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Knowing the right steps to take
07 Jun 2010
Once you know what you want, there will be obvious action to take. This action doesn’t need to be a grand plan but rather - first steps that will in turn lead to the next steps and so on. You’ll find yourself in the flow of creating effortlessly.
The process of taking action needs to be informed by the end results rather than your current reality. In this way, you will move from where you are toward where you want to be - creating the future from the future.
If you are stuck in your head, your ‘thinking mind’ is going around and round in circles as you analyse the details. You end up thinking about thinking, rather than taking the necessary action.
If you drop from your head to your heart, you will be in your ‘working mind’. From there you will experience connection to what you want which will give you the energy to complete the tasks that lead to the results you want.
Taking the right action is closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be.
“To know and not to do is not to know”
“Imagination is Everything” Albert Einstein
03 May 2010
“Limitations live only in our minds but if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless” Jamie Paolinetti
If you don’t know what you want - make it up. Develop a mental picture by visualising it as if it’s already happening. Use your imagination to fill in the blanks and help you connect and identify with what you are going for. When you’re in the world of imagination, become of aware of what you are experiencing via your senses - what you are seeing, touching/feeling, smelling, tasting, hearing? Ask yourself, if you were able to create the result you wanted, what would it look like? What would it feel like? What do you imagine it to be? Write down what you get; draw a picture.
Everyday, exercise your imagination to build capacity in order to see beyond the circumstances and broaden your ability to create what you want. You will develop expanded awareness that will begin to change your world.
“Experience is the result of being in imagination, where you have not yet been physically” Neville
The Benefits of Self-Acceptance
01 Apr 2010
Feelings of inadequacy and inexperience, leads to self-consciousness.
This is based on a fear of not being seen as ‘normal’, in control of my life. Being likeable and approved by others = the extent to which I am unable to accept myself as I am placing too much attention on surface appearances. ‘Keeping up appearances’ is futile.
So, what are the benefits of self-acceptance?
Self acceptance will reduce any tendency toward gossip and criticism, including the kind that is based on people’s outer appearance on the way they choose to live their lives.
When I accept myself as I am, I will be able to accept others as they are, without lying or using flattery as a means of gaining favour or manipulating
Being aware of what is happening to me and around me.
Accepting our imperfection is perfection!
It must have heart
05 Mar 2010
It’s easy to get off track and lose our way in pursuit of a goal. We start off all inspired and motivated and as soon as we hit a hurdle of some description, we lose focus and get discouraged. If we take our eye off the ball we may forget what we are here for and why we are doing what we are doing. For our lives as well as business, we need to plan ahead, invest in the future, make the types of changes we need to, anticipate what will happen by creating what you want - being creative and taking the right action. When you start making it about anything else, you will lose your soul or the soul of your business. Whatever you do - must have heart. Mindless ambition is soul-less. At the centre of every heart, there is art - innate wisdom, natural talent and infinite creativity. If you’re feeling like you’ve lost your way and a part of your soul - get back to ‘centre’, to the very ‘heart’ of things and go from there.
Bold statements for 2010
05 Jan 2010
Make them big so they scare you a little and excite you a lot!
Complete these statements:
“It is now December 2010 and I am…………………………………….”
“It is now December 2010 and I have………………………………….”
“It is now August 2010 and I am…………………………………..”
“It is now August 2010 and I have………………………………..”
“It is now May 2010 and I am…………………………………..”
“It is now May 2010 and I have………………………………..”
Take Action!
Now write the obvious action steps to take for each time-period, that will help you achieve what you want.
Congratulations, you are now on your way to creating a successful 2010!
Focus is everything
03 Nov 2009
I have recently been involved in a project that has tested me personally, as well as the theory my business is based on - to the ‘edge’. By focussing on the ‘end result’ and imagining this result already achieved, I have been able to transcend many internal as well as external obstacles to create the desired result. It has tested me (& the theory) in every way, however, applying the principles and ‘hanging with the tension’ has not only saved me but also the project.
