Monday, January 19, 2009

Want a better body? Do this.

(Taken from toneytellsall.com)

Want a better body? Do this.
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Here is a great way to get the body of your choice.

First, I want you to cut or print out a picture of your ideal body. Second, I want to you to take this picture and focus on it for 1-2 minutes a day. By focus, I mean to see yourself as having this body. You could see yourself moving around swiftly, walking confidently, lifting weights powerfully, whatever it is that is in alignment with what you want. Third, as you are visualizing, I want you to really feel the feelings as if you had your ideal body now. Fourth, go and take some ACTION to make your imaging a reality.

Remember this, IMAGINATION is greater then willpower. Or Imagination > Willpower. Most people who want to get into shape are trying to use their willpower to do so. What they’re doing is using their will to try and battle against these strong subconscious concepts they have about how they should look and feel. What they should be doing instead, is using their IMAGINATION to send powerful images to their subconscious to create what they want. As your subconscious controls things like your habits, beliefs, and bodily functions, it will go to work on creating this new in-shape you just as it would have continued to keep you at your current level.

I remember the first time I tried this experiment. Prior to the experiment, I always weighed around 155lbs. Being 5’10 and 155lbs was too skinny for me at the time. After hearing about this exercise from my good friend Dr. Goldman, I decided to put it to the test. I cut out a picture of this big bodybuilder from Men’s Fitness Magazine and pasted a picture of my face over his body.
The picture I used to get bigger.

The picture I used to get bigger.
Every day for about a month, I would visualize myself as having the body in that picture. What was the result? Within two months, I had gained something close to twenty of muscle! In fact, I had gotten so big that I had to lose some muscle as all the excess mass was slowing me down whenever I did my boxing and kickboxing workouts.

I want to add in another note. As I had reprogrammed myself to be this big bodybuilder guy, it was very tough for me to lose the weight I had now put on. It wasn’t until I put up a picture of a new body-type, and started visualizing that, that the weight came off.
The picture I used to get slimmer. That's Ultimate Fighting Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre.

The picture I used to get slimmer.
Another interesting note was that when I started seeing myself in my new, slimmer, and leaner body-type, I also started visualizing myself as being taller. Sure enough I managed to grow and inch or two and this is while I was twenty-six years old.

So try it out for yourself! And let me know how it goes.

New Year's Goals

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New Year’s Goals
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope this year brings you all much love, happiness, and success.

New Year’s Goals

The purpose of this writing is to make sure that you hit your new year’s goals! I want to see you shine in 09! To make sure you do that, I’m going to help you out as best I can.

Imagination

This year instead of trying to use your willpower to force yourself into hitting your new year’s goals, try using your IMAGINATION instead. I cannot stress the power of imaging enough. When you image your goals as being complete, you’re sending powerful images to the subconscious portion of your mind. As your subconscious controls things like your habits, beliefs, and bodily functions, it will go to work on creating the images you send it. As it’s been said that over 90% of what you do is subconscious; you drive to work the same way every day, put your pants on the same way every day, eat the same foods every day, etc… You want to impregnate your subconscious with images you would like to see manifested in your life. After you do your imaging, I want you to write up some beautiful affirmations to reinforce your good work, and then take action on your plans to make them a reality.

It’s very simple.

Imaging

1. You can write out some goals such as “My book completed” “House on the lake” “My body weight is 170” and visualize how you would look and feel if these were already completed.

2. You can write out “I am so happy and grateful that…” and write out your ideal life and read it to yourself every morning.

3. You can simply sit down in a relaxing position and visualize your perfect 09.

Make sure to do your images daily or at least weekly. Don’t just do your images once and then forget completely about them. Sometimes once might be enough, other times it might take some time for your images to become a reality. You’re developing a new way of thinking, so give yourself some time. Also, be sure to image for at least a minute or two a day. It’s been said that it takes on average thirty-three seconds for a concept to reach the subconscious portion of your mind. I want you to spend a minute or two so that I know it’s really getting in there. Also, be patient! Some people do their imaging on Tuesday and are upset on Wednesday that they don’t have what they want. Give time for what you want to reach you.

