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#7. Become an animal.
Choose a particular animal whose stereotypical temperment would help you in succeeding at you task. Consider an eagle, lion, monkey, jaguar, dolphin, shark, panther, bear, dinosaur, kangaroo, or a squirrel. Make some kind of corresponding noise, wear a hat or some kind of clothing that reminds you of your chosen creature, or adopt its posture.Make it fun. Then take on your animal's temperment and start the project that is before you.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Knowing You Are FABULOUS is Key
Lets face it, the mere fact that anyone of us is here right now is amazing! Conception it's self is a miracle. Think about it for a moment. How amazing is it that a sperm can even find an egg to fertilize. Then cells divide and multiply until the embryo turns into a baby! The miracle of life truly is a MIRACLE!
After surviving the first 40 weeks of gestation, things don't get much easier. Our heads are so heavy that we can't hold them up. We are unable to walk and unable to communicate in a language that is easily understood by our parents. Our well being was totally dependant on the people around us. Yet, we have all survived. We learned to walk, feed ourselves, communicate, read, and even drive a car. It is simply amazing!
Now, don't you feel important? Once you realize what an amazing creature you are you will start feeling more valuable. When you start knowing you are fabulous you will permeate positive energy. Positive people will feel this positive energy and be attracted to you. People will know you are important when you know you are important.
The next time you are feeling down on yourself take a moment and remember what a fabulous miracle you are.
After surviving the first 40 weeks of gestation, things don't get much easier. Our heads are so heavy that we can't hold them up. We are unable to walk and unable to communicate in a language that is easily understood by our parents. Our well being was totally dependant on the people around us. Yet, we have all survived. We learned to walk, feed ourselves, communicate, read, and even drive a car. It is simply amazing!
Now, don't you feel important? Once you realize what an amazing creature you are you will start feeling more valuable. When you start knowing you are fabulous you will permeate positive energy. Positive people will feel this positive energy and be attracted to you. People will know you are important when you know you are important.
The next time you are feeling down on yourself take a moment and remember what a fabulous miracle you are.
Andrea's Tip of the Day
#6. Always create a "Plan B."
Even if you totally expect to succeed, have a back-up plan. What will you do if things dont fall into place? If others dont come through? If you get sick? If the weather becomes horrible? With an alternate plan you can relax in the knowledge that even in the worst case you'll be alright.
Even if you totally expect to succeed, have a back-up plan. What will you do if things dont fall into place? If others dont come through? If you get sick? If the weather becomes horrible? With an alternate plan you can relax in the knowledge that even in the worst case you'll be alright.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Andrea's Tip of The Day
#5. Trouble shoot your task.
Analyze up front any potential blocks, hazards, or uncertainties. What possible negative factors will arise? Lack of support, technical knowledge, time physical space, energy, money or experience can all make a task seem daunting. Handle as many of these obstacles as early as possible. Then you will feel much more positive about your chances for success and you will dive into the task at hand.
Analyze up front any potential blocks, hazards, or uncertainties. What possible negative factors will arise? Lack of support, technical knowledge, time physical space, energy, money or experience can all make a task seem daunting. Handle as many of these obstacles as early as possible. Then you will feel much more positive about your chances for success and you will dive into the task at hand.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Why Are We Still Attracting What We DON'T Want?
If the law of attraction is so "easy", then why are so many people still attracting what they don't want into their lives? It would be foolish to think that this very question has not passed through all of our minds. The answer is quite simple, it all roots back to what I have said previously about emotion = motion = results. Have you ever heard the saying "Energy flows where attention goes."? I believe it was my favorite mentor from the secret, James A Ray, who said it first.
These 5 words have so much power in them, "Energy flows where attention goes." Just say it a few times and think about it. What does it mean? Say it a few more times and really think about it. Energy flows where attention goes. It means that what ever you are thinking about, worrying about, and complaining about is what you are sending energy to. And remember the mind can not process a negative, so if you are thinking about "not" wanting something to happen, then what you are really saying is that you DO want it to happen. When you worry about things and complain about things you get emotionally involved with these thoughts which in turn puts fuel on the fire. Remember what I said about emotions. When you write your vision statement you want it to provoke emotion because emotions are the impulses of thought energy that attract things to you, so you in turn get what you are emotionally asking for.
