Week 3 ~ Have You Forgotten How To Breathe?
Week 3 Welcome – Watch This First!
Week 3 Workbook
Bonus Meditation
And here’s a bonus meditation you’ll love for week 3:
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Welcome %%FIRST_NAME%%!
Welcome to week three! How did you get on last week? Do you have any insights from week two? Or any questions? I’d LOVE to see you over at the forum!
Week 3 – Have You Forgotten How To Breathe?
Sometimes we simply end up trying too hard – and in week 3 I’ll be showing you how, with each and every breath, you can come back to living from your heart, no matter what is going on around you.
This week you’ll discover:
- Ancient breathing techniques you can use to ‘plug in’, de-stress and reconnect with your inner peace, even while you’re waiting for the kettle to boil
- 3 simple processes you won’t want to miss to use your breath to get grounded, to let go of stress and tension and to help you concentrate and think more clearly – oh, and smile more! 😉
- Top strategies for spotting your progress (hint: it’ll be key to keeping motivated) and handling old blocks
- A simple yoga posture that can help you to open your heart and get back into the flow of life
Plus Bonus Masterclass: “How To Find The Time – Part 3”
Scroll down this page for all of your week 3 goodies – and please don’t stress! Most of them only take a few minutes and you can take this at your own pace. 🙂
To read the materials online, click on the images. To download the workbooks, RIGHT CLICK on the image and choose ‘save as’ (or similar).
Any questions? See you at the forum or you can contact tech support!
Hope you LOVE this week.
With love, Namaste,
Want To Dive In More Deeply? Here Are Some Extra Resources For You:
Vertical Alignment BreathThis one helps you to get grounded, to let go of the Monkey Mind’s chatter and to reconnect with your life force. |
Deep Yogic BreathThis helps you to retrain yourself to breathe in a healthy way (from your belly, not your shoulders!) and can energise you, giving you clarity of mind. |
Sama VrittiThis ancient technique is one of the simplest of the breathing control techniques, which can quickly clear your mind and help you to relax and focus. |
Windmill PranayamaA brilliant way to open your heart – and calm your mind! Video Coming Soon |
Week 3 Affirmation
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Week 3
How To Find The Time – Masterclass Part 3
Time For Action!
- Week 3 project: Gratitude Breath {in your Week 3 Workbook – and in today’s meditation MP3}
- Optional exercises: 3 Ancient breathing techniques and Windmill Pranayama {all in videos, above}
Week 3 Discussions
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I Have A Confession To Make… It’s Time To Come Out Of The Closet…
And I’m wondering… have you been hiding in there, too?
I have been running my own business for over 12 years now, as a certified NLP Trainer, a Meditation Teacher, a published Author and a senior management Mentor.
And my clients love how I can help them almost as much as I love being able to serve.
My inner Leo LOVES getting up on stage and helping people create transformation in their lives.
And I LOVE being on video, creating podcasts and writing articles – and meeting people both face-to-face and online.
But here’s my confession – and it’s something that most people don’t know about me:
I run a really strong ‘introvert’ pattern.
What does that mean?
Well, it certainly doesn’t mean that I’m shy or lacking in social skills (I hope!). But it DOES mean that I have a huge need to recharge my inner batteries in a quiet, solitary environment. So late-night networking parties where people have to yell over the background music or super-sociable mid-seminar lunches are my personal idea of business hell 😉
It also means that most of what works for other business owners and senior managers will NEVER work for me.
And I know I’m far from being alone.
Most of us are running a limiting belief that you have to be a super-high-octane extrovert to be successful in business. But – thank goodness – that’s simply not true.
What IS true, however, is that you have to use different strategies to succeed, if you’re running an introverted pattern.
It impacts how you relate with your co-workers, with your customers and even with your family.
When you’re running a strong ‘introversion’ preference, it can make it hard to spend your day surrounded by people. You need to preciously guard your ‘me-time’, to recharge your batteries and avoid burn-out – or yelling at a colleague or customer!
