The Gratitude Coach

Imagine a world where happiness was just a pill away. A world where all your worries and anxieties could be swept away with a single swallow. It sounds enticing, doesn't it? The idea of a Happy Pill has long captured the imaginations of people seeking a shortcut to eternal bliss. But what would this world actually look like? Would it be a utopia of constant smiles and carefree days, or would it come with its own set of unforeseen consequences? In this thought-provoking exploration, we will delve into the intriguing concept of a Happy Pill and its potential impact on society. From the ethical dilemmas, it raises to the profound implications it could have on our daily lives, join us on a journey to uncover the hidden truths behind this enticing possibility. So, buckle up and prepare to venture into a world where happiness is just a pill away. In this episode, we will delve into: The potential effects of a Happy Pill on mental health. Ethical considerations and concerns surrounding the use of a Happy Pill. Impact on personal relationships and social dynamics.. The implications of a Happy Pill on productivity and motivation The role of pharmaceutical companies in developing and marketing a Happy Pill. Possible side effects and risks associated with taking a Happy Pill. The debate between happiness and authenticity in a world with Happy Pills. Alternative approaches to happiness and well-being. Conclusion: The hypothetical future with Happy Pills and its implications for society.   What kinds of changes would you like to make? I’m Leslie Riopel, the Gratitude Coach. I believe a great coach can take you further than you can take yourself. Everybody needs a coach—someone in their corner to challenge, support, and provide guidance while helping to develop skills and potential that would otherwise be left untapped. With the right coach in your corner, you’ll stay challenged, motivated, and on track as you tackle life’s biggest obstacles and achieve your goals. If you’d like to explore what coaching can do for you, please check out LaughterstheBestMedicine.com, and go to the Coaching Page to book a session today! You may also enjoy our Podia site, MindfulSuccessfulLiving.com for all of our wonderful products, programs and services.

You were born with a unique story to tell. From the moment you took your first breath, your life began to unfold, filled with ups and downs, triumphs and failures, and everything in between. The story of your life goes beyond mere entertainment; it can shape your perception of the world and, ultimately, impact your happiness and fulfillment. But through it all, have you ever stopped to consider the power that your story holds? Your story has been evolving every day since your birth. In this Podcast Episode we will cover the following topics: The Power of Rewriting Your Life Story Understanding the Impact of Your Life Story on Your Wellbeing Recognizing the Need for Change and Growth Identifying Limiting Beliefs and Negative Patterns Reframing Your Past Experiences Setting New Goals and Creating a Vision for Your Future Practicing Self-Compassion and Forgiveness Surrounding Yourself with Positive Influences and Support Taking Action and Implementing Changes Embracing a Happier and Healthier Life Through Storytelling.   What kinds of changes would you like to make?   I’m Leslie Riopel, the Gratitude Coach. I believe a great coach can take you further than you can take yourself. Everybody needs a coach—someone in their corner to challenge, support, and provide guidance while helping to develop skills and potential that would otherwise be left untapped. With the right coach in your corner, you’ll stay challenged, motivated, and on track as you tackle life’s biggest obstacles and achieve your goals. If you’d like to explore what coaching can do for you, please check out LaughterstheBestMedicine.com, and go to the Coaching Page to book a session today! You may also enjoy our Podia site, MindfulSuccessfulLiving.com for all of our wonderful products, programs and services.

