Monday Motivating Mindset
THE SECRET
Monday Motivating Mindset
THE HYPE
This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you live with more purpose.
THE CHALLENGE
Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"What do I want to change in the world?"
THE PROMISE
Ask yourself this question everyday until you find an answer, and then ask it everyday after that to make sure you stay the course.
THE TIPS
Everywhere in this world there is change.
We exist in a world where change is the only thing that is constant.
So if change is the only constant, then ask yourself, is it a good idea for you to have a constant approach to life?
Said differently, does it make any sense to try and stay the same in a world that is forever changing?
Of course not, yet isn't that exactly what we do when we spend all our time and attention thinking, feeling, and doing things the same way?
We call the preference to view life from the perspective of the mind our "identity".
Our identity is a collection of attitudes, biases and beliefs systems that we construct our view of the world with.
Some peoples identity is compatible with their reality, while the majority of other people's paradigms hold them hostage.
The desire to maintain our identity can keep us from fully embracing change.
However when it comes to accepting, handling, and dealing with change, including our ability to change our identity, Henry Ford had the best answer when he said...
"Whether you think that you can, or think that you cannot, either way you are right".
Is your current view of reality getting the job done?
Are you happy with the world that you live in?
If you are not happy, a great question to ask yourself is "What do I want to change in the world?"
Humans have all been given unique problem-solving powers beyond any other biological being on Earth and yet still we complain.
Out of all the unnecessary things in this world, nothing is more annoying than a person who continually grieves and grumbles about their problems.
Why? Because we have been given a mouth to vocalize opportunity, eyes to seek out solutions, and a body to bring us forward into action.
Our ability to reason, analyze, interpret, intuit and imagine are unprecedented and unparalleled in the animal kingdom.
These gifts have been bestowed upon every one of us living on this planet and far too often these go unnoticed and unused.
Everyday we have a choice, to either become part of the problem, or choose (even by default) to become part of the solution.
Not many people are prepared to do what they need to do today, in order to make a better tomorrow possible for them self.
In order to be the change you are meant to be in the world you need to follow your passion, find your power and live your purpose.
"You must be the change you seek in the world." --- Mahatma Gandhi
Now is the time to speak your truth, create your community and be good to each other.
Do not look outside yourself for your leader, become a mentor to your self and to others, lead by example.
As U.S. President Barack Obama suggested during one of his inspirational presidential candidate speeches, "we must become the difference that this world needs."
The Ancient Hopi Prophecy tells us that "We are the ones we've been waiting for."
There are many opportunities to get involved in your area, community, country or even continent.
One possible way to get started is by visiting http://www.change.org/ where there they ask the question "What do you want to change in the world?"
THE SECRET
Change does not happen by itself. You cannot change the world without first changing yourself.
We are all connected and no person can exist independently as an island unto themselves.
Yet for some reason we tend to think we are alone, isolated, and independent from the need of others.
But if you become sick, get hurt, or have an accident, don't you need some one else to take care of you?
A lot of people have grand intentions to save the world who cannot even save them self.
If you want to change the world you must change the view of your self.
The ancients taught us that "In order to heal others you must first be healed yourself, that "Healing Yourself IS Healing others".
Incidentally like all good things in life, this must be practiced to completion in order to understand it.
When you have completed healing yourself there will no longer be a world in need of healing rather a world of absolute perfection.
Free to live your life without fear, guilt, regret, or shame. Now you can reconnect with the purpose of why you are here in the first place.
Each one of us was born for a reason, whether that is to be an answer to a question, or a solution to a problem.
The next time you are alone ask your heart the question: "What do I want to change in the world?" and see what comes up for you.
Have you recently stopped to reconsider Where you are living, How you are living, Why you are living and What you are doing with your life?
What could you begin to change today that would result in the largest improvement to the quality of your life and/or those surrounding you?
Changes can happen on many different levels such as in social institutions, in the social behaviour or the social relations of a society, community of people, and so on.
When behaviour pattern changes, in large numbers and is visible and sustained it results in what is referred to as social change.
Among many forms of creating social change are theater for social change, direct action, protesting, advocacy, community organizing, community practice, revolution, and political activism.
What would you change if you knew you could make a difference?
Would you change the way people eat, work, play, think, feel, act, laugh, live, love?
You might wonder if you, your friends or a small group of people can possibly make a difference in such a large and complicated world.
"Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed citizens to change the world. Indeed, it has never been done otherwise." - Margaret Mead
You have the power within you to be the difference that makes the difference.
Even though you may not be aware of it, at any given point in time you may literally be the proverbial "straw that breaks the camels back", or the deciding factor.
An example of such simple things that can make a difference are: a smile, a warm hug, a candy, a toy, a note, a poem, a tune, an encouragement, a meal, gift, or gesture.
It is these small and seemingly unimportant things that add up to make significant changes in the overall outlook of the people surrounding us.
