Routines Archives - Debra Smouse

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Life's Lessons April 12, 2018

Decision Fatigue is Real: Here’s 9 Ways to Deal

I had two clients break down into tears this last month over how overwhelmed they’re feeling. Mile long to do lists that seem never ending. Too many responsibilities with no ability to delegate or even defer much. Feeling on the edge of not just burnout, but a breakdown. In trying to figure out tools that […]

Success Can Be Yours with Planning & Routines

Jim Schaeffing _Woman Planning for Success

I got a chuckle over an email from Coach on January 17th with the title “Happy Ditch Your Resolution Day”, a tongue in cheek acknowledgement that by mid-January, most folks are ready to abandon those New Year’s Resolutions. There was, of course, suggestions on things to purchase to celebrate the decision, inducing giggles from me. […]

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Life's Lessons January 26, 2017

Help is Not a Dirty Word

5 Author Sarnoff 1953 Get Help for Your Goals

If there’s one thing I’m familiar with, it’s the belief that in order for things to go the right way – and for my goals to really mean something, I have to do the heavy lifting, so to speak. Because, if I don’t do it all on my own, then have I really accomplished something? […]

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Life's Lessons September 16, 2015

Want to Shift? Read Differently. Act. Do the Work.

A statement a friend made in a letter has been playing in my head. We have been writing to each other about our creative work. We are both shifting and she reminded me that to do so, it meant she had not just strive to create differently, but read differently as well. She had more […]

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Life's Lessons April 14, 2015

You Can Choose Routines AND Awareness

Remarkable routines allow you to get more done with your time. You can judge their efficiency by the sheer fact that you don’t have to overthink them; you just move through them with a sense of ease. Routines support your lifestyle and your dreams. They also nourish your spirit. If you find yourself struggling with […]

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Life's Lessons June 14, 2014

Bring Your Dreams Into Reality With Routines

Do you associate the word habit with something bad? Routine as something that defines you as boring? So many people that I talk with want to shun the idea of routines, but in truth you already have routines in existence. The way you make your coffee, put away your groceries, put your clothes on or […]

Curiosity Helps You Find Your Happy Place

I was more than a little cranky on Thursday. I won’t go into the “whys”, but it was a feeling that had been building for a couple of weeks. I was irritated, frustrated, tired and feeling a little overwhelmed. It would be super easy to just give into the ick of all of that: to […]

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Life's Lessons August 20, 2013

A Secret for Sassier & Happier Living

Want to know a secret? Your life can be enhanced and made happier, sassier, and more productive with the addition of supportive routines and rituals to your daily life. You see, some loose structure around how we spend our precious time allows us to harness our focus and move forward towards our deepest desires. Just […]

Seven Tips to Get Things Done

(When Your Motivation Got Up and Left) “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” –Zig Ziglar When I first made the decision to have a blog associated with my coaching practice, I made a commitment to myself and anyone visiting that I would have […]

Gypsy Writing, Congruency, and You

I believe that confession is good for the soul, so here’s a personal confession: I have some big goals this year around my writing, yet the first quarter of 2013 was spent with me being a gypsy. Now, while I have a gypsy soul when it comes to the exploration of my deepest desires via […]