Strategic Thinking & Taking Action

          WHICH IS BEST?          

I am writing this article because in the field of personal development, there is a battle.  There are many opinions about the strategic thinking portion of success - Law of Attraction (The Secret), Positive Affirmations, reading books, attending webinars, praying and hoping.  There are other opinions about taking action and the role of each in success.  Before I get into this, I want to make sure we’re on the same page as to what I’m discussing.  To me, The Law of Attraction (which The Secret – movie and book) addresses the concept that like attracts like.  My understandings of positive affirmations are: when you speak out loud what you want to occur in your life, the goal is that those things come into existence.  Webinars are seminars on the internet.  Seminars are attended in person where we get motivational words from experts in the field.  Hope and prayer (as I forgot about, but John Assaraf reminded me of) are also ways of strategic thinking.  Hoping is having the emotions of wanting things to occur that aren’t currently.  Prayer is speaking to our higher power.  The doing are the action steps of making any business grow.  This article will discuss both and their place in business.  Taking action, as Robert Allen would say, is doing the 20% most important activities for getting a paycheck first and procrastinate the other 80% until a later time.

            I think that all of the above strategic thinking steps – Law of Attraction, praying, hoping, positive affirmations, read positive books, listen to/attend seminars – are essential to success.  Stephen R. Covey talks about in 7 Habits to Success that sharpening the saw is important in sawing.  He tells a story to explain this principle.  If we saw down a tree, in the middle of the process before the time we start and the time we finish, we will need to stop and sharpen the saw if we are going to finish the job.  I believe that inspiration, as Jody Victor would say, is like showering; if you don’t do it every day, you start to stink.  We all have been (and possibly are now) infected with the contagious disease called stinkin’ thinkin’.  Inspiration, to me, helps me have the motivation to desire to change.

            However, if there is not change in our lives, there will be no growth.  If there is no growth, there is no success.  On the same note, we can’t truly change if we stay in our minds.  We have to get out there into the taking action steps.  Of course, these steps are different for every business.  In some businesses, the action steps are making calls and presentations.  Other businesses include making promotions online and creating quality content for a website.  What is YOUR action of your business?

            Taking action MUST also happen if you are going to achieve success.  If we don’t do what we need to do, the strategic thinking will help you be a positive thinker.  Positive thinking is GREAT, but wouldn’t you rather be a POSITIVE DOER?!  A positive doer loves life everyday because they (I’m not there…yet) are living and working their PASSION.  Positive doers are able to travel when and where and how (my husband and I would like to travel many places in an RV – to read more, check out my other blog at: http://parkrvparks.blogspot.com ) they choose.  Positive doers live where they want (in the house, neighborhood, country), drive the cars they want (whether it be a Lamborgini or a Honda) and spend their time how they want.  Positive doers give abundantly to charities they want or, create a foundation of their own. 

            To review, there are many ways to use strategic thinking and learn about business and strategize.  There are also many ways for taking action upon our business.  To me, they are both essential parts of business.  They are the yin and yang of any business.  When we spend too much time acting, it’s time to think.  When we think too much, it’s time to act.  We need to focus on both parts in order to be a positive doer.  The positive doer is what most of us want in life to be happy.

Larry Crane

To see more about Release Technique check out:

www.releasetechnique.com or www.youtube.com/releasetechnique

You Wealth – Wealth is the concepts in the mind that goes into your subconscious mind and sabotages your ability to be abundant

Some of our skills of the mind

1. Sensing – it’s hot or it’s cold
2. Automatic Programming in our mind
3. Ability to discriminate – manage emotions
4. Peace of mind – everything lifts up

     He said many things about healing that seem controversial to what we naturally think about and do.

He teaches to say yes to your worry or fear because whatever you resist will persist.  When we welcome the worry up and don’t judge it, it gets better.  Pushing down on it makes it worse because when we resist, we hold it in place.

     On the call, he had someone worrying about money for the holidays.  He wanted her to accept more worry, then more worry, then more worry.  When she kept accepting more worry, the worry went down significantly (he asked her to rate the worry before and after he did the Release Technique).  He recommended that we practice accepting worry, and more, and more, and see what happens.

