Beyond Positive Thinking
In the last 30 days I've been doing a bit of a transformation. In September I kind of hit a wall, so to speak. And frankly it was a familiar feeling, and a pattern that I do not want to keep repeating.
For those of you who have been reading for awhile, and certainly close friends of mine, know I had a tough 2005, and this year I made it my #1 goal to take care of myself. The biggest part of that was about making sure I kept up working out, eating healthy meals and not taking on too much. Part of that was also to really look at why I have my own business. What I want out of it, and really get clear so that I am taking a more active role in my life and my business, instead of winding up in the same place and another year has gone by.
I can't go into too much detail now about my own changes, but I will tell you that recently I finally (I meant to do this in the Spring) hired a Business Consultant/Coach and already, seriously in a mere 30 days, my life and my vision around my business and where I want to go has gotten much clearer. I'm very excited. :)
I'm a big believer in positive thinking, and I would say overall I'm an optimist. From my early years of diving into self help I have held a firm belief in how we can change our lives with positive thinking. However, I used to practice this way more, and admittedly I feel I've grown a little more cynical over the years (dammit, I swore I'd never do that! haha). Working with this Coach though, I've been reminded at how powerful it is to clarify what I want. The few months before I called him, all I could focus on was what I didn't want...I am VERY clear on that! :p But really sitting down and getting clear on what you do want...literally envisioning yourself, say, 3 years from now...what you're doing, feeling, where you're living, etc. It takes work! And many people don't take the time in their lives to do it.
Now I know all this can get a little etherial, and I think from all my hard core self-help days in my early 20's even I am a tad allergic to some of the extremities of it all. But the fact of the matter is I truly believe we are all capable of great things while we're here on earth. I believe we've all been sent here with a gift for something, a passion for something, and we owe it to, not just ourselves, but also to others to discover that and run with it!
haha. Who's excited?
Seriously, take away whatever works for you out of all this... but do yourself a favor & think about what you'd really like to do. Or how your life would look if you were really where you wanted to be. And be specific. ;)
Did any of you see What the Bleep Do We Know? Everyone should watch it.
Have any of you heard of the new movie out now called The Secret? Well, Larry King Live is having a 2-part series, called Beyond Postive Thinking, with a panel of guests who were featured and/or consulted for that movie. I watched the first part & it was pretty neat. Again, if anything, totally worth watching to start planting the seed in your mind & heart about what it takes to clarify what you want and make it a reality.
But if you missed the first part (that aired on 11/2), turns out CNN is rebroadcasting it on Saturday, November 11th at 6:00pm, 9:00pm, and 12:00 midnight (Pacific Time). Then Part 2 will be airing Thursday, November 16 6:00 p.m.
If you're at all interested in this stuff, check it out!
