There are millions of individuals, if not billions, that rely on glasses, contact lenses, or another artificial lens to assist them with their vision problems. Relying on any type of articficial lens is probably not the best thought to resolve your vision problem and I’m sure many can do without glasses or contact lenses if they were more aware of using ways to improve eyesight naturally. But for most people, after they understand that they are experiencing imaginative and prescient problems, they may end up going to the physician and end up wearing glasses. They will not even consider other alternatives.

Do you realize that glasses or another artificial lens can potentially harm your eyes more than help them? They solely act as a temporary fix. Have you ever observed that every few years your again at the eye physician to get one other pair of glasses as a result of the previous ones aren’t cutting it anymore. What is happening is that your eyes will turn into adjusted to the glasses after you’ve got been wearing them for a while and end up making the eyes become lazy and more dependent on them.

Studying the way to improve eyesight will assist your eyes to stay strong and healthy. As we get older, it’s said that our eyesight will slowly deteriorate. This is true but should you maintain your eyes, you will have significantly better vision than if you don’t.

Listed below are some tips on learn how to improve eyesight:

- Eat Healthier – This may assist you to to get all the correct nutrients your eyes have to perform normally.
- Blinking – There is a reason why individuals blink and that’s to maintain the eyes lubricated. Blink more.
- Take Breaks – Once you’re at work on your pc or doing anything else that may strain the eyes, take more breaks and look up at different objects around you.

These are just a few ways in the right way to improve eyesight to see more clearly. One of the fundamental causes of eye problems is making them turn into strained. When you are frustrated and stressed out, you’ll be able to doubtlessly hurt your eyes. This is why is is vital to give the eyes some rest. By doing this additionally, you will stay more focused on your daily tasks. Even simply closing your eyes for a couple of minutes simply to present them rest is healthier than nothing.

Studying the ways in how one can improve eyesight and using the strategies involved shouldn’t be difficult. It actually comes down to altering a couple of unhealthy habits reminiscent of observing a computer for lengthy periods of time and replacing them with habits that will aid you to see extra clearly. Straining the eyes is something to be prevented and this is among the principal ideas that lots of the eye exercises are based upon.

Allan – my husband

Louis – my 14 year old son

Ferne – my 10 year old daughter

Brian – my 12 year old stepson

Michael – my 14 year old stepson who replaced Brian at 11:30 p.m. because Brian was too anxious and tired to continue

Me – Entrepreneur, Coach, Wife, and mother of 5!

Jonathan – MIA – he was busy having a party with 15 of his closest friends in the basement

The Game:

We‘d been at it for at least 5 hours and at 1 in the morning, the game still wasn’t over.  We called for a continuation the following night.  I had a hunch that I could win the game but the endlessness of it was beginning to wear me down.  I had to wake up early the next day to prepare Father’s Day brunch for the gang that was coming over to celebrate and I went to bed knowing that I would be exhausted the next day. Yes, it was quality time with my family, but at 1 a.m. I could feel myself resenting the hours I spent buying houses, hanging out in jail, and charging others for landing on my property.  We were only halfway through the game, and in order to arrive at a consensus to pause the game for the night, I promised that I would hang in for the rest of the game the following day. I dreaded the thought and secretly I hoped that somehow I could get out of it. 

The next day when it became clear that they were not going to let me off the hook, I decided to pay attention to the game with a more discerning eye.  Not only did I have every intention of obliterating my opponents (which I did), I started to watch for patterns of behaviour, strategic thinking, and their attitudes about money and how to manage it.  I decided that if I had to play the bloody game I might as well learn something from it!!! As it turns out, Monopoly is really a microcosm of life and one can learn A LOT about people by watching them play. They play the game just like they play life.

Their Strategies:

Louis: Picky buyer. Wheeler dealer until he has nothing left to wheel and deal with.

 Brian: Buy up everything on the board. Emotional blackmailer, increasing and decreasing offers based on loyalty and mood.

Ferne: Careful with money, kind to others and often distracted, resulting in a lot of free passes to her opponents and lost opportunities.

Allan: Accumulate money and sell off random properties, to ensure that he has enough to cover himself if he lands on someone’s property.  For him, cash is king.

