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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. 

The first point I want to make is that this “case study” is a VERY common one. 

In fact, working on someone’s Belief Systems is the Number 1 thing I do with ALL of my clients.

Meaning, ALL of us have beliefs which are not serving us. 

Some are clear to us, and others, are so subtly invasive, and enmeshed into our identity and stories, they wreak havoc without us understanding why.

So what follows is a great example of a client I recently worked with. 

They were in their early 30’s, highly capable, intelligent, driven and what we might call a high-performer. 

However, they had this annoying little belief, planted when they were about 5 or 6 years of age, which made their life WAY harder than it needed to be.

I started writing this article, up in the mountains of Bali (near Mount Batukaru), and it is frankly a little chilly sitting here outside. 

So I might have to write a relatively short article today, so I can head down the mountain and warm my toes.

Short, but not simple, or unimportant. 

Because I have a good feeling, that a lot of you who read my newsletters, are in the top echelon of human being, and are kind, compassionate and empathetic. 

Am I right? 

I reckon so. 

But there is an interesting thing I will share today about EMPATHY, that I have thought about, paid attention to, and recently learned a bit of age-old wisdom in regards to empathy’s potential “downside”. 

Who would have thought? 

How could there be a dark side to empathy? 

Well let me share with you what I have come to understand. 

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 am a fan of writing articles inspired by “real life stuff“, so it is actually relatable and relevant. 

As you probably know; we have been building a new house in Bali over the past 6-7 months. 

And any of you who have done the house building thing, or a major home renovation, know that it is a bit of a white-knuckle roller-coaster ride at times. 

Or for an added degree of difficulty, build in a foreign country where you don’t speak the lingo of the Javanese tradesmen. 

What a ride!

So close, and yet…

Anyway, after an incident the other morning, along with a conversation I had with a coaching client the other day, and my recent yoga training experience; I was pondering the subject of “MANIFESTING YOUR DESIRES” (with grace) and thought it would be a great conversation for today. 

Are you ready to dive in? 

Let’s go.  

I am still pretty pumped up after finishing my yoga training course at The Practice recently. 

I LOVED going deep, deep, deep into the (actual) traditional teachings of the yogi’s, which were trialed, refined and repeated over 1000’s of years. 

And you want to know what? 

They were most interested in HOW TO THRIVE (as opposed to creating content for their Instagram account…ha ha ha).

That goal does not sound too different from where we are today. 

Most of us are also trying to figure out what things will make life easier, more fulfilling, more meaningful, filled with more of what we most desire and with the vitality to enjoy all of the great things we create.

I reckon after a few 1000 years of refinement; we might also figure out the best way to do it.

So, let’s dive into this “thing” that both Neuroscientists and ancient yogi’s agreed was a key piece to the THRIVING in life game.