Your Successful Mind

Learn To Make Your Submodalities Work For You!

2010-11-10T15:54:00.000+11:00

As human beings, we make sense of the world through our five senses ... sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. This is the information used to make up our internal representations of the world.

What this means is that every thought, memory or use of imagination, contains information from our senses. So, it may comprise pictures, sounds, feelings, smells or taste. Furthermore, the information from our five senses contains lots of different qualities and distinctions.

So for example a picture can be moving or still, bright or dim, black and white or colour, a good or poor contrast, 3-D of flat just for starters ... which only takes in the distinctions made using sight ... there are four other senses we use everyday as well!

If you haven't heard about Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), you may never have given much thought to how you code information in your brain. NLP has a name for the finer distinctions of our senses – submodalities. Its not something we usually think about, but it's extremely valuable to know about.

It's valuable to know about submodalities, because it's possible to use them to modify and / or change how our memories are coded in our brains and as a result change the meaning of the memory.

By making changes to the coding, memories and imaginings about the future can be made more or less intense, positive or negative, more desirable or less real. Have you ever had the experience of thinking about a past event, or suddenly remembering something and feeling intense unpleasant feelings?

It may be that you have a fear of something, and some kind of trigger, a word, smell or sound etc may set you off, so that you experience all those unpleasant feelings as if they're really happening in that moment.

NLP, has a range of techniques, which can be used to reduce or eradicate the intensity of remembered experiences. Its possible to take an unpleasant memory, examine how it's coded and then make changes so that it's no longer unpleasant and the emotion just drains away.

You can also learn to be aware of the impact of how you code experience for yourself.

In it's simplest form working with submodalities can allow you, if you choose, to take something that has unpleasant feelings associated and allow those unpleasant feelings to drain away as if they never existed in the first place.

The best way to learn about submodalities is to experience them. Try the following:

Find a quiet place ... or even better a quiet place with a committed friend to talk you through the process.

Have a think about something that's unpleasant or uncomfortable for you, like something that annoyed you recently.

When you think about it do you have a picture?

If so, where is the picture located, is it near or far? - If it’s near make it far and if its far, make it near. How does that feel? Place the picture wherever if feels best.

You could make other changes to the picture, try turning the brightness up or down, if its black or white make it colour and vice versa.

Do you see yourself in the picture, your whole body? (Disassociated) Or are you re-living it, as if through your own eyes (Associated)

Generally speaking when an event has unpleasant emotions for us attached to it, you'll be associated into the picture ... that is it'll be as if you're re-living the event as if you were really there, feeling the feelings, experiencing the experiences.

From this place of being in it ... move yourself to a place where it feels like you're watching yourself in a movie ... to the point where it seems as if you're watching yourself on a screen.

Are there any important sounds to go with the picture?

If there is a voice, try changing it to something funny, perhaps Donald Duck, or a really sexy husky voice!

You can turn the volume up or down, make the tonality and quality clearer and even change where the sounds are coming from.

Again just play around to see what changes make the memory more pleasant. Think about the feelings that go with the memory ... Where are they located?

Try, moving the feelings to somewhere else, say your little toe. If they're moving, try making them still or vice versa.

What shape are the feelings? You could make them into a pink, fuzzy, vibrating ball, the size of an apple pip, located in your little toe!!

Notice the change in how they feel as you play around with them.

You'll notice that the funnier and more unreal you make this 'movie' the less intense the unpleasant feelings will be ... eventually you'll get to a point where the whole thing is feelingless ... if that's a word ... or even comedic.

It's at that point you'll find you'll be able to leave that unpleasant event behind you and move forward in your life with grace and ease.

Love to know how you get on! Leave a comment below.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

3 Ways You Can Manifest Money Quickly and Easily

2010-11-03T15:51:00.000+11:00

The words quick and easy don’t seem believable when it comes to manifesting money. A lot of people have the mindset that if you want money it has to come with hard work.

It may just be true that hard works is necessary however it all depends on what sort of hard work you need to engage in, to manifest money quickly and easily.

The whole concept of manifesting requires a deep understanding of not only your relation to your physical reality but also to yourself and your alignment with what you want.

You know when you're in alignment with something by the way you feel when you focus upon it. If you feel joyful then you've opened yourself up to the flow of the creative force to pour great magnetism into you. Attracting money is the same.

1. Attracting Money is Being Happy
Everyone who has been successful in manifesting great wealth will repeat this one mantra, 'Do what you love and money will come.' This is the first way.

There is a deeper scientific reason for this which goes just beyond the share joy of loving what you do. Although that’s important there's another reason. When you're enjoying what you do you move into a divine flow that empowers your intention.

2. Attracting Money is Being Bold
The second way to attracting money quickly is to remove fear from the equation of your desire and move into boldness. Too often people are unsure of what they want. When you're certain of your desires your mental image will also be clear and therefore easier to manifest.

3. Attracting Money is Being in the Feelings
The third step is the ability to increase magnetism of your desire bye getting into the feelings of already having ... so that what you want comes to you. This is the true essence of manifesting.

The more you feel 'As if you have ... ' the more magnetic you can be, the more charge there is between you and what you desire.

The secret to manifesting are in the right techniques.

Remember: Manifesting is all about technique.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

First Step to a Manifesting Life

2010-10-27T13:36:00.000+11:00

Manifestation is the act or product of bringing about change through the direction of consciousness.

I bet like me, you know at least one person that seems to have everything they could ever dream of! Someone who's great at the act of Manifestation ... they just seem to think of something and there it is ... that or something even better!

And I bet also like me there are times when you may even have felt a little jealous of those people because it appears they have everything's with minimal effort as though they were born ‘lucky’. True or true?

So, it's probably time you understood that the power of manifestation lies within each of us and it's up to you to learn more about it.

Manifestation is merely knowledge and skill.
Manifesting is no different to any other skill. Skills like playing a musical instrument or making gourmet meals require time and commitment to learn and practice. So too does the skill of manifesting.

How good you get, depends on how well you learn the skill and how well you apply it. Even though some of us are better at some skills, doesn't mean the rest of us, with practice, can't improve or even surpass the talent expressed by another.

Some people seem to have learned to manifest so well they often don't even realize they do it. It just seems ‘natural’ like a well trained pianist seems to play the piano without thought or effort. They simply think of something and it's now part of their reality.

Those are the people that seem to be born ‘lucky’. Luck however, is not how they got there! So, how can you start on your journey towards manifesting great things for yourself and those you love?

The first step – a basic understanding of the ‘Law of Attraction’
Gaining a good understanding of how the 'Law of Attraction' works is the first step in becoming a Magnificent Manifestor.

Yes you to can create our own reality now. Yes, you too can now attract riches, opportunities and happiness, etc., in our life when you learn to focus yourself on them so they are attracted to you.

Belief and Feeling
In order to do this, you must learn to believe and feel towards those things you seek in a way that brings them to you.

You probably also know at least one person (not you of course!), who dwells on what they don't want or have. Unfortunately, this kind of thinking ends up creating a reality that attracts ‘less’ as opposed to ‘having more’.

When you focus on "I hate my current employment" then you'll never notice the aspects of your employment that might be satisfying. You must understand that just wanting something isn't going to bring it to you if you continue to focus on the ‘lack’ of that something. You may have personally experienced that 'lack' attitude and learned that it blocked your true desires.

Where's Your Focus
You must learn to fine tune your focus on a particular item or scenario .. rather than on vague goals like ‘more cash’ or ‘winning money’.

Focusing on winning the lottery, for example, is a good example. Lots of people focus their attention on winning the lottery because they feel they 'lack' the things that money can purchase or the things they could do if they had that money. They focus on winning the lottery because they're focused on ‘less’ not ‘having more’.

Oddly enough, many who focus on winning naturally dream of what they could do to help others, even though many of those dreams could actually already be done with their current incomes on a smaller scale, but they don't.

They're focused on 'not enough' it won't ever matter how much money they have, it will never be enough.

When you're focused on the things you ARE really wanting to be doing as if you really are doing them, even if that's only in your imagination and really getting into the FEELINGS you've got when you're doing them ... then your skill of manifestation will improve dramatically.

This is the first step in learning how to manifest in your life. This same first step will work for all aspects of life from healthy, happy relationships to personal wealth.

Remember: It's all about the feelings!

Is it your turn now to make the most of out every situation?

Is it your turn now for others to see you as ‘lucky’?

You deserve it and it is time to take action now. True or True?

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Visualization To Manifest ...

2010-10-20T13:13:00.000+11:00

Creative visualization is the use of one's imagination to create a mental picture of what it is you wish to manifest, thus influencing reality.

Creating an idea or mental picture in your brain of exactly what it is you really want is to define the ability to imagine. Repetition on a regular basis with strong emotions and intent gives the idea or mental picture you're creating, positive energy until it becomes real.

Science is starting to reflect the ideas of metaphysical and spiritual leaders that our physical world constitutes energy and not matter something that has been known to such enlightened folks for centuries. The most basic ingredient of this energy is a force which is called prana.

You Visualize Everyday
Thus visualizing prana energy entering through your nose and circulating throughout your body will have a tremendous revitalizing effect on your whole body & general outlook on life.

Visualization is not a new, strange or unusual concept for you're visualizing something practically every minute of the day. The idea is to dwell on those thoughts you would like to become reality not as some future fantasy but as if they're real today and are part of your everyday life here and now.

It's The Feelings That Count
Program your brain and re-wire it as if what you desire is real and already taking place. As if you are watching your own self made video, play the role as a real life actor would with all the emotions and movements making it as real as you possibly can.

The mental picture needs to be as clear and vivid as you can possibly make it. Through repetition you will learn and perfect the skill of creating the desired mental image and feel the experience as if it is already real and happening.

Visualization is pure magic of the highest order. It involves understanding and balancing oneself with the natural law that governs the inner most workings of the Universe we're part of and learning to use such laws and principles in the most conscious and creative ways.

Focus on the Things You Really Want
The message is to imprint the thought and image well into your brain and feed it continually on a regular basis ensuring your desired outcome becomes your reality.

The purpose of the visualization process is to break and flush the inner obstacles to allow more natural flow and increase self realization to increase ones ability to manifest with positive energy.

Remember: It's all about the feelings ... how strongly can you feel the feelings of having the things you really want?

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Four Myths About Building Self-confidence

2010-10-13T11:51:00.001+11:00

People who are self-confident believe in themselves and feel they're capable of achieving what they want in life and dealing with any situation that they may have to face. They've an aura of self-assurance, which is apparent to others.

People like to spend time with them; they feel comfortable and secure in their presence.

In contrast, there are many people who are reasonably talented,and lack self-confidence. These people can be victims of the several myths that surround self-confidence.

1. People Are Born With Self-Confidence
This is one of the foremost myths about self-confidence; it's a quality that cannot be acquired.

Nothing can be farther from truth. Self-confidence is a skill and like other skills, it can be built. All you need is right guidance and a belief in yourself.

2. Looks and Upbringing Determine Self-Confidence
Self-confidence has nothing to do with either looks or upbringing. It's a reflection of one's internal beliefs. The only way people can overcome this myth is by learning to believe in themselves.

In fact, talent and self-confidence are not inter-related. There are scores of talented actors and actresses who do very well in their professions but whose personal lives are torn by lack of self-confidence.

Talent can be an important component of self-confidence, but it's certainly not a substitute for self-confidence. Tap into the good feelings you've got when you're using the skills you possess.

3. Recognition Determines Self-Confidence
Yet another myth is self-confidence is directly proportional to the recognition and praise that an individual gets in his or her life.

There's little doubt that recognition and praise from others instigates good feelings about yourself, and boosts your self-confidence. But you can't depend on the praise of others. Self-confident people are good at recognizing when they've done something well which operates outside of anything others may or may not say about them.

For example a friend of mine who's quite dark skinned went to school and was often teased about his colour ... he remembers distinctly going home and looking in a mirror and realizing how good looking he was. He has the most amazing self-confidence even to this day.

Toddlers are a good example. They believe in themselves which gives them the self-confidence to try to do things they've never done before, like learning to walk and talk.

In fact, no child comes into the world knowing all the skills. But it does not take long to teach children most of the basic skills. Then, why should it be difficult for adults to learn new skills or brave new challenges?

4. Risk Takers are Self-Confident
Another myth is that only self-confident people can afford to take risks. Again, not true.

In fact, self-confident people are more realistic about their capabilities. They know what they can do, and what they can't do. More importantly, they know how to deal with failures.

In contrast, people who lack self-confidence are afraid of failure. This fear prevents them from taking on new tasks. They constantly pine for the approval of others, and when they don't get it they end up losing their self-confidence.

Self -Confidence is a State of Mind
It's not dependent upon a person's beauty or looks, where they were born or how they were brought up. It flows from a person's self-belief and this belief can be built. All we need to do is to debunk the myths that self- onfidence cannot be acquired or that self-confidence is a byproduct of exceptional knowledge, skills and luck.

Once you do this, you'll find it easier to acquire the same magnetic powers that the self-confident people you admire have.

Remember: Everyone's good at something ... sort for the things you're good at, acknowledge yourself for them and very soon you'll notice you're self-confidence growing.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Discovering Internal Motivation ( Finding Your Carrot)

2010-10-06T10:06:00.001+11:00

You can’t change a habit unless you replace it with another one.

The same is true of motivation. You can’t change how motivated you are unless you replace the undesirable motivation with a desirable one. Hence, you have to understand whether your motivation is a positive one or a destructive one.

Once your inspiration is identified, you must build on that inspiration until you create an intense hunger in yourself.

This means that you commit to taking responsibility for your own life. You set new goals for yourself or review your existing goals, as well as your reasons for setting them.

As you prepare to tap into your inspirations, ask yourself the following questions. Once you tap into this amazing source of motivation, you can create your own personal call to action.

1. What do you love to do?
2. What would you do with your life if you could do anything?
3. What inspires you?
4. What do you want to achieve in this life?
5. If you had all the money in the world, what would you do with your life?

To facilitate motivation and change, you must know and understand the answer to each of these questions. You can only facilitate change in yourself if you understand your motivation for making the change in the first place.