It can be hard to find ways to do this, when you’re a business manager with deadlines and responsibilities, so I thought you might find it useful if I shared four different ways I handle this, and yet still run a successful business – and do my best to be a good mum!
I hope these mini case studies inspire you – and I’d LOVE to hear your stories and suggestions, via the comments box.
1. How do I handle being a seminar leader and business trainer, with an introvert preference?!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE standing in front of a group of people and inspiring them to change their lives – and the world. But I also desperately need to recharge my batteries during the breaks in a training course.
It’s something I had already been doing for YEARS, even before I certified as an NLP Trainer over a decade ago. My Inner Leo loves being on the stage. 🙂
This means that having students milling around in the training room during breaks, rather than drinking their coffee in the break-out area, acts like a short-circuit on my batteries. Add in socialising during the lunch break and perhaps doing informal mini-mentoring during the afternoon breaks and I’m scarcely fit to drive home by the end of the day.
So, over the years, I have had to learn to pace myself, to set firm but compassionate boundaries and to be as flexible as possible with the rhythm of a course. Nowadays I’m up front with my students. I tell them before the break that I’ll be chucking them out of the room so I can have some quiet time to prepare and deliver my best efforts for them in the next session.
As with so many things in life, if you give someone a ‘why’, it’s amazing how happily they’ll help you to meet your needs.
And chances are that some of your students will be breathing a sigh of relief, as they realise that it’s ok for them to have ‘quiet-time’ needs, too.
2. And what about students on my courses who need quiet time?
And as for handling students on my courses with introversion preferences! Well, if they have hit their ‘people-limit’ for the day, then I need to keep an eye on that and, instead of doing big group exercises, I give them the chance to work in pairs or even rejig things to give the group some quiet thinking and processing time. It’s a juggling act, but there’s no point in trying to force someone who desperately needs some ‘me-time’ to keep being part of a group process that they don’t have enough energy for.
And I always run my courses in venues with some great outdoors space, so that I can chuck students outside to recharge their batteries (one of the six essential end-of-week battery rechargers for introverted entrepreneurs and business managers).
Flexibility is the key!
3. What about friends and colleagues who are running ‘extroversion’ preferences?
Another example is a gorgeous friend of mine who, like me, is a reformed engineer and business trainer, though in a different field. She runs a super-high extroversion preference. So she recharges her batteries through high-contact socialising.
For the first year of our friendship we did a yo-yo between me feeling overwhelmed and her feeling rejected, whenever we tried to find times to meet up. Then, one day, we had the ‘Duh! Moment’. We realised that she recharges her batteries by being surrounded by lots of people, whereas I need the quiet time. So if I turned down an invitation, it didn’t mean that I didn’t love her. It meant that I needed to love me.
Now we ‘get’ our differences, we can always find solutions that work for us both.
4. And what about being a mum?
And finally… My kids… This is going to sound realy stupid, but it took me about five years to work out that one of my boys is like me – running an introversion preference, whereas my other two boys run a STRONG extroversion preference.
It means that my eldest son comes home from school and runs upstairs to read a book for 1/4 hour before coming back down to play, whereas my younger sons immediately bounce outdoors for more, more and even more playing. Give my middle son a morning playing at Kindergarten, followed by an afternoon playdate with friends, followed by more playing with his brothers and he’ll get to bedtime wailing that “I haven’t had enough play time yet today!”
The side effect of all of this was that spending time with my eldest – the introvert – recharged my batteries. But spending time with the other two drained them faster than a fire hose on a garden water butt.
I did this for YEARS without realising what was going on. But now I have strategies that keep me going – and allow them to be who they really are. In fact, simply realising our different needs – and finding ways to talk to the boys so we could all be aware of our needs – made a massive difference. Though it’s still a constant learning curve!
The biggest piece of advice I would give you is to consciously become aware of what works for you and what doesn’t. Keep a diary for a week and spot what drains your batteries and what recharges them. Then take inspired action. And don’t be afraid to tell people that you need to go and recharge your batteries!
So there you are, four examples of how I have found creative solutions to needing that rare-as-hens-teeth down-time, whilst being a busy mum and running a business that’s all about spending time with people!
