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11. Anchor it in
Think of a time when you felt more confident than you have ever felt before. Now clench your fist. Keep doing this every day. Your body will start to associate the clenched fist with the feeling of confidence. So the next time you aren’t feeling very powerful, just clench your fist.12. Time travel
Go back in time to all those memories that have robbed you of your confidence and create new meanings to them. Cognitive psychologist, Elizabeth Loftus has shown that memories can be changed and even false memories can be implanted in people. What this means is that you can literally go back in time and change your memories simply by repeatedly picturing the event while anchored into a positive state, so the meaning of the memory will become a positive one.13. Step into another person’s shoes
The next time you find yourself stuck and facing a challenge, ask yourself what someone you admire would do in your situation. Do what they would do when they go through struggle. One of the fastest ways to get what you want in life is to find someone who has it and do what they have done. The same can be done for a mental state as well.14. Stand tall
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy has found that a strong body language actually changes the inner workings of your brain. Practice standing tall and embodying a posture of unbreakable confidence everywhere you go. This will ingrain it deep into your mind and your being.15. Use confident language
If everyday you use the word depressed, you will become so. Studies have repeatedly shown that when people have been exposed to words relating to old age, they walked slower than those that were exposed to younger words. They saw old words and thus acted old. Use words like powerful, unstoppable and confident as a regular part of your daily vocabulary.
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| How do I obtain a marriage license in Illinois? The procedures are the same for all couples. Same-sex couples may apply for a marriage license as of June 1, 2014. A marriage license becomes effective 24 hours after application. Applications are available from any county clerk’s office, and both parties must be present to apply. Complete details about obtaining a marriage license are available here. What rights and responsibilities do same-sex couples who legally marry receive in Illinois? Same-sex spouses will receive the same rights and responsibilities afforded to different-sex spouses under Illinois law, including health care decision-making, property and inheritance rights. What do I have to do if I'm an Illinois resident who is legally married in another jurisdiction? You do not have to get married in Illinois or otherwise register your marriage in Illinois. Illinois’ marriage equality law recognizes as valid lawful marriages between same-sex couples from other jurisdictions. What does the law mean if I have entered into a civil union with my partner in Illinois? Civil unions will not automatically convert to marriages. Those who wish to convert their civil unions to marriages will have two options. The couple may apply for a marriage license and have a marriage ceremony to convert their civil union into a marriage without a fee. Alternatively, during the first year after the marriage law goes into effect, the couple may apply to a county clerk for a marriage certificate that will show them as married as of the date they entered their civil union, sign the certificate, and return it, also without a fee. To receive the federal rights, benefits, and responsibilities of marriage, a couple must enter into a marriage or convert their civil union to a marriage. For answers to more frequently asked questions about same-sex marriage in Illinois, check out this FAQ prepared by Illinois Unites for Marriage campaign partners ACLU and Lambda Legal. Best wishes, Sarah Warbelow State Legislative Director P.S. Do you want to help other couples secure the joys and protections of marriage? Consider registering your wedding with HRC at hrc.org/wedding. |
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November Recycling Event – Fryer Oil to Biodiesel Fuel
SANDY’S LIGHTHOUSE EDITION
Mark your calendar - November 30th – Do Not Toss out Your Cooking Oil
Did you know that cooking oils can be converted into biodiesel fuels? The week of Thanksgiving - GREEN GREASE ENVIRONMENTAL with SCARCE will be introducing a new program in 11 communities – including Carol Stream, Elmhurst, Glendale Heights and Wheaton. On Saturday November 30th the included communities will have a drop site for you to leave your used cooking oils for recycling. A small locked dumpster style unit will be at the drop site with one of their employees to accept and dump the used oil for you. Upon completion of this event Green Grease will suck out the oils and the dumpster will be picked up. This is the first year for this event. Their hopes are to educate residents on FOG (Fats-oils-grease) and then expand this into the communities. Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning alternative fuel produced from any oil or fat. Here are a few facts on cooking oils and the emissions associated with diesel fuel and heating oil.
