by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 16, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
In this day of the 100 Day Challenge, purveyor Gary Ryan Blair talks about self-inflicted acts of sabotage.These are the behaviors we choose to engage in, that we know will take us away from our ultimate goals. They follow the negative side of my husband's favorite...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 15, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
In case you're wondering who this Gary Ryan Blair character—whom I keep quoting—is, he's the creator of the 100 Day Challenge that I've been following and blogging about. One of the things I like most about his program, is that it poses a return to common sense and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 14, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Can you handle the truth? Some men [and women] succeed because they cheerfully pay the price of success, while others—though they claim ambition—are unwilling to pay that price. Boom. A number of weeks ago, I discussed my firm belief that people do what they want to...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 13, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
You've all heard the phrase “fake it 'til you make it.” But you might be surprised that there is something to it. 19th century psychologist taught about the “act as if” principle. If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. I...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 12, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
I grew up in a family that was big on music. My brother played trumpet, my sister played piano, my other brother played clarinet, and I played violin. At 6:00 any given morning, you could hear us all in our various rooms practicing our various instruments. Later both...
