Brainstorming Tools – powerful NLP ideas

If you could be, do and have anything you want in life, what would it be?
For many people, this question is shrouded in vagueness; they might actually be able to break through to success in their lives…if only they knew what their passion was. Unfortunately, far too many people settle for mediocrity in their jobs, their relationships, their health and their financial situation because they have learned a mindset that says “I can’t” instead of “I can”. They have never been given the tools to achieve greatness.

What if you had a Purpose-Driven Life?
When you love what you do, that opens a door that invites in success – in all aspects of your life. Success is not just about having a lot of money, it’s about living a fulfilling, rich and passionate life. You don’t consider Mother Teresa a failure because she doesn’t drive a BMW and live in a 52-room mansion.
The sad fact is that sometimes we can be our own worst enemy, unconsciously sabotaging our happiness and success. This goes back to the mindset. Without letting go of unresolved issues and life-long negative beliefs and attitudes, it is extremely hard to move forward and believe that we can achieve anything we want.

Why is it so hard to let go of an idea or attitude even when it no longer works for us?
The reason is very simple: our emotions create these limitations within us so effectively that we feel as though these inner restrictions are actually real external limitations. If you feel that you don’t deserve success – no matter how much you want it - then you will not be successful. We create what we focus on.

So… if you could be, do and have anything you want in life, what would it be…?
I hope not working from home stuffing envelopes ;)

Laughing Yoga – is this a joke or remedy?

Laughing Yoga is a type of Laughter Therapy – a combination of laughing and yoga breathing. In fact, the word "yoga" means union, as in the integration of body and mind. Laughing (or Laughter) Yoga is a fairly new concept based on the idea that laughter is beneficial to your health and that anyone can laugh without external stimulus. It uses physical movement such as clapping and chanting, simple yoga postures like stretching, breathing exercises, voluntary laughing and positive affirmations. Performing this on a daily basis can help you boost your immune system, reduce stress, and feel more joy in your life.



NO JOKE
So how do you laugh without hearing a joke or watching a comedy? As adults we have been trained to laugh as a conditional, mental response. In other words, we hear a joke, process it in our minds to determine if we “get” it, and then decide to laugh as a result. Children’s laughter, on the other hand, is instinctual and mostly physiological. They don’t need a carefully constructed punchline to tap into humor; kids laugh when they’re playing, and because they don’t need a reason, they laugh up to 400 times a day. Adults, on the other hand, laugh only an average of 16 times a day. The idea of Laughing Yoga, therefore, is to re-teach adults to laugh without a reason and to cultivate the playfulness of childhood again.

HEALTH BENEFITS ARE OBVIOUS…
Breathing is vital to our health, not to mention our existence, and yet most people don’t breathe properly. They breathe so shallowly that carbon dioxide builds up in the lungs. But when you breathe deeply and slowly, you take in more oxygen which clears out the carbon dioxide and allows more oxygen to flow into your cells and your brain. Laughing Yoga incorporates two great ways to bring in more oxygen: yoga breathing and laughing.
Simply by doing these laughter exercises the brain will be tricked into thinking it’s happy and produce the same chemical reaction in your body that happens when you truly are happy. After a while this response will become habit and you will find yourself feeling happy more and more, regardless of your external circumstances.

To learn more about the Laughing Yoga founder Dr. Madan Kataria and to learn how to do the basic excercises watch this incredible movie.

The importance of good mentoring

I find mentoring as essential as eating or drinking. For me it is a way of quickly and efficiently developing the many aspects of my life. I've got a couple of mentors; sadly, one of them is not with us anymore but fortunately she left us with a couple of her great books.

Most popular sources describe a mentor as someone with experience, knowledge and/or skills in a specific area who is able, willing and available to share this information with another individual.

My definition of a mentor is broader because I've got some spiritual mentors who are not personally available to me. One of them is Ayn Rand. I value her approach to courage, values and individualism. In her books she describes strong personalities who, no matter the circumstance, always follow their passion in life. Of course, there are also those who act in opposition to this belief, and it's really interesting and even inspiring to read the implications of not following your passion.

My new mentor is Internet Marketing Speed founder James Schramko. He left his highly paid job to successfully develop internet marketing strategies and automated profit systems like affiliate marketing, list building, search engine optimization and traffic generation.

Not only is he my business coach but he is available to me! :) He is a relaxed, easy-going and extremely successful Aussie who is very positive and has fantastic new ideas all the time. A huge part of his nature is to share all his great wisdom with others and he always delivers what he promises.

In Poland it is minus 15 degrees Celsius right now but here he is talking about time management on the beaches of Sydney. What a life!




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