Monthly Archive for December, 2009

Principle of Power

“Remember: Your focus determines your reality.” - Qui-Gon Jinn

There is a genius inside every man and woman, waiting to be brought forth. It is a simple thought which will allow access to this power. It’s the ability to think that separates us from animals.

Squirrels don’t go to squirrel school to learn how to gather nuts for the winter. They don’t have squirrel unions or squirrel quotas. They can’t decide to take a break from nut gathering. It just won’t happen!

Squirrels born in the spring are already out gathering nuts to for the winter. No other options are available. It’s instinct, its natural process; it’s in their squirrel genes.

You and I, as humans, have the distinct privilege and power of choice. We can choose to be all or be part of what life has to offer. As you use this tool of thought (and I do NOT mean analyze), it’s what you think about that will drive you toward or away from your goals. You must think forward, in the direction of your goals.

If you think about what you don’t want, then that’s exactly what you will attract to your life. You can’t drive forward looking in the rear view mirror.

Be clear on what you want, then focus your energies throughout each day in that direction. Write it down in your journal, on 3 x 5 cards, use pictures, anything you can to keep your thoughts flowing in the direction of what you want.

Many people throw around the words, “Whatever it takes!” I’m not sure they know exactly what that means. It means use all the tools at your disposal. The people, the strategies and tactics, CD’s, books, teleconferences, seminars et al can affect your thinking for the better.

This ability to direct our thoughts places us in the position of creating the results we desire. What you do with this power, is completely up to you.

To have, do and be all you can. The choice is uniquely yours.

The Best is yet to come!

David Martin

The Power of Being Congruent

“It is the studying that you do after your school days that really counts. Otherwise, you know only that which everyone else knows.” - Henry Doherty

Sometimes a change in behavior does not follow a change of thinking.

Have you ever been in a position where you have done something you didn’t want to do?  Per haps you did it to please someone and then felt you had done yourself a disservice.

Or maybe you made a decision to lead a healthier lifestyle and take up running, aerobics, martial arts or yoga, but when the time came to attend a class or go to the gym you reverted to your previously conditioned bad habit.  It’s at times like these you feel a misalignment.

This state of misalignment is what is known as “incongruence.”  The behavior doesn’t match the level of desired or stated change.  Deep inside you want to act a certain way, but when the time comes you resist the inner urge and say something like, “not this time” or “maybe next time.”

This is incongruence; it is not something that success thrives on. Success requires congruence and this means alignment on all levels from purpose, right down to behavior. 

Only then can affect your environment in the way you really want.  This is the process of building self-confidence – knowing that you have executed a change of mind and acted accordingly.  Being able to recognize when you are being incongruent is the first step in making your desired change happen.

The feeling of incongruence doesn’t have to stem from a major life realization – it can happen during the course of a business meeting, a sales presentation or in a conversation with a partner.  So whatever you’re doing, it pays to be able to be able to recognize feelings of incongruence.

When you take a close look at the times when you are being successful, chances are you are also feeling happy and confident.  Of course you can imagine all sorts of bad things happening if you choose to, but when you’re engaged in the act of doing something superbly well is when you’ll be at your happiest.

There is an old saying, “if you have to ask yourself if you are happy then you are probably not.”  Happiness is a state of mind, and you arrive at it through being congruent in your actions.

So now you know what comes next.  It’s time for you to Show Up, Suit Up & Step Up!

The Best is yet to come!

David Martin

Hiding in Plain Sight

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches.” — Napoleon Hill

In one instant I went from not seeing something that I wanted, to finding it right in front of me the entire time I was looking for it. This is common in our pursuit of excellence as well.  Often times we can miss achieving a goal simply because we don’t recognize it. We’re looking too hard.

Don’t be so intensely focused that you miss what it is you’re looking for.

Keep the above in mind as you begin your review of 2009 in preparation for 2010.  You have all the tools you require to achieve great things in the coming year.  How you choose to use them is uniquely up to you.

The best is yet to come!

David Martin