For every gallon of waste cooking oil we collect, you will be decreasing the emissions associated with diesel fuel and heating oil emissions.There is no sulfur content in vegetable oil (A major carcinogen in diesel fuel.
- 26% less Carbon Monoxide (CO)
- 39% less Particulate Matter (PM)
- 100% offset in Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Vegetable oil emissions are less harmful to the environment and less toxic to people.
For more on Green Grease Environmental: info@green-grease.com To check for your village go to SCARCE:www.s-c-a-r-c-e.org or contact your Village Hall.
6. Write a journal
Every time you find yourself stuck or facing a life challenge, write down your thoughts in a journal. This allows you to get out of your head and separate yourself from the impact of the experience. It brings the conscious brain into play while reducing the effects of the unconscious, emotional brain.7. Exercise
When Richard Branson was asked about his secret to productivity, his response was working out. For at least three days a week, do some sort of exercise. This has been shown to improve habits in all areas of your life and improve your overall self-confidence. It will also give you the energy to overcome the life challenges you might be facing.8. Get out in nature
Psychologist Marc Berman has shown that interacting with nature improves the quality of a person’s life and their brain functioning as well. Every day, or at least once a week if you live in a big city, get out in nature and spend some time in the serenity of the great outdoors.9. Celebrate your summits
Write down a list of all your successes you have achieved in your life. Every single one. Try to reach at least 50. Moving forward, any time you experience a win, stop and celebrate it. This will drive your brain to keep taking the actions that led to the pleasurable emotion.10. Seek out new summits
Similar to a bucket list, write down a list of all the summits you wish to reach in the rest of your life. This gives you something to focus on. It gives you a reason to push through any struggle that might come up in your journey. Bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series, Jack Canfield has found that those who set goals and write them down are far more likely to succeed than those that don’t.
COME BACK NEXT WEEK for part 2A guest post by Akshay NanavatiHave you ever experienced challenges in your life — those times when you felt lost and had no idea how to keep moving forward?Perhaps it was in a relationship or a business or maybe even a life and death situation.How would you like to develop a mindset that could help you overcome any life challenge that comes your way?The reality is that at some point in life, we all go through struggle. But we get to choose how we respond to it. We have the power to build an unstoppable mindset. Any successful person alive today is a testament to that infinite capacity of the human potential.Like any other muscle in our body though, the ability to overcome challenges needs to be worked out. This ability is in fact the most important muscle to build, because it gives you the confidence to face any challenge life throws your way.These 20 methods will help you change your mindset about adversity and meet life challenges so you can push through any walls that are blocking you from living your passion.1. Seek out adversity
Struggle builds character. Often the moments in our life we are most proud of are the ones where we overcame adversity to accomplish something worthwhile. Do something that pushes you to your limits and beyond. Nothing will make you feel more unstoppable than revealing to yourself that you are capable of far more than you ever imagined.2. Build a team
Success is a team sport. No one does it alone, so don’t try and be the first person in the world to do so. Find friends or family to work together with to drive your life forward. Get in a mastermind group or get an accountability buddy that you check in with every single day to monitor your progress.3. Focus on the positive
We are all conditioned with what psychologists call “The Negativity Bias.” Unfortunately our brain has a natural inclination to focus on threats and dangers, even perceived ones we create. To destroy this evolutionary construct, throughout your day focus on what is positive and right about the world around you. Find reasons to appreciate everything around you.4. Label your emotion
The neuroscientist Dr. Matthew Lieberman has shown that the simple act of labeling our emotions reduces activity in the emotional brain and increases activity in the areas of the brain associated with focus and awareness. The next time you are stuck in an emotional pattern that isn’t serving you, label the emotion to separate yourself from the experience. This will allow you to then consciously choose a new one.5. Choose new stories
We all tell ourselves stories about who we are, how the world works and what people are like. More often than not, as a result of the negativity bias at play, those stories are dis-empowering. Even when the economy is bad, many people are still making money. So you can choose to believe the story that the economy is bad, or you can write a new story that the world is ripe for the picking. If we are going to tell stories, we might as well tell ones that empower us.
