Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you ensure you are using your imagination the way it is supposed to be used.


THE CHALLENGE

Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"How will I use my imagination today?"


THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question for awareness into the way that you use your imagination.


THE TIPS

When you wake up tomorrow ask yourself the question "How will I use my imagination today?"

The moment you begin to ponder an answer to that question you will begin using your imagination.

Each answer that you "think" of is visualized as a picture or symbol inside of your mind's eye.

These pictures and symbols trigger other pictures and symbols because they are linked together by "emotional association".

This means that when you think of the picture or symbol you also simultaneously experience emotion.

The combined union of thought and emotion produce what is known as our feelings.

The feelings that we have either enable or dis-enable (disable) our success.

This is because the way that we feel determines the way in which we experience the moment.

When we feel a low-energy, non-confident, confused emotional state we hold ourselves back, reserve our energy and tend to withdraw from life.

When we feel a high-energy, confident and enthusiastic emotional state we will always give more of ourselves, succeed easier and be more connected to life.

This is why it is so important to choose to only empower emotions that enable you to experience the moment as "authentic" as possible.

We experience life authentically when we are fully in the moment without judgment or reservation.

Feeling authentic means feeling purposeful, passionate and playful.

We all live to experience more of these moments in life, so why does it appear to be so difficult?

Because we are confused about what we can control and what we cannot.

We spend to much energy trying to control the things we can't, for example other people or foreign countries.

While we fail to try to control the things that we can, for example our attitude, belief system, and most importantly our imagination.

Imagination is the starting point of success, if you don't understand how this occurs you need to re-read this from the beginning.

When you actually understand how important your imagination is, you will ask yourself "How will I use my imagination today?" everyday.


THE SECRET

Take time and ask yourself the question "How will I use my imagination today?"

Each one of us was born with an imagination despite the popular belief that people think they are not creative.

Even though the way that each on of us uses our imagination is different, we all have been using our imagination every single day.

However, despite the diversity in ways that we use our imagination, the standard measurement boils down to two things:

We either use our imagination to enable (empower) our lives, or we use our imagination to disable (dis-empower) our lives.

We imagine by associating certain pictures and symbols together and grouping them together based on the way they make us feel.

For example, when you think of the word "Love" you probably picture the word first in your minds-eye.

After picturing the word you then associate that word with a memory, in this case of something that you love.

This picture of what we love then has an emotion associated with that picture.

This emotion embodies the feeling that is associated with the word love.

Providing that we do not have any negative associations such as the experience of heartbreak, before we know it we are fondly reminiscing over memories of a loved one.

Each time we think of the word love this emotional association triggers the memory of the experience almost as if we were experiencing it for the first time.

You only have to picture a loved one in your mind and have the feelings of "butterflies" in your stomach to confirm this happens.

What is amazing is that this process happens in the blink of an eye and we can repeat it over and over again.

Imagine how great you would feel if you took time every day to only think about joyful, passionate, loving experiences you've had?

Recalling cherished memories and re-living positive experiences are just a couple ways that we can benefit from our imagination.

Unfortunately, the same process of re-living the experience occurs for all other emotions including negative ones.

For example, have you ever found yourself in a bad mood just because you pictured someone who makes you mad?

You don't even have to be in the same room as that person before your blood starts to boil right?

Good, bad or indifferent your imagination acts like a switch board, whose job is to summon experiences that support the picture we hold in our mind.

Therefore, your only job in each moment is to consciously create the type of experiences and emotions that will be worthy of re-living in the future.

If you only picture great things coming into your world and learn to see them as great when they appear, then you will create future memories that will be fondly remembered.

You will either use your imagination to empower the creation of positive new experiences or not, the choice is entirely yours.

When you wake up tomorrow ask yourself the question "How will I use my imagination today?"

Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you weld the power of your mind.


THE CHALLENGE

Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:

"What is the value of my attitude right now?"


THE PROMISE

Asking yourself this question as many times as possible will inevitably increase the value of your attitude.

THE TIPS

Ask yourself this question "What is the value of my attitude right now?" immediately when you wake up tomorrow morning.

Take time to reflect what the value of your thinking will produce at the end of the day.

The value of the seeds you plant now is the potential quality of the harvest you'll reap later.

The thoughts that you allow now will lead to the feelings that you have later.

The feelings that you have later will govern your future actions.

