Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

 

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you harness 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 the questions that I ask myself?"

 

THE PROMISE

 

Ask yourself this question to boost your brainpower and to become better at solving your own problems.

 

 

THE TIPS

Whether you like it or not, you are destined to encounter problems during your lifetime, it is simply part of the experience of being human.

But for human beings, it is not the problem that is important, but how we go about solving the problem that matters most.

Whether you realized it or not, you are constantly thinking to yourself and solving problems in the form of self-talk.

Think about when you ran into that old friend from high school and you were struggling to remember their name.

When you ask your subconscious to get it for you, it will usually come back with the right answer, although maybe not at the time you are face-to-face.

When you ask your subconscious a question, it has no choice but to return an answer to you. You can use this fact to your advantage. Here's how.

First, make sure that your internal-dialogue is positioned to help solve problems. Monitor the discussion, will this conversation move you closer to what you want?

If not, then the quality of the questions you are asking yourself may be the first place you want to change.

What if you could change your life just by changing the questions that you ask yourself? Yes you can, you were meant to, and you can start training yourself to ask better questions.

The moment you wake up tomorrow morning, and before you begin thinking about your day, ask yourself:

"What is the value of the questions that I ask myself?"

This question will give you an idea of whether major changes are needed, or perhaps just a tweak here or there will do the trick.

 

"Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers." --- Anthony Robbins

Half of your problem-solving power should always be devoted to clearly and accurately defining the problem. An accurate diagnosis is half the cure.

When you know exactly what the problem is, you are already that much closer to implementing a feasible solution.

 

Without knowing the exact nature of the problem, you will not very well-equipped to solve it, no matter what the situation. 

For instance, if you were unsure why a friend was upset with you, and never took the time to understand why, then how easily could you solve the problem?

 

Probably not very well. Luckily the ego will usually rectify this problem, so you don't have to worry about it, through its usual avenues such as justification, blame, denial, anger, etc... 

Some people would write-off the friends behavior as too weird or rude to be bothered with, some people even perhaps would ignore their friend until they "disclosed" the problem.

 

The problem with going this route is that by the time you two actually sit down and talk, there will be an emotional dam between you both that feels like it is about to burst.

Then, the best question from this lowered mind-frame and highly emotional vibrational state, would likely be: "What is your problem anyway!?" 

However, this question often doesn't solve the problem, in fact, it usually makes the situation much worst.

 

The real issue of why your friend is upset needs to be answered from a different level of thinking then what created the problem.

 

The real question is not what their problem is but, rather "How can you solve it?".

Which approach do you personally think would be more effective for you, or if it was used on you? Of course, knowing the problem is half the battle.

Therefore, you can immediately increase your personal effectiveness through the use of critical thinking questions. 

A good question will clearly define the problem, uncover any false assumptions, and help your mind focus on a solution.

When it comes to problem-solving, it is not the problem itself, but your perception of the problem that will make the most impact towards a solution.

 

For example, asking quality questions such as "What do I already know about this person/topic?", or "How have I solved problems like this before?" will help you tap into your existing experiences in order to better brainstorm solutions.

 

You must always focus on how you can be more personally effective, the moment you let up your lower-priority activities will start to consume all of your time, keeping you busy and burned out.

 

The key to personal effectiveness is the quality of questions that you ask yourself. You can take stock on the quality of your current level of questions by asking yourself:

"What is the value of the questions that I ask myself?" 

 

THE SECRET 

The power and affect that quality questions can have on your life is unquestionable. 

First, by thinking about quality questions you become more aware of the (normally unnoticed) conversations that you have with yourself.

 

This awareness will help you observe whether your self-talk is effective towards your goals or not. Are you treating yourself as an unconditional nurturing coach, or a conditional constant critic?

This will help you start to develop a less-biased opinion about whether your actions and self-talk are reinforcing your success, or in fact negating it.

Quality questions will also help you improve the quality of your inner self-talk, the conversations and commentary you have inside your head.  

  

When you master the anatomy of a quality question you become free to explore the future freely, and also where your past choices have taken you. 

When you are free to explore your self and experiences, you will now start to develop your natural navigation system, use this to hone in on your dreams.

  

The more valuable questions you ask, the more each quality answer will bring out the capable and confident person inside of you.

