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Janice Taylor and Our Lady of Weight Loss reporting in from Hollywood! It's true--my day to 'shine' has come ... well, maybe?! I am in Hollywood (feel free to sing with me) filming a weight loss documentary entitled "The Inner Weigh." Am I 'allowed' to say the name? Oops ... too late - it's out of the bag!

I'm hanging with the 'creative types' - the producer, writer but my favorite is Sarah, the make-up artist, who went wild with the purple eye shadow! Yahoo...

Before I headed out, I did check in with Our Lady of Weight Loss, and asked her if she had any advice for me. She passed along the following tidbit on how to measure success! Enjoy your successes, and I'll be back home soon with more of the Hollywood scoop.

How to Measure Success

Everyone measures success differently. Some people measure it by how much money they make, some by their career paths and titles, some by a successful marriage, some by how pretty or thin they might be. Others measure it by the size of their house, the kind of car they have and/or the number of cars. Some even measure their success by the number of bathrooms they have in their house! (True. I knew someone who was exceedingly proud, because there were 4.5 bathrooms in her house.)

When we were teenagers, we measured success by the friends we had. Did we hang with the 'in-crowd?' Or were we losers!!?!

The truth of the matter is that success cannot be measured by material things, nor can it be measured by fame, fortune or dress size. It is an internal job; it is a state of mind. It's based on your values. If you are living a life that is in alignment with your values for are more likely to feel successful, and if you feel successful than you are successful.

As Anna Quindlen, author and journalist says, "If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all."

In order to experience success, you do need to know where you are headed, and what success will look like. After all, if you don't know where you are headed, how will you know when you've arrived?

mentalCISE: A mental exercise from Our Lady of Weight Loss!

By starting with a clear definition of what success looks, we have a compass by which to measure their success. Here are some questions that will help you define success and set you in the right direction.

Fill in the blank:

"You are going to feel success when you ________________."

"Think of how great you'll feel when you _______________."

"It's easy to experience success, when _________________, isn't it?"

One of the things you're really going to love about being successful is

_______________________________.

Imagine how great you'll feel when you _________________.

When you really begin to feel successful, then you ________

_____________________________________________.

When you really begin to feel successful, then you _________.

People can be successful because _____________________.

Spread the word ... NOT the icing,
Janice

It's Kick in the Tush MONDAY and Our Lady of Weight Loss is serving up a fully loaded Kick - meant to inspire, motivate and leave a bit of a lasting sting.

Did you know ...
211 degree water is hot, but at 212 degrees, water boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And steam can power a train!

It's time for you to turn up your heat and make that one small change that can make all the difference.

What small change can you put into motion today?

More Kicks that Leave a Bit of a Sting:
Kick in the Tush: Get Real and Take Responsibility
Kick in the Tush: Just How Bad IS High Fructose Corn Syrup?
Kick in the Tush: How Depressed Are You?

Spread the word, not the icing!
Janice
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Our Lady of Weight Loss wants to know ...
... Are you afraid to commit to yourself fully? Are you terrified to lose weight, to fully take-in, ingest, go hog wild for your healthy living plan? Are you just plain afraid to push your envelope in any direction? Are you afraid to let the buried, the 'real' you - OUT? Afraid that you are going to fall on your tush again and again and eventually you will have broken it and seriously won't be able to get up?

Are you afraid of failure?
Great! You are NOT alone. Fear of Failure is the Number ONE KILLER of Grand Plans and Great Schemes!

In all likelihood it started when you were young; you failed at something, maybe got a big fat "F" in school, or failed to get on the cheerleading squad. (Ha! Like I even tried.) Who knows what you failed at, but you did ... we all did ... and some of us soaked in those feelings from failure and decided consciously or unconsciously in that snapshot of a moment, on a deep level, to protect ourselves at ALL COSTS!

And so I say to you today, let's turn that all around and
"Let's CELEBRATE failure!"

Let's acknowledge that no one was born with a 'this is how to walk' manual. We all fell on our tushes multiple times and were applauded for it; encouraged by our parents to get up and try again! Until we finally just figured it out.

Rather than crumble and never 'walk' again, I am going to ask you to applaud every failure today (and henceforth). Each and every time you fail, I want you to resist all urges to say mean things to yourself. I want you to resist all urges to crawl up in the corner in a fetal position and EAT! I want you to resist the need to protect yourself.

Yes, I am suggesting that we together celebrate failure!
I'm betting that you will inadvertently or intentionally fail (if you consciously decide to push your envelope) today. And you are now free to say "Yahoo. I failed." And you are now free to learn from your failure. You are free to stretch and grow!

There is a BIG difference between failing and being a failure. Got it? You are NOT a failure. On the contrary. Your true nature is whole, creative and resourceful. There is no reality to FEAR. It's a mindset! Reset your mind.

