Bridging The Gap Between Knowledge and Action
Chances are, you already know what needs to be done. You know you need to stop procrastinating. You know you need to watch less TV. You know that you need to set smart goals and intelligent deadlines. And hopefully, you know you need to track your work, track your results, and put more of your effort into the aspects of your business to give you the strongest results.
But there's a very big gap between knowledge into action. Think of all the money that's spent on knowledge: whether it's a large companies trying to improve their efficiency, or housewives and stay at home dads trying to get into better shape. They know the adjustments they need to make, but they always fail to set habits and follow though.
Let's look together at some of the gaps that keep you from turning knowledge into profitable and useful habits.
The Fear Of Change
Failure can be comfortable. It represents a continuation of a routine that, at least on some level, has brought us a lot of pleasure. Now where this breaks down is that pleasure and happiness are two very different things. Pleasure can be bought with a cookie, it can be found in the bottom of a bottle, you can get a short rush of it with a few minutes on Facebook.
Happiness is harder, and the road towards it is longer, winding, and littered with distractions. The constant pursuit of pleasure, ironically enough, keeps more people away from becoming happy.
You Won't Learn By Doing
There are too many people who tried to do by learning instead of learning by doing. Talking about problems to death rarely solves them. People talk too much already. It's natural to want to go into a scary situation with knowledge at your back. But once you've learned the basics of a skill, start acting on it. Then look for new information once you've run into a serious roadblock, or have a smaller aspect of the skill that demands your attention.
You Rely On Motivation Instead Of Habit
It's okay to "feel unmotivated" sometimes, to hit a roadblock and need something positive to dig you out. But you're always needing to be motivated for any kind of positive action in your life, it's a sign that you haven't really put the energy you should into setting habits.
Habits aren't subjects that need motivation. Habits are things that we just do, whether it's a good time or a bad time. If you can devote one month to establishing a positive habit, chances are much better that you do it for a long time to come.
Accepting "Life Excuses"
Too many people take "life happens" as an excuse not to do the things that they should. It's almost like there's no effort to leap the obstacles that life puts in front of them. It's important to set uninterrupted times and uninterrupted places for the most important priorities cannot be violated.
When you give yourself a choice between any two things, there's a chance you will take the less beneficial choice.
Set up at daily routine that eliminates those choices.
Going From Zero To A Hundred
When it sinks in how far behind we are on our goals, it's easy to try to do too much at once and destroy our desire to improve altogether. While there are people who can handle this sort of drastic shift, for most people it'll be best to start small, focus on repetitive action, and scale up from there!
No More Excuses
The time for learning and not doing it over. Step up and start making a serious change in the way you approach problems... right now!
BANABU
Fran Watson
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Saturday, October 4, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Develop Your Intuition
The Road to Intuition
Have you had that experience when all of a sudden you just had this
huge hunch that something is about to happen, and to your surprise,
that "hunch" was eventually translated to reality?
When you feel strongly about something without a logical basis to
that thought, that's called intuition. It comes in three impressions:
clairvoyance or "the third eye", sensing clearly and feeling through
listening.
Clairvoyance is when your eye goes beyond what it can see. This is
when you know what is happening somewhere else.
Sensing clearly is basically what we refer to as "hunch" or "gut
feeling." This is the time when you are overwhelmed with a feeling
and you can't explain it and all you can say is "I just know."
On the other hand, feeling through listening is being able to
"listen" between the lines. Intuition also happens at times when a
certain sound, whatever it is - be it a car's honk or a bird's
twitting - ushers in an intense feeling.
It is claimed that only a number of people are gifted with intuition.
Astrologers even insist that people born under the Scorpio or Pisces
signs are naturally intuitive it almost borders on E.S.P. But studies
have been developing left and right that proclaim that anyone can
develop intuition.
Why the need to develop intuition, you ask? Why not let your
emotional and psychological state remain as it is?
First and foremost, intuition promotes good communication. It makes
you more sensitive to the people around you; it often keeps you from
hurting those you love because you are intuitive enough to understand
them. Intuition also makes you far more creative. Intuition means
releasing more creative juices for any means of expression. Lastly,
intuition has a healing power. This healing power is not in the
physical sense, but in delving deep into your soul to eradicate some
negative energy buried in it.