This is important because a significant deviance from culturally inherited values may result in a rebellion against the established system.
Isn't it amazing to think that your efforts could ultimately lead to the change in society that we have been looking for?
If you choose to, you can, and do, make a difference.
Once you decide to make that choice the next question to ask yourself is: "What do I want to change in the world?"
Monday Motivating Mindset
Happy Monday Habit Renovators,
Here is your Monday Motivating Mindset, use it to Renovate unwanted habits and build the dream lifestyle you imagine!
THE HYPE
This weeks Motivating Mindset will reveal the true path to your inner joy and happiness.
THE CHALLENGE
Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"Does this feel effortless?"
THE PROMISE
Ask yourself this question every conscious moment that you are awake and the path to true joy will be revealed.
THE TIPS
The moment that you open your eyes in the morning tomorrow ask yourself the question:
"Does this feel effortless?"
If you aren't quite sure what "effort" might be required for you just to "wake up", let us consider a few things:
The adult body is made up of 100 trillion cells that each play an important part in coordinating the functions of your 206 bones, 600 muscles and 22 internal organs.
To do the simple act of waking up in the morning the above body parts are regulated by over ten independent but related systems!
Circulatory System (heart, blood, vessels)
Respiratory System (nose, trachea, lungs)
Immune System (many types of protein, cells, organs, tissues)
Skeletal System (bones)
Excretory System (lungs, large intestine, kidneys)
Urinary System (bladder, kidneys)
Muscular System (muscles)
Endocrine System (glands)
Digestive System (mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines)
Nervous System (brain, spinal cord, nerves)
Reproductive System (male and female reproductive organs)
Every day that you wake up all of your many systems and trillions of cells are functioning to provide you with an opportunity to continue to experience life.
Right now your heart is pumping blood in and around to your most vital organs, like supplying oxygen to your brain so you can process these words.
You are blinking and breathing without hesitation or chances are even being aware of it.
Isn't it amazing to think that this is all happening simultaneously without you even noticing?
If you happen to be experiencing pain, consider it as nature way to point out clues of any unbalanced systems.
Disease is natures built-in system that warns us if you are not living life effortlessly.
Bob Proctor, the Canadian version of Tony Robbin's recently pointed that disease is simply a lack of ease.
He went on to say that when your body is not comfortable, not in it's natural state of ease, then dis-ease would become present.
Now relate that back to today's mindset question: "Does this feel effortless?"
It is your sole and soul responsibility in life to do your best to ensure that your moments, minutes and hours feel effortless.
If you do that then it will equate to your days, weeks, months and years also being filled with happiness and joy.
It is also important to note that if the years of your life feel effortless then there will be no opportunity for the body to be in dis-ease.
Ask yourself "Does this feel effortless?" as many times as possible to ensure you are on the right path.
THE SECRET
Ok, you might be thinking that the easy part is knowing the question "Does this feel effortless?".
The hard part you may argue will come the next time that you are in the middle of an argument or disagreement.
So what do you do when you are just not feeling all that effortless?
Before the answer is revealed, consider the logic behind the answer first...
The answer to this problem most also be easy if everything is meant to be effortless right?
Well thankfully the solution is really that simple.
All you have to do when you are feeling full of effort is find a way to let go of the effort.
Effort is the result of a belief system, an attachment that you have about the way something should be.
So if you are upset because something isn't the way it should be, then the sooner you realize the truth and let go the better.
Here's a clue, if something isn't the way that it should be, it is only because it has to be the way that it is.
Now, you can postulate reasons and provide justification as to why your case is special but the bottom line is that it's just an excuse.
When you adopt this perspective then you begin to see that effort is essentially just the "mental resistance" you feel towards the work that you do in life.
When you are living your purpose and expressing your passion it feels effortless and there is no mental resistance about the work that is being done.
If you feel like the work that you do is effort-full, then the solution is to simply find a way to change what you do, where you do it, or how you do it.
Make sure that you follow your heart, do what you love and love what you do because the rest of life will naturally fall into place.
When you feel like you are fighting upstream in life and it is full of effort, ask yourself "Does this feel effortless?" to remind you where your attention should be focused.
The biggest gain that you can make is by letting go of the belief systems that cause you the most effort.
Belief systems are just like any of the 11 systems your body uses, except that your belief system is the conduit of information.
Information systems are passed down and learned from what you see, what is modelled, and what you experience that reinforces those beliefs.
Beliefs are structures of the mind that tell us what we should or shouldn't experience, which is a problem for a society with so many limiting beliefs.
Your beliefs dictate your thoughts which influence your feelings which motivate your actions which ultimately produce your results.
Can you recognize any beliefs or belief systems that effect your experiences and make them seemingly full of work and effort?
The feeling of extra work and effort may be a clue that points towards a belief system that doesn't serve your best interests.
