How Could Autumn Leaves Help You Grow Your Business (Even If You’re Not A Gardener)?

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What could your business possibly have to learn from autumn leaves? And why on earth should you ‘autumnify’ your business?

How might that help you to set yourself free from the exhaustion of ‘busyness’ – and even let go of projects (or people!) who are draining your batteries and have out-stayed their welcome?

All of this – and more – is yours in today’s Dare To Dream Bigger podcast episode:

How might that help you to set yourself free from the exhaustion of ‘busyness’ – and even let go of projects (or people!) who are draining your batteries and have out-stayed their welcome?

All of this – and more – is yours in today’s Dare To Dream Bigger podcast episode:

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How might it feel to ‘autumnify’ your business – and your life – this autumn? What would you love to let go of? How could you go with the flow and gather your harvest?

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How A Pair Of Imaginary Scissors Can Help You Let Go Of The Past

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I’m curious: how did you get on with the eightieth birthday test? It can be a really useful tool for cutting through to what really matters – and even choosing when it’s time to let go of old ‘stuff’.

But sometimes, even if we want to let something go, it can still hang around. And fortunately there’s a really simple technique you can use, to send it on its way. Interested?

“When it’s time to let go of an old habit, belief or thought pattern – or a memory from the past – all you need to do is grab your imaginary scissors….”

The past – be it habits, beliefs or memories – can feel like it is tied to us with invisible bits of string. No matter how often we tell it we are done with it, it can pop back and keep us stuck.

So here’s my favourite 30 second process for finally letting go.

Firstly, you need to notice and acknowledge that the old pattern, habit, belief or memory is still around.
Then, rather than rejecting it, it’s important to accept it – not to resist. That doesn’t mean indulging in it, but if you’re pushing it away, then you can’t work with it in the next stage.
It really helps to be able to say thank you to it. It doesn’t mean you have to feel happy about it or pretend that that old experience was ok, but everything we experience can be used for our growth and learning, at some level. You might choose to imagine you can talk to this old thought, belief, habit or memory and perhaps say something like:

“Even though I might not fully understand why you were part of my life, I thank you for however it was you were trying to help me. Now I choose to let go and move on. Our work together is done.”

Then imagine you can see the invisible cord of energy, connecting you to that old belief / memory. Take your big imaginary scissors and cut that cord – all the way through. Fill both ends with love, as they melt away. Then allow that old habit / belief to drift away, gone and finished.
If it ever comes back, repeat the process. When you cut the ties, you are making a choice to let go and release. Any return (if it happens) will be milder. It rarely takes more than two or three goes to let go completely. One is usually enough. If you find you’re holding on to the old issue, you can always check it against the Eightieth Birthday Test. That normally sorts things out!

You can use this process with ‘stuck emotions’, too. it’s exactly the same and it can instantly improve your mood.

When you experiment with this, you’ll notice you end up with a wonderful sense of relief, when the job is done.

Wishing you a day full of sunshine and laughter.
Namaste,
Clare

This article is an excerpt from The Little Book Of Daily Sunshine by Clare Josa.

Are You Ready For A Clear-Out?

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Sometimes I find myself feeling stressed, for no obvious reason. Things can be going well, it can be sunny outside, but I’m still feeling grumpy and generally fed up. “Irritable” would be a charitable adjective to describe the mood!

It took me years to realise that the biggest trigger for this, for me, is clutter and mess.

Now, don’t get me wrong – with two small boys, I don’t aspire to living in a show home, but there is a level of “out of control untidiness” that helps me have a seriously short fuse.

And I’m also one of the world’s best procrastinators, when it comes to sorting through stuff and clearing out.

Not a great combination.

Anyway, yesterday hit one of those short fuse points and I could feel myself getting more ratty and unreasonable with each breath, as all I surveyed seemed to be mess and clutter.

So I asked someone to look after the boys for an hour and focused on just one room – the worst one. And I got stuff sorted. Just an hour, that’s all it took. A deep breath, diving in and a focused blitz, with a reward at the end. It’s far from perfect, but it’s back down below the danger levels and I’ve lost that feeling of overwhelm.

For me, it’s a fact that decluttering – having a good clear out – be it a single room or the whole house – is wonderfully cathartic. It’s a great way to release the past, that I might have been hanging on to, and create space for the future.

Though it’s a job I rarely enjoy while I’m in the middle of it, letting go and clearing out gives me such a boost that I can smile for days on the back of just an hour’s clearing out.

So I’ve now got 3 bags of stuff in the boot of the car, to go to the charity shop, next time I’m in town, I’ve found all the menacingly lurking unpaid bills and I can actually see the floor (and my desk!) in my office again.

And I was wondering, is there anything you would like to clear out and declutter, to feel happier? How about sharing your thoughts via the comments box?

Let It Go…

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How much of our time do we spend feeling annoyed by something someone else has said or done?

Maybe it was a passing comment or a snide remark? Or maybe they did something really unacceptable and we just keep going over and over the event in our head.

Without realising, whatever they said or did has taken over our mood and we can’t seem to shift it. We’re just spiralling deeper and deeper into whatever our personal favourite yucky emotional state is.

Letting it go is easy to say, particularly when we feel stuck. Yet it can make a profound difference to our state of mind – and our day in general.

If you need help to let it go, this visualisation works well. [Read more…] about Let It Go…