You can eliminate stress with a simple ten minute cure. Indeed, there is more than one ten minute cure you can try. Keep stress at bay by selecting one of the two ten minute cures recommended here. Take ten minutes to do it everyday or applying it anytime stress threatens to overwhelm you.The first ten minute cure for stress is a breathing exercise. Find a quiet place and sit in an upright chair. Keep you body in an upright position with your back in line with the back of the chair but not leaning on it. Your legs should be slightly apart with your feet flat on the floor pointing forwards. Put you hands palms down on your knees and close your eyes.Once you are in the recommended position then you can start the ten minute cure breathing technique. Draw a deep breath into the centre of your belly. Allow your belly to extend out with the breath and hold it there. Count to ten. Slowly release the breath and let your belly return back to normal. Hold your breath again and count to ten. As you breathe visualize yourself in a serene place such as a deserted beach. Repeat the breaths for ten minutes. You will find that all your stress melts away.The second ten minute cure is music. You will need to find a place where you won’t disturb anyone to apply this cure. Play some of your favourite music at a volume loud enough for you to fully appreciate it. Ideally, it should be songs in which you know all the words to. Sing along with the music and you will feel your stress dissipate as you participate in the music. Do this for ten minutes. If you favourite music is instrumental, you can pretend to play an instrument along with the music or be the conductor. Any of these will help to relieve stress.
The Ten Minute Cure For Stress
April 19th, 2009The Force of Life
April 14th, 2009The force of life is passion. If you can get yourself to be passionate enough, you can do almost anything. Passion will give you the drive to accomplish even the hardest tasks. Passion will sparkle the imagination and make you more imaginative and creative. Passion will increase your focus and determination. Passion is the catalyst that will turn the invisible into the visible.No great achievement ever was realized without passion. Passion will turn apathy into energy and despair into a life of positive achievements. Every great man and women were driven by passion. No world record was ever broken without passion and every breakthrough in the arts and science were the result of passion.A case could also being done advocating that passion is the elixir of youth. So long as there is fire in the heart there will be an alert and vibrant mind. However, as frustration, resignation and complaisance set it, so does the downward spiral of advancing years.Passion is a state of mind that can be greatly stimulated through the use of faith and imagination. With faith and imagination we can live in a world where everything is possible and, in that world, we can be anyone we want to be. There is no such thing as reality. There is only our interpretation of reality. So, if we get to chose our reality, why not chose one that is exciting and magical and into which we get to make a difference.It’s easy to get passionate when we live in a world where everything is possible. Where we matter. Where we are Captain of our Ship and Master of our Soul.In my world (the world of my mind) I was born in Aristocracy and I am part Tony Robbins, part Donald Trump, part Arnold Schwarzenegger and a few other… I live in a world where anything is possible. I can do anything I want to do and have anything that I want to have.In such a world, it’s very easy to be passionate and with a little practice (and the belief that it’s possible) it is very easy to live in such a world.I should add that I have been living this philosophy for over three decades. I have made some mistakes, I have tried to swallow bigger bites than I could chew and I have hit some brick walls. However, those unexpected outcomes (which I will not call failures) have taught me some invaluable lessons and, if I was to do it all over again, I would do exactly as I did. My life has been filled with wonders and I am a very happy person. Living with passion works… if you work it.
Are You a Living Creative Artist Or a Cold Production Machine?
April 12th, 2009Being highly creative can have different meanings for different people.Say for example, you make jewellery, and have developed a unique style that is recognisable, and have a keen audience and customer base. You have a few best selling lines that are in more demand than you can supply. So you spend your days happily creating, giving your buying consumers just what they want.This is great, you’re creating what you enjoy, in your inimitable style, your work is reaching an enthusiastic audience, and you’re supporting yourself in some way with the proceeds too. All good so far.But what if, a year later, you’re still producing the exact same range of jewellery? What if you’ve now made them so often you could virtually do it blindfolded and with your arms ties behind your back? How does that feel?This might sound a harsh question, but how creative are you really being? How are you nurturing your creative soul that yearns to experiment, to explore different jewellery designs, materials and ranges? How are you feeding that creative hunger for expressing yourself in a whole range of other artistic media too?Being creative and being productive are different things. Hand in hand they’re a potent combination. You have diversity plus quantity.But if you only have the quantity, if you only churn out the exact same pieces of art over and over again, whereas the initial batch was 90% creativity and 10% production, now it’s virtually 100% production and close to zero creativity.So, what’s the way forward?You have a successful range of art that you wish to keep producing, but your creativity is feeling as unloved and unwanted as a 16oz ribsteak in a vegetarian restaurant.The answer is to engage in small, eclectic ways to keep your creativity fresh, exciting and rewarding. Try something you’ve always wanted to try, and start in a small way. Forget about the concept of an end product to a specific standard, and simple enjoy letting your creativity out to play.What have you been thinking about experimenting with for ages but never got around to it? What new art form can you start to learn and explore in the next couple of days?You’re a living, creative, artist. Remember that, nurture that, and you’ll find everything you create takes on a new freshness, vigour and sense of reward.
