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Day 28: Gratitude, 50-Day Challenge
Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader said it best: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?”

It is paradoxical but profoundly true that the most certain way for people to bring hope, help, meaning and joy to their own lives is by reaching out and bringing hope, help, meaning and joy to the lives of others. If you’ve already experienced this beautiful phenomenon for yourself, you are in good company.

Today’s challenge is brought to us via the selfgrowth.com article: Giving Back to the World - By Jeremy Gislason

Are you grateful for everything you have?

Consider this, whether you have a million dollars in the bank or a hundred — if you have a roof over your head, food on your table and the comfort of friends and family, you’re rich.

Millions around the world live a bare bones existence and the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness takes a backseat to survival. If you have a roof over your head, you have food in your stomach, and you probably have at least one car, a bank account, and an abundance of creature comforts then by global standards, you’re rich.

Take a minute to look around you, wherever you are. It doesn’t matter if you’re reading this from the comfort of your couch, if you’re sitting at a table in a coffee shop, if you’re sitting in your car, on your treadmill or exercise bike, or if you’re enjoying the sunshine and reading this outside. Take a look around you and make a mental note of all you have. We’re not just talking about the material items either. Friends, family, mentors, and pets are all blessings.

What about you? You have a wealth of strengths, skills, knowledge, and experience too.

What Are You Doing With All Of Your Wealth?

Gratitude has the power to bring more abundance into our lives. We know this to be true and by simply expressing gratitude daily, in every moment of your life, you will understand it to be true too.

In addition to attracting more of what we’re grateful for, like wealth, love, and good health, gratitude also invites compassion into our lives. There are so many people in this world who suffer, who struggle and who do not have the wealth and abundance you have right now, today. It’s important to point out that this is an opportunity for you.

Giving back benefits you in a number of ways.
>> When you give back, you feel better about yourself, your accomplishments and your wealth — you feel grateful.
>> When you give back, you learn about yourself and about others — this is a valuable opportunity.
>> When you give back, you make valuable connections with people who have the power to change your life in any number of amazing ways.
>> When you give back, you gain both spiritually and monetarily. It’s the Law of Attraction — which states you attract what you focus on. The Law of Attraction says: That which is like unto itself, is drawn.

When you possess gratitude, compassion, and generosity of mind, money and spirit, you attract those things back to you — all which make you richer, smarter, and surrounded by life, love and happiness.

Consider for just a moment the amazing contributions of:
** Bill Gates and his foundation which partners with companies around the world to improve health and education.
** Oprah Winfrey and her angel network which works on global and local networks to improve the lives of others.
** And Kelly a small business owner who regularly motivates her social networking followers to generate thousands of dollars to families in need by donating her time and services in exchange for monetary donations from others.

YOU, no matter what level you’re at or what goals you are striving for, have the mind-blowing opportunity to improve the lives of others, including your own, in a number of ways.

1. You have the power to change the world, to better the world.
2. By embracing and acting on your power, you will gain abundance both materially and spiritually.

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
-Winston Churchill

How Can You Give Back?

There are a number of ways you can give back to the world.

1.) Volunteer
Volunteer your time, skills and expertise. Volunteering offers a number of benefits:

-You Become Part of a Community
Volunteering has a meaningful, positive impact on your community. We depend on each other for personal and professional survival and when you’re part of a community, your personal and your professional life prosper. Volunteering helps, you build and sustain your community, which in turn will give back to you. It’s a win-win situation.

-Broaden Your Repertoire
People volunteer to contribute their skills and knowledge however it’s practically guaranteed that you’ll walk away with more knowledge and skills than you had beforehand. Volunteering is the perfect vehicle to discover something you are good at and develop a new skill.

-A Sense of Accomplishment
There’s little else in life that offers the same level of satisfaction like watching your hard earned efforts benefit someone in need.

Volunteering also offers you new interests, new experiences, new people, and authenticity and credibility in your industry.

2.) Donate funds
What’s your favorite cause or charity - something that’s important to you, your family or your friends? Perhaps it is the American Cancer Society, the Humane Society, or the Nature Conservancy. These organizations thrive on two things: Volunteers and Donations.

