How to Peel and Egg EASY and FAST
Part of being a High Achiever is taking care of your body. . For me, that means high protein, a little healthy fats, and even less carbs. . The way I do that as a vegetarian is to eat a lot of eggs and egg whites. . That means I know how to peel hard boiled eggs fast and clean. . With the big holiday right around the corner, I thought this information would help you. . Let me know what you think and what methods you use to peel eggs successfully. . See you in the comments. . . To join our insider community and instant access to your copy of LouAnn’s Strategy Framework: ‘5 Steps from HERE to THERE’ fill out the form below . . Here’s a bonus: If you need some help separating your eggs, here’s how I do it. As my mamma used to say, Mangia! Mangia! 🙂 . . ....
Read MoreWhat do Super High Achievers do about their Critics?
As a High Achiever, Have you ever noticed that any time you do something great or new or adventurous there are always a few people who try to burst your happiness bubble. . “You didn’t do it right” “You’re not really that great” “Look at her – being so obnoxious and proud” . The question is, what can we do about THOSE people? How should we respond? How can we keep ourselves from being negatively affected? . In this video I share a tip from someone who gets more backlash than almost anyone on the planet and still manages to push through it and keep his focus… all the to being the #1 highest paid movie star in the world? . Who is it and what does he say about his critics? . Watch here and learn from the advice one of his mentors gave him. . . . Be sure to share your perspective in the comments! Your voice matters! . Subscribe and snatch up your copy of LouAnn’s Strategy Framework: ‘5 Steps from HERE to THERE’ Simply fill out the form below. . . Transcript: Perhaps you’ve shared a big dream with a friend or family member recently and perhaps they have laughed at you, rolled their eyes, gasped in astonishment, or perhaps you friends and family are silent when you talk about your big dreams and your big goals. You know when that happens to us it can really derail our focus. It can cause us to doubt ourselves. It can cause us to give up on our dreams and our goals and cause us to forget to create the life we really want to live…. if we actually listen to it So what do we do? Well it’s interesting. I was listening to an interview with Tom Cruise on the Graham Norton show. It’s an older interview but it was so insightful Now Graham Norton said this to Tom: When I interview people who have worked with you they not only like Tom Cruise, but they gush about working with you. They LOVE you and LOVE working with you. He said he never hears a single bad word about Tom Cruise from any of his colleagues. And then he said: On the other hand the media can give you a really hard time. And if you follow Tom Cruise at all you low that’s true. There’s a lot of nonsense out there written about this incredible actor. So, it’s really interesting… Tom responded by saying this: He said he had learned form Paul Newman. Paul said to him, ‘You can’t pay attention to the white noise. Do not listen to the white noise.’ and then Tom added, You have to focus on what you’re doing and do the best job that you can do. (you can hear this part of the interview at minute 13:52 here) And it just seems to me that that advice is spot on and helpful for those of us who are working to create our own version of our own lives. You don’t have to be a movie star to get white noise. Every single person who’s building a life of big dreams and big goals Who’s building a life that’s maybe a little bit different from the people around them Every single person who’s making a change is going to have white noise What white noise are you experiencing in your life right now? and Are you willing to ignore it? It actually takes more strength and more maturity to ignore the white noise around us than it does to stand up and defend ourselves against it And When we ignore all the white noise and focus on what it is we want to do with our lives then we make faster progress We’re actually happier and we actually create the lives we want in a quicker fashion- in a...
Read MoreWhat if We Made a Pact?
