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Dear friends and clients,
This week I am going back to writing about the
twenty strategies I think are key to having a life filled with joy
and satisfaction. I am on numbers 5 and 6. They are part of my
upcoming book, "Wake up, Jump into Your Life." Let's start...
Wake up, Jump into your life - A Journey into Self Observation
By Steve Lentini
Twenty Strategies for a Life of Joy, Satisfaction and Success
| Strategy # |
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| 1 |
Begin a journey of Self Observation. Move toward the
"uncomfortable." |
| 2 |
Recognize your power as a creator and co-creator and take
responsibility for your choices. |
| 3 |
Record and journal the reactions
to your choices. |
| 4 |
Participate in a "safe group" of
like minded others. |
| 5 |
Develop your "sixth sense muscle." |
| 6 |
Unlearn all that you have been
previously taught. |
| 7 |
Gratitude and Blessings. |
| 8 |
Forgiveness and the power of
release. |
| 9 |
Give what you want to get. |
| 10 |
Tithing. |
| 11 |
Detachment. |
| 12 |
What you focus on expands,
discipline your thinking. |
| 13 |
Re-language. |
| 14 |
Take an inventory. |
| 15 |
Frustration signals surrender is
required. |
| 16 |
Your life is like a garden. Let
nature's patterns guide you. |
| 17 |
Possibility is under everything. |
| 18 |
Satisfaction is first a decision,
feelings follow. |
| 19 |
Abundance, Understanding lack
mentality. |
| 20 |
Meditation and Visualization, Keys
to Success. |
So let's take a look at Strategy Three and Four this week.
Strategy 5 -
Develop your "sixth sense muscle."
Besides the obvious five senses, we humans have one that guides us
in a very different way. Intuition. We all have it. The inner
voice that speaks to us in certain situations. It's that sense
that we get to make a certain choice and we know for sure that it
is right. When we get that feeling and follow it, things work. We
often call it a hunch." Some call it luck. Whatever we call it,
this feeling just shows up and guides us. This, for me anyway, is
the Universe guiding me.
We can sharpen this sense by following it more often.
It is important to spend time getting quiet to sharpen intuition
as well. Did you ever try to give advise or input to someone who
just wouldn't stop talking? The same principal is at work with
intuition. If you do not quiet your inner dialogue, intuition will
have a harder time getting through to you. Meditate. Visualize.
Set your intentions for the day quietly before you get out of bed.
See the day unfold as you would like to. Once you get quiet on a
regular basis, you will feel guided. Follow those feelings that
you get. By practicing, you will learn the difference between your
ego speaking to you and intuition. The more you do it, you will
clearly feel guided. Try it and see.
Strategy 6 -
Unlearn all that you have been
previously taught.
In order to have a future unlike the past, we must go beyond what
we know now. After all, it's what we know that got us where we
are.
We must be willing to look at everything that we consider we know
for sure. Remember, that before Columbus, people thought the world
was flat. Flying was considered crazy and a man on the moon was
inconceivable. The same principles apply to our lives, our
businesses and our relationships. Until we begin to break apart
what we know now and make room for a whole new set of
possibilities, we will remain asleep to our old, default patterns.
The patterns that keep us stuck and doomed to repeating.
Did you ever wonder why similar events and people seem to keep
appearing in your life or business?
Until you "Wake up and jump into your life," you will be stuck.
Relearn, rethink, reveal and renew.
My December 29th seminar is filling up. Companies are registering
to hear the topic of "Growing your largest asset, you and your
employees." This seminar is filled with ideas on how to manage
your corporate culture and get dramatic new results.
According to John Kotter in "Corporate Culture and Performance,"
companies that intentionally managed their cultures well,
outperformed similar organizations that didn't. Kotter's research
showed that within those companies that managed their culture:
revenues increased 682% vs. 166%
stock prices rose 901% vs. 74%
net income increased 756% vs. 1%
As you can see, managing your culture is critical to growth. It
does not matter the size of the company. My program eliminates the
blame game, stops complaining and procrastination.
Personal accountability and responsibility help all of us take
charge of our lives. You can help your employees do it and take
charge of your future. What are you waiting for?
Thanks and be well.
Steve
Sign up for my December 29th
Seminar:
Achieve Extreme Success Series
Topic: Growing Your Biggest Asset - You and Your Employees
December 29, 2004 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
100 Cummings Center, Suite 221E, Beverly, MA
Continental Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. - Lunch
also provided.
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