Moment-Is Blog http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog 3 ways to Slow down and Find Your Way http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/3-ways-to-slow-down-and-find-your-way Have you ever gotton lost and start to panic?

This being lost may be physically where you don't know how to get home again, or it may be lost in your life, feeling unsure of where to go to next, or how to move forward.

The natural tendency when this happens is to run faster, circle around, get flustered as you try and find your way.

Not only are you physically racing around but your mind is also racing along at a mile a minute.

Everything speeds up in a panic to try and get you to back to something familiar.

What can you do when this happens?

STOP, BREATHE, and REGROUP

]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PST Parents behaving badly!! http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/parents-behaving-badly Do you take out your frustrations on the ones you love?  
Today’s parent is under tremendous pressure. Not only do you need to bring home the pay check in a tight economy, build a business, meet deadlines and be the best parent in the world, you also are expected to be kind, politically correct, and even tempered.  
]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PST Are you a HIGH Achieving Parent http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/are-you-a-high-achieving-parent If you are like most high achievers, you like the title? You set the bar high and pride yourself on doing whatever it takes to accomplish your goals. 
You have the education, dedication and motivation to get the job done well.
 
As a high achiever you have probably gone to university and received specialized training to be good at your craft. 
You have a strong work ethic and manage clients, patients, employees or contractors in the course of your work. Your work life consists of phrases such as contracts, standards, rules of engagement, return on investment, cost benefit analysis, projections, goals etc. 
There is a knowingness and confidence that comes with the education and experience you bring to your job.

With all of this structure and control in your life do you find it challenging to put the same kind of tenacity into parenting your kids?

]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PST Let’s make Blue Monday "Turn it around" Monday!! http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/lets-make-blue-monday-turn-it-around-monday How are you doing on your intentions and resolutions for the New Year? 
 
The Monday on the third week into the New Year has been coined “Blue Monday”.
 
 It is known as the most depressing day of the year. Why? Because it is Monday, the weather is dreary, the days are darker and most people have dropped their New Year’s resolutions by this time.

Sometimes, it is hard to keep upbeat and positive when things are conspiring against you.

 

]]> Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST 5 Steps to Success in 2011 http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/5-steps-to-success-in-2011  Many of us approach the New Year with Resolutions that are aimed at having us live our best life. We resolve to do things differently and embark on setting up Resolutions to put us back on the road to a healthier way of being. 

 
Unfortunately the statistics show that 90% of us are not good at keeping our resolutions. Why is this? What can we do about it?
 
How do you feel when you break an agreement with yourself? I know when I break my commitments to myself, I lose trust in me. 
 
Over the past couple of weeks I made some observations about new years’ resolutions PAST to determine what got in the way of accomplishing them and what I could have done differently.   

I have identified 5 key steps for being successful in 2011.  

]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST Conquer your Stress this Holiday Season http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/conquer-your-stress-this-holiday-season Welcome to the Stressful Season, oops I mean,  Holiday Season!

The stores are packed, holiday plans are being  made, parties are being organized AND

Moms' lives have just taken on a whole new level  of stress.

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 PST "Having it All" from the Inside Out http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/having-it-all-from-the-inside-out Are you a busy mom (or dad) caught up in the relentlessness of life, day in and day out doing the same thing over and over again? 
 
Are you striving to “have it all, do it all and be it all” in your life?
 
“Having it all” is a term that gets passed around a lot these days. 
 
For a good portion of society, “Having it all” means owning the car, big screen TV, house and toys that we want. In essence, "all" are material possessions or “stuff” that we finance through hard work and dedication.
 
]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 PST Honoring The Agreements You Make With Yourself http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/honoring-the-agreements-you-make-with-yourself This past weekend, I had the honor of accompanying a friend to the home of Don Miguel Ruis for a short visit and I was in awe.   Being in Don Miguel’s presence and witnessing his authenticity was a gift. I will remember this brief visit for a long time to come.

]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 PST Do you Suffer from Guilty Mom Syndrome? http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/do-you-suffer-from-guilty-mom-syndrome If you are like most working moms (inside or outside the home) you probably find yourself feeling overwhelmed, frustrated and guilty throughout your day. 
 
Guilt is an epidemic in our society and working moms are especially prone to feeling like they never do enough, have enough or are enough for their kids.
 
Working moms want to be superhuman:  DO IT ALL, BE IT ALL and HAVE IT ALL WHILE being loving and patient in the process.  What an impossible task!!

These crazy, unrealistic expectations are sucking the life out of the heart and souls of moms everywhere. 

It needs to stop.

]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 PST Asking for help http://www.familyguidancesystem.com/blog/asking-for-help Asking for help is not always easy. 
 
Last week I wrote a blog about “doing it alone” where I described some of my struggles in asking for and receiving help and support from others. 
 
On a business level it is easier to ask for help because the demands and expectations of the job often require outside expertise to make things flow smoothly.
 
When it comes to heart stuff, asking for help takes on a whole new level of trust. The comments on my blog last week depicted the struggles many people feel in simply asking for help. Reaching out and being vulnerable can be pretty scary.

 

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