4 Core Blueprints to Reclaim your Life
This has been going on forever, since advertising began, but I swear it’s getting worse. Everywhere I look I see people advertising quick fixes for almost anything you need, business or personal.
For instance, I’m shocked at the list of horrible side effects people are willing to endure to get a quick fix for one thing or another from a pill they can pop instead of changing a habit.
The simple fact is there is no magic bullet, but there are some core principles that if implemented fully into your life will make you feel like you do have that magic bullet.
It’s become a part of our society to treat the symptoms and never even take the time to uncover the cause, much less take responsibility for it or do anything constructive to change it.
In a real sense it’s true of weight problems, health issues, issues in personal relationships, addictions, money issues, lifestyle issues and certainly with business.
In business the quick fix is king. Why do you think the get rich quick pitch is perennially one of the biggest money makers for marketers, followed closely by the next tricked out tool that will, of course, make you rich right now?
I’m sure if you’ve been in business for any length of time you’ve heard someone say, “Sell them what they want, not what they need.”
Even seemingly intelligent people who know the quick fix isn’t going to happen will still buy it just in case this one is the real deal. I know I’ve done it. It’s human nature to not want to miss out on the next big thing.
But when you look inside yourself and take a deep breath and get centered and listen to your inner voice, you know none of it is true. The truth is, it all begins and ends with you.
So where do you start if you are ready to take responsibility for your life and create your future?
There are 4 core areas, or what I call core blueprints, that require your attention if you want to have a life that is in flow with your true passion and purpose. When you’ve created all 4 of your blueprints and you have all 4 of these areas functioning at a level that satisfies you, then your life will be more peaceful and effortless than you have ever imagined it could really be…
No magic bullet required!
In the next 4 weeks we will go in depth on each of these areas:
*Introspection and Discovery of Purpose *Blueprinting the Life of Your Dreams *Sales/Marketing/Communication Skills *Mentoring for Your Life and Your Business
Right now I’d like you to read each one of those 4 lines out loud and notice the feeling in your body when you say the words.
Do you tense up? Does your stomach tighten? Do your shoulders drop? Do you take a relaxed breath?
How does your body instinctively react to the words when you read them out loud? And yes, it does make a difference to say it out loud.
What thoughts pop into your mind?
What kind of pictures show up in your head?
These are all indications of where you instinctively feel good about where you’re at and where you know you need some help. If you pay close attention to your reaction you’ll also feel how much resistance you have to doing anything about your current situation in respect to that area of your life.
Isn’t it amazing how much information you can find out about yourself from verbalizing and then just being aware of your reaction?
Listen to what you really need and move toward those things first.
Next week we’ll go into Introspection and Discover of Purpose.
Until then, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Just comment on this post on my blog.
5 Keys to Developing the Courage to Go for Your Dreams
How do you develop the courage to go for your dreams? That’s the million -dollar question, isn’t it? Because if you don’t learn how, it will not only cost you the millions you could have earned, it will cost you the realization of your passion and your purpose.
It’s a lot of fun planning the vision for your life and the action steps you’re going to take to live your passion. It’s another thing to keep moving forward as it all starts to become real. That’s where the fear sets in and you start to wonder what ever made you think you could do this.
Here are 5 keys to developing the courage to go for your dreams:
1. Move past the fear
I’m sorry to tell you I haven’t found a magic pill for this. It has to come from inside of you. Nobody can do it for you. And it all starts with your vision.
There is so much more to creating a vision for your life than just discovering your passion. There’s so much more than just writing down some goals. I would venture to say that you’ve done that before and it wasn’t enough to get you where you want to go.
Fear not! There’s a system for creating a vision for your life, just as there is a system for anything else you want to be successful at. The question is whether you will take the time to learn it.
Discovering your purpose was only the first step. To walk through your fear, you have to be clear on where you are going.
2. Create a strong vision
You need a vision that is so strong you can’t possibly walk away from it.
Once you have a strong, compelling vision that’s based on your passion and purpose in life, how could you let anything stop you?
When you know what you want and you’ve visualized it over and over and over until it becomes part of who you are, how could you stop?
When you see yourself in the life you will have upon the realization of you vision, how could you stop?
The answer is, you can’t! You can’t stop; it’s impossible! You can drag out the process, but as hard as you try, you can’t stop!
3. Stop projecting future catastrophes
Are you aware that 95% of the things you spend your time worrying about never happen? So, isn’t worrying about the outcome of things you haven’t done yet ridiculous?
Once you realize you’ve invested so much of yourself into your vision that there’s nothing that’s going to stop you from creating everything you’ve envisioned, what’s the point in letting your fears delay the inevitable?
