I often tell them that if they feel that they may fall back into old habits, they have a choice. We always have a choice!

The bottom line is that you are the one who is primarily responsible for YOU. Therefore, you have to pay attention to the signals that your mind and body send you. You must be cautious in keeping yourself from renewing bad habits, especially in those times when it is tempting to slip.

One thing that I have learned is that when you are clear on your goals, you do not cling to less important priorities. You recognize that, like everyone else, you have limited time, energy and resources. As a result, you learn to let go of the idea that somehow you should be able to do everything.

You learn to keep your focus on your objective, and distribute your time based on three priorities: God, you, and family. You then prioritize and make goals; making sure to give yourself ample space for rest and rejuvenation.

Grabbing as hold to the fat was very important to me, especially in the last few months. I start a path to purposely obey God. Why?

Because obedience is just that – purposeful!

I grew tired of trying to figure it all out on my own and when my business literally came to a standstill, I had to look to God to figure it all out.

Yesterday I talked about Trying To Box God In.  Today I want to share my experience of letting God out of the box.

I don’t hide much of my life. It is what it is and there is no other way to explain it. Over the past few months I have been at a point of truly trying to focus and get where it is God wants me with my business. I have tried so many different things in the past, but never found true satisfaction in any of them. I believe the business owner should love what they do and when they no longer love it, then they need to consider, evaluate, and prune where necessary.

We all know someone who is generous to a fault. I myself have been accused of being “too nice” more than once in my lifetime. The type of person who will give even when it means that they do not have much left for themselves. For many, the act is genuine kindness; for others it is a way to punish themselves. Therein lies the difference between selflessness and self-denial.

Is there a thin line between selflessness and self-denial? The difference is in the resulting feeling and the lifestyle of the giver not the act itself. For instance, let’s say that you have lunch at work with a friend. As you sit down to eat, she realizes that her lunch is back at home on the kitchen counter. You offer to share your lunch with her so she doesn’t have to go without.

This morning in the Mom Masterminds Monday Breakthrough Sessions, life coach, Aurelia Williams, mentioned pulling out the road map and connecting. The topic was on attitude adjustment and it was a great conversation.

When  I heard the term Road Map, I thought the program I created Pathways To Authentic Living. In essence it is a road map because it incites women to change the way they “think”, the way they “do”, and the way they “be”. As a result of my own struggles with thinking, doing, and being I found out that I am more than a conqueror; and God gave me a road map that enables me to move from point A to point B in a more logical and realistic way. I have taken this road map and created lessons for other women to have their own road map.