A belief system that serves your best interest is one that most effectively and efficiently produces the desired result.
When it comes to beliefs, they should be constantly evolving like nature does.
That means there's only one rule when it comes to beliefs: "Just because it was so, doesn't make it so".
Apply that sentence to the part of you life that is not allowing you to feel effortless and you will feel lighter.
This is because you will eventually realize that just because someone was nice doesn't mean that they will never be rude, just because someones rude doesn't mean the can't be nice.
Everything and everyone is in a constant state of change, therefore if your beliefs are rigid and you attach yourself to them then you will go against the natural flow of the universe.
Whatever you believe, it should be taken in the consideration that there are at best assumptions that could change any moment.
After all, why wouldn't you want to stop working long and hard in favor of doing it smarter and faster?
When you are doing things smarter and faster then you are likely experiencing more happiness and joy.
You can start to increase happiness and joy by asking yourself "Does this feel effortless?"
If the answer is no, listen carefully and a simple answer to act upon will reveal itself.
Use this tool to renovate your habits and life the life you always imagined!
Monday Motivating Mindset
THE HYPE
This weeks Motivating Mindset will unveil the truth behind your behaviour and set you free from the invisible prison you might be living in.
THE CHALLENGE
Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"Am I willing to accept this set-point?"
THE PROMISE
Ask yourself this question before as many thoughts, feelings or activities as you can and you'll gain invaluable insight into your behaviour.
THE TIPS
You may or may not have heard the term "set-point" before, perhaps in the context concerning weight loss.
According to Merriams-Webster online dictionary a set-point is defined as: the level or point at which a variable physiological state (as body temperature or weight) tends to stabilize.
When you are young and still growing your weight increases accordingly, until you reach the point in which your weight stabilizes and tops out.
From this set-point you are likely to fluctuate up and down in small amounts say about 5-10lbs pounds.
Chances are high that you have been around the same weight for as long as you can remember right?
No matter how hard you consciously exercise and diet to achieve your "ideal" weight, your set-point regulates and governs your "actual" weight.
Your set-point should be the prime suspect for the yo-yo'ing because over time it will do whatever it takes to get back to its comfort zone.
Just like a thermostat in a house your set-point runs independent of the temperature outside, it only can regulate it inside.
So if you are in the middle of winter and turn your thermostat off, it has no idea that your house will be freezing, it's just listening to your command.
Similarly set-points don't always act in our best interest.
The nature of your set point is regulatory and isn't necessarily in-line with the natural growth instinct and ideals of your higher-self.
Therefore it is your set-point and not your higher-self that will attempt to foil even your most earnest efforts.
If you want to be warm in winter but your thermostat is shut off, then you'll probably freeze despite your best efforts to heat your house with matches, stove, gas, candles, hot water etc...
If left unchecked a set-point could keep you playing small, satisfied with the status quo and have you settle for a life of mediocrity.
So how do you end this vicious cycle of set-point self-sabotage?
For starters, by asking yourself, "Am I willing to accept this set-point?"
Nothing happens without reason, everything has an input and an output.
If you are not willing to accept your current set-point then you must be willing to change your cause.
You must be ready, willing and able to change your cause or input if you expect a different output or result.
Another question you might want to follow up with initially is "how has this set-point" contributed to bettering my being?
A set-point will either have a positive or a negative effect on your energy, vibrations and feelings.
Does the set-point reflect balance, harmony, truth, joy or moderation?
Does it feel happy, natural and in the flow?
Write down all the positive and negative outputs that have resulted from that set-point.
Once you have written them down take a look at your inputs and outputs and ask yourself "Am I willing to accept this set-point?"
One of the most empowering realizations that you can have is experiencing the fact that you actually can change your set-point.
THE SECRET
When it comes a set-point there are many more than just the one that influences your weight.
If you aren't sure if or how set-points affect you just take look in your physical world for clues.
Your set-point will tend to surface and show up in the physical world whenever energy and attention are added to the equation.
Your physical world reflects most of your set-points, although not every set-point will necessary surface or be easy to identify.
For example it is nearly impossible 100% accurately distinguish between an introvert and an extrovert based solely on exterior clues.
However, one thing that's for certain is behind each one of your behaviours is a set-point.
Your set-point controls and influences your choices based on your self-image and beliefs.
Do you continually measure your self, or self-image, against others?
Do you believe yourself to be inferior or superior to other people?
Neither efforts are beneficial because they are both merely illusions.
You cannot compare yourself to others because you cannot be them, it's like comparing the growth of an apple to an orange.
The most qualified person capable of being the very best person you can be is naturally only you.
Therefore the other measuring stick to truthfully hold yourself up to is against your higher self.
Ask yourself "Am I willing to accept this set-point?" in regards to living your highest vision.
Are you doing, creating, loving or behaving to the level in which you are truly capable?
Are you continually finding new ways to grow and become more like your higher-self?