Your actions are the bridge between your results, meaning if you want anything you are going to have to do something to get it.

Therefore if you want to be of value, produce value and have a valuable day it all starts with your attitude.

Ask yourself "What is the value of my attitude right now?" to ponder the compensation you might get for your thoughts at this moment.

Do your thoughts make you feel like a winner or more like a loser?

Does your attitude make you more confident in the long run or ultimately more insecure over time?

A good healthy attitude is one that you can question time after time because your true motivations will be mapped within your spirit.

Only your higher-self knows the path to happiness and joy and you can only follow that path by listening to your higher-self.

The biggest challenge is that your higher self speaks very softly and often not at all.

Your lower-self, your ego, knows how to say the right things at the right time to manipulate you.

Ask yourself "What is the value of my attitude right now?" to see if your thoughts are coming from your higher or lower self.

The answer that you get back will be in the form of your feelings.

Thoughts from your lower-self will leave you feeling less worthy and deserving.

On the other-hand, thoughts from your higher-self will make you feel like taking inspired action!

Always be aware that both possibilities and potentials exist inside of you at all times.

Through the power of choice we decide whether to adopt an attitude with increasing or decreasing value.

Ask yourself "What is the value of my attitude right now?" to ensure you are exploring the situation in a way that will truly benefit you.


THE SECRET

The best way to determine whether or not something is beneficial is with a question, and that is:

"What is the value of this attitude in the future?"

What will continuing to think this way do over time?

If you have an attitude that makes you feel small and insignificant how will that effect you in a month from now?

If you have an attitude of lack that keeps you financially challenged how will that effect you in a year from now?

If you have an attitude that produces a continual feeling of guilt, shame, of anger what would that attract back to you?

The human body is like one giant magnet, and we also know that when it comes to magnets, like attracts like.

The mechanics behind this phenomenon is what's widely known now as the Law of Attraction.

Many people are starting to realize that the truth is that you do attract the incessant thoughts and dominant feelings held within yourself.

The Law of Attraction will attract back to you the value of the attitude that you are choosing right now.

In the future you will be living the circumstances in which you attracted previously, so think wisely.

Ask yourself "What is the value of this attitude in the future?" as a starting place for positive results.

If you could look back a month ahead from this point today, what would you say about the value of your attitude about things were?

With your conscious choice you have the ability to increase the value of something just by paying attention to it.

Paying attention to something with the intention of adding or increasing value is referred to as "appreciation".

The focus of your attention should be on appreciation, coincidentally the most valuable use of your time in the moment.

These moments of appreciation will naturally begin to compound together and over-time this will become "momentum".

When you focus your attention on appreciating the moment you set the next moment for more to be appreciative about.

Momentum is simply the feeling that your past efforts were made with the intention finding appreciation for every moment.

Ask yourself "What is the value of this attitude in the future?" to see if you are setting yourself of future failure or success.

With continual practice you will begin to hear the soft whispers of your higher-self more clearly and more often.

Use the new voice in your head, the true navigation system to lead you to the promise land of your highest intentions.

Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you lift burdens, clear clutter and feel lighter.


THE CHALLENGE

Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:

"Am I tolerating this situation by default?"


THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question every chance you can and you will pave the way for massive changes in your lifestyle.


THE TIPS

Take a quick moment and ask yourself right now, "What am I tolerating?"

This is the same question that was posed as a Monday Motivating Mindset many months ago.

Just in case you have forgotten or aren't sure what a toleration is, the definition we are using is:

A toleration is any person, situation, or action that you put up with that you really don't need to.

A toleration is an undesired consequence, an unfinished agreement or simply a situation that needs re-framing.

This weeks mindset is a derivative of that question, "Am I tolerating this situation by default?"

People get caught up in the illusion believing that they have little or no choice to way they've been doing it.

The problem for most people is that they convince themselves that they need their tolerations to begin with.

The next time you find yourself facing a continual roadblock or swimming against the current ask yourself:

"Am I tolerating this situation by default?"

The feeling that you are swimming against the current is a sure sign of a toleration.

Life is meant to be sailed downstream and tapped into the flow of abundance.

If you don't feel tapped in then it is because you are blocking the flow of it.

So how do you get out of your own way when you are blocking yourself from joy, love and happiness?

You do it by first realizing that the blockage is due to a toleration that is based on an assumption.

What belief system, attitude or approach can you let go of in order to go more with the flow?