You need to know how to work within a ’structural framework’ (as well as manage yourself) so that you can re-route the ‘path of least resistance’ so that it leads to advancement and accomplishment. Only then will the techniques and processes you adopt (true creativity), will work to build a pattern of success. The good news is - the future doesn’t have to be an extension of the past. You can transcend any obstacles in your way by knowing what you want and keeping the focus on your ‘end result’ - no matter what!
Imagine applying the principle of transcendence in your business or organisation in such a way that you and your colleagues redesign the ways you work together by focussing on and creating what you want. There’s more good news - you can begin anew, learning the lessons from the past and embracing new possibilities to achieve results that were previously thought impossible.
I encourage you to ‘keep the focus’, ‘hang with the tension’ (request this ‘tip’ if you want to learn how) and create the result you want. Read the current ‘tip’ to learn more. Please share a similar experience, via ‘comments’ - to encourage others.
14 Sep 2009
Do I belong?
When we ask this question, we are seeking identity - “who am I?” When we have this belief that “I don’t belong” we seek to resolve it to feel like we do belong, however, we create ‘not belonging’ due to being in reaction. Trying to belong is ensuring that we have a place where we belong - “What’s my place? What’s my role?” When someone is aiming to have somewhere to belong, they may join a group, club or cult, however, this ‘re-action’ may confirm their feeling of not belonging.
There is a flip-side to having formed this belief from childhood - it’s not all bad! You will have developed the strength of non-attachment and possess hidden gifts such as being innovative & creative, leadership qualities and able to adapt to change.
To whom do you belong? You belong to your self. You entered this world alone and you will exit alone. We take on many labels & roles throughout our life - son/daughter, sister/brother, parent/grandparent, spouse/partner, cousin, aunt/uncle, worker, etc. Who are we without these labels? We are left with just our true selves. If we belong to something or someone else, our roots are grounded outside of ourselves and if or when these are uprooted, we feel lost and left nowhere. The secret is to transcend these beleifs that limit who we are and what we want. When you are aware of this belief operating, just say - “so what” and ask yourself: “What do I want?”. Then you can take the obvious action that will support who you are and what you want.
Happy creating!
Motivation that creates success
08 Aug 2009
Recently, Tom Merrick from Exceed and Excel - interviewed me re: my ‘take’ on motivation and success.
In the interview, I apply the ‘theory’ to creating a healthy life-style.
Listen to the interview 01-track-1 to learn how you be motivated and create momentum to achieve the results you want in any area of your life.
The power of imagination
25 Jul 2009
I have just finished reading a great little book called The Power of Awareness by Neville. It’s a very simple but profound read and it gave me some great distinctions. Basically, the book is about asumptions we continually make, that we need to be aware of. Usually they are negative - what we don’t want - so if we change them to reflect who we are and what we want, we will create it - effortlessly! I love it - It’s so simple! I’ve been practising this technqiue recently and it’s certainly changed things - for the better. Neville has some great quotes such as “Make your future dream a present fact by assuming the feeling of the wish already fulfilled”. If we imagine that we already have what we desire and feel into the feeling as if we’re experiencing it in reality, then it’s only a matter of time and it will manifest. The other quote I love is: “With the passport of desire on the wings of a controlled imagination, she travelled into the future of her own predetermined experience” - so I’m going for it! We all have the power to determine our own assumptions. This represents true freedom for me - assuming I already have what I want.
What ‘drum’ are you beating?
14 Jul 2009
There is so much data, information, people, subjects, experience coming to us every day - potential for expansion or contraction due to overload? The fact is, it’s up to us. Creating the results you want, is directly related to where your focus is. To thrive in our complex world, we need to be conscious of what we are paying attention to, as “our focus creates our reality”. When life is not going the way you want it to be, become aware of where your focus and energy is and shift it to what you want. Knowing what you don’t want, means that you will be creating the very thing you are wanting to avoid: “what you resist persists”. Out of all the activities you manage in a day, week, month, year - what’s important and good? What do you need to drop? Remember, life is meant to be fun! It helps to do an ‘ecology check’ from time to time, by asking this question: “what supports me, others, as well as the planet”?. Then you will be ‘beating a drum’ that has the rhythm and flow to give you energy and create a ‘path of least resistence’ toward creating the results you want.