Do you feel that when it comes to your life that you have a lot of choices and options?
Your choices and options are reflected by the amount of money and degree of freedom you experience.
If you don't feel you have a lot of money, freedom, options or choices then you probably aren't stretching your set-points regularly.
That's because the more that you raise and challenge your set-points the more options and choices you will earn as a result.
You are either conscious or subconscious in regards to each one of your set-points.
Only when you become consciously aware of an incompetency can you then strive to become more competent.
As you become more competent and confident in your set-points your performance will get better.
As you perform better over time you will become unconsciously competent of that specific task, technique, or trait.
Then you can free up your time and mental energy to focus on the next set-point of interest.
As you work through these set-points record them on paper or a journal, it will prove helpful later as a reference and reminder.
To start a new journey of inner growth and change ask yourself, "Am I willing to accept this set-point?"
Monday Motivating Mindset
THE HYPE
This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you live a full and rewarding life.
THE CHALLENGE
Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"How am I spending the prime-time of my life?"
THE PROMISE
Ask yourself this question every day this week and you will become more aware of where your time is spent and how to manage it more effectively.
THE TIPS
No matter who you are or where you are, no matter what you do or how you do it, no matter your background or your beliefs we all share one common unit of measurement... Time.
Time is the single most precious resource on the planet. You can drill for more oil, you can pan for more gold and mine for more diamonds, but you can never do anything to get more time.
Everything you do in life requires time to do it yet time can never be replaced or replenished.
Time happens to every one at a rate of one second per second regardless of how you choose to spend it.
It is a fact that you will always find, make and spend time on the activities that you place the highest value on.
However, because humans are usually conscious only about 10% of the time, we often subconsciously spend our time in lower-payoff activities.
Ask yourself "How am I spending the prime-time of my life?" to get a better picture of how you are painting the masterpiece known as your life.
As you ask and answer the question more often you will become more conscious and aware how you are spending your precious time.
Make sure that you are organizing and allocating an appropriate amount of time on your highest value activities.
High value activities are those areas in your life that provide a return on investment for your time and energy.
Such areas offering a return on energy could be a rewarding career, a fulfilling friendship or a rewarding relationship.
Another high payoff activity would be following your dreams, chasing your goosebumps and pursuing your passion.
Time is the only unit of currency that you can use to pay for your high-value activities. No other substitute will work.
Time can only be redistributed from the manner and means in which you are currently using it.
Just like you only have two hands to carry things, and when both hands are full in order to pick something else up, you have to first put something down.
In order for you to open the next door when opportunity knocks you must first close the current door.
Before you can do anything new or get into something, you will have to get out of something else and stop doing the old thing.
Accordingly, you must learn to be productive and proactive about the manner that you allocate your time.
If you fail to plan effectively your matters of time, it is only a matter of time before you are effectively planning to fail.
The goal of time mastery is to continually tweak your lifestyle so that you cut out the areas that no longer support your joy and re-organize your time so it is spent achieving peace, harmony and balance.
Every new moment that unfolds brings with it the gift of choice to move closer towards or further away from this goal.
Ensure that you are only taking on the opportunities move you further towards immediate joy and further away from future regret.
On a regular basis your job is to stand back and take inventory of how you are spending your time.
Sometimes you will have to take a pause for the cause, stop the clock and do some serious soul searching about where you are going.
Life will only start to make sense and feel good when you begin to organize it around the specific goals, dreams and aspirations that you desire.
Evaluating your activities in the light of what is really important to you, is the essence of time-management and the basis of life-management.
Asking yourself "How am I spending the prime-time of my life?" will help you allocate the right attitude towards your highest value actions and activities.
THE SECRET
The very act of taking a moment to think about your time before you spend it will begin to immediately improve your time management.
Asking yourself "How am I spending the prime-time of my life?" during three specific times of the day will make your daily motions even more masterful.
The first time of day to ask yourself the question is during the first hour that you are awake.
Some experts refer to the first hour that you wake up to as the "Golden Hour" because it has such a profound impact on the rest of your day.
Wake up and within the first hour ask yourself "How am I spending the prime-time of my life?" to find ways you can become more grateful.
If you have heard of the Law of Attraction you know that like-energy attract the same.
Therefore your efforts of gratitude during the golden hour will set the tone of energy that will return to you throughout the rest of the day.
The next time of day to ask yourself "How am I spending the prime-time of my life?" is during your most productive time of the day.
The most productive time of the day differs from person to person and sometime varies throughout their lifetime.
However, most people know there most productive time of the day because of the way that they tend to feel in this state.
During your most productive time of the day you will be mentally alert, physically poised, energetic, enthusiastic, and ready to tackle anything that comes your way.
For some people this is first thing in the morning, coinciding with their golden hour, for others it will be later in the day after coffee, for others still maybe early evening.
Take notice at what times of the day you seem to be most on your game and mark it down throughout this week.