I know this is all a little confusing for some people to understand. Let me try to explain with an example from my own life. It has been many years ago now, but at one time I was married to a "not so nice" guy. After many years of abuse I got the courage to "run away". I left him and filed for a divorce. He was very angry and threatened my life on more than one occasion, he in turn went to jail quite a few times. The last time that he went to jail he had told a friend of his that he would "get me back" and that I better "watch out". His friend had called to tell me to be careful. The details of the story are unimportant, but I began to worry obsessively about my house, my car, my family, and my friends. I was at a point where I had to decide if I was going to move back to New York or stay in Florida. I decided to take a trip to Cassadaga, a little town in Central Florida known for it's Spiritualists, tarot card readers, psychics, etc. I saw a woman by the name of Aryella. She did a Aurora and tarot card reading on me. She instantly sensed that something was wrong and asked a few questions. I told her I needed a little guidance and I wasn't sure what to do. If I went back "home" he may follow me and hurt my family and if I stayed in Florida I feared he would burn my house down. Aryella told me point blank that if I did not stop worrying about it I would "make" it happen. She instructed me to only think positive thoughts, even when I thought of him. Instead of thinking about how awful he was, I had to wish him well and happiness. Whenever a "worry" crossed my mind she wanted me to say "cancel, cancel, cancel" and instantly put a happy thought in place of it. She told me not to worry one more minute about what he was doing or going to do. As long as I knew I was safe, I would be. She told me that our thoughts had the power to create whatever it is that we think about. If I thought about my house getting burnt down long enough it would happen. If I thought about being happy long enough it would also happen. I will admit when she told this, I thought it was just crazy talk, but I did pay $70 for her to tell me this, so I thought I better at least give it a try. I did exactly what Aryella said, every time I had a worrisome thought I said "cancel" 3 times and then replaced it with a happy thought. This took a lot of work and mental energy because I was so consumed with fear. I was probably saying "cancel" every 15 minutes for the first week or so and then it eventually tapered off. Once I realized it was better to focus on the positive things that I wanted it didn't take long at all for happiness to move into my life.
Aryella taught me these universal principles long before I knew what the law of attraction was and she even called it by a different name. The point is, these principle work regardless of whether you believe in them or have a fancy name for them. It is a law of nature, just like the law of gravity. The law of gravity works from day 1, long before we take our first science class. Ignorance does not pardon us from this basic law, nor does it pardon us from the law of attraction. Do yourself a favor, use Aryella's little exercise. Whenever you find yourself worrying or complaining, just stop yourself and say "cancel" 3 times and replace the thought with something positive.
These 5 words have so much power in them, "Energy flows where attention goes." Just say it a few times and think about it. What does it mean? Say it a few more times and really think about it. Energy flows where attention goes. It means that what ever you are thinking about, worrying about, and complaining about is what you are sending energy to. And remember the mind can not process a negative, so if you are thinking about "not" wanting something to happen, then what you are really saying is that you DO want it to happen. When you worry about things and complain about things you get emotionally involved with these thoughts which in turn puts fuel on the fire. Remember what I said about emotions. When you write your vision statement you want it to provoke emotion because emotions are the impulses of thought energy that attract things to you, so you in turn get what you are emotionally asking for.
I know this is all a little confusing for some people to understand. Let me try to explain with an example from my own life. It has been many years ago now, but at one time I was married to a "not so nice" guy. After many years of abuse I got the courage to "run away". I left him and filed for a divorce. He was very angry and threatened my life on more than one occasion, he in turn went to jail quite a few times. The last time that he went to jail he had told a friend of his that he would "get me back" and that I better "watch out". His friend had called to tell me to be careful. The details of the story are unimportant, but I began to worry obsessively about my house, my car, my family, and my friends. I was at a point where I had to decide if I was going to move back to New York or stay in Florida. I decided to take a trip to Cassadaga, a little town in Central Florida known for it's Spiritualists, tarot card readers, psychics, etc. I saw a woman by the name of Aryella. She did a Aurora and tarot card reading on me. She instantly sensed that something was wrong and asked a few questions. I told her I needed a little guidance and I wasn't sure what to do. If I went back "home" he may follow me and hurt my family and if I stayed in Florida I feared he would burn my house down. Aryella told me point blank that if I did not stop worrying about it I would "make" it happen. She instructed me to only think positive thoughts, even when I thought of him. Instead of thinking about how awful he was, I had to wish him well and happiness. Whenever a "worry" crossed my mind she wanted me to say "cancel, cancel, cancel" and instantly put a happy thought in place of it. She told me not to worry one more minute about what he was doing or going to do. As long as I knew I was safe, I would be. She told me that our thoughts had the power to create whatever it is that we think about. If I thought about my house getting burnt down long enough it would happen. If I thought about being happy long enough it would also happen. I will admit when she told this, I thought it was just crazy talk, but I did pay $70 for her to tell me this, so I thought I better at least give it a try. I did exactly what Aryella said, every time I had a worrisome thought I said "cancel" 3 times and then replaced it with a happy thought. This took a lot of work and mental energy because I was so consumed with fear. I was probably saying "cancel" every 15 minutes for the first week or so and then it eventually tapered off. Once I realized it was better to focus on the positive things that I wanted it didn't take long at all for happiness to move into my life.
