Comments on Teresa Mallen Studio: Motivation Monday

Wonderful post, Teresa! At the moment I feel like ...

2009-02-03T10:22:00.000-05:00

Wonderful post, Teresa! At the moment I feel like I'm progressing steadily... but it was just a few short months ago that your description would have fit me.

Thanks too for the helpful comments you left on my blog recently (about achieving a smooth look with cp and various surfaces). I re-read them this morning and it's really good info. Thanks a bunch for sharing your knowledge!

Hi Christine, I am glad you find the topic interes...

2009-02-03T09:44:00.000-05:00

Hi Christine, I am glad you find the topic interesting...you never know when you post something... :-)

Hi Jeanette, I have seen Suze Orman on TV and I love how she encourages women to believe that they can be financially secure. One PBS special had a moment that really impacted me. Suze was insisting that women need to 'own' their own name. She remarked how when women introduce themselves they mumble, they don't make eye contact and they give a weak handshake. She commented that when women are speakers at an event, they mumble their name when addressing the crowd. Compare that to how men say their name. She then went on to say that women understandably get that way because they start off with their family name, then their married name and then if divorced, what name to go by etc. So she said the time had come to stand up and claim you name. Decide on a name and from here on out don't say it apologetically but say it clearly and firmly.

I got the message and now I make sure that I state my name clearly and with confidence. As a business woman, I made my name part of my brand. I have to admit that I was self conscious about this at first.

I guess it was a message I needed to hear. Thanks for the Suze reminder Jeanette. I shall visit her website.

Hi Anita, I am delighted you liked my M. Do you collect letters in general or just the letter M? I had so much fun creating this letter that I came away inspired to do the entire alphabet. Like I need another project! :-)

I won't be reinventing the wheel in this series. It will all have been said before by others but I hope that maybe I can present the info in such a way that it 'sticks'. I think sometimes we just need to hear the same messages over and over again until we actually start to incorporate the advice into our lives. I listened to and read a lot of stuff back in my 'stuck' days. I finally found some info that helped me move from moaning and whining into action. So my goal will be to help the readers get from just taking in all sorts of great info to actually taking the actions they need to.

Do feel welcome to give feedback...And yikes, I have big shoes to fill if I am up next after Alyson Stansfield! :-)

OK Teresa - I am here for the class! You caught me...

2009-02-03T08:06:00.000-05:00

OK Teresa - I am here for the class! You caught me with that M - I collect them (strange, i know!)
I just finished a course with Alyson Stansfield - serious motivational stuff but its keeping it going that is hard. She said to right down what your dream world will be and then go out and get it.
I so understand the motivation issue and how it waxes and wanes.

Wonderful thinking Teresa. It does make sense to ...

2009-02-03T07:44:00.000-05:00

Wonderful thinking Teresa. It does make sense to sit down and write down what you want, what you have and where you're going.

I listened to a talk a long time ago by Suze Orman. She's a financial planner, but the talk was about achieving what you want in life.

We throw up any number of obstacles when confronted with ways to achieve what we want.

Go back to university? No, can't do that, have kids, a mortgage, not enough time etc etc. We all have fears around making changes in life. She showed ways to break down those excuses and do what you want in life.

http://www.suzeorman.com/

Awesome new addition Teresa! I am looking forward ...

2009-02-03T02:11:00.000-05:00

Awesome new addition Teresa! I am looking forward to this weekly segment. ;-)