Awareness Is Key
Posted on January 17, 2008
Filed Under Self Improvement |
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. -Anais Nin.
Awareness is key. That is slowly becoming my signature statement, and it counts in both professional and private life.
I truly believe that constant and conscious awareness of what is going on inside and outside of us is the key to living a fulfilling life and running successful businesses.
Finding “the answer” is NOT the key. Let me explain.
In my practice I notice that most people are looking for “the answer”. The answer to their perceived business mishaps, the answer to their perceived illnesses, the answer to their seemingly sad circumstances, the answer to why things happen the way they happen. But also: the answer to how to be successful, the answer to what makes us happy, the answer to how we can be of service to others best.
I must say: I was looking for the answer for years, and I realise I am sometimes looking still. By now, I have come to realise, though, that “THE answer” does not exist. There is not a one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges (both + and -) we face in life.
What I do know is that awareness of your thoughts, feelings, actions and language is the quickest road to your answer, for you. once you have learned to observe yourself, with as little judgment (preferably none) as possible, you will find there is immense power within you, power you can use to (re)create anything you like. So not only is there no “one-answer”, it is also futile to look for the answer outside of ourselves.
Thoughts, feelings, emotions, words, they are all forms of energy. Depending on the context and where we are coming from (literally and figuratively speaking), we will put a negative or positive label on these energy forms. That does not change their original form, though; they are still packets of energy, neither good nor bad.
Awareness of all these “energy forms”, without looking at the label, suddenly gives you awareness of power too. Just remember a time you were REALLY angry. Wasn’t that powerful? Or a time you just HAD to do something to prevent a disaster from happening? Weren’t you intensely energetic? Or think about a parent who sees her child in danger. Can’t she do just about anything to save the child?
It was that sort of power that enabled me 7 years ago to break away from being an attorney, to have the guts to step into the unknown. Being afraid, but also feeling very powerful. I am not better than anyone, so if I can do it, anyone can.
When you realise that we all hold such powerful energy, you can start to harness it. But as I said, awareness is key. You will have to become “neutral” to the fluctuations of your mental and emotional moods (the more common name for these energy forms), and will have to start seeing the “power in the middle”. Deepak Chopra calls this the “State of Grace”, John Demartini defines it as “being grateful”.
There are several ways to use this energy, and they will all contribute to you finding YOUR answers. In my practice, I teach several of the tools to get to this balanced place, from which you can set out lines for your business, your work, and your life in general. Once you master these skills, you can never be the same again. “Things” will start to change. For the better!
Set a Landmark:
Firstly: become very aware of your mood swings, both towards the + and towards the -. Refrain from judgment. Just observe.
Secondly: Become aware of the power that lies in these “moods”. When you are angry, feel that power. When you are frustrated, feel that energy. When you are excited, feel that force.
Thirdly: Read books, study ways, or get the tools to learn to master these states, and to let them become immensely effective (I can help!).
Lastly: take it easy. Life is not about forcing things into action. Be patient, and practice trust, both in professional and private environments.
A great saying goes: Serenity is not seeking shelter from the storm, it is finding peace within it. Balance lies……in the middle. That is the place to start from; that is the place from which great things happen.
Go make them happen!
Marc is a certified life/business coach, master NLP Practitioner and Body Stress Release Practitioner on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
He is among Australia’s Law of Attraction (LOA) experts, and coaches/mentors internationally with the LOA principles. Marc inspires his clients to find out what has been hindering them all along in achieving what they want, and to then make the conscious choice to take their lives and/or careers to the next level.
Having been a lawyer for nearly 6 years in his “previous life”, before immigrating to Australia from The Netherlands, Marc knows exactly how daunting taking the first step in a new direction can be. On the other hand, he also knows how fulfilling taking that step is, and has the knack of imparting his knowledge and wisdom in a stunningly simple and highly effective way.
Visit http://www.landmarc.info or email him at marc@landmarc.info to arrange a complimentary face-to-face or phone mentoring session!
Tags: awareness, Chopra, coaching, Demartini, emotions, gratitude, law of attraction, LOA, positive
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