At another level, the difference between successful people and fulfilled people is whether they measure success by where they stand against others, or whether they strive to best themselves – viewing others with respect and appreciation as fellow players.

In other words, unsuccessful people see themselves as below the water, trying to get to the surface. Successful people see themselves as swimmers, working to swim farther. Fulfilled people feel a part of the river, enjoying the opportunity to become better swimmers and enjoying the opportunities.

Deborah’s guests today are Ariel and Shya Kane. Internationally-acclaimed seminar leaders and award-winning authors, Ariel & Shya were avid seekers for many years until they ultimately discovered, over 20 years ago, that “Working on Yourself Doesn’t Work”…this is actually the title of their best-selling book, published by McGraw-Hill. This discovery led them not only to living a satisfying, fulfilling, stress-free life with consistency, but also to teaching thousands of people across the globe how to do this, as well. Their approach is based in awareness, which they define as a non-judgmental seeing of what is; when you live your life with awareness, the unconscious restrictions that limit your life can dissolve effortlessly.

The Kanes are masters of transformation, the ability to live in the moment and dissolve problems through awareness. Since 1987, they have inspired individuals and organizations across the globe, bringing people through the swamp of the mind, into the clarity and brilliance of the moment. The Kanes’ transformational approach has a unique flavor that is designed for modern day circumstances and complexities while resonating with universal truths of the ages. You can learn more about them and their award-winning books, seminars, and Excellence Club online community at www.TransformationMadeEasy.com.

Tune in online April 9 at 1 pm EST at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/intuitivecoach and/or phone (347) 838-9831.

In this workshop you’ll connect with your true, inner self. You’ll learn easy and powerful techniques to realign yourself with your inherent intuitive abilities, higher understanding and inner truth.

Developing your intuitive awareness will help you to overcome life’s stresses and challenges and achieve true awareness and effectiveness in your life. You will learn to remain centered and grounded, to clear your space of unwanted energy and to protect yourself from other people’s energy. Bring your true power and knowing into your life to create the life that you desire.

This is a hands-on, experiential workshop with the following take aways:

• Practical tools to increase your awareness and intuition and use it in all aspects of your life.

• Connect with your true power source – your essential Self – and act from that place.

• Communicate more effectively with others – understand others more clearly.

• Learn how to act instead of react.

• Be able to act from a place of objectivity to be more accurate and on target.

• Determine how you’re projecting to others and how you can manage it.

• Protect yourself so that you’re not manipulated and dominated by others, or dominating them.

• Learn the mechanics of life and use this information to make it work for you.

• Learn techniques to break through obstacles to unblock your barriers to achievement.

• Discover and learn to work with your core power team.

• Learn how divination tools work and how to use them.

• Learn skills and tools to be healthier, more centered on your path and empowered in your life.

Includes CD, worksheets and exercises to expand your awareness.

Friday 7-10 pm and Saturday, 10-5 pm: April 16-17. Atlanta, GA.

Call 404-459-0590 or sign up at: http://bit.ly/ayf4Tw

To make this more difficult, I was standing on a foam pad, so my left foot was not on solid ground. The first time I tried this I fell over. It took several tries before I was able to balance and bend over without dropping my right leg or grabbing onto Joseph’s arm. I was then able to accomplish it, but my left foot and ankle constantly shifted and wobbled to maintain the balance. It didn’t look pretty. But, I did it. My leg and body learned how to accomplish the move and my body newly strengthened muscles in my foot, ankle and knee to stabilize it. I was pushing my limits and was growing.

If we were able to do everything at first try, there would be nothing new in life. A growth filled life is laden with errors. If we don’t ere, we are staying within the safety net of our previous experience. Nothing new happens. We stay the same.

When we push our limits we sometimes fall, we wobble and eventually we learn. We are then stronger, wiser and in a sense bigger than before. Edison invented the light bulb on his ten thousandth try. That’s 9,999 mistakes. If we’re not making mistakes, we’re missing opportunities to grow and expand.

Mistakes are laurels on our way to mastery of the new. Honor and applaud them.

You’re at the movies. They’re showing a baseball game and it’s the final inning. The score is tied. The bases are loaded and there are two outs, 3 fouls and 2 strikes on the board. The pitcher is winding up and the batter is in place, ready to hit. What’s the next film shot? The camera pans in to the eyes of the pitcher and then the batter. What are we looking for? Certainty. The person who wins will be the one who is not only confident, but knows deep in his gut that he’s going to be the one who wins. He has the resolve, the intent and the knowing that he will take the challenge and come out on top, no matter what the final outcome. In order to be successful, you need to act from this place of certainty.

We’re seeing the same thing while watching the Olympics. What do they pan on? The face. What are we looking for? Confidence and certainty. How do does the Olympian get there? What does this athlete do just before the music starts or before pushing off for the jump?

People who succeed do so with certainty. They make mistakes, but they move on. Whatever you do – whether walking out the door, making an investment or doing the equivalent of your own ski jump – do it with certainty.

1. Honor it. Look at where it’s coming from.
2. Address the issue. If it’s founded in truth, take action and fix the problem.
3. Meditate. This is always in order. Cleaning out the mental clutter and realigning with Self is integral to being on the right path and releasing fear.
4. Have faith. I know that everything works out for the best. I believe this and tune into it. Remembering past breakthroughs helps.
5. Love me (and others). Love is the ultimate fear obliterator. Both cannot exist at the same time.

When I first started my business I woke up in the middle of the night in a panic. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to support myself. Instead of lying around fretting I began to get up and work. When I worked enough I went back to sleep for a few hours. Working was the therapy I needed to heal my fear. And, I made more money to pay the bills.

