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Overcoming Procrastination: What are you waiting for?
Beating procrastination can literally lead to a whole new life— all it takes is a desire tochange, a decision to act, and a little help from your subconscious mind. Ask any random group of people what they’d like to change in their life and chances areyou will hear a...
read moreMindfulness: It's Never Too Early
Here is a short but very informative article concerning teens and mindfulness. If you have a teen or know one, please check this out. http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1008399/mindfulness-training-for-teen-stress...
read moreBeyond Science & Religion
Asking the Tough Questions Conversations Beyond Science & Religion So often we don't ask the big questions, but Philip Mereton does. This was one of the most interesting and engaging conversations I've had the pleasure of partaking in recently; hope you check it...
read morePersonal Growth & the Law of Attraction: Seeing to Believe or Believing to See
A Quick Case Study Those of you familiar with my work and my Synthesis process know that I base a lot of my models and techniques for creating personal growth and transformation around the integration of spirituality and science. Within the realm of ancient spiritual...
read moreA Tip for Instant Empowerment
Let ‘Em Be Right Of all the tools and techniques that I have learned and use in my Synthesis process, one of the most powerful and effective, the one most all of my clients appreciate and rave about is the art of allowance. For those of you who may new to this...
read moreSynthesis and The Four Agreements– Always Do Your Best
Synthesis & the Four Agreements Always do Your Best And so we come to the last, but certainly not least of Don Miguel’s four agreements, “Always do your best.” This one in some ways is the easiest to understand, and it’s not a stretch to say that the other three fit...
read moreSynthesis and The Four Agreements: "Don't Make Assumptions"
Synthesis & the Four Agreements “Don’t Make Assumptions” The more I think about the Don Miguel’s Four Agreements the more I appreciate the depth of thought and consideration he put into creating them as well as how powerful they are. In just four simple, elegant...
read moreSynthesis and The Four Agreements: Don't Take Anything Personally
Among the more frequent issues I see with in my clinical practice is low self esteem and lack of self-confidence and one of the universal components of this condition is the client’s extreme (excessive) concern about what others are thinking of them. Brought up in a...
read moreSynthesis & The Four Agreements: Be impeccable with your word
Synthesis & the Four Agreements Be Impeccable With Your Word What does “be impeccable with your word” really mean? At first blush, it appears to be a directive about honesty and integrity—be impeccable (pure, flawless, without sin) with your word (what you...
read moreSynthesis and The Four Agreements
Synthesis & the Four Agreements Day 1 The Big Picture As a practicing clinical hypnotherapist and self empowerment expert I’ve read hundreds of books covering the entire spectrum of human dynamics and the subject of self-improvement, and over an extensive...
read moreAs I mentioned in our last episode, one of the first items on the agenda for any new reader, client, group of workshop students or an audience at a speaking engagement is to learn about what I call Rule #1: Life is Supposed to be Fun! A lot of people misinterpret or misunderstand what living Rule # 1 is supposed to mean or feel like.
At first this surprised me until I realized that for most people the word, “fun” generally connotes thoughts of “pleasure” and “play” and, of course, the idea of a life filled with only pleasure and play is both unrealistic and difficult for anyone to fathom; most of us have to work for a living, and we have responsibilities we have to fulfill etc. So what is the right meaning for ”fun’ as it applies to the Rule?
I mentioned this last time, but think it’s worth repeating; the best word might be “enjoyable.” Fair enough, yet that still often results in a sideways look of question and doubt. Truthfully, I suppose that’s not too surprising when one considers just how many folks have issues that hold them back and make their lives anything but enjoyable.
So with that in mind, and right on the heels of our last episode, “Solving the Riddle,” let’s take a closer look at Rule #1, which I still stand by: Life ISSupposed to be Fun; and it can be, I promise. All it takes is two simple steps. Click on the happy face below and enjoy!
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