by Margaret Briem | Jan 22, 2018 | Happiness, Intentional Life Design, Life Lessons, Stress Relief, Success, Values
Now that you have discovered your four core values, you want to get started aligning your life with your core values and start feeling more happiness in your life. Looking at your values and thinking about how to align your life with them may seem overwhelming and you may be afraid of the pain of the journey to be happy. This is a huge misunderstanding of how intentional life design and lifestyle design works. If you are going to have to make a big painful decision, you knew that before you discovered your four core values, you have just put off the final decision. For many it is really a journey of fine-tuning the details. Many things in your life so far have been really close to being in alignment with your core values, or were a ‘just for now’ choice that lingered too long, or a situation that you mis-read in some way. It happens, and it is time to take an honest look at how those things need to change to be what makes you happy. Don’t be drastic and jump in with both feet. Don’t be dramatic and try to be ‘over-the-top’. Just take some time to look at how things stand now and give your life a critical look in all areas, one at a time. Have you ever gone across the street from where you live and then looked at your house with a critical eye so that you can change out a few plants, change the color of the paint trim, or decide what maintenance you might have missed? Well, aligning your life...
by Margaret Briem | Jan 8, 2018 | Happiness, Life Lessons, Stress Relief, Success, Values
We often see headlines about the rich and famous and their money problems. They have other problems, too. We see headlines about drug issues and other addictions. We see headlines about abuse of power or a serious mistake in the quest for power. Why do these people who seem to have it all, struggle so much when the world should be their oyster? The answers lie in how they see themselves and if they see themselves at all. Money problems and most other problems aren’t about money, they are about core values, or a lacking understanding of core values. If you get this, understand this information, then you should be able to live a pretty trouble-free life. Problems stem from not knowing yourself and the best way to get to know yourself is to discover your core values. Those who know their core values have the confidence to make buying decisions and other decisions based on what will serve their needs and wants, rather than buying to impress others, feel cool, or have the latest designer item to compete with someone else. There is nothing wrong with having nice things, especially if they are of high quality or you really love the style, but those who buy, buy, buy are in trouble, especially if they are seeking some type of emotional satisfaction. Core values describe who you are. They are who you are despite of and regardless of any outside influence. No commercial, friend, trend, or media can influence who you are if you are living in alignment with your core values. It takes a little time and...
by Margaret Briem | Dec 18, 2017 | Focus, Happiness, Intentional Life Design, Life Lessons, Success
We have all seen articles and stories about many people who seem to have it all fumble and in some way self-destruct. We are always surprised because we think the lifestyles of the rich and famous should include some sort of perspective that helped them get to where they are or were in the first place. When it comes down to explaining what happened, the person simply wasn’t happy, no longer knew who they were and got lost chasing what they thought would make them happy, but it didn’t work. Why is happiness so allusive? What creates happiness and once happiness is achieved, what sustains it? It may be no surprise to you that although financial prosperity overall has grown in the United States, with some ups and downs along the way. Happiness levels have stayed at about the same level. As people have gained financially, they haven’t gained the knowledge needed to be happier. They buy the next great thing, or go on the next trip to paradise, and although they enjoyed those things in the moment, gradually, or not so gradually the good feelings dissolve. This doesn’t have to happen to you because I can give you the keys to happiness right here, and it is relatively simple. There are two main keys to happiness, and it isn’t about buying something new. It also isn’t about a trip to paradise. It is about what you take into consideration when making everyday choices and how you design your everyday lifestyle. Happiness can be long lasting, and while not every day is going to be lived on an emotional...
by Margaret Briem | Feb 9, 2017 | Intentional Life Design, Life Lessons, Time Management
In this video Margaret shares more detail about the second D of time management – Deliver. Want to Know More about Self-Care and Stress Relief? Get my free Self-Care Checklist. A Checklist of 100 ways to Increase your Self-Care and Reduce Your Stress! Transcript: Hi I’m Margaret Briem. I’m probably best known for the coaching and training services I provide and two of my brands Live the Life You Love and Delicious Sexy Business Secrets. We are your best choice for support in navigating the course to intentional success. Dare to dream with Margaret Briem. We will get you there. Today I want to talk to you about time management. I have a ton of questions about time management from my clients and my potential clients all the time. Also, when I am at networking meetings people tend to ask me all the time about time management, not just because I am a life and small business coach, but also because I have a large family and still get a lot of things done. People who know me or follow me, tend to notice that and sometimes they want to know how I did it. Sometimes the answer is simply that I don’t really know how I get everything done. One of the things I do avoid is listing the number of hats I have to wear in a day and listing every task I need to complete under each hat because otherwise I would just be completely overwhelmed. I do follow what I call the four D’s of time management. I have gone over them in...
by Margaret Briem | Jun 24, 2016 | Focus, Life Lessons, Success
In this video Margaret shares more detail about the first of D’s of time management – Delete. Want to Know More about Self-Care and Stress Relief? Get my free Self-Care Checklist. A Checklist of 100 ways to Increase your Self-Care and Reduce Your Stress! Transcript: Hi I’m Margaret Briem. I’m probably best known for the coaching and training services I provide and two of my brands Live the Life You Love and Delicious Sexy Business Secrets. We are your best choice for support in navigating the course to intentional success. Dare to dream with Margaret Briem. We will get you there. In my previous blog post and video I talked about the Four D’s of Time Management. They were Delete, Date-out, Deliver and Delegate. I want to expand a little bit about each topic so today we are going to talk about Delete. Delete is kind of like the gift of ‘no’. You are telling people, if you volunteered to do something, someone called you and asked you to do something and your heart is not in it or you found it wasn’t a priority, or for whatever reason you don’t want to do it, you need to call the person and let them know. Now the person is going to be upset, because they don’t want to look for another person to do the thing and they feel put on the spot and left in a lurch. The thing is that when you agree to do something and it isn’t something you really want to do, you won’t do a quality job. You are giving them...
by Margaret Briem | Jun 3, 2016 | Intentional Life Design, Life Lessons, Spirituality, Stress Relief, Success
In this video Margaret shares her number one secret to personal evolution. Want to Know More about Self-Care and Stress Relief? Get my free Self-Care Checklist. A Checklist of 100 ways to Increase your Self-Care and Reduce Your Stress! Transcript: Hi I’m Margaret Briem. I’m probably best known for the coaching and training services I provide and two of my brands Live the Life You Love and Delicious Sexy Business Secrets. We are your best choice for support in navigating the course to intentional success. Dare to dream with Margaret Briem. We will get you there. Today I want to talk to you about the question, the one question, the one question that is most important to ask yourself during times of crisis, challenge, or turmoil in a relationship. This question is probably the most important question you can ask yourself during the toughest times of your life. It is ‘What can I learn from this?’ Most of the times, in times of crisis, we are so hoping for a solution that we don’t look for the lessons in the situation. In situations where relationships are going bad or where you feel like they are going bad, you spend so much time reflecting on how hurt you are that you are not looking at what can be done differently or what you can learn from the situation. Personal crisis can be financial, it could be medical, it could be extended family issues, it could be a natural disaster, but all of those provide life lessons. The first thing you need to look at is your ability to...
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