ELEVATE YOUR THINKING
8 Elements to Finding
Your Inner Strength
in a World of Chaos
and Expectation
Belinda Colubriale
Copyright 2020 by Belinda Colubriale
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Dedication
To my husband, Vince,
for your loyalty, support, and love
over the past 14 years.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust
Contents
Introduction
Section I: Creating the Life You Want
1: Life Is Created Through a Series of Dots That Combine to Make Your Line
2: Seek Clarity
Section II: The Pinwheel
3: The Strength of the Pinwheel Lies in the Axle and in the Stick That Supports It
4: Building Your Inner Strength Through the Primary Elements
5: Finding the Power Within Through the Secondary Elements
6: The Pinwheel and Its Blades
Section III: Choose Who Surrounds You
7: Creating Your Winning Team
8: Be the Person Who Chooses the Glass to Be Half Full
Section IV: Gathering Momentum
9: Pinwheel Example One: Health and Wellbeing
10: Pinwheel Example Two: Wealth Creation
11: Your End Destination
Next Steps
Introduction
Life is lived in the extra beats we hold as time unfolds. Soon, the two beats become four, the four become eight, etc. and eventually we would have experienced and mastered the art of life.
Brendan Burchard
Growing up can be exhausting and overwhelming. I know I have been the overwhelmed and exhausted adult many times in the past. Many times in my life, I felt drained. I did not have enough hours in the day to do what I wanted to do; as for what I did do, I never felt that I was doing it to my full capability. I had all these great ideas, but I felt I had no time to implement them, let alone do them well.
With four young children keeping me busy, and by trying to fill their love tanks, the juggling of all the areas of my life became too much, including running my business, as well as maintaining my health and wellbeing.
I was struggling to do it all, and I knew something needed to change.
I needed to find a way to be better. I needed to find within me an inner strength and build and maintain habits that I felt would be important. I needed to find essential elements to help me achieve my best.
These elements needed to be important in not only moving me forward but in allowing me to thrive. I wanted to find ways to manage all the areas in my life, and I needed to do it better than I ever had before.
Finding the balance was hard. I needed more sleep, but then if I slept, I would lose the time I required to do other things. I wanted to become healthier, but sometimes I would opt for the quick meals to get us by, as this was easier. I wanted to grow my business, but the more time spent on that meant less time with my family. I felt like I was beginning to fail at everything, and I needed to find a way to change.
You might be feeling the same. You may have gotten that job promotion, so you get more money, but now you are finding you see your family less. The result, you feel agitated and overwhelmed, and so the cycle continues. You may assume it's normal because many others that you speak to feel the same way.
I'm here to tell you that it may be the norm in society to feel this way, but it doesnt have to be your normal. Life keeps getting busier and busier, but you can manage all the different areas, and you can manage them well and thrive, no matter how busy you are. In this book, I will set out a plan for you on how to do so moving forward.
I'm here to tell you that there is a way. What if I told you that by mapping out the different areas of your life into sections and seeing where improvements can be made, you could have it all? Would that sound like something you would be interested in? And, the great news is that it's simple in theory and just takes a bit of practice.
All you need to do is change your mindset to make the shift. This book will give you the elements needed to help. Make your core strong, meaning build on your inner strength and who you are deep within, and you can begin to focus on the other areas of your life. And the best part is, you can do it successfully.
I was the person who was overwhelmed, fatigued, and unmotivated at times. I was trying to do my best in all areas of my life, but my best was falling way short of the mark, and way short of the standard that I set for myself.
I wanted to be at my best for my husband and my kids, but my tank was running on empty . I knew I had to change what I was doing, and I had to change it fast. I wanted to change not only how I was showing up in the world, but I also wanted to raise the bar in my life.
So, I set out to make some fundamental changes, and I have never felt as good as I do now. Room for improvement? Sure. I never want to stop growing, but I am on my way to becoming my best self. I am the busiest that I have ever been, yet I have a plan to manage the different areas in my life and manage them well.
