Healthy Life Toolbox, Tool #8 – Expect to Fail Say what now? We’ve been talking all month about making healthy, positive changes this year, and I’ve been sharing some practical tools that will help you as you begin to make those changes. I’ve been encouraging you to really go for [continue reading]

Healthy Life Toolbox, Tool #7 – Focus on Action, Not Inspiration Several days ago we talked about resistance, a series of feelings, thoughts, and actions that kick in automatically, as soon as you start to make any kind of positive change in your life. Resistance can take the form of [continue reading]

Healthy Life Toolbox, Tool #6 – Overcome Resistance – and Don’t Let it Scare You Everything we’ve talked about so far in the Health Life Toolbox series is about playing the “head game” of making healthy changes in your life. Don’t worry – we’re going to talk about taking practical [continue reading]

Healthy Life Toolbox, Tool #5 – Embrace Uncertainty I know from my own efforts to make positive changes in my life,  and from talking to women and reading comments from readers, that many of us feel uncertain. We don’t know exactly what we should be doing. We wonder if what [continue reading]

Healthy Life Toolbox, Tool #4 – Visualize the Change You Want to Make This month we’re talking about tools you can use to make the changes you want to make this year. Yesterday we talked about creating a mindset that works for you, not against you, and the fact that [continue reading]

Healthy Life Toolbox, Tool #3 – Create a mindset that works for you, not against you. When it comes to making positive changes in your life, your mind can be your best friend – or your worst enemy. Our thoughts are very powerful, and they exert a surprisingly strong influence [continue reading]