Month: August 2015

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The importance of Focus

What you focus on is what you get more of
What you give energy to will expand

How does focus help me?

Focus helps us to avoid distractions and to stay the course to achieve our outcomes.

Focus involves the feelings, memories and experiences that uplift us , support us and sustain us when

challenges test our resolve to stay on course.
There are so many distractions these days with technologies like smart phones, tablets and other devices

like MP3 players which are supposed to help us however sometimes they just distract us from important issues.
Allow time in your busy day for reflection on what is important, what you want more of and what you can now choose to stop doing because it no longer supports you.

It may have been ok when you were a child,  however now you are an adult and you now have a choice to keep focused or allow distractions to get in the way.
How possible or easy is it to do this?

Recognising that there needs to be a shift is the first important step.
Knowing what you want to move to or now start being is the next shift

and then you can work out what you need to do in order to bring it into reality, i.e. have it.

Is anything preventing you from creating what you have visualised and dreamed?
Can it be shifted or reframed to have a more supportive meaning for you?

When was the last time you felt empowered and acknowledged?
Can you picture that experience and anchor it in your mind and body as a reference for future success?
Picture a time in the future when what you have visualised has already occurred and what that feeling would give you.

Hold that thought.What state can provide you with your best results or outcome?
Being present.
That means letting go of the past and stop getting anxious about the future

or doing the what if… routine.

The best place you can change what is going on in your life is the now…the present.
So keep it simple focus on what you want and
STOP dwelling on what you do not want as you will only attract more of it.

Find compelling reasons to stay on track of your goals and desired outcomes.
Nuff said

If you need any help with new strategies to be more
call me Colin 0419568043

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Begin now – a journey begins with one step

Begin your journey now, why wait and what are you waiting for?
Begin now where ever you are at

What does this saying mean?
To me it means begin now with what you have and where you are right now, build or create what you want. Begin now with your thoughts and vision, and build onto them your emotional attachment in line with your beliefs and values.
All our decisions are emotionally based and that’s why this step is important.
Sometimes we are afraid to start or we think it’s not ready or something gets in the way to hold up this process. What if it does not work?
On the flip side… what if it does work… are you prepared for that?
Finding the reason or the purpose behind your choices is important too because once you get going on a project the momentum is sustained in line with your purpose if it’s strong enough.

So how do you test that or discover what will carry you through the challenges.
My approach is to give my thought a rating of 1-10 with ten being highest priority… it’s really important to me. Now one can tackle your challenges from the highest priorities, doing the important stuff first and then onto lessor important jobs or issues.
Having begun now on your quest or creation it is important to check in periodically to see if you are still on track. Is what you are doing moving you closer to your goals or outcome or is it getting in the way? Only you can decide this and choose to change course accordingly.
Celebrate your wins along the way, the milestones you have reached because they are your success points. Anchor them by returning frequently to reflect on your successes.
This point is a good time to check whether you continue on this path or change tack as you do when sailing to get to your destination. Yes the winds may change , however you have the rudder and you can change the sails to get more or less speed out of the prevailing conditions.
The important message is …it’s still your choice and your destination. How you get there is your choice too.
If you need some help with that, which is what life coaches do best , give me a call 0419 568 043