How can you embrace change when life gets challenging? Find out how in this podcast episode, SHIFT Happens! Embracing Change and Neurodiversity. This episode also has a Body Scan Mindfulness Practice for the last 10 minutes. I’ve been through a pretty amazing journey. I’ve had to persevere through some big obstacles. I survived a major career setback, which could have ruined me. I made a commitment to sacrifice my career, at the age of 47, to stay home and nurture my son, who is neurodiverse, and I put him in front of everything else. If any of you know anyone who is neurodiverse, you know exactly what I am talking about. I’m happy to say my 14-year neurodiverse journey was time was well spent. I learned some amazing things from my son, and I would happily take the same journey all over again. How are you when it comes to embracing change? Part of writing a new story is learning how to view things differently. It’s also important to acknowledge your old story. The truth is that SHIFT Happens. Even though things go wrong, or you take a wrong turn, you are still making changes……..and moving forward, just maybe not in the way you thought you would. How is your journey of life going? If it’s been a crazy journey, that’s OK. Let’s bless and be grateful for the crazy journey of life. Let’s feel grateful for the love, the laughter, and the pain. Gratitude can be your superpower. Change is sometimes associated with unwelcomed events or circumstances, but change, with enough time, can be beneficial for growth in our lives. Change also has the ability to create a lot of anxiety. Anytime we experience change, we are probably also going to experience a fair amount of anxiety as we adjust. As humans, we have to find hope in the uncertain nature of change. Change is the only constant in our lives. One way to deal with the changes life throws at us is to learn how to move into change instead of always trying to avoid it because change is our only constant. Whether you look forward to change or dread it, change triggers powerful effects in our body. We must learn to approach dealing with change as a process. We have to reframe how we think about change. We have to learn to breathe into change and be flexible. No one’s life is free of change – that we know. It’s important to realize that change can manifest as anxiety in the physical body, creating a loss of appetite, stress eating, or even making us physically ill. Pushing the anxiety away will only make it worse, so today we are going to practice ways to tune into those physical sensations, learning to manage change in a healthier way. The truth is, you have no idea what tomorrow brings and that can be exciting! You can gently accept and move past “your story”. You can bless this time of emotional growth. You can take the attitude that whatever comes in is perfect for you. It’s time to value yourself more. Everything starts with you.  S.H.I.F.T. Acronym S stands for START NOW! There is no time like the present. H stands for HAPPINESS AND HEARTFELT! Find those things that make you happy and those things you resonate with that make your heart sing. I stands for INSPIRED ACTION. Pursue your goals with passion and start taking small steps towards them. F stands for FUN and FREEDOM! While you need to have fortitude and be persistent in working towards those goals, it’s just as important to pursue things that bring you a sense of freedom and joy. T stands for THRIVE! See yourself going from surviving to thriving. See yourself Sur-Thriving.! One way to embrace change is to shift your mindset, little by lit...

Welcome to SHIFT Your Mindset with The Gratitude Coach. Today’s practice is all about writing a new story. According to Napoleon Hill, in Think and Grow Rich, you have ABSOLUTE CONTROL over but one thing: your thoughts. This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to man! It reflects man’s Divine nature. This Divine prerogative is the sole means by which you may control your own destiny. If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else. While you are thinking about how much control you have, it’s also important to ask yourself what your story is. What’s your story? Everyone has one. Stories can be good, or they can be bad. If you have a bad story, it’s OK to release it and let it go. No one ever said you had to keep carrying the emotional baggage holding you back. One great practice you can engage in is sitting down and writing a new story. Sit down today and write down what you would like to see happen in your life from this moment forward. Don’t think about the past. What kind of a story would you write? The best chapters of your life are the chapters that have not yet been written. You have the power to start writing a new chapter with each new day. Bless your ability to write a new story today. Bless the journey you have traveled and make a pact with yourself to not let one bad chapter define the rest of your life. You can learn from that chapter and rewrite your story at any time. The best chapters of your life are the chapters that have not yet been written. You have the power to start writing a new chapter with each new day. You can create a new life with each and every thought you think. Know that every ending is yet another new beginning. Your story is never-ending and ever-flowing and it always has a new chapter, no matter how many times you fail. Whatever you put out will return to you in kind. The choice is always yours as to how you live your life. Be someone who really believes that everything you need comes to you. Know that all obstacles and undesirable circumstances fall away. You can achieve anything. You can be anything. You can manifest anything. That is your truth. You should expect nothing but cooperation and assistance. Believe in the power of your dreams and the power of your words. Everything starts with YOU. So, take a moment to think about what kind of changes you want to make in your life and start writing! There are no failures – only learning opportunities. Bless ANY AND ALL times in your life when you may have placed limits on your magnificence! Know how strong you truly are. Like the yin and the yang, know that to succeed in life, you must experience all aspects of a situation, good and bad, limited, and unlimited. Be brave enough to start over and find the courage you need to move forward in a beautiful way. You are strong. You are not flawed, you are magnificent. Leslie Riopel, The Gratitude Coach

