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    Redefine Yourself: The Simple Guide to Happiness
    Redefine Yourself: The Simple Guide to Happiness
    Redefine Yourself: The Simple Guide to Happiness
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    Redefine Yourself: The Simple Guide to Happiness

    By Michael Moody

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    Don't be a bystander in your life.
    Take control and live the way you want.

    Redefine Yourself combines a guided introspection with simple strategies to overcome the obstacles that plague your life. You will face the emotional and mental roots of your unhappiness and understand why:

    - You can't reach your goals.
    - Hate your job
    - Can’t reach your best physical, emotional, and mental self.
    - Live an unhappy and unfulfilled life.
    - Find yourself in the same destructive position repeatedly.

    Redefine Yourself helps you understand yourself and integrate adaptive strategies to listen to your inner voice, face your fears, extinguish your insecurities, regain control over your life, approach new problems with confidence, define your purpose, and more. Finally, you will reshape your life and achieve the happiness you desire!

    Praise for Redefine Yourself:

    "Inspiring in its simple yet meaningful message, this book is an important reminder of the power of the mind. By simply using our thoughts as tools in working for us rather than weapons against us, Michael shows us how we can truly learn to live out our best lives."
    -- DANA MICHELLE COOK, Emmy Award winner and producer of The Empowerment Project

    “Highly recommended! Michael takes all of his research and distills the information in a relatable way. He also sets you up for success by outlining how to keep it simple, be in the moment, and always bring life back to your purpose.”
    --CARRIE KENNEDY, founder and executive producer of Chicago Ideas Week

    “From mindfulness to changing your routines, this book has what you need to take a good look at yourself and start making changes that will work for you. Michael is honest about the fact that while change isn't necessarily easy, it's attainable if you are disciplined, insightful, and perseverant. With the information on these pages you can truly change your life!"
    --TORI NYBERG, LPC of Elevate Performance Counseling

    “An empowering go-to guide for actively seeking your life's desires! This book sheds light on how our very own behavior affects the outcomes to our goals. Read, redefine yourself, repeat!"
    --HOLLY STUBNAR, M.S., Board Certified Behavior Analyst

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Moody
    Release dateFeb 18, 2015
    ISBN9780986352713
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      Redefine Yourself - Michael Moody

      About the Author

      Michael is the former fitness expert on NBC’s The Biggest Loser/MSN Chicago tour. The owner of a successful Chicago personal training business, his fitness and life-structure programs have helped his clients lose more than 2,500 pounds since 2005. Michael has been featured in Muscle & Fitness and Today’s Chicago Woman magazines, among others. During his time as the official trainer for PBS’s The Whitney Reynolds Show, he also produced an inspirational segment about his travels in Guatemala.

      Having researched emotion and coping behaviors in university-level studies, Michael has presented various fitness, motivation, body image, and stress-management programs at Illinois State University, DePaul University, corporations, high schools, and workshops.

      PRAISE FOR

      Redefine Yourself: The Simple Guide to Happiness

      Inspiring in its simple yet meaningful message, this book is an important reminder of the power of the mind. By simply using our thoughts as tools working for us rather than weapons against us, Michael shows us how we can truly learn to live out our best lives.

      —DANA MICHELLE COOK,

      Emmy Award winner and producer of The Empowerment Project

      From mindfulness to changing your routines, this book has what you need to take a good look at yourself and start making changes that will work for you. Michael is honest about the fact that while change isn’t necessarily easy, it’s attainable if you are disciplined, insightful, and perseverant. With the information on these pages, you can truly change your life!

      —TORI NYBERG,

      LPC of Elevate Performance Counseling

      Highly recommended! Michael takes all of his research and distills the information in a relatable way. He also sets you up for success by outlining how to keep life simple, be in the moment, and always bring your life back to your purpose.

      —CARRIE KENNEDY,

      founder and executive producer of Chicago Ideas Week

      An empowering go-to guide for actively seeking your life’s desires! This book sheds light on how our very own behavior affects the outcomes to our goals. Read, redefine yourself, repeat!

      —HOLLY STUBNAR, M.S.

      Board Certified Behavior Analyst

      title page

      This book is not intended as a substitute for the advice of physicians, psychologists, or other medical professionals. The reader should regularly consult a physician in matters relating to his/her health and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention.