If you have causes, passions and charities which are near and dear to your heart, it’s important to do what you can to keep them in the black, financially solvent, and able to continue to provide their services.

3.) Use your business to tap into the needs of your prospects, community, customers, and associates
One of the truly wonderful aspects about being a business owner is the amazing power you have to give back. As a business owner, you have a rolodex jam-packed with contacts. This includes your lead list but it also includes your associates, vendors, partners, and always your friends, family and community members. You are a veritable Paul Revere — and one word from you has tremendous power, power to change the world and have a positive effect on the lives of others.

4.) Mentor
Mentoring is an exceptional way to share your knowledge and experience with others and give back to the world.

Mentoring is when you meet with someone one-on-one and help them learn and grow. A mentee can be a child or young adult struggling with choices, a professional who is interested in growing their career, or a person interested in starting a business similar to yours. A mentor/mentee relationship is essentially, however you define it.

Your Champion Action Today

If history and experience have taught us anything it’s that the more you give, the more you receive. When you take the time to give back to the world with the intention of improving the lives of others, the essential result is that you end up receiving so much more than you can possibly imagine. Give it a try. You’ll be amazed what happens in your life.

Many thanks again for this article from selfgrowth.com for this article titled: Giving Back to the World - By Jeremy Gislason


And remember: if you don’t quit, you will make it!

Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

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Day 26: 50-day Challenge - We achieve when we FOCUS on what matters most!
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

What is the most important thing you can do today?

Make it a habit to ask yourself this question every morning when you wake up.

“What is the most important thing I can do today that will benefit me, my family, my life, my fellow man, my planet?”

Why should you ask yourself this question?
>> Because it matters.
>> Because we live in trying times and the answers are more critical than ever.
>> Because you need to get in the habit of defining “importance” in your life.
>> Because YOU “CAN” ask yourself this question.
>> Because you have probably “NOT” been asking this question enough.

Ask yourself this simple question every morning. “What is the most important thing I can do today?”

The answer does not have to be BIG. Sometimes the answer will seem small, but think about it carefully…it may be bigger than you think.

Here are some examples:
#1 You will help your daughter with her homework today.
Sound small? It’s not.
>> You are creating a lifelong bond with your child.
>> You are spending valuable time with your child, time that can be used to instill values in her
that can last a lifetime.

#2 You are fed up with your boss, you have decided that you are (finally) going to start your own business, break away from your job and become independent.
Obviously this is “VERY” important. It can change your life in many ways. It can bring you freedom.

It will require lots of work, planning, and strategies, but the rewards will be great. You will be filled with pride and increased self esteem.

(Just a quick note: I will be making a HUGE announcement in the next few days regarding this topic…..stay tuned.)

#3 You will workout this morning before going to work.
>> Your heart rate will increase, your heart will grow stronger.
>> Your skin, brain cells and all the cells in your body will receive more oxygen due to the increased blood flow that results from a cardio workout.
>> You will feel less depressed because science tells us that your brain will be flooded with endorphins. Endorphins make you feel euphoric, happy and powerful.

(Note that I always write my best work after I return from a swim workout. Why?
Because the euphoria that working out brings is always accompanied by increased creativity….guess what…as I write these words right now, I am feeling this increased mental clarity and increased creativity, because I worked out 1 hour prior to beginning this article.)

#4 You stop to help a stranger on the street who is down and out.
Believe it or not it is “YOU”, not the stranger who benefits the most when you help him/her.

Again, this may seem small and un-important but it make become the “MOST” important thing you do all day…after all, you don’t know how the rest of your day will go.

#5 You register to vote. Maybe you have never voted before. Maybe you will see an opportunity to get involved to help change the system instead of just being fed up with it. (no pun intended)

Many people gave their lives so that you would have the right to vote…how important is that?

Regardless of what you decide, the most important thing you can do today is simply ask the question. Ask the question everyday. Ask because you can. Ask because it matters. Ask because the answers will surprise you. Most important……..”ASK.”

Enjoy achieving what matters most to you today!
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

PS: Need help deciding how to be more effective with focusing on what matters most and deal with overwhelm, frustration and stress with so much to do and only 24hrs a day to do it ….click here NOW

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Day 19: 50-day Challenge; Danny Green’s physiology did all the talking!
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Danny Green made a name for himself and into Australian Boxing history last night when he stopped Roy Jones Jnr just two minutes into the first round of their fight in Sydney.