Tolerations zap our energy whether we consciously realize it or not.

Tolerations are unresolved demands on your attention, energy and focus.

They can be as simple as tolerating a squeak in the door or neglecting to repair a leaky faucet tap.

Tolerations can also include our relationships with other people, the standards we uphold and the work we do for a living.

Over time people tend to settle in their comfort zones, challenge their beliefs less and gain more tolerations.

The next time you find yourself stuck in a situation you don't enjoy ask yourself "Am I tolerating this situation by default?"


THE SECRET

Often the only reason a situation is allowed to endure is the assumption that answer is difficult or even impossible.

For example, a friend recently confided that she finally finished tolerating her old shower head and finally put on a new one.

Before fixing it the shower head would often unscrew and water would launch into the air everywhere.

Even though her and her roommate had already purchased the replacement shower head, in other words already possessed the solution to the problem, it was just not implemented.

When queried why she didn't change it sooner she admitted her assumption that changing over the shower heads would be a long and hard job.

Apparently the shower fixings looked like they were stripped or at least appeared very difficult to take off.

Fearing that there would be problems when removing the old shower head she settled everyday for an annoying shower experience.

However, one particular day the inevitable happened again while taking a shower and the head came off and the hose sprayed everywhere.

Tolerations can only last so long and in this case it was the proverbial straw that broke the toleration.

Finally, after having enough of the daily morning mayhem she grabbed the old fixing with her bare hands and started to unscrew it.

To her complete surprise the fixing came undone easily and without any hassle.

Then she was able to replace the brand new shower head and was showering new and improved again in mere moments!

Most importantly this whole process occurred without all the anticipated fuss and work that she previously worried about.

After enjoying the next couple days in the shower she realized that not only did she avoid the negative feelings associated with a leaky shower head, but she actually felt an increase in her happiness.

Was it because she no longer had to silently account for all the emotional energy that came with the old shower?

Or maybe it was because she could enjoy her morning showers with relaxation and the added benefits of the newer style nozzle.

One thing is for sure is that the next question that she wondered out loud was "why did I put up with this for this long in the first place?"

People often put up with unfinished and unresolved actions that could be addressed with just a little time, effort and attention.

We often walk with a limp because we are taught or convinced to, but when we learn to stand tall and take everything in stride we find out we are even more capable then we first thought.

Ask yourself "Am I tolerating this situation by default?" to find out where you can gain some precious energy back.

At the very least what will happen when you brainstorm an answer is that you'll start to attract new information and experiences that will lead you to a higher perspective.

This is important because the higher your perspective in life the less that you will tolerate in your life.

The truth is the only limits that exist are the ones that we hold ourselves down with.

Ask yourself "Am I tolerating this situation by default?" in order to stretch your perspective to the sky and never settle for less.

Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you cut through the confusion, push past procrastination and propel you to peak performance.

THE CHALLENGE

Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:

"What is stopping me from getting started now?"


THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question at every obstacle, roadblock and dead-end that you come across and you will experience big breakthroughs.


THE TIPS

Close your eyes right now and picture something that you really, really, really want.

Close your eyes again and don't open them until you can clearly picture what you desire.

Once you have a definite picture in your mind ask yourself the question: "What is stopping me from getting started now?"

There will be many different reasons why you aren't getting started, but chances are high they fall into two categories of answers.

One, you will either come up with the answer that you don't know what you want, or two, that you know what you want but don't know how to get it.

If you came to the conclusion that you don't know what you want that is impossible because every human on this planet has hopes, dreams and desires.

Just because up to this point in your life you aren't "consciously" aware of any of your goals doesn't mean that you don't have any.

We all have a purpose on this earth, you wouldn't be here if this wasn't true because the Universe operates on the Law of Cause and Effect.

There is a cause that is deep seeded inside yourself, a unique solution that only you were brought to this planet to express.

Throughout your live your goal whether accepted it or not is to become more like the person outside that you envision inside your mind.

That means, being the quality of person that you and only you know that you are capable of unfolding into.

Sadly somehow along the way though the majority of us become overwhelmed or frustrated with the process and give up growing.

Little do we realize that all the challenges were put in the way on purpose, to create the value of achievement and accomplishment.

In fact, if you were able to instantly manifest your biggest goals, wildest dreams and ultimate desires then those targets wouldn't be very valuable.

