Discover What Your Mind Can Do

"The greatest discovery you'll ever make, is the potential of your own mind."

~ Jose Silva

This is so true.  The longer I practice and the more I learn, the more I realize how powerful our own minds are.  Your mind can help create your wildest dreams, or can keep you stuck and miserable.  When you harness what your mind can do for you--so that it empowers you--you open a world of opportunities for yourself. 

This week:  Spend some time thinking about how your mind works FOR you.  Write down the ways that your thinking empowers you to achieve your goals.  This is what you will want to do more of.  Then, think about the ways that your thinking keeps you stuck.  What thoughts, feelings, beliefs, attitudes work to empower you?  What thoughts, feelings, beliefs and attitudes work to make you feel bad?  Write these down.  Come up with 3 ways you empower yourself through your thinking.  Now, every time you start to think those negative thoughts, replace them with the empowering thoughts.  Notice what happens.  While this may not change everything for you, it will at least make you more awareof the power of your thoughts. 

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people overcome the limiting beliefs and negative emotions that keep them stuck.  She calls this "emotional clutter" and provides a process for getting rid of it, so that you can move on in your life.  For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ . 

The Rewards of Life Require the Risk of Playing the Game

"There's no reward in life without risk."

~Barry J. Farber

In order to "win" the game, you have to play.  You can't expect to sit on the sidelines, expecting to dream your outcome into being.  Yes, dreaming IS important, but you must take action.  Anytime you commit yourself to taking action, you are taking a risk.  You are putting yourself out there, declaring what you want.  You are stating your intention and you must now ante up.  Some people are afraid of the risk and allow that fear to derail them.  Even though you may not know the outcome for sure, what would you do if you knew you could not fail?  Take a chance.

This week:   Think about something you REALLY want.  Get clear about the outcome you'd like to achieve.  Be specific.  It can be something small or something big.  Now, think about what blocks you from having it?  How much of the obstacle to your success is related to fear of taking the risk?  Just think about how different your life would be if you took that risk AND were successful?  Think carefully about what the rewards are for you in achieving this outcome.  Are they big enough to overcome the fear?  If not, think about how you might make that outcome even MORE rewarding to you--not just at the end, but also along the way.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people overcome self-sabotage.  When fear or limiting beliefs sabotage your best efforts at reaching your dreams, you need to be able to get rid of it.  Linda has a number of resources available, and is happy to talk with you about what might be best for you.  For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/

You Control Your Own Personal Growth

"You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution. Change is inevitable, personal growth is always a personal decision."

~Bob Proctor

When you begin to realize that you are both the problem AND the solution, you empower yourself to move forward.  You empower yourself to grow in the direction of YOUR choosing.  Which would you rather have in your life:  the belief that you are a victim of the capricious whims of life? Or the belief that you can create your own destiny?  The universe is unfolding as it should and change is inevitable.  How do you want it to impact you?

This week:  Begin to look at your "problems" as creations of your own.  If you can create it, you can also un-create it.  You can solve it.  Ask yourself "Why have I created this?"  "What purpose does it serve in my life?"  Listen carefully for the answer from that wise part of you within.  There is always something you think you are accomplishing by having the problem.  It may not consciously make sense to your rational mind, but it was devised by you to serve some unconscious purpose.  Next ask yourself "What do I need to do about this?"  Brainstorm solutions.  Whether your problem completely disappears or not, you will be on the road to taking charge of your own personal growth and change. 

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people find their own solutions to life's challenges.  A personal growth and transformation expert at Inner Resource Center, LLC, Linda has a vast toolbox of resources to help people achieve their goals, overcome obstacles and get rid of the "emotional clutter" that blocks their dreams.  For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ .

Trust Yourself

"You have to trust in something: your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."

~Steve Jobs
 
Each of us has a wise part of ourselves that is often outside of our awareness.  It goes by various names--subconscious, unconscious mind, gut, God--but is that part that resides in you that knows what is best for you.   You can trust it.  In fact, if you can't trust YOUR unconscious mind, whose can you trust?  The key is learning to listen.
 
This week:  Pay special attention to those gut feelings.  Notice ideas or thoughts that pop into your head without your knowing how they got there.  Ask questions and listen for the answer from within.  Experiment with making a couple of decisions that way.  For example, if you are wondering what to order in a restaurant, let your subconscious mind order for you.  If you are wondering whether or not to go to a party or networking event, pay attention to what your gut says about it.  These will give you some easy ways to "play" with the wisdom of this part without having a lot invested.  The better you get at listening, the more this wise part can guide you.
 
Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people transform their lives by letting go of limitations--what she calls "emotional clutter"--those negative emotions and limiting beliefs that block your dreams.  For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ to find resources to help you overcome the obstacles in your life.

Find Beliefs That Empower You

"Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy."

~Tony Robbins

Our beliefs are very powerful.  Once you form a belief--any belief--you will do almost anything to prove it right.  You will ignore evidence to the contrary, distort perceptions to make it true, or generalize from one situation to another.  It is important to recognize which beliefs empower you and which limit you.  You create your own outcome by the things you believe.  Wouldn't it be better to believe things that empower you?

This week:   Spend some time looking at your beliefs.  What do you believe about your life that empowers you?  What beliefs limit you or keep you stuck?  Write them down in two columns.  Just sit with the question: What do I believe about myself?  When you uncover beliefs that limit you, ask yourself  "What would I need to believe in order to succeed?  What would I need to believe in order to create a more satisfying life?"  Imagine for this week that you DO believe that empowering belief.  Notice what that feels like.  Is there a difference? 

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people overcome "emotional clutter" in their lives--those negative emotions and limiting beliefs we form from past negative experiences.  Find out more at http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ or http://www.emotionalclutter.com/.

Moving Toward Your Goals Despite "Failures"

"Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”

~Winston Churchill

Face it.  When you try to accomplish things, there will inevitably be "failures."  Accomplishing goals takes effort and enthusiasm to keep going when things are not going well.  That enthusiasm serves as motivation.  It allows you to take the so-called "failure" and utilize it as feedback.  When you are pursuing your goals, there may be obstacles and set-backs.  But you can count yourself successful when you keep moving forward--finding ways around those obstacles, and keeping your enthusiasm despite those set-backs. 

This week:  Think about a goal you have achieved in your life--despite the set-backs and obstacles.  Think back on the obstacles you overcame and how you did it.  What resources did you use?  What support did you need to keep going?  How can you use this information the next time you face obstacles in pursuing your goal? 

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people overcome the obstacles to their goals.  She uses her 30 plus years of experience and knowledge of solution focused techniques to support her clients in creating satisfying, meaningful, magnificent lives.  For more information about her or the services she provides, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/

The Importance of Making a Change

"Everything in your life gets better when you get better, and nothing is ever going to get better until you get better."

~Larry Winget

If you don't like the way your life is going, make a change.  Change the things that get in the way of your living the life you would really like to live.  As you get better, your life will get better too.  As you work to make the changes you will build momentum and the changes will come faster and easier.  Remember, life is a process.

This week:  Figure out what you would like to be "better" in your life.  Are you too stressed?  Not making enough money?  Not in satisfying relationships?  Write down what isn't working in your life right now.  Next, think about what "better" would be like.  Really picture it.  Imagine what you would see, what people would say to you, what you would say to yourself and how you would feel.  Make it vivid.  Finally, write down some things that would need to change "how things are now" into "how you would like them to be."  Look at the list and pick ONE thing you will work on to change this week.  Notice how making that change feels to you.  Keep going!

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people make changes in their lives.  With over 30 years of experience, she has a variety of tools and techniques to help people move forward quickly and easily. For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/