Thanks mainly to my dad I have had the opportunity to check out quite a lot of self help programs and material and it’s brilliant stuff for sorting various issues out within you life and mind.
My problem is though that I really don’t get motivated to do much most of the time, not because I’m blocked by ‘issues’ but just because I’m really happy just being content with the way things are and letting life and events direct me.
But as self-help and the esoteric have come closer it’s becoming more and more evident that the life we live today is the result of the thoughts and beliefs we had yesterday a week or a year ago.
And even more interesting is the observation effect where it is scientifically proven that if you conduct an experiment while it is observed by the experimenter you get a different outcome than when you conduct the same experiment with no-one observing.
So basically what we hold in our minds is powerful and has the potential to change our entire experience, so there are a few things that even though I’ve not taken on the entire persona of some of the self help guys with all the type-A over achieving and high energy stuff, I think are really useful and worth bearing in mind.
First off and the easiest to do are Affirmations:
Affirmations are just short phrases or even single words that you say to yourself that are positive and self reinforcing, they are often layered into binauralbeats or hypnosis, but you can also just say them to yourself.
Surprisingly it’s quite difficult (well it was for me anyway) to find a time to do this though and you can often forget, so what I do is right before going to sleep while I’m laying in bed I just go through a few.
And they can be anything from goals you’d like to achieve or skills you want to just generally positive things you’d like in your life and experience, here are mine for examples:
Everyday and in everyway I am getting better, better and better.
(this is an NLP affirmation I think, and apparently works more powerfully in the unconscious if you say ‘better’ three times like that.
My body is healthy and vibrant.
My Eyesight is clear and sharp. My eyes are healthy and strong.
(my eye sight is slightly blurry and I’m hoping to help fix it with this and other techniques)
My body, all of my organs, and all the cells that make up both my body and organs regenerate themselves. And each time they do they come back more healthy and perfected than before.
(this is my own invention and is basically true, every I think it’s something like 5 years shorter for certain parts like your skin, we get an entirely new body. Everything bones and all is re-grown. Why not get it back healthier?)
I am Lucky
I love all of creation, I am grateful for all of creation, I am sorry if I’ve done any wrongs to anything in all of creation.
(this is working on the Ho’oponopono Hawaiian healing technique, and ‘creation’ could be universe if it sounds too religious, though i’m not particularly religious myself i find creation to be the most accurate word.)
I love you, I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you
(Ho’oponopono done properly)
I am aware of my dreams.
I remember my dreams when I wake.
I am conscious within my dreams.
I am a natural and skilful artist, Capable of drawing anything imaginable.
I am a super being with super powers.
(hehe this ones a bit out there maybe, but I like the symbolic effect of superheroes and to be perfectly honest I really want super powers lol)
(more to test these various systems than anything else I’ve been trying to generate a good income from the internet so to help that I added a whole bunch of money related ones too, NLP suggests that all goals should be in the present tense so no “I will be rich” instead say “I am rich” it’s better for the unconscious to understand)
Everything I do I succeed at.
I am wealthy.
Money flows to me easily.
I am a millionaire.
I Love money.
I Love using the internet and creating websites.
(be specific and get love in there as much as possible it’s one of the most powerful words/emotions about, along with gratitude)
Well that’s mine, there maybe be others that I forgot but I think you get the idea.
Put them in present tense, make them short concise and powerful and don’t be afraid to dream big.
Everyday NLP:
I’ve not done any NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) but I’ve heard enough about it to see that quite often we program ourselves on a daily basis with negative thoughts and words.
How many times have you been asked to remember something and the first thing you say while thinking about it is “hmmm I can’t remember…”
Little things like that and the usual daily whining we all do can over time have an effect. I’m not suggesting we all become crazy over positive loons constantly grinning but certainly you should be vaguely aware of how your painting the world both verbally and mentally.
So try to be aware of things like “Oh I always get a cold during winter” and “knowing my luck…” or “there are never any parking spaces available!”
What sort of place is going to be created if that’s what you expecting?
The best possible thing is just as likely to happen as the worst.
I’m always reminded of the hilarious TV show 3rd rock from the sun. and the Character Harry:
“How are you today Harry?”
“OUTSTANDING!”
{I just re-read my own blog here and noticed another one, in the second paragraph I write “my problem is….” Why is it a problem? It takes only a little bit of awareness to spot things like that in your language and fix em.
A better wording would be maybe….”Currently I don’t get motivate” pick words that are either positive or at least neutral.
Goals:
Goals are very important if you want to achieve something, forget about how it’s going to happen just focus on the goal of something you really want.
Write it down. Imagine it in detail. Live as if you already have it.
I have to manufacture goals for myself because I’m basically content but even if you struggle to find a big goal just pick something small and expand it or figure out what needs to happen to allow it. So for example I’d like to be a Concept artist, so I need to be able to draw and I need an income that will support me while I learn but won’t take much of my time.
Vision Board:
Another great idea is the vision board or just a goal pics folder.
Just browse googles images for some pics of what you want, your dream house, car, coat etc. and keep them somewhere where you can regularly browse through them.
It’s quick easy and recommended by pretty much all the really great self help folks.
(I’ll post mine at some point maybe)
Visualisation:
This is brilliant and easy but actually hard to schedule. All you have to do is to give yourself a few mins of time to just sit quietly (with no other distractions preferably) and imagine from the first perspective if you can, your life with all the things in it that you really want, make it bright, involve your emotions, really dream big.
Visualisation is super powerful, there have been many test done where people such as athletes have visualised while another group have trained and the ones that visualise often out perform the ones that train in reality, so don’t underestimate this technique.
The only tricky part of it is that you really do have to ‘do’ it not just quickly run through a list of things you ‘want’ take your time and REALLY enjoy the life your visualising, if you do it this way it can be a lot of fun and will certainly start you moving in the direction of your dreams.
Surround yourself with positive things.
Your environment is having an impact on your mind and your mind is having an impact on your environment.
Make you desktop image something encouraging, write down a goal and stick it to the wall next to your bed.
The more regular reminders you have the stronger your unconscious will work to bring the things you desire into your life.
Celebrate Small achievements:
Because there are no ‘small’ achievements, every little step brings you closer to your goal, so keep a list of things to do next to your bed and tick them off as you do them. Even really mundane things, I have a list that I add one or two ideas of things to do before I go to sleep, then the next day I try to do as many as I can and at night I get the satisfaction of crossing stuff off.
It’ll keep you progressing and positive.
There are LOADS more things you can do to sort your self out and achieve things but if your anything like me it’ll be enough to get some of these ones done lol
But the important thing is to remember that it’s your mind and it’s your world you’re the one thinking what your thinking you’re the one doing what your doing. So if you want something to change start with yourself and see what happens.
And even if you don’t really mind what happens and don’t have a goal or many strong desires, many of these ideas can help just improve your life and way of thinking sort of like an upgrade.
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