I would LOVE to hear how you handle this, via the comments.
And I’m curious – are you an Introverted Entrepreneur?
You are not alone! And that is why I have created the Introverted Entrepreneurs’ Club. Join us today and you’ll get our fabulous fortnightly newsletter – full of insider secrets that you can apply while the kettle boils – as well as membership of our private Facebook group.
Membership normally costs £17 per month, but I’m feeling super-generous while we’re in the pre-launch phase (the bells and whistles arrive in Autumn 2014), so if you register today, it’s yours as my gift – for as long as you’re a member.
And there’s more!
If you’re like me and on your knees by the end of the week, then you’ll love my video series “Six Essential End-Of-Week Battery-Rechargers For Introverted Entrepreneurs!” It’s out next week and it’s yours free (instead of the usual $47), as an early birthday present, if you register today.
I’m so excited to have the chance to share this journey with you.
With love, Namaste,
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With love, Namaste,
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Dancing In Your Soul-Shoes
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You want to make a difference in the world. You know there’s more to life than the daily grind.
But you also know, deep down, that you’re not making the impact you dream of – yet.
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I know what it feels like – to have that deep calling to play your part in changing the world, whatever that means for you, but to feel scared or worried or stressed – and then frustrated that you’re not getting to where you want to be.
And I know what it feels like to have old limiting beliefs, fears and excuses silently sabotage the successful outcomes you have been dreaming of – right at the last minute.
I’ve done it. Over and over. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
I would love to share with you the insider secrets, tools, techniques and short cuts that it took me over 15 years to discover, create and refine.
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They say that making a difference – and living the life you were born to live – is 20% about strategy – and 80% about your psychology.
And those of us who are into the more ‘alternative’ side of life know that it goes even deeper than ‘just’ psychology.
Bascially, if you haven’t done the ‘inside work’, you’ll be missing out on most of the 80% that makes the difference between ‘ok’ and ‘fabulous’.
Living from your heart, in a head-based world, is just the beginning. Choosing to step into your Soul-Shoes and even dance in them is how you’ll really fly.
And it starts one thought at a time.
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The thoughts you feed create your feelings… And your feelings feed those thoughts.
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How To Tell If Your Thoughts Are Getting In The Way?
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Your inner critic is out of control
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Half the time you don’t even start those dream projects, because you’re scared you won’t make it
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One stressed-out thought leads to another and you think you might hit the next person who suggests ‘positive thinking’
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You pass up those golden opportunities, because you’re secretly more scared of success than of failure
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You kid yourself that it’s ok and that this wasn’t really ‘your time’, but deep down you long to make those shifts, to allow your dreams to fly
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You know you have to do something about it, but you don’t know how.
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The Fact Is…
Most of us want to think thoughts that make us feel great; thoughts that empower us; thoughts that feel like a cheer leader.
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About 7 years ago, a dear friend of mine had been reading The Secret, and she came to me in tears. Her lament is one I have often heard since, from readers, seminar students and mentoring clients:
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“So now I know that ‘negative thinking’ is the problem, HOW ON EARTH DO I FIX IT? Where do I start? I feel so helpless. I want to think happier thoughts, but I don’t know how!”
In fact, reading books like The Secret had only made things worse for her. Now she understood – all-too-clearly – how powerfully our thoughts impact our experience of life – and what we create. But she felt powerless to do anything about it.Where do you start, when your Monkey Mind is running the show and constantly reminding you of everything that’s bad, broken or a total bummer? And your Inner Critic has perfected the art of keeping you up at night?
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And I knew how she felt. I had been there, too.
And I’m guessing you have, too?
I knew what it was like to be stuck in a cycle of negative thinking that you feel there’s no way you’ll ever be able to stop.
Add in a good dollop of Inner Perfectionist and that critic on my shoulder had a field day, reminding me constantly how ‘rubbish’ I was that I could even manage a bit of positive thinking; that my thoughts were keeping me stuck, feeling miserable.
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I was lucky.
