A few days ago, I did something that I’ve never done before.  I went hiking in the desert mountains with my good friend and Smart Woman, Debra.  I’ve hiked many times in the mountains but I’d never been out in the desert mountains.  This was quite a different experience for me.  I highly recommend it as a way to get some exercise and see new forms of nature.

During our hike, we stumbled 0nto a conversation about how people have the option to carry a positive energy source or a negative energy source as they move through life.   This got me thinking about how Smart Women are “plugged in” to a positive energy source—much like an electrical outlet.

What you think about will often manifest itself in your life in one way or another.  For example, if you are continually thinking about money or the lack of it in your life, it’s possible that news ways of earning money will not present themselves to you.  For example, a new opportunity may present itself, however, if you are constantly thinking about lack of money, then you might not even see the opportunity.  It will pass right by you and move on to someone who is “plugged in” to a positive energy source.  This person will immediately see all of the possibilities and begin to take action.  What was the difference here?  It was the mindset right?  The way of being—open to new ideas, new possibilities.  One of the exercises that I use in my Women’s Success Circles is “Reframing.”  “Reframing” is choosing to adopt a mindset of looking at life’s situations in a new or different way. In other words, you are taking a situation and “reframing” it so that you can see the silver lining.

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