1. What knowledge and information do you need to take action?
2. Are you more motivated by inspiration, desperation or a combination of the two?
3. What is the cost of staying the same, or what will happen if you don’t change?
4. What are the benefits you'll receive when you make the change you are asking of yourself?
5. Do you feel capable and competent enough to make that change?

Remember: Life is a game and the more fun you're having the more you'll attract the things you really want in life.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

A Change is as Good as a Holiday

2010-09-29T08:57:00.002+10:00

How many times do you hear yourself say “I need a holiday!”?

Your life is busy with routines - work, school, laundry, after school activities ... it’s no wonder you feel hassled, stressed or on that running wheel you can’t seem to get off of.

Maybe your job seems boring, or your daily schedule seems endlessly tiring.

You tell yourself you need a holiday, or convince yourself that you just need to get away from it all. But guess what? It’s all there when you come back, and all of that blissful feeling of well being ends in the first meeting at work, or even in the first hectic morning back in the routine.

I'm not sure where I first heard the saying, 'A change is as good as a holiday.' and realilstically it doesn't really matter. They were wise words and ones most of us have heard often. They're words I put to work in my life when I feel tired, stressed or just plain bored.

Change
For some people though, just the word 'change' can be stressful.

They associate it with major events, like having to get a new job, moving house, an event that requires a major effort on their part or a change in the way they behave.

Change is Refreshing
But there are many changes that we can make that can refresh us on a daily basis, some serious and others fun.

Many of the options for change are not things that we even normally consider a 'change,' but they are things we can do to refresh our daily lives and maintain the balance we need.

They can be little things like taking a different route to work, the shops or school or even simpler things like putting the left leg into your pants before the right or the other way round or using a different hand to hold your toothbrush in.

Try it yourself ... I know when I first started doing my morning routine slightly differently it amazed me how something so small could make such a difference to the way I thought about things.

Meaningful Change
We all need to find the basic qualities that make our lives fulfilling and meaningful.

These basic qualities then become the elements of our lives - the fundamental components that make us whole. Recognizing these elements is not enough - the key is to find the balance of elements that reflects the importance and priorities of our lives.

So what makes your life meaningful? I'd love to understand what's important to you.

Remember: It's the journey that makes the difference ... enjoy the journey and the destination then becomes a bonus!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

The Tyranny of When ... then ...

2010-09-22T07:13:00.004+10:00

Most of us grow up living our lives with the concept of ‘Responsible people complete tasks they need to do before turning to those they want to do.’

‘When-then’ has lots of paybacks
It tells us that doing necessary jobs is an obligation, not a choice. It emphasizes that work comes before play. And it offers the promise of a reward or fun activity once the work is done.

It’s great when we’ve set a goal and we’re working systematically towards achieving it. It gives us that push to do the things we’re not so ... wrapped ... about doing in order to have the rewards of achieving our goals.

However, like most things in life there’s an upside and a downside and it can seriously impact our results when working with the Law of Attraction which tells us we need to be happy in the moment.

How do you know if you’re suffering from the Tyranny of ... When ____ then ___
There are some telltale signs in the language we use. Do you use these sorts of phrases when you’re talking ... to yourself or others :))

When I lose twenty kilos then I'll like myself
When I find a partner then I'll be happy
When I get that raise then I'll be happy
When I pay off my mortgage then I'll feel secure

Trouble is we get so caught up in the doing, we forget to be happy in the moment and we end up pushing the things we really want away.

We work really hard and achieve the goal and then there’s just another goal to fill its place and we end up perpetuating that feeling of never arriving, of never being happy, or never being adequate or satisfied.

We forget that we only get one chance at this lifetime and the reality is, it’s the journey that matters.

So how about a little re-framing:

I'll be happy now and then I'll lose twenty kilos and it will be a bonus
I'll be happy now and then I'll get that raise and it will be a bonus
I'll be happy now and then I'll pay off the mortgage and it will be a bonus
I'll be happy now and then I'll find a partner and it will be a bonus

Everything you do in this world - all of it - is centred around being happy, around choosing to be happy, about expressing the essence of being happy.

Everything else is simply part of the joy ride - all the money, clothes, belongings, adventures, awards - those are all by-products of you feeling great and making happiness your primary objective.

The biggest legacy you can ever create and the one that will make the biggest difference to you and the people around you is you living, breathing and enjoying the life your living.

Remember: Arriving at the destination is a bonus ... its how much fun you have along the way that’s the REAL reward!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Life Choices

2010-09-15T12:22:00.000+10:00

Have you ever had the experience where you're thinking or chatting about someone or something and then a short while later they or it turns up?

That's what happened with this story :)) I was talking about it with a group of friends and then a few days later a completely different friend sent it to me.

Co-incidence? I don't think so. The Universe is only too happy to give us what we ask for ... what are you asking for?

Enjoy the read ... it's one that will make you feel wonderful on the inside!

Chush is a school in Brooklyn, New York that caters to learning disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school career. At a Chush fund-raising dinner, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:

'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.

Yet my son Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.

Where is the natural order of things in my son?'

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:

Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.

In the top of the ninth inning Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.

Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?

Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat.. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.

The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.

The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.

As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over.

The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.

Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head out of reach of all team mates.

Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!'

Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.

He scampered down the baseline wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'

Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.

By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.

He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.

Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base and shouted, 'Run to third! Shay, run to third!'

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'

Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.

Now I ask you ... what can you do today that can help bring a little more love, understanding and humanity into this world of ours?

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

The Importance of I am

2010-09-08T16:44:00.001+10:00

One of the most important things to learn on our journey through life is the power and influence of our spoken word.

Often times, when we make a statement or a declaration, we're unconsciously stating what we're willing to call forth into our reality. And sometimes our spoken word is exactly the opposite of that which we REALLY dream and desire.

Therefore, beginning your affirmation with 'I AM' calls the conscience mind to embrace the God presence within. The repetition of an affirmation beginning with 'I AM' stengthens and supports clarity.

The 'I AM' element is a powerful one. It emphasises the value of simply 'being' which is why it's so necessary to be fully aware of the words you use to refer to yourself after the statement ...'I AM ... '

We each exist as an individual of value and worth in our own right, irrespective of any possessions and achievements. Accepting and reinforcing this concept is good for all of us. This at its most basic level is the meaning and importance of 'I AM'

There is wisdom in accepting what you are. It is difficult to be what you are not. Being what you are doesn't require any effort. When you become wise, you accept yourself the way you are, and the complete acceptance of yourself becomes the complete acceptance of everyone else.

Don Miguel Ruiz

If you keep telling your subconscious that you 'are', then in time you will 'be'.

'I AM' is the statement of who you are
It's a positive affirmation of a real state of being that exists in you.

You can create a full list of 'I AM' statements by taking a personal positive inventory of your attributes, strengths, talents, and competencies

It makes no difference whether they're the things you 'are' in this moment or the things you'd like to 'BE' in this moment, the subconscious mind has no definition between the real or the imagined ... so long as you can get to a place inside yourself where you 'FEEL' the thing you wish to be or desire.

Cool isn't it! Once you're in that place where you feel the imagined is real then you'll initiate the power of synchronicity.

You might like to include some of these 'I AM' statements in your list:

I AM competent; I AM energetic; I AM strong; I AM enthusiastic; I AM caring;
I AM intelligent; I AM relaxed; I AM beautiful; I AM joyful; I AM loving;
I AM a good person; I AM trusting; I AM generous; I AM courageous; I AM smart; I AM forgiving; I AM creative; I AM open; I AM talented; I AM sharing; I AM abundant; I AM wealthy; I AM lucky

Remember: you are who you think you are. The answer to happiness and fulfilment is usually found in achieving a simple acceptance of and joy of living a good life.

Enjoy 'being' and living a good life.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Positive Affirmations

2010-09-01T13:21:00.002+10:00

Positive self-affirmations are a powerful tool each of us can use to create a happy, fulfilling life in whatever direction we choose. They can have a very powerful and encouraging affect on you and your inner being.

And why is that you might well ask? Two reasons standout.

Positive Affirmations Counter Your Inner Voice
They're healing, positive scripts you give to yourself to counter your negative inner voice, you know that nagging little chatterbox that runs a constant monologue on pretty well everything we do in our lives.

They can help you free yourself from anxiety and worry about other people’s opinions, attitudes, or feelings about you and help you feel good about yourself.

Positive Affirmations Resolve the Past
Positive self-affirmations will help you resolve negative feelings from the past so you can face the present with a less cluttered and more objective view. In doing this, you'll find you'll give yourself permission to grow, to change, to take risks, and to create a better life for yourself.

And what's more once you've let go of any negative emotional baggage your holding onto you'll be able to deal with your life in a realistic and positive manner.

And why would you want to go to all this effort?

Positive Affirmations Help You Create a Magical Life
When you visualize the way you REALLY want your life to look as opposed to what you don't want, you can work toward a more optimistic outlook and take responsibility for your own health and emotional stability.

You'll take a healthy self-oriented route in your life so that you can let go of the people and thoughts that drain your emotional resources and keep you from experiencing full personal health.

When you recognize that you have a right to be a healthy and happy human being, you'll have a fighting chance at achieving your full potential.

Positive Affirmations Puts Synchronicity into Action
In subduing the negative inner voice you'll begin allowing yourself to find your positive inner voice, the one that's looking out for the good things in life and that will help you become a fulfilled and happy individual.

You'll find yourself sorting for the good things in life and finding them more and more often as the Universe kicks into action to delvier what you're asking for.

Remember: Success prophecies, when visualized, imagined, or believed in, do come true. It’s time now, for you to believe that fully, you understand that don't you!
Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Is Your Life Controlled by Fear and Worry?

2010-08-25T10:47:00.002+10:00

Our fears impact us physically, mentally and emotionally. They enhance our negative thinking and impair our normal perception, rationality and comprehension and sometimes its even enough to make you feel sick.

Fear, and all of it's cousins, doubt, worry and anxiety may be the worst enemies of the human species.

Most people self-limit themselves. Most people do not achieve a fraction of what they are capable of achieving because they are afraid to try because they are afraid they will fail.

Fear of failure is one of the greatest fears people have and it's closely related to fear of criticism and fear of rejection. Fear of failure immobilizes you. To overcome this fear, you must act. When you act, act boldly.

The Law of Feedback states:
There is no failure; there is only feedback.

Successful people look at mistakes as outcomes or results, not as failure. Unsuccessful people look at mistakes as permanent and personal.

Buckminster Fuller wrote, “Whatever humans have learned had to be learned as a consequence only of trial and error experience. Humans have learned only through mistakes.”

List Making
Funnily enough one of the things I use when fear raises its head in my life is lists.

Making a list of the good and the bad, the pros and the cons, the for and the against ... depending on what it is you're working on allow you to really think about what it is you want to do and why you want to do it.

Developing your Why
It's possilby the thought that's put into the why you would want to do the thing that gives the power to take the actions you need to take to do the thing your thinking about doing.

The Worst and the Best
There's a couple of really good questions to ask yourself as you review your list:

What's the worst thing that could possibly happen?
Can you live with that?

Once you've answered these questions then the only other thing to think about is ...

Who's it good for?
Ultimately is it good for you, the people involved and the world around you?

How can you utilize these things to overcome your fears in your life and move yourself forward to getting the results you desire.

Remember: Successful people overcome their fear of failure.

We're all unique and special with our own set of talents and skills and the Universe is simply waiting for us to recognize this so it can create the synchronicities necessary for us to achieve the wonderful live we really deserve. So what are you waiting for ... get out that paper and write that list!

Love to know what's on your list! Pop it on the blog ... putting what you want out there makes it happen sooner and faster.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Discovering the Power of Choice

2010-08-18T17:29:00.004+10:00

There are 3 simple steps to the process of discovering the purpose of your life ... My wish is you take each step and truly think about them and come out with a blueprint list that inspires you to feel excited about your life.

Understanding the principle of choice
Norman Vincent Peale has this to say about the power of choice. “The greatest power we have is the power of choice. It's an actual fact, that if you've been drooping with unhappiness, you can choose to be joyous, instead.

If you tend to be fearful, you can overcome that misery by choosing to have courage. The whole trend and the quality of anyone’s life is determined by the choices that are made”. Choosing is the most important activity of your mind, because by making a choice, you're proclaiming your desires to your subconscious mind.

Once the subconscious mind gets to know your desires, it's going to do anything to manifest them in your life. The choices you make in your life become your goal. And, if you are sincere in pursuing them, there's every reason why you'll accomplish them.

Indecision, on the other hand, not only creates frustration and anxiety, but can also confuse the subconscious mind about what you want.

But it's important that the choices you make are made by you, in accordance with your true desires, purposes and aptitude. A lot us of let others make choices for us, or make our choices according to what we think is ‘correct’, even if that means that we go against our wishes.

What's right for someone else may not be right for you, and the way to know this is listening to what your heart says.

So, to begin with, make a list of things which interests you; things you enjoy, which make you feel good, which inspire you to surge ahead, no matter what obstacles you face.

Do you like doing something creative, or something artistic? Do you enjoy nature, do you like the sea? Do you enjoy helping others? Do you get pleasure out of making a difference in other people’s life?

What ever it is that interests you, go ahead and make a list under the following headlines:

Things you love to do:

______________________________________

What is it that you love in this thing and why?

__________________ ___________________

How you could do this for money, and make a living out of it?

______________________________________

Remember: this is all about the things YOU love to do, the things that make you feel great when you're doing them. This is how people get to a place where they never feel like they're working at all.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

3 Magic Bedtime Questions

2010-08-11T16:49:00.003+10:00

For many people, life zooms past, particularly once they reach their working age.

Everyday, it's the same flash routine of waking up, going to work, coming back from work, and sleeping.

It's no wonder why you'll ask yourself, "How did I get old so fast? Where did all the time go?"

The problem is in the routine work. The human mind has this habit called deletion. Anything that keeps repeating, memory does not record, simply because it's not worth taking notice of.

So how can we slow down our experience of time and not let our lives slip by in a flash?

The answer lies in developing mindfulness ... a heightened state of awareness of one's thoughts, feelings, and actions. But if you can't do that yet, you can start off by practicing the 3 Magic Bedtime Questions.

As you lie in bed at night, ask and answer these three questions before you fall asleep:

1. What is one thing I am grateful for today?
2. What do I look forward to tomorrow?
3. What would I like to dream about tonight?