Did you fall off too? You know what I mean. . Did you fall off that resolution bandwagon? . Man – that hurt. I fell on my shoulder… nearly knocked it out! . It seems everyone is falling off the wagon. . Actually – nearly everyone is. You know why? . Resolutions Don’t Work! They don’t work!!!! . So …. . I’d like to make a pact with you. Watch this week’s video and let me know if you’re in. . I guarantee you – it’ll change your life. . . . . . Be sure to share your perspective in the comments! Your voice matters! . To join our community and snatch up your copy of my worksheet: ‘Achieve your Dreams and Goals: 5 Easy Steps’ simply fill out the form below. . . . You can create your life. You can, if you want. . Transcript: Did you fall off yet? . You know what I’m talking about. That news years resolution bandwagon thing. . Did you fall off? . Well here’s the thing. I used to always fall off if not on January 1st, I would fall off by the 2nd or 3rd. Sometimes I would make it into February. It never worked for me. It never worked for me because it actually doesn’t work. . Resolutions don’t work! It’s not how humans are made. . You know what works is when we make a resolution in our mind and in our heart of what we want and then the goals and the strategies flow from there. . We all like a new start. We all love a new year. We love making a declaration – but almost all of us fall off that wagon very quickly after the start of it. . I have an idea. What if we made a pact? . What if we made a pact to not beat ourselves up for falling off the bandwagon of resolutions? . I mean we all kind of do that don’t we? We make this resolution we fall off it – we beat ourselves up ….. it’s a terrible cycle. . Think about this for a moment….. . Would you want other people to describe you as an abuser or as someone who controls the people around them and yells and screams at them? …. Well if you don’t want to be described as an abuser or controller, then it means you can’t be an abuser or controller of yourself either. . Because how we treat ourselves is the standard in our lives of how we treat others. . So why don’t we make a pact? Let’s make a pact that we will not beat on ourselves for falling off the bandwagon or making a mistake or for being less than perfect . and . when we do accidentally beat up on ourselves….. Let’s make a pact to not beat up on ourselves for beating up on ourselves – cause that just contributes to the cycle . What happens when we stop beating up on ourselves: We increase our self-worth We increase our self-value We increase our confidence . and all those things come together and then we increase our efficiency and we increase our ability to actually reach the goals we really want to reach. . So whatever with the resolution thing maybe it’s a fun game but when you fall off that resolution bandwagon… no more beating yourself up because you’re human and resolutions don’t work . Alright so that’s the pact I’m making> . Are you in? . If you’re in let me know in the comments wherever you see this video. . Let’s grow our lives and our confidence and let’s move towards our goals. . Let’s create the lives we truly want and let’s start by refusing to beat ourselves up . You can create the life you truly...
Read MoreGive up the J Word!
Give up the J word. . What J word? . I’ll give you a hint. . It makes us feel horrible, causes us to hate rather than love, and turns us into a green monster. . Yep – that J word! . But how and why? . Check out the video and share your own thoughts and experience in the comments . It’s time to get free! . . . . Be sure to share your perspective in the comments! Your voice matters! . To join our community and snatch up your copy of LouAnn’s worksheet: ‘Achieve your Dreams and Goals: 5 Easy Steps’ simply fill out the form below. . . . You can create your life. You can, if you want. . Transcript: hmmm – Give up the J word . Joy? No, I don’t wanna give that up . Jumping? No. I actually really like jumping . Jingle Bells? Well the kids would be so upset . Oh……that J word The green monster J word You mean jealousy, don’t you? . Ok . Ive never been jealous . Ok thats a lie. Ive been jealous but here’s what Ive decided: Jealousy is useless. . Heres 3 quick reasons why . 1. It takes energy and focus away from what we really want. You know it takes time and mind power to be jealous. So, why not use that time and mind power to do something good? . ok . 2. When we think bad thoughts like jealousy our brain releases a chemical that makes our whole body feel gross. We talked about that in a previous video. . So, if we don’t want to feel like that then why think those thoughts? . 3. Jealousy is deceiving. . Now We’ve all known that perfect couple. They’re totally in love. They’re always holding hands and kissing. They have a big beautiful house and the most achievement oriented and perfect kids you’ve ever seen in your entire life. . Well, actually we all KNEW that perfect couple because they’re no longer together. . See . We all thought they had the perfect lives, but none of us knew what was going on behind those closed doors. . Jealousy is deceiving. . We almost never know the entire story. . So why not give the whole thing up? . Give up jealousy and use our energy and our focus and our attention to create something we truly want in our own lives? . I mean seriously. You can create jealousy and focus on it if you want. . You can but why? . Why spend all that time and energy creating something that’s so deceiving and misleading and feels bad? . Why not put your energy to good use and create a life you truly want to live? . Give up jealousy. . Create the life you truly want and you won’t have time to think about what others think they have. . You really can create the life you want If you give up putting your energy towards things that don’t help you. . Create Your Life. . You can – If You Want...
Read MoreHow to Get Out of Your Funk
Have you ever found yourself in a funk for a day or two? . How about a week or a month? . I have!! . It’s NO FUN at all! . Here’s 5 ideas to help you break out of your funk. Check’em out and share your ideas in the comments. . For a list of 20 tips to help you, simply click the link below the video. . Enjoy! . . . . . Share Your Opinion Below! . You’ll find the link to grab your FREE PDF of 20 ideas to get out of your funk at this URL: http://bit.ly/1OLzhxc . . You can create your life. You can, if you want. ...
Read MoreIs What You’re Seeing Really Real?
What if what you’re seeing isn’t really real? . For instance, is this a vase or two faces? . What makes your brain see one thing and someone else see another? . How about a real life example: . You’re sitting at your kitchen table having breakfast and a disagreement ensues. One person interprets the response as reasonable and calm. The other person see and hears anger and condescension. Why do different people interpret the same thing in different ways? . The interesting thing is that your brain doesn’t simply see what is before you in the present. Your brain combines your present with your past before you are even aware of your interpretation. . In some ways this helps us and speeds up our processing. In some ways it hinders us. We get stuck in the past and have a hard time moving forward. . Watch this video to understand more about how your brain processes your experiences and what you can do to ensure you’re seeing reality as it really is. . . . . Be sure to share your perspective in the comments! Your voice matters! . To join our community and snatch up your copy of LouAnn’s worksheet: ‘Achieve your Dreams and Goals: 5 Easy Steps’ simply fill out the form below. We’d LOVE to have you join your community. . . . You can change your life. You can, if you want. . Transcript: ....