Are you swimming against the tide or going with the flow? Many of us spend much of our time swimming against the tide. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. When you are fighting life at every turn, life can be unbearable. One way you can go with the flow is to be open to different solutions by letting go and practicing the law of detachment. Practicing the Law of Detachment and Letting Go can open up your mind to different solutions that can help you move from unconscious limitations to unexpected blessings. In order to experience anything in the physical universe, you first have to relinquish your “attachment” to it. But what does this mean exactly? According to Deepak Chopra, “When you experience uncertainty, you know you are on the right path!” Uncertainty is the fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom. Uncertainty means stepping into the unknown in every moment of your existence. The unknown is the field of infinite possibilities, ever fresh and ever new, always open to the creation of new manifestations. It’s about letting go and letting life happen and trusting that you are on the right path. Without uncertainty and the unknown, your life is just the stale repetition of outworn memories. You become the victim of your past. When you embrace uncertainty and embrace letting go of control, something very exciting happens out of the chaos and confusion! There is an opportunity or seed of opportunity within every “problem” in your life. Intention for Flow Dear Universe, I bless and am grateful for all the times in my life in which I felt stuck. What a beautiful lesson of patience. I can now see that feeling “stuck” offered me a wonderful opportunity to take a step back and take stock of where I was and where I wanted to go. I now know I am never stuck. Life is continually moving and pushing me in a new direction. Every day is a brand-new adventure in embracing change. Today I bless all parts of my divine being, even any imperfect parts that feel lazy, unmotivated or stuck. Being uncomfortable helps me expand my thinking and discover new possibilities and new passions. Today I am opening up my energy to a whole new field of possibilities and turning my passion and purpose into a beautiful prosperous life! Visit TheGratitudeCoach.com, MindfullyBlessed.com or Gratitude365Life.com for more information about our brand and our work!

The best-laid plans in the world won’t go anywhere without that all-important step of action. Taking action is often the missing link when it comes right down to it. No matter how much you visualize, meditate, hope, pray, desire, dream, or wish for something, you won’t get far if you fail to take action. While it’s wonderful to make intentions and plans, action is often the missing link. In order for your plans to succeed, you need to learn the art of seizing opportunities as they arise. Sometimes it can be difficult or even challenging to take action, because you may not know what kind of action you need to take. It is easy to get stuck in the planning phase and many of us have difficulty with this, but if you don’t eventually get moving and take some kind of take action, you won’t actually get anywhere. Plans are fun to create, but sometimes difficult to implement, but why? Change is scary when it comes right down to it, so more often than not we get caught up in writing and rewriting and perfecting to the nth degree. We get so caught up in trying to make something perfect, that we get stuck in the planning phase, never making it to implementation. The biggest reason for this is most likely a fear of failure. If we don’t act, we can’t fail, but in reality, failure simply means that our plans just need to be revised a bit. “I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”. – Albert Einstein Einstein knew a thing or two about failure, and he didn’t let it stop him from accomplishing great things, and neither should you. Failure should be applauded because it means that you had the courage to put yourself out there. If you begin looking at your failures as opportunities in disguise, you can change the way you approach problems and you can learn to embrace failure as just another step in your amazing road to success. So what are some ways now that you can learn to consistently take action; some ways in which you can eliminate procrastination and motivate yourself into action? Sometimes when you get “stuck” the best plan of action is to get moving again, however you can. Intention for Upleveling Your Life  Dear Universe, I bless my ability to think big and uplevel my life. I know I deserve to live the biggest life possible. I bless my ability to redesign my life and re-examine my goals whenever necessary. I am always expanding, evolving and growing. I bless my ability to live my dream and to make room for new things. I bless my ability to live the fullest life possible and to make a valuable contribution. I am creating my future right now with these powerful thoughts. I bless my ability to jump up to that next level in life. I don’t need to know the entire plan to take a leap of faith. As I uplevel my life, I am able to do exactly what I want, with whomever I want, when I want. I have the financial power to do all of that and more. I have the right to lead this kind of life and to do those things I absolutely love and to experience as much joy as possible along the way. That is my greatest blessing! Visit TheGratitudeCoach.com, MindfullyBlessed.com or Gratitude365Life.com for more information about our brand and our work!