Why do I call these simple questions magical? Well, let me tell you the logic behind them.

What is one thing I am grateful for today?
This question requires you to think through your day to find something you're grateful for.

As you do that, not only will you find something to be grateful for, you will also have recalled your entire day. In Neuro-Linguistic Programming, we call this recapping experience.

Imagine putting your daily experience into a bottle, putting a cap on it, and labelling it, "The day I met Jenny".

Having many of these bottles in your mind, sorts your memories into significant experiences, rather than having them as one large clump called, 'My Working Years ... 20 to 50 years old.'

What do I look forward to tomorrow?
This question requires you to look forward in time and imagine what's going to happen tomorrow.

When you have something to look forward to, it creates a natural anticipation and drive. You'll feel motivated the moment you wake up. It'll be the first thing that pops into your mind.

What would I like to dream about tonight?
Now this question reveals your innermost desires because you naturally choose to dream about what you want and wish for.

This clarifies your direction and purpose.

Perform the 3 Magic Bedtime Questions nightly, and time will slow down. You'll remember more about your life, and have greater clarity of mind to do what counts, before your time runs out.

Understand: by incorporating these 3 magic questions into your life you'll be setting in motion the Power of Synchronicity.

If you add journaling your answers into the mix the synchronicities in life will take that power to the max ... fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

A Great Way To Generate All The Motivation You Need To Get Fit

2010-08-04T16:04:00.000+10:00

If you're having trouble getting motivated to keep to your fitness program ... or if you haven't even got off the starting block yet, there's a tiny, inexpensive device that can provide you with all the motivation you need to get out and start moving your body around a bit more.

The pedometer, as it's known, can also make you WANT to do it and can even get you to ENJOY doing it! What ... ? ENJOY exercising??? Surely some mistake? Well, no actually. Please read on.

What is a pedometer, you may well ask?
It's a small, compact device used for measuring the number of steps taken. And, as well as measuring the number of steps taken when walking, whether that be as you're wlking round the block, the office or the house, climbing the stairs, mowing the lawn, or doing the shopping.

How Does It Work?
It's small enough to clip to your belt and is fitted with a pendulum which measures one step each time your foot makes contact with the ground.

How Much Does It Cost?
Sometimes pedometers have been given away FREE as part of campaigns by local health authorities to get people moving their bodies more. If you can't find such a campaign in your area, you can buy a pedometer with a reasonable number of features for as little as $20 or even less from some markets or online.

What Exactly Does It Do?
Some very basic models merely count your steps, while others include calories burned, distance walked, speed you've been walking and how long your routine has taken.

Other even more expensive models may include some really fancy things like:

- a soothing voice to tell you how many steps you've taken
- a pulse monitor - a stopwatch
- a radio and headphones so you can listen to your favorite radio station
- a step filter to achieve greater accuracy
- a back light so you can see your pedometer in the dark.

How Do I Set Up My Pedometer?
First you need to enter your height, weight and average stride length.

To work out your stride length, most instruction guides prompt you to count out a number of steps and divide this number by the overall distance you've covered. Once it's set up, just follow the instructions to activate the settings you want to use, clip your pedometer to your belt and off you go.

How Do I Take Readings?
At any point after you've started your routine, you can stop, flip open the pedometer and take a reading. Of course, you shouldn't do this too often as this will interrupt the rhythm of your walk.

You can work out the progress you're making by checking the number of steps taken, the distance you've traveled, the calories you've burned and so on.

How Does This Provide Me More Motivation?
The great thing about wearing a pedometer is that you begin to think about the number of steps you've taken towards your daily target.

It creates a 'walking mindset' and you suddenly start to look for walking opportunities.

If you had to be dragged kicking and screaming to take up a fitness routine, the pedometer is possibly one of the single most important devices you can use to start enjoying exercise.

It's so easy to use and it can transform the way you feel about getting fit. It can take you from resisting the whole idea of exercise, to your really looking forward to it and wanting to do it more.

Why?

Because, after using it for a while, you begin to realize that it's really easy to create opportunities to 'walk' into your daily life which makes it easy to incoprorate excercise into your schedule.

Something you thought was going to be such a grind becomes simple. Did you ever think that was possible?

Well it is. Just get hold of your pedometer and keep wearing it. It can have a really positive effect on your fitness and health.

Remember: the fitter you are the easier it is to say positive and upbeat. The more positive and upbeat you are the more opportunities you'll attract and the more success you'll have.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

The Time and Place is Now!

2010-07-28T11:20:00.001+10:00

And Live in the Present ... it's a Gift
Live in the present, but know where you are going. Be right here and celebrate and capture the magical moments of your life.

Hold on to them as the treasures you get to take with you into your magnificent future. Life is not just lived in the moment but also created in the moment.

Now is the best time to design the next ten years of your life. Let your thoughts and knowledge serve you through action. Action is what eventually determines you destiny.

Move confidently in the direction of your choosing and don't get seduced by the popular belief that some day things will come your way or some day your luck will change.

YOU are the source and the creator of your own prosperity
It it all starts with a sense of immense gratitude for everything you already have exactly where you are right now.

One of the greatest privileges you have in life is that you can start right now with exactly what you’ve got to create anything you desire as the ultimate resources to life are within you.

Living in a place called somewhere really won't serve you long term although it might feel good as a short term escape or excuse. Having to consistently delude yourself that you'll act on your true desires 'Some day when ... ' will only create unnecessary burdens.

When is the Right Time Now
When you turn your 'some day' philosophy into a 'same day' philosophy you can start to adopt the mindset where you take action on your ideas immediately with exactly what you've got and exactly where you are.

What someday and somewhere really comes down to is you falsely admit to yourself that what you need is not available to you. This creates a belief that you're not in control of your life but that you are waiting for something else somewhere else before you can take charge.

To Take That Action
Ironically, you will only get full access to your true resources when you take action exactly where you are with exactly what you've got, despite your excuses.

Remember: True happiness and gratitude never relies on external conditions but is purely determined by your evaluation of where you are now.

Now contains the seed of the rest of your life. Plant it with joy and water it with gratitude and rejoice in your life for you are its creator.

There Is No Place and Time Like Now

2010-07-21T09:49:00.002+10:00

Many people in our culture today are busy running around trying to arrange our lives to be somewhere else.

We all want to be somewhere else geographically or financially or in our relationships. And on top of this many people also live by the 'some day' rule. 'I can do it, ... but just not today. I'll do it when …' are some of the excuses used to stay in our comfort zones.

The problem is that both someday and somewhere are undefined and illusionary.

The Time and Place
Somewhere doesn't exist and someday never comes, although you keep hoping it does. This can be very disempowering and is responsible for a lot of disappointment and frustration for a lot of people.

The truth, however, is that right now is all you've really got. Tomorrow is never promised to you and learning to fully live in and for the moment is a vital distinction to make in creating a great life.

To Be Grateful
Being grateful does not mean that you loose your drive or purpose, but allows you to slow down and really enjoy the ride. Not only is it healthy to want more from life, but it's also required to be truly fulfilled and knowing where you are is critical in getting where you want to be.

Using someday as an excuse to soften your problems won't create long term success and fulfilment.

Be honest with yourself. A little pain can be very useful as it can be used to move you to action. There's always something you can do right now to turn your ideas into reality. There is always one small step you can take.

To Take Action
One of the most powerful resources you have is resourcefulness. This means that right now you have all you need to achieve whatever you desire and that you have the ability to take action with exactly what you've got and exactly where you are.

You don't have to wait for 'some day when' or 'when I am ...' before you take action on your dreams and goals.

The smallest idea acted upon can make all the difference as it immediately makes your idea real and smothers someday because you used your will to consciously take charge.

To Pursue Your Dreams and Goals
It's important to realize that the purpose of pursuing a goal or a dream is not just in achieving it but even more so in the experience of achieving it.

You don't travel for the purpose of reaching a destination but for the purpose of travelling. Whatever dream or goal you're pursuing you'll probably spend more time in pursuit of it than actually achieving it and most goals are an anti climax when you actually achieve them anyway ... unless ofcourse you set another goal and start pursuing that!

Remember: The process is where the true fulfilment comes from and the actual experience is what makes you become something instead of accumulating something. If you can't be happy and grateful without your goal then changes are that you won't be happy and grateful with it.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Using the Body to Strengthen the Mind Part 2

2010-07-16T11:35:00.000+10:00

The Importance of Breath
The most vulnerable portion of the “Flow State” triad (breath, movement, structure) is breathing.

Proper breathing is degraded by stress before you can detect it in posture or muscle tension. This is one of the reasons breath control is addressed in most religions and spiritual disciplines, whether this is through pranayama (yoga), exercise, hymns, ritual prayers, dance, or sacred postures.

Utilize the Power of Total Concentration
A good yoga teacher, for instance, will place the student in a posture sufficiently extreme to force total concentration. When the student learns to relax and focus, that posture becomes relatively easy, and a more extreme posture is given.

The point is to teach the student to monitor their own internal process. Fine martial arts or breathing meditation teachers use similar techniques.

The student learns to recognize the early signs of strain, and to dissipate them. NOTHING in life creates more stress than lack of oxygen, and learning to remain calm in the midst of oxygen debt will teach you to remain calm when the children are screaming, when your boss is on the rampage, when someone cuts you off on the freeway.

Or when you have a writing deadline, or when insecurity and fear hammers at the door of your resolve.

Create Centredness and Achieve Excellence
Deliberately practicing a physical discipline to enhance this quality of calmness and centeredness, while simultaneously working toward goals balanced in body, mind, and spirit, exposes you to the currents of life while helping you develop the skills and strategies necessary to excel.

This, over time, leads to excellence, even in a purely mental arena.

Remember: proper breathing under stress is a key to reaching your maximum potential as a mental, spiritual, and emotional being. Seek one of these techniques out and integrate it into your life. It's one of the best investments you could ever make in your future.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Using Your Body To Strengthen Your Mind

2010-07-14T09:01:00.002+10:00

For thousands of years, physical disciplines like yoga, Tai Chi and Akido have been said to increase mental and spiritual powers.

Have you ever wondered why this is so and even better, how can we use this fact, practically, to enhance our lives as individuals, business people, parents, and partners?

Understand the Mind Body Connection
First, we have to strip away the mysticism from the activity. These activities have an esoteric aspect, but we have to approach them on the most down-to-earth level.

The higher the tree, the deeper the roots. The taller the building, the deeper the foundations. If you want to soar, be certain that your tether is strong.

So we need to start with a simple, physiological explanation and then suggest a way that this ties in to success in each area of our lives.

Create The Flow State
Perhaps the single most important in terms of Body-Mind is what's referred to as the 'Flow State Performance Spiral' by Scott Sonnon.

1) All physical technique is composed of three aspects: breathing, movement, and structure.

2) Each of these aspects is controlled by the other two (breath is created by movement and structure, etc.)

3) Stress “dis-integrates” this structure. In other words, when you are under stress, the physiological signs will manifest in your breathing rate or shallowness, your posture, your muscle tension. This is why lie detectors work!

Use Stress
Before he died, Hans Selye, the creator of the “stress” concept, said that he had misspoken himself, that it is not stress that hurts us, it is strain. Stress is the pressure we are under. But strain is the degree to which that stress warps us out of true.

Avoid Strain and Maintain 'Flow'
Funnily enough, stress isn't the enemy. In fact, when handled healthfully, it's the primary trigger for growth.

So the key is to avoid strain. Let’s skip around a bit to a truth about artistic and intellectual pursuits: your ability to utilize your intelligence, education, skills or talents will be in direct proportion to your ability to maintain “flow” under stress.

Or to put it another way, in life, we're rewarded for how much stress we can handle without folding:-)

Writer’s block, for instance, is nothing but a poor reaction to performance stress.

Remember: mental and emotional balance under stress leads to excellence. Combine this with the fact that learning to cope with physical stress develops skills that are tremendously applicable to the mental arena.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Slaughter Pesky Negative Thoughts - With Extreme Prejudice!

2010-07-07T08:41:00.005+10:00

Engage in Thought Stopping
You have the choice to control negativity and self-sabotaging behavior by creating positive beliefs and envisioning positive outcomes. Through a practice called "thought stopping," you can change direction when you find yourself slipping into a negative thought pattern.

Say to yourself, with a loud and firm inner voice: STOP!

Once you've done this, it's important to replace your previous thought with a more positive statement and image. Clearly acknowledge which statements cause you to feel pain or threat, and which statements allow you to feel success, joy and happiness.

You Have the Choice
Often people unnecessarily stress themselves by thinking that they have no control over a situation, not you ofcourse ... or me:-)

When this happens, they need to use their inner voice to shout out the word "STOP." Then, change track and think about how the situation can be redirected.

Practice Makes Perfect
Now, take this opportunity to practice "thought stopping."

What reoccurring thought causes you to feel negative, or some form of discomfort, pain, or threat? (Example: Taking risks makes me feel anxious.) Now write it down!

Next, with a loud and firm inner voice, shout out "STOP!" Again, "STOP!" Replace your negative feeling or thought with a positive statement. (Example: When I take risks I experience excitement, learn more about myself, and feel encouraged to risk again.)

Experience the Positive
When you attach specific positive words to positive feelings and experiences, you can recall positive feelings at will by using those words. Now apply the positive affirmation for yourself.

Using your positive statement, attach it to feelings of success, joy, and happiness. For example, “When I challenge and encourage myself, I consistently move toward my goals with a success attitude, 'I Can I Will.' ”

Recite the statement to yourself several times. The 'trick' to this is the Feelings. Each time you do it, experience the positive feelings the statement generates. When you anchor positive words or statements to positive feelings, you can recall the positive feeling anytime you want (or need) and create more positive outcomes, consistently.

Challenge yourself
Stop your self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors. Practicing thought stopping on a continual basis allows you to eliminate negative thoughts to become more aware of your feelings of accomplishment, self-acceptance, and of positive choice and change.

