Wow... this is going to be much more challenging than I thought. Luckily, I am always up for a challenge!
I managed to kick-butt throughout the weekend (even after watching Team Canada literally trip over themselves and lose to the US) and started Monday off well..... but then an old pattern crept in late in the day Monday and WHAMMO.... negative thoughts/emotions and a major focus on the problem.
Unfortunately I woke up this morning in the same funk, so today is actually Day zero. Part of me was VERY tempted to fully write-off today and use it to just chill out. Now, it is not to say that some time, what we need is to take a quick break, but this is where being honest with yourself is KEY.
In this case, 'Chilling out' was just a euphemism for avoiding the problem... and more importantly... avoiding the SOLUTION. So when I asked myself the higher quality question of what would make feel better in the next 24 hours (rather than what would make me feel better now), the answer was quite different.
Back in January I gave you a cure for Procrastination - http://coachbryce.blogspot.com/2010/01/cure-to-procrastination.html. As a reminder, Hesitation kills dreams. NOW is the only time we have.
Decide once and for all how you will start to live your life now (not tomorrow or at the beginning of March, etc....)... NOW! And then take immediate action into making this a reality (this is a crucial step). Even if it is small, like calling the gym to make an appointment for a tour or committing to a friend as to when you will have your career plan in place. ANY small step towards making it a reality breathes life into this thought.
And on this note, I am off to start living my life the way I am committed to living NOW.
Life's a trip. Give'r!
Your friend and Coach,
Bryce
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Problems are a sign of life - Important video link included
Hi everyone!
It took a second try, (i.e.: I had to repeat Day 1), but I am now officially on day 2 of the 10 day challenge!
The positive thoughts/emotions are useful, but what is making a profound difference in my world is the focus on solutions.
How often do we analyze, dwell, and even move on only to revisit our problems? This is not to say you should ignore problems, but once you know a problem exists and what it is, get solution focused. What I have personally noticed over the last couple of days is by focussing on the solution I am naturally pulled in the direction to take action and soon the problem is gone.
To quote Norman Vincent Peale, the father of positive thinking, “Problems are a sign of life, and if you don’t have problems you had better start to worry because the only people that don’t have problems are in the grave!”
Accept problems as a challenge, as an opportunity to learn and grow. And most important, acknowledge that your problems are QUALITY problems.
Please watch the following video and as you do, ask yourself, 'How would my life be different if I adopted some of his positive beliefs?'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=9xwCG0Ey2Mg
Dream your life. Live your Dreams.
Your friend and Coach,
Bryce
It took a second try, (i.e.: I had to repeat Day 1), but I am now officially on day 2 of the 10 day challenge!
The positive thoughts/emotions are useful, but what is making a profound difference in my world is the focus on solutions.
How often do we analyze, dwell, and even move on only to revisit our problems? This is not to say you should ignore problems, but once you know a problem exists and what it is, get solution focused. What I have personally noticed over the last couple of days is by focussing on the solution I am naturally pulled in the direction to take action and soon the problem is gone.
To quote Norman Vincent Peale, the father of positive thinking, “Problems are a sign of life, and if you don’t have problems you had better start to worry because the only people that don’t have problems are in the grave!”
Accept problems as a challenge, as an opportunity to learn and grow. And most important, acknowledge that your problems are QUALITY problems.
Please watch the following video and as you do, ask yourself, 'How would my life be different if I adopted some of his positive beliefs?'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=9xwCG0Ey2Mg
Dream your life. Live your Dreams.
Your friend and Coach,
Bryce
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Ten Day Challenge! - Day 1
Hi everyone:
Yesterday my coach (yes, even coaches have coaches... everybody can benefit from a coach) invited me to take Tony Robbins' 10 day challenge. For those of you that have his book "Awaken the Giant Within", it starts on page 309. For those that don't have it.... buy a copy now. This book will change your life.
The essence of the challenge is this: For the next 10 consecutive days, refuse to dwell on any unresourceful (negative) thoughts or feeling.Or to state this in the positive: Focus only on resourceful throughts or emotions.
To be clear, this doesn't mean you aren't allowed to temporarily experience a negative thought as let's face it, they will happen. The purpose here is to not DWELL on them. As described in the challenge, when you realize you are experiencing a negative thought or emotion, you have 1 minute to break the pattern.
If you dwell longer than 1 minute, you restart your 10 days.
Again, my coach extended me this challenge and I have excepted. In turn, I am extending the challenge to all of you! Are you up for it??? Come on... I triple dog dare you.. no stampsies or erasies.
This is day 1 for me... and so far so good! I will do my best to blog each day so you can follow along. Furthermore, I encourage all you who are brave enough to accept the challenge to post your comments as to your progress.
And as if a challenge isn't enough to motivate you. For all of those who do decide they are man/woman enough to do this.... contact me through my website (http://www.brycehealey.com/) and I will give you a FREE coaching session in which I will give you a few tools of exactly how to break your negative state.
The first step in creating a breakthrough in your life is awareness, which this exercise will give you plenty of.
Life's a trip. Give'r!
Your friend and Coach,
Bryce
PS - FREE is good, and the next best thing is an amazing deal and my new coaching packages are just that! Check them out at http://www.brycehealey.com/Get_Started_Now.html.
Yesterday my coach (yes, even coaches have coaches... everybody can benefit from a coach) invited me to take Tony Robbins' 10 day challenge. For those of you that have his book "Awaken the Giant Within", it starts on page 309. For those that don't have it.... buy a copy now. This book will change your life.
The essence of the challenge is this: For the next 10 consecutive days, refuse to dwell on any unresourceful (negative) thoughts or feeling.Or to state this in the positive: Focus only on resourceful throughts or emotions.
To be clear, this doesn't mean you aren't allowed to temporarily experience a negative thought as let's face it, they will happen. The purpose here is to not DWELL on them. As described in the challenge, when you realize you are experiencing a negative thought or emotion, you have 1 minute to break the pattern.
If you dwell longer than 1 minute, you restart your 10 days.
Again, my coach extended me this challenge and I have excepted. In turn, I am extending the challenge to all of you! Are you up for it??? Come on... I triple dog dare you.. no stampsies or erasies.
This is day 1 for me... and so far so good! I will do my best to blog each day so you can follow along. Furthermore, I encourage all you who are brave enough to accept the challenge to post your comments as to your progress.
And as if a challenge isn't enough to motivate you. For all of those who do decide they are man/woman enough to do this.... contact me through my website (http://www.brycehealey.com/) and I will give you a FREE coaching session in which I will give you a few tools of exactly how to break your negative state.
The first step in creating a breakthrough in your life is awareness, which this exercise will give you plenty of.
Life's a trip. Give'r!
Your friend and Coach,
Bryce
PS - FREE is good, and the next best thing is an amazing deal and my new coaching packages are just that! Check them out at http://www.brycehealey.com/Get_Started_Now.html.
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