Self Confidence & Being Purpose Driven

What’s my life purpose?

DianeCorriette — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:23:41 +0000

With all the “busy-ness” of life and the work I do online I keep putting aside the one thing I believe I am here to work on when I ask myself the question What’s my life purpose?

For years I have written in the personal development field never really with an outcome to make money – just because I love sharing what I have learnt over the last 18 years. Over the last few weeks I have been helping to guide a fairly new blogger towards discovering what they want to blog about and in the process it reminded me of my purpose too.

It is that old struggle of money versus passion/purpose and trusting that when you follow passion your life will end up the way you want it to be. The problem is if we start off concerned about money all we do is put our concern about having no money into our future which then brings us what we are thinking about – no money.

I experienced that during the recession. In 2008 I lost 3 big contracts and was left with very little work – my concern (and I really should know better) focused on having no contracts and no money coming in – it was only when I realized what I was doing that I stopped and reversed the trend. It took a little while but now in my future is only more work and an abundantly rich life (that is spirtually as well as financially rich).

What’s my life purpose? To share inspirational guidance with the world. To raise self confidence in women and to help them experience the altogether fabulous people that they really are leaving them free to embrace happiness and peace.

What’s your life purpose, are you living it? And if you are not, why not?

Altogether Fabulous isn’t something you work towards it is something you are

Change Your Life — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:46:40 +0000

Being altogether fabulous is something you are right now. Only we don’t always recognise how fabulous we are – choosing instead to recognize what is wrong with us and our life. So I want you to know that you are already altogether fabulous and now all we have to do is remove all the fears, obstacles, guilt, doubts and other limits in your way so that the altogether fabulous you shines through.

When will you know you are there? When you decide you are. When you decide that you are living a life you love and you are happy with who you are. That doesn’t mean problems don’t ever come your way or things won’t go wrong – the truth is on the altogether fabulous journey of life things “go wrong” more than normal because we are always being given an opportunity to be the best that we can be.

Being altogether fabulous isn’t something you work towards it is something you are. Problems become a blessing because they teach you something about yourself that you can transform so that it is no longer an issue for you. Embracing problems on your altogether fabulous journey is something I recommend you learn how to do – it may not happen overnight (and then again it just might) and you will need to work towards looking at life in a totally different way.

Love yourself and you won’t be selfish

Change Your Life — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:58:51 +0000

We have this so wrong. So many times we believe that if you love yourself you are being selfish but in fact that is wrong. when you don’t love yourself you are being selfish because you are not taking the time to make yourself happy, to do what brings you joy. Instead you are unhappy which you take out on those close to you and the people you love the most.

The most unselfish thing you can do is to learn how to love yourself so that you feel good about yourself because when you do you are so much happier than you can ever imagine.

Because it’s never too late to start

DianeCorriette — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:05:38 +0000

My focus on self confidence has led me down an interesting path lately that I am happy to follow. Since 2008 I have been writing and talking about publishing a book that I have just never gotten round to finishing.

Focusing on reconnecting to a passion we once had but that is still unfulfilled I even ran a workshop October last year. Despite letting other work matters get in the way (I focus more on helping people use the internet to promote their business) I keep getting drawn back to the idea – which I believe happens when God has a plan for you that you are not following!

In the space of the last few days I have reconnected with the idea and watching Hayley’s video yesterday seemed to spark something in me to revisit it with a new title. I fell in love with the idea all over again and became excited by the thought of writing it. I will share more soon but I am definitely going for it now….. DEFINITELY!

I am currently on a 12 week program that focuses on how to launch a product – so am using that time to focus my attention on how to promote it
I have been invited to speak by two women, one in Australia and one here in the UK and both will give me an opportunity to focus on talking about the book
Being told by someone how at ease I look with myself reminded me that this is something I can share with other women
Hayley’s video – not sure what it was but watching it sparked a desire to start writing this book again

So I am going to commit to making this work. I have been speaking to women and need to go out on the High Street with clipboard in hand to do some market research, which I will do tomorrow (Sunday)

Today I found out about Lorna Page, a woman who published her first book in 2008 called “A Dangerous Weakness” at the age of 93! She uses the proceeds to pay for the house she lives in with friends, it is her way of helping her friends out of care homes and into a more welcome space.