Your new, bright thoughts and feelings of pleasure, joy and happiness drive you toward your destination of success. Positive feelings and beliefs increase your self-worth and self-esteem, empowering you to take action.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Warning! Your Attitude Is Reflected In The Mirror Of Life

2010-06-30T07:49:00.000+10:00

Maybe this has happened to you: Take two identical days, just ordinary routine days, nothing special happening …

Day 1
You wake up after a bad night’s sleep, you’re not feeling great, it’s grey and cloudy, everything you hear just sounds discordant and ugly. You’ve got a negative attitude and going through your day things just go downhill from there …

Getting to work is a nightmare, you spend your entire day in seemingly endless and repetitive tasks and by the end of the day you’re just happy to collapse into bed feeling exhausted.

Day 2
You wake up in the morning feeling great ... it’s a beautiful sunny day, you can hear your favourite sounds, you’ve got a great mental attitude, positive that everything is going to be easy:-)

Your journey to work is easy, you fly through your work and to cap it all, you have a fantastic evening at home. In short you have a great day!

So what's the difference between these two days? ... There’s just one difference YOU!!

The Mirror Of Life
Life is like a mirror. On one side there is your mental state, your attitude, positive or negative, your feelings ...

On the other side there's the reflection of your mental state: your external world and the results you're achieving in that world.

That’s right. Your world is reflection of your mental state.

… But how does this happen, how can your internal world create your external world?

Think about it for a minute
First your mental state influences your behaviour and your actions ... when you've got a good attitude, positive actions are easy to take, when you have a negative attitude, everything seems too difficult!

Your behaviour and actions influence the people around you and the results you get in life ... if you're always negative and pessimistic you're going to find that most of the people you attract into your life are like you.

If a negative attitude means that you don’t ‘get things done’ you're not going to create the life you really want.

The results you get and the people you associate with influence what you perceive in your world …

… and your perceptions influence your mental state, completing the circle. The only things you can control are how you perceive the world and your mental state. For example you can choose to see the negative or the positive in a situation by changing your state of mind.

Experience The Mirror In Action
You can experience the power of the mirror of life at any time. Here’s a couple of examples to think about:

Start by thinking about people around you … You can tell a lot about a person’s inner world by looking at their outer world. Of course people may try to hide their mental state, but there are always clues … look at their facial expression, their body posture, their behaviour …

Make a Conscious Effort
One day in your normal routine, consciously adopt an extremely positive attitude, make a point of smiling and greeting people positively when you might normally be neutral or even grumpy! Just see what difference it makes.

You'll see that people’s responses to you become more positive and friendly. Even better, if you keep it up you'll find that you're living in a different, more positive and more supportive world.

Remember: you can change your world by changing your mental state. If you want better results, you’ve first got to create a better you!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Your Subconscious Mind – The Key To Your Successful Life

2010-06-23T20:30:00.002+10:00

The Subconscious mind is the most powerful tool a person could use. It functions like a huge secret memory and doesn't formulate any arguments.

It's completely objective and it can’t express any point of view. The neutrality of subconscious mind is the core of every action and reaction our thoughts activate.

Henry Ford was so right when he said, 'If you think you can’t do it or you think you can, you're right.'

Unfortunately, all of us have been programmed by our interpretation of the events of our lives which often led many of us to a lot of unjustified limitations.

The World We Live in
We live in a world full of negativity and it's become daily routine, just read a newspaper or watch TV and our subconscious mind absorbs the tragedies we see.

Strange as it may seem, the world is not only destruction and misery, but it also consists of individuals who achieve extraordinary things starting with nothing. The Media don’t consider these cases “saleable” but that’s another story.

Choose a Happy World
You can choose to reprogram your subconscious mind in order to achieve better results and improve your life in every aspect, Business, Personal, Health etc. The first step to reprogram your subconscious mind is to focus for 30 minutes on the things that are going right in your life, the things you're grateful for.

The first 15 minutes when you get up in the morning and the last 15 minutes before you go to sleep. It’s very critical the first and the last daily thoughts you choose to focus on allow you to feel great, especially before you go to sleep.

Ask Your Subconscious to Help
That time is the best time of the day to meditate and focus on your positive messages. The mind in that condition is more receptive to messages because you're in your that 'relaxed' state as you're coming out of and going into sleep.

When you've got a serious problem to solve and / or you're troubled, focus on your breathing, allow yourself to relax and ask your subconscious to sort for the answer while you sleep peacefully. Generally speaking the answers come along because they already exist in your subconscious mind.

Successful People Use The Power of Their Subconscious
Many scientists have used their subconscious mind to resolve scientific problems. As have successful writers like Marc Twain. Olympic Athletes imagine they win the race many times and do continuous meditation before they start racing.

There's an important note here. You CAN NOT fool your subconscious mind. What ever messages you want to develop have to be real. You need to 'FEEL' the feelings of the message you want to send to your subconscious mind in order to create it.

Remember, change can happen in an instance ... or it can happen in a moment. The subconscious mind has no mind of it's own, it simply holds true whatever you decide is true for you ... the choice is yours.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

A Matter of Inspiration

2010-06-16T13:06:00.001+10:00

Legend has it that Robert the Bruce of Scotland was losing the battle and he barely escaped with his life. His soldiers were hard pressed to keep up the fight as many were wounded and dying. The Bruce, tired, dismayed and broken-hearted found a hidden cave where he took refuge.

He threw down his sword and sat to rest a while. Gloomy thoughts filled his mind and he reflected on the insurmountability of the task he had tried to accomplish. Perhaps Scotland would never be free ... at least not in his lifetime. Perhaps he should abandon all efforts, give it up and lead an obscure life as a fugitive.

As these thoughts raced through his mind, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a tiny spider trying to climb a strand of web that extended from the top of the cave almost to the floor. Up went the spider and just a few feet from the top, it slipped and fell all the way down.

Over and over again the spider repeated the process as the exhausted Bruce watched, fascinated by the perseverance of the little life form. Once again the spider climbed, this time almost reaching the top. Again it slipped and fell to the floor of the cave.

Now with rapt attention, Robert the Bruce watched to see its next move. A few more tries and finally, with one quick dash, the spider reached the ceiling. The Bruce slowly got up, picked up his sword, cleared the depressing thoughts from his mind and went back into the battle, inspired by the strength, will and perseverance of such a tiny creature as a spider.

The rest is history. The battle was won and the Bruce was, once more, the triumphant, gallant leader of his people.

There are times when everything in life seems dark and dreary. There are those times when we feel we're totally unable to take the next step or to even move one inch. These are precisely the times when we most need inspiration.

Why inspiration? It helps recharge our energy when all seems hopeless. It gives us encouragement when our "spiritual well has gone dry".

The dictionary gives different meanings to the word, "inspiration". But I think "inspiration" actually means divine messages from the Universe. In our lives there are many sources of inspiration. someof the ones I find most ... inspiring are:

Nature
In the middle of the worst crisis, a little walk in the park or on the beach does wonders for the body, mind and spirit. Breathe in the fresh air, watch the ripples on a pond or even in a fountain; take a few minutes to clear your mind by looking up to the sky or the stars. Get inspired by the sheer magnificence of Nature.

Music
Listen to some music you really like. Whether it be the vibrant, upbeat sort that your body simply moves to almost inspite of itself or the soft, melodic sounds that take your mind to another place. Either way you'll find that miracles can occur.

Books and tapes
Spend some time absorbed in a good book. And I don't mean just self-help or spiritual books. It could be any book that engages your mind and thoughts. When things seem really gloomy to me, I likeot read stories about magic, there's a part of me that knows it's only a story but it feeds that belief in miracles. For me, that works. For you, it might mean a totally different type of book.

And audio tapes, CD's, video tapes and DVD's have been a wonderful gift from technology. There are so many wonderful movies out there, the one I loved most recently was Sandra Bullock's 'The Blind Side' was fabulous, Richard Bach's 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' on my video player. Recharge yourself in fanatasy land and come out to face the seeming impossible and smiling.

Friends
We're fortunate indeed, if we've got a few good friends. Connect with the people around you. Real friends are such a bonus in life; whether if be sharing a laugh or handing out the tissues.

These are a few of the simple things in life that help to lift us when things around us aren't the way you want them to be.

There's stack of things you can do to give yourself inspiration to move forward and I'm sure you can come up with a list that works for you.Things like taking a drive, going fishing, paint a picture or making something.

So what is it that does it for you? What do you do to give yourself that lift when life has lost it's bounce?

Remember, the Universe is on your side. Just give it a chance to show its magnificence in your life. Lift up your eyes and look to the horizon ... Perhaps you'll see a whole new, beautiful day dawning for you. It's there. Go for it.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Your Thoughts and The Law of Attraction

2010-06-09T10:47:00.001+10:00

We've all heard the expression, 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.' But to carry on without thinking about why you failed only leads to more failure. And this is totally different to wallowing in the failure.

The ability to create is a God given gift
A gift given to everyone without exception. Thought is the first step to manifesting any creation.

Thoughts are energy, they're real. Your thoughts act as magnets and attract other thoughts, people, and circumstances that harmonize with them.

Thoughts operate and adhere to certain universal laws. Without these laws there'd be no order; the universe itself would sink into chaos.

The Law of Attraction states that like attracts like
Much of what was once considered metaphysical, esoteric knowledge in the past is now scientific fact.

Physics and Quantum Physics in particular has shown us that the principles involved in the Law of Attraction are every bit as valid as those governing the Law of Gravity. So it should come as no surprise to you, that dwelling only on your problems simply attracts more problems.

The idea of attracting success by thinking about it is very appealing
So appealing in fact, people often get the wrong impression that it's easy. Affirmations can be helpful, but mindless affirmations alone have no real value.

On the other hand, once an affirmation becomes part of your belief system the subconscious goes to work attracting opportunities. It's not the success itself we attract, but the opportunity to succeed.

Our world is ruled by cause and effect
Yet we often fail to see how this rule applies to the thoughts we think. This happens because the results of our thoughts are so far removed from the cause that we fail to see the connection. The subconscious mind is working tirelessly 24 hours a day. It doesn't analyze, it doesn't judge, it simply accepts and attracts more of what the conscious mind is focused on.

Are you attracting problems or solutions?
By focusing on desire and showing gratitude for what you already have, the subconscious mind is given the necessary material to provide a constant stream of opportunities. Whether we take advantage of these opportunities or not is another story.

It's impossible to operate outside the law of attraction
Consciously or unconsciously your thoughts, feelings, and emotions, determine if this law works for or against you.

Stay focused on your success and reaching your goals. As one success leads to another, success becomes a habit.

Problems and obstacles are seen as no more than stepping stones on the road to your ultimate goal and what's more you'll get to that place where you can become genuinely excited by the obstacles because that means you're getting closer to your goals!!!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Your Worst Habits Just Need To Be Reprogrammed!

2010-06-02T09:51:00.001+10:00

Do you realize ... YOU have the power to train your mind to choose what you think. That's right YOU! You have that power as a person, as a human ... YOU don't have to allow random thoughts to hold you hostage ... you have the power of choice.

And just how do you do that you might well ask?
You do that by becoming inner-directed and focused, so that you decide what you want to think, rather than have your thoughts and emotions determined by the world around you.

The untrained mind has more emotional ups and downs like a proverbial roller coaster because it's reacting to random thoughts. Focus on what you REALLY want with joy and enthusiasm.

Remember, just like the Earth, your brain doesn't discern what you plant. It'll work just as hard to grow weeds as it will to grow beautiful flowers. In your mind, You determine the seeds that are planted by what you say to yourself over and over again.

Quite simply, you're a self-fulfilling prophecy because your subconscious mind doesn't know the difference between factual reality and imagined reality.

If you focus on what you say you don’t want, then you'll create that as The Dominate request in your experience.

If you think you're destined to be overweight, below average, poor, unlucky in love, clumsy, or even 'not good at something,' you'll take actions that make these thoughts become reality.

So, the trick is to keep focused on what you REALLY want
Define yourself as the person you choose to be. (Example: I am a perfect weight for my body and lifestyle.)

If you're still looking to let weight go, you may want to say something like: I am allowing my body to obtain its perfect balance for health and vitality.

Understand the power of I AM
Many of your beliefs about yourself have no foundation in truth, so instead of promoting your purpose, they hold you back from success. If keep saying to yourself ... I AM ... overweight, below average, poor, unlucky in love, clumsy, or even 'not good at something,' you'll continue to take actions that make those Dominant Requests become reality.

None of these thoughts are actually true, but thinking them creates beliefs and images in your mind that reinforce these negative statements until they actually become true for you. Be aware of the directions you give your brain
Your internal dialogue, along with what you believe about situations, is how you create your emotions.

Negative self-talk messages will cause you to give up before you even try something new. Always be aware that your words can make ominous predictions.

If you say about your habit, 'I’ll never be able to stop this; I’ve been doing it so long.' You're programming yourself to believe that you are too weak and powerless to overcome the habit.

These negative permissions clutter up your ability to change your behaviors. Pay attention to yourself when you hear yourself uttering negative permissions and negative reinforcements.

Avoid negative self-talk
'I can’t do this. I don’t understand. I’ll look stupid. I’m too old to learn new skills. They make me feel stupid. That’s just the way I am. There’s nothing I can do. No one in my family can do it, so I know I can't.'

Change your self-talk
Reframe the negative things you say about yourself and your life to positive statements which reinforce the creation of new behaviors (habits). A positive outlook creates more options for creative solutions.

Remember: Focus on what you want. Keep it simple and sure.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

How Great is the Strength of Your Belief?

2010-05-26T09:08:00.000+10:00

Be careful what you believe because that's what you will experience. Sounds a bit woo woo doesn't it ... but, whether you believe it or not, it makes no difference ... there's a growing body of science that's proved and is continuing to prove this to be true!

Your belief system is a mechanism which is uniquely yours. It's powered by your desire and controlled by your thoughts and actions. In other words, your success is measured by the strength of your belief.

What is it that you desire?
Often people don't have a clue what it is they want, they just know what they do not want. And how often have you noticed that there's lots of what you don't want in your life? True or true!

So it's a good time now, to evaluate your goals and determine the end result you REALLY want to achieve.

Put your goals in writing and place them where you can see them often every day. Read them frequently to keep them fresh on your mind.

Be inquisitive.
Research and learn as much as you can on how you can achieve your goal. Use all possible resources like books, CDs, courses and people.

Yes, people. Talk to as many people you can who are already successful in what you want to achieve. Ask, ask and ask some more about what they did to reach success.

Stretch yourself outside of the people you already know. Introduce yourself by phone or mail, explain your purpose for contacting them and ask for a tip.

