Shift Your Thinking, Change Your Results

Here's an excerpt from my blog post which was inspired by the members of One Degree Shift community. In our private Facebook group, we've been talking about how changing your thoughts can change everything – from how you show up to the outcomes you accomplish in your life. Follow One Degree Shift members as they LEAD you to make these five shifts in your thinking too.

#1 Take time out

One Degree Shift member, Karen Boesche-Carlson of Be Well Massage described how she experienced more ease and productivity when she decided to take time out and relax. The key to changing anything – your mind, your body, your life – is relaxing. We live in a society where we are taught in order to achieve anything, we need to push, push, PUSH. However, the constant push for achievement creates anxiety – worry, fear, tension, and overwhelm, none of which create the outcomes we desire. Relaxation opens you up to inspiration and creativity.

#2 Live in the moment

Here's a thought from my coach and mentor, Lisa Nichols, bestselling author and motivational speaker. Lisa says, “Life moves in inches not feet.” Success comes from the small actions taken today and repeated often. Instead of being burdened with disappointment of the past or choked by anxiety of the future, shift your thoughts to the peaceful, present moment of NOW and you will change everything. Susan K. Younger, author of Simple Living Simple Food, shared her mantra for staying in the moment, "It's about TODAY, not tomorrow, not yesterday."

#3 Tune in to your dreams

One of my favorite things to do is to listen to the dreams of others and encourage them to go after them. My coach, Marcia Weider, founder of Dream University and author of the book, "Dreams Are Whispers from the Soul," teaches a three step formula for making your dreams real. First, get clear on what you want. Next, believe in yourself and your dreams. Third, take action on your dreams. CeCe Converse of Intuitive Clarity and Luminous Life Coaching explained how she made a powerful shift in her thinking by resurrecting her dreams. Dreams are powerful; your dream connects you to your passion and purpose. What's your dream?

#4 Believe in yourself

Tippy Heffernan-Missick of INCorporate WELLness said, "Believing in myself was a huge shift in me. Before, I believed others over myself." Your actions will always reveal your beliefs. If you believe in your dreams, you’ll take action to make them come true. On the other hand, if you believe pursuing your dream is too risky, you might spend a lot of energy talking about your dreams, but you’ll do little to make them happen. Central to making your dreams come true is to believe in yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, your action fuel tank is on empty and nothing changes.

#5 Think abundance

Scarcity is a limiting way of thinking that holds us back from creating the life you want. Scarcity causes us to lose hope and motivation for living – instead we merely exist. We give up because we don’t think there is enough money, time, or people in our life to support us, and we certainly don’t believe we can have more. Instead of thinking scarce, think abundance.

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So, which of these shifts in thinking can you relate to most? How can you change your mind in order to make big changes in your life? Please share. We’d love to hear your thoughts!