Break a Bad Pattern with the Eye Trick

Recently I recently learnt a trick to nip a flashback of a bad memory in the bud (see earlier blog posting). I try to look out of my left eye as wide left as possible, as far right as possible with my right eye. This seems to exert the brain sufficiently that it is incapable of continuing to replay "the video" of your bad experience. I've now found that you can use it to break practically any behaviour pattern; you are nervous at the dentists or before an interview, you are stressing out or getting angry.
Try it , it works every time!

How Fast Can You Go Into REVERSE?

Many Success Tips stress the importance of perseverance and of the importance of battling on when all seems lost. However there are times when you must even so turn back when it would be stubbornness to continue, just as you would if you realised you'd taken a wrong turning on the road. This is where the Successful differ from ordinary people, as soon as they recognise they were totally wrong they are prepared to ruthlessly rip down what they have already built and start again. They are up and running again while the unsuccessful are still dithering.

Do You Suffer from Unpleasant-Memory Flashbacks?

For no particular reason my brain will suddenly recall an embarrassing or painful incident that may have happened years ago. Surprisingly the flashbacks which disturb me the most are those which recall an incident where I handled a social situation very badly, if I tried to explain these to you you'd likely think them trivial but they cause me anguish. They seem to occur more frequently when I am generally anxious.
Fortunately I recently learnt a trick to nip the flashback in the bud (see earlier blog posting). I try to look out of my left eye as wide left as possible, as far right as possible with my right eye. This seems to exert the brain sufficiently that it is incapable of continuing to replay "the video" of your bad memory.
Try it , it works every time!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashback_(psychological_phenomenon)

Genius Dip

Project Zero found almost all children were geniuses ip to the age of 4 in multiple frames of intelligence.

This discovery from Project Zero wiped away any notion that hinted intelligence is an inherited trait. It also completely throws out the myth that “geniuses” are something eccentric that is far and few in between.

Almost every single child is born a genius across multiple intelligence. Yes, your child, as a baby, shows the very same capability for math, music, linguistic and other skills as so called “child geniuses”.

BUT… the Project Zero researchers found that by the age of 20, the percentage of geniuses within a population whittles down to 10%… and over the age of twenty, a mere 2% retained their genius ability.

Yet more proof that most of us are under-performing!

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Learn One Spanish Word a Day

Sign up for a free daily email here containing one Spanish word it's translation and use in a sentence.

Sign up to other languages here including French, German, Japanese and Chinese.

These are all part of the wonderful www.about.com/education/ website.

Mastermind Groups

What is a Mastermind Group?

Mastermind Groups allow participants to raise the bar by challenging each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each other with total honesty, respect and compassion. Mastermind participants act as catalysts for growth, devil’s advocates and supportive colleagues.

Napoleon Hill

The concept of the Mastermind Group was formally introduced by Napoleon Hill in the early 1900's. In his timeless classic, "Think And Grow Rich" he wrote about the Mastermind principle as:

"The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony." "No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind."

The difficulty is or course is to find exactly the right people for your Mastermind group. The reward is however that you can rise to a higher plane.

Fitness for Desk Bound Workers

Homeworkers risk getting even less exercise that office workers who work in large buildings where at least there are long corridors. The following is a list of tips you can use to squeeze in a little more into your daily routine. Spread out exercise can be more valuable than occasional intense exercise in a gym.

• When you go to the restroom as we all do during the day, take the ‘long’ route. Go to another floor using the stairs, or to the building next door. You can even be brave enough to walk around the building and back in. You can walk several flights of stairs up to the restroom.
• Likewise, when you go to a meeting or to lunch, find a route that gives you more walking time. Every step helps.
• Of course, there is still the old trick of parking a couple blocks away to walk to work. Or take a more distant subway or bus stop and walk from there to work.
• Keep hand weights handy at your desk. When you are waiting for a program to come up or finish executing, pick up your weights; do some arm lifts.
• Put weight bands on your ankles and lift your legs up straight from time to time. Hold them straight once in a while.
• Instead of rolling your chair back and forth to the different machines (printer, fax, etc), stand up and walk over to it and back. Just standing up and sitting down is activity.