But it was his demeanor only a matter of minutes earlier that really set the scene for what was about to unfold. Danny Green walked out as cool as a cucumber. Relaxed and smiling with his “spinach” on his arm (his daughter), then patriotic as ever, he joined in with the thousands of passionate spectators and sang the national anthem.

And then it was all over with THAT punch in the first round! ”I didn’t surprise myself,” Danny Green said. ”We told everyone that if I caught him clean I would knock him out.”

The Green Machine celebrates

The Green Machine celebrates

Does your body language speak volumes? Do you win or lose in a matter of seconds and have no comprehension of what just happened….like Roy Jones Jnr this morning waking up thinking “did I just have bad dream”?

Imagine this all-too-familiar scenario:

You’re on your way to work. It’s been a hectic morning–you overslept your alarm, your kids were crying, you couldn’t find matching socks, and to top it all off, it’s pouring rain outside.

You stumble into the office and everyone knows you had a terrible morning and you’re in a bad mood.

How? Well, first of all, they can see it before you even say a single word.
That’s because your body language says everything about you–before you open your mouth.

>> If you see someone with their head down, shoulders drooping, staring at the floor, you would assume they’re in a bad mood.
>> If you saw someone smiling, head up, back straight, and making eye contact, you’d think they were having the best day ever.

Whether we like it or not, our body language, or our physiology, speaks for us.

Some people might say this is a bad thing–”everyone knows how I’m feeling just by looking at me!”
But I think it’s one of the greatest advantages you can have. Because it means YOU CAN CHOOSE how you feel….Just by changing your physiology. The next time you have a bad day, try picking your head up, straightening your shoulders, and walking like you mean it.

Smile. Make eye contact with people. Laugh. Watch as your mood begins to change. It really does work. And it gets even better.

I discovered a long-lost NLP (neurolinguistic programming) technique that uses physiology to create rapid behaviour change. This technique has been hiding inside of you…til now. And it is the same principle that I used to become 7-time Womens World Marathon Swimming Champion and the same that Danny Green will be remembered after his historic fight last night.

It uses that basic principle of “keeping your head up” and supercharges it… So that you can achieve anything you desire just by changing your physiology. Once you understand how your “Champion Physiological State of Excellence” works, you can use it for just about anything — Bad habits, low confidence, finding love, financial prosperity… You just have to dream it –and then use this simple technique to make it happen.

Find out your secret weapon behind your Champion Physiology that creates excellence… boost your self confidence & self belief through the roof, elminate your stagnant and stuck states, overcome past old limitations, lose the weight you want, quick those cigarettes once and for all…Get In the Zone again and be in control of your life…by programming YOUR mind for success!

Your Champion Action Today:

1. When you notice your physiology weaken with your shoulders dropping. pic your head up, straighten your shoulders, and walk like you mean it….like a Champion!

2. Think of Champions you know who hold their head up…and smile effortlessly. How do they do it?

3. Hang with Champions who connect with you; engaging eye contact, head up. Watch. Observe and Model their behaviour.

and remember:
if you don’t quit…you will make it!

Go for YOUR World Title Today
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

PS: Can’t pick you head up? First 3 people to email Shelley at: enquiries@championmindset.com.au with subject header: Shelley I need your help to teach me how to walk like a Champion! Offer expires midnight Thursday 3rd December 2009

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Day 18: 50-day Challenge…. Do you have the bounce back factor?
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Do you have the B-B-B-B-Bounce????

Definition: Resilience is the ability of an object to return to its original form after being bent, stretched or compressed. Well that’s the dictionary’s definition of resilience.

For humans, it’s the ability to readily recover, to bounce back from setbacks, to overcome obstacles, to work though injury, to recover from ill health and to survive adversity.

Life can, and usually when we least expect it or need it, throw us a curve ball. Resilience has helped and will continue to help you on your life journey, both personally and professionally.