When it happened to me, I was already training to become a certified NLP Trainer (aka the ‘user manual for your brain’), which meant I knew a whole lot more than most about how to retrain my brain to think happier and more empowering thoughts – authentically, rather than ‘white-washing-ly’!
And I knew how to teach it to others in a way that their minds would love. I knew how to reduce resistance, how to reprogramme habits, how to press ‘pause’ on that auto-pilot and make happier choices; how to set yourself free from thinking thoughts that make you feel miserable.
But there was something missing.
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The breakthrough came when I trained to become a professional Meditation Teacher.
Only then did I learn the vital techniques, tools and practices that allow you to quieten your mind, calming your body and emotions.
I blended this with my NLP, and added in a good dose of Inner Engineer’s common sense, plus a bucket or two of heart-based intuition. I knew that I had the recipe I had been looking for.
In fact, the key to turning things around – fast and forever – was one single ingredient.
And that’s what I shared with my friend. I made it my mission to help her – and everyone else who feels stuck in that trap.
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Over the past decade I have had the honour of inspiring many thousands of women to discover the simple shifts you can make to go from thinking thoughts that make you feel grumpy, to thoughts that make you feel great.
And I’d love to make it easy for you, too.
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Here’s An Insider Secret For You:
The thoughts you think are just a habit. Nothing more. Nothing less.
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We have spent a lifetime training ourselves to think the thoughts we currently think. And if those thoughts aren’t making you feel great – at least a large portion of the time – then you need to do some retraining.
Just like you would train for a sporting event or a musical concert or a new job, you can train your brain.
Your Monkey Mind does a brilliant job of running most of your life on autopilot. Otherwise it would be chaos each morning as you had to remember what a sock is or how to drive your car. And, most of the time, our thoughts run on that autopilot, too.
But just as you once learned what a sock was, or how to make a cup of tea, or how to drive or ride a bike or swim, it’s the same with your thoughts – all of these processes can be brought into your conscious awareness, trained, and then allowed to go back to being subconscious again.
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It only takes a few minutes a day, when you know how – and it can even feel easy – and even fun!
You can retrain your brain to think thoughts that make you feel happy and make life feel easier, even in situations that you used to find tough.
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Want to know what that secret ingredient is? It’s the one that makes the VITAL difference?
It’s the core theme we’ll be covering, if you join us for Dancing In Your Soul-Shoes in 2015.
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I’d LOVE to show you how simple it can be, making it easy for you to release old blocks and fears and worries so that you can spend much more of your time feeling happy and positive – and transforming your world.
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Research proves that your body feels every thought you think, so the link between thinking negative thoughts and physical and emotional ‘dis-ease’ is one we can’t ignore.
With 15 years of insider secrets behind me, I wanted to find a way to help as many people as I could possibly reach, at a much deeper level. I wanted to create the experience of working one-to-one with me, but at a time and place that suits you – and at a fraction of the cost.
So I was inspired to create a 2015 Group Mentoring Programme for Dancing in Your Soul-Shoes.
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It’s all in bite-sized chunks – the kind of things you can do while you wait for a kettle to boil – to make it easy for you to make shifts in your life…
… no matter how busy you are.And believe me, as a mum of 3 young boys, leading workshops, with one-to-one clients, creating online courses and even writing books, I know about the ‘busy excuse’ – it used to be my favourite! 😉 That’s why I feel passionately about making changing your life easy for you.
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Want to know my shortcuts?
Let me show you the ‘how to’ that took me years to discover and refine – in a way that makes it easy for you to create transformation in your life, no matter how hectic and stressful things might seem.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
Let me take you on a journey.
I’m not offering instant quick-fixes. They’re like a sticky plaster (‘Band Aid’ for my American friends?). They help with the immediate pain, but they don’t stop it from coming back again.
Instead, I would love to walk by your side this coming year, as you discover exactly how to retrain your thoughts, how to release old blocks, excuses, beliefs and fears, and how to transform your experience of life, one minute at a time.