The worst thing that can happen is that they ignore you. The best thing that can happen is that they become your mentor and offer support and encouragement. Chances are you'll receive at least one great tip from many of the people you contact. This method is the least expensive and most rewarding.

Be unique
Next, take the ideas you learn, embellish them and come up with your own creative process. Think how you can approach your goal in a way that no one else has.

Dare to be different. Don’t be afraid to take risks. What do you have to loose?

Write out a list showing the worst things that could happen and then list all of the best possible outcomes. Always maintain your concentration on your desired result.

Be open to giving things a go
When you were a child and saw older children riding a bike (without training wheels), you didn’t look at their scraped knees and elbows and say, 'Whoa, I could get hurt doing that.'

Instead, you saw the fun they were having and begged to try it for yourself. With a great deal of practice and maybe even pain, you gradually learned how to maintain your balance yourself.

Before long you were trying to 'out do' your friends with your speed or fancy tricks. When you fell, you'd get back on and try again with even greater determination.

From your very first effort, you would have believed in your mind that you'd eventually learn to ride. I bet you even knew in your mind you'd be the best in the neighborhood, in your school, in the state, in the world!

Be positive
If you see obstacles before you, then you'll mostly see problems. If you have hesitations that you plan won't work, then it won't work. If you're influenced by the power of negative people, then you'll never be any better than they are.

Believe in yourself and what you are capable of achieving.
When your desire to succeed is stronger than the pain, fear or frustration of failing, there's no turning back.

I challenge you to view your goals just like you did when you were a child, when you only saw the possibilities.

Remember, anything is possible as long as you believe. Make a commitment that you'll not let anything or anyone, including yourself stand in your way ... that you'll keep on keeping on until you reach your goals.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

11 Great Reasons Why Smiling Makes us More Successful!

2010-05-19T07:58:00.000+10:00

First: Our smile shows others people we're friendly
If a stranger approached you and gained eye contact with you and then treated you to a broad smile you'll have a pretty good idea they're friendly and mean you no harm.
By contrast we would find it far more difficult to offer trust to the stranger that wears a scowl or unfriendly face features.

Second: A smile can make other people happy
When someone treats you to a smile, even a stranger, you usually smile back. For that moment you enjoy a flash of positive communication without saying a word.

As you walk through a crowded area like a main street you can do this hundreds times in a very short period of time. When you smile at someone who isn't already smiling and they smile back, you've brought a moment of happiness into their lives which, who knows, could last all day.

Third: Smiling is infectious
When you spend a lot in the company of someone who smiles a lot you soon discover that their smile is catching. It is hard not to return a smile; most of us do it at a subliminal level without thinking.

Fourth: Smiling can make you popular
Which type of people do you prefer? A person that has a tired and listless face. An expression that may reflect their inner thoughts of boredom and worry?

OR ... someone who's always smiling and shows they have an enthusiastic passion for life. I think for the majority of us the choice would be obvious!

Fifth: Smiling can help you to make new friends
In the same way few of us would choose a miserable person for a friend. Lets face it, we all want friends who're going to be bubbly and a happy and positive and help us feel better about ourselves and our lives.
Be the friend you'd most like to have ... to yourself and the people around you!!!!

Sixth: A smile is usually returned
When someone smiles back at you it makes you feel good inside. You've just made a short but very positive communication and possibly the first step in the process of getting to know or making friends with someone new.

Seventh: Smiling makes you positive and happy inside
When you smile it is hard to feel unhappy, negative or sad in anyway. Smiling gives you enthusiasm and drive ... AND ... it's also habit forming. Try it today!!!

Eight: A smile makes you look far more attractive
You don’t see many celebrities or media personalities who aren't smiling. They're in the business of attracting popularity and it's pretty obvious that smiling definitely makes them more attractive to their audience.

Ninth: Smiling also helps make you memorable to others!
Have you noticed that smiling people are usually far more memorable than those who aren't? It's fact that you're 3 times more likely to remember the person that's smiling over the one that's wearing a frown or neutral features.
Tenth: Most importantly, smiling is good for your health!!!
When you're smiling you find whatever you're doing far easier. It releases any stress, worry and tension you may have built up throughout the day.

Long term, developing the smiling habit will be one of the smartest things you can do to improve most aspects of your life.

Eleventh: The effects of smiling can last for hours
Whatever problems and challenges you have in your life, smiling temporary puts them on hold. For a while you forget the problems and become positive, and while you're in a positive state you've got more potential and power to advance and improve your life.
Lastly: Smiling is FREE! You're never going to run short of smiles and will always have enough to go around. When you weigh up the positive points of smiling it's a no brainer decision to do far more smiling and share them with as many people as possible. Keep smiling!!!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

7 Surprisingly Quick And Easy Ways To Feel Happier

2010-05-12T13:13:00.000+10:00

All of us have days when we're out of sorts and just wish you were in a better mood. You've had days like that, haven't you? I know I have.

And then there's those time when you've tried to get yourself into a better state of mind but struggled to achieve it.

Sometimes we get stuck in our own emotional dumps and forget how easy it is to feel happier.

Here are seven simple things you can do to lift your mood easily and naturally.

1. Go for a walk
Most people know that going for a short daily walk is one of the best forms of exercise. When you're feeling down it's even more beneficial.

If possible, find a park or a natural environment with plants and birds. If that's not possible, either look at the plants and things around you or think about somewhere like that as you walk.

What do you notice first? The different shades of greenery, the fresh smell of country air, the sounds of birds, or the sunlight shining through the trees?

2. Listen to quality music
Music can shift a listener's state within moments. It's effect can be nearly magical. Dig out that CD you haven't listened to in ages or tune in your radio to something you've never listened to before.

3. Open yourself to discovering something new
Read something uplifting or find something inspiring to watch. There heaps of different types of magazines can you get these days.

Visit your local library or browse through a magazine rack. Pick up or buy a magazine you wouldn't normally buy. Enter relaxation or inspiration into your search engine browser or YouTube. You may discover something wonderful ... let me know what you find!

4. Find something to laugh at
Laughter is one of the best ways to lift your spirits. Find a humorous book, or watch a comedy.

The funny thing about laugher is there doesn't even have to be anything to laugh at for your body and your mind to feel the benefits ... just laugh and you'll feel them ... go on ... I dare you!

5. Simple breathing meditation
Breathing meditation is a great exercise that you can do anywhere. Simply allow yourself to sit comfortably with your back straight. Now close your eyes and become aware of the flow of air into and out of your nostrils.

Breathe deeply into your lungs using your diaphragm, into the middle of your lungs and into your chest ... then breathe out in reverse ... chest, middle, diaphragm. That's all there is to it.

If you can do this for 10-15 minutes however even 6 - 10 long slow deep breaths will make a difference.

6. Doodling for the fun of it
Most people can remember when they were young and used to doodle for hours. Kids love drawing silly little pictures and colouring in.

Drawing's not just for kids or artists. Whoever you are get some pens, pencils, crayons or whatever you have and just draw for the fun of it. Notice how your state of mind shifts.

7. Understand how lucky you are
The fact that you're reading this article suggests that you're probably much better off than most people on this planet. At times this may be hard to believe, but if you can read and have access to the internet, just those two things alone means you're better off than most people in the world.

There are many human beings that barely have access to the basics of survival. There are people in lots of pain. Allow your feelings of gratitude for the life you're living to grow.

These are all pretty simple. There's nothing profound or life changing, but when all you need is a quick pick me up these may be just the thing you need to give you a lift.

Putting simple ideas, methods, tools and techniques into action will help you achieve change more quick and easily ... surprisingly so at times ... than you imagine.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Self Confidence and Inner Growth

2010-05-05T12:51:00.001+10:00

Even if you feel as if you're lacking confidence, it doesn't mean other people can tell. Think about including these tips into your life in some way everyday to develop and build your self confidence:

Associate with positive uplifting people. Good people around you will help you build self confidence
Do something new every day. Each small act will add to your confidence and also make your life more enjoyable
Think about your posture. Someone who stands upright and moves with a sense of purpose gives the impression that they have confidence. Duplicate the physical characteristics of confident people and notice your confidence grow

The most sacred thing in life is self confidence because it is the secret of all miracles.

When you have confidence in yourself, you arouse everything that is stronger, greater and superior in you. As a result, the more confidence you have in yourself, the more success you'll have and the more you'll attain and accomplish.

A person who knows the power of self confidence walks a path of inner growth and achievement. With self confidence a person of mediocre ability can achieve more in life than those with exceptional talents and little self confidence. Supreme self confidence is a birth right for every person so isn’t it about time you claimed yours?

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Donald Trump says Give it a Go!

2010-04-28T12:39:00.000+10:00

It should come as no surprise to realize that the single most influential person on your self confidence is you, or more specifically, your mind.

This probably sounds pretty basic but .... are you using your own thoughts to re-enforce your self confidence and self esteem?

Become your own best friend and supporter.

Talk positively to yourself
Encourage yourself to do more
Congratulate yourself on every small or large victory

Remember: Very few people are successful the first time they try to do something. You didn’t ride a bike the first time you tried. Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb on his first attempt either. It took him more than 10,000 attempts before he made the first successful light bulb and it only lasted a few minutes.

The biggest thing to remember is that you're never defeated in doing anything you want to do until you quit.

Donald Trump, during a recent interview, stated that he was richer than most people because he failed more times than most. However, in his case, he learned from his mistakes and tried again. Why? Because he was confident that he could do what he wanted to do if he just continued trying.

You're no different from Donald Trump. Do what he did. Just keep trying until you succeed. When you do, your self confidence will soar and you'll realize you can do anything you want to as long as you continue trying.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

What are YOU good at?

2010-04-21T12:06:00.001+10:00

We all have the power of self confidence within us. Sadly many leave it unused for long periods of time while others use it sparingly like a miser.

Since you can’t change the past, don’t let it spoil the present or dim the future. Make the decision now to:

let go of worries about the past,
forgive yourself and anyone else for any mistakes you feel you've made or unjustices you think have occured and
build the power of self confidence within you.

Remember, just like everyone else, you were born into this world for a specific reason. Don’t worry about the things that you feel you're not very good at.

Think about the things that you ARE good at doing. Work at becoming better at them. Why spend your limited time here on earth working on things you are not good at. Instead perfect the things you are good at and hire someone to do the things you're not good at.

Low self confidence isn't something you have to live with. You can build your self confidence by challenging yourself to take action and do something.

Building good self confidence is a wonderful thing, and it's much easier than you'd imagine.

Take Baby Steps
One of the easiest ways of building self confidence is to set small goals or projects that to complete. Each time you do one in the time you've set for yourself, you'll build your self confidence.

The accumulation of small 'victories' will convince your subconscious mind that you can do what you set out to do. It'll then convince your conscious mind that you do have lots of capabilities and your self confidence will grow.

If you continue to do this over a period of months, you'll find your self confidence will grow. With improved self confidence you can take on bigger projects and goals and as these are completed your self confidence will grow by leaps and bounds.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

The Daffodil Principle

2010-04-14T20:00:00.001+10:00

You may or may not have seen this story, written by Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards floating around in cyberspace ... if you have it's well worth another read because it's both practical and inspiring ...
It demostrates that no matter how small our actions may seem, they accumulate over time and can make an enormous difference!

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Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come and see the daffodils before they are over. I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. Going and coming took most of a day ... and I honestly did not have a free day until the following week.

"I will come next Tuesday," I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call.

Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove the length of Route 91, continued on I-215, and finally turned onto Route 18 and began to drive up the mountain highway.

The tops of the mountains were sheathed in clouds, and I had gone only a few miles when the road was completely covered with a wet, gray blanket of fog. I slowed to a crawl, my heart pounding.

The road becomes narrow and winding toward the top of the mountain. As I executed the hazardous turns at a snail's pace, I was praying to reach the turnoff at Blue Jay that would signify I had arrived.

When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren I said, "Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these darling children that I want to see bad enough to drive another inch!"

My daughter smiled calmly, "We drive in this all the time, Mother."

"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears ... and then I'm heading for home!" I assured her.

"I was hoping you'd take me over to the garage to pick up my car. The mechanic just called, and they've finished repairing the engine," she answered.

"How far will we have to drive?" I asked cautiously.

"Just a few blocks," Carolyn said cheerfully.

So we buckled up the children and went out to my car. "I'll drive," Carolyn offered. "I'm used to this." We got into the car, and she began driving.

In a few minutes I was aware that we were back on the Rim-of-the-World Road heading over the top of the mountain. "Where are we going?" I exclaimed, distressed to be back on the mountain road in the fog. "This isn't the way to the garage!"

"We're going to my garage the long way," Carolyn smiled, "by way of the daffodils."

"Carolyn," I said sternly, trying to sound as if I was still the mother and in charge of the situation, "please turn around. There is nothing in the world that I want to see enough to drive on this road in this weather."

"It's all right, Mother," She replied with a knowing grin. "I know what I'm doing. I promise, you will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."

And so my sweet, darling daughter who had never given me a minute of difficulty in her whole life was suddenly in charge ... and she was kidnapping me!

I couldn't believe it. Like it or not, I was on the way to see some ridiculous daffodils ... driving through the thick, gray silence of the mist-wrapped mountaintop at what I thought was risk to life and limb.

I muttered all the way. After about twenty minutes we turned onto a small gravel road that branched down into an oak-filled hollow on the side of the mountain. The Fog had lifted a little, but the sky was lowering, gray and heavy with clouds.

We parked in a small parking lot adjoining a little stone church. From our vantage point at the top of the mountain we could see beyond us, in the mist, the crests of the San Bernardino range like the dark, humped backs of a herd of elephants. Far below us the fog-shrouded valleys, hills, and flatlands stretched away to the desert.

On the far side of the church I saw a pine-needle-covered path, with towering evergreens and manzanita bushes and an inconspicuous, lettered sign 'Daffodil Garden.'

We each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path as it wound through the trees. The mountain sloped away from the side of the path in irregular dips, folds, and valleys, like a deeply creased skirt.

Live oaks, mountain laurel, shrubs, and bushes clustered in the folds, and in the gray, drizzling air, the green foliage looked dark and monochromatic. I shivered.

Then we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped.

