Many people have learned how to tap into their intuition purposefully, and just as many are not even aware it exists in them. While some people will say, I had a gut feeling about that or I just knew what to do, others will totally discount any thoughts or feelings or instincts they can’t put a trace on. They can’t accept the unexplainable and they don’t follow any gut feelings even when they pop up. They suppress the thoughts, thereby weakening the power of intuition in their lives.
In life, as we go about our daily tasks it is so easy to lose sight of a very fundamental important fact: you are your most important resource. Your ideas, skills, qualities, and characteristics…the essence of you… are what will propel you towards success, or hinder your progress if you allow it to. Which will become your reality?
Do you remember making a “Pluses versus Minuses”/Good Versus Bad “T”? Well, it’s time to dig out the pen and paper, or fire up the computer. Your “T” will have one side marked advantages and the other marked disadvantages. Your advantages column will contain all of the “assets” that you bring to the table. The disadvantages column will contain all of the “liabilities”. Please remember to be realistic, thorough, and above all else…honest. While it may be eye-opening, and perhaps even a little unflattering to see “you” listed on a legal pad or on a computer screen, this may be just the catalyst needed to implement change. The adjustments necessary to shorten your liabilities column and lengthen your assets tally.
If the truth be told, I lived much of my life thinking that making the bed was a waste of effort. Every day, we mess it up. Oh yes, every once in a while or through a burst of resolutions, the bed would be made. I didn’t really like doing things that seemed like a waste of time. I really didn’t see the point. Wow! Did I miss one of the blessings of life for a very long time. I missed the power of everyday rituals.
Your mind is powerful, possibly the most powerful tool on the planet. It works consciously to allow you to think and act, and it operates unconsciously to run your entire body. It was a human mind that created computers, and we know how amazing they are. However, there is something that can be almost as powerful as the mind and that is the intuition, that part of you that operates primarily in the unconscious mind. Actually, we can’t even explain where intuition derives from—the conscious, sub-conscious or unconscious mind—or even the mind at all! Perhaps it’s an energy that exists just outside our awareness that springs from the Universal mind.
Ever wish that you could have the lifestyle of someone you truly admire? Perhaps it’s the lifestyle of the “rich and famous” like a movie star, or a singer? How do you think people would react if one day you decided to start acting like a “diva extraordinaire,” or a megastar actor? My guess is that your family might want to have you admitted for observation. Would the ramification be any less serious if you instead decided to imitate your next door neighbor or business mentor? Perhaps, your family and friends would not rush you to a facility, but I’ll bet they’ll still be quite puzzled. Unfortunately this type of behavior occurs all the time. Someone realizes that they don’t have what they want, so they look at the people who do and decide to copy their actions expecting to achieve the desired result. Alas, they frequently find themselves disappointed.
Today’s Word is STEP. Nothing in life can be accomplished if we don’t take the first STEP towards our desires. In fact, the STEP happens in our minds first. Taking that first STEP often requires courage and the willingness to step into the unknown. If only you knew how amazing life is on the other side of that STEP you would never waver in your conviction. Everything you need comes after that first STEP which shows the Universe, God and the angels that you are indeed ready. STEP out today into a new direction that you have been thinking about. Remember the old adages that speak such truth. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained, and She that hesitates is lost. Find your courage and take that long awaited STEP.
I get my best ideas while tandem bicycling (Bicycle built for two). Besides my coaching, my passion for life is tandemming. Been riding together with my husband for 13 years. Going to a rally-about 32 tandems-that’s 64 or so people, we leave Thurs & come back late Sun night.
Off to Henderson, NC.
What do Donald Trump, Oprah, Richard Branson and I have in common? Well I may not quite be at the billionaire level yet but what we do all have in common is we are all entrepreneurs who get things done in record time.
Consider this: Over 80% of the entrepreneurs I mentor have great ideas with less than stellar results. Many struggle to get to the six figure mark simply due to a perceived lack of time, resources or energy to get the right strategies in place to grow their results.
As the author of, Joyful Business Guide system, I have outlined 17 Guiding Principles of a Joyful Business. These are guidelines, reminders, and validations for creating a successful business based on using your joy energy. Why? Because the world needs a new modern business model - the old one is broken! Use joy as a guide for what you create, for what you give, and for what you receive - being intentional about it all.
Each week I would like to share one of the Guiding Principles. I would love to hear your thoughts, comments and own personal experience of each principle.
I was blown away when I saw how many of you posted a comment on my question of, “If you were to gain access to ALL of the marketing and business building knowledge, information, support, accountability and personal attention you need, what ONE amazing thing would you want to accomplish, right now, with your business?”
A lot of you are REALLY clear about what you want, which is fantastic. I noticed that most of you were very specific about what you want to accomplish - the project, specific numbers of new members on your list, whatever it was.