My zone of Genius is inspiring and empowering you to release the blocks you didn’t even realise were holding you back and sabotaging your success and happiness – so you can get on with changing the world.
People will want to know what your secret is. 😉
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Join me for Dancing In Your Soul-Shoes and here’s some of what we’ll get to do:
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Monthly Live Masterclasses
Join me for a monthly live Masterclass, when we’ll be diving in to deal with everything from fears, excuses and limiting beliefs, to how we sabotage our happiness and so much more!
There’s also a monthly live Q&A call where you can get on-the-spot mentoring, to help you with any blocks or questions that have come up for you.
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Virtual Mentoring Video Tutorials
Change your life while you watch them – in just a few minutes.
It’s like sitting in a workshop with me, at a time and place that suits you.
And they’re designed to help you learn at a conscious and subconscious level, reducing your mind’s resistance to change and meaning you don’t have to worry about complicated ‘how to’ processes. Change simply happens.
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Fortnightly Projects
Every two weeks you’ll get a specially-designed ‘while-the-kettle-boils’ project.
It helps you to near-effortlessly weave the techniques we’re covering into your daily life – no matter how busy you are. And they secretly help you to retrain your brain, without making a fuss about it. 😉
They come with full ‘how to’, plus handy cheat sheets for you to download – and even MP3s, so it feels like you’re sitting in a one-to-one with me.[/text-with-icon][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”11″][vc_column width=”1/3″ enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in” delay=”777″][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”fa-key” color=”Accent-Color”]
Affirmations & Inspirational Quotes
Allow the changes to sink in at a deeper level with these inspirational affirmations and quotes.
They realign your thoughts, having an immensely positive impact on each and every cell in your body. They are a secret key to making change easier and retraining your brain.
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Easily Create Life-Changing Insights
Each instalment comes with carefully-crafted questions for you to ask yourself, to help you dive in more deeply and really deal with those pesky old habits…
These are the exact questions I would ask you, if we were sitting face-to-face in a mentoring session together.[/text-with-icon][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in” delay=”1111″][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”fa-heart” color=”Accent-Color”]
You’re Not Alone
Our invitation-only Facebook community is the ideal place to share your successes, get answers to your questions and to connect with like-hearted souls.
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Here’s some of what we’ll be covering in the monthly masterclasses:
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How to finally shut up your inner critic – and turn it into your biggest cheerleader.
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How to bust limiting beliefs, let go of old excuses and secrets to sail through your fears.
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How to quieten your mind, feel calmer, happier and less stressed – with simple yet profound meditation techniques that only take a few minutes.
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How to figure out what on earth you actually want – and super-speed your way towards it.
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How to magically make more time – no matter how busy you are, you won’t want to miss these gems.
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How to set yourself free from difficult people and their crazy behaviours!
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How to break a habit that’s been driving you round the bend.
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Discover how and why we sabotage what we really want, without even realising it – and what to do about it.
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Experience for yourself how two little words can make or break your day. You’ll wish you had learned this at school.
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Learn NLP secrets for super-busy women – as well as gems from the world of meditation and mindfulness.
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Are you joining us?
Only you know whether you’ve finally had enough of thinking thoughts that make you feel miserable.
If you have, then I’d be honoured to share the ride with you!
We go live on 1st January 2015, but you can grab your place and start today.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”11″ bottom_padding=”11″][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
How To Join In Today
I want to make “Dancing In Your Soul-Shoes” as affordable as possible, whilst still delivering the quality and experience you deserve. By joining us ahead of the January 1st start date, you get Early Bird pricing (over 50% off!) and exclusive bonuses that won’t be on offer to those who sign up next year.
Choose your payment option to join us for this unique life-changing journey:
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- A whole year of the group mentoring programme
- Membership of the invitation-only online community
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- A whole year of the online course
- Membership of the invitation-only online community
- Bonus: a copy of Gratitude: A Daily Journal
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- A whole year of the online course
- Membership of the invitation-only online community
- Bonus: a copy of Gratitude: A Daily Journal
- Bonus: a gift CD of gratitude meditations
- Bonus Mini-Workshop: Why New Year Resolutions Don’t Work!