Affirmations

After doing your imaging, say some affirmations to yourself to keep your self-talk strong and positive.
“I am in great shape”
“I am happily kissing my gorgeous girlfriend”
“I love my new job”
“I love my new puppy”

Plan

It’s been said, “Plan your work, and work your plan”. Have some type of plan for 09 that you stick to. You could say that you will exercise for an hour a day, Monday-Friday. Or you could plan to do fifteen minutes of reading some type of self-improvement book or article every day. Remember to use imaging to make your plans a reality! For instance, if your plan is to get in great shape, you could visualize yourself getting up every morning, going to the gym, having a great workout, and looking good. When I started a new morning exercise regiment, that was exactly what I did. As the regiment was earlier then I was used to getting up at, I simply started visualizing myself getting up early every morning, feeling good, having a great workout, and then looking great. Sure enough, that’s exactly what happened.

Find Someone to Help You

For those wanting to get into shape, having a workout partner is a great way to keep you on track. You can both support and push each other to do more. Also, on the days you might feel down or thinking about skipping your workout, your partner can provide that extra push to get your butt into gear.

Keep It Simple

Make sure to follow the KISS principle which is “Keep It Simple, Stupid”. Don’t set 1,000,000 goals and achieve none. Instead, set one or a few goals that you’re really passionate about. One goal completed is worth at least five or ten half-done. Also, don’t try to do everything in a day! I have a friend who does this. Every few months he decides he is going to get into shape. So he goes to the gym, exercises for a few hours, and then after a week or so is completely burnt out. Keep it simple! If you’re not in shape and want to be, give your body time to build up. Maybe you’ll start with twenty minutes of walking a day, then proceeding to add in some squats, abdominals, and pushups. Give yourself some time and also congratulate yourself on the good work you’re doing.
You in 09?

You in 09?

Celebrate Your Successes

As you’re going through 09, make sure to take some time to celebrate your successes. For instance, if I do something right, sometimes I’ll literally stop and pat myself on the back to acknowledge my good work. I even have a nightly ritual where I make sure to replay the day’s events in my mind. If I did anything wrong, I replace that image with what I should have done. After going through what went wrong, I then replay what went right for the day. If something went right, I celebrate my success.

The purpose is to have you doing more of the good and less of the bad. As Dr. Fleet likes to say, “As you eliminate the negative, you will be left with the positive”. After a while of doing this, you’ll start to feel really clean and peaceful inside.

Heart

Lastly, do what you LOVE. Don’t do something because you think you have to. Do it because you WANT to. Do what gets you excited, what has you feeling good. I write on this website because I love it. I love to teach. It gets me excited. I love seeing people grow and achieving what they want. Do what you love and the money, fame, joy, etc. will follow. It has to!

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Visualizing Success - 6 Steps to Using Mental Images to Achieve Your Goals

Visualizing Success - 6 Steps to Using Mental Images to Achieve Your Goals
By Judy Bra


"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein (Winner, Nobel Prize in Physics)

One of the easiest things you can do to bring more success to your life in any area is to visualize it. Star athletes use visualization all the time to improve their performances so why shouldn't you use it to improve your life performance?

Visualizing success means creating clear pictures in your mind of having already achieved your goals. A few reasons visualizing success works are because it re-programs your brain to create new solutions for achieving your goals, it helps you see ideas that you may have been ignoring, and it relaxes and calms your body. Also, if you believe in the law of attraction, visualization helps attract the things you want to achieve into your life.

Here are six steps for applying visualization to bring more success into your life:

1) Decide on a specific goal you want to achieve such as a better relationship with someone, a new house, successful mornings with your kids, or the amount money you want in the bank. (When you are just starting out, pick a goal that you consider realistic. As you get better at visualization, you should add goals that are bigger challenges or are well beyond your comfort zone.)

2) Close your eyes and imagine yourself succeeding at that goal - see it as already complete.

3) Make the pictures in your mind as clear and complete as possible with vivid details. For example: What color is your new house? What does each room look like? What are you doing in the house? What sounds do you hear?

