Creatures Of Habit Or Conscious Beings?
November 13, 2008
Do you know if you follow routines and rituals in your modern daily lives? Or do you consider yourself a free willed person, self governing and set apart from others by your great capacity for creativity and reasoning?
While I believe in the potential and creativity of the human race, we may be kidding ourselves if we think that we are not creatures of routine and habit. More often than not, we are not functioning at our best with consciousness and awareness but are just on auto pilot where our muscle memories take over and we do the same thing we did yesterday. We even think the same thoughts we did yesterday and may even feel the same emotions we felt yesterday and the day before.
As Alex Pentland found out in his study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology that human is more instinctual and a lot more like creatures than we would like to admit.
Case in point: my brother and I were going to visit our parents after a long night of intensive workshop and on line meeting. We were more than a little tired and were deep in conversation. The subconscious habit took over the driving and we were cruising home using the same lane that we have been using for as long as we can remember – only this time our parents have moved and we should really be more aware and take another route that leads to the new place.
But instead, we did the same thing we did the week before, we took the same route, changed lanes at the same place without giving it much thought.
Isn’t it interesting that we can actually train our body and mind to store information and be on auto pilot? And if that is the case how would you like to program yourself? What routines or habits would you like to build and practise so these supports you even when you are not consciously thinking about it?
I don’t know about you, but I am planning and creating routines that will support my personal and business success and then incorporating them into my life so my body, my mind and my emotions will support me even when I am not in full awareness and in the moment. I want to set myself up for success, for the highest possible outcome and would you believe it that we can program ourselves to do that? Just find out what works best for you and then fine tune it and then do it over and over and over again, until it is ingrained in your cells. Then you begin to do it unconsciously – you reach the unconscious competence stage when you go on auto pilot.
So create your system and processes that works for you. Test and stream line your system and processes so your body and mind learn to automatically dump what doesn’t support you and do what works for you even when you are not actively thinking about it. It takes 30 days to build a habit. What routines would you like to have that will help you achieve more with less?
7 Tips to Stress Free Lives In 30 Days
November 12, 2008
Single mothers, are you stressed out, overwhelmed, nearing a meltdown, falling apart, yet somehow telling yourself that you are fine until the last straw breaks and you snapped – and you wonder what happened?
Are your muscles tensed, and your head throbbing? Are you experiencing rapid breathing and feeling fatigue? Are you feeling uptight and sometimes (more often than you would have liked) lose your temper? Are you experiencing difficulty concentrating on your work and maybe even finding it harder to enjoy sound sleep?
How would you like to be calm and cantered yet confident and energized, standing in your power and functioning at your best capacity with laser sharp clarity and focus mind? You enjoy better relationships with your children and able to spend more time relaxing and bonding with them. Imagine yourself performing at your peak at home and at work, productive, swift and enjoying your work, having a strong sense of purpose and living in fulfilment?
Tip 1 – Your Breath – Your breath is the essence of your life. Have you noticed how you have been breathing? You breath reflects your stress level and you can use your breath to control your stress. Slow relax breath gives slow, relax lives. Take Control of you breath.
Tip 2 – Your Stress Starts in the Mind, it is how you perceive yourself and the situation around you and your respond to that perception that stresses you. The same event can be stressful to one but not another. Take control of your mind.
Tip 3 – Your Body Is Closely Related to Your Mind – Your body is closely connected to your brain, your mind. When the body is tight and tense, so is your mindset, you become rigid, fixed, unable to adapt and insist on your own views. Shake the tension off your body.
Tip 4 – Your Vision and Your Focus – When you know what you want, when your goals are defined, you have crystal clear focus and direction. You know where you are going and your next step is clear. Stress takes over only if you don’t have focus and are tying to accomplish too much by multi tasking and taking on the whole weight upon your shoulder. Guard your vision and your focus.
Tip 5 – Your Purpose / Mission – Know why you are doing what you are doing. When your activities are aligned with your values, the activities will not seem burdensome. Instead you have a mission and you find joy and fulfilment in doing the same “chores” that you have been doing. Live in alignment with your purpose and mission
Tip 6 – Your Perspectives / Outlook – Life can be heavy and monotonous while we grind through what needs to be done or it can be meaningful and fun filled. You decide how stressful you want your life to be. Choose the perspectives you want.
Tip 7 – Your Environment – Who do you have surrounding you? What words do you hear around you? What behaviours do you see around you? Single mothers, surround yourselves with friends, family, community that nurtures and supports you in your quest to be true to yourself and live the life you want.
Join me on my free preview call for the 7 Steps To Stress Free Living In 30 Days and I will show you the 7 Tips that will help you turn your overwhelmed and busy life around so you can live relaxing, fun and enjoyable lives enjoying time with yourself and your loved ones. Click here to join me on the call, you will also be in supportive company and I will talk to you then!
7 Tips To Stress Free Living – In 30 Days (Sneak Preview)
November 11, 2008
Are you stressed out, overwhelmed, nearing a melt down, falling apart, yet somehow telling yourself that you are fine until the last straw breaks and you snapped – and you wonder what happened?
Are your muscles tensed, and your head throbbing? Are you experiencing rapid breathing and feeling fatigue? Are you feeling uptight and sometimes (more often than you would have liked) lose your temper? Are you experiencing difficulty concentrating on your work and maybe even finding it harder to enjoy sound sleep?
How would you like to be calm and centered yet confident and energized, standing in your power and functioning at your best capacity with laser sharp clarity and focus mind? You enjoy better relationships with your children and able to spend more time relaxing and bonding with them. Imagine yourself performing at your peak at home and at work, productive, swift and enjoying your work, having a strong sense of purpose and living in fulfillment?
Join me on my free preview call for the "7 Tips To Stress Free Living In 30 Days" and I will show you the 7 Tips that will help you turn your overwhelmed and busy life around so you can live relaxing, fun and enjoyable lives enjoying time with yourself and your loved ones. Click here to join me on the call, you will also be in supportive company and I will talk to you then!
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