- PLUS: Jump my queue and get 3 x one-to-one mentoring sessions with me in 2015.
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- A whole year of the online course
- Membership of the invitation-only online community
- Bonus: a copy of Gratitude: A Daily Journal
- Bonus: a CD of all the meditations
- Bonus Mini-Workshop: Why New Year Resolutions Don’t Work!
- PLUS: Jump my queue and get 3 x one-to-one mentoring sessions with me in 2015.
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[/pricing_column][/pricing_table][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][toggles][toggle title=”I don’t have enough time to do this!”][vc_column_text]Not having enough time is the #1 excuse (sorry, truly legitimate reason!) I hear from people about why they can’t change their lives.
Firstly, I have specially designed this course to teach at both a conscious and a subconscious level, using accelerated learning techniques, which means it only takes a few minutes a day.
Secondly, do you really think that the ‘future you’ on your 80th birthday will look back and say “Hell yeah! I’m so glad you didn’t bother changing your life because the ironing / TV soap / Facebook surfing was so much more important!”???
Or do you think that ‘future you’ might wish you had taken action today that could help you to feel happier and more fulfilled, for every day of the rest of your life?[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle title=”What if it doesn’t work for me?”][vc_column_text]I know that this stuff works – and I know it will work for you, if you simply go and use it! But I also know how it feels to start a programme and feel unsure or confused – and that’s ok.
It’s why I share with you that vital Truth I mentioned (back up the top of here), right when we get started with the main programme.
It’s the difference that makes the difference.
And, if your heart genuinely tells you this isn’t a good fit for you, once we’ve started, then that’s why I offer my “Love It!” guarantee.[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle title=”How does From Grumpy To Great – With Gratitude create lasting change?”][vc_column_text]We don’t mess around with the sticky plaster stuff (Band Aids, I think, in the USA?). We dive right in and deal with the underlying causes. And it doesn’t have to hurt and it doesn’t have to be scary.
But when you deal with what’s been unconsciously running the show, change doesn’t just become easier, it becomes inevitable and natural!
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You get access to all of the modules for a full year after the end of the programme and any live calls are recorded.
So it’s easy for you to catch up and there’s no pressure to run at the daily pace – you can choose to take things more gently, if that works better for you.
And, remember, you get to resit the programme as my guest, each time I update it![/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle title=”What kind of support is included?”][vc_column_text]This programme includes peer support from the private online community – and I’m in there too, most days, to answer your questions and to be your virtual cheer-leader for your break throughs.
So it’s subtly different from one-to-one mentoring, but you still have full support and, personally, I feel you gain much more from sharing the journey and learning from each other than from working through this kind of stuff with just lil’ ol’ me![/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle title=”How do I know if it’s worth the investment?”][vc_column_text]I know that the tools, techniques and secrets I’ll be sharing with you are dynamite. Apply them, make the shifts, let go of the old ‘stuff’ you’ve been carrying and you’ll take your life to the next level.
(Don’t worry – I’ll be sharing the full ‘how to’ with you, to make all of that easy).
Just imagine being able to get of that emotional rollercoaster! If you imagine being able to crank up the dial on your ‘Inner Happiness Thermostat’, each and every day for the rest of your life, how much would that be worth to you?
Or, perhaps looking at it the other way, how much would it be worth to you to avoid reaching your 80th birthday, looking back and regretting that you didn’t do it.
Only you can decide if you want to dive in and exerience all that this From Grumpy To Great – With Gratitude has to offer. And if you do, then I promise to give you all the support and encouragement and ‘how to’ that I can, to help you achieve the shifts you have been dreaming of![/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle title=”But I’m scared of changing. Won’t my life fall apart?”][vc_column_text]I know that change can feel scary – believe me – I’ve been there.
That’s one of the reasons why it is so important to me that I only share the depth of techniques we’ll be using in the Inner Circle in a mentoring environment – and it’s why you’ll never find them just hanging around in a book. This stuff really works – and I want to make it as easy as possible for you – and that’s why it’s really important that we get to connect, rather than me leaving you on your own. We have the private online community, where you can share your experiences (both great and otherwise!) and get moral support and answers to your questions.