How to Access Your Higher Self’s Guidance So You Discover Your Life Purpose
April 11th, 2009Recently I got together with a friend who knew it was time to begin her bigger life purpose, but she wasn’t clear about where to start. K. had received advanced degrees from the highest-caliber universities, enjoyed a successful career in electrical engineering, and was now switching careers mid-life. She had a few ideas about what she wanted to do (a “conscious parenting” blog, perhaps “conscious” homeschooling, a book, articles) but wasn’t sure which project she should begin first. Her goal was to access guidance and insight from her higher self so she could make a decision on her new life direction.I advised K. to ask her higher self for clear guidance (so she could choose one area) and then to go “a mile deep and an inch wide” in that area. This means to focus on one project (rather than dabbling in several areas) and to stay committed and focused until she became an expert in that narrow field.When you find the right path and have the courage to follow through, the universe will support you consistently. Once you get into it, you’ll know it’s the right thing. You’ll experience amazing project-forwarding synchronicities and insights on a regular basis because your higher self has a vested interest in helping you fulfill your higher life purpose. You’ll be able to find the “unique brilliance” that only you possess and offer it to the world.Once the first project is either complete or when you’re in the latter part of momentum (when you have systems in place and it doesn’t require much effort to keep things going), you can begin the next project that calls to you. The good thing is, you’ll be able to transfer part of your momentum into the new project and be able to fulfill it with greater ease. Since you’ve already gotten comfortable with trusting your inner guidance and synchronicities, you’ll “hit the ground running,” so to speak.K. interrupted, telling me that she’s been experiencing more synchronicities lately. She was wondering whether the synchronicities were telling her to go in a particular direction. For example, K. recently met someone with whom she had a great deal in common, including schooling philosophies, and the same birth dates for a couple of the family members. When K. spoke about her homeschooling idea, her new friend responded by asking whether she could enroll her kids in K.’s visionary school. Was the universe telling K. to start a homeschooling program first?Maybe, maybe not. I cautioned K. against reading too much significance into a single event. I told her about a woman I met about two years ago who owns a Bed & Breakfast. Her name is also Christine, she has a daughter with the same name as one of my daughters, and our daughters with the same name were born on the same day of the same year. Naturally I had found these things interesting, but I knew I wasn’t going to open a Bed & Breakfast. We have some kind of connection, but I haven’t yet experienced its significance beyond the casual friendship which we’ve enjoyed so far. (An event’s or a person’s significance can become clearer later.)Rather than reading too much into a single event of synchronicity, I’d simply take note of the event and remain open to what was still coming. You may need to learn something first before you take the next bigger step in the process. I’d begin with the project that inspired me the most (you can tell by how your heart and soul feels), and I’d remain open to what was next. Sometimes you might need to change your mindset about something. The important thing is to develop a deeper relationship with your higher self (to reconnect with your higher self) and to learn to trust it enough so that you’re willing to follow through on your inner guidance once you’re clear about what that is.
Do your best!
April 10th, 2009Getting the job done.
The reason teams are formed in a company or firm is to tackle specific problems, and make full use of you, and cross functionality involving all members in the team. Somehow, it is realized that individual efforts do not match the consolidation of a group of people in a project completion situation.
You
As mentioned earlier, cross- functionality makes every individual useful in circumstances where teamwork is required. Individuals who seem to be unused in phases of the plan implemented strategy at work,; do not feel useless, do simple background work or preparations for the sake of team spirit. You will be called upon when you are needed in any area which requires your field of expertise and extensive experience.
Successful teams are groups of people who learn through other’s actions and advice. In the process of creating solutions, problems are solved and everybody involved sees the problem from a 360 degree view.
You, I, we did it!
Upon achieving goals or objectives, you should appreciate the efforts made by the other team members as they all provided their individual advice or view to the problem; which may reoccur in the future!
