This past week I had a unique opportunity to take my team, at Jeffrey Paul Salon, out for a team building day. We all visited a local glass shop where each of my staff got the chance to blow glass and make their own glass globe. Not only was this an absolute blast it really made me think about how glass blowing is very similar to making resolutions or a decision to change something in your life.
When we went to blow glass the instructor told us we needed three things. With those things we would be able to make a beautiful work of art. Without them the individual would be left with… BROKEN GLASS! Those three important items for glass blowing were:
The start of a New Year brings a tradition many of us make but may not be good at keeping, New Year’s resolutions. Don’t let these statistics from Living Magazine fool you into not making your yearly resolution.
40-45% Americans set resolutions annually.
After 1 month, only 64% are still participating in their resolution.
After 6 months, only 46% are still participating in their resolution.
After 1 year, only 12% are truly living out their resolution.
These statistics can make you turn the other way when someone asks, “What’s your resolution?” But I don’t want you to let them. I am here to help you make a resolution, and keep it! Let’s do this together; I will be providing coaches throughout the year to help mentor you. Through live workshops and my blog I will bring you resources to help make you better and live your resolution.
So please, share with me in your comments below what your resolution is this year, and I’ll help you stick to it. I look forward to your responses.
Lets ring in 2014 with a homemade super food recipe, peanut butter! This powerful protein fills you up and helps fight off those tempting cravings. It is packed full of nutrients like vitamin E, potassium, and vitamin B6. And, most importantly, peanut butter has fats, but heart healthy monounsaturated fats.
To make this tasty treat at home combine the following and mix together using your Vitamix:
2 cups lightly salted peanuts
2 Tbsp organic cane sugar
Thank you Marisa for this great recipe! For more information on Marisa and great recipes, visit her blog! You can find more healthy recipes on my health and wellness sectionhere.
Marisa Dicenso-Pelser– Marisa is one of the Founders and Head Trainers forPure Health and Fitness. Marisa is a Raw Foods Chef, Personal Trainer, and Nationally Qualified Figure Competitor. Along with her husband, Pieter, they are spreading the word of the importance of plant-based raw foodnutrition as well as fitness throughout Northeast Ohio.
You know that feeling, the little voice that says “Well, I can just eat one more cookie, it IS the holidays.” We have all been there. The holiday season can be a challenge when it comes to managing your healthy eating habits. But I want to help. Here are a few simple steps to help you cut down from overindulging this holiday season.
1. Focus on the people – not the food.
The holidays are meant to spend time with friends and family. So do that, talk among those you are with, you’re not there for the food.
2. Make the occasional exception – not the rule.
One day of splurging on holiday food is ok. Just make sure to get back to your normal routine the next day and get through the New Year.
3. Host the party.
You can ensure there are healthy choices when you host. If you are going to someone else’s house, offer to bring food.
Tis the season! With the holidays comes Christmas cheer, and winter’s chill. Many of us are in need of an extra boost in our immune systems. December being such a busy month, it’s important that we support our health!
Luckily, I have a great and effective way to help promote a healthy immune and respiratory function during these cold winter months. That is, a Protective Blend foaming hand wash.
Prevention Blend soap is made from 5 natural oils so it is safe and will leave your hands feeling clean and refreshed. The key to making sure your hands are clean is to rub the soap in between your fingers and under your nails. The gentle cleansers help to soften hands throughout the day without drying or irritating sensitive skin. Once it is rubbed in, rinse your hands with lukewarm water and dry with a clean towel.
Be sure to wash your hands frequently throughout the day to make sure you and your family stays healthy through the holidays!
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All of us know that in the month of November we celebrate the Day of Thanksgiving…but what about the other 364 days of the year???
Do you celebrate Thanksgiving each and every day? You would if you understood the “Gift of Thanksgiving” and its power to overcome difficulties, depression, anxiety, disappointment, failures and so much more that we are faced with each day of our lives.
Giving thanks is easy when everything is good, going our way or when we get what we want. The true power and the life changing aspect of giving thanks is finding the powerful discipline to give thanks even in the midst of life’s challenges. It is not that we are giving thanks for the challenge, but instead giving thanks that God loves us so much that even in the midst of the challenges He is by our side and IS working all things together for the good.
This discipline needs to be practiced with great diligence to see it change storms into calm seas and failures into successes. The choice to discipline our thoughts and our words – to be thankful for not what is seen but rather what is hoped for – activates our faith and gives God the praise and thanks in Him rather than in the things of this world or the circumstances of our life.
So this year as you sit down and give thanks… remember to give thanks for not only the good that you see, but also that which is unseen, and being worked out, by God, for the Good! By doing this, every day, you unleash the true “Gift of Thanksgiving!”
“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.” (Philippians 4:8, 9 MSG)
What happens to your hair when it gets hard? It looks bad and breaks. The same thing happens to your heart. We have all been hurt by someone and have become bitter, the only way to soften your heart is to moisturize it with love and compassion.
Watch my video above as I give you the exercise to help you soften your heart:
On a piece of paper write down everything you may be angry about.
Then, safely light it on fire and let those words become ashes.
And remember, just as Proverbs 4 says, “guard your heart, it’s the wellspring of good life.” Today, guard your heart by letting go of that which makes it hard.
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Are you the one out of four women who is experiencing some form thinning hair or hair loss? Are you looking for a NEW transformation? Are you looking for a NEW boost of confidence? Are you looking for A NEW YOU?
