Motivation
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:00pm
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Biting your nails is a weird kind of habit. Lots of children start off biting their nails and, if you’re lucky, the habit stops even before you become a teenager. Likely helped by one or both of your parents yelling at you to stop biting your nails. Now!.
But what can you do if your nail biting carries on into your adult life?
Because let’s be honest here, if there’s nothing visible left of your nails your fingers just look plain ugly. On top of that, how do you hide the fact that you’re gnawing away at your nails while you’re sat at your computer or in front of workmates.
The nasty tasting potions that are sold in places like Amazon are more aimed at children..
So is there anything else can you do to stop your habit? Or are you doomed to forever biting your nails whenever you get the chance?
As a starter, think whether there is some kind of external trigger that drives you to feast on your nails. Maybe it’s nerves. It could be caused by stress or worry in your life. If you’re fortunate enough to be able to work out this stimulus, that’s an excellent start as you can then work on methods to either get rid of the thing that causes you to start biting your nails or you can work on ways to change your reaction to the problem. Whatever, it’s a great start and could mean that you’re on your way to learning how nail clippers work at last.
If your attempts to find the trigger that makes you bite your nails – if the first thing you know is that your nails are being attacked by your teeth again – no problem. There will be something causing it, but you’re clueless as to what it is. In this instance, splash out a few dollars on a hypnosis MP3 download that’s been written to help people like you stop biting their nails. Then all you need to do is listen to the track and let it work it’s magic.
You can find out more about how you can use hypnosis to stop biting your nails here.
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October 6th, 2008 at 09:19pm
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It’s quite normal to be afraid of dentists. Gee, even the dentist I visit admitted she doesn’t like to visit a dentist, so if she does dentistry for a living and is afraid…?
Not to mention the sharp pointed implements they poke around with. And the ever present sight of a drill.
So, how can you get over your fear of dentists?
1. Use a sympathetic dentist
By that, I don’t mean just choose a dentist because they do good work (fortunately most all of them do). I mean that you should choose who’s aware of your nervousness and who has successfully dealt with patients the same as you already. If necessary, check with your friends and people you work with. In the same way that certain doctors have a good bedside manner, it figures that certain dentists work better with nervous patients that other dentists do.
2. Interview your potential dentist
Don’t commit yourself to a dentist before you have actually talked with them. Tell them that you have a fear of dentists and find out what they can do to help you and reassure you when you visit for a check up or to have fillings, crowns, etc.
3. Take a friend or work colleague
Ask your dentist whether or not you are allowed to bring a friend when you have a dentists appointment. Someone to figuratively or literally hold your hand whilst you are visiting. If they won’t allow this then, unless they’re the only dentist in town, move on to the next dentist on your list.
4. Relax as much as possible
OK. While you’re laying back in that chair and you grip the chair’s arms so tight you can feel the frame inside, this likely isn’t easy. Especially the first few times you try it. But taking up a relaxation method – this may be meditating, listening to relaxing music, learning a breathing exercise, whatever. Next, when you are glued to the dentists chair, recall your relaxation and breathe in deeply. Rather than the shallow breaths that you’ve done previously.
5. Use hypnosis
Yes. This actually works. You can download a simple hypnosis track to help overcome your fear of dentists and listen to it in the privacy of your own home. Over a few days or weeks of listening to a fear of dentists hypnosis track, you’ll find them becoming less scary.
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September 25th, 2008 at 12:52pm
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What do you think controls and determines the quality of your life? According to Tony Robbins, it is your EMOTIONS! And the source of all emotions is the combination of three forces: 1. PHYSIOLOGY. 2. FOCUS. 3. LANGUAGE
PHYSIOLOGY is the way you use your physical body – how you breath, your posture, your expression, the way you move.
By changing your physiology you can instantly change the way you feel!
FOCUS means that whatever you focus on is what you feel.
Your brain can only focus on one thing at a time and it is entirely up to you what it will be.
LANGUAGE means that we interpret everything that happens to us through the words that we use.
Words are very powerful – they can hypnotize us and condition us to be whomever we want to be or don’t want to be (if it is done subconsciously).
