Here’s good news for planners who like to have a “routine” and schedule everything from vacations to meals….
A study from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California reports that mice who ate at the same time everyday and fasted for 12 hours at night turned on genes that burned more sugar and fat than mice who weren’t on the routine.
This supports the theory that humans who follow similar eating habits would do the same!
You Grow Girl!
Brandi Hamrick
Have you ever noticed that we live in a society where everything is either good or bad, right or wrong?
The next time you have a conversation with someone (or listen in on one) notice how every topic is immediately put into categories: right or wrong, good or bad. Everyone usually jumps in during the discussion to tell their opinion of whether they think the topic of interest is good or bad, right or wrong.
While your listening, pay special attention to see if there is any person who doesn’t “label” the situation (there probably isn’t).
Have you ever listened to a conversation about death, divorce, or a layoff? These topics are always good or bad, right or wrong, and may even change categories in just a few seconds. Here are some examples:
*Some friends are sitting around talking about their other friend’s divorce. It’s so “bad” because she had signed a pre-nup 20 years ago and has devoted her entire life to raising her children. She is left with no money and no career. This is BAD…Until one friend points out that being dirt poor would be better than living one more day with that scum bag hubby…BAM the divorce is now GOOD, just like that!
*Susan has lost her job and the company has gone under. She is left with no benefits, retirement, or severance…things are BAD…Until she realizes she will finally be free to write that book she has been putting off for years…then BAM things are good.
Do these transitions sound familiar?
You may be asking, “But Brandi, isn’t it good to find the silver lining? Aren’t we supposed to make lemons out of lemonade?”
Of course it’s always good if you can find the positive out of any situation you are faced with, but here’s the problem: sometimes we are so quick to “label” things that we bounce back from good or bad, right or wrong again and again. This drains us physically and emotionally. In these cases it would be more beneficial to say the situation just “is what it is,” and let it be. This allows you to lift yourself out of the problem and see it from a place where you can make a rational decision.
Labeling things good or bad, right or wrong immediately gets your emotions involved, and, quite frankly, some things just aren’t worth getting your emotions involved!
It’s just easier for our minds to process things when we can throw them into a category or put a label on them. The truth is, though, most things aren’t black or white…they are gray.
This is good to keep in mind if you are running a business because you know that your clients and customers think you are either good or bad, right or wrong (hopefully good and right 
). Even people who have raved about you and your business for years can chunk you into the bad and wrong category in 20 seconds flat after a rude intern answers your phone.
However, it may benefit you to practice taking the label off of things yourself. The next time something happens, try not to judge it right away. It could be possible that it isn’t good or bad, it just is what it is!
Let’s practice:
-You get a flat tire. You can cry, cus, and whine about it (letting your anger get the best of you) or you can say “it is what it is” and read a book until AAA gets there.
-You find out a friend isn’t who you think she is. You can cry, gossip, and think about it constantly (while driving yourself crazy in the process and still not getting any answers), or you can say “it is what it is” and put your energy into something you can control.
For the next week, try not to judge anything or throw a label on situations too quickly. You will probably find this way of life easier and a lot less stressful. Maybe it just “Is What It Is!”
You Grow, Girl!
Brandi Hamrick
If you’ve ever done yoga, pilates, or studied meditation, you’ve probably heard the term “deep belly breaths.” They are the type of breathing where you fill your lower abdomen with air on inhale and then flatten the air out on exhale. For most of us, our “normal” way to breathe is to actually do the opposite of that and suck in our stomachs and take in shallow breaths.
Breathing deeply has tons of benefits including: supplying more oxygen to the body so that we are more alert and energized, helping supply our organs with more air and stimulate the lymphatic system in order to help our immune system, and relax.
If you are interested in learning more about how to do belly breathing or want to learn more about the benefits, simply do a google on deep belly breathing and you will have enough info to keep you busy for a while.
In the meantime, simply be aware of your breathing. Set your watch or phone to go off every hour and take 5-10 deep belly breaths.
Another fun fact: Have you ever seen the little ancient Chinese figurines that are slim all over but have big swollen bellies? They aren’t fat. Their bellies are meant to symbolize the fact that they are breathing properly and have air in their bellies!
Brandi Hamrick
www.thequeenbcoach.com
Here are the 3 Keys to Getting What You Want From Your Future:
1. Vision
Set aside a certain amount of time to dream and vision about the future. Vision your outcome, write down your goals, etc. Just make sure to keep that time in check. You should be visioning for just a little while each day to pump you up so that you have lots of energy and steam to achieve those goals. However, spending tons of time dreaming and no time doing will leave you right where you are now and your future will never come.
2. Plan
Once you know what you want from your future, it’s time to plan out how you will get there. Break big goals into small mini-goals (example: a small step for being on Oprah may be to tackle local news stations first so that you are well-prepared for the big league). Then break those mini goals into smaller steps. Planning for your future is not a waste of time. In fact, it has been shown that for every minute you spend on planning, you get at least 10 times that back in the future because you have a concrete plan and are not wondering around aimlessly. It’s easy to see how spending just 10 minutes each day on planning will really pay off in the future.
3. Do
The best way to get the future you desire? Take action. Once you’ve dreamed and planned, actually do the work it takes to get what you want from your future. Let the fear of failure and rejection go and put those plans into action!
Follow this simple 3 Step Process now and you will achieve your goals and be living your dream in no time!
Brandi Hamrick
www.thequeenbcoach.com
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