Michael: Play on the edge the whole time, offering deals that leave him close to cashless, mortgaging properties for the extra cash.

Me: Slow and steady. Accumulating properties with a safe buffer of cash, never really offering deals, but accepting or rejecting them as they are offered.

Jonathan: Desperate to play the next game – he feels like he missed out!

The Lessons:

Yes it’s true that these are the characters in my life, but it seems that they probably represent the broad spectrum of the population when it comes to handling money in their own lives.  Some people over extend themselves, some people play too safely, some people are oblivious to opportunity, and some would rather pull out altogether than experience the highs and lows of winning and losing. 

The point is this…

1. Winning is a lot more fun than losing but not if you are miserable while you play.
2. The real winner is the one who enjoys the process and learns along the way, win or ‘lose’
3. All the games in your life are played according to the way you think. If you are not happy with your outcomes or not having fun along the way, then it is time to revisit your mental strategy.

Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. She is now teaching this process to coaches all over the world for use with their clients. Visit www.frameofmindcoaching to sign up for your own free, secure, online journal.

For some unexplainable reason, pushing the elevator button is a big honor and privilege simply reserved for those who are quick on the draw. It’s a status matter and the allure is the responsibility and the control over making the elevator move and getting it from one place to another. There’s power in pressing the button and children strive to compete for that kind of power. It is natural.

Strangely enough, the desire for power appears to dissolve with age. In fact, we often do everything to abdicate that power. I’m not talking about the power to press buttons (though we can throw that one in too – we stay away from hitting buttons at all cost because we’re very worried about touching the buttons for fear of acquiring germs). I am referring to the power to walk into our lives and take responsibility for our happiness. We think of every reason under the sun why happiness is not possible.

“How can you expect me to become happy? The market isn’t good. The competition is fierce. Being a parent is hard. Having older, aging parents is stressful. Budgets are limited. Married life is hard work. My back hurts. I am overweight. I have laundry to do. I have no time at all. Life is really a huge challenge and I’m tired.”

While all of this could be your reality, the truth is that this is the reality you’ve chosen to concentrate on and what you focus on is what becomes your life, plain and simple. The fact is that happiness is a choice that is a result of one basic decision: to push the button on the value of your life as a priority. To decide with unequivocal fortitude that you and your happiness are certainly more important than any other thing in the universe and be willing to say “Called it! Locked it! Threw away the key!”

Are you prepared to press that button?

Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine™ Software, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. Evaluate the areas of your life where you’re ready to push the button at www.assessyourframeofmind.com.

The Drink

You stop at a friend’s place for a coffee. He offers you a drink. You say no, because you won’t be there very long and you have a long drive after you leave. But you found it hard to say no, because it was a nice gesture and you would enjoy a drink, so you explain that you have to make the long drive when you leave…Then your friend says one won’t hurt you, and besides, you can stay a while longer. You end up accepting the drink, but feel uncomfortable. You thought you had made it clear, so why did he pressure you?

The Fling

Another example: you are on a business trip, bump into an old boyfriend and decide to have dinner together. You have a great visit, but at the end of the meal he invites you to spend the night with him in his hotel room. He appears disappointed when you say no, so you remind him that you are in a committed relationship and then you add that you have an early-morning meeting you have to prepare for. As you debate the importance of the meeting with him and what it means to be in a committed relationship, you wonder why he is so persistent after you already said no. Hint: it’s not about the hormones.

The Divorce

A final example: after a great deal of reflection and marriage counseling, you decide to end your marriage. When you announce you are leaving, the first thing out of his mouth is “Why?” You tell him honestly you can’t live with his infidelity and alcohol abuse. He declares that he has already changed and he convinces you to give him another chance. You feel conned, but there you are, still with him. What went wrong?

The Explanation

The problem stems from the fact that most people, including you and including me, have been socialized to be nice to others and not hurt them. However, we all have to make decisions, and your decisions are yours alone to make. If your decision might not sit well with the other person and you don’t want to hurt or offend that person, you try to handle your internal conflict by explaining your decision. Explaining is natural and almost automatic.

