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Why Your Mindset is Worth Your Attention
Your mindset is your collection of attitudes, your established approach to life in all ways—how you respond to challenges, how you express gratitude, how you manage your time, and how you take care of yourself are just some of the parts of your life that you can...
Emotional Health for the Win
For so long, I would sweep my emotions under the rug and avoid dealing with difficult feelings that came up. I didn’t want to create conflict with my loved ones, and truthfully, I didn’t want to create conflict internally. I was lucky enough to get some guidance from...
No Place Like Home
My clients have a variety of different backgrounds: lawyers, partners in firms, philanthropists, financial managers, advertisers, actors, writers, entrepreneurs, and more. My market niche, as they say, is not a particular profession. Instead, they are people who are...
Are You Being Mindless?
One common factor for all my new clients who are confused by their situation is… they are not present most of the time. They either live heavily in the past or neurotically in the future. When you are not present (attention in the life occurring now), the consequences...
Why Travel is Good for You
I love my routines. I like to make sure I am doing good things for my mind, body and soul. And then there comes a time when my mind, body and soul says, “Hey, let’s shake things up a bit!” (I have a cheeky side and she’s usually quite fun!) When she strikes, I like to...
4 Brain Mechanics to Get You What You Want
Even though your brain is very powerful, in fact, it’s the next most powerful thing next to Nature, there are some simple facts about how the brain works that can help you master and create the experiences you want to have in life, whether it be in your career,...
Managing Emotions and Work Success
You might wonder what managing your emotions has to do with performing well or creating success in your life. I’m reminded of this most recently when I asked a client if he felt his emotions impacted his work. His answer was *laughing, “No! What matters is how I turn...
What is my Emotional Quotient?
What is your Emotional Quotient? It’s your capacity to see how your actions and words affect others. It is also the way you respond to the needs and emotions of others. I love this question because I see so many clients who are highly intelligent and have great ideas...
5 Ways Sadness is Good for You
The other day a client came to me and presented with, “I feel sad lately and I don’t know what to do about it.” She further explained that when it comes to sadness she feels uncomfortable and she thinks, “I don’t like this feeling which triggers a whole cascade of, ‘I...
7 Habits to Cultivate Peace
Over the last little while, I’ve been jotting down ideas and thoughts about how to have a peace consciousness. Today I thought I would share these thoughts. But instead of a conversation, I’ve framed my ideas into habits so you can begin to develop your own. Habit #1...
A Good Attitude Goes A Long Way
I promise I’m not going to get you to lay out your goals for 2017! Here’s what I’m going to do instead: I’m going to get straight to the chase and tell you your attitude is key to success, in any area of your life. But you really have to understand how to create a...
5 Ways to Navigate the Holidays
As a gift to you, not only have I covered some great tips on how to navigate the holiday season, I did it in a meditation! This is your Mindset Mentor giving you information in a way that your brain and consciousness (maybe even your subconscious!) will receive easily...
How to Honour Love in the Face of Challenge
Today I’d like to respond to a question that came from one of my readers: “Why is there so much tension in the relationships I have with the people I love the most? What can I learn to do to honour the love that is there and not get swamped by the challenges?” Great...
How Mindfulness Can Save Your Summer
Suddenly you are in your first long weekend of the summer and you can’t believe it! You’re either saying, “Here we go!” or, “Omg! I have nothing planned and it’ll be over in no time!”If you’re in the latter group, I’ve got a few ideas that can help you save your...
Use G.R.A.C.E. to Diffuse a Difficult Situation
I not only love the word grace, I aspire to it. I’ve always been attracted to people who hold a certain kind of ease, presence and strength no matter what is going on around them. It’s easy to cultivate grace when things are going well but man is it hard to find when...
How to Enjoy Your Own Company
“The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” ~Diane Von Furstenberg I love the truth and levity of the quote above....
4 Inner Muscles to Bust Challenges
I often talk to you about looking at life as a continuous flow of events and experiences. But I know there are times when you just don’t feel the flow; you may have received unexpected news, a project got derailed, or you might be doing all the “right” things yet...
Resilience is More than the Ability to Bounce Back
A month ago, one of my Mindset Program clients was in her fourth month working with me on a couple of things in her life in which she wanted to see some transformation. She was moving and grooving along when suddenly her mother passed away. It was unexpected. The...
Cultivating Confidence
I’ve had the pleasure of working with some very competent and confident people over the years. Some of these people come to me in a time of crisis, and others come when they feel inspired to reach a new experience in their lives. Whichever the case, not everyone feels...
I Specialize in Happiness. The Permanent Kind.
I get really excited when a wave of new people join Ellie Ballentine – The Mindset Mentor. I feel my desire to reach out and serve you expand. It’s what charges me up, brings me happiness and gets me going to bring you the best, most leading-edge information on your...
5 Powerful Daily Mindset Habits
I truly love your enthusiasm when it comes to “pushing your reset button” and getting real in your life. I can see the evolution in your questions and insights as you gain more emotional intelligence. You are willing to step into the unknown and really create a life...