How To Stay Focused and Productive During Lockdown
We live in crazy times right now… A time of uncertainty… And a lot of people are on the edge because of this. It is definitely uneasy, and for some more than others. But one important thing to remember is that – while we cannot control the outside environment, we have absolute control over […]
How to Ease Your Coronavirus Anxiety
Hi there… With everything that has been happening over the last few weeks all across the world… No doubt about it, these are crazy times, unlike anything most of us have seen in our lifetime. I wanted to reach out to you… So first, I wanted to say that I hope you’re safe. I hope […]
Most Important Lessons I have Learned
I started thinking about the lessons that I have learned in my life. Some were relatively easy lessons and didn’t cost me much. Some of them have cost me money, time and most importantly health, which unfortunately is not always possible to get back. I previously wrote about lessons that I have learned from […]
How to Overcome Procrastination
The topic of Achieving goals seems to be very popular at this time. I have talked to several people lately that have said that the biggest reason they haven’t achieved their goals was procrastination. It seems to be the biggest thing that limits people and slows them down in their personal growth. Therefore, I thought […]
How To Improve Your Daily Mood and Emotional State
If you can relate to these statements below then this article will be beneficial for you. Does any of this sound familiar? Every day you wake up tired You feel irritated You are overworked You feel overwhelmed You feel like a squirrel in a wheel You feel like “there is no light at the […]
Life really does begin at forty…
When I was a teenager, I thought that by the time I will be 21, I will have my whole life figured out. 🙂 There were many things I thought I will have by that age, but here are the main ones: I will have my degree Professional job with ridiculously high salary, where […]
Nobody Knows That I Am…
I wanted to share something with you that most people don’t know about me. And that is: Nobody knows that I am a life coach. I have been doing this as a hobby at first, and later on, it has transformed into my side part-time job. I am excited to share with you that I […]
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Some people think that they are not very good storytellers, that it is not their thing. When they are relaying some information, they would like to communicate in a way that is straight to the point, without any unnecessary details. And other people absolutely love to tell stories. Any little question you would ask them […]
How to Achieve Goals
I was always able to achieve my goals. And I never realized why. All I knew was that I was an achiever. ? I didn’t know that there were actual rules for achieving your goals. And I have never put too much thought into this subject. A short while back I have discovered Tony Robbins, […]
What is Your Biggest Fear?
We all have fears. Some of us have more fears. Some of us have deeper fears. It is natural and totally normal to have them. The important thing is not to live in them. When fear becomes a primary emotion that drives you, it becomes impossible to be happy and fulfilled. Whatever you do, you […]
When Should You Talk to Kids About Sex?
Hi, I wanted to share something with you that happened a short while ago. I was caught off guard and didn’t know how to handle it. For those who don’t know me personally, I always have to be prepared in advance and don’t like to be caught off guard. Well, here it is…. A few […]
What’s on your Bucket List?
The other day I overheard someone asking a question about a bucket list. One person asked another one if they have it. The reply was: “What do you mean by ‘bucket list’?” The explanation followed: “If you knew you only had one week to live, what would you do? If You Were Told You Were […]
What does it mean to be a strong woman?
I keep hearing a lot lately the words: ‘Strong Woman.’ And it made me think. What does it mean to be a strong woman? It seems that in the past standards for strong women were more obvious (at least for me): courageous, brave, hero, inspirational, leader, genius, victim, savior, saint, etc. When I thought […]
New Year’s Resolutions
“New Year’s Resolutions”, a phrase we keep hearing left and right come the holiday time. Why do we want to create this list? Because we want to be responsible and trying to be our own friend to help ourselves to become better. For the most part, all of us are creating a list for New […]
What are Your Plans for the Holidays?
I absolutely love the holiday season. It is such a magnificent time! And the best part of the holidays for me is the pre-holiday time. The anticipation of upcoming holidays is magical. Decorated houses, streets and public places is like a breath of fresh air. Waking up of kind spirits and souls is remarkable […]
Things I Regret
Even though my philosophy in life: ‘Do not regret anything’; I have made an exception and started thinking about things that I regret doing and not doing. And the logic behind it was: Things that I really regret doing-I need to make sure that my kids will not make the same mistake, or at […]
Alcohol Makes you Fearless
I know that some of you are not drinking and consider alcohol a root of all evils. I will not be arguing with you, as I do agree that it does very much damaging and sometimes irreversible damage. And I don’t want to offend anyone. But for the purpose of this blog post, I […]
Asking Yourself the Right Questions
Recently I have had a breakthrough regarding, what seemed to be a minor thing, but in reality a very important matter. What I am referring to is the power of questions that we are asking ourselves regularly. I have learned about the power of questions, that we are asking ourselves on a daily basis, when […]
What are you thankful for?
