change your thoughts change your life Archives ~ Kathleen M. Flanagan

The Fifth Daily Technique for Achieving Your Dreams

Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Today I want to talk about the fifth daily technique for achieving your dreams: the little things.

What does that mean? If you’ve followed the first four daily techniques you are:

In a thumbs-up day (this is how I’m going to live today and you’re in a state of gratitude),
Pointing your way (this is what I’m going to do today to move closer to my dream)
Mastering your fear that comes up (fear will ALWAYS come up.
Taking an action step, despite your fear, that will move you closer to your dream today

We all live very hectic, crazy lives. Our […]

The Fourth Daily Technique for Achieving Your Dreams

Posted on July 15, 2019July 22, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Today I want to talk about the fourth daily technique for achieving your dreams: marching your way forward.

What does that mean? If you’ve followed the first three daily techniques you are:

Now it’s time to take an action step.

When you take an action step you are moving energy to show that you are even […]

The Third Daily Technique for Achieving Your Dreams

Posted on July 8, 2019July 15, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Today I want to talk about the third technique for achieving your dreams. It is flipping fear in the face. If you haven’t read the first two blog posts or watched the videos you can find them HERE and HERE.

When you have a dream and you’ve given your day a thumbs up (this is how I’m going to live today), and you’ve pointed your way (this is what I’m going to do today to move myself closer to my dream) and you’re saying “I’m going to do this one day at a time” fear is going to […]

The Second Daily Technique for Achieving Your Dreams

Posted on June 29, 2019July 15, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Today I want to talk about the second step of the exercise we talked about a few weeks ago in “How to Use Gratitude For The Simple Choices.” I call this Point Your Way Down Your Life.

What this is essentially asking is where do you want to go? What is it that you want? How do you want to feel for the day: comfortable, like you want to achieve something, full of excitement, you want to learn something new?

To Point the Way is your intention for the day.

You’ve already decided that you’re going to have a thumbs up day. […]

How to Use Constructive Thinking to Create Your Dreams

Posted on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Today I want to talk about constructive thinking. Last week I talked about having a blueprint of what you want. I also mentioned that a lot of what is in your unconscious mind is going to come to the forefront. This is because your mind is telling you that your blueprint is not part of the image of your life you are seeing.

There is no denying that this is going to happen and that’s okay because this is an unsettling part of your journey. Your ego is freaked out because it doesn’t know where it’s going. The ego does not like uncertainty!

As long as […]

Control Your Thinking to Access All Possibilities to a Problem

Posted on February 10, 2019February 11, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Several years ago I wanted to go to a spiritual retreat that was happening in Yellowstone. I had no idea how I was going to make this happen. I didn’t have a ride, a place to stay, and I had limited funds. I had all kinds of things stacked against me. But I knew I wanted to go.

I talked to just a couple of people and I ended up with a place to stay because someone needed roommates. I found a ride. Opportunities opened up and I managed to get to Yellowstone.

Once I got there I had another set of problems. I didn’t know how […]

How to Use Adversity to Get Better Not Bitter

Posted on January 21, 2019January 25, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Today I want to give you a tip on how to maintain who you are and where you are when advertsity hits your life to get better not bitter.

We all will have events that happen in our lives that are horrible and devastating. You can become angry and upset, and that’s a normal initial reaction. But you have the option to allow those feelings to make you bitter or move on and become better. It’s all in how you perceive the event.

Personally, when I went through my divorce I was devastated. I chose not to become bitter but to look at it as a […]

How Kind Are You to Yourself on the Hard Days?

Posted on January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Today I want to talk about how to have a winning day even when we’re in the trenches. We have work, family, all the day to day chores necessary to keep your life moving.

You might have elderly parents you’re taking care of or a sick child. Every one of us faces challenges big and small on a daily basis. We are living in the trenches.

Some days we wonder if we going to make it because of all the challenges that come up.

What I recommend to make life a little easier and feel like you are still winning is to be kind and […]

Why You Need To Create Sufficient Time For Fun In Your Life

Posted on January 7, 2019January 14, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

To start the new year right, I want to talk about something that we don’t place enough importance on – creating sufficient time for fun in your life.

It’s counter intuitive, but the most successful people in the world know the importance of building fun and relaxation into their schedule.

A tip I want to give you that can help you create this space is to take 30 minutes to write down five things that are fun for you. Then carve out 30 minutes in your schedule for the next 5 days to do those activities.

When you’re having fun the world seems […]

Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life

Posted on July 30, 2018December 20, 2018 by Kathleen Flanagan

Change your thoughts change your life. So long as we are living a life by default, nothing will ever change.

We must change our thoughts to activate change in our lives.

We live in a world where we don’t truly know what we want, but most of the time we know what we don’t want.

What do you want out of life?

When you identify what you DO WANT, then your emotions help to start moving you in that direction.

In order to change your life, you must change your thoughts.

You need to sit down, be quiet and go into that childlike state to rediscover your […]