Read MoreEarned Not Given
There’s no mystery about creating success. . The same powerful tool moves us towards our goals in every area of life: . Career Relationships Health and Fitness Business . Any goal you have will be only be reached if you use this incredibly powerful tool. . See, Success is Earned Not Given. . Allow me to explain . . Transcript . Hey there. I’m LouAnn Stropoli and I’m the founder of Inspirational Leading Academy, an Amazon #1 best selling collaborate author, and I help people take the Stop out of their Start. . Today we’re going to talk about the most important tool you have in your tool box to create your success. That tool is Preparation. . Now here’s a real quick example: I LOVE running Spartan races. They are so much fun. They give me so much focus. They give me a reason to train. Spartans are an incredible group of people who support each other in incredible ways. So I recently ran my second race and I was able to compare it to the first one and also look back upon the training and see where I had done well and where I had sort of missed the mark. . Now the thing that I added differently for the second race was running up in the mountains and the hills of California. I would go out for 1-2 hour training runs – and some of these hills – mountains – are pretty straight up. It was great training and I noticed on race day that that training came in really handy because Temecula is really hilly. I found that all the way up to the end of the race I was still running. There were a lot of people who were barely walking at that point. Because I had trained in that way I was actually running feeling really great at that point. . But I also noticed and I know this about myself the weakest part of my body is my upper body strength and I’m working on building it up weight trainings, pushups, handstand pushups are my next goal – but when I got into the race that fact that I hadn’t trained properly with my upper body was very noticeable. . So there’s an obstacle where you have to grab the rings and the bars and you have to move yourself along. When I was a kid that was no problem but on the race I didn’t actually get past the first rung. The rope climb – A lot of the rope climb is your legs too – it’s arms and legs together, but I don’t have a rope. Although I tried – I tried 3 times to get going on the rope, I just could never – I couldn’t figure it out . It was so obvious to me the areas where I was strong in my training ended up being the areas where I was strong in my race. . Ok now that applies to other areas of life too. Our training affects our performance or our success. So for me being a profession musician in my first career I trained my entire life until I got to the place where I was performing professionally – and then I kept training cause it’s a continua process. . So here’s my question: Is there an area of your life where you’re preparing a next step or you’re training to grow? Is there an area? . Now I’ll ask you: Are you doing the proper training to open up that door for yourself? . For instance: Are you trying to move from one career to another? Are you expecting a baby? Are you preparing for a life-long relationship with someone? If so are you taking time to answer all the tough questions together? Are you delving into relationships communication? Are you doing what it...
Read More3 Reasons Why Stepping Out Beyond Your Fears Is Worth The Risk
. Have you ever stood on the edge of a cliff and wondered what it would be like to fly? . I mean like – take a leap and sour out over the valley? . . I have an almost insatiable thirst to fly. It’s apparently why I hike to the edge of cliffs why I like to drive moving trucks across the country and why I’m an entrepreneur . I once said to a counselor, “I don’t live by fear.“ She gave me a condescending look of doubt and disbelief. I promptly fired her!! . It’s not that I don’t feel fear. It’s more that I refuse to allow it to control my life. I refuse to be stopped by it. . I today’s article, I’d like to help you do the same. . If you prefer to LISTEN rather than READ, then here’s your MP3: Enjoy! http://www.louannstropoli.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Beyond-Fears.mp3 . . Here’s 3 reasons why stepping out beyond our fears is worth the risk. . . 1) It teaches our brains a new definition of fear. . . . See – fear exists in the brain… not in real life. Fear is a made up ‘reality’ It’s our brain’s way of keeping us out of danger. Depending on each brain’s interpretation of danger – fear looks differently. . . This is why some people are afraid of heights and others aren’t. The height differential is the same. What the individual brain sees and registers in each person is what makes the difference. . , I honestly had a BIG fear that my crowd funding campaign would be a total flop. * My family is now in heaven * I’m still developing entrepreneurial venture partners for my business. * Many friends don’t understand what I’m doing. * Who else in this economy is going to help little ole me? . What if it failed while the world was watching? * What would that do to my business? * How would that effect my efforts to attract the right clients and partners? * What would this do to all the progress I’ve made emotionally and in my ability to re-frame the difficult past experiences of my life? . I had a choice to make: a) step out and and risk it all or b) give in to the fear and stay slumped down in a corner . I chose to step out! . By stepping out I helped my brain to learn that flopping publicly does not equal being eaten alive by a large animal and that I and my business would be just fine no matter the outcome. . I took the risk and I’m so glad I did. . . . 2) It teaches us that ‘NO’ is ‘YES’. . . Darren Hardy, my business mentor, says this: “Go out there and fail as much as possible!” . . As a real estate agent, Darren would knock on doors every work day until he had 50 nos. He would actually mark them off on a chart!!! . He got pretty used to hearing no and he developed a strong resistance to rejection. . During my campaign I had to be very courageous. It wasn’t enough to post photos and pleas on Social Media. . I had to email our community and contact personal and entrepreneurial friends. It’s a scary thing to contact people personally and ask for help. . I kept hearing my mentor in my head: “Go out there and get as many ‘no’s as possible. Eventually you’ll learn to like it.” . Did I hear ‘No’s?...
