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 | 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...
by Margaret Briem | May 20, 2016 | Focus, Intentional Life Design, Self Care, Stress Relief
In this video Margaret shares a free and easy way to Meditate that takes only 15 minutes a day. 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 last blog video I brought up the topic of Meditation just a little bit and I promised I would talk about it later. So it only seemed fair that in this video I tell you a little bit about Meditation, a little bit about the techniques, a little bit about what you can expect and actually what Meditation is. I believe in the simplest form of Meditation. Meditation is free. You don’t need to buy a chant cd. You don’t need any kind of special clothing or any kind of furniture or anything like that. All Meditation is, is sitting somewhere, you can have your palms up, that would be great, just focusing on your normal breathing for about 15 minutes. The only thing you really need is a floor, and a timer. The timer could be a timer from your kitchen, an egg timer. It doesn’t have to be technical in any way. You can even use the timer on your...
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