And it is inevitable. With the vision you’ve created, you’ve tapped into the Universal Laws and everything you need is being drawn to you as we speak. You’ve used the law of attraction by being clear on what you want and asking for it. You’ve used the law of creating a vacuum by clearing out a lot of the things that no longer fit in your life to make space available for something better to show up. Think about it.
You can run and you can hide, but eventually everything you visualize will come to you if you take all the necessary steps. So why fight it? This is what you want more than anything, isn’t it?
Are you crazy? Why would you spend your time discovering your passion and creating a vision for it if you had no intention of following through? Are you the kind of person who does things like this for an intellectual exercise?
Well guess what, the joke’s on you. You’ve created a process you can’t stop. It will move forward whether you have chickened out or not. So what’s the point in trying to avoid your future success?
4. Get Out of the Way
When did you want something so bad you could taste it and then decide you were too scared to go for it?
The only courage you need to go for your dreams is the courage to get out of your own way. Just take a deep breath and move aside.
If you look back over your life, I’m sure you can find many examples when you did just this.
So the next time you feel like your courage to go for your dream has abandoned you, just tell yourself there is no reason to fight it. Falling into your fears can postpone your success for a while, but you can’t stop it, so why even try.
Get back on that horse and keep riding to the finish line.
5. You’ve Always Had It, Dorothy
The good news is you don’t have to worry about how you’ll develop the courage to go for your dreams. You already have it.
When you feel like it’s too big for you to go on, look at how far you’ve come already.
The bottom line regarding courage comes from the Wizard of Oz. Towards the end of the movie, Dorothy thinks she’ll never go home. Just then Glinda the good witch shows up. She tells her she’s always had the power to go back to Kansas but she didn’t tell her before because she wouldn’t have believed her. She had to learn it for herself.
But to find out how to unleash the power she had inside, she needed to ask for help. Don’t be afraid to ask for what you need.
So my little Dorothy, you’ve always had the power inside you. All you have to do is have someone show you where it is. You’re so much stronger than you give yourself credit for.
Get some mentoring if you aren’t achieving what you want as fast as you want it. You may need an outside perspective and a little refocusing. Because when your actions and your purpose are in alignment everything falls into place. Things just flow. I can help you get there.
I’d be happy to mentor you to successfully:
# Make your dreams more than just a dream # Develop specific, targeted goals # Take action on your goals # Create a plan that gives you the courage # Create a roadmap to make your success a reality
Ways to Apply The Law Of Attraction
If you have heard about the Law of Attraction, you are learning to appreciate all that is entering your life as a result of practicing it. Life should be easier and you should have more abundance. Sometimes though you may actually need to start with just learning to feel appreciation before you can begin to have good things to come. This is the essence of what the Law of Attraction is about.
When you believe fantastic things are already happening for you, you will be so much more appreciative. According to the Law of Attraction, it is important to believe. Furthermore, being appreciative for something you believe is happening sends out positive vibrations into the universe. This brings the good things to you by way of the Law of Attraction.
Without even thinking of the future, you can use the Law of Attraction to draw the positive things to you. If you are thankful for the things in your life, you will be focused in on the good energy inherent in your grateful mind. The Law of Attraction is evident in the way being grateful brings you more to be grateful for.
Your mood will dictate your outcomes. So lets say that you wake up in a bad mood because your cranky kids kept you up late. You can decide that morning if you are going to let that bad mood win out. If you let it dominate your thoughts than more negative things will happen to you all day long. When you use and understand the Laws of Attraction, you will see why this happens.
If, however, you brush off the bad feelings and replace them with ones of appreciation you will be surprised at how much better your day will go. Use the Law of Attraction to help you along. You may be thankful that you woke up beside your loving spouse, or you might be thankful that you have a job to go to. Whatever it is, the Law of Attraction will make it work for you.
So, the Law of Attraction works on a system of appreciation and reward. You need a way to remind yourself to always be thankful for the good things in your life. Some people set aside a certain time each day to list the things they’re appreciative of. They might compile them in a journal and look over them all from time to time.
The Law of Attraction is built on good habits. You can carry some sort of talisman. It can be anything from a rock to a coin. This is what rosary or meditation beads are for. They aide a person in centering on what is important in their lives. It can be anything you will handle daily. Some people put these items in their pockets. Some put them on a string around their necks.
When you touch your reminder coin or stone you are training your self to feel appreciation. Then it is of value to pass that appreciation on by acts of kindness. You will find that your mind will become more directed towards happiness and gratitude. And your thoughts are more about what you are thankful for. This is the main core idea about how to put the Law of Attraction into action.
As you have now seen, it is your mind that is in control of who and what you are. When you use the Law of Attraction it can also expand what you have. If you seek to have better relationships, or health or a better job, this is how you do it. Your mindset and focus on appreciation puts you in a position to allow the Law of Attraction to bring you all that you desire.