Adapted from a post at http://guru-sites.com/exercise-to-fitness

Brain Gym : Boost your Learning Power and Focus

I went along to a "Brain Gym" meeting the other day genuinely thinking that it would consist of IQ tests and puzzles. Turns out it is nothing at all to do with that but rather a set of exercises you can do before studying which claim to boost your learning power. I had great fun doing the exercises which at the very least buck you up and clear away the fog. Brain Gym exercises are widely used in UK schools even though the scientific basis remains controversial. Learn more at their website www.braingym.org

Brain Gym Claims:-

• Learn ANYTHING faster and more easily
• Perform better at sports
• Be more focused and organized
• Start and finish projects with ease
• Overcome learning challenges
• Reach new levels of excellence

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I've just joined it's free and quick to set up so why not try it yourself.

Be Selfish: Give Money Away!

If you give money to Good Causes it will be great for your karma, and it will come back to you many fold!

This is my Success Tip number 027 (Have you registered for my free success course?) but in fact all the great masters agree on this tip, so go ahead be selfish and go do some good!

Write a comment to say how this worked for you!

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The Swish Technique : Re-directionalise thinking

The Swish technique enables us to quickly dissolve the feelings attached to unwanted thoughts and to deal with unuseful responses.

In the Swish we replace the unwanted thought or response with a more useful and appropriate one because the Swish re-directionalises thinking. It is an instruction to the brain No, not that - THIS!!

Use it for yourself - and others

This is a valuable technique for managing your own thinking, states, and behaviours. Each time you use the Swish you are training yourself to instantly re-direct your thinking from unuseful topics to more resourceful ones.

By using the Swish in your own life you develop your ability to maintain resourceful states, manage your responses to stressful situations, and engage in the behaviours you want.

article quoted from www.nlp-now.co.uk

Use the Swish Technique to stop yourself endlessly replaying the "video" of some past bad experience

Manifesting Coins!

Hi
I've been manifesting beautiful silver 20p coins (about 40 cents) just recently. I was a bit spooked however when I found two in five minutes.

What are you manifesting?

29 Exercises You Can Do At (Or Near) Your Desk

Found this wonderful post about how you can take a little exercise from your desk.

Here is a sample:-

Feet and Legs

1. Toe raises. Lift your toes while keeping your heels firmly on the ground. While you can do this exercise standing, it works very well while seated.
2. Football foot drill. At practice, football players practice rapidly tapping their feet in place, simulating a run. Do the same thing while seated, for 30 seconds at a go.
3. Take the stairs. If you need a harder workout, try taking them two at a time — you’ll get a chance to stretch your legs more than you would otherwise.
4. Calf raises. Stand in front of a desk or other piece of furniture you can hold on to for balance. Raise your heels of the floor and slowly lower them.
5. Lunge. While walking, take the widest step you can and lunge forward.
6. Hip flexions. While sitting in your chair, lift your right foot a few inches off of the floor. Keep your knee bent at a 90 degree angle and hold the position as long as you are comfortable.
7. Walk the hallway. Walk down the hallway as fast as you can without actually running.
8. Plié squats. Point your toes outwards and take a wide stance. Slowly bend your knees in the direction of your toes. Once you can no longer see your toes, slowly stand up. While plié squats are more graceful than regular squats, give them a pass if your work attire includes a skirt.
9. Leg extensions. While sitting in your chair, extend your right leg until it is level with your hip. Hold as long as you are comfortable and then relax it. Alternate sides.
Hands and Arms
10. Shadow box. Stand up and take a couple of jabs at the air.
11. Arm pump. Pump both of your arms over your head for 30 seconds.

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A Manifesto for Success?