It’s rare, but I still wake up sometime in fear. First I notice what is on my mind. I address it and take care of it. I then go back to bed. For instance, I have protected all of my assets by placing them in a Living Trust. I woke up at 3 a.m. the other morning with a fearful thought glaring in my head like a neon sign. It said, “You just changed home insurance policies and you put the policy in your own name. It needs to be in the name of the Trust.” Wow. That never would have occurred to me during my waking hours. I got up, emailed my agent (she’s amazing: Janet Taylor of State Farm in ATL). I went back to bed fear-free. When I got back to the computer at 9 am there was an email from Janet saying she’d changed the policy. Fear noted, acted on and issue overcome.

I’ve also noticed from my own and client experiences that fear pops up its head when we actually achieve our dreams. Moving into a new and wonderful way of life means giving up the old, familiar life. Even if the old was painful, it was familiar and somehow safe. Sometimes fear is an indication that we’re expanding. Abraham-Hicks wrote: “Negative emotion means your life has caused expansion, which in the moment of negative emotion you are disallowing. Every time. No exceptions.”

Sometimes fear is an indicator that you’ve made it. When that happens throw fear to the wind, spread your wings and fly.

Here’s my answer:

1.) Know who you are. In order to be happy you have to know what makes you happy.

To do that you have to increase your awareness of who you are and BE that.

2.) Do what you love and don’t settle for less, no matter what.

There are no excuses here. If you act out of obligation, fear, worry or through your limiting beliefs of what you SHOULD do you won’t be happy. If you do what you love you’ll find joy, and you’ll light up the world and those around you at the same time.

See yesterday’s blog: “Enlightening Pelican Lessons.”

However, if you’re like me you take a different approach. You first decide where you’re going to go. How long will you be there? What will you see? How will you get there and where will you stay? You’ll check out the climate to so you know what to bring with you. By the time you leave you have a good understanding of what to expect and can imagine or visualize what you’ll do and see on your vacation. This planning and visualization helps you to create the type of trip you’ll have. Barring unforeseen circumstances your plans will be fairly accurate and you’ll have the vacation you’ve dreamed of..

You plan your vacations but do you plan your life? Have you planned your year? What do you want to do within the next year? Do you know what you want to have happen to you? Do you know where you want to go and what you want to do? Planning and visioning your life is as important – even more so – than planning your vacation. Going through the process of creating a Vision Board is an excellent means of planning and visualizing your life. Below is a summary of the steps that you’ll need to take to do so.

Why does planning and visioning work? Einstein revealed to us that everything is energy moving at different rates, including human bodies. Matter is merely energy moving slow enough to be detected by the five human senses. Our thoughts are energetic signals that pulsate through our brains, sending waves of energy through and around us. Our beliefs are repetitive, energetic thought patterns. These belief “thought patterns” significantly influence our lives.

What we think and believe is reflected in the energy inside and surrounding us. We create whatever we believe and think. You can use your thoughts to make what you want in your life happen for you. There are six steps that you can take to get what you want:

1. Really want something.

Remember when you were a kid? “Wanting” came naturally to you. Want something now. Feel it. Taste it. Don’t hold back. Let the thoughts of what you want free flow. The strength of your desire will fuel the signal that you send out into the world.

2. Define it clearly.

Next, define exactly what it is you want. Be very specific. The world around us has a lot to offer. The possibilities are endless. It helps a lot to be clear when you’re asking for something. You probably wouldn’t walk into a department store and say, “I want some new clothes.”  You’d have to tell the salesperson exactly what you’re looking for. For example, “I’d like a pair of black pants sweat pant, size medium, light-weight, machine washable and less than $60.” It’s important to define all of your desires clearly.

3. Clear your resistance to having it.

Your thinking and beliefs may not support your wants and needs. If your thinking and beliefs are contrary to your desires you will cancel out the desires. You will prevent what you want from coming to you.

In order to be the magnet that attracts what you want your beliefs must support your needs, dreams and desires. For example, I had a client who asked for prosperity and abundance in her life. She was tired of being poor and struggling paycheck to paycheck. When we spoke it became clear that she believed that wealthy people are arrogant and self-indulgent. I pointed out that it would be difficult to attract wealth if she believed she was going to become that type of person. She needed to reevaluate her belief and bust it before she could allow herself to have more money.

If you aren’t getting what you want look at how you may be standing in your own way with limiting beliefs and thoughts. Clear your resistance.

4. Ask for it.

There are many ways of asking for what you want. You can pray, meditate, write it down, tell people about it, scream it from a mountaintop. However you do it, be sure that you’ve opened the path to receiving what you want by asking for it.

5. Visualize having it

Here is where a Vision Board becomes an important tool. Once you’ve defined, cleared and asked for what you want you need to see it happening for you. A Vision Board helps you do this.

Cut out photos, pictures and words that most reflect what it is you want. Don’t overdo it or it will look confusing. Narrow down your selections so they most clearly reflect and express what you want. Tape these to a medium-sized board. Mount the board somewhere where you’ll see it often. Viewing the board will lend power to your projection. You can change these words and graphics, as you need to. Your vision will be as fluid as your life.

6. Let go and have faith that it will come

The above technique is almost magical. If you believe it will work for you it will.  You’ve defined your trip, planned it, visualized it – you’re packed and ready to go. Know that the energy that you project will be mirrored back to you and you’ll receive all that you desire. Let it go, let it happen and you’ll be living the life you will be shortly living the life you dreamed.

Tricia Molloy and I are co-teaching a Vision Board Workshop that will help you to take these ideas deeper and project your desires more clearly. This workshop will launch your transformational process to create your dream life.  For more information or to sign up go to: http://www.TheAwarenessInitiative.com/store

We are also open to doing this workshop in other locales. Call or email us if you’d like us to come to you.

Deborah Hill  •  404-459-0590

debhill@Theawarenessinitiative.com

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