Insanity - what is it?

One definition of insanity is to believe that you can keep doing the same thing you have always done and achieve a different result.

So if we want to achieve different results than what we are currently getting we need to do something different. Often the first thing we need to do is to think about it differently because we attract what we think about.

Your subconscious mind thinks in pictures and doesn’t register the “in between” words we all use. For example if you think I don’t want to be broke anymore, your subconscious mind will not register the “I don’t want to be” part and will focus on the “broke” bit and that is what you will attract to yourself.

Instead of thinking about what you don’t want, think about what you do want. For example, money is easy to come by and I am a master at attracting it to me. Your subconscious mind can’t tell what is real and what isn’t and if it believes what you are thinking about is real, then, it will get your conscious mind to take the steps to make it a reality.
The next step is to put yourself in the path of new opportunities or recognize the ones that are already around you and do something about them before they pass you by. There are lots of ways to expose yourself to new opportunities. There are a multitude of wealth creation seminars you could attend. You could join a networking group to meet people looking for similar things or network with people you meet at seminars that have a similar mindset.

If you spend your time with people that don’t believe they can achieve more than they are currently achieving then how likely are they to believe that you can achieve more than you are currently achieving? Are they likely to support you in your beliefs? That is why people say that you are who you associate with.

If someone tells you, that won’t work, make sure that you question what there qualification is to advise you of that. They may be right but they may have very little idea what they are talking about and buying into their story could cost you the opportunity of a lifetime.

Changing what we think, believe and do can have a huge impact on our future and often the required changes are quite minor.

Are you doing what you need to do in order to get different results or will you continue to get the same results because you continue to do the same things?

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Recreation

What is it? It may be elusive at the moment but let’s check it out.
Notice that this word, recreation, has the idea of “re-creating” in it. What does it mean to you to re-create yourself? If you could do anything you wanted and time, money and fear were not factors, what would that be?

Make a list of all the things you love to do. Then place a date beside each as to the last time you did them.

Make a list of all the things you loved doing as a child.

Make a list of all the places you’d visit if time, money and fear were not factors.

What would you do for fun and/or lifestyle if you won lotto?

If you could choose your vocation, what would that be?

Write your answers in a journal. These questions, if you give them the deserved thought, will get you to KNOW what you enjoy doing most.

Have fun!

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Listen and Enhance Communication!

I often wonder whether people are really truly understanding what I am communicating to them because it feels like they are there really only in body and not listening properly, to what I am communicating to them.

Our communication experiences are enhanced when we actively listen to each other. Active listening means putting everything else out of your mind and acknowledging the other person with eye contact, facial gestures, words that confirm you understand, and perhaps even touch so they have feedback that you are listening properly and valuing what they have to say. Here are some of the reasons that active listening improves communication.

• When people notice how well you listen to them, they usually reciprocate and try to understand you better. They feel valued and therefore value you more.

• Communication improves, Relationships improve. Friendships develop and deepen.

• You receive more accurate information because communication is more effective. People explaining problems are more inclined to give you the whole story.

• People encouraged by your active listening often discover solutions to their own problems. The opportunity to talk things over is all many people need to see the issue in its proper perspective.

• You get on better with people. Active listening combined with empathy makes it easier to solve problems or at least reach a compromise.

• You can discover not only what people are saying, but why they are saying it. You learn more about what is really going on ‘between the lines’ through more effective communication

They all seem pretty good reasons to take the time to improve active listening skills and a small investment for our prize of better communication.  What could you do to improve your listening and enhance your communication?

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Why Invest in Yourself?

“If a man empties his purse into his head no one can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin.

This is so true and it is something that I am passionate about and something I want help others see.

If you are not investing in yourself, then who is?

I took the opportunity to see Robert Kiyosaki in Auckland recently and a lot of what he talked about was the importance of financial education. And sadly there is very little in the way of financial education in our schools.

Then to take it a step further he spoke of the importance of having a team of people around you that are all experts in certain areas so that you can quickly get advice on whatever you may need to know. Extremely successful people like Robert Kiyosaki all ask you to consider what the qualification of the person giving you financial advice is. When Uncle Jim or the neighbor across the road say don’t buy that investment property or don’t start that business or the share market is too risky, you need to really think about why they are saying that. Do they really know? In a lot of cases they probability know someone that lost money on a property or somebody who started a business and didn’t make it or lost money on the share market. But what knowledge did those people have in the given area? If you ask the people that have made a lot of money in any of those areas they will all tell you that if you have the right knowledge and follow a system then you can do really well.

Part of investing in right knowledge is investing in the tools to give you the right mindset to succeed at whatever you want to succeed at. There are so many wealth creation vehicles out there today. You can simple buy someone else’s proven system if you want to. That isn’t to say it will be plain sailing all the way. Evan with the correct knowledge there are likely to be hurdles along the way. That is where mindset is so important. The difference between the ones that succeed and the ones that fail is generally mindset. The successful ones didn’t give up and found a way over that hurdle. And all too often the ones that failed gave up just before they succeeded because they didn’t have the mindset to get over the last hurdle.

The best thing that you can do for yourself and your family is invest in the knowledge and mindset that is required to succeed. What steps are you taking toward this? If the answers  is none, then when would now be a good time to start?

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Are You Moving Towards or Away?

If you think about your life the chances are that you are either moving towards something or away from something. You probably know people that are striving for a promotion (towards) or just trying to stop themselves being fired (away). Or maybe people that are trying to not be fat (away) while others are aiming for a flat stomach/big biceps (towards).

The interesting thing is that those who are moving toward their goals will find they have consistent results, while people moving away from something will find that their progress comes and goes. Someone moving away from poverty will see-saw between broke and being in the black, while someone moving towards prosperity will leave being broke well behind them.

If you are having inconsistent results and you find your motivation is there one day, but gone the next, then it may be time to take a close look at your values and goals. Once you have them all pointing towards you will be a lot closer to having consistent results!

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