Jeffrey Paul Salon and Beachwood Plastic Surgery Medical Spa are hosting the “A New You: Hair Loss Makeover Contest.” Hair loss can be caused by many different factors including stress, aging, illness or hereditary factors. If you are just tired of living with a depleted image our team is ready to restore that image from the inside out!
Our makeover team is looking for Ohio women, aged 18 and older, who are experiencing hair thinning or hair loss. We want to know your story on how hair loss has affected your life and what this makeover would mean to you.
The winner of this $3,000 Makeover will receive the following:
An exclusive custom designed human hair system: Our team will evaluate your hair loss, take measurements and a mold of your head and design a custom hand-tied human hair system with the propriety J-Fiber Human Hair. This system is valued at over $2,400
Permanent eyebrow makeup and airbrush application: Hair loss does not just affect the head but also eyebrows. Our team at Beachwood Plastic Surgery will provide the winner with permanent eyebrow make-up and a professional airbrush make-up session. This procedure is valued at $600.
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When planning a trip you do so with a map of where you are going. If you do not have the map for your life how do you know where you are going? No matter where life may take you, it’s important to take the time to reflect on the plan for your life. In this video, I discuss three steps on how to figure out where you are going in your life:
Stop, each day, and take a moment to reflect upon your life’s plan.
Do you ever get into a negative thinking funk? Nothing seems to be going right and you just can’t find anything positive around you?
It is very easy to get into a negative thinking mindset when negative things happen we continue to think upon the negative which sets us up for a vicious cycle of negative outcomes.
Philippians 4:8 gives us the best principle to bring a positive change to your life, “think upon good things.” I have a 3-step approach based off of Philippians 4:8 to help you get out of that slump of negative thinking and get back to seeing the positive in all things. Here is what you need to do:
Write a list of “30 Things to be thankful for”
Each day, for 30 days, read your list
Each day take something beautiful, capture the good feeling and think upon it
Remember Beauty comes from within and so does change. So today start to make a change from within to see the positive in your life!
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The most rewarding part of my job is watching someone whose self-image has withered and then is transformed back into a vital, happy, radiant human being. When she looks into the mirror and sees herself as she always used to be – or as she always wished she could be – the joy in the room could light up a Christmas tree. I know that she’ll move back into her life with a confidence that will bring her countless benefits – both in her inner self and the outer self she presents to others. I’ve seen that happen again and again and it’s something I never tire of seeing.
In the video above there’s a story I would like to share with you, that I wrote, that illustrates the good feeling that comes along with watching people actually see themselves for who they truly are based on changes they make in their lives. This story is of an ugly caterpillar. It seems like a simple one, but its themes are familiar to Hair Restoration and Replacement professionals and the women and children who have undergone their own metamorphoses through the realization of royally beautiful hair.
Thank you for joining me in today’s inspirational journey. To read the full story of the Ugly Caterpillar please click here. Please allow this story to strengthen you and then pass it along to help someone else.
Base your actions not on what just happened, but on what you would like to now make happen. You can’t change what already is, but you most certainly have influence over what will be.
Choose your actions and responses based on the outcomes you desire, not on the history you’ve experienced. Sure, it’s great to let the past inform you, but not good at all to let it control you.
Instead of trying to win an argument or prove a point or assign blame, put your energy into creating new value. Instead of being drawn into a useless negative reaction, choose a useful, helpful and positive outcome.
You don’t have to react to rudeness with more rudeness and you don’t have to react to injustice with more injustice. Decide to put an end to the negativity by focusing on a highly desirable outcome.
You may not have been the person in the wrong, yet you can be the person to make it right. So make the most of that extraordinary opportunity.
Look ahead, and choose the very best outcome for everyone involved. Then positively, politely, and enthusiastically put your efforts into making that outcome happen.
Last week, I took my team at Jeffrey Paul Salon out for a Team building day. We took a day off work, rented some bikes and rode on a path in a beautiful area of town. Throughout the ride we took turns sending each team member from the back to the front and cheered them on. Most of my team does not ride and some had not been on a bike for almost 30 years. At the end of the day we told everyone we had gone 13 miles. They could not believe it!
A few days later one of my team members emailed me this, “I would never have dreamed I could do such a thing (ride 13 miles). For so many years I’ve been told ‘I can’t.’ Thank you for finally telling me ‘I can!’”
Not only is this truly inspirational to me, but it also reminds me of the story of how they train elephants. Watch this video and ask yourself, “What’s holding me back?”
The words that we surround ourselves with everyday have a much more impact than we can imagine. When we speak something or hear something often enough we begin to believe it as truth. That’s why it’s so important to remain positive and aware of our inner AND outer beauty on a daily basis. I have developed a three-step process that allows you to heal the inner parts of your being that have been hurt by the words of others or even by the words or thoughts of yourself. Watch the video above to begin the process of metamorphosis!
Summer is finally upon us! And with summer comes some amazing events with Jeffrey Paul Salon and Wigs for Kids — most importantly our ‘Wigs for Kids day at the Zoo‘ where thousands of participants walk/run and donate to support children in need. Children like Lauren McManaway.
Lauren McManaway, age 7, is a 2013 Wigs for Kids recipient. Lauren is a beautiful 7 year old girl who is always smiling and fun loving! She loves to sing, do tumbling and to skate. Her favorite sports are cheer and gymnastics. She is a member of a mini cheer team Level 3 and is a Midwest National Champion. Lauren has 3 siblings, one of which is her twin sister. She enjoys jumping on her trampoline with her sisters and practicing her newly acquired skills in gymnastics. Lauren is a big fan of trying to beat her older brother at xbox!
Marisa Dicenso-Pelser
Summer is finally upon us! And with summer comes some amazing events with