Read MoreSuicide – What to do?
Last week I shared with you some of the beauty I found all across this country on my cross-country trip. If you missed that post you’ll find it here: This week I was going to share the second leadership lesson I learned along the way. With the events of the past week, however, my heart has leaned in a different direction. I’ve seen and experienced so many responses and reactions to the news of the death of Robin Williams. Some interactions have been incredibly uplifting and others – well – not so much. What I’ve noticed most of all is our cumulative limited understanding of bipolar disease and severe depression. It’s not our fault. We’re doing the best we can. But the truth is – we’re lost, roaming in a maze when it comes to understanding the fog our depressed friends carry. Sometimes we try to prescribe our version of meds. If only the person who is depressed would: Believe in his/her purpose in life Believe in a higher power Just trust more in faith Take the right meds Repeat the right mantra Resolve his/her demons from the past Exercise more to ignite enough endorphins to replace the sadness While it may be true that some of these things (alone or combined) may help the depressed person, none of these things is the whole answer. What is the whole answer? Honestly – I don’t think we know. I don’t think we know the answer. I don’t think we fully understand the complex nature of this disease. It’s only in recent years that we’ve started to make headway on the discoveries of neuroscience: How do our conscious and subconscious interact? How does our focus actually determine the direction of our lives? How does meditation work to calm the mind and body? The thing is – the brain is the most complicated part of the body. In all of our magnificence, in all of our knowledge and skill, we haven’t fully figured out the brain and what causes it do to certain things. We haven’t figured out this horrific disease that causes our friends and family members to end their own earthly lives. Despite our love. Despite how much we know they will be missed. Our depressed fellow travelers can’t comprehend the hole they will leave behind. I lost a friend to suicide when I was 21. That was a long time ago. I can tell you that I still think about him and those tragic events quite often. He thought it wouldn’t matter if he killed himself. He thought no one would care. Well – it mattered a lot. And a lot of us cared and still do. He missed out on an entire life. Why? I can’t really tell you. I can’t tell you because all the reasons above. I can’t tell you what would have changed things for him. There are no easy answers. There are no quick fixes or instant solutions What can we possibly do then? Is there anything besides throwing our hands up in despair? adsfk;adsfja A few things come to mind as places where we can start. They are not the final solution. But maybe just maybe – they will help even if just a little. 1) We can be more compassionate and more patient adsfk;adsfja 2) We can choose to love those who are difficult for us to love adsfk;adsfja 3) We can resist the urge to judge adsfk;adsfja 4) We can stop the fights and the name...
Read MoreCourageous Leaders Parent
Last week we mentioned some important things that courageous leaders do. Thanks for all the great comments so far. You can still add your comments or read that last post here: http://www.louannstropoli.com/courage-in-action/ Since we have a lot of parents in our community, I thought we might have fun reviewing some characteristics of courageous parenting. This week’s post is in list form again. What would you add or delete? Courageous parents: take time to show excitement over childhood delights allow their children to learn from mistakes discipline without shame, guilt, or humiliation say no; say yes; say maybe (as opposed to silence) know when to hold’em know when to let’em go choose which battles are worthy of a fight refrain from using their raised voice or hand to gain control say they’re sorry when they are wrong forgive without condemnation or shame allow their children to work out their own marital challenges share their last wishes What would you add to this list? What would you take away? Let others hear your thoughts in the comments below. If you’re new to our community, you can find a complete list of our blog posts here: http://www.louannstropoli.com/category/blog/all/ You can also select from the categories in the drop down list in the column on the right. Don’t forget to invite a friend to our growing community. Our energy is increasing and we are building a movement that has the potential to change lives! Thanks for being a part of it! Remember this week as you lead as a parent or in your job or your community: Be Inspired! Be Inspirational! Be a Leader! photo credit: www.animalliberationfront.com ...
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