The goal of any quality question is to build a framework for success inside your brain, a process to use yesterday's and today's experiences in a positive way tomorrow.

With quality questions you can find a way to win, or at least walk away with one lesson to apply in the future, regardless of whether the experience was good, bad, or ugly.

Asking yourself quality questions is about finding better questions to bring about a better experience for all those involved.

Here is an off-the-cuff example. Imagine for a moment that you have this annoying habit that you want to break, i.e. you tend to talk too much when you are nervous.

You've determined that this isn't working for you and you want to change it, the first question you might ask yourself is: "Why do I over-talk when I am nervous?"

Again, all you need to do is ask your subconscious a good quality question, and then patiently sit back and allow for an answer.

 

Perhaps you will discover that you tend to talk more when you are nervous, because you feel uncomfortable with silence.

What happens when you are not sure what to do with an answer you receive? In this case, all you have to do is ask your subconscious another question.

Continuing with the example, you know that it's feeling uncomfortable with silence that is the problem, now you can ask your subconscious why.

The question you might want to ask now is, "Why am I uncomfortable with silence?" and then allow you sub-conscious to answer.

Maybe the 'reason' that returns to you is that you are uncomfortable with silence because you have low self-esteem.

What could you do at this point? Well you could continue to ask another question, i.e. "why you have self-esteem", and continue to go down the path of your problems.

However, consider now how much more empowering it would be to transport yourself into the realm of solutions?

How about instead of asking "why do I have this problem", you shift your questioning to "what can I do about it"?

In our over-talking example, how about switching from why you are uncomfortable with silence, to "what can I do to not be so uncomfortable with silence?"

Or, instead you could ask yourself, "In what ways can I communicate more confidently and concisely?"

Now you have shifted the emphasis off of diagnosing the problem, and switched on to finding a solution for the cure.

This works better because now you don't even need to solve your low-self esteem, because if when you find a way to be a more powerful and confident speaker, your self-esteem will have to match right?

Can you see how this little shift in thinking can make a huge difference. If not, go back and read it again until you get it!

By asking your subconscious questions you can begin to tap into your true power.

Stuck in a situation right now and still not sure where to start?

How about asking yourself a quality question such as: "What does success look like for me?", or "How can I turn my current situation around to best suit me?", or "What question have I not asked myself, but if I did, would lead to the greatest increase in the quality of my life?"

The better questions you ask yourself, the better answers you get, the better results occur, and better quality of life you will live.

Ultimately, quality questions add balance to your way of thinking, nurture your way of doing, and help to discover the consciousness behind being.

You can get a start to discover the power of your questions by asking yourself: "What is the value of the questions that I ask myself?"

Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

 

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you get out of your own way in order to open up the floodgates and let your wildest dreams rush in.

 

THE CHALLENGE

 

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

"How can I be more allowing?"

 

THE PROMISE

 

Ask yourself this question whenever you meet resistance in your life and it will help reduce your discomfort and attract more success.

 

 

THE TIPS

Most people are familiar with the Law of Attraction made famous by "The Secret", but did you know there is also a Law of "Allowing"?

Don't worry, you are not alone, if you haven't heard of this important universal law.

Yet, those who have heard of it, and applied it into their lives, are happier, more fulfilled and seem to instantly attract whatever they desire into their lives.

Would you like to know how to tap in to the law of allowing in order to bring better results more quickly and easily into your life?

If happiness, joy and abundance is what you really want, then you need to take a moment and consider the question "how allowing am I right now?"

Do you allow others to be who they are? Do you fight against their beliefs? Do you think that if one person gets their way, that you can't get yours? 

How often are you in opposition to the situation? In what ways to you "resist" the people, places and things in your day?

Look at any areas of resistance in your life as prime indicators of areas that are in need of more allowing.

Whenever there is resistance in your life, there will also be accompanying negative emotions.

Resistance is like putting on the emergency or parking brake while trying to drive. Sure you can still drive with it on, but the performance of the vehicle is greatly diminished.

The problem is that many of us fear what we truly want, which is why we put on the brakes to begin with.

We ask, pray, and intend for our desires to be manifested and right before they are, we say "whoa wait-a-minute", "hold-on", "stop".

We think, who am I too have this? Why do I deserve this? Am I even worthy enough? 