When there is no risk then there is no challenge, and when there is no challenge it equals a very poor payoff.

This is because when you achieve a worthy goal you are rewarded by the chemicals produced in your brain that make you feel happy, content, fulfilled.

Therefore, every hope, dream, desire and goal must have an inherent degree of risk associated with accomplishing it.

The bigger the perceived reward the more risk and challenges those courageous and brave are willing to go through to make it happen.

The next time you are faced with a challenging goal or project ask yourself:

"What is stopping me from getting started now?"

Have you given up on your hopes and dreams because of a story that you have been telling yourself?

We tell ourselves stories that usually start with I would love to____________ and then end with "if only", "but because" or "but I can't".

We tend to re-enforce and justify these fictitious stories with real life emotional examples and experiences that tell us we are right about giving up.

Consequently these stories separate you from your true desires and continue to keep you playing small.

If you have conclusive evidence, experience and examples of why your story is "true" why not take a brief moment to only pretend for a moment that it wasn't.

If the story you've been telling yourself has not been true then ask yourself: "What is stopping me from getting started now?"

The bottom-line basic truth whether you like it or not is that nothing is stopping you from getting started right this moment except yourself.

Even if you cannot complete the full task you can certainly move confidently in the direction of your dreams and desires inch-by-inch.

List everything that needs to be done, break the tasks down into more manageable chunks and then tackle the most important ones first.

When it comes to accomplishing anything, achievement expert Brian Tracy says "by the yard it is hard but inch-by-inch it's a cinch"

Therefore the most important skill in manifesting your dream life is learning how to get out of your own way and just get started.


THE SECRET

Deep down everybody wants to feel worthy, deserving, loved and lovable.

Each member wants to contribute to causes that are close to their heart and be respected in the lives of loved ones.

Have you ever stopped to think how is it that we can end up so far away from these goals? What truly stops us from doing what we want to do?

Asking "What is stopping me from getting started now?" will uncover any areas that you might need to work on.

Once you find out what is stopping you from getting started you must focus all your time and energy into solving it.

If you are procrastinating, confused, or feeling alone, then realize that you are completely normal and that we all do it out of fear.

Fear is something that we all experience and is the number one block that stops us from getting what we want.

Some common examples are fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, fear of the unknown and even fear of looking foolish.

However if fear is what we all have in common then what separates the top-performers from the under-achievers must be their ability to deal with and overcome fear.

From now on whenever you start to feel the fear holding you back, then you should immediately regard it as a sign you must forge ahead.

Whenever you reach a barrier to your success you must not give up and instead learn how to climb over the wall.

We tend to think that nobody has ever experienced anything quite like the challenges we personally have been through.

However consider that despite your physical structure and experiences being unique, you have the exact same physical and mental capacities that anybody else had in history.

You were born with the same problem solving prowess that people like Galileo and Gandhi, Napoleon Bonaparte and Napoleon Hill had.

Think about that for a moment, no one ever knew for sure how to achieve any of the great accomplishment in the history of the world.

Sir Edmund Hillary didn't have a "Climbing Mount Everest For Dummies" to guide him step-by-step up to the summit.

No one "knew" how to get to the moon, it was something so monumental that it had truly never been done before.

The truth is that your problem, even if your problem is figuring out exactly what your problem is, has most likely already been solved by somebody else.

That is why 12-step programs like Al-Anon are so popular, simply because they show people that they are not alone with their problems.

A great idea is to find a friend who has experienced something similar, a mentor you look up to, or a coach that can act as an unbiased mirror.

With a success team in place and armed with all the ability you'll ever need, trust yourself to come up with the answers when you ask yourself:

"What is stopping me from getting started now?"

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 give you a whole new outlook on life.


THE CHALLENGE

Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"How do I know the story that I am telling myself is real?"


THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question whenever you are talking to yourself this week and the promise is you will open up your mind and help put a positive spin on the perspective of your life.


THE TIPS

Since you woke up today what "stories" about yourself and your life have you bought into?

Stories are represented by the self-talk, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, assumptions, attitudes and paradigms that you filter your world through.

Pay attention to how the story makes you feel.

Does the story make you stronger or seem to prolong your success longer?

What's important is whether or not the story was "supportive" or "non-supportive" towards the fulfillment of your higher self, or higher purpose

Struggling repeatedly, unable to break-through or have been making the same mistake over and over are all symptoms of a non-supportive story.