     After Larry did the worrying exercise, he did an acceptance exercise.  He asked if the volunteer could accept herself.  Then he asked if she can accept herself more and more and more and more.  He also recommends that we practice accepting myself, and more, and more, and more and see what happens –

     The last thought of Larry's I thought was powerful was that: Children and animals just let things go, but we adults often hold onto things for a long time – we focus on the negative instead of possibility – we repress it

Life is a decision – it’s NO ONE else’s decision but YOURS.

Thanx 4 your energy!

Nick Ortner

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) -

His website: www.thetappingsolution.com/blog/

This is a short post, but maybe it's about time.  Sorry, sometimes I just get carried away with the notes and my thoughts.  I have many thoughts that I love to share.

Tapping is all about the energy and focus. From what I know about our subconscious mind, the positive way you speak to yourself while tapping helps as well as the physical act of tapping is what makes this method so powerful. Biofeedback is basically what tapping is - VERY powerful and useful. Thank you for reminding me about tapping and how POWERFUL and quickly it works. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

Peggy McColl

These were my comments on the You Wealth Revolution blog (www.youwealthrevolution.com/now), so it's as if I were speaking to Peggy some of the time and Darius Barazandeh (the host of You Wealth Webinars).  Most of these are my comments, but the quotations are her thoughts.

Her websites are: http://www.hayhouseradio.com/, http://www.destinies.com/ and www.peggymccoll.com

Peggy - you mentioned it again. The solution is PASSION! You, Darius, Natalie, John Asaraaf, Bob Proctor, Mary Morissy and many others have mentioned it time and time again. LIGHTBULB! This is one of the main secrets to success! It MUST be how people live life to its fullest, even while having to do the mundane things we all have to do (like laundry and dishes - YUCK! Are they EVER really done?!)

"Opportunities are EVERYWHERE....We just need to find ONE" That's so true! I'm so passionate about many things (including passionately dislike dishes and laundry), so all I need to do is choose one and GO FOR IT! I have value and I AM in control of my life. Thanx 4 the reminder, Darius!

"The thing that you think you CAN'T do may be the thing you're BORN to do" OUCH! I know that's true in my life - I just have to DO it!

Monetize Your Passion

I was SO inspired with Rich German that I got his book (downloadable copy for free, I might add, from www.richgerman.com) and I started reading it yesterday because I plan to do just that - monetize my passion.  I will continually update this post as I read more of this book.

Most of it is paraphrased (pages are in parentheses) some is quoted (with " obviously) and some are my thoughts (with * around it)

After Rich German conducted 17,000 coaching sessions since 1999, he discovered that people mainly want two things: Freedom and Happiness (27)

Feeling good needs to be our number one priority in life (28) – *Rich says this, but so do many others like Natalie Ledwell and Bob Proctor and others who believe in the Law of Attraction* –

My Happiness is determined by dominant emotion – I can only feel happy or unhappy (29) – “Your dominant emotion is a habit you create.”

“Are you a life-aholic or a work-aholic?  Do you have a lifestyle or a workstyle (30)?”

*I guess my life is in chaos because Rich says when you’re in chaos, you feel like time controls you, you’re under constant pressure and there’s no harmony or flow (30)*

*The lifestyle described on page 34 sounds like a dream come true - I guess that’s the point* 

Forgot to have you do the self-assessment in 12 categories (30):

1. lifestyle vs. workstyle,

2. balance vs. chaos,

3. financial freedom vs. financial stress,

4. great health vs. being sick,

5. great energy vs. being tired and drained,

6. love vs. fear, 7. spiritual connection vs. spiritual disconnection,

8. living on purpose vs. lost,

9. Meaningful relationships vs. shallow relationships,

10. Mental clarity vs. mental chaos,

11. Experiencing life vs. feeling stuck,

12. Happiness vs. frustration

     *I just had an “aha!” moment with this.  I was thinking that if I had an abundance of money, my life would be about the same, but, no it wouldn’t.  If we had an abundance of money, I wouldn’t have to be an apartment manager and that would free up 5-10 hours a week, not to mention some of my phone minutes.  Also, I would hire a maid and possibly a cook, so that would free up even more time and I wouldn’t feel like I’m neglecting my baby.  Most of my time is spent either cooking, cleaning or taking care of my baby.  I wouldn’t want to hire out taking care of my baby (I feel like that’s the most important work I could be doing right now), but I personally don’t need to clean my apartment/house/apartment building.  Yes, now I need to, but when I make more money I won’t need to if I choose not to.*

