If you are eating right now because you are hungry, you are feeding your inborn need to nourish your cells. Isn't it great how your mind tells you to eat when you are truly hungry? However, if you are eating right now and you are not hungry, you are probably eating to distract yourself from something else.
Put your fork down and decide what that is.
What did you come up with? Boredom, frustration, sadness, pain...
If you feel any of those emotions, that is OKAY, they are merely inner emotions that tell us something needs to change. Think about the warning lights on the dashboard of your car. Let's say your oil light comes on...what do you do? You have a choice: put in oil, or put in more gas. Perhaps your response is, "Why would I put in gas if the oil light is on?" The answer lies in the reason you put in food "gas" when your "emotional" warning light comes on.
Let's pretend your emotional feeling light comes on and says, "I'm bored" you don't go to the frig and put in more food (if your desire is to have a healthy body) but instead you make a change in your routine or otherwise deal with your boredom.
Emotional feelings are normal, be in touch with them, listen to what they are telling you and respond in a way that is satisfying, but not damaging to your health.
Learn more about emotional eating on Dec 8 at my mini-workshop at the Wellness Institute and Medical Spa 6-7 pm. RSVP 817-358-5880.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sales. It's A Matter Of Mind. Part Three
Last issue we discussed the Law of Concentrated Attention and how it relates to success in sales, to recap:
What is your thought right now about your ability to succeed in business and in sales? The Law of Concentrated Attention states, “What you focus your concentrated attention on, over and over spontaneously tends to become a reality.” Or, another way to say it is: “What you expect to happen, happens.”
Retrain Your Brain
One of my favorite things to teach people is how their thoughts are making them better at something or sometimes worse at something. I’d like to challenge you to do something differently this week: spend time visualizing and imagining the correct outcome of a sales experience
What if you avoid new clients, imagine seeing yourself open and receptive to them. What if you don’t like representing a new product, see yourself absorbing the details of that product like a sponge.
Improvement In Sales Skills
So, why are we able to make behavioral changes by only visualizing an activity? It is because your subconscious mind does not know the difference between a real and an imagined activity. Imagining, visualizing and hypnotizing your brain creates the SAME response as doing the actual activity. So going back to the Law of Concentrated Attention, doesn’t that make sense?
I would like to point out the difference between the “real activity” and the “hypnotic practice session”. When you are doing the real activity, you are doing it RIGHT and WRONG. Every time visual a sales success you are also creating a new neuralpathway in the brain that support that activity. Your brain doesn't know which one is right or wrong. So as you may have already realized, the fastest improvement in any skill is the repetition of doing it correctly, in your mind. You can certainly use hypnosis to speed up the process.
More next time.
What is your thought right now about your ability to succeed in business and in sales? The Law of Concentrated Attention states, “What you focus your concentrated attention on, over and over spontaneously tends to become a reality.” Or, another way to say it is: “What you expect to happen, happens.”
Retrain Your Brain
One of my favorite things to teach people is how their thoughts are making them better at something or sometimes worse at something. I’d like to challenge you to do something differently this week: spend time visualizing and imagining the correct outcome of a sales experience
What if you avoid new clients, imagine seeing yourself open and receptive to them. What if you don’t like representing a new product, see yourself absorbing the details of that product like a sponge.
Improvement In Sales Skills
So, why are we able to make behavioral changes by only visualizing an activity? It is because your subconscious mind does not know the difference between a real and an imagined activity. Imagining, visualizing and hypnotizing your brain creates the SAME response as doing the actual activity. So going back to the Law of Concentrated Attention, doesn’t that make sense?
I would like to point out the difference between the “real activity” and the “hypnotic practice session”. When you are doing the real activity, you are doing it RIGHT and WRONG. Every time visual a sales success you are also creating a new neuralpathway in the brain that support that activity. Your brain doesn't know which one is right or wrong. So as you may have already realized, the fastest improvement in any skill is the repetition of doing it correctly, in your mind. You can certainly use hypnosis to speed up the process.
More next time.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Fight The Flu With Your Immune System
GUEST ARTICLE FROM
Jennifer McVey RD, LD
Jennmcvey@gmail.com
As the seasons change, leaves become brilliantly colored, holiday lights make there first appearance, and extra joy manifests its way into daily life, nothing can rain on this parade. Then in an instant cold and flu season invade the Holiday spirit and instead of spreading the Holiday cheer we spread the Holiday virus. A top notch immune system is much easier to achieve than you may think. An energy dense, well balanced diet will help you stay above the weather to partake in all of the festivities that are rapidly approaching.
Breakfast is a must. It will jump start the metabolism and provide the brain with glucose to ensure mental astuteness. It is also a great way to feed the body essential nutrients. A whole grain cereal, skim milk or yogurt, and a fresh orange can provide the body with 100% daily value of vitamin C, folate, and about 30% DV of calcium.
