We're in the process of moving house, which means lots of packing and lots of throwing out!
Having done the garage sale and given everything which remained at the end to the local op-shop, it was time to pack. At which point we discovered that there are still plenty of cupboards full of things we haven't seen in years which need to be discarded.
Despite the emotional pang of parting with these things (even though we hadn't even realised they were there!) we're endeavouring to be strong, and discard as much as we possibly can.
The rewards? A great feeling of cleansing, an opening up of space and emptiness full of possibilities, a feeling of freedom to from the heaviness of possessions no longer needed or wanted.
Where else in life can we do this? How about unresourceful memories which keep us locked in the past; patterns of behaviour that prevent us from moving forwards; relationships which no longer serve us? By searching through the cupboards of our mind we can identify these areas, and by choosing to be strong we can cleanse the cobwebs, and create space for opportunities and possibilities that we hadn't previously considered.
Enjoy the freedom! For help with doing this, in your business and your life, please see our website: Active Life Matters.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
When you know what to do but you don't do it.......
Someone recently said to me "I know what I have to do, but there's always something more fun and exciting to do, so I don't do what I have to"..... does this ever happen to you?
Whilst it's good occasionally to allow ourselves to do the fun and exciting stuff, we know that there are times when we have to be more disciplined and focus on the stuff that will get us ahead, to get the results that we want. For example, when you know you have to study but there's a great party happening....... - do you go to the party, or knuckle under, stay home and study?
What if there was a way that we could make the 'disciplined and focused' things more 'fun and exciting'? Wouldn't that change the way we look at it, and change our motivation to move forward and achieve our goals?
It's all a question of perception. There's usually a perception that a party will be full of people having great fun, and staying home to study or work will be tedious. But knowing that 'perception is projection', how about we project 'fun and excitement' onto the study and work. Focus initially on the fun of exploring new concepts or methods or the excitement of trying a new idea. Change location or music; involve other people if feasible; do a yoga stretch every 10 minutes - anything to make the way you do things different and more enjoyable. And finally, focus on the rewards you'll get once you've achieved your goal.
So next time you know you have to do something, use your 'fun and excitement' focus to achieve the discipline you need - and then it won't feel like discipline at all!
For more ideas on this, please see our Active Life Matters website.
Whilst it's good occasionally to allow ourselves to do the fun and exciting stuff, we know that there are times when we have to be more disciplined and focus on the stuff that will get us ahead, to get the results that we want. For example, when you know you have to study but there's a great party happening....... - do you go to the party, or knuckle under, stay home and study?
What if there was a way that we could make the 'disciplined and focused' things more 'fun and exciting'? Wouldn't that change the way we look at it, and change our motivation to move forward and achieve our goals?
It's all a question of perception. There's usually a perception that a party will be full of people having great fun, and staying home to study or work will be tedious. But knowing that 'perception is projection', how about we project 'fun and excitement' onto the study and work. Focus initially on the fun of exploring new concepts or methods or the excitement of trying a new idea. Change location or music; involve other people if feasible; do a yoga stretch every 10 minutes - anything to make the way you do things different and more enjoyable. And finally, focus on the rewards you'll get once you've achieved your goal.
So next time you know you have to do something, use your 'fun and excitement' focus to achieve the discipline you need - and then it won't feel like discipline at all!
For more ideas on this, please see our Active Life Matters website.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Awesome efficiency!
How can you create awesome efficiency?
By focusing on doing the RIGHT things at the RIGHT time. Follow the 80-20 rule, which states that 80% of your effort is likely to produce only 20% of your results. If you identify the 20% of your effort that is producing 80% of your results - and do more of these activities - your success will automatically increase.
Awesome efficiency is recognising what activities are giving you the best return on your investment of time, and being strong enough to cut out those which are not contributing enough.
For more information on other ways to become even more successful, please visit our website.
By focusing on doing the RIGHT things at the RIGHT time. Follow the 80-20 rule, which states that 80% of your effort is likely to produce only 20% of your results. If you identify the 20% of your effort that is producing 80% of your results - and do more of these activities - your success will automatically increase.
Awesome efficiency is recognising what activities are giving you the best return on your investment of time, and being strong enough to cut out those which are not contributing enough.
