Your beauty doesn't lay only in the way you dress and the way you wear your hair or how perfect your nose or your body is. Believe me, I love to dress up and to take care of my body - look the best I can... that is important, it projects self-respect and self-love.
But "the clothes do not make the man". You need to remember that you are attractive and charming because of your inner radiance.
The way you treat others and the joy you find in life - in the little things - that is what makes you shine.
The way you react towards others and towards life; that is what brings out the real beauty in you.
To give and to love unconditionally is to be beautiful.
To be helpful and gracious is to be beautiful
To find the joy in every days tasks and chores, that is what makes you beautiful...
Your smile that radiates from your heart and that projects true happiness, love and contentment - that is beautiful.
The way you "feel" about yourself is what projects to others - that is what they see - If you feel self-confident and you feel attractive, then you will be attractive
Self-respect and Self-confidence - that is what is beautiful about you.
The way you walk, talk and act speaks volumes about you as a person. If you walk with confidence, speak with conviction and feel confident in who you are as a person, then you will radiate, you will stand out in the crowd and make great first impressions.
The Pizzazz Factor shows you how to find your inner self-confidence, how to truly bring out your inner beauty by knowing how to make your confidence and radiance translate into your body language.
When your body language and posture is not congruent with the way you feel, you might not be projecting your own beauty as effectively as you could. But if you know how to use your body language,posture and facial expressions to project your magnetic presence, charisma and poise, then you have true Pizzazz!
When you look and feel secure and sure about the way you act - about the image you project to others... when you can stop worrying about how it is that others perceive you - then you can feel truly self-confident and find the joy in the small things in life.
That joy and carefree-ness... the self-confidence in who you are... that is why you are beautiful.
Vanessa demonstrating Tricep Extentions with Theraband
The focus in this exercise is strengthening the triceps. Nicely toned arms look long and lean and when this exercise is being done correctly, you will also improve your posture and muscle tone in your abdominals. This can be done with your theraband, a dumbell or wrist weight.
To Prepare
- Step with your right heel on the one end of the theraband.
- Lunge forward with the left leg.
- keep pushing the right heel into the floor.
- Take the other end of the theraband in your right hand.
The Exercise
- Reach tall through the crown of the head and pull in your abdominals.
- Get the right elbow next to your right ear as illustrated in he picture on the left.
- Make sure your upper arm and elbow stays close to your ear and very still.
- Bend the elbow as far as possible so the tricep is totally extended.
- Keep the back leg straight and the front leg slightly bent.
- Now keep the upper arm completely still while pushing the
hand towards the ceiling until your elbow is straighgt.
- Then slowly bend the elbow again back to the starting position.
- Do 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions with each arm
Remember to:
- Keep the abdominals tight to protect your lower back
- Keep the back of the neck long
- Keep the back leg straight and the back heel pushed into the floor.
- Breathe.
Why do so many people resort to plastic surgery, Botox and who knows what else these days?
As George Orwell said: "At 50 everyone has the face he deserves".
We all want to look our best and at some point in our lives we realize that we are developing all kinds of wrinkles and lines on our faces. The truth is that the 'face' you use most is the one you are going to get stuck with later in life.
By 'face' of course you know I mean - facial expression...
As you go through life, you have a choice which lines you are going to nurture and develop. Why not choose to make your wrinkles those adorable crow's-feet you get from laughing too much, in stead of those vertical hatchet lines in between your eyebrows or those deep lines on your forehead from too much frowning?
Make it your goal today and every day from now to use your friendly facial expressions, make those your habit.
All the constant scowling and frowning just makes you look old before your time and after some years, even when you are just relaxing - those are the expressions your facial features will display.
Not only that, but research has shown that by drawing your forehead into a sad expression, you can actually start to feel sad. So at the same time - a happy expression can actually make you feel happy. There is definitely a two way connection between your facial expressions and your emotions.
So why opt to feel sad or angry when you can consciously live a happier life by feeling good, and at the same time - age gracefully with your happy face on!
Your level of happiness, success in life and health is directly affected by the quality of your presence. When you live with vigor and you radiate a positive and magnetic presence, you feel younger and more energetic. People are attracted to energy - positive energy!
That is why, with the Pizzazz Factor I share with you very easy to implement principals that can help you cultivate this magnetic presence and charisma that will enhance your quality of life in every area.
When you look around and become aware of the people around you, and you observe each one with their own personal presence, It is funny how you'll notice that unfortunately the majority of people seem lack luster and bored with life.
It is up to you to spice up your life by cultivating skills that gives you energy and mental clarity.
Your presence, the way you carry and present yourself affects everything you do.
Yippee! It is a brand new day - the first day of a brand new year! How exciting and so much to look forward to. I am hoping that this year is not only the beginning of a New Year for you and me, but also a brand new page in a brand new chapter of our lives. Happy New Year!
Let us start the New Year filled with Confidence that this is going to be the best year ever!
On that note - let's talk about confidence - Real Self-Confidence.
What are the characteristics of true confidence?
Let's face it - sometimes you will meet someone that seems to be really confident and on top of things... someone that others seem to look up to, and then they will turn around and belittle and humiliate someone else. He or she will say something horribly cruel or demeaning and you will realize that their confidence is just a facade.
Real confidence does not feel the need to belittle or disparage someone in order to prove a point... or even worse, to prove their own self-worth.
True confidence is gracious and generous, giving and kind... Real Confidence has NO need to prove itself.
Someone with Real Confidence is trust-worthy and reliable, and consistent...
Let us face it... we are all very confident in certain areas of our lives, and then in other areas it is difficult to feel quite so confident. It is true that you are the most confident in your area of expertise, whatever it may be - and when you are in a familiar setting, it is much easier to display true confidence.
To me, the most important area you want to work on being the most confident in is you! When you are confident in your self and self-assured as a person, you can be successful in anything you do.
In Society today we tend to put so much emphasis on physical appearance. There are all kinds of procedures and cosmetics to help us look the best we can.
A little bit of Botox here and some Collagen there, Face lifts and tummy tucks, oh, and don't forget about the rows and rows of skin care products there are to choose from.
Now don't get me wrong - I am not against any of the above-mentioned. We do what we can to stay young and attractive. But the thing is that with all these creams and procedures you won't necessarily be a happier more radiant person.
If you are an unhappy and pessimistic person, no amount of surgeries or creams in the world is going to change the way you see yourself in the mirror or at the same time what others see when they look at you.
The thing is, what we most often do not realize, is that your physical appearance can be greatly influenced by your attitude, personality, your poise, your inner self and most importantly - self-acceptance....
I am about to tell you something that you probably don't want to hear, but knowing this might make the difference between success and failure. This seemingly "bad" news is what might give you the strength and inspiration to reach your weight-loss and fitness goals.
In today's world of technology and quick fixes, that is what everybody is selling - they promise you instant results and "magic solutions", but when it comes to getting in shape there is no such thing!
The more realistic you can be about your weight-loss goals and the processes, time and requirements to reach those goals, the more likely you are to succeed. That is why I have this little bit of advice for you today.
Surely you have heard the expression - "You are what you eat."
This is actually quite the misconception. It should be more like - you are what you ate a week or so ago...
Your hands are tools of expression. Just like with your facial expressions, your hands are very instrumental in expressing how you feel. You use your hands every day as a mode of expression - they are huge part of your body language signals.
Not only that, but we use our hands every day for hundreds of tasks. Your hands hold your pen to write, they have to move fast to type, they open bottles and jars... maybe you are a massage therapist and you use your hands to flow healing energy and you need gentle strength...