Meanwhile, the universe is trying to give you whatever you want, but you are stating to it through your actions that you are unsure if you want it.

Then, when you finally decide that you want something, you decide that you want it yesterday!

However, no matter how skilled or resourceful you are there is always a time lag between the original conception and the manifestation or achievement of the goal. 

Then when it doesn't show up today, you begin to doubt and question whether or not you can even attract it.

A vibrational state like this places counter-thought, and counter-intention, into whatever your trying to attract and acts like a parking brake to your pleasure.

No matter how much you work, and work, you will still not succeed, because the effectiveness of your action is dependent upon your state of being.

This is important to understand, because the more time you put into being against anything, the less time you have to spend bringing positive things into your life!

The creative process takes time! Allowing what is wanted, essentially keeps your attention on the wanted thing, and off of the fact that you don't have it yet. 

Imagine if you could find a way to take your foot off the brake and live life full throttle?

Understanding the law of allowing is easier than you think, but it is the practice of what you know where the challenge lies.

The most important thing to remember is that whatever you focus on will expand into more of it.

If you spend your time, energy and attention focusing on the "resistance" the "disagreement" with whatever is, you are creating a vibrational state to bring you more of the same.

Therefore it is of the utmost importance during the process of manifestation that no matter what happens you remain committed to focusing your energies on that which you intend.

This keeps your vibrational signal oriented in the right direction, and allows you to rendezvous with the people and resources that match up with you.

By not resisting the wanted thing you allow the law of 'like attracts like' to work in your favour.

The law of attraction is able to work more effectively when you don't resist the wanted thing and allow the process to take place, whatever it is.

Do you truly want whatever you want... or are you more concerned about the process in which in manifests?

If you don't care how it comes, only that it eventually comes, then allow your thoughts and feelings about the process to relax. 

By relaxing into your creative process you strengthen your intention and become a more powerful attracting magnet for the things you want, and a more effective co-creator.

For example if you want to be more wealthy and you thought it was going to happen via the lottery, and you ended up getting a promotion would you be upset?

Think about this story and how it parallels in your life. What in your life do you say that you want more of, but are too 'attached' to the details of how it happens?

If you truly desire whatever that is then you will want to spend your time and effort on allowing more.

Even after you bravely recognize the need to become more allowing, you still may get lost in the contemplation of exactly how to do that.

One of the easiest ways to learn is to simply ask yourself the question: "How can I be more allowing?" 

THE SECRET

The art of allowing means you believe it is possible to have challenges, yet at the very same time be absolutely in love with life and excited about the world.

In what areas of your life can you become more allowing?

Can you become more allowing in the relationships you have with your friends, family, co-workers, or even your ex's?

More importantly, it what ways can you be more allowing with the most important relationship of all, the one with your SELF?

Are you your own best friend? How often do you practice allowing yourself to fail, learn and grow without judgment?

Based on the way you have treated yourself for the past week, would you be your own best friend?

If you and your best friend were working together on a project together, would you want them there to support you, or hinder your progress?

The choice is an easy one, of course you would want them in your corner to support you.

The question is then, "Are you offering the best support to yourself as your own best friend?"

Every day that you wake up you are responsible for being a partner in the biggest and most important project of all, your life.

Are you offering the best support to yourself when you criticize or complain about something?

Are you offering the best support to yourself when you doubt the creative process?

Are you offering the best support to yourself when you constantly notice what is missing in your life?

Are you offering the best support to yourself when you question why you don't have it yet?

Are you offering the best support to yourself when you spend time blaming or judging people, including yourself?

Are you offering the best support to yourself when you carry around all your failures and mistakes from the past?

Are you offering the best support to yourself when you feel low energy and negative about something?

Are you offering the best support to yourself when you offer resistance to whatever shows up in the moment?

These are only 8 of the many ways that you can check-in with your self. 

Use them to determine how aligned your thoughts and actions are with your intention.

Is it possible that you need to learn how to be more allowing, accepting and/or forgiving?

Are your thoughts, feelings, and actions in vibrational harmony with what you seek to attract?

If you seek to support your self then it is vital to maintain a pure creative vibration aligned precisely to your desire.  

The law of allowing works hand-in-hand with the law of attraction, meaning whatever you place your attention on you get more of. 

