TENACITY - Term 2 WEEK 3
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NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) BasicsNLP is basically the combination of the best coaching strategies over time that two gentlemen: John Grinder and Richard Bandler brought together to create a toolkit for a successful life.
Here I want to explore a few simple techniques to help focus your mindset on beliefs that will serve you to focus on and look for the results you are after.. Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) recognises that people use unconscious patterns of behaviour as strategies to get through life. Becoming aware of these patterns is very useful so that you can do more of what works for you and change those that get in the way of your success. |
I AM - EMBRACING YOUR PERSONAL POWER
Our words are powerful creators of the results of our lives and these two words -“I AM” - have especially strong creative power. Knowing this, is it really a good idea to continually think or say things like I AM sick, I AM broke, I AM sad? Knowing this, doesn’t it make much better sense to affirm I AM healthy, I AM prosperous, I AM happy?
If you listen, you’ll discern whether the majority of “I AM” statements you make every day are attracting what you DO want or what you DON’T want. Either way, the Universe always responds, “Your wish is my command.”
You cannot overestimate the power in “I AM” statements. There is no limit to what you can do with it.”
- Saint Germain in The “I AM” Discourses
Before I understood the power of “I AM,” I had a bad habit of saying “I AM FEELING so sick” Guess what that I AM statement created? Right, more sickness. When I realised I was using my power to call forth ill health, I started consciously revising it to “I AM filled with Energy and vitality” or “I AM feeling stronger all the time.”
How good do these positive I AM statements feel?
I AM wonderful
I AM capable
I AM worthy and deserving
I AM talented
I AM magnificent
Let's say you catch yourself thinking or saying something to the effect of "I AM not good enough” and you notice that feels bad, so you consciously replace it with “I AM good enough; I AM great!” Good catch, but then you may notice it feels like a lie and you don’t really believe it. That’s OK. You may not completely believe your positive I AM’s right now, but remember a belief is simply a thought you keep thinking, so keep thinking thoughts of what you DO want.
As you continue to repeat positive I AM statements, you re-train your brain, re-program your mind and re-write the script for your life.
“Every time you use the words “I AM,” you are calling in the Divine power to do whatever you are proclaiming.”
- Wayne Dyer
Whatever follows your “I AM” will determine what kind of life you live. I AM broke attracts lack just as surely as I AM successful attracts success. Because you get to choose what follows “I AM,” you get to choose joy or sorrow, wealth or poverty, health or illness, success or failure. Try these:
I AM strong
I AM successful
I AM joyful
I AM lovable
I AM healthy
I AM wealthy
If you can’t always get to the most positive affirmation, simply point yourself in a better direction. If I AM wealth yis too much of a stretch right now, point in that direction with I AM on my way to more abundance. If I AM healthy currently feels too far away, point in that direction with I AM allowing greater ease every day.
The important thing is to be aware that you are creating your reality with your I AM statements and use them to create what you DO want. How about:
I AM beautiful
I AM confident
I AM brilliant
I AM fortunate
I AM valuable
To transform an “I AM” affirmation into an “I AM” reality, do your best to feel now the way you want to feel then. See yourself the way you want to be. See your circumstances the way you want them to be.
You wield infinite power to create - for good or for ill - with the words “I AM.” Harness the Magic of I AM and affirm:
I AM joyful and appreciative
I AM in love with life
I AM always so lucky
I AM always in the right place at the right time
As you know, when you get the inside right, the outside will take care of itself. Choosing positive I AM statements is one of the easiest and most powerful things you can do to get the inside right. You get to choose what follows I AM, so how about using the Magic of I AM to create the life you truly desire - starting now!
Remember: What ever comes after I am.... Is telling you how you see yourself.. It is an Identity statement.
If you listen, you’ll discern whether the majority of “I AM” statements you make every day are attracting what you DO want or what you DON’T want. Either way, the Universe always responds, “Your wish is my command.”
You cannot overestimate the power in “I AM” statements. There is no limit to what you can do with it.”
- Saint Germain in The “I AM” Discourses
Before I understood the power of “I AM,” I had a bad habit of saying “I AM FEELING so sick” Guess what that I AM statement created? Right, more sickness. When I realised I was using my power to call forth ill health, I started consciously revising it to “I AM filled with Energy and vitality” or “I AM feeling stronger all the time.”
How good do these positive I AM statements feel?
I AM wonderful
I AM capable
I AM worthy and deserving
I AM talented
I AM magnificent
Let's say you catch yourself thinking or saying something to the effect of "I AM not good enough” and you notice that feels bad, so you consciously replace it with “I AM good enough; I AM great!” Good catch, but then you may notice it feels like a lie and you don’t really believe it. That’s OK. You may not completely believe your positive I AM’s right now, but remember a belief is simply a thought you keep thinking, so keep thinking thoughts of what you DO want.