In each of the examples above you said no and meant it: you won’t have a drink, you won’t spend the night with your old boyfriend and you won’t stay in your marriage. However, as soon as you even hinted at an explanation, the other party had you hooked. Your “no” had become “I’m willing to negotiate,” no matter what you intended.

No with an explanation is negotiation. No with nothing added means no. Every eight year old and every mother of an eight year old knows that!

It may sound counterintuitive that “no” without an explanation is much stronger than “no” with an explanation. Perhaps that is part of why it is so hard to resist offering an explanation.

Remind yourself of this truth: if you have made a personal decision that is yours to make, you do not owe anyone an explanation, especially an unwanted suitor or an about-to-be ex-spouse.

Reflection

I invite your to reflect on times you let yourself slip into negotiation after you said no and meant it. How did it work for you?

So when I was in Montreal for a family function, we got to enjoy some time together. She came down for breakfast one morning wearing a t-shirt that said:

E = MC²

Miss Moman

After reading her t-shirt and believing that Miss Moman must be a new band targeting the teenage crowd, I asked, “Who is Miss Moman?”

“She’s the Bomb dot com,” was the reply I received.

“Is she a new pop star?” I questioned.

“No. She is my math teacher.”

“Your math teacher???” I was shocked and mixed up. “You had a t-shirt designed with your math teacher’s name on it? Why would you do that?”

“I like her. She rocks.”

“What do you like about her?”

“She is the best.”

“Okay, but exactly what makes her the best?”

“Nothing really, she isjust simply awesome.”

“I do not fully understand. What makes her awesome?”

“She is really cool. We have a really good relationship. She lets me do things in class.”

“Like what?” I was overcurious. I wanted to know what kind of magic elixir Miss Moman was making to elicit such enthusiasm from a grade 10 student.

“Well, let me give you an example. The other day I was lying on her work desk and I saw her pencil case. She forgot it in class and I opened it up and found this cool pen and I started using it.”

“You were lying down on her work desk?!?! Who does that? Did she get angry?”

“No, that is the thing, she does not get mad. She is cool with it.”

In my mind, I imagined a circus trainer wanting to tame her wild animals. She obviously had no power to control her class. I deemed it difficult for anyone to learn anything in that type of crazy environment. “Okay, what are your grades like?”

“Pretty good. I got a 98% on my final test.”

“98%! Wow! That’s amazing.”

“She makes me want to work for her and obtain good marks.”

Still dumbfounded by the Miss Moman puzzle, I continued with this question, “What do you think makes Miss Momanso special?”

“Nothing really. She just lets me be me.”

Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine™ Software, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. Be the real you in your own personal, free, online journal at www.frameomfindcoaching.com.

The porter told me that it was time to go. He took my luggage onto a cart and said “follow me”. I did. He started to walk toward the couple and made a stop to aid the man. I noticed he was holding a stick. He was blind. The porter took the man’s hand and fixed it securely to his arm leading the way.

As we stepped into an elevator, the porter informed me that the man had only just gotten engaged that day. The gentleman spoke up and said “That explains all the kissing.” I broke into a smile.

I said, “Congratulations! When is the wedding?”

“January 19th,” he answered.

Calculating a quick 4 ½ month engagement period, I said “Boy, you don’t waste any time.”

He said “Well, we’re both widows.  We really don’t have any reason to wait.”

And in that instant I realized that there’s almost never a reason to wait. It’s just something that we are used to doing. We are used at waiting for something to happen, for the time to be perfect, or the tide to swing our way. We just sit and wait and keep living our lives the same way as always, hoping that someday something wonderful will happen.

Waiting. Waiting.

What a costly use of time. Are you still waiting? What exactly are you waiting for?

Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine™ Software, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. Visit www.frameofmindcoaching.com to sign up for your own free, secure, online journal.

It made me think about how most of us rarely even taste the food we eat.  About how we go through life barely noticing the flavors in our meals, the color in our neighborhoods, and the fascinating wealth of experience in the people we interact with.  We spend a lot of time trudging through life and hardly notice the world we live in.  We miss so much because we are simply not paying attention to the miracle of all of the creations around us and we take for granted so many things that we ought to be grateful for. 

