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Practice, Persistence and Patience By Amethyst Wyldfyre
There are SO many pieces of this ART of running a business - that sometimes you can trip, fall and get deeply discouraged. Here is where the practice comes in handy - one of my favorite practices is to become DEEPLY aware and just NOTICE when I've lost the fire in my belly and the flame in my heart for the work that I know I've been born to do. When that happens as a PRACTICE - it's time to take some time away from the work - and to make a retreat where you can re-kindle the flame and come back into right relationship with your business and fuel yourself to continue to persist in bringing your gifts in to the world in positive, productive and profitable ways.
It can be challenging to have a HUGE vision and then to realize that you are not going to INSTANTLY MANIFEST it! Spirit gives you these big visions as opportunities to grow - inside yourself and inside your business. Cultivating that patience muscle is a way to hone and refine your Spirit. When you wait for something - and when you take your time to carefully and mindfully and patiently craft something - then you will be creating lasting value in the world - and you will be (EXACTLY ON TIME) richly rewarded for it!
There are so many parts to a successful business - and the journey to success is one that is filled with a huge variety of challenges that you must face, apply your skill to and overcome. For many evolving entrepreneurs the discovery of your passionate purpose is just the beginning - there is so much to learn, so much to synthesize and then so much to integrate before finally putting all those parts together into a viable, sustainable, thriving enterprise that is the carrying vessel for your accumulated wisdom and knowledge.
I have been in the space myself of having been called into a BIG vision - the creation of a big Telesummit event - I've figured out why it's called a Summit! - Because like climbing a high mountain peak the creating and delivery of this event has been quite a journey - there have been a lot of ditches, some crevasses, a few slippery slopes, a lot of strategizing, some muscling through, and the peak at this point is ALMOST but NOT QUITE in sight!
How to stay the course? Practice - everyday - I have a yoga practice and I've also been called even more deeply into my own energetic practices as well as mindset work - the most valuable of which has been "STAY IN TODAY". Persist - just keep moving - put one foot in front of the other, step by step you make steady progress and finally PATIENCE - this has been a big life long quality that I've been cultivating. The harvest will arrive - in it's own time - you don't see the farmer planting a seed in the field and then going out the next day and looking for the fruit of the vine. Breathing is a great way to encourage patience and discourage anxiety and fear from creeping in when you wonder if you are ever going to make it to the peak or if you are going to go slipping away and crash and burn in a devastating heap! Just keep breathing.
The world of relationship is like a Kaleidoscope By Ron Sukenick
Let?s take a few minutes and communicate about relationships and change. When you were a youngster, did you enjoy looking into a Kaleidoscope?
Were you amazed at the infinite varieties of colors and patterns that evolved as it turned in your hand? Did you ever turn it so quickly that you did not have a chance to fully appreciate what you were watching because things were changing so quickly in the little viewer?
The changes in the viewer pale in comparison to the changes experienced in the last decade--and the changes we will experience in the years to come.
There was very little to think about when turning that little Kaleidoscope: just look and enjoy. If you view the world of relationship as a Kaleidoscope, you will see change. Rather than standing there mesmerized or memorizing the colors and patterns as if you can keep things the same, imagine what it might be like to be the colors.
For openers, think about every second of your life, every minute, every day, being different from the preceding second, minute, or day. No two interactions or opportunities are the same, just as the patterns in the Kaleidoscope are never the same. Changes are inevitable--in behavior, in life patterns, in your knowledge base, in your habits, and in your relationships. We are not the same person we were even moments ago. People change. Look around you. Are there new people in your life that were not there a month ago, six months ago, last year? Get to know people around you, and get involved with them. Don?t just observe the changes passively, as if you are looking into a viewer. Be a part of them. Get to know people you come into contact with, what they do, what makes them tick. Become interested in them and how you can help them. They?ll do the same for you and you?ll enjoy life more.
Technology changes. Are you still using the same equipment as one, two, five years ago? Not very likely. And the equipment you are now using will become obsolete in the near future. Further more, staying abreast of the technological changes and discussing preferred communication tools with your partner is key in developing a collaborative relationship. Leadership techniques change. When was the last time you picked up and read a management book for insight about new management and leadership practices?