As you continue to repeat positive I AM statements, you re-train your brain, re-program your mind and re-write the script for your life.
“Every time you use the words “I AM,” you are calling in the Divine power to do whatever you are proclaiming.”
- Wayne Dyer
Whatever follows your “I AM” will determine what kind of life you live. I AM broke attracts lack just as surely as I AM successful attracts success. Because you get to choose what follows “I AM,” you get to choose joy or sorrow, wealth or poverty, health or illness, success or failure. Try these:
I AM strong
I AM successful
I AM joyful
I AM lovable
I AM healthy
I AM wealthy
If you can’t always get to the most positive affirmation, simply point yourself in a better direction. If I AM wealth yis too much of a stretch right now, point in that direction with I AM on my way to more abundance. If I AM healthy currently feels too far away, point in that direction with I AM allowing greater ease every day.
The important thing is to be aware that you are creating your reality with your I AM statements and use them to create what you DO want. How about:
I AM beautiful
I AM confident
I AM brilliant
I AM fortunate
I AM valuable
To transform an “I AM” affirmation into an “I AM” reality, do your best to feel now the way you want to feel then. See yourself the way you want to be. See your circumstances the way you want them to be.
You wield infinite power to create - for good or for ill - with the words “I AM.” Harness the Magic of I AM and affirm:
I AM joyful and appreciative
I AM in love with life
I AM always so lucky
I AM always in the right place at the right time
As you know, when you get the inside right, the outside will take care of itself. Choosing positive I AM statements is one of the easiest and most powerful things you can do to get the inside right. You get to choose what follows I AM, so how about using the Magic of I AM to create the life you truly desire - starting now!
Remember: What ever comes after I am.... Is telling you how you see yourself.. It is an Identity statement.
EXERCISE 1: I Am |
Write down 5 roles you play or want to play and put them into positive I am statements. For example for me, it might be:
I am a mother I am a wife I am a teacher I am a Writer I am a Coach |
EXERCISE 2: The Power of Adjectives |
Ok, now lets see if you remember adjectives from English.... They are descriptive words. Words that describe the noun. We will only reach the level of the words we are comfortable to use about ourselves. So I want you to add an adjective beside each of the above statements you came up with. For example mine might be:
I am a caring mother I am a supportive wife I am a inspiring teacher I am a descriptive Writer I am a transformational Coach I may not have yet reached all that I have in these statements, however that is where I am focused, so that is where I am heading and working towards. Now its your turn. |
Taking Personal Responsibility to Empower Yourself
When you blame other people, you give away your power. You allow them to affect your environment, behaviour and well-being, the results you achieve, and how you feel. Blaming others is incredibly debilitating because it takes control away from you, making you feel powerless and helpless.
Taking personal responsibility is wonderfully freeing and empowering because you recognise that you decide how to feel, how to react to circumstances, and what you choose to do — or, indeed, not to do. On the flip side, realising that you have to deal with the consequences of your decisions, without the luxury of being able to blame circumstances or other people, can be really scary.
Taking personal responsibility is wonderfully freeing and empowering because you recognise that you decide how to feel, how to react to circumstances, and what you choose to do — or, indeed, not to do. On the flip side, realising that you have to deal with the consequences of your decisions, without the luxury of being able to blame circumstances or other people, can be really scary.
Exercise 3: Personal Responsibility |
Part 1: Come up with something in your life that is challenging you right now………
Part 2: Describe the circumstance... What was happening with as much detail as you can possibly draw on. Part 3: How would you like it to be? Write this with as much detail as possible as well. Part 4: Look at it from different perspectives. How many different ways can you chose to see this one thing.... Part 5: What action are you going to take to overcome this challenge. Tip: Make sure you write it in the positive. Always remember: We get to chose the meaning we make of something! |
Exercise 4: Skills Assessment
Success in any task we put our hand to is dependent on whether we know what we are looking for. As we have looked at earlier, we need to be focused on areas we want to learn and know where our skill set is already at and use those strengths to move forward.
In this skills assessment, you get to assess yourself where you are at with each of these skills needed for the world of work (and more generally in life as well) and look at which skills you would like to focus on improving. Through having done this, you will start to improve areas and work towards achieving the success you desire in your life.
In this skills assessment, you get to assess yourself where you are at with each of these skills needed for the world of work (and more generally in life as well) and look at which skills you would like to focus on improving. Through having done this, you will start to improve areas and work towards achieving the success you desire in your life.
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Skills Assessment |
INTRODUCING YOUR TASK - The Tenacity Challenge
TO THINK ABOUT (AND FOCUS ON) THIS WEEK
This week:
- Reflect on your Action from your challenge. What do you need to do to action this?
- Look at your new I am statements each day to start to become who you want to be.
- What areas of leadership have you decided to work on? What is the action plan for this?
- Don't forget to keep your journal of everything that you are learning.