Before me lay the most glorious sight, unexpectedly and completely splendid. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it down over the mountain peak and slopes where it had run into every crevice and over every rise.

Even in the mist-filled air, the mountainside was radiant, clothed in massive drifts and waterfalls of daffodils. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, saffron, and butter yellow.

Each different-colored variety (I learned later that there were more than thirty-five varieties of daffodils in the vast display) was planted as a group so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue.

In the center of this incredible and dazzling display of gold, a great cascade of purple grape hyacinth flowed down like a waterfall of blossoms framed in its own rock-lined basin, weaving through the brilliant daffodils.

A charming path wound throughout the garden. There were several resting stations, paved with stone and furnished with Victorian wooden benches and great tubs of coral and carmine tulips.

As though this were not magnificence enough, Mother Nature had to add her own grace note ... above the daffodils, a bevy of western bluebirds flitted and darted, flashing their brilliance.

These charming little birds are the color of sapphires with breasts of magenta red. As they dance in the air, their colors are truly like jewels above the blowing, glowing daffodils. The effect was spectacular.

It did not matter that the sun was not shining. The brilliance of the daffodils was like the glow of the brightest sunlit day. Words, wonderful as they are, simply cannot describe the incredible beauty of that flower-bedecked mountain top.

Five acres of flowers! (This too I discovered later when some of my questions were answered.) "But who has done this?" I asked Carolyn. I was overflowing with gratitude that she brought me ... even against my will. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

"Who?" I asked again, almost speechless with wonder, "And how, and why, and when?"

"It's just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home." Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory.

We walked up to the house, my mind buzzing with questions. On the patio we saw a poster with the headline ...

Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking

The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read.

The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman, two hands, two feet, and very little brain."

The third answer was, "Began in 1958."

There it was. The Daffodil Principle.

For me that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than thirty-five years before, had begun ... one bulb at a time ... to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountain top. One bulb at a time.

There was no other way to do it. One bulb at a time. No shortcuts ... simply loving the slow process of planting. Loving the work as it unfolded.

Loving an achievement that grew so slowly and that bloomed for only three weeks of each year. Still, just planting one bulb at a time, year after year, had changed the world.

This unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. She had created something of ineffable magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.

The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principle of celebration: learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time ... often just one baby-step at a time ... learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time.

When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world.

"Carolyn," I said that morning on the top of the mountain as we left the haven of daffodils, our minds and hearts still bathed and bemused by the splendors we had seen, "it's as though that remarkable woman has needle-pointed the earth! Decorated it.

Just think of it, she planted every single bulb for more than thirty years. One bulb at a time! And that's the only way this garden could be created. Every individual bulb had to be planted. There was no way of short-circuiting that process. Five acres of blooms. That magnificent cascade of hyacinth!

All, all, just one bulb at a time."

The thought of it filled my mind. I was suddenly overwhelmed with the implications of what I had seen. "It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn. "What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years. Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"

My wise daughter put the car into gear and summed up the message of the day in her direct way. "Start tomorrow," she said with the same knowing smile she had worn for most of the morning. Oh, profound wisdom!

It is pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson a celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?"

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Issues, Issues, Issues

2010-04-08T10:54:00.000+10:00

I'm not sure about you, but for me sometimes it seems like the more 'stuff' I clear the more 'stuff' comes forward which sometimes makes me wonder if it's ever going to end!

If it's not one issue, it's another, so to speak.

The other day I received an email in my inbox which talked about just that, how sometimes it just feels like you clear one issue and up pops another so that it can feel a bit like it's never going to end.

What i've realized though is it's a bit like weeding the garden ... if there are any roots left in the soil, and they're given energy, the plant will sprout again. However if you completely remove the roots and take away the energy source, then the release is complete ... and the plant never returns.

Even though it may seem like slow going, dealing with issues layer by layer, if it's done properly, you'll notice that those layers don't return in exactly the same way with the same dramatic impact.

Related layers may arise but they're often not as dramatic or as impactful because you've loosened the 'stuff' around them and let go of some of the aspects of them too.

One of the things I'm learning at the moment is how to spend less time in my head ... 'controlling' how I deal with things and how to let go of buying into the 'story' I've created around those 'issues'.

What I'm finding is that the less effort I put into 'controlling' the process, the simpler the 'tools' I come across and the easier it seems to be to create the life I really want.

How to keep yourself balanced, clear, and peaceful in yourself is one of the most important skills any of us can have.

Nothing is more important than how you feel about yourself. So even if you're not destined to be the next Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey, you can still take yourself to a happy, contented place within yourself that leads to a greater quality of life.

The thing I've found in my life with issues is, the more quickly you deal with them, the easier it is to deal with them ... what's most challenging about issues is hanging onto them.

And now what I've found is, rather than cringing when the issues arise, I now find it easier to make the issues a cause for celebration. I'm much more aware of how I feel and I'm quicker to hop into one of the great processes and tools I've found to shift myself into a better place.

So the next time you're feeling out of sorts and things just aren't happening the way you wanted them to, ask yourself

'What is it I really want?' and perhaps even,
'What has to happen for me to get that?'

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

What Needs to Happen?

2010-03-19T18:07:00.003+11:00

We've all heard how we need to speak positively about EVERYTHING -- to only talk and think about a situation in terms of how we want it to be, as The Law of Attraction states.

What this means is, we need to avoid talking / moaning / complaining about what we don't like about or what's going on with a situation that we've judged to be going 'wrong' and focus on our attention on what we REALLY want.

The thing is, if we're currently experiencing a situation which is difficult, how can we say and think it's easy or positive ... without feeling like we're lying, especially when we're talking to people who are in the 'know' or are our nearest and dearest?

And how do you do that ... when things just aren't going so well in the moment? (And you DEFINITELY don't want to keep getting more of the "not so good!")

If you're like me and you spend time inside you're head trying to 'work' things out ... those things that 'realistically' seem impossible ...

One way of dealing with this is to catch yourself in the moment that you're thinking about what you'd rather not have (analyzing it), then correct youself and refocus on the end result goal.

Sounds simple doens't it ... however simple sometimes isn't easy :)

Sometimes, the current reality iseems so bad, so uncomfortable, it's hard to ignore it. And generally speaking it becomes especially hard when interacting with the other people who are involved and / or know us well.

In the book The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace Wattles specifically instructs readers to only talk in the most positive terms about any situations. So if you're stuck and someone asks, what should you say?

Should you say it's a problem or should you say it's all going to be all right and feel like a liar when you smile and put on a positive front about something that's going badly wrong?

It's all about the language you use ...

If someone asks you about a situation that in your mind isn't going particularly well, instead of saying, "Things aren't so good," you can say ...

'Things are going well! I'm currently working on (state your situation / challenge), and as a matter of fact, I could use your help!'

People being what they are, are generally more inclined to support people/things/situations that are succeeding rather than things that aren't.

By using something like the above or something similar, you're putting your situation in its most positive light AND you're also more likely to get buy-in and support from others!

So next time you're inside you're head 'trying' to work something out ... and you can feel that downhill slide into despondancy happening ... give yourself a bit of a shake and ask yourself what you really want ... and what needs to happen in order for you to acheive your outcome!

Let me know how you get on.

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Expectations!

2010-02-08T09:38:00.000+11:00

2010 is the year of Manifestation ... Suddenly, all kinds of things are becoming possible. It's almost scary ... but ...

There's also something luxurious about the ability to sit around dreaming up possibilities ... dreaming up hopes and fantasies when you happen to know there's a rock-solid obstacle between you and the fulfillment of any of these.

When that rock-solid obstacle disappears, what's to stop you from going ahead? And that's often when the fears become apparent!

It's the reason why the reality of times of opportunity is sometimes not always as enjoyable as it feels and sounds when we're thinking about it in our daydreams.

When the major obstacles are gone and the way is cleared for your dreams to become reality ... albeit there are possibly still a few hurdles in your path - but you know, in your heart, you've cleared the biggest one.

It's then that the time to commit, take action and receive is the here and now ... it's then that the true obstacles become apparent ... The veil is lifted and you realize its time ...

Time to BE who you need to be

Time to Do the things you need to do

Time to have the things and the life you truly deserve to have ... as a unique individual in this Universe!

Don't be afraid of what's becoming possible. It's a gift, not a punishment!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose,

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

What's Really Important In Life?

2010-01-28T17:39:00.006+11:00

It's the Little Things ...

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

~Robert Brault

Sometimes we get so busy being busy that we forget to remember, it's the little things that make the difference in life, to me, to you and to the people around us.

The feel of the sun on your face, a freely given smile on a face in the crowd.

A gorgeous sunset or sunrise ... a stunning horizon, a beautiful flower, a leaf that's fallen to the ground.

The gentle, loving, unexpected touch of a loved one ... your significant other, a parent, a sibling, a child ...

Being able to really ... connect ... with those you love and admire.

To enjoy every second of the life I'm living, knowing we all have choice in what we're doing and who we're doing it with.

To make a difference in this world ... to know that someone else feels better because of something you've said or done.

To take time and stop in the middle of Mother Nature and take in the beauty of it all.

To remember the past, but live in the present and for the future.

I want to live life so that when I die, people rejoice, for mine was a life lived.

The true measure of success is measured by lives you touch and those who touch yours.

So ... what makes your heart sing ... what are the little things in this life that mean the most to you and to the people around you?

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Getting what you focus on

2009-12-04T10:09:00.004+11:00

I belong to this wonderful community called The Prosperity Tribe with David and Kristin Morelli. We had our morning call this morning (morning for me anyhow ... that Time Zone thing) and it was fantastic.

After the calls David and Kristin go into the forum and read everyone's posts, commenting and giving feedback ... I actually posted today and received an incredible Next Step! ...

Because they do this lots of people go into the forum and it's a real hive of activity of people posting comments and feedback about the calls and to each other ... such a great community.

While reading the posts I came across this one ... names removed ... which really made a fabulous point ... Not sure about you, but for me stories and examples make things so much more ... useable ... relevant ...

And in terms of 'Getting what you focus on' ... even when everything seems nothing is going the way you REALLY want it to ... this one is amazing! Read on ...

I just wanted to give you some words of encouragement, and something that worked for me that will probably work for you if you choose to use it.

I have been in the same type of vibration before, where it seems as if NOTHING is going right and things are just getting worse - you know, the downward spiral. If not the downward spiral, then just the status quo, where it just seems to be the same thing over and over again with nothing shifting.

What I found (and still use all the time) that really worked powerfully for me was that if I focused - and kept my attention! - on all of the many, many, many things that were going RIGHT, more and more things would start going right.

It is wonderful to do that deliberately, because when you do it deliberately and you watch your life shift around you because you are EXPECTING it to, then you really know that YOU are in control.

My e-mail signature says, "The way my life is right now is a direct result of my habits of thought."

I came to this realization when I decided, during a time when I was running for my life and homeless in the streets of Phoenix in 110 degree heat (having come from Oregon, where it was 60 degrees), that even in that situation - being a woman alone in a giant, unfamiliar city - that I had FAR more in my life to be grateful for than I did to complain about.

(This became my mantra during that time. "I have far more in my life to be grateful for than I do to complain about. Okay, what can I find right here and right now to be grateful for?")

Deliberately using it as a mantra, because I could feel the difference between, "Oh my God I'm so scared and I don't know what I'm going to do!!" and "I can be grateful for my cellular phone, because with it I can call my children in Oregon." Or whatever I would happen to think of.

When I deliberately focused my attention on what was going RIGHT, I found more and more things going RIGHT - because I was open and willing to see them, BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR THEM.

And things began falling into place for me and within three weeks of running from Oregon I had the best job I'd ever had in my life, I had made some wonderful new friends (this was nine years ago and they are still my wonderful friends), and I had a place to live.

I firmly and absolutely believe that, "Where I place my attention I am placing my intention." (Mary Manin Morrissey) And when I place my attention on everything that's going right, the Universe says, "Okay! Here's some more wonderful stuff for you to add to your list!"

Isn't that the most inspiring story ... So ...

Where are you placing your attention right now? I'd love to know ... or if you have an inspiring story of your own then please share ...

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

What do you believe?

2009-12-01T10:18:00.011+11:00

Do not believe what you have heard.

Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations.

Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times.

Do not believe because the written statements come from some old sage.

Do not believe in conjecture.

Do not believe in authority or teachers or elders.

BUT ... after careful observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it.

- Buddha

So often we get caught up in doing things based on our interpretation of ... the way we think others would do them ... the way others have told us to do them ... the way things have always been done ... from what we've read in books ... or heard in the media or in courses we've done ...

Even when in our hearts we feel it's not the right way to be doing whatever it is for us.

Judith Orloff, M.D., an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of the book Positive Energy says your intuition ... 'tells you the truth about how you can help yourself ... that your conscious mind could never tell you ... In the beginning, with intuition (like with most things though) sometimes you're right and sometimes you're wrong.'

That's just the way it is though with most things we do isn't it now, practice is the key.

With practice, you naturally gain greater skills with pretty well everything. Intuition is the same ... the more you listen to your inner voice the better sense you'll get of when to listen to it.

Our intuition can serve us well ... if we choose to develop it ... now or later. It serves us in our relationships, at home, in the work place and making career, business or investment decisions.

The next time you get that inner feeling that something needs to be done differently, or now, or whatever the case is ... take a bit of time, reflect, think of the possibilities and maybe choose to follow your own unique path ... so long as it's safe for you, safe for the people around you and the world you live in ... go on ... take a risk ... make your own path!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life

How Interesting Are Your Mistakes?

2009-11-26T12:43:00.006+11:00

Many of us equate making mistakes with being a mistake which restricts our desire to step out and try something new or different or set big goals ... in fact in it's extreme it can really restrict the whole way we lead our lives.

I'm sure this isn't you, but it probably relates to someone you know ... What’s missing in many people’s beliefs about success is the fact that the larger the goal, the greater the opportunity for mistakes to happen. Therefore it makes sense that the larger your ambitions, the more dependent you'll be on your ability to overcome and learn from your mistakes.

The kind of mistakes you make define your life.
The more interesting the mistakes, the more interesting the life ... HUH, you might be thinking ... how so?

If your biggest mistakes are missing your bus or buying the wrong brand of coffee you’re not challenging yourself enough to make more interesting mistakes.