This is a life-fulfillment test (35) on a scale of 1-10, 1 meaning horrible and 10 meaning wonderful:

Me Now                                                            Me in 6 months

Happiness:	Happiness:
Spiritual connection:	Spiritual connection:
Energy:	Energy:
Physical health:	Physical health:
Nutrition and exercise:	Nutrition and exercise:
Connection to spouse/partner:	Connection to spouse/partner:
Connection to kids/family:	Connection to kids/family:
Integrity:	Integrity:
Business/finances:	Business/finances:
Contribution/purpose:	Contribution/purpose:

*7+7+7+7+6+4+7+6+4+6=61 now

9+9+9+9+9+9+6+9+9+6+8=93 6 mo

I learned that I’ve got a long way to go, but I think I can do it.*

I already mentioned this in my Rich German post, but I think it deserves another look-through (37). ―”Stop settling for what‘s good enough and start creating art that matters. Stop asking what‘s in it for you and start giving gifts that change people. Then, and only then, will you have achieved your potential. For hundreds of years, the population has been seduced, scammed, and brainwashed into fitting in, following instructions, and exchanging a day‘s work for a day‘s pay. That era has come to an end and just in time. You have brilliance in you, your contribution is valuable, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do it, and you must. I‘m hoping you‘ll stand up and make a difference.‖

—Seth Godin”

Adam King

updated 11-16-10 - listened to the rest of the webinar

http://www.youwealthrevolution.com/adam and once the special is over, just http://www.tesseramethod.com/

Mental Auditory Stimulation - Tessera - You Wealth - Taking care of yourself first and then you have something to benefit to others - Creating a lifestyle for yourself that can really benefit others-

Tessera is a full-fledged breakthrough or you just WON'T get it - it's perspective - many times we learn through books and not experience -

Core thing that will keep you stuck is just learning theory and not through ACTION

We have our joy, creativeness, purpose in the frontal lobe - when problem happens physically, the frontal lobe doesn't really get what's going on.

Restraints

1. Be IN the moment as if I'm out of my body and into a body completely of perception - me and others

2. Environmental Resistance- When there's something we want, we first have it in our minds we can make it work logically - based on past experience or future projection - then get nervous and stress

Johnathan Height - it's like having an elephant and a rider (conscious-logic and subconscious-emotion) - idea of benefiting ourselves - then elephant says "no, no, no, this isn't what I thought."  then the rider is exhausted tugging on the elephant.  Automatic negative processing

*Adam, That sounds like The Ant and the Elephant the book by Vince Ponce - it's ALL about the Ant trying to train the Elephant*

The duality is necessary in life

When we focus on our body is when we get the constraints

Tessera – simulation – mind can only focus on one thing at a time – like a movie – mind wants to know what’s happening next – simulation of things you don’t need to do in your life but fear won’t let you and after you go through it in your brain, you can do it in the physical

People has to come to their own conclusion

Gestalt – feel EVERYTHING and be in the moment – become aware of your body sensations – go into the grocery store and look at everything – colors, shelves – questioning thoughts and sensations and feelings – bring it back to a centered awareness

Environment brings awareness –

There is no separation – the key is to be aware of HOW I separate – we want to create certainty –

9 Principles of Suffering that Keep People Stuck

1. Survival codes – “act of logic coming to false conclusions about what is a threat and what is not” - Put body first and spirit second- you don’t understand people as well with filters or be aware of what’s causing people to be upset

2. Duality – self center of experience instead of experience center of self

3. Swayed identity – identity is cultivated by others and not our values– make decisions -

4. Environmental Resistance

5. Automatic Negative Processing

6. Doubt – loss of clarity

7. Distraction

8.Confabulation – creating a false past on a future outcome – act of defending our opinion, even if it’s wrong – filling in the blanks of our own facts – we do what we think other people believe we should do – “If I were you, I’d do…”

