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Decisions and Change
You
must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course
of your life forever: the very next person you stand behind in line or
sit next to on an airplane, the very next phone call you make or
receive, the very next movie you see or book you read or page you turn
could be the one single thing that causes the floodgates to open, and
all of the things that you've been waiting for to fall into place.
Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision.
- Anthony Robbins, American advisor to leaders
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Greetings!
I apologize for the lateness of this issue... actually, I'm in the
middle of making some decisions and changes in my own life, plus
expanding my comfort zone by acting in a musical, Smoke on the Mountain. Can't wait to see what kind of changes that experience produces!
While directing the singer-musicians in this
production, I encouraged them to sing out or play with confidence and
not be afraid of making a mistake. "If I hear it, then I can fix it. If
you're going to make a mistake, do it with confidence!"
It's the same way with making decisions in life. We often get trapped
in inertia because we're afraid of making the wrong decision. But how
do you know if it's the wrong choice or the right choice until you step
out in that direction?
As Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler discusses in her article below, The Zen of Motivation,
You may feel confused or anxious, and wonder if you are making the
right decision. But somewhere along in your life novel you may discover
there was no right decision.
And
just like correcting mistakes in singing or playing an instrument, if you
discover you've stepped onto the wrong path, you can always make course corrections. Airplanes and ships do it all the time!
Enjoy
the rest of the issue!
- Becky
The Zen of Motivation
By Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler, Executive Advisor, © 2005 All Rights Reserved.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
From Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
You have probably had the experience at one time or another of feeling
stuck in your life. Of just sitting in one place - unclear of what
decision you should make.
How can you move forward in life when you feel unclear about the next
step you need to take? Admittedly, such a lack of clarity can cause
some pretty extreme stress.
It is difficult to move forward if you do not have clarity, since
clarity of purpose often controls your supply of life energy. Knowing
what you want generates the energy to pursue it. While not knowing
drains your energy.
So what can you do if you lack clarity? What are your options?
If you are afraid of making the wrong choice, you can wait and hope for
clarity. Or you can try to think your options through in your own mind.
But the truth is, you will never really figure life out. In terms of
life-questions - life has a way of just resolving itself, with or
without our conscious intervention or so-called decision-making.
And even when we think we have everything all figured out - life will seldom deliver a perfect replica of our mental picture.
One good way to conquer uncomfortable indecision is to simply make a
choice from among your unknowns. Whether or not you feel certain your
choice is the right choice - just take a small step in what seems to be
the best direction, in spite of your doubt or confusion.
There is great power in action. Movement in any direction will break
you free from the cement of indecision - and provide new information
and experiences. Action sends ripples of energy and change out into the
world. And since life is so totally unpredictable, who knows how your
situation will change once you get some action energy into motion.
You may even want to think of your life as a novel you are reading. You
are only part of the way into the book - and you really do not know
what is going to happen next. How could you know? The book is still
being written!
The challenge you face is this: Dare you move forward in the face of
uncertainty? Can you handle taking action without knowing whether it is
the right action?
You may feel confused or anxious, and wonder if you are making the
right decision. But somewhere along in your life novel you may discover
there was no right decision.
Here is what I have learned in my own roller coaster version of life:
If you find you have stepped onto the wrong path, you can always adjust
your direction. And any so-called mistakes simply add to your personal
wisdom about what does not work -- thus taking you closer to
discovering what does work.
There is great power in action!
Go for it. Even if you make the wrong choice, at least you will
generate some Zen action energy and break free of the painful,
mind-numbing cement of indecision!
Jill
Ammon-Wexler is a doctor of psychology, former consultant to the
Pentagon and a Presidential Commission, and a peak performance advisor
to top executives and entrepreneurs. Her powerful “Take Charge”
personal achievement ecourse is being used is 21 countries by thousands
of individuals seeking the ultimate in personal empowerment. For more
info visit: www.quantum-self.com/smash_your_limits.htm
More Quotes
I love quotes and tend to collect them wherever I go. Here are some of my favorites on change and decision making.
Every
decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to
do. It's a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you
understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way.
All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do
what you came here to do.
- Neale Donald Walsh
You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.
- Mike Murdock
The
simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is
your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these
once in a while and watch your answers change.
- Richard Bach
Every
human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent
will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human
freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.
- Stephen R. Covey
Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown.
- Anonymous
It's the most unhappy people who most fear change.
- Mignon McLaughlin
Change starts when someone sees the next step.
- William Drayton
Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.
- James Arthur Baldwin
To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.
- Maxwell Maltz
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
- Maya Angelou
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
- Lao Tzu
The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if:
- You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving,
- You're willing to take massive action,
- You notice what's working or not, and
- You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using whatever life gives you along the way.
- Anthony Robbins
Time Out Tip
I
invite you to choose one of the inspirational quotes in this newsletter
and write it on an index card. Then, put it in a place where you will
see as you go through your day - in your car or your daytimer, on your
desk or on your computer at work or tape it to the bathroom mirror, anywhere that you can
see it and be reminded to take a "time out" and think on what it says.
Or better yet, memorize it and say it to yourself each time you walk
through a door or each time you stop at a red light... or make up your
own reminder game.
Notice how it changes your attitude or your thinking. Did it help your
day go smoother? Did it motivate you to make any changes in the way you
do things or in the way you think about things?
I'd love to hear about your experience with this Time Out Tip. Or if
you have a tip that you'd like to share with our readers, please send me an email and let me know!
Partner Resources
Dr.
Jill Ammon-Wexler's website, Quantum-Self.com, is an exciting Self
Discovery Community. I encourage you to visit and discover the most
interesting,
unusual, stimulating and creative methods of self discovery on the web
today! She also has a free sizzling weekly ezine, and has the web's
first Brain Gym ezone. www.quantum-self.com
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