Failing requires courage. I understand that feelings of disappointment accompany failure. And that's okay. Feel them. Fully! And then learn from your failure and say to yourself, "YAY! I am not frozen in fear. I am one of those rare people in life who are willing to put it out there and fall on my tush, get up, dust myself off and move forward."

Celebrate failure. Celebrate YOU!

For more motivation:
Angelina Jolie or Susan Boyle: What IS Beauty?
Swab Down the Mental Decks

Spread the word ... NOT the icing!
Janice
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Janice Taylor is a Life & Wellness Coach, specializing in weight loss, reinvention, transformation & happiness, author, seminar leader and 50-pound-BIG-Time-LOSER! Write Janice for an Introductory Coaching Session.

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I am a Pop Junkie (which is far better than a Junk Food Junkie, or a Gossip Junkie, or a Junkie Junkie).

Therefore, when Lil' Kim ...

• who sent a shout out to her prison-mates on the first or second show of this season's Dancing With the Stars;
• who is reportedly $1 million in debt;
• including $833,000 worth of liens filed by the IRS in New Jersey;
• including the remaining tax debt includes a $4,089 lien filed by the state of California;
• $129,410 worth of liens filed by the state of New Jersey;
• and a $12,599 tax warrant filed by the state of New York;
• who missed a payment on her Bentley (making her all that more endearing)
• who danced so magnificently with her partner, Derek Hough, on last night's show (source: Reality TV Mag);

accredited a good deal of her last night's dancing success to her "Booty Board" (that's how I heard it; Peter too "What did she say??? Huh? Booty Board?" which made perfect sense, given her bionic booty), I wanted a Booty Board, too!

I set out on an Internet search for "Lil' Kim and Booty Boards." Needless to say, XXX-rated sites popped up immediately, sending me back to the leaderboards (as they say), and I now sheepishly see that Lil' Kim was referencing a 'Buddha Board!' Ahhhh, great! Huh?

What is a Buddha Board?
The Original Buddha Board is a 'philosophical toy' that (theoretically) helps us to tap into the parts of us that we never knew existed. It is based on the Zen concept of living in the moment.

Buddha Boards sit on a water base filled with natural stones. You dip your paintbrush into the water and 'paint' on the board that sits on top of the base. As the water slowly evaporates, so goes your art with it, leaving you with a clean slate and a clear mind; ready to create another masterpiece.

Buddha Boards are available, as it turns out, just about everywhere. (Am I the only one who didn't know what they were?) There are full sized Buddha Boards, Mini-Boards, Greeting Card size boards ranging from $35 to $7 dollars.

So get your Booty or Buddha On!

And ...
... spread the Zen word, NOT the icing!
Janice

Want more success?
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Three Steps to Love
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Janice Taylor is a Life & Wellness Coach, specializing in weight loss, reinvention, transformation & happiness, author, seminar leader and 50-pound-BIG-Time-LOSER! Write Janice for an Introductory Coaching Session.

For more motivation and inspiration, join the Kick in the Tush Club: Beliefnet Chapter.

Pick up a copy of Janice's latest: All Is Forgiven, Move ON ~ Our Lady of Weight Loss's 101 Fat-Burning Steps on Your Journey to Sveltesville!

"Janice Taylor is a certain kind of kooky genius ~ see if her idiosyncratic diet plan will work for you." ~ O, The Oprah Magazine

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I am uncharacteristically in a 'bad' mood. I woke up at 3:45 a.m. with a banger of a headache; my husband has the flu and is coughing up a storm (I sure hope I don't catch it), and when I made my sacred morning cup of coffee and sat down at the dining room table to stare out into space and enjoy the first rush of the day, my foot slid into a pile of cat vomit.

After I cleaned it up, brought my husband yet another box of tissues, I cozied up to my laptop to read my emails and Glory Be! Beliefnet was asking me "How Optimistic Are You?" I thought, "Okay, Beliefnet! You want to see how happy, optimistic and cheery I can be in the face of cat vomit??? (et al) You are On!"

9 easy, fun questions and YAY, I'm actually fairly optimistic today! Not the most optimistic person on the planet, but still ... not so bad.

And YOU? Take the How Optimistic Are You Quiz! Quick and easy and fun way to give your day a boost of energy. And then click on the links below, guaranteed to 'help.'

Oh, and one more thing! I'm 'on' Profound Pathways to Healing, Health and Happiness today! Just sign up (it's free) and the powers at pathways will send you the link to my talk. Thanks! And now ... on to optimism!

Quiz: How Optimistic Are You?

Optimism is key to bouncing back from adversity and preventing depression. It's even good for fighting off colds and heart attacks. Take the quiz to find out your optimism quotient, and then learn how simple changes in your thinking patterns can help you become more positive. ... Take Beliefnet's Quiz! It's FUN!

HAPPY LINKS: Read these and take the quiz again! Boost your optimism!
Affirmations 101: How to Embed Happiness in YOUR MIND!
The Power of A Presidential Smile
Profound Pathways to Health, Healing and Happiness