You are not alone. We are all there, walking this path by your side. And when that happens, change doesn’t feel anywhere near as scary, does it?[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle title=”Isn’t this stuff just a load of ‘woo woo’?”][vc_column_text]My inner engineer chuckles over this one. I have lost count of the number of times she has thrown this question back at me. In fact, my original degree was a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and German and the first decade of my career was in senior engineering positions and then as Head of Market Research for an international brand – so I know about practical, strategic, insightful common sense solutions.
As a certified NLP Trainer for over a decade, I’m also an expert in teaching you the way your unconscious mind loves to learn – so it couldn’t be easier for you to change your life!
On the other hand, my inner ‘soul self’ also knows that there is more to life than purely observable science. And if I didn’t share the more subtle stuff with you, I’d be doing you a disservice. So rest assured, I’ll be bringing you everything that you need – but in a way that’s easy for you to take on board and enjoy, without having to pop off to your 29th Chakra for a month of japa meditation. :-)[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle title=”Do I have to take on a new religion or belief system?”][vc_column_text]Absolutely not!
In fact, the primary focus of my work is to help people let go of the old beliefs that were holding them back – wherever these came from.
With everything I share with you, all I ask is that you try it on for size, with an open mind, and if it fits, great. Take it and use it to change your life. If it doesn’t, and you can’t tweak it to fit, that’s cool too.
And the vital Truth I mentioned earlier is the #1 reason why all of this will work for you, no matter what your cultural or social background or life experience so far.[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle title=”Do I have to join in with the private online community?”][vc_column_text]No, of course you don’t! It’s entirely up to you!
However, I’ll be spending quite a lot of time hanging out there, so it’s a great way to get answers to your questions. Also sharing the journey is much more fun than just doing it on your own and you’ll find the community is full of lovely people, on a similar journey to you. So I do really recommend joining in.
It is a private closed group on Facebook (Google can’t see inside it), so your privacy is safe.
It really is worth the effort.[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_position=”center top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_color=”#990033″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”center” top_padding=”11″ bottom_padding=”11″][vc_column][testimonial_slider disable_height_animation=”true” autorotate=”5555″][testimonial name=”Nick” quote=”I love the way you present what could be complicated in such a clear and entertaining way. It’s so easy to understand – and apply.” id=”t1″ title=”Testimonial”][/testimonial][testimonial name=”Julia” quote=”That simple waking up / pre-bedtime exercise is already producing results for me. And it takes less than a minute. Why didn’t I discover this years ago? At least I know it now!” id=”t2″ title=”Testimonial”][/testimonial][testimonial name=”Meg” quote=”Thank you Clare! Like you I have been on this pathway for many years, however I did have lightbulb moments.” id=”t3″ title=”Testimonial”][/testimonial][/testimonial_slider][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Six Essential End-Of-Week Battery-Rechargers For Introverted Entrepreneurs And Business Managers – And Super-Busy Mums!
One of the challenges joys of being an entrepreneur or business manager who runs a strong ‘introversion’ preference is the number of people that flood through your day. Whereas some people find it highly energising, if you’re running an ‘introversion’ pattern, you’ll find it exhausting.
And by Friday you’ll likely be on your knees, compensating with a cocktail of caffeine, sugar and irritability. 🙂
Being an ‘introvert’ in the Myers-Briggs sense doesn’t mean that you’re shy or lacking in social skills. It’s all about how you recharge your batteries. And an introvert needs to do that by spending quiet time, ideally on their own. Whereas someone with an ‘extroversion’ preference recharges their batteries by being around other people.
So if you’re an entrepreneur or business manager with a strong ‘introversion’ pattern, it’s easy to reach the end of a week of meetings, conference calls, people popping by to say ‘hi’ or whinge or ask for advice – and hundreds of emails feeling totally drained. And we often don’t realise why.
Are you seeing this pattern in yourself? Or in a member of your team?