      Ainsley Press, Publisher

      Editor: Andrew Elsass

      Cover Design: Jasmine Ojeda

      Format: Maureen Cutajar

      Copyright 2015, Michael J. Moody

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the expressed, written permission of the Publisher. 

      Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication

      Moody, Michael, 1979-

      Redefine yourself : the simple guide to happiness /

      Michael Moody. -- First edition.

      pages cm

      Includes bibliographical references.

      LCCN 2015931847

      eISBN-10: 0-9863527-1-3 

      eISBN-13: 978-0-9863527-1-3

      1. Self-realization. 2. Health. 3. Happiness.

      I. Title.

      BF637.S4M636 2015 | 58.1 | QBI15-600027

      Ainsley Press books are available for special promotions and premiums. For details contact: info@ainsleypress.com.

      Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the conditions that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

      The scanning, uploading and distribution of this book via the Internet or any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.

      I dedicate this book to my family, friends, and clients who remind me that life is always bigger than the moment.

      Acknowledgments

      Over three years ago I told my great friend Melissa Garvey that I wanted to write a book. Instead of asking why, she said, How can I help you? Her support and enthusiasm are the reasons why this book exists today. I only hope that everyone can have the same kind of person in their life when pursuing a goal.

      There are many others, including Sammy Ojeda, Carol Lewke, Sherry Hoel, Tim Sieges, Craig Beggs, Cheryl Beggs, and Dana Cook, who always gave the endless support and love needed to finish the daunting task of capturing an idea and sharing it within a book.

      Also, I’m fortunate to have trained many people who became my great friends, confidants, and biggest supporters over the last ten years. Adam Weber, Erica Dennison Daitch, Mike Pippenger, Lisa Sabo, Carrie Kennedy, and Joan Schumaker have been wonderful parts of my life and I couldn’t be any more thankful for them. 

      Additionally, I’m especially grateful for the unbelievable editing work of Andrew Elsass, cover design of Jasmine Ojeda, and the rest of my review team who provided constructive feedback during this process. Their contributions were not only an act of support for me, but to all future readers looking for inspiration. Thank you again Pete Alwan, Molly Rabinovitz, Amanda Madsen Niro, Danyel Donahue, Jean Reubner, Chelsea Percoco, Natalie Vina, Amanda Alford, Cindy Rick, Jamar Holloway, Kimberly Flannigan, Rachel Kiernan, Katy Cassata, and Matthew Eaton!

      Lastly, I wouldn’t be who I am if not for my father, Michael Moody, my brother, Jon Moody, and my grandparents, Don and Geri Moody. They have taught me how to love, live, and push for the best.

      Contents

      Introduction

      1  You Are Not Alone

      2  Practice Mindfulness

      3  Listen to Your Inner Voice

      4  Face Your Fears

      5 Extinguish Your Insecurities

      6  Practice Emotional Restraint

      7  Believe That You Can Redefine Yourself

      8  Regain Control Over Your Life

      9  Find Control Over Your Happiness at Work

      10 Change the Way You Decide

      11  Control the Influence on Your Decisions

      12  Change Your Environment

      13  Approach New Problems With Confidence

      14  Accumulate Wisdom Through Error

      15  Create New Habits

      16  Redefine Your Boundaries

      17  Create Conversations With Others

      18  Define Your Purpose

      19  Create Goals to Maintain Your Positive Focus

      20  The Next Step

      Appendix

      Three Ways to Start a New Life Today

      Remember This Script While You Redefine Yourself

      Charitable Organizations I Support

      Additional Reading

      Bibliography

      Become Part of the Redefine Yourself Community

      INTRODUCTION

      Redefining Yourself with Awareness, Acceptance, and Adaptation

      Think about your life for a moment. Do you think it is a struggle? Are you generally unhappy? Is something or someone missing? Do you feel out of place?

      Whether or not you answered yes to these questions, you are probably reading this book because you are searching for something meaningful in your life, or for a solution to change how you feel or behave.

      The Redefine Yourself approach will serve as the catalyst for this change. During this transformation process, the primary focus of physical and personal change isn’t just nutrition and exercise. It’s a targeted focus on awareness, acceptance, and adaptive strategies. Each word is individually significant but most powerful as a sequence.

      As you integrate the Redefine Yourself approach into your life, you will refine your perspective and understand why you:

      Do what you do.

      Can’t reach your goals.

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