Speak about your hopes. Speak about your dreams. Speak about your goals. Speak about the person you want to become.
Here is the promised 30 day plan that will dramatically change the way you think about yourself and the things around you.
Day 1: Spend 15 minutes asking yourself who you would like to be (not have) in 10 years. As yourself questions in the following areas: spiritually who would you like to be? Intellectually? Physically? Emotionally? Relationally? Financially?
Day 2: Write out two sentences in each area that are in the following format for each of the areas listed from the first day: "I am ...." Present tense and positive. Not "I am not..." "I am..." For example I am an intellectual genius who loves reading and learning."
Days 3-7: Read the twelve statements to yourself, OUT LOUD, with emotion, with your hand on your heart. This will incorporate you audio and kinetic learning and reprograming. Emotions drive the statements deep into your inner being.
Day 8-14: Continue declaring the statement but add one new declaration in one of the areas each day.
Days 15-21: Continue the declarations. You will start to notice that old thoughts will pop up that are contrary to your declarations and you have felt foolish during the first 14 days. By day 15 you are starting to believe your declarations and you can mentally reject negative, contrary thoughts to your declarations.
Days 22-30: Have fun with this and continue declarations. Add more statements that are relevant to the person you want to become. You will now have the internal strength to reject comments made by your friends that are contrary to your declarations. You will notice some relationships that are contrary to your declarations.
After running through the 30 day plan, post what changes you saw or felt.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Transform Your Mind: Transform Your Life #7
The last mind trigger to look at is: What you say.
Some would argue that what the mind thinks starts the process of what you say. At times this is true. However, the opposite is also true.
I have a close relative who is the most gifted construction worker I have ever met. When I am next to him working I've noticed that EVERY time he hits his thumb with a hammer or has some type of accident he immediately says, "You dummy!"
When we talk he is convinced he more stupid than smart. Yet he is highly kinetically brilliant.
When I bought a franchise I had to go to Canada to spend a week in training. The CEO spent the first two days talking about the concept of speaking to yourself each day about what you want to think about. Some call it affirmations. Some call it declarations. The masses think it is a worthless concept. Yet I find that many highly successful people practice this concept. A great book to check out that goes more into detail is Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.
I have gone through major wins and major losses in my life. This concept has dramatically helped me keep my mind in the game.
What are the voices saying in your head? What do you verbalize to yourself?
In my next entry I will give you a 30 day plan that will change your attitudes and concepts about yourself and your capabilities. Your confidence will be OFF THE CHART.
Some would argue that what the mind thinks starts the process of what you say. At times this is true. However, the opposite is also true.
I have a close relative who is the most gifted construction worker I have ever met. When I am next to him working I've noticed that EVERY time he hits his thumb with a hammer or has some type of accident he immediately says, "You dummy!"
When we talk he is convinced he more stupid than smart. Yet he is highly kinetically brilliant.
When I bought a franchise I had to go to Canada to spend a week in training. The CEO spent the first two days talking about the concept of speaking to yourself each day about what you want to think about. Some call it affirmations. Some call it declarations. The masses think it is a worthless concept. Yet I find that many highly successful people practice this concept. A great book to check out that goes more into detail is Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.
I have gone through major wins and major losses in my life. This concept has dramatically helped me keep my mind in the game.
What are the voices saying in your head? What do you verbalize to yourself?
In my next entry I will give you a 30 day plan that will change your attitudes and concepts about yourself and your capabilities. Your confidence will be OFF THE CHART.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Transform Your Mind: Transform Your Life #6
The trigger we are discussing is "What you Listen to."
Discussions with our friends starts our mind down a track. That doesn't mean you cannot change the track it's on. However, we often go down a track for a while before we realize we could be thinking on healthier topics.
There are three levels of discussion topics. Ask yourself which level do you listen to the most?
Discussions with our friends starts our mind down a track. That doesn't mean you cannot change the track it's on. However, we often go down a track for a while before we realize we could be thinking on healthier topics.
There are three levels of discussion topics. Ask yourself which level do you listen to the most?
- The lowest level is talking about people. It is easier to talk about people than anything else. We read magazines and watch shows telling us about people. I've noticed more people want to talk about the bad in others more than the good. Yet even if all you talk about is the good in people, this is still the lowest level of discussion.
- The next level of thoughtful discussion is talking about events. This could be current events or events at work. This requires a little more thought and exercise for the brain.