Learning from mistakes requires 3 things ... you need to be able to:

1. Be putting yourself 'out there' so you can actually make interesting mistakes
2. Have the self-confidence to admit to those mistakes ... and
3. Have the objectivity to find the benefits of those mistakes

So how's your sense of humour?
A way to know you’ve reached a healthy place regarding the mistakes you've made, is your sense of humour. When you get to that place where you can laugh at your own mistakes you know you’ve got to a place where you no longer judge yourself on the basis of that event.

Reaching this kind of perspective is very important in releasing the fear that can become attached to trying new things, setting big goals or making change. Humour loosens your psychology and prevents obsession about the past.

Remember: it’s easy to fall into the pattern of making new mistakes by spending too much focus and energy protecting yourself from the previous ones. Take it from someone who's been there, done that!
Take some time to look back into the past and find your mistakes ... and then make a list of all the good things that happened as a direct result of those mistakes. This might be a bit of a stretch for some people, but I know you'll be able to take it in your stride. My bet is, you'll have a whole new perspective on things you thought were absolutely dire at the time ... How do I know ... that's what happened for me.
Studying the past helps broaden your outlook.
Become aware of just how many other smart, capable well meaning people have made similar mistakes to the one you made, and went on to even more and bigger mistakes, I mean successes.

And as you move forward in your life and make new mistakes ... deal with them in this way as they happen, so you can get out there and make even more mistakes that turn into successes!

So ... tell me ... just what mistakes have you made ... or are you making ... and what have you learnt?

Love life and live it creatively,

Louis Pasteur: Goals and Tenacity

2009-11-24T11:57:00.006+11:00

'Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: My strength lies solely in my tenacity.'

~ Louis Pasteur

Goals are fun, so often we caught in the seriousness of what we're setting out to achieve.

But the real gifts of any goal achievements are the qualities and capabilities we develop along the way to that achievement.

• We learn to focus in and stay with it.

• We discover the secrets of course correction and learn to improve our processes as we go along.

The goal or the thing we wanted often disappears over the years, however the qualities we develop in the process of achieving it remain with us forever.

Think of a time when you've reached a goal in the past ...

• What did it take to get there?

• What type of character strengths did you use to create that goal?

• What did you learn and / or develop along the way?

Write you thoughts in a journal ...

If the thoughts come out as a whole pile of things that make you feel bad ... thank them for coming up and reframe them into thoughts that will support you to achieve your dreams!

I'd love to hear what came up for you ...

Love life and live it creatively,

Share the Joy

2009-11-21T12:08:00.008+11:00

A person is successful who causes happiness and a reflection of the Divine in the lives of those she/he touches.

~ Paul Solomon

Practice delivering Random Acts of Happiness to the people you know, the people you'd like to know and the people you meet along the way!

Feel the warm glow that comes from making someone else's day with simple smile or a compliment or an act of service, like opening a door.

People who do this repeatedly report many remarkable and almost miraculous results such as:

Feeling good about themselves and their lives
Greater harmony in their relationships
Increased ease in attaining goals and desires
Enhanced awareness of the world around them

I'd love to hear about your results ... post them below!

Love life and live it creatively,

A Message by George Carlin

2009-08-11T14:42:00.003+10:00

Yet another Gem from my inbox ... I do hope you enjoy this as much as I do!

This is a master piece.. If you have not read it take the time to read it now. And ... If you have read it take time to read it again!

GEORGE CARLIN ( Who died not long ago.) Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent ... and so very appropriate.

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight or show it to others ...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember; say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne

If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios atwww.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

What Do You See In Your Future?

2009-07-14T15:20:00.010+10:00

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes. ~Oprah Winfrey

Do you have a vision for your life?

Do you wake up each morning full of energy and enthusiasm for the new day?

What's your reason why?

What do you see in your future?

Look for the bigger picture in what you do and you'll find your level of energy and enthusiasm for even the smallest of tasks will rise ... it's like magic.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne

The Ripple Effect

2009-07-12T10:12:00.005+10:00

This week's been another very interesting week for me. For the first time in a long time I’ve been unwell and had to spend time in bed.

And it’s been an impactful week, full of learnings and aha’s.

I’ve spend a week listening to my body and gathering information about me and the life I’ve created for myself.

In many respects I have a great life. I live with a man who adores me unconditionally, whether I’m sugar and spice and all things nice ... or not so nice ... whatever the case may be.

I have 3 intelligent, healthy and gorgeous daughters, I have a loving and loveable extended family and some of THE greatest friends any body could ever wish for.

You know those friends who love and adore you just the way you are ... AND ... know you are still learning just like them! Holding you accountable for everything that happens (which you know you are, but sometimes you need a little reminder ;)

Friends who ring you up just because ... and give you that little ‘tweek’ to reframe you thoughts.

Friends who realize how great you are ... even when you don’t really understand that quite the way you should, but it holds you accountable to be the best you can possible be.

So I spent the week with my well worn copy of Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Body looking up my ailments, thinking, tapping (I’m into EFT at the moment) and randomly opening some of the many newsletters I subscribe to.

Our Physical bodies offer us so much information. Candace Pert, PhD, the Georgetown University professor who wrote Molecules of Emotion once said that if you want to see your subconscious mind, then just look in the mirror. Yes, our body is its visible manifestation. And there’s more.

Dr Pert ‘discovered’ that the neuropeptides generated by our thoughts and emotions talk to every cell of our body. However, this communication is not a one way street. By sensing our body’s feelings, we get a clue as to what our deeper conscious minds ... and intelligences ... are saying.

So by paying attention to our physical sensations we begin to understand what’s beyond our conscious awareness. Our limbic system, those brain organs that make up our ancient mid-brain, is the direct link between our mind and our body.

Therefore, taking that one step further ... if we can begin effectively ‘listening’ to our body by noticing sensations like muscle tension, gut feelings, blood pressure and so on, then we may be able to relate what’s going on in our body to the content of our feelings and emotions.

I’ve spent the week following the clues my body was giving me about what was going on in my unconscious mind so that I can create my life in the way I REALLY want to create it.

I started out with questions like:

If I’m on the right path then give me sign in a way I wouldn’t expect that shows me this is so?

If I’m on the right path then give me a sign that clarifies this for me?

If I’m on the right path then what do I need to release in order for this to be easy to achieve?

If I’m on the right path then what do I need to understand, know ... in order to take the next step.

And you know it’s been like someone has taken me by the had and leading me along the path all week.

I’ve opened just the right newsletter, I’ve listened to the ‘perfect’ teleseminar, a friend’s rung me ‘out of the blue’ and asked all those questions I'd been ..., I’ve had just the right amount of discomfort and button pushing to encourage me to ask the questions that’s given me the answers I needed to hear.

And you know what, because I've been unwell, I've had the time to listen to the answers and integrate them into my being.

Was that information there before? Probably.

Was it information I’d read, heard, seen before? Most of it.

But out of it I got a whole lot of answers that I’ve never had in that way.

And the cherry on the cake ... Out of what I learnt this week and the shifts I’m making I got to be the catalyst for change in 2 other people’s lives ... specifically ... so the ‘ripple effect’ of my week of illness is enormous!

So, just what is your body trying to tell you?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios atwww.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

The Roller Coaster of Life!

2009-06-17T09:48:00.008+10:00

Today I was reading a post by Kate over at http://fiercecharlotte.blogspot.com and it really got me thinking. She wrote about how life had handed her some curve balls over the last 18 months and with her birthday coming up in a month she'd made a decision that she was:

... tired of the inertia that I’ve accumulated of hopelessness, apathy and resignation. I’m ready to look up and move away from the negative. But I don’t think it’s enough to move away from something – that just implies escapism and denial; I want to move toward something or somewhere. I want to know my destination and that what I do every day gets me a little bit closer. The real questions, though, behind moving along my journey is “Who am I?” and “Who am I meant to be?”

So ... Enough's enough and she's drawn her proverbial line in the sand! Well done Kate!

The fact is, I could so relate to where she was at that I was motivated to write a comment and as is often the way, in making the comment to Kate, I held the mirror up to myself ... it really got me thinking about my own life.

Over the last 18 months or so i too have been seriously pushing the boundaries of my comfort zone and the results are always startling.

There are times when I set an intention and everything that's so unlike the intention I've set seems to happen, it's mind blowing! It's so easy to end up in bed with the quilt over your head! ;)

And then there are other times when the opportunities just seem to drop out of the sky in apparent randomness ... and that's also mindblowing in a totaly exhilarating, let's throw a party type of way.

It was on this roller coaster of everything unlike what I wanted and everything so like what I wanted in such rapid succession that I finally got to feel what I'd heard so many people talk about in the past ... how it's possible to get excited about the things that go ... well I was about to say wrong ... but ... not to plan is probably more like the true term.

I realized last year that in the past I'd really paid lip service to that point of view. I heard it, I'd read it and a I even agreed with it ... but I hadn't personally experienced it and taken it onboard as my own way of BE-ing. Does that make sense?

I still have moments when I go into blame and abdicate my accountability however it doesn't last as long.

I still have moments when I'd like to curl up under my quilt ... however I've now realized time out is a good restorative.

And then there are those moments when life just hands out one blessing of an opportunity after another ... and more and more times I'm able to find these moments in the things and the situations and circumstances that would once upon a time have seemed like the worst thing in the world.

So the next time something goes awry ... take a few moments and see if you can turn that untoward situation into a gift, the opportunity to shed some old belief or decision that no longer serves you in the direction your now going ... I dare you!

Love life and live it creatively

Leanne
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What Makes Your Heart Sing

2009-06-12T09:10:00.001+10:00

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
~ Ferdinand Foch

What makes your heart sing?
What's your passion?
What do you enjoy doing?

Sometimes we need to do things to bring in the money. There are basic needs like a roof over your head and food on the table that need to be addressed, particularly if you have children.

Sometimes though we can lose the joy life because what we're spending our day doing is not our greatest love.

I'm not sure if you can relate to this or not, but what I've found is the more I focus on what I don't want, the more of what I don't want there seems to be?

Go figure!

Some how or another, one of those wonderful mysteries of life, the more fun I'm having, the more 'luck' I seem to have.

What's your experience?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

The Day Question?

2009-06-08T08:38:00.006+10:00

I think, what has this day brought me, and what have I given it?

~ Henry Moore

And when I do this I've found one of the most powerful processes for me is to look for the 'gifts' in the day.

It's quite incredible that the times when I have to look the hardest for the gift ... and I find it ... they're the times when the most magical things seem to happen out of nowhere in the most unexpected way.

I'm not sure why this happens, in fact truth be know I don't really care why, I just appreciate that it is and I'm grateful that it does.

How about you ...

What has this day brought you?

What have you given it?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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2009-05-16T08:02:00.001+10:00

When 1 door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door we don't see the one opened for us.Helen Keller

Kindness, where does it begin?

2009-05-04T07:36:00.006+10:00

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop

Kindness is the act or the state of being kind and it's marked by charitable behaviour, mild disposition, pleasantness, tenderness and concern for others.

According to book two of Aristotle's "Rhetoric" it is one of the emotions, which is defined as being 'helpfulness towards some one in need, not in return for anything, nor for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person helped.'

A little act of kindness goes a long way towards making this world a better place. Each kind thing we do connects us to the hearts, souls, and lives of those around us.

Each kind word we say and every kind thought we think brings us closer to love, closer to each other, and most importantly, closer to that sense of Oneness/Universal Energy or God, whatever is your belief. Kindness always ripples out as well and travels from person to person until it returns home to the heart that first shared it.

When we're kind to others it gives us that beautiful warm, fuzzy feeling that comes from the act itself whether we're recognized for the actual act or not, we recognize it in our own heart space if you will. Those simple acts energize us and allow us to feel great about ourselves and the world we live in.

I'm sure this isn't you, but one of the things I've noticed is that people are often so much quicker and find it so much easier to be kind to others than they do to themselves. And yet, isn't there a saying 'Kindness begins at home.'

From childhood we're taught to treat others the way we would like to be treated ourselves, but how often do we take time to treat ourselves the way we would like to be treated?

This lesson was brought home to me last year when I undertook the International Women's Leadership Program with Dr Joanna Martin and Pina De Rosa. One of the first exercises in the program was virtually random acts of kindnes ... to ourselves!

It was a really interesting process. I found that when I took the time to look after myself, I correspondingly found I had so much more energy to give to others, sometimes even before they realized they needed anything themselves.

I invite you to:
1. Be conscious of your thoughts and reactions towards yourself and the people around you. This is important because, once we recognize the times we could have chosen kindness over judgement, we find our opportunities to make a change.

2. Begin actively making attempts during your day to choose to be kind to yourself and those around you. Do this in random acts of kindness, as well as in the choices you make with the people in your everyday life.

3. Notice if your kindness is rubbing off on yourself and the people around you. Do you have more energy? Are you more likely to try something new? Are others treating you more kindly? Are others treating others more kindly? It is surprising how positive energy can radiate all around you, and affect all those around you.

4. Reflect or better still, journal on how choosing kindness is making a difference in your life.

May you always fill your life with kindness then. May all your days be full of loving thoughts, joyous feelings, and kind acts. May you always make the world a kinder place just by being in it.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

2009-04-30T09:10:00.001+10:00

Just for today, try being your own best friend!

7 Powerful Techniques ...

2009-04-25T17:55:00.002+10:00

that can make you a confident and charismatic person ...

One thing is certain, without self-confidence it's impossible to achieve great results.

High self-esteem is so powerful that it can literally open any door for you. Confident people have CHARISMA, a personal magnetism and charm.

Having self-confidence is like having a magic wand in your pocket.

I recently received a free mini-Ebook from Sasha Xarrian that I'd like to share with you: http://tiny.cc/lzAh6

It reveals 7 powerful techniques that can make you a confident and charismatic person.

(I personally loved the "how to stop criticizing yourself" trick on page 11!)

You'll also find out:

- what exactly stops you from feeling self-confident

- how to learn to honor and love yourself on a completely different level

- how to put a smile on your face first thing in the morning (it works even if your alarm goes off at 5am!)

