Motivation

The Best Motivational Video Ever

One of the things I teach my clients, and that you’ll often hear me speak about, is mindset. Our mindset affects everything we do and what we focus on with our minds is what we often end up with in our lives and businesses. If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know I often talk about the conscious and subconscious mind.

The conscious mind is 10% of your brain and is the part of your mind that is responsible for logic and reasoning. If I asked you about the sum of one plus one it’s your conscious mind that is going to be used to make that addition.

The conscious mind also controls all the actions that you do on intention while being conscious. For example, when you decide to make any voluntary action like moving your hand or leg it is done by the conscious mind.

The subconscious mind is the part of your mind responsible for all of your involuntary actions. Your breathing rate and heart beats are controlled by your subconscious mind.

If you started to control your breath on intention then know that your conscious mind took charge while if you were breathing without being conscious of the breathing process then you know that your subconscious mind is in charge.

Your emotions are also controlled by your subconscious mind. That’s why you sometimes might feel afraid, anxious or down even though you don’t want to feel that way. For example, we might say with our conscious mind that we want to make $100,000 a year, but if deep down in our subconscious mind we don’t feel we deserve it, or that it’s possible, we will never achieve it.

So when we talk about letting go of fear, or changing our belief system one of the things to remember about the subconscious mind it that it cannot discern between what is real or what is imagined. That’s why vision boards and mind movies can be powerful tools to change belief systems in the subconscious mind.

I’m a big believer in the practice of using motivational videos and tapes to talk to our subconscious minds. Several months ago, I came across one of the best motivational videos I’ve seen and I’ve been consistently watching it (so have my kids-who can practically quote the entire thing!). If you haven’t seen this, I wanted to share it here. Please be sure and take about five minutes to watch this today-let me know what you think!

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Are You Specific Enough About What You Want?

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I’m constantly asking my clients questions like, “How much do you want to make next year-be specific”, or “How many new clients do you want in the next 90 days-be specific”.

It’s absolutely crucial that you know how much you want to make six months or a year from now. You need to write down the number on a piece of paper and put it up where you can see it every day. Same thing is true for how many new clients you would like to have in the next 90 days-write a specific number down on a post-it note and put it where you can see it every day.

This is one of the things I struggled with when I first started my business, I certainly wanted new clients, but I wasn’t clear on how many clients I was looking for. I’d get a new client and be so excited that I actually got one, that I’d forget about working to get more clients to help me achieve my business goals.

I was setting vague intentions or goals in terms of the amount of money I wanted to make or the number of new clients I wanted to bring in. However, the Universe LOVES clarity, specificity and focus, and when we are clear, specific and focused on what we want we tell the Universe exactly what we want and it brings it to us – or rather brings us the opportunities to attain it.

So, when I was being vague about what I wanted, the Universe responded with, “Ok, so I’ll send you something vague since that seems to be what you want.” And I can tell you that didn’t work for me.

I started being very clear every month about the amount of money I wanted to make. Here are some simple steps you can take to start getting clear about what you want:

1-At the beginning of the month, write the dollar amount of additional revenue you’d like to achieve for the month on a post-it note and put it on the wall of your office.

2-For every dollar that comes into your business that month, subtract that number from your goal and put a new sticky note under your original one. For example, if your goal is $5000 and you bring in a new client that pays you $1000, your new post-it note says $4000. Be sure to include the name of the person you are helping that is connected to the $1000.

3-CELEBRATE!! Whatever the amount that came in and express your gratitude and say, “Yes, I want more of this!”

4-What Action Can You Take? As you look at the number that still needs to come in for the month-ask yourself, what actions do you need to take to affect the number? Do you need to do more networking, circle back to some prospective clients, and call some former clients? It’s important for you to take advantage of the opportunities put before you and TAKE ACTION!

5-Remain positive and be patient. This process is like developing a new skill and will take a little time to develop, but know the money and clients are here NOW.

When I started to be very specific about what I wanted it made a HUGE difference in my business and in my life.

Video: The Force. Are Your Leadership Superpowers Working?

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Like many people, my favorite part of Superbowl Sunday is the commercials. This year’s Volkswagen commercial, The Force, featuring a six-year old dressed up as Darth Vader working on his superpowers, really grabbed my attention (see video below). I loved this kid’s (Junior Darth Vader) tenacity, working all day trying to get a rise out of everything from the dog, to a doll, to the exercise bike. I can relate. As a leader, we’re often called upon to use our “superpowers” many times a day-only to find that they don’t always work the way we’d hoped. We work to motivate John to get him more engaged with his work, we coach Karen on her communication skills, and we work with the sales staff in hopes of getting them to bring in more revenue. But often times all of this feels in vain, as if we can’t draw on the powers that allegedly got us in our leadership position in the first place. It can feel exhausting, defeating and wearing on our self-confidence.

And then, out of the blue-BAM-there’s a spark, a jumpstart in our leadership abilities. Something clicks and POOF-we’re back in the groove. We’ve got our leadership mojo back. We all have these times as leaders where it feels we’ve lost our superpowers. But it’s important as Junior Darth Vader teaches us, to keep trying, stay the course, be tenacious and keep looking for new opportunities to use our “superpowers”. Something good is bound to happen.

It’s also important to remember that it’s the people supporting us, those with the “automatic starters” who are the most influential in helping us get back on track, regaining our self-confidence and helping us refocus on our vision and mission. So the next time you question the power of your “superpowers” remember, keep trying, be tenacious, let those who want to help, help you… and you just may surprise yourself!!

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