4) Feel what it feels like to be successful at that goal. Are you relaxed, happy, proud? Also, see if you can imagine a sense of peace that you might feel inside at having achieved your goal.

5) Try to do these steps at least twice a day for 10 minutes if possible - first thing when you wake up and again right before you fall asleep. If you are feeling overly stressed about a goal or decision, take a few minutes to visualize your success at that situation several times a day. This will help your body feel less stressed about it.

6) Visualization helpers - some people find it helpful to collect pictures to create "vision boards" or "goal books" where they paste or draw pictures that symbolize what they're trying to achieve. Also, you can keep a small notebook for writing down ideas of success as they come to you.

Visualization is a powerful tool that your mind uses all the time - maybe without you even being aware of it. Often when people are not succeeding at something, it's because they are habitually and perhaps unconsciously visualizing failure, pain, and negative situations. If you want to succeed , then take control of the images in your mind and use these six steps to visualize your personal version of success!

Judy Braley is an author, an attorney, and a parent of two. Her personal development blog with free articles and information on inspiration for your life can be found at GrowFromWithin.com. Copyright © 2007 Wherett Inc. This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached.

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Create a Personal Mission Statement

To achieve greatness, direction, your goals and dreams, one must know where they are going. To arrive at your desired location of greatness, it is a good idea to write out a personal mission statement. In this entry, we will guide you through writing out your statement, to achieve a better you and obtain your goals.

You Can Choose Your World

You can choose the world that you live in. Now, some of you may argue with this point, but, I ask that you consider the following... This world is all about perspective. You can take any experience and come out many different ways, depending upon how you view the situation. For example, let's say that you were late for work because you accidentally slept in and did not hear your alarm clock. This can be viewed different ways. One: "Damn, I slept in, I can't believe it! I am going to be late again!!!!!!!" Two: "I slept in, oops. Maybe this happened for a reason. Perhaps I was saved from a wreck by not getting out the door 30 minutes ago... or perhaps it is good I loose this job to pursue a better one and one that I would actually enjoy".

Next time you are confronted with an issue you may not enjoy... think about your perspective and turn it into the world you want. Negative or positive? You choose.

Everything Etches Itself Into Your Mind

Everything you do, everything that any other person does, every time you see something, hear something, tastes something, smell or touch or get touched... your brain gets pulsed. Our experiences in life touch our brains and souls in such a way that we do not even realize that we have been touched most times. The pulses become automatic. In a way, this can be a scary thought. If we see something horrible and it was enough to trigger a "pulse" in our mind, it becomes a part of us... even if we do not want it to become a part of us.

So, we are healthy people wanting to be healthier... what do we do about these negative forces all around us, so that they do not influence us? The answer is to over come with more positive. More successful thoughts, more positive autosuggestion. Then, we can overcome the negative around us. Press on!

Saturday, January 17, 2009

The Power of Visualization

What we visualize and imagine is what we create. I know it can be hard at first... but try it. You will be surprised at what you get.

Need Some Self Motivation?

Procrastinating on something you should be doing? Not feeling the "umph" today? Maybe you need a little motivation to put a little "pep" into your step. Here's a video on motivation to help you start your engine:

Random Thoughts on Life

I sometimes think of life like a car ride... would it make sense to stop every 5 seconds and wonder where you were and where you were going? And analyze, "should I go when it light turns green? Should I swerve when I see a car coming at me"? No. In the car we mostly drive by our instinct directing us. So why not do that in life also? Trust our instinct to lead us. Have you ever been at a fork in the road or lost and not know where to go.... but you have to choose quickly and you do... and then end up getting where you needed to be? Well, that's an example of you using your instinct and getting where you want to go. So, why not try it in life?

Friday, January 16, 2009

The Law of Attraction

The law of attraction says that whatever one thinks of, that is what one will get. Wow, that's a bold statement. But, it's true-- think about it, you aren't hungry... then you sit down to watch t.v. and a BIG MAC comes on the television set. "Hmm, big mac" your mind thinks... then your rationale speaks up, "you just ate, you aren't hungry"... you watch a 30 minute program and the commercial comes on again...."mmmm, big mac" you think... by the 3rd time, you are really wanting a big mac. See? Now imagine if we thought negative all the time... we would receive negative. And if we thought positive... we would receive positive. Here's a video, visual, for your help and moving forward.