- The highest level of discussion is talking about concepts. Conceptual discussions push the mind to ask questions. The mind explores when it talks about topics, theories, and logical or illogical arguments.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Transform Your Mind: Transform Your Life #5
The second trigger that starts your mind down a path is What you Listen To.
As I travel every other week around the country I am always amazed at how many people travel with something stuck in their ears.
Just like we discussed with reading, most listen to entertainment. Nothing is wrong with entertainment. In fact, at the age of 45 I started playing the drums. I love music. I have a wide variety of music I listen to. Music from the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and present. I listen to relaxing music and I listen to rock. I love Jazz and I like Country.
So three things to consider:
1. Music is a unique medium of taking a message and driving it deep into our spirit. That is why we like to dance and move our entire body to music. I evokes a wide range of emotions.
2. Therefore, be careful of the messages you listen to. Lyrics about sex and killing are bound to have some negative impact on your spirit.
3. Consider changing the percentage of entertainment you listen to. Instead of having 100% entertainment, try to put 20% of educational or motivational talks on your IPOD or smart phone. Something many Kindle readers do not know is that you can plug in your ear phones and have it read books to you. I love that feature especially when my eyes are getting tired.
The mind really is a garden. Sometimes we put crap in it and hope it turns to fertilizer. We don't realize it is really toxic waste we are really dumping into our own environment.
As I travel every other week around the country I am always amazed at how many people travel with something stuck in their ears.
Just like we discussed with reading, most listen to entertainment. Nothing is wrong with entertainment. In fact, at the age of 45 I started playing the drums. I love music. I have a wide variety of music I listen to. Music from the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and present. I listen to relaxing music and I listen to rock. I love Jazz and I like Country.
So three things to consider:
1. Music is a unique medium of taking a message and driving it deep into our spirit. That is why we like to dance and move our entire body to music. I evokes a wide range of emotions.
2. Therefore, be careful of the messages you listen to. Lyrics about sex and killing are bound to have some negative impact on your spirit.
3. Consider changing the percentage of entertainment you listen to. Instead of having 100% entertainment, try to put 20% of educational or motivational talks on your IPOD or smart phone. Something many Kindle readers do not know is that you can plug in your ear phones and have it read books to you. I love that feature especially when my eyes are getting tired.
The mind really is a garden. Sometimes we put crap in it and hope it turns to fertilizer. We don't realize it is really toxic waste we are really dumping into our own environment.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Transform Your Mind: Cool Tool
Before we go to the next trigger, I just found a great way to track many of the things you read. It doesn't matter if you read it in a book, on a website, or watch a video. This will even track texts or voice notes and allow you to retrieve it on your smart phone, website login, or your computer.
Click on the link for the app "Evernote" to learn more. As a writer, speaker, and business development guy I think this is invaluable.
Click on the link for the app "Evernote" to learn more. As a writer, speaker, and business development guy I think this is invaluable.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Transform Your Mind: Transform Your Life #4
That last visual trigger for your mind is: What you Read.
According to the Washington Post 25% of people didn't even read a book last year. According to the Associated Press the average person read four books last year.
Of those that read, many are fiction or as I would categorize "Entertainment."
While reading is important, reading beneficial information will ignite the mind and change your life. How much entertaining books have you read compared to educational? How many entertaining magazines have you read compared to educational?
Here is a reading plan that changed my life and EVERY life of those I know who tried this plan.
1. Find the one topic that would help you the most at work or your desired career. Ask your boss for help if you need.
2. Read that topic for 30-45 minutes each day, six day s a week for 3 months. Most people absorb the most in the morning before going to work. Find the best time every day that works for you.
3. Write or journal what you learn along the way.
4. Find ways to immediately apply what you are learning. Share what you are learning with others.
5. Change subjects and focus on the next most beneficial subject for the next three months and repeat the cycle.
6. Due this until it becomes habit.
7. Learn Dynamic Speed Reading. Pick up the Evelyn Wood Reading Program. This program helped me go from reading a book a month to a book every couple days.
Even if you took the final quarter off due to all the holidays you will be surprised how much you know and have applied to your life in the first year. If you could only read one book every 2 weeks for three of the four quarters a year, you would have read almost 20 books on your subject and had applied their principles to your life. After five years that turns to 100 books. When the average person reads 4 books a year and most are entertainment, you dramatically learn more and place yourself far ahead of your competition.
If you read what the successful read, you will understand what the successful understand. The unsuccessful think that there are secrets to success- there are. But the secrets are available to those who search for it.