Once you have a weeks worth of history take a look to see if you can spot the time of day that you naturally reach this state of mind.
Once you have identified the time of day, try and organize your highest payoff activities and actions around this time to ensure that you are working on your best when you are at your best.
The last time of day to ask yourself the question of "How am I spending the prime-time of my life?" is around 7pm-9pm every day.
The time from 7:00pm to 9:00pm is also regarded as "prime-time" and this can be confirmed by your television guide.
The T.V. networks schedule their most popular shows for this time because that is when the majority of people watch television.
Although just because the majority of people do it, doesn't make it right, in fact, spending your prime-time watching T.V. is probably not the best thing to do.
The prime-time of your life between 7:00pm and 9:00pm can be spent a number of ways that yield a higher payoff.
For example, re-allocating watching the T.V. and putting it towards to your family, loved-ones or even yourself is time better spent in the long-term.
You could even use this prime-time of your life to learn a new skill, join a networking or hobby group, or just find some quiet time for yourself.
However in order to get your time management under control you must first decide very clearly upon your priorities.
You must decide on the most important things that you could possible be doing to give yourself the most amount of joy, happiness, and fulfillment in life.
Ask yourself "How am I spending the prime-time of my life?" as often as possible this week and you will be soon enjoying the time of your life.
Monday Motivating Mindset
THE HYPE
This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you find more energy and feel more alive.
THE CHALLENGE
Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"What's one way to get more energy into my life?"
THE PROMISE
Ask yourself this question during every opportunity during the week and the promise is that you will find more energy to renew yourself and feel more refreshed overall.
THE TIPS
First thing when you get up tomorrow morning ask yourself the question, "What's one way to get more energy into my life?"
Said differently, "what is one area of my life that I can change today that will immediately result in me having more energy and enthusiasm?"
Whether comparing a molecule, a mountain or a mole we all have one characteristic in common, we are all made up of energy.
Energy is the building block of life, it is the battery power for living and yet many of us are running on less than half-capacity.
Researchers are discovering that the saying "you are what you eat" is more and more true and less and less just a cliche.
You've probably heard that energy is always changing form, moving in and out of form and can never be created or destroyed.
So when you really stop to think about that, it means that if you put in fattening food with high calories and low-nutritional value into your system what do you expect to get out?
Have you ever put in a dozen oysters into your blender and expected to get out orange juice?
Hopefully not, because you'd probably be considered crazy right? That is because in life, you can only get out what you put in.
Yet many of us still buy into this illusion when we consume junk food and expect our energy levels to be operating at optimal.
How was your energy this morning when you woke up? Did you get out of bed feeling amazing? Are you feeling recharged and ready to tackle a new day?
Take a moment and think about where you got the energy that you have for today...
If you guessed it right you said from the choices and decisions that were made in past yesterdays.
If you had a healthy meal previously you would have more energy than if you had to face the consequences of poor past choices.
The good news is that everyday brings the gift to start making healthier choices.
Therefore, today is the most important opportunity you have in terms of putting in the best quality energy that will help you achieve tomorrow's goals.
To be in the best position to achieve tomorrows goals you need to maintain good physical shape by regulating the food that's put into your body.
When you are shopping next at the grocery store, thinking about what to make for your next meal remember to ask yourself the question "What's one way to get more energy into my life?"
THE SECRET
Journeying on the road of life requires a lot of energy and since it's always best to properly prepare for a long and challenging trip.
Your responsibility is to fill up on premium gas first by eating healthy, nutritional meals and getting the required amount of rest for your body.
However when it comes to the energy you need to fully function there are more than just your basic physical type of energy to consider.
Most people believe that your physical "meat and potatoes" energy is the only energy at work on a daily basis but it is important to recognize your other sources of energy.
Another significant form of energy is what is referred to as emotional energy.
Without emotional energy your life would not be enjoyable and you wouldn't ever feel excitement or enthusiasm.
This is the type of energy that is responsible for your feelings, such as love, happiness, and joy.
Believe it or not practically everything that you say and do is largely determined in some way by an emotion, either positive or negative.
The importance of emotional energy is often under-valued and the effect that your emotions have on your physical energy is often under-estimated.
Have you ever felt happy or normal until you were consumed by guilt, anger or another negative emotion that quickly consumed all your energy?
How about have you ever felt tired but then thought of an exciting idea, project or adventure and then suddenly felt the rush of energy fill your body?
This is your emotional energy and it either works to hold you back or help motivate you forward.
You can start to reclaim your emotional energy by healing old wounds, finding positive and inspiring friendships and reducing the clutter in your environment.
The third and last type of energy is what is known as mental, it is the type of energy we use to solve problems, learn new things and make important decisions.
Your mental energy is primarily responsible for the quality of your life because you require mental energy to deal with the problems and challenges of everyday life.