Stay Positive

Oprah speaks on staying positive.

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Sometimes we feel lonely, really lonely, almost to the point that we feel depressed. Loneliness is often described as "depression". How to heal loneliness? I did the digging for you, so you didn't have to. Here are some ways to heal loneliness:

"Extract the real reason for your feeling of loneliness." Whenever we do not feel right, that is a sign that we need to fix something-- that's our nature. If we have a stomach ache, it means we may be sick. Thus, taking care of it with medicine. Same for your soul-- it cries out too. "Loneliness is usually a sign of something your lacking in loving yourself" (http://hubpages.com/hub/What-can-I-do-To-heal-My-lonely-Heart).

"I write down to extract the real culprit to my loneliness or any other undesirable emotion, writing a hub is a great way to bank on your problem, also its a great way to organize your thoughts!"

"Record, rant, and vent at the same time! I get a lot out in conversations so I record my thoughts and discover an easy key to my subconscious mind"

"Listen intently to your recording then write down what key concepts come to mind and do another recording focusing on this new deeper level... Follow the white rabbit :~)"

"The cure is to EXTRACT the real reason for the feeling, the broken link in the chain of your perfect life. "

"Interact with your mind, be it in writing, recording and play back (or all three).. to deepen the answers "

"Formatting your Q&A session helps you to really gain insight

These are only a few, start asking a lot of questions and the brain will open up. Asking lays the foundation for the very way our brain accesses information, as you ask one question and receive an answer another question about that answer should take you deeper. For example:

Question: Why am I lonely?

Answer: Because I miss being loved

Question (deeper down the rabbit hole): What is it about love I miss exactly?

Answer: Feeling appreciated

Question: why do I need to feel appreciated externally as opposed to appreciating myself?

Answer: Because it feels good

Question: What makes it feel good exactly?

Answer: I feel competent, worthy, and compelled to better myself

Question: Can I accomplish this through my own work and appreciating my writing, artwork or other creative expression?

Answer: absolutely!

Solution (one potential): Do something bold, creative and that I really enjoy, and show it off to others to gain the same appreciation and admiration without losing myself in a relationship that I may not discover I'm using just to feel happy without realizing the real reason I'm lonely *Grin*"

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Never, Never, NEVER give up!

Don't give up. This will be said over and over in this blog, because it means so much. Never give up! No matter who says what. Never, ever give up. Here is an inspirational video on behalf of this.

The Power of Positive Thinking

It really matters what you say to yourself. Getting something done starts with a thought. A single thought. If you think negatively, and tell yourself that you can't do something or you doubt yourself in getting it done-- you most likely will not get it done unless, you change that negative thought process. Here is a video from a guitar instructor to his students on positive thinking...something good we can all absorb.

Positive Lyrics Coming Your Way

Need a positive booster for your day? Someone got ya down? Work sucks? The dog won't even look you in the face? Here are some lyrics to boost ya. It's never too late to be all and get all from life. It's never to late. Listen to the song for more impact.


"Proud" By Heather Small

What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?

Still so many answers I don't know
Realise that to question is how we grow
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same

What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?

We need a change
Do it today
I can feel my spirit rising
We need a change
So do it today
'Cause I can see a clear horizon

What have you done today to make you feel proud?
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
'Cause you could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today
You could be so many people?
Just make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?

I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Confidence Booster!

Need a little confidence boost? Confidence coming your way! By David Childerley:
David shows an EFT Tapping Technique to boost your confidence and motivation. A MUST SEE!

"Birds of a feather flock together"

It matters who you associate with. Who you associate with has a deep impact. Whether someone believes in you or doesn't or helps your grow or does not. It matters. Many great words were said in this next video, and I encourage you to watch and press on.

Dealing with Negative People

Sometimes you will meet people that will try to discourage you, sometimes on purpose and sometimes not. Either way you need to know how to deal with negative people. How to stay confident and focused no matter what. Here's a video for help:

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

ROCKY!!!!!