With that being said, are you ready to develop your intuition? Here
are some ways to unlock this gift:
1. Hypnosis
Hypnosis is not limited to watching a pendulum move back and forth.
You can perform self-hypnosis or you can obtain hypnotic programs
that can strengthen your intuition.
2. Meditation
Meditating means finding peace in yourself. If your mind and heart
are cluttered with too much baggage and hurt, you wouldn't be able to
quiet down that part of you that could eventually initiate intuition.
There are many ways to meditate: take a yoga class, or just simply
practice some breathing that could bring you straight to Zen.
3. Think positive!
A worry-free, fear-free state can do much to improve your intuitive
ability. By staying positive, you attract good energy that would be
able to recognize imminent feelings and events.
4. Just let go.
What does this mean? If you are on the brink of making a huge
decision, let go of all the inhibitions and head to a quiet place
where you could find out where the letting go has brought you.
Sometimes you just have to listen to the voice within you, and that
voice wouldn't come out unless you let go.
5. Never expect.
After letting go of the inhibitions and all those things that stop
you from thinking and feeling clearly, don't expect an answer right
away. Never expect that the "hunch" would fall on your lap
immediately. Give it a little time - then you just get surprised that
-- wham! -- now you have your answer.
6. Believe in your first impressions.
When you see someone for the first time and think that he is a bit
too arrogant for your taste, chances are that impression actually
holds true. Most of the time, first impressions are brought by
intuition.
7. Stay happy!
All you need to be intuitive is to stay happy! Happiness attracts
immense power and such power includes intuition. In tapping your
intuition, your motivation must be happiness and contentment. Given
that premise, intuition will fall to you more easily.
Intuition is helpful, because sometimes it leads you to something
that cannot be achieved otherwise. A lot of lives have been saved by
intuition alone. Decisions are easier when armed with this gift.
BANABU
Fran Watson
Develop intuition now and reap benefits you have never imagined.
Have you had that experience when all of a sudden you just had this
huge hunch that something is about to happen, and to your surprise,
that "hunch" was eventually translated to reality?
When you feel strongly about something without a logical basis to
that thought, that's called intuition. It comes in three impressions:
clairvoyance or "the third eye", sensing clearly and feeling through
listening.
Clairvoyance is when your eye goes beyond what it can see. This is
when you know what is happening somewhere else.
Sensing clearly is basically what we refer to as "hunch" or "gut
feeling." This is the time when you are overwhelmed with a feeling
and you can't explain it and all you can say is "I just know."
On the other hand, feeling through listening is being able to
"listen" between the lines. Intuition also happens at times when a
certain sound, whatever it is - be it a car's honk or a bird's
twitting - ushers in an intense feeling.
It is claimed that only a number of people are gifted with intuition.
Astrologers even insist that people born under the Scorpio or Pisces
signs are naturally intuitive it almost borders on E.S.P. But studies
have been developing left and right that proclaim that anyone can
develop intuition.
Why the need to develop intuition, you ask? Why not let your
emotional and psychological state remain as it is?
First and foremost, intuition promotes good communication. It makes
you more sensitive to the people around you; it often keeps you from
hurting those you love because you are intuitive enough to understand
them. Intuition also makes you far more creative. Intuition means
releasing more creative juices for any means of expression. Lastly,
intuition has a healing power. This healing power is not in the
physical sense, but in delving deep into your soul to eradicate some
negative energy buried in it.
With that being said, are you ready to develop your intuition? Here
are some ways to unlock this gift:
1. Hypnosis
Hypnosis is not limited to watching a pendulum move back and forth.
You can perform self-hypnosis or you can obtain hypnotic programs
that can strengthen your intuition.
2. Meditation
Meditating means finding peace in yourself. If your mind and heart
are cluttered with too much baggage and hurt, you wouldn't be able to
quiet down that part of you that could eventually initiate intuition.
There are many ways to meditate: take a yoga class, or just simply
practice some breathing that could bring you straight to Zen.
3. Think positive!
A worry-free, fear-free state can do much to improve your intuitive
ability. By staying positive, you attract good energy that would be
able to recognize imminent feelings and events.
4. Just let go.
What does this mean? If you are on the brink of making a huge
decision, let go of all the inhibitions and head to a quiet place
where you could find out where the letting go has brought you.
Sometimes you just have to listen to the voice within you, and that
voice wouldn't come out unless you let go.