An understanding of the changing needs of today?s workforce (that?s all of us!) will help you be more progressive and able to meet and partner with others within or outside your organization.
Economic factors, urgency, people?s values, technology, and relationship management: all changing everyday, truly a Kaleidoscope. You can become a part of the Kaleidoscope--get inside the viewer--and be the one who determines the next pattern, if you make up your mind to.
Creatividad Eficaz: Play and Work
- Identificar el problema.
- Pensar los posibles caminos de solución.
- Seleccionar una de las alternativas.
- Decidir.
| Creatividad y Pensamiento Paralelo. |
El fundamento psicológico del planteo es complejo, diremos para comenzar que el PL nos propone acceder de manera consciente a nuestras fuentes primarias de creatividad, esto es, el inconsciente.Las prácticas sugeridas son una forma de estimular el sistema autoorganizador de la mente y enfocarlo en una meta concreta.
Entonces, la creatividad no es vista como el "caos creativo", ni la "imaginación sin rumbo" sino que el sistema de la PL canaliza las energías psíquicas con prácticas que funcionan como simples disparadores. Su ejercicio cotidiano (y recomendable) agiliza los vínculos entre mente consciente y mente inconsciente.
La Mente y el Pensamiento Lateral
- La mente funciona a partir de códigos, en nuestro caso, el lenguaje. A través del mismo, cuan computadora, la mente accede a nuestro banco de información en formas aleatorias.
- La mente es un sistema elaborador de modelos de información, crea modelos de identificación que responden al modo de comportamiento de las células nerviosas.
- La capacidad de crear modelos, memorizarlos e identificarlos define su uso en la realidad cotidiana.
- Los modelos sirven de patrón para acceder a la información, recordar o darle sentido a la realidad percibida.
- A partir de los modelos, los recuerdos son almacenados en series, rutinas o patrones.
- De este modo se forman vías, canales a través de los cuales fluye la información.
- Capacidad receptora limitada, compensada en parte por los sistemas de la mente: memoria, optimización de la información donde participan las funciones de selección, rechazo, combinación, ordenación y cálculo.
El Pensamiento en la Práctica
El gran aporte del PL es cuestionar la creencia del pensamiento creativo como un "don" producto de la fortuna de una persona o de su herencia biológica. En cambio, el PL concibe a una persona 100% creativa pues ejercita a su mente en ella. De Bono nos demuestra en el libro Pensamiento Lateral Práctico, las virtudes de este ejercicio, introduciéndonos en un gran problema lógico y moral. Veamos cómo podemos resolverlo:
El dilema del guijarro
Tanto el mercader como la joven se horrorizaron con la propuesta, de manera que el astuto prestamista sugirió que la suerte dirimiera el asunto. Les dijo que metería una piedra negra y otra blanca en un monedero vacío de la joven. Si escogía la negra, se casaría con la joven y la deuda quedaría cancelada. Si escogía la blanca, se quedaría con su padre y la deuda también quedaría cancelada. Pero si se negaba a sacar una piedra, su padre iría a la cárcel y la joven moriría de hambre.
El comerciante aceptó a regañadientes. En un sendero sembrado de piedras, e prestamista se detuvo para recoger dos guijarros. Cuando los tomaba, la chica, con ojo de lince se fijó que el usurero tomaba dos guijarros negros y los metía en el monedero. Acto seguido, el prestamista pidió a la joven que eligiera su destino.
¿Qué habríamos hecho en el lugar de la joven? ¿Qué tipo de razonamiento utilizaríamos para resolver el problema?
Soluciones según el Pensamiento Vertical y el Pensamiento Lateral
Un pensador lógico trazaría desde su modelo de pensamiento vertical solo 3 opciones:
- La chica debería negarse a extraer la piedra.
- La joven debería demostrar la situación tramposa planteada por el prestamista.
- La chica debería sacrificarse para salvar a su padre.
- Oh, qué torpe soy, dijo la joven. Pero no pasa nada, si mira en el monedero me podrá decir qué piedrecita he tomado gracias al color del guijarro que queda en el monedero.
