As we start 2019, many of us will be looking to reset and recharge ourselves with new goals to achieve in the upcoming year. As we talked about in the newsletter article, the quote, “Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation,” from motivational guru Zig Ziglar puts into perspective how the…
Category: Personal Development
Giving Love and Thanks
In this month’s article, we are talkingabout giving Susan’s favorite gifts – POWER, PEACE, and LOVE. In Life is Huge, Susan wrote about giving the gift of LOVE. Here is an excerpt. I would recommendwriting a letter thanking your loved ones for all they have contributed to yourlife. And how…
Giving the Gift of Time
Giving doesn’t mean spending money. There are many gifts that you can give that cost little or no money. One of the most meaningful gifts you can give to someone is giving the gift of your time. Even if you have all the money to spend, the giving of your…
A Moment of Connection
In this month’s article for the Susan Jeffers newsletter, we are talking about the transformative power of doing something caring. An act of caring, whether we are the giver, receiver, or a bystander, enhances us spiritually and can connect us to the world. In Dare to Connect, Susan related the…
A Bit More About ‘Shoulds’
When searching for meaning in your life, it’s hard not to succumb to the ‘shoulds.’ When we use should we aren’t taking responsibility for our decisions, we are letting others dictate what is important to us. If you are familiar with Susan’s Pain-to-Power Vocabulary list, ‘should’ is matched up with…
Am I Right, Am I Wrong? Maybe!
In these tumultuous times, it’s hard not to be drawn into arguments with know-it-alls. Especially on social media where people feel they can attack with impunity, while hiding behind their user ID. We can’t help but reply in kind because it is easier to be know-it-alls, to be assured and…
From Pain to Power with Self-Respect
One of Susan’s very first lessons in Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is the Pain-to-Power continuum. On the left side is Pain. This is when fear makes us feel helpless, depressed, stuck. On the right side is Power. This is when we have power over our fear and…
The Seeds of Self-Respect
When we have self-respect we treat ourselves better and also treat those around us better. In Dare to Connect, Susan wrote about making real connections with other people—without our masks, without our acts—meeting people just as we are. But it is hard to meet people who will accept us for…
When Life Is at Its Toughest
One morning before going off to work, after nearly eight years of marriage, Alyssa’s husband told her he wanted a divorce. The announcement sent her into a state of shock. Leading up to his announcement there had been no identifiable indicators that he wasn’t fully committed to their marriage. After…
A Visualization to Let Go of Anger
In this month’s article, we talked about not letting ourselves be dragged down by the divisiveness that seems to be affecting the world. We described a visualization technique adapted to for the article. Below is the technique in its entirety as found in Chapter 10 of Feel the Fear and…