Luckily there is plenty you can do, even if you’re super-busy, to manage your energy levels, to reduce those energy drains and to make it to Friday without needing to spend the weekend in bed!
Here are six essential end-of-week battery rechargers for introverted business managers
- Learn how to pace your energy
It’s ok to build in pauses to top up your energy levels.For example, if you know you have an intense afternoon, schedule yourself some battery-recharge time in the morning and evening.
Even if that means hiding in the loos while you do some mindfulness practice – whatever works for you – those minutes of battery recharging will pay dividends to your ability to concentrate in the times you’re at your desk. - Practise saying no
It’s ok! And if you can’t say ‘no’, at least practise saying ‘later’!If someone is asking you to do something that you know will overload you with ‘people-time’, then it’s ok to tell them that it doesn’t fit for you at that time. Either duck out of the commitment or ask to reschedule it.
This is especially important with things like after-work socialising, which might feel like a semi-compulsory career move, but which might also be your worst nightmare, at the end of a busy day. Experiment with solutions – perhaps telling people you’ll leave after an hour or arriving later – be honest with them and they’ll respect your choices (and learn from your example).
- NNT = Meditation Time
NNT Meditation (non-negotiable time) is perhaps one of the most profoundly powerful ways to rebuild your energy stores and even 10 minutes a day can make a huge difference.Even something as simple as sitting up straight, gently closing your eyes and letting your attention rest on your belly breathing for 5 minutes will make a difference.
If you don’t already have a daily meditation practice – or you’ve fallen off the wagon and would like to rekindle the habit, then you’ll love the ‘Meditation For Business Managers’ course that will be one of the bonuses for my Dancing In Your Soul-Shoes members this autumn.
- Get out in nature
But one of the absolute best ways to recharge your batteries is to go for a walk in nature.It grounds stressed-out energy and reconnects you, at some deep level, to what is ‘real’ in life, rather than the stress-stories of your Monkey Mind. This one could be harder, depending on where you live, but getting out of the recycled computer-angst-laden air of your office and breathing fresh(ish) air outdoors will help massively.
If you have the option, spend some time barefoot if possible, or sit under a tree and watch the world go by. It’s amazingly effective and even a few minutes of being in nature and simply breathing deeply will re-energise you.
- Close the door and send calls to voicemail
… and turn off your email for an hour or two – it’s absolutely ok to give yourself the space to concentrate.I remember back in my final corporate job that the CEO wouldn’t agree to voicemail – if your phone rang and you weren’t at your desk, it would divert to ring every phone in your team’s ‘call group’ until someone in the office answered it. We worked in a huge open-plan office, so for me, with an introversion preference, it felt like the phones were constantly screaming at me. The interruptions were near-constant and it was hugely draining.
For someone who thrives on interacting with others, this was fabulous. But for those of us who needed quiet time to concentrate and perform to the best of our abilities, it was near-hell.
If closing the door and voicemail isn’t an option for you, then what would work? What could you do, instead, to create the quieter space you need – at least for a short time? There is always a solution, if only we speak our needs calmly and get creative.
- Build in daily fun time
Laughing releases tension and re-energises you, flooding your system with happy-feeling endorphins.Doing something that makes your heart sing takes you out of your thinking mind and back towards the ‘real you’, deep down inside. It’s an incredible way of re-energising yourself and cranking up the dial on your inner happiness thermostat.
The biggest piece of advice I would give you is to consciously become aware of what works for you and what doesn’t. Keep a diary for a week and spot what drains your batteries and what recharges them. Then take inspired action. And don’t be afraid to tell people that you need to go and recharge your batteries!
If you’re finding that your batteries are pretty much always running on empty, then it’s essential to deal with the underlying causes. It could be stress or diet or simply thought patterns that are dragging you down.
I’m curious: which of these strategies could you use today? Do you have any favourites of your own? Let me know which shifts you notice – via the comments box!
And perhaps there is a member of your team or a loved one that could benefit from this article? Please feel free to share it with them.
With love, Namaste,