Vitamin C is a key antioxidant that may help neutralize free radicals that can cause cell and tissue damage. Long term contributing to the development of cancer and heart disease. Citrus fruits, as well as other fruits and vegetables like berries, tomatoes, melons, and peppers are foods rich in vitamin C.
Folate found in foods such as whole grains, beans, spinach, and fortified grain products may lower homocysteine levels in the blood which may contribute to inflammation. High levels can place you at risk for developing coronary artery disease.
Vitamin B6 is important for the immune system to function effectively. Found in several foods including lean meats, fatty fish, beans, baked potato with the skin, B6 helps to maintain the health of lymphoid organs that make white blood cells to fight infection. B6 is also commonly coined as the anti-allergy vitamin.
Take care of yourself through this allergy and virus season! Always remember to choose nutrient dense foods, maintain a healthy weight, be physically active, minimize stress, and get plenty of sleep.
Jennifer McVey RD, LD
For more information, please contact
Jennmcvey@gmail.com
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sales. It's A Matter Of Mind. Part Two
In my last blog we discussed the two parts of mind and how they work either for or against you in sales and in life, to recap:
The conscious mind’s job is to analyze, rationalize, contemplate and think. I call it THE THINKER.
The subconscious mind’s job is store huge libraries of information, as well as beliefs, habits, memories and the emotions attached to those memories. This part of our mind uses this information to direct our behavior. I call it THE DOER.
So what behavior are you expressing in the area of sales? If it is confident and positive you have no worries; however, if that behavior is self-defeating or counter productive, you may want to consider reprogramming your mind.
As yourself this question: What is your thought right now about your ability to succeed in business and in sales? Write it down on paper and get it out of your head.
Now examine what you have written. Let’s say you have written: “I feel it is impossible for me to reach my new quota.” Or, “The new service we offer is too expensive, people these days don’t have enough money for that.”
Just like there are laws of physics, there are laws of mind. The Law of Gravity states, “what comes up, must come down”. One of the Law’s of Mind, the Law of Concentrated Attention states, “what you focus your concentrated attention on, over and over spontaneously tends to become a reality.” Or, another way to say it is: “What you expect to happen, happens.”
Back to your original thought, “it is impossible for me to reach my quota.” If that is your focused thought, that is your result. It’s the law.
There are many books about how to “change your mind and change your life.” They are based on this Law of Mind. Your first step is realizing what you are focusing your attention on and then once conscious of that, begin to shift your thinking to something with a more positive tone. For example, you could say to yourself, “In the past, I’ve been held back by a low quota, this new quota gives me room to expand my abilities and reach new heights.” Notice how different that sounds? Which do you choose? Your mind is awaiting your direction.
More next time.
The conscious mind’s job is to analyze, rationalize, contemplate and think. I call it THE THINKER.
The subconscious mind’s job is store huge libraries of information, as well as beliefs, habits, memories and the emotions attached to those memories. This part of our mind uses this information to direct our behavior. I call it THE DOER.
So what behavior are you expressing in the area of sales? If it is confident and positive you have no worries; however, if that behavior is self-defeating or counter productive, you may want to consider reprogramming your mind.
As yourself this question: What is your thought right now about your ability to succeed in business and in sales? Write it down on paper and get it out of your head.
Now examine what you have written. Let’s say you have written: “I feel it is impossible for me to reach my new quota.” Or, “The new service we offer is too expensive, people these days don’t have enough money for that.”
Just like there are laws of physics, there are laws of mind. The Law of Gravity states, “what comes up, must come down”. One of the Law’s of Mind, the Law of Concentrated Attention states, “what you focus your concentrated attention on, over and over spontaneously tends to become a reality.” Or, another way to say it is: “What you expect to happen, happens.”
Back to your original thought, “it is impossible for me to reach my quota.” If that is your focused thought, that is your result. It’s the law.
There are many books about how to “change your mind and change your life.” They are based on this Law of Mind. Your first step is realizing what you are focusing your attention on and then once conscious of that, begin to shift your thinking to something with a more positive tone. For example, you could say to yourself, “In the past, I’ve been held back by a low quota, this new quota gives me room to expand my abilities and reach new heights.” Notice how different that sounds? Which do you choose? Your mind is awaiting your direction.
More next time.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
SALES. IT’S A MATTER OF MIND. Part One
Did you know you have two parts of mind? They are designed to work together, but often they work in opposition. The result? You think one thing, but your actions don’t follow. It’s not the lack of willpower or conscious attention, but rather your subconscious mind's programming that causes you to behave in a way contradictory to your conscious desires.
This is a series of six articles designed to educate you on how your mind works, so you can program your mind to cooperate with you.
CONSCIOUS MIND VS SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
The conscious mind’s job is to analyze, rationalize, contemplate and think. I call it THE THINKER.
The subconscious mind’s job is to not only store huge libraries of information, but also to store beliefs, habits, memories and the emotions attached to those memories. This part of our mind uses this information to express our behavior. I call it THE DOER.