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it is a really good time to ask ourselves what are we thankful for, what are we grateful for. Even though I am doing a morning gratitude exercise regularly, acknowledging what I am grateful for, I have not written a list for some time now. With so many changes […]
Upcoming 40th Birthday or Who do You Want to Be When You Grow Up
My birthday is coming up in a little over a week. But it’s not just a regular birthday, it’s the 40th one. A lot of people are sad about the 40 mark. But I’m welcoming it, as the older I get the better person I become. (At least in my mind:) ) To warn […]
Children for Sale?! Together against Child Trafficking
Some time ago I decided to start donating to charity. And I will be honest here. The reason I have decided to start donating was a little selfish. I wanted to feel more fulfilled. And one of the keys to being fulfilled is to contribute to something higher, outside of your own needs, without getting […]
Morning Routine
What is your morning routine? What are your rituals in the morning? Whether you are acknowledging it or not you do have a morning routine. Everybody does. There are certain things that you do in the morning, usually in the same or similar order. And people randomly deviate from their morning habits on the same […]
Quitting Smoking
If you have read some of my previous articles, you have probably realized by now that I have an obsessive personality disorder… or at least I refer to my prior addictions that way! Unfortunately, back in Russia I started smoking at a very young age just to fit in. Before I knew it, I […]
You Are What You Eat
One day I came across a T-shirt that I really liked. It said: “You are what you eat, therefore I’m pizza.” Judging by this statement, I should’ve been called Junk Food. As I have mentioned in one of my other articles, some time ago I discovered a few Tony Robbins audio files online. I […]
Losing Weight ≠ Being Fit
I always thought that if I lost weight, I would automatically be fit. I thought that all through my weight-loss adventure, but when I actually got closer to my desired weight, I realized that losing weight is not the same as being fit. I made huge progress and was able to consistently keep off […]
Inconvenient Truth
Last week I started telling you about my weight loss journey and how it all started. Being overweight was an ongoing lifelong struggle for me. Once I have decided that I wanted to lose weight, I would lose weight and then gain it back. It felt like I was going in circles. But there was […]
Losing, Gaining, Losing, Gaining…
I know that some of you are patiently waiting for me to tell you how I have lost weight—and kept it off. I will not make you wait any longer. But first I have to tell you my story, my decade’s long struggle. It went all the way back to childhood, in fact. Even […]
Attitude of Gratitude
Oftentimes, I have heard about powers of gratitude exercises, but I also knew that they would be way too hard for me. “It’s not for everyone,” I thought. “I’m just a factual person. I need some real facts to start believing in something. Those people that live in an attitude of gratitude are the artistic […]
Setting Goals in Life
After I started this transformation journey, I realized that there is no magic pill for anything: for feeling better, losing weight, getting fit, quitting smoking, eating healthier, or anything else. It became apparent to me that I had to invest in myself and take action if I ever wanted to resolve any of those problem […]
Overcoming Anxiety – 2
To give you a brief overview of last week’s discussion, I started telling you about my personal experience with anxiety; the symptoms that I’ve had and how I have discovered that it was in fact anxiety, that I was experiencing. The medication that the doctor prescribed to me took away unwanted symptoms of anxiety, as […]
Overcoming Anxiety – 1
There is another very important topic I would like to discuss prior to us going into specific behavior changes. And that is anxiety. I would like to tell you about my personal experience and how I overcame this condition. At no shape or form I am saying that the anxiety is not serious or doesn’t […]
Overcome Limiting Beliefs
Most of us have asked ourselves these questions over and over again: What is the secret to happiness? Why can’t I just be happy? What am I lacking? I know I did. And then there are many more specific questions, such as: Why can’t I lose weight permanently? What is the secret to earning more […]
Gaining Self Awareness
Are you ready to get to the next level in your life and transform your life forever? Then you need to get to the stage with absolute clarity and commitment. Let’s talk about clarity first. The first step to any change is for you to know exactly what are all of the issues in your […]
Your State of Mind
Hi Everybody, As I promised, I will start telling you about the issues I was struggling with, but prior to us diving into all of those topics of weight loss, binge eating, quitting smoking and more, I would like to talk about the most important thing and that is your state of mind. In order […]
Everything you need is within you right now!
Hi, I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Yelena. I’m forty. I’m married, a mother of 2 beautiful, but very stubborn girls. 🙂 My professional career consisted mostly of management jobs with some marketing and business administration aspects. My family immigrated from Russia 23 years ago due to unsafe environment in […]