Whenever you are consciously aware of your story ask yourself "how do I know the story that I am telling myself is real?"

This week let's focus on the seemingly "negative" stories that we often tell our self.

Stories something along the lines of "ugh, I'm so tired... I don't sleep well the night before big presentations and now today work is going to be a nightmare"

Or your story could sound like "today's test at school is going to be hard because I'm not good at math"

Your self-talk could say something such as "I will never lose those extra pounds"

These are just some of the stories that people tell themselves on a daily basis, however the variations and possibilities are "unfortunately" endless.

It's unfortunate because there are NO species on Earth besides humans that tell stories to them self.

In fact humans are the only species that mentally second guesses its' own natural intuitive abilities and tells stories to itself.

The only thing worse than telling stories to yourself is believing the stories you are telling.

The next time you find yourself in the middle of a story, ask yourself the question "How do I know the story that I am telling myself is real?"

Let's play out the application of this mindset using the above example "ugh, I'm so tired... I don't sleep well the night before big presentations and now today work is going to be a nightmare"

Upon realizing that you have caught yourself in the middle of this non-supportive story you can now instead ask yourself "how do I know the story that I am telling myself is real?" and begin brainstorming all the possibilities that you could be wrong.

Using the example of the being tired, you would try and recall previous examples where you were able to perform even though your energy and focus were not optimal.

Or you could ponder how without being psychic you could know "for certain" that the presentation would be a nightmare if you haven't yet experienced it?

Are you taking into consideration that everyone is given an opportunity to learn and grow from their experiences?

Have you considered that even if you were an absolute and complete failure prior to today, you can use all your experiences of failure to create new and better ways to get what you need done.

For example you think back and remember that you always struggle with the opening of your presentation, but using this information positively by taking time before the presentation to remember the first few lines. You may not remember them all or improve your presentation 100%, but at least now you have a history of conscious improvement that you can be proud of.

It is up to you to use your previous challenges to bring awareness to the areas in life that you need to prepare more.



THE SECRET

So you might be wondering how exactly do you know whether or not to believe a story?

The best advice is adopted from Henry Ford quotes who said "whether you believe you can or you can not, you are right".

This means that whatever story you are telling yourself is the only one you are going to believe and no one else will be able to convince you otherwise until you've first considered it yourself.

Since the process of story telling is self-serving you may as well try and consciously ensure that the story serves the self.

Make sure that the story frames the situation in the best way possible and puts you in a position to move forward.

A great question to follow-up the question of "How do I know the story that I am telling myself is real?" is asking yourself:

"What if the whole story or parts of it turned out to be fabricated?"

Believe it or not the likelihood of you turning up new information that out dates your old information is quite high.

This is because the reality we experience is only as good as the senses we perceive it with.

Many technologies were invented because we can not capture the entirety of reality with just our natural senses.

For example things like infrared, ultra-violet, microwaves, infra-sound are all things that exist but are not detectable by our senses.

We cannot see in infrared, spot ultra-violet light or hear infra-sound normally but they all can become a part of our reality with the right equipment.

With technology we can now see in the dark with night vision goggles and apply sun block to screen out invisible but harmful UV rays.

Yet these are things that in which were not possible only a few short years ago.

So imagine if we always thought it would never be possible to see in the dark simply based on the history of not being able to see in the dark before?

The discovery of floatation and buoyancy was not derived by pondering the science of sinking.

You only limit future experiences by believing the stories of your past because the feelings of these stories keep you from your higher self which is always found in the present moment.

The present moment brings with it choice. Choice to choose what you story you will voluntarily believe.

The more lucid and liquid like your beliefs around the stories that you tell yourself the more your attitude will be able to adapt to accommodate the growth and changes in your life.

Develop the conscious awareness within yourself to be like water, fluid and flexible in your thinking and learn to go with the flow and change states as needed.

One of your greatest goals in life is to consciously decide how to apply previous experiences in any given situation to achieve the best results.

The best results in any given situation are those that move you towards your goal in the quickest and easiest way.

Be patient with yourself at all times and be certain to reward yourself whenever you uncover any unsupportive belief systems and stories.

You can develop a fluid a flexible way of thinking by asking yourself "How do I know the story that I am telling myself is real?" and following that answer up with "What if the whole story or parts of it turned out to be fabricated?"

Everyday you have the gift and freedom of complete control of writing and re-writing your story to suit your lifestyle and life aspirations.