As mentioned earlier, if you focus on something positive, something that you are passionate about, related opportunities come to you. 

When your thoughts, your focus and your intent are exclusively on what is wanted, you feel relaxed, joyful and lighthearted about the goal.

Paradoxically, the more joyful you are, the less hard you have to work, and the more powerful and effective are your actions.

In short, allowing is the aligning of your vibration with that of your desire. 

A great question to ask yourself to be more in the moment and go more with the flow is:

"How can I be more allowing?"

Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

 

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you see things more clearly and live with more clarity.

 

THE CHALLENGE

 

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

"What else could this mean?"

 

THE PROMISE

 

Ask yourself this question in every instance you are searching for meaning and you will gain new perspectives.

  

 

THE TIPS

Have you ever got confused, angry, sad, hurt, frustrated, nervous, stressed, anxious, or upset?

If you are human then you have definitely have experienced at least one or two of these negative emotions.

Chances are, you may even be experiencing them on a daily basis.

If you want to reduce the amount of those feelings in your life a great question to ask yourself is: "What else could this mean?"

Human beings see the world first through our brains and then use our eyes to generate a matching perspective.

We see whatever we believe, i.e. seeing is believing... We also ignore what we don't want to believe... i.e. ignorance is bliss.

In general people underestimate their natural abilities and overestimate their weaknesses.

This means that your situation is probably not as bleak as you imagine, and you're more strong and talented than you give yourself credit. 

Yet we tend to think that everybody thinks, feels and acts the same way, or at least they should in most cases.

You think this way if you have ever got upset at someone with a different approach to doing things than you.

If you traveled with 12 of your closest friends on a trip for a month you would quickly spot exactly just how different you are.

But if during that trip you were faced with a problem that took all of you to solve, you may walk away more appreciative of our differences.

Our perspectives are by design as unique as our fingerprints, with no two being the exact same.

There is a beautiful and divine purpose as to why we all think, feel and act differently.

The truth is that it takes all sorts to make the world go round. 

The sooner that we appreciate and believe this then the sooner the conflicts and wars around the world will end.

You can make a big difference in your life and the lives of others simply by asking one question:

"What else could this mean?"

Answering this question will help you gain perspectives, feel empathy and increase awareness.

When was the last time you stopped to consider that there might be another way at looking at the situation?

Here is your challenge for the next week...

The next time you are frustrated, confused, angry or upset ask yourself this power question.

Try asking it the next time that you are stuck on a problem or arrive at a dead-end.

Ask it to yourself the next time you are in the middle of a so-called crisis.

Ask a friend this question the next time they are emotional and distraught over something.

The more that you ask yourself this question the more easily you will be able to come up with alternative ideas.

Remember, the answers that you come up with are not the most important part of the process, rather it is simply the awareness of all your alternatives.

To change anything in your life requires that you choose a new path, because you cannot change what you don't know.

A great question to ask yourself to gain awareness and perspective is: "What else could this mean?"

THE SECRET

We live in a world that is infinitely filled with all sorts, shapes and sizes of information.

Our ability to recognize, access and change information creates endless potential and possibilities for our species.

From cloning mammals to Cuban missiles we have the power to use information to both create and destroy life.

However we must always remember that information itself is neither inherently good or bad. 

For instance the Ying and Yang symbol tells us there is a little bit of good in evil, and a little bit of evil in good.

Information will always make the world go round and it will forever just be information.

Ultimately it is the person who uses the information that applies the purpose and meaning to it.

We can use information to empower and improve our lives, or we can use the same information to hinder and hamper our progress.

This choice is entirely up to us and is determined on the basis by the type and quality of questions we ask our self. 

For a specific example of how this might play into your life consider the following scenario or one like it:

You have arranged to meet your partner or good friend for dinner and you arrive on time at a restaurant. 

After about 10 minutes and the person still hasn't shown up you begin to dialogue with yourself and say “typical, she is always late, she simply has no respect for other people”. 

Stop! Wait-a-minute, immediately taking up a position like this is not going to prove very useful for your emotions is it?

Also, think about the type of evening you are setting yourself up for if and when the person does show up. It's not likely going to be a fun and friendly night will it?

Before you are temped to take your next shower in negative emotions, how about if you asked yourself "What else could this mean?"

