Unclutter The Desk In Your Head! - Part 2

This is my second instalment for my blog series 'Unclutter The Desk In Your Head!'

I am currently away on business at the moment and so this will be a short entry however I have a great tip in preparing you in starting to tackle that clutter.

This is for people who start the day facing it with dread. They have too much to do and they rush into everything and wonder why they are only partially successful if successful at all.

So your tip today is simple don't rush and breath deeply.

Before you start the day, sit in a comfortable seat with you feet flat on the floor, the palms of your hands flat on your lap with your shoulders back but relaxed.

Then close your eyes and just give yourself thirty seconds of nothing. Allow any thoughts to pass with no action and allow yourself to relax. Then start to slow down your breathing and focus on the movement of your chest rising up and down and listen to the noises that the breathing makes. Be fascinated by those noises and the sensations you feel whilst breathing.

If you are able to do this for ten minutes every day then this will prepare you in peacefully and powerfully uncluttering that desk and being more the person you want to be during the day.

Give it a go two or three times and let me know what difference it makes to you.

Confidence and contribution - part 3

As you know I have been writing a mini series on presenting ourselves and being confident in that.

Before the weekend gets here, I would like you to consider something fundamental ...

If you are passionate about something, then the world needs you to stand up and tell it.  There is a reason why you feel passionate about something and even if people don't get what you have to say straight away, if it is important to you then it will be important to someone else and it could be a big deal for that someone else to hear what you have to say.  You could change someone's life.

So , stand up and be counted, you are worth a lot and you deserve to have your say and be listened too.

Have a great weekend.

Confidence and Contribution - Part 1

Have you ever been on stage?  What was it like for you? Did you get that dreaded 'Stage Fright'?

Have you ever had an experience when aspects of your life are like being on a stage.  Maybe you have been asked to do a presentation at work, or give out a notice at a community event?  Maybe you have met the top dog in your company and you are having to impress him / her with your knowledge?

So you get to your place and you are about to open your mouth and nothing comes out!  You start sweating profusely or your hands start shaking or your voice cracks.  It doesn't feel good does it?

Have you ever wondered what is happening inside your head for that to happen?  Why are you getting an adrenalin rush when all you are doing is talking.  There's no real danger to runaway from is there?

When I meet with clients, there are so many times when their performance at work is blocked through a fear of how they are perceived 'What if I make a fool of myself?' type comments are common.
What is happening in the brain is simple.  It is mostly a protection mechanism that your brain uses to keep you out of danger.  The trouble is, so often this mechanism (which I like to refer to as a self defeating belief or saboteur ) can be too dominant in the mind.  So you might be doing something that really promotes something great about you and is not offensive to anyone and is probably very interesting, but your brain is telling you 'DANGER'!

If you are ever in this situation, try focusing on what is really good about what you are doing.  What is the opportunity gained by standing up and being counted?  Allow yourself to appreciate that people want to hear what you have to say.

The more you focus on the positives gained in doing anything that is very 'public', the 'saboteur' should start to lose it's grip on you.

Go on give it a go!