Now, you are part of the team, not that you did not do anything earlier, but you are much needed in another stage of the strategic plans. Do not await people to call upon you, try get an overview of the situation, and foresee the parts, where you come in.
As you make progress in achieving any objective; be it long or short term, motivation and ideas from external sources are your partners. Likewise, in success principles, the road to the ultimate goal is tough, so the way to get help is through others, which means, individualistic thoughts cannot bring you far.
Even a champion needs a coach, support; and your support!
Stanley Lai is a cancer survivor who achieved in an awkward way and lived on. He now writes articles to inspire others and help them to overcome challenges in life.
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Tips on Organizing Any Office Clutter
April 10th, 2009In a business setting, being organized makes a world of difference. Organization not only helps in common tasks such as meeting deadlines, retrieving information quickly for an appointment, or keeping your desk pile free for your client who is stopping by- it makes you a trusted business professional. Clients, vendors, customers, employees, and others will be able to rely on you to be on time for a meeting, pay bills on time, follow through, keep your word, manage a project well, and store records or papers without losing them. For me, it is crucial to practice what I preach. How can I tell clients to organize all day, if I don’t keep my business and home organized? And, many ask me how I stay organized. However, I don’t stay organized for others; I maintain organization because it saves me a ton of time and prevents wasting money by overbuying. The efficiency and productivity from being organized is priceless.
Typical desks and offices we organized are filled with:
- Mounds of paper.
- CDs, memory sticks and business cards scattered all over
- Overstuffed and outdated files
- Post-its and scraps of paper tacked to the wall or bulletin board.
- Broken or unused computer /office equipment
- A shredder buried under paper
- An overflowing garbage can
- Junk drawers filled with who knows what
- Bookshelves full of outdated computer software and college textbooks
If your office needs some organizing, we’re here to help. Your office is where you spend most of your time, working to make the most of your salary, to pay for most of the things in your life. An office is for working- getting things done. So don’t we want to be Focused. Efficient. Creative. Productive. Energized . Excited . and Inspired. when working? Look at what office clutter is robbing you of. Why put off making your office the best environment and productivity center ever? Now’s the time to organize. The benefits are numerous and you’ll be glad you did.
Here’s some office organizing tips to get your office back on track.
Organize your space
Designate one file folder, one pad of paper, or one Word document in the computer to keep all passwords and usernames organized. Of course, disguise or hide it, if you need to.
Keep your filing system simple. Only file permanent records and records used for taxes. If you don’t have a lot of time to file, just use twelve folders with the twelve months on them. File papers by the month. That’s truly the simplest method.
Get a large garbage bin and an expensive ($75 or more) shredder. The cheap ones break, always jam, overheat, or are super slow. It’s worth the investment. Don’t forget to get a second garbage can designated for recycling.
Set an audible computer reminder everyday at the same time. Take 5-10 minutes to listen to it and act on it, by putting things away, throwing paper out, and filing. If you only follow or do one of these tips, this would be the best one, by far!
Every time you pick up a new piece of paper, ask yourself, “What’s the next action step required for this paper?” - is it to do, to call, to fax, to email, to research, to read etc. Take your five most common action steps, label trays or boxes with that action word, and start to place paper in them DAILY
Containerize and label all the small things- CDs, memory sticks, business cards, post its, pads of paper, etc.
Use drawer organizers in every drawer so loose change, paper clips, and erasers don’t get out of hand.
Use plastic-colored envelopes, which you can buy at any office store, to hold different paper groups (i.e., coupons, store cards, extra credit cards, stamps and return address labels, etc.) Loose paper floats around and gets lost on desk tops and in drawers.
In today’s economy, there’s no question getting organized will help your business prioritize and make it through lean profits. When we’re focused with goals and prepared to meet them, no bad economy will bring us down. Here are some tips to help you streamline your office expenses and organize your space:
Streamline your office expenses
Read and dissect your monthly Profit & Loss statements. Make sure you’re aware of how much money you’re spending on different areas of your business. If you don’t understand how to read it, ask your financial adviser to walk you through it.
Cut out what really isn’t necessary or what you can do yourself in tough financial times. Perhaps bring more lunches and less catering and eating out.
Look for talented family or friends that could do the tasks you currently have to outsource and spend money on. Be creative where you could cut corners.
Reduce your cell phone bill by reducing your minutes. Tell your friends and family to call your home phone instead of your cell phone. Every bit adds up.
Power down your electronics in your office at the end of each day. It not only is better of the environment, it saves you electricity dollars when the bill comes.
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