It is amazing how your mood can affect others.  The transference of your energy can be much more profound than you think.  People are more perceptive to our moods and actions than we sometimes realize. And our moods can be affected by many different things, and fast too. I was quite stunned by what happened today.

I walked into the gym not feeling particularly energetic or jovial. But I turned on my iPod shuffle and got on the elliptical. I usually do anything between fifteen and forty five minutes of cardio. Today I was planning to do twenty-seven minutes of interval training.

As my body started warming up, one of my favorite workout tunes started playing in my ears and before I knew it I was smiling from ear to ear and having a ball. I could feel the energy surging through my body and I couldn't contain that feeling of joy.  I am usually very oblivious to the rest of the world when I am working out - I get into the "zone" and I disappear into my own little world.  My workout time is "my" time.

                    

Anyway, today was different because I noticed a lady across the room who was looking at me kind of inquisitively. She obviously didn't want to make me think that she was staring because every time I looked at her she would look away. I was feeling very aware that she was looking at me all the time.

I just carried on enjoying my music and having a good old time on the elliptical machine.  I was actually having so much fun that after my time there was over I decided to get on the stair climber and do an additional ten minutes before I move on to the body weight section of today's workout.

Still, the lady was staring... but not in a bad way.  I finally made eye contact with her and flashed her a big smile. At first she didn't know how to react, but eventually she was smiling back at me while going ahead with her weight training session.

I did not think much of it, until about thirty minutes later when I noticed her approaching me.  I took my headphones off and smiled to greet her.  She introduced herself and then proceeded to thank me for brightening up her day and making her workout more fun and much easier than she anticipated. She expressed to me that she was feeling very lack luster all day and almost didn't even make it to the gym.

So just the fact that I was having a good time, helped her have a good time.  Isn't that great!  I have music to thank for my good mood and fun time in the gym today.  This experience reminded me of how quickly the right music can put me in the right mood.  So this is another tool you can use to put you in a great state of mind to go about your day.

The Pizzazz Factor is about feeling great about yourself as well as making others feel good about themselves. In the Pizzazz Factor I also mention how music can be an excellent way to put you in a great state of mind so you can project that contagious, magnetic and charismatic presence.

Today, without even thinking about it consciously I used my favorite workout music, to put me in the right mood to get the most out of my time, and a bonus was livening up someone else's day.

You can also brighten up others' day by projecting a positive, self-affirming and friendly attitude. Turn on those tunes to get you in tune with your Pizzazz!!

Kind regards

Vanessa Bader

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There is a gift that some people have… you know what I am talking about – that ability to charm and attract people wherever they go. I have a couple of friends that are like that. They walk into a room and every one notices, people hang on their every word and they have a way of making you feel good, no matter how crappy your day has been.

This is what Pizzazz is all about!

The ability to attract, the ability to inspire and to make people enthusiastic about almost anything. The Pizzazz Factor is the art of presence, posture, and poise.

Contrary to belief, charisma and charm is something you can cultivate. By starting with yourself and the way you move and act, you can create an air of confidence about you. Everybody wants to be confident… and the best way to become confident is to experience success.


We all have had some degree of success in specific areas in our lives. Your successes might be very different from someone else’s so you never ever want to compare yourself with anyone else. You are unique!

Make a little time for yourself, all you need is about ten to fifteen minutes every day. Sit down and identify the successes in your life. Quite often we totally discard those moments of elation and joy from our memories but the “failure memories” seem to be the ones that stick!

One of the very valuable things you can do for yourself is to reverse that process. Remind yourself of your victories and achievements more often and let those failure memories become a thing of the past. It helps to write your success moments down.

This way you will program your brain to think more positively about yourself. Once you remember the things you are good at you experience that feeling of accomplishment – that is the sensation you want to remember. The feelings you feel when you did great at something.

Now this can be any accomplishment… it doesn’t have to be huge. It only needs to be something that you feel proud of. It can also be an achievement from any time in your life, no matter how long ago or how recent.

Maybe you lost a pound in the last week, or you managed to write one page of the book you’ve been working on. Maybe you came up with a great idea or you completed a challenging task. Maybe you ran a marathon or you learnt to play a song on an instrument. What ever it may be… make sure you give yourself full recognition of it.