Action
1. It is impossible to feel down when you are walking with your head up, smiling and breathing deeply!
Remember this and use it any time to increase energy and positive emotions.
2. Wherever focus goes, energy flows. If you find yourself feeling low, you are probably focusing on and replaying in your mind something negative.
Use your intelligence and your power of choice to decide what you will focus on and, therefore, what you will feel.
3. Be aware of what you regularly say to yourself. Is it encouraging and empowering or do you tend to criticize and put yourself down?
What kind of questions do you regularly ask yourself?
As Robbins points out, “If you want to change your life – change your questions!”
The 60 Second “Power” Exercise
Step 1: Put your posture the way you would be if you were sad. Do it right now. Then put the expression on your face that you would have if you were sad right now. How do you feel? A little sad?
Step 2: Stand up (really do this right now) and shake your body out. Then, stand tall and upright with your head up high and a confident (almost cocky) expression on your face! The kind of expression you’d have it you were thinking “That’s right, I’m the best!” “I rock!” Notice how you feel now. Don’t you have more energy and confidence how than you did when you were in the first position?
Step 3: Jump up and down as if you just hit a home run. Do it! (and remember to make the wooo-hooo noises!) Now how amazing do you feel now?!!
How Your Body Creates Confidence. Your body can tell your mind how to feel. When you move your body in a way that creates confidence, you feel confident.
This confidence will carry with you when you are having your initial session with clients so that they are more likely to hire you.
It will be with you when you are at networking events and you introduced yourself.
And it will be a powerful tool for every area of your life. You’ll only realize the power of this technique if you actually did the exercises above.
If you didn’t do it yet, do it know. It only takes 1 min.
Putting it into action.
Before a “critical” moment in your business (or life) take a second to move your body in a way that makes you feel great!
The more extreme you are in your movements, the bigger the shift in your emotional energy.
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September 23rd, 2008 at 10:51am
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Each of us, at one point or the other, could use an extra dose of motivation. Those of us building a businesses are no exception. As you know, there is no easy “business in a box”. The reasons so many fail are the floundering around and losing sight of the goal, becoming frustrated and losing focus, and then giving up. Learning to be motivated can eliminate all the above and keep us persevering towards the goal – a successful business!
Motivation is an integral daily component in long term success in any business or goal. The ability to stay focused, committed and resolute are common characteristics of motivated people but even the highest achiever will admit that it is difficult to stay motivated without frequent inspiration.
There are 4 keys to staying motivated:
A) Write down your goals
B) Review these goals frequently
C) Measure and compare your progress towards the goals
D) Surround yourself with positive influences
Okay, now we have “the goal”. We’ve researched and learned the required steps in acquiring our goal. Now, before we become overwhelmed, we must break the goal down into achievable parts.
Short term “sprints” towards your long term objective are the key. No marathon runner looks at the race as a 26.2 run. They think of the race as an accumulation of smaller sprints, with a dash for the finish at the end.
By breaking down your objectives into smaller goals (sprints), you make them more psychologically attainable, as well as less monumental and massive.
Use your sprints to build a plan that consists of measurable activities. Write them down on a calendar. By building your plan and reviewing it regularly, you’ll be able to keep your focus.
Measure and Compare
You can’t improve it if you don’t measure it. You can control activities, but not the results.
Sometimes, no matter how closely you have followed your action plan, you still miss the mark. Why is this? Since your goals are a stretch for you, you can’t envision the exact outcome. This is when it is important to stick to your plan. If you do and are consistent, you will eventually experience your desired growth.
Stay Disciplined
By consistently pushing toward your goal, you’ll develop mental muscle memory – the stuff that pulls you through when sticking to your plan gets tough. Make Motivation Your Lifestyle.
What are you reading, listening to and watching? Everything that you choose to surround yourself with is an influence on your behavior so consider your lifestyle. Plan now to attend goal affirming events. By putting events on your calendar in advance, you’ll be able to evaluate last minute invitations much better and won’t be tempted by every invitation.
Journaling is a key to keeping your life and plan in perspective. In addition to providing time for you to reflect on each day, it is also an invaluable opportunity to gain a true perspective on yourself. After a year or two, you’ll be able to look back at your writing as an objective observer and see how far your motivation has taken you.
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