In fact, the reason why most people fail to live the life of their dreams is because they burn up enormous amounts of energy at the physical and emotional level, and as a result they have very little energy left over for the critical mental activities of planning, learning and problem solving.
Just imagine the type of life you would be living if you never planned or didn't know how to problem solve!
Your number one priority one goal in life is to effectively utilize all three types of energy levels to support your ability to live the life of your dreams.
Peak performance happens when the engine of your life is firing on all cylinders. Be a mental mechanic and find out the areas you need to tune by asking yourself:
"What's one way to get more energy into my life?" and then work your but off to implement the changes to see significant improvements in your results.
Monday Motivating Mindset
THE HYPE
This weeks Motivating Mindset will add energy and happiness to your life as quickly as you can apply it.
THE CHALLENGE
The Mindset challenge I am proposing this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"What am I tolerating?"
THE PROMISE
Ask yourself this question throughout the days of this week and the promise is that you will manifest what you do want faster, attract better situations and favored opportunities will arrive more freely.
THE TIPS
If you are ready to clean and clear out old stagnant energy that is holding you back and ready to move in fresh new energy to support you then you will want to read on carefully.
Today's tip is all about identifying and becoming aware of the things in your life that steal your energy.
The only way to build your own energy up is to first learn how to reserve and grow your own energy.
If everytime you encounter a situation you automatically react rather than respond than the situation is a toleration.
Take a moment to reflect over all major aspects of your life, areas such as your career & job, personal & spiritual fulfillment, family & relationships, health and wealth.
Look over these different parts of your life and remember to ask yourself the question, "What am I tolerating?"
As you find answers to this question you will likely begin to generate either feelings, be with the feelings and write your experience down in as much detail as possible.
Try to be kind to yourself and avoid the tendency to immediately place judgement on your situation.
Looking over sometimes sensitive areas of your life can make you feel both positive and negative, mixed feelings are common.
Identifying mixed feelings will also help you uncover areas of your life that you are tolerating.
Simply put, a toleration is the big and little things you put up with in your life without realizing how much they are costing you.
An example of a toleration could be the numerous sticky notes that might be plastered on your desk, in your day-timer or on your fridge.
Everytime you look at one of those post-it notes, whether you specifically read a message or not, you have expended some mental energy.
One might not think it's a big deal, but throughout the day this subliminal sign language steals your precious energy acting like a perpetual to-do timer.
Each time you walk by it interrupts the moment you were in to signal to your subconscious, here is a "to-do", and "look-at-this", "this could be important"!
You then have a choice to either re-read the message again for the x number of time, or choose to ignore the note until it catches your attention next.
Unaddressed post it notes, unfinished projects, unwanted interactions and even unspoken words can remain hidden in background of tolerations.
Then out of no where they seem to break up the moment you were in prior by taking your time and attention to re-address something you continue to not address.
Whenever a tolerations allows you to lose the moment you also lose energy and cannot gain "momentum".
If you want to build yourself up and become the person you know you are capable of then stop the vicious cycle of energy and attention spent unnecessarily.
Honestly, openly and seriously ask yourself "What am I tolerating?" and then be prepared to do some habit renovations.
THE SECRET
Not sure how to uncover your tolerations?
Take note of all your thoughts and feelings and be sure to record any ideas that come up for you during this exercise.
When you think about how you spend your time and what your day composes of where does your energy seem to soar skyward and where does your energy sink down?
For example an area of joy in my life is my love for long baths and hot morning showers, therefore just thinking about a bath or a shower could potentially add excitement to my day.
However, I've recently noticed that my energy can also sink down when thinking about showers when I recall the details of a particular water test I viewed.
This test demonstrated how the chlorine, a chemical used to treat the water, is pumped into the water system of the city I live in and is immediately subsequently sucked up by human skin.
Of course this demonstration didn't make me feel excited about showering anymore, in fact, I sometimes shudder at the thought of how much chemicals I've absorbed.
Bombarding chemicals into my body is not a positive feeling, yet it is a choice I must consciously make everytime I draw a bath or take a shower.
So for me a major area of joy in my life has now somehow become a dangerous deal and to solve the problem I must purchase a special water filter for my shower head.
Easy right? Easy minus the fact that cleaning and clearing tolerations can only be paid with the currency of time, attention, and work.
The only problem that most people find with putting in time, attention and work is actually putting in the time, attention and work.
Hence the reason tolerations exist in the first place, because they conveniently wouldn't correct or go away themselves.
Do you get caught up in simuliar situations that desperately require your time, attention and work?
Ask yourself "What am I tolerating?" and record all your answers in a master journal.
Day-by-day and one-by-one is the way to take time to tackle your tolerations, so be patient with yourself and positive with your progress.
Most importantly, remember to celebrate as you strike each one off your list!
Are you committed to becoming even incrementally better? If so, by taking your tolerations into full consideration you will quickly become exponentially better.