Remember that confidence comes from the inside out AND from the outside in – it is a two way street.

The moment we start rewarding ourselves for our achievements we also start getting a sense of gratitude. That is a very important factor in the process of cultivating your Pizzazz; your magnetic presence; your charisma.

So start becoming more aware and enthusiastic about your own achievements, and see how good it feels. You will instantly start feeling that sense of joy and gratitude that is so important in having that undeniable presence and confident poise. That sense of triumph and accomplishment will lead you towards more successes and more confidence.

Through basking in the joy of your achievements you can also get that sparkle behind your eyes that say – I am worth it, look at me world – Here I am!

You have the Power!

Kind regards

Vanessa Bader

It is more valuable than you might ever think to remember your past successes. Make an effort to honor and remember your achievements. There is so much power in complimenting yourself.

But don't just remember the achievements, also remember how they made you feel. The pride and elation you felt. The adrenaline pumping through your veins and the vibrant energy shining through your eyes.


Remember those moments when you felt truly proud of yourself and your accomplishments. We have all had those moments before, but we are so quick to forget them and instead we remember our failures.

Don't! Let the failures go, and honor yourself and the person that you are. The person that you have become through your failures and successes.

Your Pizzazz Factor shines through the best when you bear in mind to give yourself recognition for the amazing person that you are and for all the wonderful things that you have achieved in your life.

I so often hear from clients: "But there aren't any, I've been a failure most my life". After sitting them down and making them think about it, they realize that they too have achieved an awful lot in their lives, but they have been concentrating so much on their failures, on the negatives, that their successes were forgotten.

Then you wonder why your self-esteem is so low. You inflict that upon your self most of the time. You are doing your self a great disservice. Stop paying so much attention to the comments of others - those who do not have your best interest at heart.

Accept compliments, and praise yourself for your strengths and attributes. That is an important step in regaining your self confidence and believing that you can do anything you put your mind to.

Because you have Pizzazz!

Kind regards

Vanessa Bader

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With the Pizzazz Factor I strive to help you develop a powerful presence... the ability to make great first impressions and to leave lasting impressions.

I give you tools to improve your posture and I show you how to use your positive body language to make others feel totally comfortable in your presence.

I encourage you to look at yourself in a more positive light as to improve your overall self image.  An improved self-esteem is what essentially greatly affects our relationships with others and can lead to enhancing all areas of your life - social, professional and personal

All these tools can help you on so many levels, but to be truly radiant and striking - you have to have a certain contentment with your self and your life. You need to feel happy from the inside out.

Happy and Healthy from the Inside Out

Now, let's face it - with all the hustle and bustle of life today, it is very difficult to find quiet "me- time".  But it is important to also take some quiet time to do some self-searching. Time to get back to who you are - what your own essence is.

I recently got caught in the same trap that so many of us do... I got so caught up in the cut-throat business side of life that I woke up one morning and realized that I am not my happy self.

That was easy to fix though -

I sat down in the quiet of the early morning with my diary and started to write... I just wrote about nothing and everything and tried to remember what it is that really makes me tick - what makes me happy, and there it was... I remembered who I am and why I do what I do, why I make the choices I make.

Take some time for yourself and take a pen and paper and start to write.  Write about who you are - write about the stuff you like about your self and remind your self who is the person under all the chores and responsibilities.

Remember the stuff that you are passionate about and see if you can find time in your week to fit at least one hour of that activity into your schedule.

Maybe you love to paint, or read fiction, or to dance or play an instrument.  Maybe you love to knit or garden... what ever it is - don't let it disappear completely in the craziness of your life.

Rekindle the essence of you and incorporate your passions into every day if you can - if not every day, maybe just for at least one hour a week.

You will see that once you make a little time to come back to YOU, that is when you will find true contentment with the rest of your busy life and schedule.

Where there is true contentment and happiness, there is effortless radiance and beauty!

Kind regards

Vanessa Bader

P.S.  I encourage you to consciously spend a little time with your self every day - even if it is only ten minutes.