I wonder if Tiger Woods is feeling like he has the bounce-factor today?
An exert from The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, 30 November 2009 by Peter Stone reads:

As John Daly landed in Australia this week for the Australian Open he might just have permitted himself a half-smile when he heard news of Tiger Woods, saying to himself, ”Well, at least it isn’t me this time.” This year, Daly has been a model citizen of golf. Not one damaging headline, well, that’s if you excuse those outrageously lairy strides he is wearing!

Jack Newton says he prefers watching Daly play golf more than most other players . ”He’s pure excitement. He’s incredibly skilful. I think he is one of the great characters of the game and, at times, he gets some extremely unfair criticism. I am sure all the world’s top players would agree.”

A few of them do. Just a year ago, Stuart Appleby remarked that Daly has more talent in his little finger than Appleby himself has in his entire body. ”He is amazing and gifted,” he said.

Daly tells of sitting in a clubhouse in the US after practice having a beer and a yarn with mates when Woods came through in his workout gear on his way to the gym. ”Hey man, don’t you ever get tired of that workout shit? Why don’t you come over and have a few beers with us and hang out,” Daly called out to Woods. Woods replied: ”If I had your talent, John, I wouldn’t have to work out.”

But what is resilience all about? What has Tiger Woods and John Daly got to do with reslience? Well everything because you can have talent. You can have obstacles. But without self-discipline you will never work at it, bounce back and achieve your potential.

>> It takes a lot to do the things you do and not get caught up in the emotion of what may or may not happen
>> It takes great discipline to stick to the things you have to do, rather than the things you want to do
>> It takes great discipline to block out the negativity around you
>> It takes great discipline to not listen to that little voice inside your head that tells you that you are getting a raw deal, or is asking, ”Why is this happening to me?”
>> It takes great discipline to stay focussed on the task at hand
>> It takes great discipline to deal with the fear and anxiety surrounding what you have to go through
>> It takes great discipline to overcome fear and anxiety by knowing things will be good if you do what is right
>> It takes skill to know what is right; but it takes a whole lot more to actually be able to do the right thing

It’s also all about independence and self reliance.

Resilience teaches us that whether or not what happened was our fault is inconsequential. But what makes it right is your responsibility: to stand up above all, and everyone else and take responsibility to get yourself to where you need to be and beyond. It takes a lot of character and courage not to go down the self pity, lay blame, why did this happen to me scenario.

You take responsibility for what happened and you take responsibility to overcome it. This is independence and self reliance at its best. But at the same time, you work with the people around you to get the best possible result in the time frame that you have.

You go through the test of having to ask yourself the tough questions. You do what is required to have the true insight and understanding of what is needed to allow yourself and others to deal with this situation and deal with it properly. Therefore, resilience requires insight and understanding.

Basically you take responsibility for where things were and where you needed them to be.

** However resilience also requires inter-dependence. That is… you know that you are responsible and it is ultimately up to you, but you recognise that you will require the help of others. Therefore, your selection of people becomes vital, as does your ability to place trust in them by letting them do what they need to do to help you.

** Resilience requires perspective. Where are things at and where do you want them to go? What needs to be done and by whom? What timelines do you have? What happens if this happens? All of these questions and situations require understanding and perspective of the highest calibre.
** Resilience requires enterprise. That is the need to take control of the situation and do it in a way that requires energy and effort. Open-minded thinking. Enterprise to realise what it takes to get this back to where it should be … and beyond.

** Resilience requires imagination. Where are you at and what do you have to do to go forward? You need to be open minded to what it will take to get the job done.

** Resilience requires principle. There is an easy way, a hard way and the right way to deal with things. In your mind there is only one way, and that is to do the things the right way ; by following the principles of character that have guided you though life –the lessons and ideals that were taught to you by your parents and family.

In the end though, resilience is about turning what others call “failure” or “insurmountable” into Success. Resilience is about the ideology of never giving up. Resilience is about doing what it takes to get things done and to get them done the right way.

Therefore, resilience is not a part-time thought; it’s a full-time action.

and remember: if you don’t quit…you will make it!
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

PS: Is your Bounce Back Factor not as bouncy as it once was? Email Shelley at enquiries@championmindset.com.au with Subject Header: Shelley, I need help with my bounce back factor! and qualify to Pick Shelley’s Brain for Free! for 10mins.

