Essential Mom Skills: Overcoming Obstacles to Change By Heather McCutcheon

Aurora, April 13, 2009

Your kids are growing older and the outside world is changing more and more rapidly every day, but you've barely learned to manage yesterday's challenges. How will you cope with this new set of rules? What kind of example will you set for your kids?

Stress and resistance are natural reactions to change, but they are never productive. Moms who want to navigate change smoothly and "be the change" they want to see in the world will be comforted and inspired by Lori Radun, Life Coach and author.

Here are Radun's approaches to the five struggles everyone encounters when facing change:

• Fear vs. Courage Though everybody feels fear, successful people push through it and achieve their goals anyway.
• Status Quo vs. Opportunities Not only does stepping outside your comfort zone give you access to golden opportunities you would not otherwise have, it gives you a chance to make mistakes, which is the best way to learn.
• Negative Thinking vs. Positive Thinking Your brain is capable of both positive and negative thoughts. The ones that will win out are the ones you nurture.
• Doing It Alone vs. Getting Support Having a trusted friend or coach walk with you through the first scary steps towards a new goal can make the difference between immobility and success.
• Control vs. Letting Go Resistance to change will only make your life harder. Remaining flexible and going with the flow will bring some of life's greatest rewards within reach.

Facing and Embracing Change is just one of 59 chapters in Lori Radun's new book, The Momnificent!® Life, Healthy and Balanced Living for Busy Moms. Examples, case studies and action items in each chapter make it an invaluable guide for today's moms. Radun's openness and conversational style gives readers the feeling they're sharing "Aha!" moments with a friend while they're learning how to live more fulfilling lives.

Lori Radun is a Life Coach, local mother of two and guru to conscious mothers everywhere. "I wanted to give moms simple tools to help them raise their energy, raise their morale, and raise their consciousness while raising great kids," says Radun. "A grounded and happy mom will strengthen any family unit, and ultimately lay the groundwork for future generations."

If anyone knows how to bring about change, it's Lori Radun.

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