{"id":9741,"date":"2018-04-11T06:56:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T13:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redshoezone.ca\/?p=9741"},"modified":"2018-04-10T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T22:01:30","slug":"one-thing-that-can-change-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmywordjournal.com\/redshoezone\/one-thing-that-can-change-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE Thing That Can Change Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you willing to spend a little time every day like most people won\u2019t, so you can spend the better part of your life like most people can\u2019t?<\/em><\/p>\n

Let this sink in for a minute.<\/p>\n

(here’s a head’s up) It’s all going to boil down to ONE thing.<\/p>\n

We normally associate growing and changing with learning which (of course) is partially true but it\u2019s not the whole story. The gathering of knowledge doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re growing \u2013 growing only happens after what we learn is applied and then changes how we live on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

Last week we discussed the idea of devoting 1% of the time we each have every day (that\u2019s 15 minutes of the 1440 minutes at our daily disposal) to do something that would change our lives.<\/p>\n

If you missed Time to change? Do this.<\/strong> click here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Many of you emailed saying the same thing, \u201cYou\u2019ve got my attention\u2026 it sounds like a great idea\u2026but I\u2019m overwhelmed or undecided about how or where to assign my 15 minutes.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

I hear you. It can be overwhelming.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I did. I started by spending my 15 minutes considering the rituals \u2013 the \u2018little\u2019 things I do every day. Actually \u2018little\u2019 is the wrong word because they\u2019re pretty big\u2026these rituals are what ultimately define and shape life and keep change at bay.<\/p>\n

This led me in some interesting directions and proved to be unexpectedly powerful.<\/p>\n

I decided to focus my 15 minutes working on, tiny sustainable changes in routine behavior that was (surprise) keeping me stuck in the same spot.<\/p>\n

WHO DOESN’T LOVE AN EXPERIMENT<\/h2>\n

Foe the next 6 weeks I’ll share what I’m doing and invite you to do it with me. Call it an experiment. Practicing each one \u2013 one at a time – one day at a time and letting them build on one another<\/p>\n

Fifteen minutes total time. That\u2019s it. Even though you might be tempted\u2026no more.<\/p>\n

Ready? Here’s where I’m starting.<\/p>\n

DO ONLY <\/em>ONE THING AT A TIME<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We are the generation of women that took multi-tasking to a whole new level. Think back to all those multiple balls you juggled. Yikes. \u00a0Was that even humanly possible? You made it so. Where did it get you? Well, if you\u2019re like me, (other than the initial sense of supreme<\/em> accomplishment), exhausted, short tempered, unhinged and out-of-touch with my life and what mattered most. Here\u2019s the good news. You can give yourself permission to stop, power down and just focus on ONE thing.<\/p>\n

Ok… I know. Easier said than done.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a metaphor to help you see in a new light<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Imagine holding a magnifying glass over a small pile of dry leaves as the sun shines bright on the hottest afternoon of the year.<\/p>\n

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Nothing happens…just leaves under a magnifying glass.<\/p><\/div>\n

Nothing will happen as long as you keep moving the magnifying glass quickly from one leaf to the next. But as soon as you hold the magnifying glass still and focus the sun\u2019s rays on one single leaf.<\/p>\n

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Things start to change when you focus on just ONE leaf.<\/p><\/div>\n

The whole pile of leaves will ignite into flames.<\/p>\n

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Igniting the flames of passion, dreams, ideas, relationships, creativity…..<\/p><\/div>\n

That\u2019s the power of focusing on one thing at a time.<\/p>\n

HERE IT IS ….. YOUR OPPORTUNITY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Your opportunity on a daily basis is to realize that you are the magnifying glass in your own life and that you can intentionally focus the energy you get from the world on one single leaf at a time. When you do, you will ignite incredible \u2018flames\u2019 that move your projects, your dreams, your relationships and even the world around you.<\/p>\n

Think about this \u2013 Wayne Dyer once said, \u201cWhen you change the way your look at things, the things you look at will change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today and every day this week spend your 15 minutes focused solely on just ONE thing\u2026one idea\u2026one dream\u2026one activity.<\/p>\n

I bet you\u2019ll start to feel the heat of the flames.<\/p>\n

Imagine where that could lead!<\/p>\n

Have a great week.<\/p>\n

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