Don't Do What I Did

I had an idea for a blog post this morning and didn't write it down. Don't do what I did. Carry something to write your ideas down and keep it with you at all times.

Get a Moleskin.

I'll think of it later....where's that Moleskin?

Breakfast of Champions

I've said it before, and you'll hear it from me again.

Take time to ask yourself "What am I like when I'm at my best?"

Write your answers down, boil it down to a list of keywords (i.e. calm, focused, cheerful, competent, etc.), and put the list somewhere you can see it during your day, maybe even on a Post-It note.

Do everything you can today to be the person on that list.

It's All About You, Isn't It?

From Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book, The Power of Intention:

Two prime ministers are sitting in a room discussing affairs of state. Suddenly a man bursts in, apoplectic with fury, shouting and stamping and banging his fist on the desk. The resident prime minister admonishes him: “Peter,” he says, “kindly remember Rule Number 6,” whereupon Peter is instantly restored to complete calm, apologizes, and withdraws. The politicians return to their conversation, only to be interupted yet again twenty minutes later by an hysterical woman gesticulating wildly, her hair flying. Again the intruder is greeted with the words: “Marie, please remember Rule Number 6.” Complete calm descends once more, and she too withdraws with a bow and an apology. When the scene is repeated for a third time, the visiting prime minister addresses his colleague: “My dear friend, I’ve seen many things in my life, but never anything as remarkable as this. Would you be willing to share with me the secret of Rule Number 6?” “Very simple,” replies the resident prime minister. “Rule Number 6 is ‘Don’t take yourself so damn seriously.’” “Ah,” says his visitor, “that is a fine rule.” After a moment of pondering, he inquires, “And what, may I ask, are the other rules?”
“There aren’t any.”

Thanks to Steve at The Fast Lane for reminding me of this quote.

Doing Nothing

From my friend Pete:

"The problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you're finished."

Comments?

What Do You Really Want?

Steve Johnson at The Fast Lane has a post called What Drives You. I was going to comment on its eloquence, but go read it. This is so important!

What do you want? What do you really want in your life?

Are You Performing at Your Full Potential?

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through into action, and because there is only one of in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open." - Choreographer, Martha Graham

Remember, as Timothy Gallwey says, "Potential minus Interference = Performance."

What do you think? I welcome your comments.

Quote of the Day

"Nothing changes without a change."

Thanks to Wizzer for that. Check out his blog Wizzer News for some great insight on building a business on the internet.

HypnoCoaching

Beyond Hypnosis, Beyond Coaching
Harness the Power of Your Subconscious with HypnoCoaching™

Do you know anyone who's stressed? Losing confidence? Disorganized? Losing touch with their dreams? Off track with their goals? Needing to improve their performance in business or sports? Or just looking for a change?

Like you, they're probably smart and capable. They may be the type of person who usually won't ask for help, believing they can figure it out, that they can do it themselves.

Sure, you can do it all yourself, but sometimes it helps to have someone on your side to keep you on track…sometimes you just need a coach.

Offer them a free coaching session.

A Free HypnoCoaching™ Session

I'm a Certified Hypnotherapist and owner of Portland Hypnotherapy. I've been in practice for 8 years; helping clients to overcome obstacles in their lives that have been keeping them from moving forward. I found early on in my practice that after quitting smoking, or getting over their fear of public speaking, etc, many clients would ask me if I could help them in other areas of their life, and I found myself doing a lot of what I now know as Coaching. Two years ago I decided to broaden my practice and took an intensive training program in a discipline known as HypnoCoaching™.

HypnoCoaching™ is a powerful combination of Personal Coaching and Hypnosis which uses special tools and proven techniques to help you achieve more than you ever thought possible.

Personal Coaching uses encouragement, support, guidance, motivation and commitment to help you lead a balanced, complete and fulfilling life. The process involves helping you make action plans and commitments, overcome obstacles, and move forward toward achieving a successful and fulfilling life of your choice.

Hypnosis, in its simplest definition, is a state of highly focused attention. You can allow yourself to go into hypnosis, be hypnotized, by somebody or something external, or by focusing internally on your own thoughts, feelings, or memories. The process of hypnosis bypasses the natural critical factor of your conscious mind, the "yeah, but" factor, and opens direct communication with your subconscious. Your subconscious directly controls your feelings, beliefs and behavior.

Golfing great Bobby Jones is quoted as saying, "Competitive golf is a game played primarily on a 5 inch course" (referring to one's mind). Turn golf into life and you have the essence of HypnoCoaching™… coaching from the inside out.

If you, or someone you know, would like to experience the benefits HypnoCoaching™ can offer I'm offering a free, introductory HypnoCoaching™ session, by phone (anywhere in the world) or in the Portland Hypnotherapy office. Call me at 207-838-7912 (I will call you back and the call is on me) or email mainehypnocoach@gmail.com to schedule a session or ask any questions.

Focus!

Thought for the day.....

Tada Ima: A Japanese term for only now. Focus
only on the moment, the immediate task at hand.

I welcome your comments.

Another one for the Keep It Simple file

A great post called Two Words Of Advice from Scott Ginsberg, The Nametag Guy. Worth a trip and keep the blog on your reading list.

Scott has written 3 books. I heartily recommend them all.

Let me know if you have read any of Scott's books. What do you think?

Live Life Like A Mountain

A great blog post by Aaron Potts at Today Is That Day.

Simply, a powerful mindset - Live Life Like A Mountain

CCSS - Be Calm. Be Centered. Be Still. Be Strong.

Do yourself a favor and read the article.

As always, I welcome your comments.

More from Bruce Di Marsico - Fear

"All fear and unhappiness is the fear that unhappiness will happen.
I describe it like this, no person is afraid of being poor, in itself, but of being an unhappy poor person. No person is afraid of illness, but of being ill and unhappy also. Nobody is afraid of a bear, or of being hurt by the bear, but of the unhappiness that is believed will occur from the hurt. The examples are countless but follow this paradigm. People are afraid unhappiness will "happen" to them under certain circumstances."

Read the full article. There are other interesting articles on the site also.

Hopefully you have some thoughts about this quote. As always, I welcome your comments.