There is a theory that states that in order to manifest change in your life, you must first accept what is. It is difficult to move from point A to point B if you haven’t fully accepted where you are in life. Many of us try and hide from our own reality because it is difficult to face. When we look into the mirror of truth, we don’t really see what is there. We see what we want to see. We hide behind our sadness and our pain. We hide behind the extra weight and the difficult relationships. We pretend everything is fine. When someone asks us how things are going, we often lie and tell people everything is great! Acceptance is a difficult thing to grasp because reality can be hard to face. We get so used to the struggle that it becomes our way of life and our only reality. Sometimes it is hard to face the truth because it requires us to take a long hard look at what we have created in our life, good or bad. In order to go from pain to power, you first have to immerse yourself in the pain. You have to feel the feelings and work through them and accept what is in order to start moving forward. Once you accept that YOU are the sole creator of your life you can begin to turn obstacles into amazing opportunities. Accepting what is can be challenging especially if you aren’t willing to be honest with yourself and others. The premise behind most 12-step programs is first accepting where you are. When you boldly state your name and the cold, hard fact that you are an alcoholic or a drug addict the true reality of your situation comes to light. Only then can you begin to heal. What would your truth mirror reveal if you looked into it? What would happen if you were brutally honest about your situation? What would happen if you looked into the mirror and saw what was really there? Some of us just don’t like who we have become at the deepest level of our soul. Accepting what is helps you face the truth and pave the way to healing. Once you know what your faults are, you can then take steps to move away from them. It’s OK to be imperfect because we are only human. We all screw up our lives in one-way shape or form because we aren’t perfect. One of the most difficult challenges life brings us is learning to really like yourself for exactly who you are. This paves the way for truly believing in yourself and your choices and abilities. Like Attracts Like One of the most challenging concepts to truly understand is the idea that like attracts like. Whatever you put out comes back, good or bad. If you want to start attracting good things, then you must start shifting your consciousness and focusing on feeling good. When it comes to the concept of like attracts like, much of this has to do with our state of consciousness and how we think on that sub-conscious level. What would you see if you stood in front of your own mirror of truth? Try and be brutally honest with yourself. Are there some things you are ashamed of? You are certainly not alone if there are. Intention for Radical Acceptance

The Art of Letting Go How good are you when it comes to letting things go, that no longer serve you? Letting go can be emotionally freeing, and it also opens up your energy to bigger and better things. Holding onto old memories like traumas, for example, means holding onto some kind of old identity. Letting go is so important, yet so difficult and even elusive to those types of people who are trapped inside the of a narrative of victimization. Letting go implies we are holding on to something that might even be painful, but hard as we try, we can’t do it. Most of the time the things we hold onto have outlived their purpose. We might also do this in times when we are living in survival mode. In order to let go, we may also find that we need to forgive ourselves for not having done so sooner. When you start letting go of things you free yourself to new possibilities, just like that. What are some things you need to let go of? Letting go can be scary. It’s a big unknown, with lots of uncertainty. Sometimes it feels easier to stay put and not take the chance. Ask yourself if there are things in life you are trying to force into existence. How can you let go of your fear and start living more harmoniously? Intention for Letting Go Dear Universe, I bless my ability to let things go that no longer serve me. I bless all the difficulties and struggles I have experienced over the years. Difficulties are often blessings in disguise. I am grateful for this powerful lesson in letting go. Today I Intend to be gentle and kind to myself. Today I choose peace. I give myself permission to embrace difficulties with grace and ease. I let go of all problems and welcome in new solutions as I learn to live in the moment and in the beauty of each magnificent day! Visit TheGratitudeCoach.com, MindfullyBlessed.com or Gratitude365Life.com for more information about our brand and our work!