Just by asking the question you have now given yourself some choices.

Start brainstorming from the other person's perspective and put yourself in their shoes.

Do you think they are doing this to intentionally hurt or upset you? If so, then perhaps it is time to find some new friends or even family to hang around.

If you realize that they probably didn't do it on purpose, then perhaps you could change the internal dialogue in your head to reflect something more understanding and empathetic.

For example you might think "she must really care about me because she is obviously taking the time to look her best”, or “How thoughtful of me was it to pick a restaurant that is notorious for no parking."

Coming from a perspective like this you can see how you can eliminate the build up of negative emotions and free yourself from "reacting" when they finally arrive.

With that perspective how much easier it would be avoid any arguments, make sure you put in a real effort, and try your best to salvage the rest of the night.

Think and reflect for a moment on the last time that you had an argument with a loved one. 

Try and briefly regain those feelings by seeing what you saw, hearing what you heard and feeling what you felt. 

Now take a moment and recreate the dialogue that was going on inside your head at the time. What are you saying to yourself?

Are you asking questions that are helping or are you asking questions that are likely to exacerbate the situation and lead to an argument? 

At times like this we often disappear inside our heads and look for ways to justify our feelings and support our behaviour.

Would you like to put a hugely positive spin on the situation instead by changing your state and outlook?

The alternative is to ask yourself the question "What else could this mean?" to contemplate new and more powerful perspectives.

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

THE HYPE

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help you use your imagination the way it was intended to be used.


THE CHALLENGE

Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"Is this the best use of my imagination?"


THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question as soon as possible and you will become better able to harness the true power of your imagination.


THE TIPS

Did you know that your Imagination is the most powerful thing you possess?

Here are just a few of the reasons why it's so important...

For one thing your imagination controls your perception.

It's called your 'minds-eye', and if you don't see something in it first, you will not be able to see it in "real life".

This is why for humans seeing is believing, and we only see what we believe.

Your imagination is literally creating the world you live in based on a set of programming instructions that you call reality.

Another reason your imagination is key is because it influences your emotions.

Your imagination stores the pictures, symbols and images of the memories that trigger all of your emotions.

Without these being perceived in your minds-eye, nothing would cause a emotional reaction or generate feelings.

In case you haven't heard the news or stopped to think about it yourself, we are all motivated by emotions.

This is powerful because 99.99% of the time we do what we feel right?

Ask yourself now.. "what determines your emotions?"

Because if you are serious about changing your actions then you must first learn how to change the emotions that are driving your behavior.

If you look at whatever makes you sad, miserable or upset, you will uncover that your imagination (perspective) is what pulls you down.

Contrarily, whenever you have accomplished something that makes you happy, you will discover that your imagination also lead you there.

Therefore in order to take control of your emotions you need to take control of your imagination.

What we do over time is what creates our results, and why we do what we do is based on our reality.

Both your results and reality are governed by your imagination, which means you have the power to change either of them at any time!

When you come to understand the power of that statement, you will also fully realize the eloquence of Albert Einstein when he said:

"Imagination is everything, it is more important than knowledge".

Have you ever stopped to consider that right now you are either using your imagination for better or worse?

Now that you know the importance of your imagination the best question to ask yourself is: "Is this the best use of my imagination?"


THE SECRET

Are you are stressed, overwhelmed, frustrated, hopeless, complacent, or bored with life?

Could the only reason you are not getting everything you deserve possibly be you?

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” -- Oscar Wilde

You first dream and envision your happiest future with your imagination.

You then use your imagination to motivate you through the tough times until you succeed.

You set your target on your next goal and seek out the next opportunity with your imagination.

This is the never-ending cycle of creation. This is the expression of your true self, the journey of your soul.

If somehow, somewhere you mixed up along the path then a powerful question to ask yourself is: "Is this the best use of my imagination?"

What is one good way to use your imagination you might ask?

How about beginning by using it to imagine all the things that you want in life.

Not the superficial things that don't bring you any joy, only the type of things that tug on your heart strings.

Start imagining these things in your minds-eye more often, picturing what it would be like to have them right now.

If you are serious and actually want to start manifesting this reality then you better start feeling it with your heart while you do it as well.

Keep picturing your greatest joy, being thankful and patient about the process.