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Day 17: The 50-day Challenge: What’s Your Spinach?
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Danny Green knows it takes the right spinach!
”My spinach fly in tonight, so it’ll be all good then.

….My family, my kids, they’re my spinach. I’ve got Popeye’s forearms and they’re my spinach. I just want them to get here, have a few days with them before we rock and roll on Wednesday night. There’s nothing more I can do. We’ve studied the fight, analysed it, pulled it apart and picked it apart. I’ve just got to chill, stay cool, not overload the brain. There’s no point getting nervous or getting angry or uptight, but I am uptight, you know?”

Danny Green looked agitated. “I just want to fight,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday after attending another promotional function for, without a doubt, the most prestigious boxing event to take place in Australian history, against Roy Jones jnr on Wednesday night. “The wait is hard, trying to remain calm and patient ’till we get it on. I just need to surround myself with people who help me relax, give me a laugh.”

So what is your spinach? Who are the people, surroundings, events and/or experiences that get you ready-to-rumble for your upcoming presentation, media interview, job interview, career performance meeting, sales pitch, listing meeting, potential client, gym session, bootcamp session, 2hr swim workout with Shelley or your own big day, big endurance event like a triathlon, open water swim or half marathon?

It does not matter whether you are an elite whatever in your field; what does matter is that you know your spinach! What gets you going?

I’m ready to rumble, ready to rock, but I’ve done a lot of talking. I’ll keep these answers short and sharp like Danny Green’s combinations are guaranteed to be on Wednesday night.

It’s all about planning and ensuring you start off on the right foot, giving yourself the best chance of success.

Your Champion Action Today:

5 Taylor-Made Solutions to create your team SPINACH Spirit:

1. Define what your team stands for, define your Team SPINACH Spirit:

2. Discover who’s on your team – list your balcony people: your fans in the stands cheering you on!
(1) _________________________________________

(2) _________________________________________

(3) _________________________________________

(4) _________________________________________

(5) _________________________________________

3. What do these fans in the stands/your dream cheerers hold you accountable for?

(1) ______________________________________________

(2) ______________________________________________

(3) ______________________________________________

(4) ______________________________________________

(5) _______________________________________________

4. What WOW gratitude factor do I/we realise from my team?

Go for Your Gold!
and remember: if you don’t quit, you will make it!

Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

PS: Need me on your Team SPINACH Spirit! Email me with subject header: “I need to pick Shelley’s Brain as I do not know what I want or how to create the right people to support what I want!” to enquiries@championmindset.com.au First 3 people get to Pick Shelley’s Brain for 10mins.

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Day 16: The Power of Discipline, 50-day Challenge
Monday, November 30th, 2009

Self-discipline and self-motivation are joined at the hip.
Why is that?
When you practice self-discipline you feel like you are in control of your life.
You feel content and motivated because you’re moving toward your goals.

If I had to pick the #1 key to success, it would be…self-discipline. It is the difference in winning or losing; between greatness and mediocrity. Pure and Simple: Self-discipline is the key to personal greatness.

On the weekend I met with a dozen of “my” 40 open water / marathon swimmer enthusiasts after a two hour - 7km workout and gave them the opportunity to “Pick Shelley’s Brain” as I am currently coaching them for the upcoming Rottnest Channel 20km Marathon Swim set for 20 February 2010.

I shared how I got the nickname from my male competitors: “Dangerous When Wet” and shared ways to stay motivated and prepare with a Champion Mindset. I kept coming back to the most important 6 inches of the body (the distance between the ears) required to create the mental toughness to not give up at training nor during the upcoming Christmas holiday period!

After we had chatted for awhile, I got asked the question that many people in this situation would ask, “Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered, which do you think is the most important?”

I smiled at each and every one of them with a twinkle in my eye, just like I have been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, “The most important success principle of all is: “Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”

Now ain’t that the truth!

Kop Kopmeyer, a legend in the field of success and achievement said: “There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self-discipline, none of them work.”

Self-discipline is the key to personal greatness. It is the magic quality that opens all doors for you, and makes everything else possible. With self-discipline, the average person can rise as far and as fast as his talents and intelligence can take him. But without self-discipline, a person with every blessing of background, education and opportunity will seldom rise above mediocrity.