Aryella taught me these universal principles long before I knew what the law of attraction was and she even called it by a different name. The point is, these principle work regardless of whether you believe in them or have a fancy name for them. It is a law of nature, just like the law of gravity. The law of gravity works from day 1, long before we take our first science class. Ignorance does not pardon us from this basic law, nor does it pardon us from the law of attraction. Do yourself a favor, use Aryella's little exercise. Whenever you find yourself worrying or complaining, just stop yourself and say "cancel" 3 times and replace the thought with something positive.
Quote
Don't wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom.
~Jim Rohn~
~Jim Rohn~
Friday, October 24, 2008
The Parenting Power of An Affirmative Command
Have you ever heard the saying "The mind can not process a negative thought"? What does that really mean? It is simple really. When you say or think something in a negative tense you are actually telling yourself to do that very thing that your are trying to avoid.
When I was pregnant with our first child, I spent numerous hours reading every parenting magazine I could find. After about the first 10 or so I started to notice a trend. Whenever I was reading an article on discipline the majority of the "tips" suggested giving your child an affirmative command to get them to listen better. Instead of telling them what you don't want them to do, you tell them exactly what you do want them to do. Zig Ziglar has a wonderful book that I recommend to every parent and grandparent, it is called "Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World". In it he dedicates a whole chapter to the importance of speaking to your children in the positive tense.
Think about it, how many times can you think of when your child was doing something "wrong" and you wanted them to stop, but the more you told them to stop, the more they did it. I can give you a recent real life example....not to long ago Xavier (our 2 year old son) decided it would be fun to jump on the couch. Of course I wanted him to stop before he got hurt. I told him to "Stop jumping on the couch" and stopped long enough to hear what I had to say then he laughed and started jumping more. Then I remembered what I had read and I said "Xavier I want you to sit down on the couch". With out even thinking about it he plopped down on the couch and sat. I thought to myself "Wow this stuff really works!" When I told him to "stop jumping on the couch" what his mind really processed was "jumping on the couch", which made him actually do it more. We all know that energy flows where attention goes. That command was actually giving attention to what I did not want. A lot of times when kids get in trouble for not listening it is because they were doing what their mind was telling them to do with the command that was given.
Thinking in an affirmative or positive tense can be a little difficult at first. We have been raised to be complainers and we almost automatically think of what we don't want, but with a little effort and a little practice it becomes almost second nature. The next time you want your children to do something, just try telling them exactly what you want them to do. This will save you on so many petty arguments. And this doesn't just work with your children, it works with your friends and family members too.
When I was pregnant with our first child, I spent numerous hours reading every parenting magazine I could find. After about the first 10 or so I started to notice a trend. Whenever I was reading an article on discipline the majority of the "tips" suggested giving your child an affirmative command to get them to listen better. Instead of telling them what you don't want them to do, you tell them exactly what you do want them to do. Zig Ziglar has a wonderful book that I recommend to every parent and grandparent, it is called "Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World". In it he dedicates a whole chapter to the importance of speaking to your children in the positive tense.
Think about it, how many times can you think of when your child was doing something "wrong" and you wanted them to stop, but the more you told them to stop, the more they did it. I can give you a recent real life example....not to long ago Xavier (our 2 year old son) decided it would be fun to jump on the couch. Of course I wanted him to stop before he got hurt. I told him to "Stop jumping on the couch" and stopped long enough to hear what I had to say then he laughed and started jumping more. Then I remembered what I had read and I said "Xavier I want you to sit down on the couch". With out even thinking about it he plopped down on the couch and sat. I thought to myself "Wow this stuff really works!" When I told him to "stop jumping on the couch" what his mind really processed was "jumping on the couch", which made him actually do it more. We all know that energy flows where attention goes. That command was actually giving attention to what I did not want. A lot of times when kids get in trouble for not listening it is because they were doing what their mind was telling them to do with the command that was given.
Thinking in an affirmative or positive tense can be a little difficult at first. We have been raised to be complainers and we almost automatically think of what we don't want, but with a little effort and a little practice it becomes almost second nature. The next time you want your children to do something, just try telling them exactly what you want them to do. This will save you on so many petty arguments. And this doesn't just work with your children, it works with your friends and family members too.
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