5. Never expect.
After letting go of the inhibitions and all those things that stop
you from thinking and feeling clearly, don't expect an answer right
away. Never expect that the "hunch" would fall on your lap
immediately. Give it a little time - then you just get surprised that
-- wham! -- now you have your answer.
6. Believe in your first impressions.
When you see someone for the first time and think that he is a bit
too arrogant for your taste, chances are that impression actually
holds true. Most of the time, first impressions are brought by
intuition.
7. Stay happy!
All you need to be intuitive is to stay happy! Happiness attracts
immense power and such power includes intuition. In tapping your
intuition, your motivation must be happiness and contentment. Given
that premise, intuition will fall to you more easily.
Intuition is helpful, because sometimes it leads you to something
that cannot be achieved otherwise. A lot of lives have been saved by
intuition alone. Decisions are easier when armed with this gift.
BANABU
Fran Watson
Develop intuition now and reap benefits you have never imagined.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Ten Commandments of Human Relations
1.
Speak to people.
There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word.
2.
Smile at people.
It takes 72 muscles to frown, only 14 to smile.
3.
Call people by name.
The sweetest music to anyone’s ears is the sound of his/her name.
4.
Be friendly and helpful. If you would have friends, be friendly.
5.
Be cordial.
Speak and act as if everything you do were a pleasure.
6.
Be genuinely interested in people. You can like every body if you try.
7.
Be generous with praise – cautious with criticism.
8.
Be considerate with the feelings of others – it s
appreciated.,
9.
Be thoughtful of the opinions of others – there are
three sides to a controversy – yours, the other person’s and the right one.
10. Be
alert to give service. What counts most
in life is what we do for others.
Be kind to one another
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Time Management and Goals
I have been having conversations with people lately about Goal Setting and Time Management. Everyone says they don't have enough time to set goals or to accomplish tasks, but the truth is unless you set the goals you will NEVER find the time to complete them. You see you can't really manage time, you can only manage you.
Do you really know what you spend your time on each day? Have you ever taken the time to really look at what you do? How long does it take you to make and eat your breakfast each day? Do you read the paper while you eat? How long does that take? Do you sit and wait for the coffee to perc or do you do other things while it is percolating? What about lunch? Do you eat on the go? Eat at your desk? Go out for lunch? Again, how long does it take?
Have you ever sat down to watch ONE program and found yourself still sitting on the couch 3 hours later? That's because you didn't have a goal, something else you wanted to accomplish that night. If you had, you would have made a decision about whether or not you would even watch the one program, or would you work on a task towards completing your goal.
Do you have a goal you want to achieve? Other than, "I want to be rich and retire." Do you know the exact amount you want to make, the exact amount you would need to retire comfortably, taking into account inflation and what activities you want to do when you retire. Have you written your goal down? Have you begun your yearly, monthly, weekly, daily plan on how you are going to accomplish it? Studies have shown that if you WRITE down your goal and put it somewhere where you will see it every day, you have a better chance of achieving it. If you write it down and set out a plan on how you will achieve it, you are well on your way.
Think about it....A multi-millionaire has the same number of hours in the day as you do, they just do different things with it. You will probably not find them sitting on the couch in their living room watching hour after hour of TV. You will probably find them getting together with people who can help them with their goals.
What do you want to accomplish? Start today by taking a look at how you spend your time and see where you can make some time to work on YOUR GOALS. If you would like a time log to record your time for the next week, send me an email (franlwatson (at) gmail.com) with the subject line "TIME LOG" and I will send you a copy.
It takes time and effort to achieve a goal, but it is always worth it. Start small, reward yourself for accomplishing tasks, but START.
Have a great day!!!
Fran Watson
BANABU
Do you really know what you spend your time on each day? Have you ever taken the time to really look at what you do? How long does it take you to make and eat your breakfast each day? Do you read the paper while you eat? How long does that take? Do you sit and wait for the coffee to perc or do you do other things while it is percolating? What about lunch? Do you eat on the go? Eat at your desk? Go out for lunch? Again, how long does it take?
Have you ever sat down to watch ONE program and found yourself still sitting on the couch 3 hours later? That's because you didn't have a goal, something else you wanted to accomplish that night. If you had, you would have made a decision about whether or not you would even watch the one program, or would you work on a task towards completing your goal.
