Archive for the ‘Thinking’ Category

3
Jun

What’s Your Mission?

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone’s task is as unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it. Frankl

Do you have a personal mission?

Your mission, values and purpose are expressed in your life every day through your words, attitudes, thoughts and behaviours and your mission is unique to you.

Understanding your mission will define your sense of purpose and who you are, who you want to become, who you are being and your destiny.  It is key to your life success.

Ghandi’s mission statement was:

Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

I shall not fear anyone on earth.

I shall fear only God.

I shall not bear ill toward anyone.

I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.

I shall conquer untruth by truth.

And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering’

Do you have a mission statement?

Try these 3 exercises to help you define your mission…

  1. Visualise your future. Use your creative imagination and create a ‘vision picture’ of your life in 10 yrs., 20 yrs. time. Can you imagine it?  What do you see?  What do you hope for? Now get creative! take yourself back to school art class and put together a collage illustrating this life your’ve imagined using magazines cuttings, quotes, photographs – use textures, paint…let your imagination run free.  Visualisation is a powerful tool and enables you to activate your creative mind to achieve your goals and build internal motivation.
  2. It’s your 80th Birthday: Imagine your 80th Birthday party what would the people from the different walks of your life say about you? What tributes would they make to you?
  3. Ask yourself power questions to focus on living the life you’ve imagined
  • What would you do if you had no obstacles or limitations?
  • What do you love?  Write a list of the things you love.
  • What are you grateful for?

So what’s your mission? Why not share it with the world in the comments below or on Facebook.

 

 

 

10
Jan

Happy New Year…again!! Time for a Kick Start

You may have already decided that you want more for 2013 and you are ready for change. But simply don’t know where to start with your goals…and may even feel you’ve missed the boat – we are after all approaching week 2 of January!  You’d do better however, to give yourself a break.  You can set goals at any time.  So why not give yourself time to think and to get clarity on what you want with out the added pressure of 1st January.

Well, I’d like to invite you to take advantage of a special FREE New Year “Kick-Start” gift coaching session where we’ll work together to…

  • Create a crystal clear vision for your ‘ultimate business success’ in 2013 and beyond, and the “perfect lifestyle” you’d like your business to provide
  • Uncover hidden challenges that may be sabotaging the growth of your business and keeping you working too many hours
  • Create a clear plan of the next steps you need take and a space to think
  • Identify the first step to get you into action

I’d like you to leave the session renewed, re-energized, and inspired.

So if you’d like to APPLY and to take advantage of this very special, very limited, and totally FREE 30 minute “2013 KICKSTART” gift coaching session, click here complete the questionnaire and click submit!.

You must answer ALL the questions to be eligible and we’ll let you know if you have got one of the 15 limited slots available.

Is 2013 going to be your best year yet?

So remember – complete the questionnaire here and go into 2013 with a smile on your face.

Let 2013 be your best yet!  Let it be remarkable.

Marcie

29
Nov

Are you a ‘knowledge’ junkie? – Learn then take action.

Last week I popped into the Business Start Up Show at Olympia and came away with some great new connections.  I also met an old acquaintance and was excited for her as she was planning to go into business for herself.  Her challenge however, was she had become a ‘knowledge junkie’.

She is a beautiful and intelligent woman and had gained accreditation, qualification and a number of years’ experience in her industry but still felt she needed to ‘know’ more and so wasn’t going to start her business until sometimenext year. She was being held back and procrastinating because her belief was that ‘she wasn’t enough’. She needed more training.

Common sense would have us believe that we pursue an education or training so we may gain knowledge. But the truth is that knowledge in itself isn’t all that useful.  A person may know many things, but still may fail to apply that knowledge. It is only when we apply what we have learned that it becomes valuable.

The “great aim” of education is not to amass vast quantities of facts… it is to take what we know and use it to shape our lives and impact the lives of others. It is to make a difference.

Think about all the things you “know”… but haven’t put into action. We can love to learn and expand our knowledge, but it means very little if we do not use those ideas and thoughts to guide our actions.

I am hoping the next time, I bump into my friend at a Start Up show, and she’ll be telling me how her business is growing.   So the next time you hear a good idea or learn something new, consider how you can apply it to your own life.  In other words, value the education and knowledge you’ve gained… but also value putting that knowledge into action.

What education have you acquired that you can put into action, starting now?

17
Apr

“Have a word” with yourself…7 tips for creating positive affirmations to think better

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Successful people have understood that the key to creating the change they desire in their lives, career and business is more than determined willpower-  it is also about the inner game.

Successful people “have a word”. with themselves.  They let go of negative and limiting self beliefs and instead develop a habit of creating new thinking about themselves and their situation.

Taking responsibility for negative self talk  is key to success.

Negative self talk hinders and sabotages.  It prevents us from taking positive action and leaves us comfortable in our comfort zones – often as a ‘victim’ and powerless.  However, we have the power to change that thinking that threatens to sabotage the achievement of our goals.

You need to create a mental fertile environment for your success – focusing on new thinking, build motivation and beliefs consistent with the great success you what in your outer world.

One way to do is through affirmations.  Here are some guidelines and explain on how to create and use affirmations.

7 tips to creating powerful affirmations that will change your thinking and motivate you achieving you goals.

  1. Begin with the words “I am”
  2. Use the present tense
  3. State in positive terms and make them dynamic.
  4. Keep it simple and brief
  5. Include at least one emotion and action words to make your affirmations powerful enabling the outcome you desire i.e words ending in -ing.  Imagine the emotional state you would be feeling if you had already achieved the goal. For example – celebrating, proudly, happily, excitedly, lovingly, enthusiastically, joyfully – you get the picture.
  6. Be specific.
  7. Make your affirmation about you and your behaviours.

Now the ultimate key to using affirmations is in taking action.  Affirmations will encourage, motivate and bring about a shift in thinking and your mindset – but they are a tool – a tool to create positive action.  A tool for you to make things happen and bring about positive results.  Faith without action serves no useful purpose.

So have the intent, decide, fuel that intent with emotion, affirm yourself and take action today.

13
Apr

It’s all in the Mind: The Impact of our thoughts

Fertile Mind

Does your mind ever get the best of you?

Do you sometimes wish you could just STOP thinking so negatively?

Do you feel your mindset is messing with your success?

Well, you are not the only one.  This is perfectly normal.

Your mind is one of the most powerful tools on the planet. Every day, people use their brains to solve problems, write books, draw up blueprints for skyscrapers, invent new technologies and make money.

It is through our thoughts that we create the world we live in.  We can alter our worlds by changing our thoughts.  If we change our thoughts we can change our lives. If we become aware of and understand the potential and power for our minds – we can consciously create greater happiness, and a greater sense of freedom. It’s all in the mind. (more…)