You can read the story here on the Telegraph

I found the book on Amazon and while the reviews aren’t great I am a sucker for a good cause and would buy it anyway because her ambition to help people get out of care homes is a great one – although to be honest why our elder generation can’t be treated better I really don’t know.

As far as I am concerned Lorna has done something many people never get round to doing – she achieved something she set out to achieve. That’s more than enough for me to make her a hit.

Self confidence and feeling absolutely fabulous

DianeCorriette — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:47:06 +0000

Yesterday at a networking event (my first one for 5 years!) someone remarked on how at ease I am with myself. I know that self confidence and feeling absolutely fabulous go hand in hand eventually. At some point something happens and you just naturally give off this vibe with being okay with who you are. I wish I could put a timescale on it or tell you when you will know – well actually I can tell you when you will know – because people will mention it. The need to be around you, talk to you, connect to you, a love of listening to your voice or just generally loving your “vibe!”

It is not something you can fake and to be honest it isn’t even something I can articulate that well. My spiritual coach will tell me it is because I am connected to my soul. When you are connected to that higher part of you there is something that makes you different.

Anyway, I just can’t seem to explain it so if you read this and have a suggestion on what it is I am talking about I would love to hear how it manifests for you. Maybe it is different for us all. What I do know is that I don’t know I am doing it (whatever IT is) and that it connects me to people in a way that is beyond the superficial and I love it

I have a video here from a virtual friend who I love dearly called Hayley Solich to remind you about how absolutely fabulous you are and if self confidence and feeling absolutely fabulous is something you want for yourself I recommend starting with Guy Finley – he can show you how to connect to your highest, most fabulous self!

Happiness and what makes us happy is different for everyone

DianeCorriette — Sun, 23 May 2010 11:26:36 +0000

There are things in life that can make you happy that are subjective. They are subjective because happiness and what makes us happy is different for everyone.

You might find joy and happiness seeking thrills through rides like roller coasters and bungee jumping. That thrill for you is torture for me or for anyone with a fear of heights who would never step foot on a roller coaster or ever be brave enough to jump from a bridge suspended by a bungee cord.

Everyone seeks happiness in their own way. What makes you happy is a natural high that you deserve to seek. There is nothing wrong with the things that you find joy in.

It is true some people are naturally happy and it is also true that we are ALL naturally happy but some of us have lost our ability to be so need to do a little work at gaining it back.

If you are not a naturally happy person (I never was) you can change the way you think and feel so you are. The key is to change the way your brain thinks and the things you do. Always remember that happiness and what makes us happy is different for everyone and you can learn to do things on a daily basis to bring up your happiness level which will help you learn to smile more and be a happier person.

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To be happy or not to be that is the choice you make

DianeCorriette — Sun, 23 May 2010 11:24:32 +0000

Are you unhappy right now? Did you know that you are keeping yourself there – in that state of unhappiness? When will you decide to make yourself happy instead? To be happy or not to be happy is the choice you make for your life every single day.

Having coached both women and teenagers I know that many of them believe they have no control over their emotions and how they feel – their emotions ruled them. Well one of the things I encouraged people to do was take back their life and take control by taking full responsibility for deciding how they feel.

I remember the first few months of working towards reclaiming my emotional state. I would be in the middle of being pissed off or miserable about something and I would remind myself

“Hey, you have full control over your emotions. So choose to be happy right now!”

Boy, in those early days that was no mean feat I can tell you but little by little it became easier to do and with time I was able to switch myself out of a bad mood into being happy.

If you are not a happy person that is a choice you are making. You have full control over your life and the decisions that you make.

To change your life is a choice

Be-Purpose-Driven — Sun, 23 May 2010 10:59:47 +0000

If you are thinking about changing your life then nothing happens until you stop thinking about it and actually set the intention to do it because to change your life is a choice you have to make to begin.