Your Champion Action Today:

1. What self-discipline habit do you need to start or stick at to achieve your goal today?

2. Check what have you given up on or was gonna’ do but never got around to. Is there a pattern of similar behaviour? Is there a lack of self-discipline?

3. List what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not …which will create self-discipline and ensure success for YOU.

and remember: if you don’t quit…you will make it!

Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

PS: If you’re struggling with self-discpline, you’re not alone! Why not “Pick Shelley’s Brain” for 10mins and see if Shelley is the ideal self development coach for you to discover your Motivation, Mindset and Mental Toughness. For the next 24hrs the first 10 people who email enquiries@championmindset.com.au and put in the subject header: “Shelley I want to pick your brain and get help with my lack of self discipline!” will get that opportunity for free for 10mins. Offer expires midnight Monday 30th November Australian Eastern Standard Time.

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Day 11: Attitude of Gratitude - The 50-day Challenge
Friday, November 27th, 2009

Attitude of Gratitude: How’s your Work-Attitude Motivation?

When people feel that the work they put in doesn’t make a difference to anyone - they stop trying to give their best and do just enough to get through.

“There is a little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.”
W. Clement Stone

You probably know people who clock in and simply ‘do their job’ and then clock out.

When a person feels that no-one really cares about what they do or who they are, they begin to not care either. Perceived indifference is not just a reason why customers change where they shop, but also why people don’t try as hard or change jobs.

The reality is that the energy you feel is the energy you give out. If your energy is flat, then that’s the energy you work with and what people perceive you to be. Ultimately, you decide what your energy will be - not anyone else.

However, when people are acknowledged for their significance and contribution to success, they fully apply themselves, take initiative, and build a positive attitude into their work culture.

Think about it, if you were regularly acknowledged for the efforts you put in and acknowledged for the impact that you create, do you think that would accelerate how driven and committed you become to your work goals, projects and deadlines?

Absolutely! Although the practice of gratitude is used in many personal development circles, its impact is seen in business, client relationships and professional alliances. People like to do business with people who genuinely care about us and who make us feel good.

You cannot feel unhappy at the same time of being grateful, right?

There are endless studies that point out the self confidence one receives from positive reinforcement and genuine display of gratitude.

Here are 3 ways to spread the attitude of gratitude in your workplace with colleagues:
PS: they work fabulously at home too!

a. Direct Gratitude
Communicate directly with the person. Don’t use email, text or voice-mail for this one. Pick up the phone and call them. Let them hear the genuine tone in your voice. Better still, go and see them face to face to acknowledge their contribution. Make eye contact. Don’t write what you can say. Take clients out for lunch for no other reason (and for no other agenda) except to say thank you for your business.

b. Regular Gratitude
Each week (or day) find something positive to tell your team, colleagues, clients, partner and kids. Make a habit of seeing the good in people reinforces that they have been noticed and their efforts are adding to the success of the company goals.

c. Random Gratitude
Don’t wait for a reason, the right moment or the right person. Practice random acts of acknowledging people just for doing what they do. The energy you give out is the energy you work with - so infect as many people as you can. Send random thank you cards to your clients, colleagues and staff.

Today’s Champion Action:

• What are you grateful for in your life?

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• What are you most happy and proud of completing or achieving?

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• What is the biggest risk you ever took and what did you gain?

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Enjoy your day giving thanks with a smile! It really is impossible to feel worry or experience any negative emotion in the presence of genuine GRATITUDE!

Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

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Day 10: Mind-Over-Matter 50-day Challenge
Friday, November 27th, 2009

Create Highly Productive Systems to DO the Work FOR You…

How Often Do You Get Up To Bat?

Discover the single leverage point, the critical activity that is the most important to your success. Then create the easiest and most enjoyable system possible to help you complete the steps that lead up to this power point.

You will automatically increase the frequency of your most productive activities when you make the preliminary steps easier to perform and more fun to complete.

“Don’t tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done.”~ James Ling

Today’s Champion Action:

1. What is the most crucial task that makes the biggest contribution to your success in this role?

2. What are the essential steps that must be taken before you can even get the chance to perform your most crucial task?

3. How could you make the preliminary steps that lead to your most crucial tasks more enjoyable?

Achieve Greater Success Today. Choose Success over Failure. Eliminate the NEGATIVES driving your performance… accentuate your POSITIVES and you will achieve the SUCCESS you desire… a great deal sooner.

