When the weather starts to change and the days shorten in length we sometimes feel our mood drop. For some even the upcoming holidays can contribute to slipping into a funk. During those moments it's important to remember that we can use this time to shift our focus to the planning and creativity that can propel us forward. This is a perfect opportunity to take inventory of our personal thoughts about our priorities and goals. By writing out a plan of action to chart our course we can feel empowered. We can accomplish this by setting specific goals and intentions for the upcoming months and devising a plan of execution.

In our busy lives sometime chaos ensues and we can find ourselves swept up in it. To be sure that we stay our course we must learn to recognize when we are being distracted from our purpose and our goals. Reminding ourselves to be the change that we want to see in the world by not placing our energy on the chaos around us but to focus it on what we wish to emulate to the world. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Being considered an optimist can sometimes be met with criticism. We must move away from the negative connotation's that people sometimes give about being optimistic. Changing our negative thoughts can only benefit us physically, emotionally, and mentally. It can help us in bringing our very best to the things we do. Aligning our head and our hearts so that we can function with optimal performance.

We are made of energy! Maintaining and protecting our energy is vital. Its okay to set boundaries regarding our energy, who we engage with and how much energy we invest. The energy of those around us can have a positive or negative impact. We can experience energy in many ways, from attending a concert, or festival, to feeling the effects of a negative person, or even the heightened stress of taking a test. Its important to be aware of our energy, not only by what we project but also by what accept.

At some point in our past we may experienced a financial trauma maybe even as far back as childhood. Understanding sometimes these experiences around money can set into motion a whole plethora of limited beliefs and can initiate a negative relationship to money, making it hard to envision what a positive attitude regarding money might feel like. Putting these things in a different perspective can help us develop a more positive outlook and see more possibility.

Much of the time our brain stays in a beta brain wave state, which can feel very chaotic and scattered. We often stay in this mode of worry and stress without realizing the impact it has our bodies. Understanding how our brain works and realizing that staying in constant fight or flight mode can lead to exhaustion. In this episode we talk about the relationship between our mind and body and how to get out of survival mode..

Adaptability is a valuable skill. We sometimes face unexpected challenges and it is important to understand our power through our ability to adapt and accept the things that we can not change. Moving beyond our attachment to how we think things should be and strengthening our ability to become more resilient.

Our brain believes what we tell it! In this episode we talk about how the brain does not have a true concept of time because in truth we can revisit a memory or even visit a planned future event in our mind and bring ourselves into feelings and emotions that are created at the time of the event as though we are experiencing it in the now.

When we immerse ourselves in gratitude we are creating the reality of how we perceive the external events that happen in our lives. Coming from this elevated emotion helps us to make better decisions and bring positive change to our lives. By doing this we are setting our own frequency and in doing so we are projecting our energy instead of absorbing the energy of others. We set the precedents for what we experience no matter what kinds of challenges arise.