Once a month I will record a short 3-5 min video with a practical Tip, Tool, or Strategy. Today is the first edition, and is one of the most important (and simple) STRATEGIES that I teach all my private Coaching clients. It will improve your decision-making “RESULTS” by about 200%!
Enjoy.
I have been pondering something of late.
As you may have noticed – unless you are working on your enlightenment in the nearest mountain cave – the world is a little bit bonkers at the moment.
And to be a little more specific, sad as it is, all of us have probably personally be touched by, or clearly noticed a rise in the number of people with (to generalise) “mental health” issues or challenges.
I just did a quick search online and the estimated number of people with a mental ‘disorder’ globally, in 2019 was about 1 in 9.
Which, to tell the truth, was higher than I thought it would be.
And there are several reports of that number going up significantly from 2020-2023, due to a world event (and periphery events) we are all familiar with.
So, without getting into too much more doom and gloom, we can all acknowledge that there are a lot of people having significant challenges with life in this modern age.
The second part, to set the context of the brief conversation I want to have with you, is over the last 20-years of so, there has been so much pressure on what we can and can’t say about one another, or to one another.
This has even had an impact on what is deemed appropriate for comedians to make “jokes” about.
Anyway, my point is this…
This goal is pretty common.
I have definitely had this goal, or a derivation of it, at some points in my life.
Thinking that if I attained this goal, life would be just great.
Only to find that attaining this goal is actually a little hollow.
Not actually that much fun.
And some research would even suggest it will take us to an early grave.
And no, we are not talking about getting “high” off alcohol or drugs, which most of us realise is followed by a whopping headache and hang-over, or in the case of drugs, a downer for a handful of days after (or so I have read ;-)).
The goal I am talking about…
Are you ready for it?
Is…
The Goal of getting to the place where you don’t have to DO anything.
Free of commitments and responsibilities.
And the piece I want to focus on today is – more specifically – freedom from “having to work”.
You have also likely seen a bunch of conversations online where some younger folk are all for an unconditional basic income (UBI), which is not based on work status.
Where you could still be paid to do nothing.
Sounds great.
But actually, it’s not.
And thus starts today’s conversation.
Having stable, solid, well-defined and deep foundations is ESSENTIAL to build anything GREAT from.
I am sure that concept is not news to you.
We need to have great foundations in order to build anything great.
Whether it is a skyscraper or an outstanding relationship.
Whether it is a great game of tennis, or a great business.
The fundamental foundations matter a lot.
But when it comes to us, as people, what EXACTLY do me mean (practically) when we talk about building a ‘solid foundation’?
I use the term a LOT with my clients.
So, I thought given I say it a lot, what exactly constitutes what I am calling a solid foundation?
Hence, today’s topic.
Once a month I will record a short 3-5 min video with a practical Tip, Tool, or Strategy. Today is the first edition, and is one of the most important (and simple) STRATEGIES that I teach all my private Coaching clients. It will improve your decision-making “RESULTS” by about 200%!
Enjoy.
Today’s article is inspired by Gundi.
He is the dog we adopted in December 2020, who had been rescued off the streets of Bali, and was totally messed up when they found him.
I personally didn’t think he would have made it back to health; given the state he was found in.
Further down there are some pictures “before and after“, but I will hold back on worse pictures, as they are pretty rough.
Gundi’s transformation from almost dead, to vibrant health, and radiant coat (plus super cuteness), happened pretty quickly.
Even at a psychological level – given that he was abused while living on the streets – he was playful from the first day we got him.
And here is the thing.
Apart from some obvious anatomical differences, there are a lot of similarities at the biological level between our pets and us.
They have bones, tissues, skin, hair.
They have a cardiovascular system that works on the same principles as us.
I wasn’t sure whether to write “Delusion” or “Illusion” in the title.
But I figured they would both end me in the same place, so I just rolled with illusion.
This illusion is merely a thought.
And if it is repetitive enough, it probably creates its own neural pathway in the brain, which leads to all sorts of mischief.
You know that our thoughts influence our emotions, which influence our behaviours, which influences our results, which influences our thoughts and so the cycle goes.
I am a fan of the three-pronged approach when it comes to getting the Results I want.
Change your thoughts (1), change how you manage your emotional state (2), and adjust your behaviour (3) to align with the Results you want.
With a particular focus on the “thoughts and stories” piece of our personal psychology.
And illusions and delusions sort of fit into that space.
So, let’s see what “illusion” I am focusing on today, to bring it into your conscious awareness, so you can make a better choice or two.
What follows is THE EASIEST way to increase the flow of abundance.
It creates more love, more opportunities, more joy, more connection, more money, more adventure, more surprises (of the good kind), more presents, and a bunch of other stuff that I am too lazy to write.
I could actually make a generalization and say “more of everything” and I might not be too far from the truth.
This is also not a gimmick.
If you do it, you will see actual real-world RESULTS, which are undeniable.
But…
Yes, there is often a but.
Sorry.
This “but”, is highlighted nicely by Jim Rohn’s statement that “What is easy to do, is also easy not to do“.
Doh!!
I also think this “thing” I am soon to talk about is made easier – i.e. not to do – as a result of our technological world, and the introduction of all things AI; especially when it comes to digital communication (which is something we are doing more and more of these days).
So, let’s do the big reveal and I will share with you one of the things I have CONSISTENTLY found increases mine – and other peoples –abundance in all areas of their life.
Once a month I will record a short 3-5 min video with a practical Tip, Tool, or Strategy. Today is the first edition, and is one of the most important (and simple) STRATEGIES that I teach all my private Coaching clients. It will improve your decision-making “RESULTS” by about 200%!
Enjoy.
To clear things up from the get-go, this is not meant to be derogatory or judgmental to people of low or no means.
This is a topic of “generalizations”, and not about pointing my finger at anyone, and calling them “poor”.
In my mind EVERYONE has HUGE inherent personal potential.
Having said that, I have lived for almost 2 decades in a developing country (Indonesia), and travelled to over 50 countries around the world (including most of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America), where I have observed – first hand – poverty.
I am also a fan of the work of Margatte Wade an entrepreneur born in Senegal, who wrote an excellent book – ‘The Heart of a Cheetah‘ – and is very clear about why there is so much poverty in Africa. She believes the way out of poverty for many Africans, is free markets and economic freedom (i.e. ease of creating and doing business), to unlock the vast amount of entrepreneurial talent bubbling away throughout Africa.