Monday Motivating Mindset
THE HYPE
This weeks Motivating Mindset will revolutionize the way you see, act and feel about your day.
THE CHALLENGE
Your mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself: "Am I feeling joy?"
THE PROMISE
Ask yourself this question and you will uncover the roots of the problems that have been plaguing you and discover answers that will lead you to a life of pure bliss.
THE TIPS
Whenever you arrive at a fork in the road a great question to ask yourself is "Am I feeling joy?"
A fork in the road could be represented in your life as: making a decision, taking a course of action or choosing to be, think or feel a certain way.
Whenever you notice that you are at a crossroads ask yourself "Am I feeling joy" and then listen carefully for an answer.
Excitement and nervous energy are both excellent clues that you are following your joy.
If you aren't feeling enthusiastic, excited or even nervous about something than chances are likely that you won't put yourself fully into whatever situation demands your attention.
It is important to put your full attention into a situation because where your attention goes your energy flows and the results will show.
You reap what you sow and you get out what you put in, so if you were not happy enough to fully put yourself into a situation than why does it make sense that you would expect to be happy when you are finished?
If you put in an orange, a banana and an apple into a blender you wouldn't expect a chocolate milkshake would you?
It doesn't make sense to be upset at the fruit for not turning into chocolate right? Yet that is what we do when we go into a situation grumpy and ungrateful and expect it somehow to be magically transformed into an adventure of pure bliss.
Some people might feel overwhelmed at the realization that the same emotions that you put into a situation are primarily responsible for the type of energy and feeling you will get out of the situation. If this is you then you may take a while longer to deal with your new found responsibility.
But you don't need to make things unnecessarily overcomplicated for yourself by trying to look for, identify and manage a dozen emotions. The feeling you are looking for can be answered in one question: "Am I feeling joy?"
If you are not feeling joy in this moment then there is not a problem with the circumstance because circumstances are neutral, rather there is likely a problem with your internal joy meter.
A circumstance like someone breaking their arm seems to be a 'bad' scenario if you are the one who broke it, however, if you are the Doctor's office that is employed when circumstances like this happen, then the event would be viewed as 'good'.
Since this is the same event it cannot have both mutually exclusive feelings attached, unless the emotions that are generated are only subjective, meaning that only the person experiencing, not the actual experience, produces the feeling.
How can you change your beliefs about a situation in a way that allows you to be happy?
A master of their emotions allows them self to embrace every situation and find a way to accommodate the change or circumstance rather than resist the current.
Accepting and allowing joy in any situation is a sign that someone didn't get caught up in the current of emotion and is capable of going with the flow.
THE SECRET
Your joy meter is the automatic feeling of exhilaration when you are doing something you love.
Other questions to stimulate your thinking could be "How could I be feeling joy in this moment?" and additionally, "In what ways could I be feeling more joy?"
If you aren't quite sure how to tell if you are doing something that you love you can always learn to follow your fear or chase your goosebumps.
The goosebumps that can stand up on your skin even when you are merely discussing a idea that has your full attention is a great indicator that you are following a passion.
Alternatively, while most people associate fear as a bad thing, it can also be used in a more positive and productive way by indicating your feelings about a situation.
Just because you are nervous and anxious doesn't mean that you will fail and are not meant to succeed. Fear is just a way of telling us that the circumstances in front of us are important.
Successful people feel the same fear that unsuccessful people do, sometimes even stronger and yet they still manage to go through with it anyway.
When you are enjoying yourself you are living fully and completely in the moment, your face is lit up with a jubilant smile and, you are likely to lose track of time. If more people lived this lifestyle we would not have the mental pollution and poverty that plagues us today.
Monday Motivating Mindset
THE HYPE
This weeks Motivating Mindset will help put an end to the spring cleaning fever and welcome in fun under the summer sun.
THE CHALLENGE
The Mindset challenge I am proposing this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"Do I love this?" or asked differently, "Does this _____ support me right now in feeling great?"
THE PROMISE
Ask yourself this question every chance you get every day this week and the promise is that you will live more freely with less headaches and hassles, and be ripe and ready for opportunity.
THE TIPS
If you want to create a new habit, a new life or a new belief a great tool to assist that change is to first change your surroundings and environment.
You don't need to throw away everything and start over again, the idea is to use this weeks questions "Do I love this?" and "Does this ______ support me right now in feeling great?" as you check and double check for any "clutter" in your environment that can be removed.
Clutter represents items on the still-to-do list, tolerances and unconscious agreements we have made with our self.
Clutter zaps our emotional energy, our creative juices and takes up needed space.
When you clear the space for new things the universe works like a vacuum to fill it.
Clearing clutter will help make new room for new relationships with work, money and can even help you attract a dream mate if you so desire.
Be sure to check the bathroom, kitchen and your office for clutter as well.
When you look in the environments where you spend your time every day, do they reflect what is most important?
