Cindy .Holbrook
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Cindy .Holbrook Quick Facts
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- Divorce, Healing, Parenting, Dating, Confidence
- Career Focus
- Divorce Coach, Author, Speaker
Cindy Holbrook is a certified life coach and has over 20 years of experience of coaching divorced women, helping them to heal, love and find inner peace. She has encouraged women, to find jobs, begin new careers, raise children, find new loves and grow into the beautiful beings that they are.
She draws upon her personal experience of being in a mentally abusive marriage for 20 years as well as that of thousands of the clients she has seen both in her personal practice and while working in social services.
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Visualize Yourself Thin
Experts agree that visualizing is one of the key factors in obtaining your goals - including weight loss. Is it really as easy it sounds? Visualizing takes practice - just like anything else in life. It may be hard to picture yourself 50 pounds lighter - especially if it's been years since you've been at your ideal weight (if ever). When you visualize it's important that you believe you can achieve what you're visualizing. Visualization isn't dreaming and hoping.
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Top 10 Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur
A successful entrepreneur has mastered the art of a balanced life. They take the time to care for their own personal health and maintain meaningful relationships with their loved ones. They are driven by their passion to serve others and to utilize their creativity. What makes a successful entrepreneur? Top 10 Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur Level Headed
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If Diets Don't Work - Why Diet?
Are you tired of hearing "Diets Don't Work."? As an overweight person needing to lose weight, this can seem quite disheartening. Somewhere in the back of your mind, you can't help but wonder if they're wrong – surely there has to be a diet that works … You know that you've lost ...
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Discover How To Overcome Exte al Barriers To Weight Loss
What is an exte al barrier? An exte al barrier is an outside influence that prevents us from achieving our goal. Do you know which exte al barrier that people say is the number one reason they can’t lose weight? If you said “Time”, you are right! When asked people say that with their ...
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Are You In Control Of Your Life?
Most people wander through their entire life believing they are in the drivers seat … But are they really? Are you??? When you are driving your vehicle, you have your hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road, your foot on the gas (ready to brake if necessary) and most important of all you KNOW your destination. What would happen if you took your hands off the wheel? You could wind up in a ditch, driving on the opposite side of the road or even taking a nice little off road trip …. None of which would be very pleasant. What would happen if you took your eyes off the road?r
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Three Faces of Low Self -Esteem
It is believed that direct or indirect messages that we received from our parents may contribute to the development of our feelings. As children we are often labeled in our family. We might be identified as smart, funny, and sensitive, lazy or superior – just to name a few. As we grow we either accept or doubt our parents perceptions of us thus creating self-esteem issues. Here are three common faces of low self-esteem: The Imposter: This person seems to be happy and successful to the outside world. However, he or she is engulfed with feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt.
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How to Overcome Exte al Barriers to Weight Loss
Discover how to overcome Exte al Barriers to Weight Loss What is an exte al barrier? An exte al barrier is an outside influence that prevents us from achieving our goal. Do you know which exte al barrier that people say is the number one reason they can’t lose weight? If you said “Time”, ...
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Top Ten Benefits of Positive Thinking
Positive thinking is not the phony-baloney it was once believed to be. Numerous studies over recent years have shown that optimistic thinking leads to a positive attitude. People with positive attitudes live longer happier healthier lives. 1. Thinking positive is a choice. With practice it becomes a habit that will reap the following benefits: 2. Feel Better - When you're positive you'll feel better about yourself and life in general. It's impossible to feel positive and negative at the same time - so the more positive you are, the more positive feelings will come.
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Be Careful of Your Thoughts
"Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny." Author unknown I've had this poem hanging in my office for years.
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5 Tricks to Beat Your Sweet Tooth Cravings
It's natural for us to have cravings. It's part of our body's way of telling us what it needs. For instance if you are low in iron you might crave red meat. If your body is low on potassium it might crave bananas. When a craving strikes the first thing you might want to try is drinking a large glass of water. Thirst often disguises itself as a craving. On the other hand your body does not need sugar - not the processed kind anyway. We have became creatures of habit by eating sweets for any and everything.
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How to be More Self-Confident
Have you ever wondered how to be more self confident? What is it that you are looking for when you think of self-confidence? To be more self confident the first thing you must do is become your own best friend. You have unique talents and gifts that were given ONLY to you. Isn’t that wonderful! Every single person that is living, has ever lived and will live are all different. Can you imagine how boring the world would be if we were all the same? Who would be there to guide us? Who would be there for us to teach?
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Top 7 Motivational Weight Loss Tips
Here are some great motivational weight loss tips. They will not only get you started on your weight loss jou ey, they will help you to stay motivated and inspired. Motivation is the main ingredient that determines your success in weight loss. Ready, Set, Get Motivated ... Motivational Weight Loss Tip 1: Congratulations! You've decided to lose weight. The first thing you need to do is sit down with pen and paper and make a list of ALL the reasons you will succeed.
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Coaching For Divorced Women
Helping divorced and divorcing women get off the emotional roller coaster and reclaim their life! Lose the anger, Lose the grief, Lose the fear.Sign up for your free e-course "12 Steps to Reclaim Your Life After Divorce"
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*Gain Confidence, Be Empowered* with CindySense
Build Self-Esteem, Gain Confidence and find your authentic self to LIVE the life of your dreams. Motivation and tips to overcome life's obstacles. Sign up fo the free bi-weekly "Empowering Questions and Affirmations" newsletter.
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Honest Diet Reviews
Read honest unbiased reviews on popular diet programs to find the right diet for you.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Cindy .Holbrook
"At first you may feel as if you are in midst of a storm on the rough waters of the Bering Sea. As you navigate your way through the storm, you will soon be smoothy sailing and taking in the beauty of the world around you." Cindy Holbrook
ÃƢâââ¬Å¡¬Ã…“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt
(Why oh why should we give someone consent to make us feel horrible?)
"As human beings we all want to be happy and free from miseryÃƢâââ¬Å¡¬Ã⦠we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness." Dalai Lama
"Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart." Sarah Ban Breathnach
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