Remember it is Mind-Over-Matter
and if you don’t quit…you will make it!

Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

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Day 9: Serve A Purpose “Mind-Over-Matter 50-day Challenge”
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Does it serve any purpose to complain about things you cannot change? So why would you want to waste your time doing it?

Does it serve any purpose to fill your thoughts with regret and resentment over what happened long ago? So why would you waste even a single moment on such a negative, unpleasant pursuit?

You’re far better off doing something that does serve a purpose. You’re far better off using your time and energy to learn, to create, to love, to understand and experience life.

Your thoughts and actions are immensely powerful. Rather than using them to hold yourself down, put them to work on a valuable and positive purpose.

Use your energy to serve a positive purpose, and as a result you will have even more energy. Fill your time in the service of a positive purpose, and your life will be filled with truly meaningful treasures.

Choose the thoughts and actions that serve a purpose. And life will serve you its real rewards.

Your Champion Action Today:
If you are not used you are useless….what purpose are you useful for?

List all the purposes you are useful for in the following areas:
1. Health
2. Fitness
3. Family
4. Relationship with partner
5. Career
6. Colleagues and co-workers
7. Friends
8. Community
9. Charitable orgnaisations
10. Finances
11. YOU!!!

Remember it is MIND OVER MATTER…
and if you don’t quit…you will make it!

Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

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Day 8: Mind-Over-Matter 50-day Challenge
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

I Create My Day

How do you create yours? If you’re not GETTING what you want out of life, maybe you’re not GIVING enough to it.

The most often referenced interview in the film, What The Bleep Do You Know!, is Dr. Joe Dispenza’s comments on creating his day. In response to the numerous requests, the following is the transcript of that part of the interview.

“I wake up in the morning and I consciously create my day the way I want it to happen. Now sometimes, because my mind is examining all the things that I need to get done, it takes me a little bit to settle down and get to the point of where I’m actually intentionally creating my day.

But here’s the thing: When I create my day and out of nowhere little things happen that are so unexplainable, I know that they are the process or the result of my creation. And the more I do that, the more I build a neural net in my brain that I accept that that’s possible. (This) gives me the power and the incentive to do it the next day.

“So if we’re consciously designing our destiny, and if we’re consciously from a spiritual standpoint throwing in with the idea that our thoughts can affect our reality or affect our life — because reality equals life — then I have this little pact that I have when I create my day. I say, ‘I’m taking this time to create my day and I’m infecting the quantum field.

Now if (it) is in fact the observer’s watching me the whole time that I’m doing this and there is a spiritual aspect to myself, then show me a sign today that you paid attention to any one of these things that I created, and bring them in a way that I won’t expect, so I’m as surprised at my ability to be able to experience these things. And make it so that I have no doubt that it’s come from you,’ and so I live my life, in a sense, all day long thinking about being a genius or thinking about being the glory and the power of God or thinking about being unconditional love.

“I’ll use living as a genius, for example. And as I do that during parts of the day, I’ll have thoughts that are so amazing, that cause a chill in my physical body, that have come from nowhere. But then I remember that that thought has an associated energy that’s produced an effect in my physical body. Now that’s a subjective experience, but the truth is, is that I don’t think that unless I was creating my day to have unlimited thought, that that thought would come.” (Dr. Joe Dispenza in What the BLEEP Do We Know!?TM)

So, How Do You Think All This Got Started Anyway? By showing thanks and appreciation, in everyday terms, enhances your ability to live what you value most.

Today’s Champion Action for YOU:

1. When would be a good time at the start of the day to start thinking about creating your day?

2. What could you say to yourself to create a day that you would say “I had a successful day” or ‘I achieved today”?

3. Ask your world to reveal to you what you need to learn today? What do you need to embrace today? Who do you need to recognise today? At the end of the day before you go to sleep ask yourself “Thank you world for revealing/teaching/showing me today…..”

Remember: It is mind over matter
And if you don’t quit…you will make it!

Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith

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