For more information on other ways to become even more successful, please visit our website.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Unlock the potential of your mind!
Our brains are amazing things - it has been scientifically proven that even after significant damage, such as a stroke or injury, with the right exercise and assistance the brain can develop new neurons to take over functions that were previously carried out by the damaged part of the brain.
This is known as neural plasticity and is brilliantly explained in Norman Doidge's book 'The Brain That Changes Itself'.
If our brains can do such incredible things following trauma, just imagine what it can do for us whilst we are still whole and in good health. It has been shown that with sufficient intensity of emotion (for example, completely associating with a goal - feeling the excitement and pride of achieving it long before it has been achieved; experiencing the joy of the rewards that come from such an achievement - such as test driving the car of your dreams, long before you can afford it) and sufficient repetition of these emotions through visualisation and reminders such as written goals posted on your wall, new neural pathways will develop that connect the idea of the goal with the achievement of it. The more you feed your brain with the emotions and experience of success, the more certain you are to achieve that success.
NeuroLinguisticProgramming (NLP) uses various techniques that support you to create the effects described above, and hence to create the successful outcomes that you deserve.
For more information about this, please visit our website.
This is known as neural plasticity and is brilliantly explained in Norman Doidge's book 'The Brain That Changes Itself'.
If our brains can do such incredible things following trauma, just imagine what it can do for us whilst we are still whole and in good health. It has been shown that with sufficient intensity of emotion (for example, completely associating with a goal - feeling the excitement and pride of achieving it long before it has been achieved; experiencing the joy of the rewards that come from such an achievement - such as test driving the car of your dreams, long before you can afford it) and sufficient repetition of these emotions through visualisation and reminders such as written goals posted on your wall, new neural pathways will develop that connect the idea of the goal with the achievement of it. The more you feed your brain with the emotions and experience of success, the more certain you are to achieve that success.
NeuroLinguisticProgramming (NLP) uses various techniques that support you to create the effects described above, and hence to create the successful outcomes that you deserve.
For more information about this, please visit our website.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Internal conflicts impact on success
Do you ever feel that you have several mini-you's inside your head, each battling for supremacy? Don't worry - this is completely normal!
However if you allow them to continue the internal conflict, it can negatively impact on your success. The key is to get to know them well, and understand their motivations. For example, if the leisure-lover is the one that wants to relax, take time out, do things that are enjoyable but not moving you forwards towards your goals, acknowledge them and make a deal! Promise them that you'll give them a treat once a particular task has been achieved.
If the perfectionist is the one that wants to ensure every single contingency is in place, every 'what if' has been taken care of, and uses these imperatives as excuses to hold back from taking the actions that you need to achieve your goals, acknowledge them and make a deal! Agree that if they accept the need to take action before all the ducks are lined up, you'll allow them to contribute towards improving the overall vision of what's to be achieved.
Make a decision as to which of your 'mini-you's can best help you to achieve the goals you've set. Give them full rein to move forwards, whilst giving the others credit for their input. At any one time, it may be a different person who's required - the joy of acknowledging and accepting these mini-personalities is that you can then get the best from them, and increase your success as a result!
For more information on this and other ways to be even more successful, please see our website.
However if you allow them to continue the internal conflict, it can negatively impact on your success. The key is to get to know them well, and understand their motivations. For example, if the leisure-lover is the one that wants to relax, take time out, do things that are enjoyable but not moving you forwards towards your goals, acknowledge them and make a deal! Promise them that you'll give them a treat once a particular task has been achieved.
If the perfectionist is the one that wants to ensure every single contingency is in place, every 'what if' has been taken care of, and uses these imperatives as excuses to hold back from taking the actions that you need to achieve your goals, acknowledge them and make a deal! Agree that if they accept the need to take action before all the ducks are lined up, you'll allow them to contribute towards improving the overall vision of what's to be achieved.
Make a decision as to which of your 'mini-you's can best help you to achieve the goals you've set. Give them full rein to move forwards, whilst giving the others credit for their input. At any one time, it may be a different person who's required - the joy of acknowledging and accepting these mini-personalities is that you can then get the best from them, and increase your success as a result!
For more information on this and other ways to be even more successful, please see our website.
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