9. Fundamental Attribution – we internalize faults of others and externalize OUR faults – we think what others do is their fault and problems we have are others faults

If you can’t make it about others, it won’t work – become the kind of person people are looking for

If I want to change, change my environment

WE create our own suffering

Be aware of our value – be grateful for what we have and simplify what we don’t need

Rich German

 To understand Rich more, check these out and then read what's below. http://www.richgerman.com/ for book and coaching info and www.incfworld.org for charity

Seth Godden said: “Stop settling for what’s good enough and start creating art that matters.  Stop asking what’s in it for you and start giving gifts that change people, then and only then will you have achieved your potential.  For thousands of years, the population has been seduced, scammed and brainwashed into fitting in, following instructions, and exchanging a day’s work for a day’s pay.  That error has come to an end and just in time.  You have brilliance in you.  Your contribution is valuable and the art you create is priceless.  Only you can do it and you MUST.  I’m hoping you’ll stand up and make a difference.”

You Wealth – It’s all about making the shift from a workstyle to a lifestyle – hold up a mirror in front of you and make you think some things maybe you don’t want to think about – I want to be uncomfortable – courage to get out of your paradigm – I have a lifestyle in which I HAVE IT ALL – courage to create that lifestyle for me and making a difference to the world – everyone has a gift, passion and something worth dying for! 

What inside of you is silently SCREAMING to come out?!

He decided to help homeless children – how can I serve people?  Take my PASSION and make money from it

How to decide your passion?  Write 5 things you love to do more than anything?  Don’t think about how you can make money with it?  You can do it all day long?  Could do it all day long – then look at list – one of the five things is probably bouncing off the page – pushes me to my limit – you can monetize EVERYTHING – the place where there’s no recession and no fear of job loss

The things that make my heart sing make up the finest energy and vibration

Three Hurdles of Not Following Passion

1. Lack of belief - @ - my current reality ­­­­­----FEAR----B – life couldn’t be any better – we live life in 3 thirds – first 30 yrs=indoctoronization, second 30 yrs= detoxify – problem is raising our own family and/or career – huge flaw to personal development – mind body soul and we’re taught where we think – if you’re living in your head, then you won’t be LIVING your purpose, third 3^rd= enlightenment
2. Lack of time and money
3. No idea how to do it – need a blueprint for success

To follow passion:

1. I need to build a website or blog around my passion – doesn’t matter what it is
2. Create a community of people – people who have my passion – database – fastest way is through joint ventures (find other people that do the same thing as I do – CREATE don’t compete)– social media is OK, but joint ventures (ask “how can I support you?) is FASTEST ways to create community of people – that’s the new economy
3. Great Content – I want to become an expert is my subject – can create my own products and services or become an affiliate marketer

My life purpose may just be convert falsity to truth, fear to confidence, hatred with love, low energy with high energy – start to find a way to live and share this – how do I make this into a reality – the only way is through my passion – be sure what I’m passionate about – it needs to come deep from my soul

Crystal Ball Exercise – I’m juggling and there are crystal balls and there are rubber balls – if you drop rubber ball, no problem – crystal balls break – crystal balls are the main things – I need to only have 3-5 crystal balls

*1. Family, 2. Business, 3. Health, 4. Spiritual Life*

MAKE A COMMITMENT: Never under any circumstance let a crystal ball fall again.

When I’m walking through crap, just keep walking – this helps me realize who I truly am – I have to make it happen.

Begin sharing what I have and allow others to benefit by it.

The BIGGER the breakdown, the BETTER because there is a BREAKTHROUGH coming

Three reasons we do anything:  We want to make money, we want to make a name for ourselves, we make an IMPACT

Wealth starts from that one decision in my life of me taking love in my hands and now I’m ready to go

Watch movie trailer for Generation WHY

Once I start taking action, the fear is gone – we do all have power

http://www.richgerman.com/ for book and coaching info and

www.incfworld.org for charity