God it’s Monday,

Have you ever caught yourself while engaged in a conversation with a friend or client thinking about something else? So detached from the conversation that you might as well be on a different planet? We all do it, but I want you to consider the cost of not being present in your relationships. The ability to build strong relationships is perhaps the most essential element to success.

When you are engaged with people in conversation, you owe them your full attention. In fact, you must give all of yourself in order to expect full engagement in return. We must show respect to get respect.

Becoming a good listener is a skill, like playing the piano or learning how to dance or write. Start by creating eye contact. It is said, the eyes are the windows to the soul. When you connect through eye contact it will result in a greater level of trust and rapport.

Next listen to hear not to respond. We all do this. In our minds we are formulating a response to what is being said. When we do this, our ability to understand WHAT is being said is greatly diminished. Isn’t the purpose of communication to understand what is being said? Start by hearing what is being said. Next, repeat it back to the person to confirm what you heard was accurate. Then respond. Watch their reaction…you will be amazed!

Finally, your posture speaks volumes about you. It provides signals to the person in front of you whether you are accepting or rejecting what they are saying. If your arms and legs are crossed and your shoulders are slouched, you are providing signals that you are not buying what they are selling. Be conscious of your posture. Work on keeping your facial expressions neutral and your posture strong and powerful but not intimidating. Be mindful of the unspoken messages you are sending.

Our ability to communicate impacts every area of our lives. We can have much better relationships with our spouses, children, coworkers, friends, etc. If you are willing to learn these skills with regular practice, I promise you will see your life radically transform. You will experience more health, more wealth and better relationships. The level of trust and respect in your life will never be higher.

Quality of your life is directly related to the quality of your relationships.

Live inspired, be abundant and fulfill your destiny,

Learn how to build impactful relationships through the art of listening

Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

Alter Ego

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Thank God it’s Monday,

It is my opinion we all have the capacity for greatness. Our greatness is revealed when we are expressing our infinite potential. When we live in the presence of love, abundance and gratitude we are able to manifest anything we desire. I also believe we have an alter ego (AE). This alter ego is the side of us that undermines our greatness. This is the voice of fear, uncertainty and doubt.

This voice (AE) is always the loudest when we are about to challenge ourselves and push ourselves to new heights. It is born out of our subconscious mind. It provides the reasons why we can’t succeed. Even though it is not based in truth or reality. Welcome to self-sabotage.

We do not have to allow our future to become our past.

The beauty about this journey called life, is we can leave the past where it belongs……….in the past! Choose a new reality by changing your thoughts. When we change our thoughts our brain fires and wires differently. Therefore we are creating new neural pathways. If this is done repeatedly, it will literally create a new you. This is called the “Law of Repetition”. Then over time, what we think about we bring about. Now you understand the “Law of Association”

The hardest part of change is not making the same decisions today as yesterday.

It’s time to let go of your alter ego. It does not serve you on your path to greatness.

Have an abundant and inspire week,

 

Alter Ego

Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

The Secret to Success Shortcut!

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Thank God it’s Monday,

Stop it! Just stop it!
We all do it. We get agitated and worry about things that have not happened. We focus on things that are out of our control and ignore the things we actually have control of like the present moment, our thoughts and our emotions. We waste more time focusing our energy on things that are completely out of our hands. Why? I can’t answer for you, but for me, it is a pattern of thought to expect the worst outcome in all things.
This pattern of thought has been engrained in me since I was a kid. The funny thing is, I was good at making bad things appear in my life. Welcome to self sabotage. We all do it.
What we give attention to, we give power to. The cool thing is, it works both ways. I have learned, although I am not perfect, to change my focus. I focus on my thoughts and actions. Do I choose to see the opportunity or the potential negative in a situation? Yes, but I also ask, what can I do to create a positive outcome? With this tool, I can disempower any negative in my life. What I can’t control, I let go. Paradoxically, this is when you gain control.
The result is a far less stressful life, better relationships and most importantly a greater level of personal attraction. Remember, you can’t create abundance in the presence of negativity.
So just stop it! You will be glad you did.
Have an abundant and inspired week,
The Secret to Success Shortcut!
Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

Choose Your Happiness

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Thank God it’s Monday,

I used to begin these Monday Morning Motivational blogs by greeting you with “Happy Monday” and now I greet you with “Thank God it’s Monday”; not because these are lines I just throw out there, but because these salutations are meant to invoke emotion and energy. My hope is that it will help reframe the emotional state you are currently experiencing.