I knew I wanted to change my life for years before I managed to get round to taking that first step and doing it. It is amazing how long I tolerated not being happy and not living a great life. Sometimes I get a little annoyed with myself when I think about the years I wasted hating the way I looked instead of enjoying life. Sometimes I wonder if I should write for all the teenagers out there as much as for my fellow middle aged woman!

Getting annoyed about the past doesn’t help and it definitely robs me of my altogether fabulous aura and shuts down my spiritual connection with my soul. So I allow myself to be frustrated because I don’t believe there is any point in just dismissing it, but I only allow myself minutes now. When I first started on this journey I would allow myself a week or two, then a few days, then a day, then hours, now it is minutes. That’s progress!

Once I made the decision to stop focusing on the past (because the best way to stop living in the past is to just simply decide to stop) and bring myself back to the present moment I can go back to appreciating my life right now.

What you will also find is once you set your intention to change your life the universe will work with you and support you in making the transition but sending lessons, challenges, obstacles and open doors your way – each one has its lessons to learn whether a chance opportunity supplies you with a new job or you lose your job forcing you to change. Believe it or not both those events are wonderful….. from the altogether fabulous perspective anyway!

I made the choice to change my life and it was a great choice to make because it made me happy – and when we are happy life is so much more fun to live through.

What choice do you need to make in your life right now? Feel free to share it in the comments below.

Middle Aged Women Are Sexy Too

DianeCorriette — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:06:54 +0000

Middle Aged Women Are Sexy too
What’s with the slower pace?
Don’t you know us older women
Can keep up in a race
We may have more that jiggles and swirls
Its extra to hang on to
But we can definitely go the distance
We’ll never put up any kind of resistance

You bet we sweat and plenty of it
Gyrating and grinding until we hit
The peak state only known by those
Who move in a hypnotic way
And trance their man until they say
Baby let’s go home it’s time to play!

So mister don’t you worry none
I’ve got your pace, we’ll have some fun
Where you will lead I’ll surely follow
Just pick me up we’ll start tomorrow
No moves to learn just go with the flow
We’ll make up our dance as we go

Before I end
I want you all to know
Toned and taut your body doesn’t need to be
to express its sexuality
and every man who is into that jazz
loves the ample extra a middle aged woman has

So stop your talk of thin and fit, embrace the voluptuous bit
Of a woman that has plenty to offer
You’ll soon discover what you have been missing
Once you get into dancing and kissing

I’ll warn you there’s plenty of passion in there
She’ll rip your clothes, she’ll pull your hair
She’ll tell you put it here not there

She has no time for a man who doesn’t know
The sexuality of a middle aged woman she’ll show
And when she’s done there’s no time to rest
Just eat and enjoy her at her best

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When you change your life you will have to juggle your life too

Change-Your-Life — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:21:18 +0000

What stops people from taking the leap and making an effor to change? Usually its the whole bother of the whole thing because when you change your life you will have to juggle your life too!

Yesterday I was food shopping online. I order my groceries and have them delivered. I have been doing that for around 2 years now with the same company. I shop they drop because every little helps

This week I wanted to try a different company and it meant I had to type in all my food choices all over again. Currently I just click FAVOURITES and I can easily select products I have ordered before but now I had to start again, find them and select them. Only that one time – once I had shopped once they were saved for me but I didn’t want to – even though it looked like I could save money off my bill each week I didn’t want the hassle of starting again.

When I recognised that I was keeping myself stuck because of not wanting to make a change I went ahead and ordered with the new company but it took a real effort – I didn’t know where everything was, there was stuff I ordered on the other site not available on this new one. It was different, things were in a different place. I wanted what was familiar and what I knew already.

It took me an hour to shop for stuff that usually takes under 20 minutes but I did it because I refuse to keep myself stuck simply because of the “hassle” of changing.

The sad thing is loads of women do this all the time. They stay stuck in a job, in a situation, in a relationship simply because they don’t want the hassle of changing.

When you change your life you will have to juggle your life too.

Things will be new. Things will be different. For a while you may have to adjust but in time everything will settle down once more and life will move on – life will become better, life may even become more fun.

To change your life means to cope with a little disruption while the life change takes place. Be ready to deal with it or be ready to stay stuck and unhappy until you do. As always the choice is definitely all yours.

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