Allowing is an essential aspect of life and growth – as well as an integral part of your success and fulfillment. If you do not need leave space to allow things to happen naturally, then essentially you swim against the tide. All of the good work in the world is a lost cause if you cannot sit back and allow the goodness to flow in. The concept of allowing is counterintuitive to those who like control because the art of allowing means giving up this control. The art of allowing does not mean you are not a hard worker or that you have given up, it simply means that there comes a point where you must allow things to happen naturally. You must understand what it feels like to let life flow and to live in harmony with the universe. In other words, you need to have hope and faith and you need to make space for good things to come in.  The art of allowing means simply letting go and letting faith guide you without having to manipulate, dominate, or control other people or situations to make it happen. For those of us who tend to be control-freaks – this can be incredibly difficult. Allowing takes faith and patience and most of all trust – three things that are essential for our own peace of mind. The art of allowing is something that goes against how most of us think. If you want to know what kind of things you are allowing into your life, all you have to do is open your eyes and look around because everything in your world is there by invitation. If your life is exactly how you want it, then you have perfected the art of allowing. If your life could still use some improvement, then you still have a little work to do! Take a moment to think about what you need to let go of or make space for in your life in order to live more harmoniously with the world around you. Intention for Art of Allowing & Living Authentically Dear Universe, I bless and honor my authenticity today. I let go of who I think I am supposed to be and honor my authentic self. I know being authentic is a key component to feeling abundant and prosperous. I allow and come into alignment with the essence of everything good I am continually attracting and creating. I allow and embrace all the unlimited possibilities, infinite wealth and boundless delights that are rightfully mine. I am a powerful conscious co-creator. I anticipate miracles. I allow new experiences into my life. My energy is open and receptive to these miracles. I resonate at this higher level of consciousness every day. I know everything I want, need and desire is already created and already mine. I have created it. I allow it to come into my life. It is already coming to me. Everything I am seeking is also seeking me! It wants me. I want it. The path is already cleared, and I welcome in these new feelings of unbridled happiness, abundance, prosperity and joy! What a blessing that is. Visit TheGratitudeCoach.com, MindfullyBlessed.com or Gratitude365Life.com for more information about our brand and our work!

Do you feel like you are young at heart? When you get back that childhood enthusiasm, you can get excited about your life again. You can live your life as if your greatest moments still lie ahead. You can live your life as if the best is yet to come. In order to raise your expectations, you have to learn how to get out of your own way. You were born fully equipped with everything you need to fulfill your dreams. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you are not more successful? We all have a million reasons or excuses as to why things are like they are. Life can be very challenging, and the Universe often tests us at every turn. What are the reasons you tell yourself why you aren’t more successful? In order to manifest change in your life you must be willing to do something different, or better yet you must be willing to do SOMETHING! When you learn how to raise your expectations and get really clear about what you want, everything and everyone conspires to support you. When you align with your intentions, you have a much better chance of success. There is no mystery to achieving success – it is available and accessible to everyone. When you begin to understand the Universal Law of Expectation and the Law of Harmonious Attraction, you can begin to live in accordance with your own divine destiny. The Law of Harmonious Attraction We all possess within us the power to unfold and develop, to the greatest perfection, every state of consciousness; in fact, most of mankind manifest them all in some degree. We have persons who are over-developed in some one of these different states and underdeveloped in the others; these find it difficult to express rationally or understand anything which is not directly related to or connected with their own particular state of consciousness or unfoldment. Ask yourself what you are expecting out of your life. Do you expect to fail, or do you expect to succeed? Be honest with yourself and spend some time thinking about why you don’t expect more. Intention for Being young at heart Dear Universe, I bless my ability to be young at heart and my ability to live my life with a sense of playfulness, eagerness, and humor. May I live each day with a sense of compassion and forgiveness not worrying about the days that have passed or the things I cannot change. Each day is yet another wonderful opportunity to start fresh. I am never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. My attitude towards life defines my age. Today and every day I strive to embrace what life has to offer and to put worry and fear away. I can feel good about my life whether I am 18 or 80! My curiosity, and my ability to laugh at myself are my greatest strengths, no matter what age I am! I bless myself today for the beautiful, passionate, loving, and caring person I am and for that I am grateful. Visit TheGratitudeCoach.com, MindfullyBlessed.com or Gratitude365Life.com for more information about our brand and our work!