Lets not forget we have the freedom to choose our emotions, so why would we choose any emotion other than happiness? Unfortunately at times we don’t choose to be happy. As humans we are conditioned to enjoy experiencing pain to some degree. If this weren’t the case we would always choose happiness as our emotion.

I challenge you to be mindful of your emotions this week. When you are feeling low tone emotions like fear, anxiety, frustration, and anger make a conscious choice to change your emotion immediately. Why not choose happiness?

Our personality creates our personal reality.

Start by expressing gratitude. Being grateful for things in your life, good or bad, will change your perceptions.

An important fact is, thoughts become our attitudes, attitudes become our behaviors, behaviors turn into habits, and habits become our perceptions.

When you consciously reframe your thoughts and choose happiness your perceptions of your environment change. This makes for a more enjoyable human experience. Try it. What do you have to lose? Absolutely nothing. You will become a role model while leading those around you.

This process is known as conscious living. Imagine if we practiced this regularly, how different would our life be? I promise if you adopt this habit everything in your life will change. “Be the change you want to see.”

 

Have an abundant and inspired week,

Choose Your Happiness

Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

Avoiding Burnout

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Thank God it’s Monday,

What is the role of the Chiropractor? There are many different ideas and concepts but I would suggest the primary roles are to lead, educate and inspire. We need to tell the truth about where health comes from, how we lose our health, how to regain it, and then how maintain our health and vitality for the full expression of life.
Once you tell the story, all future decisions are based on the desired outcomes of the patient. The goals need to be agreed too mutually. Is it our job to hold people accountable to those goals? Yes, as long as their goals remain unchanged. We should never motivate them through fear or guilt because doing so never ends well.

As you can see there are many aspects to the doctor-patient relationship, a lot of potential roles to play. Unfortunately, all these roles require a lot of energy. Trying to make people do things that they really would prefer to avoid, is tough work. Is it any wonder why we are exhausted at the end of the day?

When you spend so much time invested in the decisions and outcomes of others, it is easy to loose your way. This is a recipe for professional burnout. This is the number one reason Chiropractors get disconnected from their passion.

No one wins with this practice style. Patients feel guilty and ashamed for letting you down; we wonder why we have such a large amount of inactive files. Investing so much of your energy in outcomes that you can’t control, will never result in the practice you deserve.

Here are the solutions. Let it go. Let go of the need to control the outcomes. Tell people the truth about their health. Do not use guilt and fear to motivate but be honest of the consequences of decisions. Honor and respect your patients to make decisions that best reflect their value system. You and your patients will enjoy this style of practice.

To change what we have requires us to think and act differently then we currently do.

Have an abundant and inspired week,

Dr. Jay LaGuardia Blog

Tolerant…Not!

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Thank God it’s Monday,

Do you know people who always seem to take offense to every little thing?

By the way, a very important fact; “Being offended is a choice, it’s a consciousness.”

Welcome to today’s society. Why is it that the most self-proclaimed tolerant individuals are usually the least tolerant? They demand tolerance on issues that are important to them however they to fail share that same tolerance with those they disagree with. Their intention is to shut down dialogue and conversation by proclaiming offense, which causes them to go on the defense. This is a sign of intellectual weakness, an inability to logically defend their position free of emotion.

Welcome to the grievance hustlers.

This is a dangerous trend in our country. When we lose the ability to have a fair and open-minded debate to express differences of opinions, we lose the opportunity to solve very serious problems. This leads to divisiveness, an erosion of values.

Our current leadership are masters at this. They divide people by race, gender, culture, socioeconomic status, class, geography, etc. Then they sell us on a solution. Their power is built on divisiveness.

Why am I writing about a national topic that is not very inspiring? We need to become aware of what is taking place. We must not fall prey to this well organized, destructive and undermining tactic. We must never engage these people emotionally. It is a “no win” situation. They are looking for confrontation.

These people will pull you down in every way. Avoid their negativity. Eliminate these energy vampires from your life. They are toxic and bad for your health. You will be happy you did.

Have abundant and inspired week,

Tolerant…not!