Several times throughout this blog, you will hear me refer to Rocky. Why? 1- I love that movie :) 2- So many good motivational speeches in there 3- Role model. Rocky was a no one, and he made himself a someone because he believed and NEVER gave up. Believe and achieve. NEVER GIVE UP.

Positive Thinking

Many people who have achieved great success, have put positive thinking into play for their lives. By listening to those that have succeeded before us we can make our way to the same success. Read quotes or books or interviews from those that inspire you. Their words will carry far.

Another Viewer's Mind Movie

Mind movies are powerful. Mind movies use image, and sometimes sound and captions to get the mind to think about what you want it to think about. It has been proven that whatever one may think about-- that is what one ultimately obtains. Here is another viewers mind movie. Take a look and start yours today!




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Monday, January 12, 2009

Imagine Achieving your Full Potential

What do you want in life? How much money do you want to make? By what time? What will you do to obtain this? What do you want more than anything? Want to achieve your full potential? Here is a short video on using music, and video to train your subconscious to achieve it's full potential-- which will then allow you to receive your full potential.

How Does Our Subconcious Work?

I'm sure many of you have wondered at some time or another, how the subconscious mind works. The subconscious mind is very powerful-- it can allow you to reach heights that you at one time thought were impossible. With belief you can change impossible to possible. Here is a short video on how the subconscious mind works.

Mind Movie

Ever thought of making a "mind movie"? In a mind movie you place visual images in your movie that you want to focus on. They say that thoughts become things. Control your mind and you control your future. Take a look at this example mind movie.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

5 Minute Meditation

Want to meditate but don't know how? What is meditation anyway? Meditation is stepping away from the world of chaos that we go through every day and taking time to be still and listen to the thoughts and feelings within-- with no other influences around us. Have 5 minutes? Of course you do! Check out this 5 minute meditation video and improve your day! (Come on you know you'd just be surfing the net anyway)... so, why not do something productive? Just do it, it's only 5 minutes... what do you have to loose? :)




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Growth-- Why? And How?

Growth. Why and how should one continue to grow? How can you improve yourself? One good idea is to keep learning. Learn everything you can about whatever you are interested in-- you will definitely grow. Even if you just read a small growth article, or say a article about the power of suggestion or about an interest you have. You have just increased your knowledge of this subject and have made yourself that much better!

Stay aware of things around you. Opportunities present themselves in the most awkward and unexpected times. By staying aware, you may notice something that the average person would of missed. Learn from every thing around you!

And finally, a third brief tip is to meditate and take time for quiet and peace and to learn from what your inner spirit has to say to you. You might be surprised and what you find out! Good luck to all!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Napolean Hill

Ever heard of Napolean Hill, writer of "Think and Grow Rich"? Napolean is a strong believer in whatever you set in your mind is what you will achieve, whether that is negative or positive. Here's a clip of Napolean speaking on a short behalf of this philosophy.




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The Law of Attraction

Want something? Want to be someone? Want to do something? Want to be __________, or more___________? Then why not? Try using the law of attraction-- whatever one thinks of and focuses on is what one will obtain. Here is a preview video to the law of attraction, which we will be mentioning throughout this blog. Enjoy! :)




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Keep Moving Forward

If you have a dream, there is one way to definitely get there-- keep going. I don't care what happens! Keep going. You could fail over and over and over and over... even 10,000 times like Edison... but the thing that Edison did, the reason he achieved is because he didn't give up until he got there. What if Edison gave up at try #55? Seems like most of us would of gave up long before then right? Especially if people were laughing or not supporting us or spitting their negativity upon us; but no, Edison kept on for 10,000 times... until he rested on his success. I encourage you to keep moving. Below you will find a clip from Rocky-- one of my favorite films... keep moving.




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Welcome to Upward Growth!

Welcome to the new Upward Growth site-- for those seeking to improve their inner self and inner peace. Here you will find everything from autosuggestion, to the effects of positive thinking, to spirituality. I hope you enjoy the site as much as I will! Enjoy!