Watching this man eat his sub made me wonder about his quality of life.  Clearly he was not able to live like the rest of us.  He was unable to communicate clearly, he could not walk without assistance, and although I can not be certain, it appeared that having any type of job was beyond his capacity.  He was probably not married or engaged in any type of intimate relationship.  His life was different.  One could say he was short changed and his life lacked some of the basic privileges the rest of us are afforded.  Some might feel sorry for him and some might feel terrified to live in such a condition.  But he was happy.  What a rich life indeed.  

Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine™ Software, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. Start your own gratitude journal at www.frameofmindcoaching.com.

After a couple of years I got bored with that, so I beat the pavement to just about every business in our small Ontario town. I found a job hammering nails. The cut in pay from $.40 per hour to $.30 per hour was worth it for the new experience. Unfortunately, this was to be a short-lived adventure; my new boss found out I was only 13, and child labor laws kicked in. I went back to my afterschool sweeping and toilets and kept a low profile…

My mother had always wanted me to go to university, but she died in a car crash when I was 16. Nevertheless, the janitoring and summer jobs financed my big adventure of going off to university. I was the first from my mother’s side to do so.

I had come to realize by the time I was 12 that I could choose to look at my life as a series of crises: drowning and resuscitation, abduction and torture, abduction and sexual abuse, father dying, poverty, my teacher labeling me “slow.” Alternatively, I could choose to look at my life as a series of adventures: solo hiking and exploring, hitchhiking to Toronto to spend a week each year at the CNE, long bicycling adventures, building a boat and riding the spring floodwaters amidst the ice jams on the local river, learning to hunt with a 12-gauge shotgun. I chose adventure over crisis.

When you are confronted with a life event, you are given a choice as to how you interpret it. And let’s face it; life has its ups and downs.

A “down” could be a disaster like a marriage failure… or the opening for the adventure of remarriage. I’ve been blessed with that adventure twice.

Another not uncommon disaster is a job loss or business failure that leads to the loss of your hard-earned material possessions. However, losing our business, our house and our vehicles cut our material ties to the east and led to the adventure of starting over on the west coast. Without the business crash two decades ago, my adventures in writing might never have begun.

Family is one of life’s big adventures, and three of my adult children dying in the last five years have been tragic. However, the time before each one died was one of deep mutual reconnection and re-bonding as we said our goodbyes… and that has been another blessing.

The nature of adventure changes with the lifecycle. I gave up motorcycle adventure touring a couple of years ago (downgraded to four wheels) and am now much more focused on my healing work and internet outreach work.

I invite you to reflect on the positive adventures of your life that have arisen from the ashes of the not so positive.

She was big, attractive and sultry. Without pinpointing her age, it seemed that she came from a generation that still considers it rude to ask a woman her age. Grey hair, black skin, full lips and a smile that stretched from here to eternity. Her name was Lois Smith. She was one of the highlighted singers at the Cape May Jazz Festival. Her voice was like butter. It was powerful, yet still her performance seemed effortless, thoughtless. She reminded me of a child completely immersed in her pretend world without any regard to who may be watching or eavesdropping on her play. She mesmerized the audience with her voice and moved them with her presence. No matter what she may have experienced in her life that may have caused her grief, when she sang it was certain that she was in perfect alignment and she was living her passion. Everything was perfect in her world the moment she stepped onto the stage. Even when her song sheets fell from her hands in a mess on to the floor, she was still in her element leveraging the scene to connect with the crowd and then make them laugh. She was graceful and as I looked around I could notice that she had actually lured in each and every person in the place with her dulcet voice. Among the number of songs she performed, she indulged us with her rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Stormy Weather, and At Last. I could hardly catch my breath witnessing such a magical performance.

As she paused between songs, someone from the audience approached her with an envelope. As she tucked it into the front of her blouse to keep it safely, she looked to the crowd and said “These are the only 2 suckers I can trust.” She had the audience roaring with laughter.

Just imagine playing your career with that much passion. Just imagine stepping into it with that much abandon and freedom. Imagine being so aligned in your work that the whole world could see it. What would it take?

Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine™ Software, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. Write about your passionate career in your own free, secure, personal, online journal at www.frameofmindcoaching.com.

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