Many of us have lost our ability to believe we are worthy of good things. In the end, we’re only going to be as successful, as loved or as happy as we believe we can be. In essence, we have lost our hope and our expectation. Life has a way of beating us down sometimes and it is hard to keep the positive momentum going when we are so used to struggling. It is easy to convince ourselves to expect nothing. They say that you get out of something only what you put into it, so what is the message you are sending yourself if you have no expectations? It’s so much more than the Law of Attraction. It’s also about the Art of Allowing. It’s about busting through those unconscious limitations that hold us back and pulling in unexpected blessings. Allowing simply means to have faith that what you desire is on its way. It is not always necessary to push so hard. Many of us are so busy working and struggling that we forget what it is like to really live. We forget why we are on this journey. When you begin to focus on positive things, you learn how to tune into the joy of each and every moment. We have to learn how to let go of those things that no longer serve us. All you can change in the end is yourself and your perceptions. You can choose to be happy and you can choose to focus on the positive. Using these natural laws, you can learn how to swim with the tide instead of always fighting against it. Ask yourself how you define success? Do you feel worthy of success? Do you feel worthy of good things in life? If not, why? How can you start to trust that the universe supports you? What would it take to start flowing through life instead of swimming against the tide? In the end, were only going to be as successful, as loved or as happy as we believe we can be. It’s time to start expecting more. Intention for Going from Unconscious Limitations to Unexpected Blessings Dear universe, It is my intention to release any and all unconscious beliefs or limitations I have inadvertently placed upon myself. I bless the energy of unexpected blessings! I know with absolute faith that unexpected blessings are already coming my way. The universe is opening up multiple doors of opportunity right now! I am already lined up to meet the right people, at the right time, in the right circumstances for these unexpected blessings to pour forth. I am so grateful that life can continually surprise me when I least expect it! What an honor and blessing that truly is. I have a divine appointment with the energy of unexpected blessings, and I celebrate that! Circumstances are already coming together in my favor, no matter what anyone else may do! Thank you! Visit TheGratitudeCoach.com, MindfullyBlessed.com or Gratitude365Life.com for more information about our brand and our work!

Archangel Michael oversees Guardian Angels and he will help you release lower energies of fear and worry. Tapping into the energy of Archangel Michael can help you open up to the greater possibilities in life. Archangel Michael strengthens your recognition of your authentic life path and higher purpose by reconnecting you to your heart's wisdom, clearing fear, and encouraging you to explore and be who you are. This is the foundation of your divine destiny. Connecting with your true inner self helps you understand your what your heart truly wants. This beautiful meditation, set to angelic music, can help you open up and explore a divine relationship with Archangel Micheal. Simply relax and let your heart open. During this session, you may feel a wonderful feeling of peace, notice your head tingling or you may feel or sense Michael's angelic wings softly brushing your neck and back. Parts of this meditation are from the Angelic Lightwork Healing Oracle: Healing, Magic, and Manifestation with the Archangels Cards by Alana Fairchild (Author), and Daniel B. Holeman (Author), available at Amazon. Visit TheGratitudeCoach.com, MindfullyBlessed.com or Gratitude365Life.com for more information about our brand and our work!