One part thinks the other part’s job is to carry out a thought, which sounds as if it should work; however, our old habits, beliefs and emotions are stronger than our conscious intention. More often than most people realize, the feelings carried in the subconscious can sabotage the conscious mind’s intent, even to land an order.
So how does the subconscious mind become fixated on beliefs and habits that no longer serve us? There are four ways: repetition, an idea presented to us by authority figures, events experienced under intense emotion, and identification with a parent or group.
Basically we are the total of everything we have ever heard, taught, or experienced…and it is all stored in the subconscious mind. The good news is that anything you learned, you can unlearn. Begin today by becoming aware of your thoughts and the subsequent behavior or action. Do they match up? What is your thought right now about your ability to succeed in business and in sales? Does your belief system support that thought? More next time.
This is a series of six articles designed to educate you on how your mind works, so you can program your mind to cooperate with you.
CONSCIOUS MIND VS SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
The conscious mind’s job is to analyze, rationalize, contemplate and think. I call it THE THINKER.
The subconscious mind’s job is to not only store huge libraries of information, but also to store beliefs, habits, memories and the emotions attached to those memories. This part of our mind uses this information to express our behavior. I call it THE DOER.
One part thinks the other part’s job is to carry out a thought, which sounds as if it should work; however, our old habits, beliefs and emotions are stronger than our conscious intention. More often than most people realize, the feelings carried in the subconscious can sabotage the conscious mind’s intent, even to land an order.
So how does the subconscious mind become fixated on beliefs and habits that no longer serve us? There are four ways: repetition, an idea presented to us by authority figures, events experienced under intense emotion, and identification with a parent or group.
Basically we are the total of everything we have ever heard, taught, or experienced…and it is all stored in the subconscious mind. The good news is that anything you learned, you can unlearn. Begin today by becoming aware of your thoughts and the subsequent behavior or action. Do they match up? What is your thought right now about your ability to succeed in business and in sales? Does your belief system support that thought? More next time.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
It's time to go back and pick up the girl you left behind.
Transitional experiences can provide the emotional motivation to return to an earlier, much simpler time.One day we are daydreaming about how life will be and the next realization is that we are living a life we barely recognize. Often times 10, 20, 30 or 40 years have passed. The impetus for the transition is often greeted with dread, "oh my God I've lost my job," or "my spouse wants a divorce," these events are often viewed as terrible situations and problems to solve but actually they can be a way out of our robotic lives.
At my recent Women in Transition workshop, 6 incredible women courageously shared "where they'd been-caterpillar phase" and "where they are now-cocoon phase," compared to "where they wanted to be-butterfly phase."
There is a great deal of confusion and fear that comes with change and it was present at the start of the workshop. The good news is, we were all born with the innate ability to be whomever we want to be, our cells have the wisdom to guide us to higher purposes. Remember our minds stop us, but the heart knows.
If you feel you are not living the life you envisioned long ago, follow your heart back and pick up the girl you last saw in your 20s. To do this, consider connecting to a memory of her and writing her a letter, letting her know you miss her and want to reconnect.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
No Time For Improving Your Health?
My recent weight management survey clearly pointed to a "lack of time" as being the number one obstacle to improved health. I think that is because people are not IN LOVE WITH THE BENEFITS OF BEING HEALTHIER.
In order to change anything, our motivation must be there. So, what are your benefits of being healthier? Perhaps it is more energy/stamina, improved self image, live longer/be there for kids and grandkids, feel great, etc.
If any of those outcomes appeal to you, spend 10 minutes listing YOUR TOP BENEFITS FOR (your goal or outcome). Then find a quiet place and imagine them so vividly that they seem to already be happening. This is the absolute best way to spend 10 minutes of each day....seeing, feeling and sensing on what you really want! And when you experience a few minutes of what you really want, you start to get excited about the outcome and the mind automatically works in that direction.
This idea also applies to any behavior you wish to change like improved sales, stress situations, communication, relationship, career moves, nail biting, etc.
What the mind can conceive it will achieve. Use the power of your imagination, see it, feel it, be it!
Try it and let me know how that works for you.
In order to change anything, our motivation must be there. So, what are your benefits of being healthier? Perhaps it is more energy/stamina, improved self image, live longer/be there for kids and grandkids, feel great, etc.
If any of those outcomes appeal to you, spend 10 minutes listing YOUR TOP BENEFITS FOR (your goal or outcome). Then find a quiet place and imagine them so vividly that they seem to already be happening. This is the absolute best way to spend 10 minutes of each day....seeing, feeling and sensing on what you really want! And when you experience a few minutes of what you really want, you start to get excited about the outcome and the mind automatically works in that direction.
This idea also applies to any behavior you wish to change like improved sales, stress situations, communication, relationship, career moves, nail biting, etc.
What the mind can conceive it will achieve. Use the power of your imagination, see it, feel it, be it!
Try it and let me know how that works for you.
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