Feb. 27, 2008
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Get Off The Hamster Wheel
Are you calm and peaceful, serene and satisfied? My byline is "Relaxed Real Estate for Magnificent Agents" and my vision is that each person I touch gain some value from me that leaves them creating extraordinary satisfaction in living a life they love. Of course, I can't make you or any of my clients calm, peaceful, serene or extraordinarily productive, it is ultimately up to you. The good news is that we always have the power to change what we are getting, if we don't like it!
Last week, I mentioned last week the book I was reading, The Astonishing Power Of Emotions by Esther and Jerry Hicks. In reading this and studying some of the other works by the Hicks, I am learning more about how to relax and go with the flow. The most profound shift for me has been to use accepting rather than resisting to take me to where I want to go. It is hard when situations in my life do not look the way I desire to accept. Resistance is the first reaction I usually have. It shouldn't be this way is what my first thought is. The shift to realizing it "is" this way is sometimes quite subtle, sometimes not, but always the path, for me, to making a difference both in the pain it is causing me and in my ability to do something about it. And, sometimes, the something is nothing! Letting go!
I have always been a motivated self-starter who resonated with Churchill's quote that said "Never, never, never give up." I would redouble my efforts if I fell short in what my goals were. While I had some great achievements, the hard work never seemed enough. I thought if I just tried harder and worked a little longer, THEN I would achieve what I really wanted. If you've ever felt that way, you probably can relate to my feeling of getting tired and burned out as well.
My journey to get off the hamster wheel and bring some bliss, balance and serenity to my life began about 15 years ago when I started my coach training. The odd place they started our training was to tell us we needed to be models for what we shared with others. We needed to do the work first! Extreme self-care was advised. This seemed very weird to me, because I did not have time for extreme self-care if I was to accomplish all I wanted! But, I learned that the taking care of myself actually had to be the priority or I never could achieve all I wanted.
My first experience with The Law of Attraction began back then at CoachU with Thomas Leonard, who wrote The Portable Coach which offers 28 strategies based on The Law of Attraction. The more I shifted my thinking about all this hard work, the easier I seemed to achieve what I wanted. When I accepted something that looked like a failure, instead of working harder, I began to accept there was a reason for everything and usually something better showed up as soon as I was able to let go of needing the original goal.
I am sharing about this with you because, it seems, so many people I talk with are approaching this year with the notion it is going to be (or is) a hard one. I've addressed this in a few of my recent posts, but want to give you a tool this week to that will, hopefully, bring you an easy way to shift out of the struggle (if that's where you are) or to just more fully enjoy. The gift I have for you with permission to share it from Ulrike Haupt is How To Change Your Life Around in 30 Days Implement Law of Attraction To Deliberately Create Health, Wealth and Love. The workbook was compiled by Ulrike from workshops given by the Hicks, sharing the wisdom of Abraham.
COACH'S TIP> You will need to commit 20 minutes a day to this. It may be like my struggle when 1st started coaching about not having time for self-care, but setting aside this time will make your days more productive, focused and serene. It's up to you!
If you want a little more of the background, here are a couple of interviews Oprah did with Esther Hicks. I can't find the first session. Here is the 2nd Session and the 3rd Session.
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March's Fossland's Forum topic is The Law of Attraction.
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