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Illness or Just ‘The Way We Are?’

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Fotolia_4917303_Subscription_LThree times in the last week I have woken in the middle of the night and not been able to get back to sleep. I viewed this as a problem…that something was “wrong” with me that needed to be fixed. Oh dear, what should I do? I have had this problem on and off all my life and it seems to come and go…it seems to happen more when I am under stress. Oddly it seems to happen when I have done strenuous exercise during that day. Shouldn’t that make me sleep better?

This morning, as I was doing my regular review of Facebook posts, I found one posted listing an article that states that, up until we lighted our cities, this is the WAY WE SLEPT…in segments! It makes sense that when it got dark, we would go to sleep. Now, we stay up late into the night with our amazing electrical devices keeping us awake and entertained.

Ironically, that is what I turn to when I am awake in the early hours of the morning…the television!

So, in an instant, I went from a lifetime of thinking there was something “wrong”, instead, perhaps I was just doing what the genetics of my body have done for thousands of years!

Wow, erasing a lifetime problem with one Facebook article!

Thank you to the people who did the research and to the person that posted it! Here is the link.

What a HUGE shift in attitude this is for me. It makes me wonder how many other things in my life that I consider “problems” really aren’t. What a giant weight off my shoulders!

We are living in an amazing time of shared knowledge. What we pull out of the ever-growing “collective book of knowledge” depends greatly on our attitude. If you are looking for darkness, surely you will find it. There is more than enough to go around. But, if instead, you BELIEVE that the lighted wisdom is coming through more and more, that is what you will magnetically draw to you. With the state of communication such as it is in this time, you can attract ANY kind of information to you that you BELIEVE you can.

Form follows thought, now more than ever.

Now, I just have to figure out what to do with these middle of the night sessions…and of course that could mean going to sleep earlier too! I need to get enough sleep to be sure, but understanding that this is not an illness gives me a better starting place to find a new way to get enough sleep IN this electronic age. I don’t really want to go back to being a cave person but I do want to operate at my very best.

Cleaning Your Social Media House, It’s A Spring Forward

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Fotolia_55911346_Subscription_Monthly_MHave you ever wondered why some people can just Spring forward with ease, go through their things each year and purge, while others have a more difficult time. Maybe you are one of those people who can easily adapt and shift to new things, or maybe its hard for you to move forward and let go.

Making room for new things in our lives is so important; it is much like a breath of fresh air on a cool spring morning. It allows us to think clearly, create new ideas, and connect with ourselves and others. I know for me it’s a bit of a process although I find that the quicker I move through, the better I feel and the more creative I become.

With that being said; there is some major yet subtle shifting going on in marketing and social media this year. Platforms that were once the rage are loosing ground and making room for fresh, new ideas. It is very important to evaluate and understand when its time to clean out, change up and work with new ideas in your business. Sometimes where we feel most comfortable is not the best fit for profitability or ROI in your business. Understand that by shifting, cleaning out the old and making room for the new is where growth flourishes in all aspects of our life.

Social Media platforms that worked last year won’t necessisarly work for you in the same capacity. I’m not saying to stop working any of them, what I am saying is take a look at what was not working or the best fit  for your business last year and know that there are many changes going on constantly in all of the platforms. Look for the trends and the new offerings that may be advantageous this year.

A few suggestions to consider:

1. Clean house on your Social media platforms (Freshen up your look)

2. Keep yourself open to trying new platforms (Mobile is HUGE)

3. Spring into videos! Try micro video apps like Vine and Instagram’s video sharing.

4.  Identifying which content will result in maximum engagement on which networks.

5. Connecting with people on a more personal level. (Understand that serving others, serves you)

I believe 2014 is the year of great shift and change and that by clearing out now, knowing that the platform you choose to use for your business matters, stepping out of your comfort zone and being open to the flux and change as we maneuver through the year will provide unlimited growth for you and your business.

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