Next entry we will look at the second type of trigger that directs the mind.
According to the Washington Post 25% of people didn't even read a book last year. According to the Associated Press the average person read four books last year.
Of those that read, many are fiction or as I would categorize "Entertainment."
While reading is important, reading beneficial information will ignite the mind and change your life. How much entertaining books have you read compared to educational? How many entertaining magazines have you read compared to educational?
Here is a reading plan that changed my life and EVERY life of those I know who tried this plan.
1. Find the one topic that would help you the most at work or your desired career. Ask your boss for help if you need.
2. Read that topic for 30-45 minutes each day, six day s a week for 3 months. Most people absorb the most in the morning before going to work. Find the best time every day that works for you.
3. Write or journal what you learn along the way.
4. Find ways to immediately apply what you are learning. Share what you are learning with others.
5. Change subjects and focus on the next most beneficial subject for the next three months and repeat the cycle.
6. Due this until it becomes habit.
7. Learn Dynamic Speed Reading. Pick up the Evelyn Wood Reading Program. This program helped me go from reading a book a month to a book every couple days.
Even if you took the final quarter off due to all the holidays you will be surprised how much you know and have applied to your life in the first year. If you could only read one book every 2 weeks for three of the four quarters a year, you would have read almost 20 books on your subject and had applied their principles to your life. After five years that turns to 100 books. When the average person reads 4 books a year and most are entertainment, you dramatically learn more and place yourself far ahead of your competition.
If you read what the successful read, you will understand what the successful understand. The unsuccessful think that there are secrets to success- there are. But the secrets are available to those who search for it.
Next entry we will look at the second type of trigger that directs the mind.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Transform Your Mind: Transform Your Life #3
The second area to control the trigger of the eyes is: Control WHAT we look at.
Our culture is filled with visual stimulus. Advertisers know the power of this trigger. You see a picture of not just a bottle of soda, but the bottle has water droplets on it. Look at this and tell me that you didn't feel something in the back of your throat. www.pepsi.com.
Understanding the power of the triggered eye can help you keep clear thinking. The pictures we put in front of us can either help us or hurt us. Pictures of things that we don't need become strong triggers and tell our mind that we MUST have it. We then can't get the pictures out of our mind. We think on or sub-consciously meditate on those things all day.
Another visual influencer which is heavily negative is the television. So many shows and movies portray people and present concepts that will not help you go to the next level in your life. Many shows highlight the lowest part of our society- people who are getting their cars repossessed, people who fight in courts, criminals, and people fighting in dating situations. Other sitcoms show people who are not the greatest thinkers and are not the people you really want to idolize.
Positive visual pictures can also trigger the mind.
I have a large poster board with pictures of things and events that will bring me closer to my goals. Pictures of things that trigger the reminder and strong desire to take my family places, to create charitable foundations, to learn new things. In essence, to live the life I was designed to live, not the life my culture tells me is normal.
I encourage our sales force to put up a picture of their top five prospects. Keep something visual in front of them so they work on that account each day. Is may be funny but it works.
Next blog I will tell you what you can look at that will dramatically change your life within a year.
Our culture is filled with visual stimulus. Advertisers know the power of this trigger. You see a picture of not just a bottle of soda, but the bottle has water droplets on it. Look at this and tell me that you didn't feel something in the back of your throat. www.pepsi.com.
Understanding the power of the triggered eye can help you keep clear thinking. The pictures we put in front of us can either help us or hurt us. Pictures of things that we don't need become strong triggers and tell our mind that we MUST have it. We then can't get the pictures out of our mind. We think on or sub-consciously meditate on those things all day.
Another visual influencer which is heavily negative is the television. So many shows and movies portray people and present concepts that will not help you go to the next level in your life. Many shows highlight the lowest part of our society- people who are getting their cars repossessed, people who fight in courts, criminals, and people fighting in dating situations. Other sitcoms show people who are not the greatest thinkers and are not the people you really want to idolize.
Positive visual pictures can also trigger the mind.
I have a large poster board with pictures of things and events that will bring me closer to my goals. Pictures of things that trigger the reminder and strong desire to take my family places, to create charitable foundations, to learn new things. In essence, to live the life I was designed to live, not the life my culture tells me is normal.
I encourage our sales force to put up a picture of their top five prospects. Keep something visual in front of them so they work on that account each day. Is may be funny but it works.
Next blog I will tell you what you can look at that will dramatically change your life within a year.
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