The very worst that will happen is that you spend a lot of time feeling the joy and appreciation.

Nothing sends that something faster into your hands than the feeling of gratitude.

The favorite thing for God or the Universe to do is to fulfill our fantasies and wishes.

We get what we believe we deserve, which is why it should go without saying, it is important to be careful what you ask for.

Ingrid Bergman knew this in 13 simple words, "Success is getting what you want and Happiness is wanting what you get."

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 inspire you to reclaim the confidence to move forward in your life.


THE CHALLENGE

Your Mindset challenge this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:
"What is really keeping me from accomplishing what I want right now?"


THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question and it will help you breakthrough tough mental roadblocks and limiting-beliefs.


THE TIPS

Ask yourself the question "What is really keeping me from accomplishing what I want right now?" to help you move forward whenever you feel stuck.

This naturally does not feel good because being stuck is the opposite of the reason we were born on this planet to begin with.

Human beings are born to express themselves and they primarily do this two ways.

First, all human beings aspire to accomplish something that they value.

We want to contribute to something meaningful that we can be proud of.

Second, humans also desire to feel valued by the people that they value.

We want to feel like important members within our circle of influence.

No matter what tribe, community, race or culture you belong to, these two yearnings are universal.

There is a very specific reason that we are hardwired this way.

When we are contributing (being valuable) to something we value, the human body rewards us by generating feelings.

The feelings that people most commonly experience when doing the above are peace, passion, enthusiasm and joy.

When we accomplish something of value the human body rewards us with favorable emotional states.

Some of the common terms that people use to describe these emotional states are: bliss, fulfillment, happiness and success.

So if everyone wants to contribute to some thing of value and also to feel valuable, then what is the problem?

There are two reasons why the majority of people you know are not expressing the feelings or experiencing the conditions:

1. We cannot uncover or discover what we wish to contribute.

2. We know what we wish to contribute but cannot uncover or discover a way to contribute it.

Ask yourself the question "What is really keeping me from accomplishing what I want right now?" and see what category you fall into.

The more you give yourself permission to ask yourself exploration questions, the more of yourself you will uncover.

The more of yourself that is uncovered, the more informed you are about yourself and what you are meant to do.

The more informed you are about what you want to do, the more informed you can become on how best to do it.

Start your path to success by simply asking yourself: "What is really keeping me from accomplishing what I want right now?"


THE SECRET

Just because you ask the question: "What is really keeping me from accomplishing what I want right now?" doesn't mean that you will give yourself an honest answer.

The mind is known to be tricky. This trickiness can sometimes be described as if there were a little angel and little devil on your shoulders.

Sometimes the angel answers and sometimes the devil, the universal question that plagues us all is how to tell them apart.

For example, you have an important goal to manage your weight but somehow you just aren't going to the gym.

This would be a great opportunity to ask yourself the question: "What is really keeping me from accomplishing what I want right now?"

However, the little devil on your shoulder may answer the question before the little angel and it might say something like:

"You shouldn't exercise (even though you know you should) because... [insert cleaver excuse here]"

The excuse might come in the form of a reasonable sounding thought like, "what if the people at the gym make fun of you?"

Entertaining a thought like this may hinder your confidence to move forward and sabotage your desire to go to the gym.

The next time this happens and you aren't sure whether it is the little devil answering ask yourself this follow-up question:

"How do I know this to be true?" and give yourself time to debate both sides of the story.

In the example of the gym excuse, asking yourself "How do I know this to be true?" is a great follow-up question.

If you insist on believing that whatever is holding you back is true, the next best question to ask yourself is " What would happen if it wasn't true?"

In the going to the gym situation you might discover through simple brainstorming that other possibilities exist.

For example, you might see the possibility that you could befriend a work out buddy or even better, a future mate that understands your unique challenges.

The excitement of this possibility might even help you breakthrough the limiting-belief about people at the gym that held you back in the first place.

Give yourself permission to explore your roadblocks and belief barriers, and with practice the mind will become your greatest problem solving ally.

If you need help getting started, asking a honest friend or hiring a coach that you trust is your best bet to get a realistic view of your current results.

When you have determined a realistic view of your situation ask yourself the question: "What is really keeping me from accomplishing what I want right now?" to take yourself to the next level.