Do you have a goal you want to achieve? Other than, "I want to be rich and retire." Do you know the exact amount you want to make, the exact amount you would need to retire comfortably, taking into account inflation and what activities you want to do when you retire. Have you written your goal down? Have you begun your yearly, monthly, weekly, daily plan on how you are going to accomplish it? Studies have shown that if you WRITE down your goal and put it somewhere where you will see it every day, you have a better chance of achieving it. If you write it down and set out a plan on how you will achieve it, you are well on your way.
Think about it....A multi-millionaire has the same number of hours in the day as you do, they just do different things with it. You will probably not find them sitting on the couch in their living room watching hour after hour of TV. You will probably find them getting together with people who can help them with their goals.
What do you want to accomplish? Start today by taking a look at how you spend your time and see where you can make some time to work on YOUR GOALS. If you would like a time log to record your time for the next week, send me an email (franlwatson (at) gmail.com) with the subject line "TIME LOG" and I will send you a copy.
It takes time and effort to achieve a goal, but it is always worth it. Start small, reward yourself for accomplishing tasks, but START.
Have a great day!!!
Fran Watson
BANABU
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Valuing Minutes
Yesterday I attended an online conference with Janet Legere and she talked about segmented intention. Paying attention to what you are doing and intending it to be successful.
This morning I pulled my daily quote from my tin and it said, "With this dawn, this new day, I value each minute."
I was taken back to my recent Time Management Workshop where I shared with the participants the value of time - 1440 minutes in a day.
Wasting 15 minutes a day works out to 91 hours per year. What could you do with those 91 hours?
If we read an average of 12 pages a day (about 15 minutes) we could read 17-18 books per year. We can learn a new task, become an expert in our field of study, or upgrade our education.
We could exercise and stay in shape while tuning up our heart. 15 minutes 3 times a week will maintain a healthy body.
We could spend the time in personal meditation or spiritual contemplation to bring balance to our lives.
We could devote 15 minutes of quality time to someone we care about. We could choose a different person each day. We could write a letter, send a card, make a phone call or a personal visit. We could sit down with someone and ask them a question and really listen to their answer.
Take a few minutes to think about how you spend your time and how you could spend it better.
Do some tasks that take only 5-15 minutes and feel good about having accomplished something.
Plan your day to include small tasks as well as large tasks, write down what you intend to accomplish - you will have a much better chance of succeeding.
To your successful day!!
Fran
BANABU!
This morning I pulled my daily quote from my tin and it said, "With this dawn, this new day, I value each minute."
I was taken back to my recent Time Management Workshop where I shared with the participants the value of time - 1440 minutes in a day.
Wasting 15 minutes a day works out to 91 hours per year. What could you do with those 91 hours?
If we read an average of 12 pages a day (about 15 minutes) we could read 17-18 books per year. We can learn a new task, become an expert in our field of study, or upgrade our education.
We could exercise and stay in shape while tuning up our heart. 15 minutes 3 times a week will maintain a healthy body.
We could spend the time in personal meditation or spiritual contemplation to bring balance to our lives.
We could devote 15 minutes of quality time to someone we care about. We could choose a different person each day. We could write a letter, send a card, make a phone call or a personal visit. We could sit down with someone and ask them a question and really listen to their answer.
Take a few minutes to think about how you spend your time and how you could spend it better.
Do some tasks that take only 5-15 minutes and feel good about having accomplished something.
Plan your day to include small tasks as well as large tasks, write down what you intend to accomplish - you will have a much better chance of succeeding.
To your successful day!!
Fran
BANABU!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
What's Happening?
Hi
I hadn't realized how long it had been since I had posted until today. Since April I was involved in a local event - The Diversity Festival- which was held on July 7th and involved people from all walks of life - health and beauty, massage, cultures, United Way, local vendors, animal rescue, immigration, alternative lifestyles - wow, it was amazing. We had a day in the park and two performances of Dragon's Breath. I was in both and also in the one we did in Almonte in May. It took a lot of my time but it was energizing and satisfying, and it was Building A New And Better Universe for many!
I recently began to listen to Mike's material again and I will soon be able to offer some of it to my blog readers. If you are interested, please leave a comment below. In particular I have been relistening to Mike's 11 Principles. I will be posting some of my thoughts over the next few weeks.
Hope to see you here again soon.
Fran
BANABU
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