• Finding Your Purpose and Passion in Life - How to connect to your passion in life and live with purpose.


• Making Money Doing What You Love - How to overcome guilt, social conditioning and beliefs that are preventing you from making money with your passion.


• Overcoming Self Sabotage - How to stop self sabotaging your success.


• Developing Empowering Habits - How to condition yourself for success with empowering habits of thinking and taking action.


• Motivating Yourself - How to stay motivated and connected to your passion during challenging times.


• Law of Attraction - How to apply principles from the Law of Attraction to help you make money doing what you love.


• Visualizing Your Success - How to properly visualize your success to build motivation, to take action and attract the resources you need.

Donate Your Boat to Charity

Apparently the two best days in a boat owner's life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it! Well now boat owners can feel even better by donating their expensive to maintain boat to the Boat Donation Charity called Boat Angel. They will take your boat even if it is not in running condition. Boat Angel make all the arrangements to pick-up your boat, yacht or vessel at no cost to you. You may even be able to receive the full fair market value as a tax deduction.

Angel Ministries is the root of boatAngel, they use boat donations to create positive meassage children's animations and anti-drug documentaries. At http://www.carangel.com/projects.html you can preview several of the positive media produced by them instead of (like most donation firms) the salaries produced for those who work there.

The money is also used for teen boys rehabilitation homes. They also donate uplifting books to prisons.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

I guess I've at least felt what depression is like, a sinking feeling or a feeling that completing even a simple task would be impossible. In fact that's partly why I created my 101 Success Tips Course, as my own therapy. A new technique called Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is becoming popular. MBCT is designed to help people who suffer repeated bouts of depression and chronic unhappiness. It combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterize mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them.

Apparently it is also useful for 'normal' people who just want to raise the level of their happiness!

Oxford Success Group

Tom Butler-Bowdon author of the 50 Best Success Books series has recently started a Success Group in Oxford, UK. This will meet Saturdays in St Giles.

The meetings will consist of a series of talks and workshops covering a range of topics on optimal living. Tom has published books covering the fields of success, self-development, psychology, prosperity and spirituality, and will bring this wealth of wisdom to every group session.

I attended my first meeting yesterday where the book discussed was The Power of the Subconscious Mind which had changed several of the participients lives.

I'm delighted and amazed to find a Success Group so close to where I live and I'm sure it will be a great success.

Choose Your Web Hosting Carefully!

You probably know the scenario, you have this brilliant idea for a new business. Then you think of a domain name and you feel this urge to get it registered quickly and to buy webspace. This rush is usually a mistake as you risk not shopping around for the best deal, especially for the webspace. At this stage are you worrying if you will be able to monitor your visitor statistics? or whether you will access to web technologies such as PHP , databases such as MySQL, password protected directories, email address management or whether you will have to pay extra? The safest thing is to make sure you buy webspace with companies that automatically bundle the maximum number of services in their standard package.

I know all about this I've made all the mistakes and used well over 15 web-hosting companies. Recently I've noticed the same few company names being recommended Hostgator, HostMonster etc , see these sites compared here in this Guide to web hosting. The guide recommends Hostmonster which is very good, but I actually use Hostgator. See for yourself here .

Digital Photo Frames

Now that many of us live so far from our parents it's fantastic that we can use the Internet to email them photos and videos. Or it would be if they had Internet, well mine don't so that's where a digital photo frame comes in so useful you just need to bring your memory stick to load it with fresh photos. These now range from 7" to 15" and can also play MP3 and have built-in speakers for sound. They take the following CF/XD/MS/SD/MMC cards plus my favorite the USB 2.0 connection. I bought my Digital picture frame here.

There is even a infrared remote control which allows easy access to the settings and preferences of your photos. Plug in the 9V adapter (comes with the frame) to your Digital Photo Frame and you are ready to go!

These Digital Frames are the ideal companion for your digital camera and ll the other digital devices using memory cards.