Be open with process and honest with your progress and you will eliminate any barriers that stand in your way.

Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

This weeks Motivating Mindset will pump up your problem-solving muscles.

THE CHALLENGE

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

"What don't I already know about this?"

THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question whenever you come across a road block and you will solve your problems faster and more easily.


THE TIPS

Whenever the path before you appears blocked, or you come across a mental block, try asking yourself "What don't I already know about this?".

This will help you shift from seeing the problem in the same old ways and tap into the power of your creativity.

The next time you reach an apparent dead-end you must first realize that you have reached this block even though you know what you know.

Therefore, even though you know what you know, what you need to know is what you don't know already.

The best information in a solving a problem that has been plaguing you is by approaching it from a completely different angle.

Asking yourself the question "What don't I already know about this?" will help you uncover some strategic solutions.

Often we make the mistake of believing that we have all the information necessary to deal with a situation, or form an opinion, when we haven't taken the time to dig deeper.

When this happens we tend to make assumptions that eventually hinder our growth and keep us feeling frustrated.

An example is if you have struggled with something like weight management throughout your life.

What you already know about the situation is the gamut of diets, programs, exercises and training systems that you've gone through that don't work.

What you also likely already know is how many months and years you have been trying to lose those last pounds.

The problem with knowing what you already know is that by studying the things above, it won't move you closer to a solution.

Instead, chances are likely that studying what you know has probably lead you to ask yourself something along the lines of "What's wrong with me, how come I just can't get past this?"

You might be tempted to compare your result to others and wonder why "Tae Bo" or the "Atkin's Diet" worked for your best friend but not for you.

Instead of asking yourself a question based on a problem, your challenge is to shift gears by asking yourself a question based on a solution.

By asking yourself "What don't I already know about this?" you will find out new areas and angles to approach your weight management.

Repeatedly asking yourself this question will automatically enlist the help of your creativity in order to try and solve the problem.

You might discover that what you don't know already about your weight management is why you want to manage the weight to begin with.

You might uncover that what you don't know already is how your personality plays a role in your weight management.

You might find out that what you don't know already is why you have chosen to approach the problem in the way that you have.

The more that you ask yourself "What don't I already know about this?" the more easily that you will be able to come up with new empowering answers.


THE SECRET

To really turbo charge your results, when you sit down to ask yourself "What don't I already know about this?", write down your ideas on paper.

You might want to start with listing all the things that you already know about the problem you are trying to solve.

The more you can understand your problem and the better you are able to formulate the question, the better answers you will come up with.

It has been said that a problem well-stated is a problem half-solved.

The best way to solve a problem that has been challenging to you for a while is to make a "creative map", "concept map" or "mind map".

A concept/creative/mind map is a diagram used for linking words and ideas to a central key word or idea.

It is used to visualize, classify, structure, and generate ideas, as well as an aid in study, problem solving, and decision making.

A concept map is a great way to come up with ideas that you may not have otherwise thought of.

Use your creative map in conjunction with the question "What don't I already know about this?" for a very powerful problem-solving combination.

However, you can apply this question and creative-map technique to many other areas of your life, not just problem-solving.

Some areas that are great to apply this question to are your Judgements, Justifications and Tolerations.

When it comes to judging people, places or things, asking yourself that question that might prove helpful before making any false assumptions.

For example, you might be tempted to form an opinion about someone because of something that recently happened.

Before you cast judgement on another, put yourself in their shoe's and ask yourself "What don't I already know about them?" to better understand where they may be coming from.

When it comes to justifying thoughts, feelings and behaviours, asking "What don't I already know about why I do them?" might provide some critical insight.

When it comes to areas in your life that have been continually tolerated, such as a bad relationship, poor organization, work stress, etc, asking yourself "What don't I already know?" might help change your mind about why you are doing it and what you can do about it.

The key is to use the information that you discover to help you re-frame the situation in a more beneficial and positive light.

After you have discovered what you don't know, ask yourself "how can I use this new knowledge to get better results?".

If you are still drawing a blank or feel blocked then keep in mind that you can always ask a friend to be an objective mirror for you.

As long as you are open and willing you can stand on the shoulders of giants, mentors, coaches, heroes and sheroes to overcome your problems.

The more you practice asking yourself the hard questions in life, the more easy your life will become.