It is not your role to "read" or live the story of your life but rather it is your responsibility to write or create the story of your life.

You are the storyteller of your destiny so make sure that write your life as a storybook fairytale!

Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

By applying today's Motivating Mindset you will live with less stress, more fun and generally feel better about yourself.


THE CHALLENGE

The Mindset challenge I am proposing this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:

"Who Am I Now" or asked differently... "How Does This Build Me"


THE PROMISE

Do this every day for this week and the promise is that you will build a person that you are proud to look back at in the mirror.


THE TIPS

Asking the question "Who Am I Now?" or "How Does This Build Me?" is a question that can be asked whenever you become aware of a situation.

Becoming aware of a situation occurs whenever you notice your behaviour or thoughts.

The goal is to bring awareness to the choices that you have in your life, everyday and in every moment.

Before you eat your favorite calorie filled breakfast or before you decide to skip breakfast ask yourself "Who Am I Now?"

Before you pull out another cigarette from your pack, ask yourself "How Does This Build Me?"

The more you practice asking yourself these tough questions the more you will begin to give yourself permission to find the hard answers.

Finding the hard answers will inevitably build you up.

Skipping the hard answers will eventually tear you down.

You have a choice to decide which answer you will settle for.


THE SECRET

Choose the easy path and you are destined to live a hard life, one that only becomes noticeable the further you travel along.

Choose the seemingly hard path and you will find that life becomes easier as you go along.

The path is only seemingly hard because it is an illusion.

See past this illusion enough to act with blind faith and your prayers, desires and dreams will be answered.

Seeing past this illusion requires you to bravely and courageously respond to situations rather than react.

When you react to a situation you are not fully present in the moment.

When you respond to a situation it is because you are operating from the moment.

Before you react to a situation that has you emotionally charged, take a moment to ask yourself

"Who Am I Now" or asked differently... "How Does This Build Me"

Try asking yourself this question during every thought or reactive behaviour you become aware of.

At the end of the day if you have asked yourself the question more than twice give yourself a big hug, high five and pat on the back.

Be happy to ask yourself the question. The answers, real concrete answers, will come in time. Be patient.

If you were brave enough to find the answer that has enabled your response in a situation, congratulations send us your story to share!

A New Earth of Awareness

Have you seen the 1999 Movie the Matrix?

A lot of people have, in case you haven't the movie synopsis is about the realization that people live in fake reality to obscure them from the truth.

Yes I am talking about a movie and not "real life", although many of the parallels and metaphors in the movie are uncanny to real social situations.

We need to see through the Matrix of our own lives in order to create a New Earth. A new paradigm for awareness and consciousness.

There is a movement that is going on right now that started with a highly-awakened teacher of our time Eckhart Tolle and has blow up to affect millions when collided with the juggernaut known as Oprah.

Oprah is featuring Eckhart's New Book, "A New Earth" in her 10-week book club.

Here are some links to this very historic and special online web class:

Find Out About The Book Behind the Buzz
http://eckharttolle.com/a_new_earth

Become An Oprah.com Member and Participate
http://www.oprah.com/mbr/mbr_new_profile.jsp

Check Out a YouTube Video Featuring The Class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE_YFiAkgDU

If you are already watching it or listening to the Podcasts (via iTunes or Oprah.com) let me know what you think of the program.

Did You Claim Your Gift Today!

Did you know the special gift everyone has available to them today but only for a limited time?

The Answer Is: A New Day

THE ESSENCE OF A NEW DAY

This is a beginning of a new day. You have been given thisday to use as you will. You can waste it or use it forgood. What you do today is important because you areexchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes,this day will be gone forever; in its place is somethingthat you have left behind...let it be something good." - Successories Quote

What is so huge, gigantic, top secret, incredible that prevents you from taking a hold of your gift? I challenge you to drop me a line and explore new possibilities.

I want to see you take back your day!

I believe in you. I know there is a new day available to everyone and I'm here to help those who want to wake up to it. Claim your gift today!

Humbled by your greatness,

mailto: successsensei@gmail.com

From "Mentor News"

WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON: QUALITY CONSCIOUSNESS
Eckhart Tolle

(Editor's note: one of the most frequent requests to Peer Resources is for information on how mentoring, coaching and peer assistance are different from each other. While this is a valid question, our emphasis is more on what these three areas have in common. The following article by Canadian author and spiritual teacher, Eckhart Tolle, adds a unifying perspective for coaching, mentoring, and peer assistance.)