Como el guijarro que resta era negro, no queda más remedio que asumir que había extraído el guijarro blanco, ya que el prestamista no osaría a admitir su deshonestidad.
De esta manera, la joven quedó liberada y transformó una situación desventajosa en otra a su favor.
El ejercicio del PL permite a una persona hallar soluciones creativas allí donde no existe probabilidad, ordenar el caos de una situación problemática en una solución única y original. Los condimentos de esta preparación están servidos: optimización de información, absorber toda la información del entorno, evaluar el propio interés, combinar opciones, reordenar esquemas mentales.
Estas son algunas de las herramientas con que el PL nos anima a ejercitar un management creativo.
Referencias
(1) De Bono, Edward, El Pensamiento Lateral, Paidós, en http://books.google.com.ar/books?id=seyjkUgT1f0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=pensamiento+lateral&hl=es&sa=X&ei=b211UdG5NvK-0QG3joHADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=pensamiento%20lateral&f=false
(2) De Bono, Edward, Pensamiento Lateral Práctico, en http://books.google.com.ar/books?id=ir_PDOmfHBwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=pensamiento+lateral&hl=es&sa=X&ei=b211UdG5NvK-0QG3joHADA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=pensamiento%20lateral&f=false
The Top 3 MUSTS To Achieving Success In ANYTHING. By Ed Allen
OK here it is: Most people are not successful simply because they have not had an example of success. They simple do not know what success looks like.
Isn?t that interesting? I think its very interesting.
So I am going to list and discuss 3 of the major components for people who have not had an example of success. These are things that successful people do, if they are conscious of it or not. Every success you see is based in these 3 things. It doesn?t matter WHAT success you are looking for, they all live in these principles. Don?t worry, they are also very simple.
1. Unequivocal Belief In Yourself
This is certainly easier said than done, but it is certainly extremely important in you journey for success of any type. No master piano player learns how to play the piano without believing they will eventually learn how fully master playing the piano. Records are broken almost every day because the record breaker believes and sees the record as immaterial, nothing to focus on. But they focus on themselves and breaking the record, and they do. It isn?t a new concept but it is one that we forget. You MUST learn how to believe in yourself in being able accomplish ANYTHING, no matter how hard it may seem, or how hard it may ACTUALLY be. We are all greater than our circumstances, but we have to be constantly reminded of it. So here is your reminder, Believe in yourself with all the power you can muster, and trust me, that is a lot!
2. Conscious decision to succeed
Who knows the famous quote "A Journey of 1000 miles starts with one step"? Yes I know it is a bit cliche at this point, but the principle that it supports is universal and unending and also un-clicheable, yes I just made up and word and yes you can use it! But the point is this: Even before you MAKE that first step on your new journey, you have to do something in a secret place that no one else knows of and has no map to. That is your mind. You must in YOUR mind, decide to take the first step into whatever it is you want to accomplish, even if that is first learning how to approach your journey. Your foot will not move to take that first step until you decide you want to take that step. That will lead you into doing more and trying more. Have confidence in yourself and take steps. But you must have made the decision to succeed to even begin to try to succeed. The decision is the greatest power that man possesses. If you want to be more, do more, or have more, simply decide to experience it first, and you will be lead to success. It is not a promise of right now, but it is a promise.
3. Continuous Learning
Do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT ever stop learning, EVER.
The only thing that keeps a person from being ever successful is lack of knowledge. If you want to argue that then I pose this question. If you knew how to make a million dollars right now this very moment. Would you? Even if you lie and say no, the answer is YES! You see we as humans suffer from being complacent because we think someone ELSE has the inside track, the secret formula, etc. This is partly true, but mostly the information or track that they have access to is NOT secret. It?s just in a damn BOOK! Ha! We often forget that just about all knowledge of from all time as been recorded in some form in a book. Those books are available to you. We have to make a conscious decision to pick up a book on a subject and pour through it until have a good idea of what to expect. Even better, we should pick up 10-15+ books on the subject and gain as much perspective on it as possible. This is where power lives. We desire ever more in our lives but we often do not desire the very thing that can grant us our ever valid desires. You can learn how to do just about anything with the proper set of books. This has been true since the book was invented. Desire for success comes from the desire to learn about the success we are attempting. Don?t even try anything without learning about it first. It will benefit you greatly, and embarrass you a lot less! So continue to learn and continue to remember to learn. Everything is learn-able.