Success is NOT a Four Letter Word! It’s much better to align with new opportunities rather than try and look for something like a job. If you find yourself “looking for a job”, try shifting your focus and asking to be aligned with the perfect opportunity that suits YOU! Every day we step into a new reality in which we begin to effortlessly manifest whatever we want, need, or desire. Each of us has all the tools we need to live our lives with passion and purpose. When we align with the ability to take inspired action, we begin to consciously control instead of randomly creating. We begin to create results with each thought, desire, and action we take. I’d like to challenge you today to STOP looking for a job if you are seeking one. Start aligning with the friendly universe you live in instead! Intention to Attract Multiple Opportunities Dear universe, I bless my ability to attract and welcome in a multitude of job offers and wonderful opportunities perfectly aligned with my skills, talents, and abilities. I bless all the big, bold opportunities already coming my way! I bless my ability to do wonderful work, in a wonderful way with wonderful people for wonderful pay. I bless everything I am going through with love and expectation. I bless all the struggles I have been through. I bless my process and my ability to live harmoniously with the world around me. I am relaxing into greater and greater levels of wealth, abundance, prosperity, and success. From now on I expect the best. I know I am always being led to exactly where I need to be. I bless my ability to let go of anything that no longer serves my highest and best good. I know I am worthy of success, and I am set up for massive success in whatever path I choose. Opportunities are everywhere and I choose to see them. I am worthy of everything good. I bless and welcome in these new offers and opportunities. I am grateful for this expanded vision and this step into a brave new future! Visit TheGratitudeCoach.com, MindfullyBlessed.com or Gratitude365Life.com for more information about our brand and our work!

Has Success Passed You By? Inviting Success Back Into Your Life Have you ever woken up in the morning and suddenly had the thought, Oh CRAP, I forgot to be successful? Well, I have and it’s not a very good feeling. I wondered if I could still achieve success, even though I still felt like I was struggling with so many things. That’s the real question, can you achieve success even though things around you are still falling apart? I believe you CAN. That’s also what the idea of mindfulness and blessing the mess is all about. When you can learn to be present, even in those difficult moments, you can overcome anything.  I call this Mindful Success or Conscious Success.  I’m Leslie Riopel The Gratitude Coach and I’m dedicated to Helping Entrepreneurs Explore the Synergy and the Magic Between Mindfulness, Spirituality, and Success. Many of us have had times in our lives when we feel like, “How in the world did I end up here?” or “Is this it?” We may have difficulties letting go of the past or find ourselves agonizing over what we could’ve done differently. So what is Conscious Success? Conscious Success is about knowing who you are, how you want to show up in life and in the world, and then developing the mindset that produces the success you have defined for yourself. If you would like to explore the connection between mindfulness, spirituality, and success, this is the perfect Podcast for YOU! Before you define conscious success, you have to decide what success means for you.  So What Does Success Means for YOU? Is it about feeling happy and healthy? Feeling loved? Feeling prosperous and abundant and financially secure. Maybe it’s just about remembering how to cultivate happiness in the moment. The truth is, There is a different way to define success, one of your choosing. Personal and professional success in today’s crowded, competitive economy is dependent on your discovering answers to the following questions:  How can I positively differentiate myself from others and make an impact on the world? How can I demonstrate a higher awareness of Conscious Sustainable Success? How can I achieve Conscious Sustainable Success in every area of Life and Move into a Higher Level of Conscious Success and Successful Living? How can I achieve a high level of success and still be a spiritual person? So, those are some of the questions I asked myself as I thought about what Conscious Success meant for me. I also thought, what if I were making success too difficult? What if success were easy? What if I could just decide I was going to align and attune with that level of success I  truly want? What if all I had to do was realign my attitude and expectations? What if I could relax and ease into a level of conscious sustainable success that’s right for ME? I love this idea……of inviting success in. And why not? I hope you’ll join me each week as I take the steps to invite success and happiness and joy into my life. If you are ready to get inspired and start thinking differently…..I‘m ready too! Each week I’ll share a helpful tip or a positive intention to help you align with your greatest level of success……whatever that means for you. Today’s topic is all about actually inviting success in. Invitation for Success  DEAR SUCCESS, YOU ARE HEREBY INVITED TO COME INTO MY LIFE! I apologize for not inviting you in sooner. I am ready for success to grace me. I am honored for your presence in my life. I am so excited to be working with you now. I acknowledge there are universal forces that are focused on MY GOOD RIGHT NOW! I have ALL the resources I want, need, and desire to live an abundant, successful, and fulfilled life. I now know I am al...