52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 8 – Go BIG With Going The Extra Mile

For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going to go BIG with going the extra mile. “The extra mile is a vast, unpopulated wasteland.” Everyone says they go the extra mile, but almost no one actually does. Most people think, “Wait… no one else is here… why am I doing this?” Jeff Haden Jeff… Continue reading 52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 8 – Go BIG With Going The Extra Mile

Review of Week 25 – Commit to Myself

For this week’s bettering yourself challenge, I committed to myself and supported my goals and dreams. Instead of putting others first, I cooked and ate more fruits and vegetables, although my family prefers pasta and pizza; this week they ate stir-fried vegetables instead. I also supported my health goals by getting more exercise, and for… Continue reading Review of Week 25 – Commit to Myself

Review of Week 14 – Recognizing my Ego

I worked on recognizing my ego for this week’s bettering yourself exercise, and I learned the truth in Eckhart Tolle’s statement that “the present moment is the enemy of the ego”.   When I was thinking about past limitations or future uncertainties, it was my ego getting in the way of my happiness again. When… Continue reading Review of Week 14 – Recognizing my Ego

Cleaning up My Little Corner

As I cleared the clutter out of my house this week, I threw out some old thoughts with my stuff. I had been equating “abundance” with having stuff, but, as Eckhart Tolle, (one of Ann’s inspirational people) says: true abundance isn’t about “things”, it’s about a “feeling of abundance” within yourself, where you don’t need… Continue reading Cleaning up My Little Corner

“Mommified”

At annhoy.com, we define’MOMMIFIED” as:“All wrapped up” with helping family, or caring for other people. (Also includes dads, guardians, or grandpas, etc) Whether you are a mom, a dad, a guardian, or a childcare worker, if you have cared for other people repeatedly, at some point, you have accomplished the impossible. At annhoy.com, we recognize… Continue reading “Mommified”