Personal Development
Give Yourself a Break
Posted by Rhiannon Louise on July 11, 2007
Filed Under Personal Development
I’m writing this after a frantic day of airport runs for friends, running around trying to sell my house, dealing with a load of email requests for services that our strategic partners offer (all of whom are out of the office or on holiday today), handling a complicated request for documentation from our removal company (we’re moving to another country again!) and preparing a meal for a friend coming round tonight in need of a good old chinwag – so it’s fair to say that I’m frazzled and I felt the title of this post was highly appropriate - not just to the subject matter I’m about to impart but to me too!
Now why am I harping on about myself?
Because we all lead such busy, hectic and jugglesome lives with demands on our time coming from all angles (whoops there goes the doorbell) that I really do understand that it can become so easy to be distracted, to lose focus and to feel we are losing control of situations around us – which it is why it’s important to give yourself a break.
By this I mean literally and figuratively give yourself a break – so: -
a) give yourself a literal break to take some time out, stop, breathe, calm down, regain focus and
b) give yourself a break figuratively speaking and cut yourself some slack, stop trying to change yourself, stop fighting and resisting yourself, instead be nice and patient and encouraging with yourself and you will not only achieve far more in life but enjoy life far more…
Let me demonstrate why taking a break and giving yourself a break are so important for your mental, physical and emotional well being and also the well being of your company!
Developing Positive and Desirable Outcome Scenarios
Posted by Rhiannon Louise on June 11, 2007
Filed Under Personal Development
Daydreaming is the foundation for developing positive and desirable outcome scenarios and this is a process that successful people the world over do day in and day out.
If you want to become a successful online entrepreneur, the ability to picture clearly the affirmative well formed outcomes for potential future scenarios in your life will set you head and shoulders above the competition!
So - do you daydream; if you do are your daydreams fantasies or potentially reality, are they negative and scary thoughts or positive and hopeful imaginings that leave you feeling happy when you snap out of your reverie?
Wherever your daydreams lead you today…after reading this article and practicing the techniques I’m about to reveal to you, every time you unconsciously slip into a daydream or you consciously decide to imagine the development and conclusion of a scenario in your personal or business life, you will be able to picture great things happening and you will be able to play out and replay the positive outcome you desire.
Plotting Your Personal Development Path - Where Are You Now?
Posted by Rhiannon Louise on June 09, 2007
Filed Under Personal Development
Why is it that we’ll happily spend a great deal of our time planning trips and journeys, looking at maps, programming satellite navigation systems, buying flight tickets and working out exactly how we’re going to get from A to B but we seldom ever apply the same techniques, thought processes and planning procedures to our everyday lives?
I mean, do you ever spend a significant amount of your time thinking about where you’re at and where you’re going in life? Do you spend part of each and every day plotting your personal development path by working through the answers to these types of question: -
- What are the long-term career goals that you want to achieve?
- How’s your relationship with yourself and how is your relationship with your partner?
- How satisfied are you by your current surroundings?
- What are you doing to improve your current financial situation?
Chances are you don’t, because few people do…
But those people who do – well, they have the mindset to succeed - and because SoCalledGurus.com is all about helping you to gain the skill-set and achieve the mindset of an accomplished and successful online entrepreneur, this article is all about helping you to begin mapping out your personal path to accomplishment by determining where it is you’re starting from.
The very first thing you need to keep in mind is that you have to know where you’re going if you are to have any chance of actually getting there – but even before you begin your journey you have to understand where it is you’re starting from…so let’s begin by finding out where are you now and determining your level and your position today.
Where to Begin with Personal Development
Posted by Rhiannon Louise on May 30, 2007
Filed Under Personal Development
‘Personal development’ as a concept is soooo broad and it means something completely different to each and every person depending on who they are and how they view and live their life right now – and where they are ultimately hoping to go in life of course.
So where to begin with personal development really depends a little on who you are and what you want out of life. Having said that, there are quite a few fundamental steps that each and every one of us can begin with, get working on and master, and over the next few days and weeks I’ll be concentrating on introducing these fundamental steps to you so that you can get started on improving your outlook and honing your guru mindset.
Unlike some types of therapist who tend to want to take a client back and forth over the past, raking up old wounds and negative memories in an attempt to exorcise ghosts, personal development as I understand and use it every day is very much about dealing with the here and now in a positive way and constructively and profitably framing and mapping out your future.
However, to get to an emotional position where you are completely ready to leave behind your past issues and let go of self-limiting beliefs is absolutely the most fundamental first step you have to take…
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