When you are on a journey, it is certainly helpful to know where you are going or, at least, the general direction in which you are moving. But don't forget that the only thing ultimately real about your journey is the step you are taking at this moment. That's all there ever is.

Your life's journey has an outer purpose and an inner purpose. The outer purpose is to arrive at your goal or destination, to accomplish what you set out to do, to achieve this or that, which, of course, implies future. However, if your destination, or the steps you are going to take in the future, take up so much of your attention that they become more important to you than the step you are taking now, you completely miss the journey's inner purpose, which has nothing to do with where you are going or what you are doing, but everything to do with how.

It has nothing to do with future and everything to do with the quality of your consciousness at this moment. The outer purpose belongs to the horizontal dimension of space and time. The inner purpose concerns a deepening of your Being in the vertical dimension of the timeless Now. Your outer journey may contain a million steps. Your inner journey has only one: the step you are taking right now.

As you become more deeply aware of this one step, you realize that it already contains all the other steps, as well as the destination, within itself. This one step becomes transformed in an expression of perfection, an act of great beauty and quality. It takes you into Being and the light of Being shines through it. This is both the purpose and the fulfillment of your inner journey, the journey into yourself.

Does it matter whether or not we achieve our outer purpose, or if we succeed or fail in the world? It will matter to you as long as you haven't realized your inner purpose. After that, the outer purpose is just a game you may continue to play simply because you enjoy it. It is also possible to fail completely in your outer purpose and, at the same time, totally succeed in your inner purpose, or the other way around, which is actually more common: outer riches and inner poverty, or, as Jesus put it, "gain the world and lose your soul."

Ultimately, of course, every outer purpose is doomed to "fail" sooner or later, simply because it is subject to the law of the impermanence of all things. The sooner you realize that your outer purpose cannot give you lasting fulfillment, the better. When you have seen the limitations of your outer purpose, you give up your unrealistic expectation that it should make you happy and you make it subservient to your inner purpose.

There is no need to investigate your unconscious past, except as it manifests at this moment as a thought, an emotion, a desire, a reaction or an external event. Whatever you need to know about the unconscious past within yourself will be revealed by the challenges of the present.

If you delve into the past, it will become a bottomless pit. There is always more. You may think that you need more time to understand the past or to become free of it. This is a delusion. Only the present can free you of the past. More time cannot free you of time. Access the power of Now. That is the key.

What is the power of Now? None other than the power of your presence, your consciousness liberated from thought forms. So deal with the past on the level of the present. The more attention you give to the past, the more you energize it, and the more likely you are to make a "self" out of it.

Don't misunderstand; attention is essential, but not the past as past. You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You find yourself by coming into the present.

(Adapted from The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment)

Cultivate your ability to be consciously in the present more often with help from a Coach like Russell (mail to: success@russellsmall.com)

Daily Natural Highs

The following is a list of "Natural Highs", or thing that perk up the soul and give us a burst of warm energy.

Take a moment out of your hectic schedule to think about at least one of the following list of Natural Highs.

Picture one at a time in vivid detail, don't be afraid to let your imagination run wild before going on to the next one.

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Thinking about these will make you feel good so be careful, you might not be used to supporting yourself with warm positive energy.

DAILY NATURAL HIGHS

1. Falling in love.

2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.

3. A hot shower.

4. No lines at the supermarket.

5. A special glance.

6. Getting mail.

7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.

8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.

9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.

10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.

11. Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or strawberry ).

12. A bubble bath.

13. Giggling.

14. A good conversation.

15. The beach.

16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.

17. Laughing at yourself.

18. Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you

19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours.

20. Running through sprinklers.

21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.

22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.

23. Laughing at an inside joke with FRIENDS

24. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.

25. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.

26. Your first kiss (the very first).

27. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.

28. Playing with a new puppy.

29. Having someone play with your hair.

30. Sweet dreams.

31. Hot chocolate.

32. Road trips with friends.

33. Swinging on swings.

34. Making eye contact with a cute stranger.

35. Making chocolate chip cookies.

36. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.

37. Holding hands with someone you care about.

38. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change.

39. Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you.

40. Watching the sunrise.

41. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.

42. Knowing that somebody misses you.

43. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.

44. Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think!