If it doesn't excite you anymore, or you don't adore it like you used to then perhaps it is time to have this move on from your life.
This could mean a new job or relationship, but I am proposing a smaller start to your de-cluttering days.
Check your closet, the number one culprit of clutter and confusion.
Provide people that would love your wardrobe a chance to get some free demos before sending them to the consignment shop, or provide a donation to your thrift store.
Clearing out the proverbial closet will make you feel good.
Making good use of your clutter will make you feel even better.
The new clothes, relationships, money that will come into your life as a result will make you feel the best!
THE SECRET
Have you de-cluttered your bedroom?
The bedroom is one of the most powerful influences on your subconscious and affects your sleep more than you probably realize.
Make sure your bedroom helps bring your mind to a peaceful, relaxing, or joyful state.
Avoid crazy colors that play on your emotions every time you experience them.
Check for symbols of what you are NOT seeking, be sure they are NOT represented anywhere.
Immediately remove any symbols of low worth, dis-organization and toleration you have around.
Surround yourself with symbols of what you most want more of.
Seeking friends? Try hanging pictures of the ones you are already thankful for.
Seeking love, surround yourself with items from your imagination that you adore.
Powerful lessons in your house number
Powerful lessons in your house number
There are no accidents. You subconsciously choose your specific home for a reason. Apart from the energy patterns in the shape of your home, you can also look at the numerology of your house number you discover additional energies that are supporting you, and energy that's there to provide the lessons you need. The more aware you are of the energies impacting you, the more you can intentionally use them to empower you on your journey through life.
Each vibration gives you what we need. Here you can discover the energy you were unconsciously attracted to when you chose your home, present and past. Used in conjunction with Feng Shui you have tools to use in choosing your next home.
How to calculate the numerology of your home:
Add each number and if the total is more than 9, add those numbers to get a number between 1-9. For example:
658 Knoll Street is a 1 vibration
6+5+8=19
1+9=10
1+0=1
1006 Wellington Road is a 7 vibration
1+0+0+6=7
If you have an apartment number and a street number, the apartment number will have the strongest impact, but both will influence you. For example:
#59-2520 Johnson Road. Your primary influence is a 5 vibration, and secondary is a 9 vibration
5+9=14
1+4=5
2+5+2+0=9
Below you'll discover the energy each number represents. Have fun with this. The flow of energy in your home and the energy associated with your house number are important aspects of the big picture of your life.
What your number means
These are the energies associated with each number and the challenges you could experience living in this energy. There is always a balance of yin and yang and you can use both to support you.
One Energy: independence and new beginnings, self-development, individuality, creativity
Possible Challenges: completing things, going it alone, you may feel isolated
Suggestions: intentional self-growth, ask for and receive support
Two Energy: marriage/partnerships, relationship lessons, giving to others, connection with others in the home, peace and diplomacy, empathy
Possible Challenges: oversensitivity, can appear to exclude others
Suggestions: listen to your inner voice, be involved in the outside world
Three Energy: miracles, openness, optimism, expansion, self-expression, big vision for your life, rich social life
Possible Challenges: expand too quickly, scattered energies, 'enjoy now pay later' tendency
Suggestions: time in nature to stay grounded, focus on self-care and balance, stay connected with others
Four Energy: stability, healing, wholeness, being grounded, fulfillment and security in work, service to others, productivity
Possible Challenges: healing and work can make it seem like there is no play
Suggestions: take time to have fun, focus on balance
Five Energy: change, freedom, adventure, excitement, manifesting desires, communication, travel, romance
Possible challenges: things get magnified – the good and the bad, life can seem like a whirlwind, you might feel hemmed in
Suggestions: take time to make important decisions, be intentional about your goals, make use of this powerful energy to manifest what you want
Six Energy: self-harmony, balance, social responsibility, family, creativity
Possible challenges: giving too much, becoming reclusive
Suggestions: seek balance between giving to others and self-care, get out into the world
Seven Energy: solitude, inner wisdom, contemplation, sanctuary, dreams, visions
Possible Challenges: difficult space to share with others, spiritual rather than material focus, "no one understands me"
Suggestions: use your creativity to find like minded people – they are out there
Eight Energy: wholeness, abundance in all areas, empowerment, leadership, public recognition, inner peace
Possible Challenges: mo.ney issues, being self-centered
Suggestions: express gratitude, use this energy to learn abundance lessons, consider the welfare of others
Nine Energy: completions, humanitarianism, wisdom, generosity, compassion, good fortune
Possible Challenges: in seeing the big picture you might miss seeing an aspect of yourself that needs energy
Suggestions: live your truth and be an example to others, use this energy to experience life mastery
What is the energy of your home?
Where is your challenge?
How can you use this energy to support yourself? Knowing the meaning of your house number, how can you use the gift of this energy to set a powerful intention for yourself?
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