- anti-fear techniques

- how to gradually expand your comfort zone

- how to get rid of the guilt-baggage you're carrying around

- one action that you've probably never heard of before that'll drastically change your self-confidence (if you're in a hurry I would recommend you reading this one technique on page 21! It works.)

It's a quick 20-30 minutes read, with no fluff, just great usable information. I can't recommend it highly enough:
http://tiny.cc/lzAh6

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

2009-04-23T09:27:00.001+10:00

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.”

Rita Levi-Montalcini

2009-04-22T16:54:00.001+10:00

Eckart Tolle quotes: “Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.

2009-04-22T08:28:00.001+10:00

If you do not find peace in your own heart, then you will not find it anywhere else on earth.
Sri Chinmoy

The Importance of Time!

2009-04-20T10:10:00.002+10:00

Another gem from my inbox ... Enjoy!

A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams.

There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

"Jack, did you hear me?"

"Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him. I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Jack said.

"Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him.

"I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said.

"You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man's influence in your life," she said

"He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important ... Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said.

As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser's funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.

The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time.

Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture ... Jack stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked.

"The box is gone," he said

"What box?" Mom asked.

"There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he'd ever tell me was 'the thing I value most,' Jack said.

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.

"Now I'll never know what was so valuable to him," Jack said. "I better get some sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom."

It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser died. Returning home from work one day Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. "Signature required on a package. No one at home. Please stop by the main post office within the next three days," the note read.

Early the next day Jack retrieved the package. The small box was old and looked like it had been mailed a hundred years ago. The handwriting was difficult to read, but the return address caught his attention. "Mr. Harold Belser" it read. Jack took the box out to his car and ripped open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack's hands shook as he read the note inside.

"Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It's the thing I valued most in my life." A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, as tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch.

Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover. Inside he found these words engraved:

"Jack, Thanks for your time! ~Harold Belser."

"The thing he valued most was ... my time"

Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office and cleared his appointments for the next two days. "Why?" Janet, his assistant asked.

"I need some time to spend with my son," he said.

"Oh, by the way, Janet, thanks for your time!"

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away,"

Think about this. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true ...

1. At least 2 people in this world love you so much they would die for you.

2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.

3. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.

4. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.

5. You mean the world to someone.

6. If not for you, someone may not be living.

7. You are special and unique.

8. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you trust God to do what's best, and wait on His time, sooner or later, you will get it or something better.

9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good can still come from it.

10. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely turned your back on the world.

11. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.

12. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

13 . Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know and you'll both be happy .

14. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great.

To everyone reads this ... Thanks for your time!

Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!

Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

2009-04-18T09:01:00.001+10:00

I'm so excited ... EFT World Summit and it's f*ree http://tiny.cc/XglpC

2009-04-16T20:29:00.001+10:00

Anais Nin: "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"

2009-04-16T09:05:00.001+10:00

Isn't life amazing! As my friend Alida Fehily says, 'There are no accidents!'

2009-04-15T13:46:00.001+10:00

It's amazing what can happen when you take the time to listen to the people you're talking to!

2009-04-14T17:27:00.001+10:00

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~Epictetus

2009-04-14T11:21:00.001+10:00

To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing! Raymond Williams

2009-04-08T17:54:00.001+10:00

Life moves very fast, if you don't stop look around and take the time to 'live it', it could pass you by. Bill G

Do You Need a Wizard?

2009-04-06T07:18:00.006+10:00

How often do stories, particularly children's stories, have a great message to them? The Wizard of Oz is a great one.

The Scarecrow thought he needed a brain ...

The Tin Man thought he didn't have a heart ...

The Cowardly Lion was a scaredy-cat ...

Dorothy felt lost and wanted to go home ...

And it turned out that they all already had everything they needed ... but ... they were looking outside themselves, when they should've been looking inside.

Once the 'crisis' was over and they took the time to look ...

And that's often the thing ... we rarely take the time to look and or give ourselves enough credit for who we are, what we know, what we can do and what we have.

If we spent as much time looking for the best in who we are, what we know and can do and what we already have ...

Sometimes we just need a little nudging from a 'wizard' to realize and remember it.

The truth is, that much like Dorothy and her friends, you already have everything you need to succeed inside of you ... all you need to do is trust, focus on what you REALLY want and take action! Go on what is it you REALLY want?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Sort for ...

2009-04-03T16:41:00.004+11:00

The sunshine made the sky picturesque blue and the temperature just right. It was a happy moment and that planted the foundation for a happy day.

So right now, in a world full of seemingly, uncontrollable chaos, sort for the happy moments ... and the most incredible thing will happen ... the more you sort for them the more the happy moments will show up. It's like magic.

... and when a wonderful, happy moment shows up, cherish it, it may be the very moment you need to keep everything in perspective.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

Right of Consciousness ... Co-incidence?

2009-03-30T09:55:00.001+11:00

That same music teacher grew up and eventually bought a house.

One of her Aunt's told her that her Grandparents had bought a house in the same area. It hadn't been lived in long because shortly after the Grandmother died the Grandfather also died and the house was sold.

The house the music teacher bought needed a lot of renovation and as the old linoleum was being taken out the newspapers which had been laid underneath it were revealed. They were fascinating to the Music Teacher and her brother; an eye into life at the time of there writing.

The music teacher was lucky she was observant ... she caught her brother bundling them up to take home. She was quick to bring them back into the house. They were both amazed when they spread them out to realized that their Grandparents recitals were featured on the front pages.

On preparing the house for the extension they found one section of the house which had been boarded up. When it was opened up they found a whole heap of old cookbooks and things. When they opened the books, the music teacher was stunned to find the names of her Grandparents.

Inadvertantly she had bought the house of her Grandparents. How unreal is that.

Now one generation on, when the music teacher's mother comes to stay she gets to be in the house her parents had bought for them to live in as a family.

Co-incidence ... Synchronicity ... Serendipity ... who knows, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.

Do you have any fascinating stories like this one? Write about them in the comments or send me an email and I'll post it on the blog.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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Co-Incidence?

2009-03-25T06:07:00.002+11:00

My daughter's Piano and Singing teacher has a couple of incredible stories similar to Fritz Kreisler.
Right of Consciousness

Her Grandparents were accomplished musicans, who performed and taught and were well known in their day. They met, fell in love married, bought a house and had a child. Unfortunately just after the birth of that child the Grandmother got sick and never recovered.

The grandmother owned a beautiful piano, there were only 8 brought into Australia at the time. Her father was so distressed when one of her student's father's offered to buy her piano he told him all he wanted was 10 shilllings.

Many years later, the granddaughter, my daughter's music teacher, was studying music and needed to upgrade her piano. She looked in the Trading Post (offline version of ebay) and saw 2 advertised at the one address.

She realized she wouldn't have the funds to buy the beautiful one but thought she'd love to try it out. Packing her Grandmother's music in her bag off she went to try them out.

The old lady greeted her at the door and took her in to where the pianos were and the music teacher asked if she could just try the beautiful piano out even though she knew she wouldn't have enough money to buy it.

The old lady, being a good musician herself was happy to allow her to do so. With that the music teacher pulled out her music and prepared to sit down and play.

The old lady looked stunned when she saw the name on the top of the music.

"Where did you get that music?" she asked.

"It was my Grandmother's." was the reply.

"Oh my goodness, your Grandmother was my music teacher and this is her piano! Your Great Grandfather gave it to us for 10 shillings when she died because he was so devasted at his loss. This piano belongs to you."

The music teacher then became the proud owner of a beautiful baby grand piano, that had been brought to Australia for the Grandmother she had never met.

I just love it when I hear stories like this ... co-incidence ... serendipity ... synchronicity ... who knows, but The Right Of Consciousness was definitely at work in this case.

And you know what that wasn't the only incidence of this in this extraordinary music teacher's life ... stay tuned for the next installment.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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VOTE EARTH

2009-03-21T08:49:00.000+11:00

Have you registered yet?

REGISTER NOW

Join the movement and make your vote count! Your involvement is vital so we can reach the target of 1 billion votes for Earth. Once you register the Earth Hour organizer's will send you newsletters with useful tips and a reminder for the big night.

http://www.earthhour.org/signup

Let's all do our bit to help look after this wonderful earth of ours. Take action and make your voice count.

Love life and live creatively,

Leanne
If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

What are you sorting for?

2009-03-18T07:55:00.004+11:00

Well you may remember I was telling you how I set my intention to find a letterbox close to home and it turned up within 5 mintues?

The other thought that came to me when I was re-telling this to my wonderful man, was ...

How easy is it to 'miss' seeing things?

How often do you wish for things ... and when we actually commit ourselves to having them they turn out to have been there all the time?

Just like when you or someone you know buys a new car ... something you've never seen many of them on the road before and then all of a sudden they're there all the time!

I thought it was really interesting? What do you think?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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The Power of Intentions

2009-03-13T14:48:00.001+11:00

As you may or may not be aware, I've shifted home and office recently.

You know what? Very little is in the same place as it was before! It's incredible how disarming that is. It's so caught me off guard and all the 'routines' I had a the other house have become obsolete.

So how does this relate to intentions you might well ask.

Well I'll tell you. The other day I needed a letter box. This was a very simple process at the other house, we were surrounded by them. One on each of the main roads surrounding our house and one about a one kilometre round walk. So if I wasn't able to co-ordinate it with a trip out or I was pushed for time to walk myself, one of children could go.

Here however, do you think I could remember to keep my eyes out for one on my trips out, either driving or walking? I'd get home and I still hadn't found one.

The other day I had a letter I HAD to post, it was URGENT! I HAD to have a letter box. Being someone who likes to make the most of trips out, I collected my letter and all the "No longer at this address' mail, both what I had accumulated and that which had been delivered as I was leaving and put it in the car.

I set my intention 'Today I have to post these letters and I want a letterbox near the house'.

As it happened the car was facing the other way to the direction I had to go and as the street was full of cars, I decided instead of doing a U turn I'd go up our street and down the one behind us.

As I came to the street I had to turn into to get back on track for where I was going ... guess what I saw ... you guessed it ... directly in front of me ... was a shiny, red Australia Post letterbox!

Now, I realized that seeing as it had been grafitti 'd by some thoughtful person, as you can see in the photo, that it hadn't been put there overnight. Quite frankly I couldn't believe my eyes!

I'm not quite sure how many times I've driven down that street, even come at the street from the same angle and actually even gone for walks along that street and never until that moment had I actually seen the letterbox!

I was dumbfounded! Speechless even!

It got me to thinking ... How amazing is the Power of Intention! And I also thought ... well let's save that for next time ....

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

What Goes Around Comes Around

2009-02-17T10:15:00.004+11:00

One day a man saw a old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry ...

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty who had given him a hand, in the past. He had lived his whole life that way and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me.'

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her.

The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard ...

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'

There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today you've come here and read this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.

Simply, pass this story on ...

Good friends are like stars ...

You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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The Right Of Consciousness

2009-02-11T15:51:00.006+11:00

Cruising around the internet I found a recent issue of Rebecca Fine's newsletter, The Certain Way with a story by master story teller Alan Cohen about how world famous Austrian American violinist Fritz Kreisler came by his beloved Stradivarius violin.

Here's what Alan Cohen wrote:

Fritz Kreisler was a skilled and devoted violinist who had a lifelong dream to own a Stradivarius. For many years Fritz worked to earn enough money to buy the coveted and rare instrument.

Finally he took his life savings to New York City's music district and searched many stores. After numerous inquiries, he found a shop with a Stradivarius for sale. The shopkeeper went to the back of the store, removed the violin from under lock and key, and showed it to Fritz.

Fritz's eyes lit up and his heart began to pound as he held the delicate instrument to his neck and began to play. Heavenly tones sang forth, and Fritz knew this was indeed the instrument he had dreamed of.

When he asked the owner the price, Fritz was shocked to learn it was twice the amount he had saved. "Can we work out a payment plan?" asked Fritz hopefully.

"Sorry, we don't do that," answered the shopkeeper.

"Then will you hold the violin for me until I can borrow more money to purchase it?"

"I'm afraid I cannot do that, either, sir. If someone comes in and offers the asking price, I will have to sell it to that customer."

Fritz went home and scurried to gather together more money from friends and investors. He made slow progress, but within a month he found people to help him. Eagerly he returned to the music store and told the owner he was now able to make the purchase.

"You're just a little late," the shopkeeper explained. "A few days ago a wealthy collector came in and purchased the Stradivarius."

Fritz was crestfallen. He had come SO close to having his heart's desire! On his way out of the store, an idea occurred to him. He turned and asked the shopkeeper, "Would you give me the name of that collector? I will contact him directly and ask if he would sell it to me."

The shopkeeper gave Fritz the information, and he made an appointment to go see the owner.

"It's been my lifelong dream to own this instrument," Fritz told the fellow. "Would you consider selling it to me? I think I can get some more money to purchase it from you at a profit."

The owner shook his head and answered, "I'd like to help you out, but I know the value of this violin. It is the jewel of my collection. I intend to keep it as an heirloom."

"I understand," answered Fritz. "Perhaps, then, you would let me play the violin for just a minute or two. It would mean a lot to me, and I will keep the memory for a lifetime." The collector consented and handed Fritz the violin.

Joyfully Fritz took up the bow and, knowing he would never play this violin again, made the instrument sing with absolute passion. After a few minutes he returned the violin to its owner, thanked the man, and made his way to the door.

As Fritz had his hand on the door-knob, the owner called him back. "Don't go," he told him. "You made such beautiful music. I bought this violin simply as a collector's item. You will bring more happiness and beauty to the world with it than I will. The violin belongs to you. Here, please take it."

Society's rules of ownership are superseded by a profound spiritual principle called The Right of Consciousness. You own what you own not by money or force, but by your love for it and your spiritual connection to it.

Update: The Library of Congress has a collection of Stradivarius violins and Kreisler in keeping with the spirit of his benefactor so many years before, in 1952, Kriesler donated a violin made around 1730 to 1733 by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, another revered violin maker rivaled only by Antonio Stradivari.
Guarneri made another violin around that same time from the same wood as the "Kreisler" violin. The instrument, named the "Baron Vitta" after its first known owner, was acquired by Szymon Goldberg in 1958. In May 2007, the "Baron Vitta" was given to the Library by Goldberg's wife, Miyoko Yamane Goldberg, ultimately reuniting these "twin" instruments.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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