Cómo Escribir Buenos Artículos para tu Blog
He aquí lo que yo pienso: tú deberías escribir como mejor te parezca. Steve Pavlina escribe artículos kilométricos y tiene una audiencia enorme. De Seth Godin he leído entradas con sólo 4 líneas, pero con un mensaje poderoso.
Ambos ganan montones de dinero cada mes, viven de sus sitios, y han creado una gigantesca comunidad alrededor de ellos.
Es decir: hay gente que le gusta leer mucho y otros a quienes un artículo un poquito largo les asusta.
Pero sea corto, o largo, un buen artículo es aquel que tiene valor, que dice algo concreto.
Si te decides a escribir sobre cómo bañar perros sería muy inteligente de tu parte que yo, cuando te lea, al menos aprenda dónde debo meter al perro para bañarlo, si debo empezar por el hocico o por la cola, si el agua debe ser fría, tibia, o caliente, si debo usar un champú suave o una mezcla de gasolina con polvo de dinamita. Tienes que transmitirme un conocimiento que me sitúe en un nivel superior al que tenía antes de entrar en contacto con tu escrito.
Nada crea más decepción que un buen título y un artículo pobre. Uno se siente realmente estafado. Lo que sigue es tirar bien duro la puerta y no volver nunca más a ese blog de #%@&*.
También debes tener en cuenta a los buscadores. Optimizar un artículo es más sencillo de lo que muchos creen. Basta con establecer un balance entre tus frases claves y el resto del cuerpo de tu composición, darle un ritmo apropiado y algún color literario, y optimizar las fotografías, claro.
Por ahí hay montones de "especialistas" que saben mucho más que yo de este tema. Busca.
Y antes de irme, debo decirte que si quieres escribir buenos artículos para tu blog no deberías fijarte en los míos.
Hace mucho tiempo que sólo escribo para....divertirme.
Surround Yourself With Success By Amethyst Wyldfyre
When you are called into your greatness - there is an overwhelming desire to move into the work - you are passionate, excited, enthusiastic and filled with juice - you've got your goals in sight - your engines are revving and you are caught in the throes of a LOVE AFFAIR with your work!
Then like in all good relationships - the high-octane fuel of new love recedes and the time comes for you to settle in and do the regular work of feeding the fire of your passion and keeping it going. THAT is the PRECISE time that you need to surround yourself with others who are successfully - VERY successfully delivering their gifts to the world.
When your own initial burst of excitement has burnt itself out - you need friends, partners, mentors, colleagues, coaches, trainers, and masterminders to help you to continue to move forward into your becoming - into your dreams and into the service that you were born to deliver into the world.
This is the most important time to LOOK AROUND and to SEE exactly who you have in your life- are the people around you your cheerleaders? Are you surrounded by folks who want the very best for you? Do you have anyone on your team who can offer a CONSTRUCTIVE view of where you might have some (or even many) weaknesses in your plan? Are there people in your circle who have already succeeded in doing something similar to what you are trying to accomplish.
The birds are squawking outside my window this morning - crows I think - reminding me to remind you that "Birds of a feather flock together" - so take a GOOD LONG LOOK at who you are "flocking" with. If you are challenged to move forward in your work - perhaps you've been spending too much time with the naysayers and it's time to look elsewhere - to look to create relationships with people who you wish to emulate - to engage in activities that are going to grow you, expand your mind about what is possible and provide a container of mutual support within which to investigate just where you might need some additional help to strengthen your own areas of weakness.
Detach from Drama - drama just sucks up your life force - your energy and it makes you lose focus on what is truly important to you. If you are surrounded by a lot of drama - ask yourself - what within me is ready to die to all this so that I can actually create something beautiful, sustainable and transferable that will serve not only myself but also the people I am here to serve and perhaps even future generations. Who is out there that is doing what I want to do? Go out there and start "flocking" with them - sooner or later Success Rubs Off. Seriously!