The Leadership Blog by Ann Vanino

Periodically it is good to stop and take a look at the state of your life. Call it a rest stop.  At your rest stop, you can observe how your life is going. Are your goals clear? Are you on track? Is your life balanced? What needs a course correction? What will you do going forward? Enjoy your rest stop – it will set the best course for the days ahead.

I will create joy in the month of August. That is my intent. Joy will lead to optimism, connection, fun and new opportunity. May you too, have a joyful August!

Opportunity can come to you openly or in disguise. Sometimes its disguises are hard to take. Opportunity can knock with a crisis or a shake up of your life. It is not just about making the best of a bad situation. It is about recognizing that underneath the challenge is an opportunity you have been waiting for. As each new turn occurs in your life, recognize the opportunity it presents and embrace it. The road may be rough for awhile, but new insights and opportunity are waiting for you.

There is so much change and opportunity in the world right now. Conditions are perfect for you to create a new chapter in your life – one that brings you fulfillment and joy. If a genie appeared to you today, what would you ask for relating to your work in the world? Start thinking about how you can create what you would ask for. To do so involves making room in your life for the new to come in, letting go of limiting perceptions and believing that you can do it. It’s time to write a new chapter. Ready to get started?

In order to move forward, I am finding it necessary to let go of all that no longer serves me. In the past during times of change, I would find myself having to let go of one perception, habit or behavior that held me back. Now, I am facing all that is holding me back. I must recreate myself. Problems I have are amplified; if I am not true to myself I hit bigger brick walls than ever before and there is no mercy. Now is the time to change. Courage is required. All that is holding me back is surfacing. I must release it all, move into the unknown and create my best life.