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Personal Growth – Getting Focused
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I’ve been changing my habits lately and learning how to focus on a single project rather than multi-tasking (a false notion if there ever was one). Personal growth is often a second attempt at childhood lessons that failed to stick. The following story is a case-in-point.
With nine people sharing a single bathroom, I was grateful for two things—my turn and hot water. The hot water pipes in our little cape cod ran through the furnace instead of through a water tank which meant a continuous supply. That was the good news.
Unfortunately, it also meant only one source of water (tap, toilet, shower) could be used at once. In-other-words, you couldn’t take a shower while someone else was trying to flush the toilet without expecting an icy blast or a scalding burn mid-shampoo. It was just foolish thinking.
Even if you thought you had planned your timing perfectly, it was likely you would be met with surprise. You just never knew when a sibling (probably male) would barge in to use the facilities even while you were attempting to bath (in answer to those of you who were wondering how, if there was only one bathroom, could the shower and toilet be employed at the same time – that’s how.)
Anyway, putting your efforts into a single task for a concentrated length of time (try a kitchen timer) really does make a difference in productivity.
Try it. It’s not foolish thinking.
Why Confidenced is So Important
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Confidence is often the first thing we notice about someone. We might think its body parts that get attention (and sometimes that’s true) but confidence has more impact.
Confidence is the energy that tells the world you are self-assured and self-reliant.
Confidence is not arrogance. Arrogance is about self-importance whereas confidence is about making others feel important while retaining a high level of self-respect.
Entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants and small business owners need a high level of confidence to succeed. A sense of overall confidence keeps you going when faced with challenges.
Confidence is having freedom from doubt…and that’s sweet!
Intuition–The Decision Making Difference
Posted by: | CommentsThe best decision making involves three elements–logic, common sense and intuition. 
Most decision making involves weighing the pros and cons related to possible outcomes. While this involves both logic and common sense it fails to consider the most critical factor-intuition.
Insight, Instinct or Intuition. Call it what you will but without involving the natural ability of our minds and bodies to indicate what’s most important we fail to honor who we are. Intuition is the barometer for what feels right and what we know without knowing why we know.
Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Here are five things to practice if you want to add insight to your decision making:
- If you regularly make a pros and cons list, practice adding a third column labeled “what I know” to prompt your inner knowing.
- Give yourself permission to practice and to be wrong. Information overload can easily confuse a feeling or message.
- Carve out quiet time. Meditation sounds like work but ten minutes of quiet, non-activity time sounds like relief. Release the pressure to quiet your mind.
- Practice being present rather than trying to quiet your mind. This practice works well while you’re performing a mundane task.
- Don’t dismiss anything you feel or hear or see or smell. Notice what comes up first. Take note of it–write down any images that flash. Ask for more clarity. Become a student.
Imagine that you already know the answer. Have some fun with this practice-don’t make it another item on your to-do list. Our sixth sense has a sense of humor, go ahead and enjoy it.
Michael Losier’s LOA Program Inspires NY Audience
Posted by: | CommentsI had the privilege of helping my sister host Michael Losier last week in his NY appearance. His Law of Attraction program was well received and the audience was clearly involved in the presentation. Losier has honed his LOA process
down to a science and the often challenging NY audience paid rapt attention.
Losier’s new book, The Law of Connection, sold well and I recommend it as a both a resource and a training outline for NLP and communication skills seminar leaders.
My sister’s effort at producing this event was herculean. I was also impressed by Losier’s graciousness at acknowledging the difficulties of getting New Yorker’s (or other large city inhabitants) to commit time and money up front to attend anything. It’s a shame really, as the the information and the clarity in which he presents the Law of Attraction works for anyone – personally or professionally.
Thank you, Michael, it was an honor.
LOA Guru – Michael Losier in New York June 11, 2009
Posted by: | CommentsApplying the Law of Attraction to Your Life
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Michael Losier is an NLP Practitioner and a Law of Attraction Trainer and Professional Speaker enjoying his life in Victoria, B.C. Michael is a radio and TV talk-show guest and a frequent keynote speaker and seminar leader.
