Inspired Project Teams

Audio: Be the Change You Want to See [Time - 11:25, File Size - 10.8 MB]

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” -  Mahatma Gandhi

“I can’t hear your words because they are drowned out by your actions” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.”  – Henry David Thoreau

“… if you want joy, give joy to others; if you want love, learn to give love; if you want attention and appreciation, learn to give attention and appreciation; if you want material affluence, help others to become materially affluent.”  Deepak Chopra in The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

All these quotes point to the same powerful truth that has become an aphorism: Actions speak louder than words. What’s more, implied in all these bits of wisdom is the deeper truth that when you take a heartfelt action, especially one that is rooted in giving of yourself, you somehow release into the world the same sort of energy that propelled you to take this action. The result: Other people resonate to your energy and begin to replicate your behavior. By being (or manifesting) the change you wish to see, you are actually releasing forces that conspire to bring about more of this change in the world.

OK. That sounds a little cosmic, right? Well, here are a couple of examples that will make this all a bit more real.
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Audio: Take the Risk [Time - 16:50, File Size - 15.8 MB]

This post is all about getting outside your comfort zone. It’s about encouraging you to run with open arms to embrace that somewhat scary opportunity that you see in front of you. If you can imagine it… if you can see it clearly… if it gets you excited as a possibility, then it may be your destiny to make it a reality. As Ralph Waldo Emerson says: “There’s nothing capricious in nature, and the implanting of a desire indicates that its gratification is in the constitution of the creature that feels it.”  In other words, the very fact that you can imagine a new path or a new invention or a new way of being indicates that it is part of your larger life’s purpose to manifest it.

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Audio: Trust Your Judgment [Time - 14:45, File Size - 13.9 MB]

“A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages… Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson in Self-Reliance

“… the best in every business do what they have learned to do without questioning their abilities — they flat out trust their skills, which is why we call this high-performance state of mind the ‘Trusting Mindset.’ Routine access to the Trusting Mindset is what separates great performers from the rest of the pack.” — John Eliot in Overachievement

“Skill in any performance, whether it be in sports, in playing the piano, in conversation, or in selling merchandise, consists not in painfully and consciously thinking out each action as it is performed, but in relaxing, and letting the job do itself through you. Creative performance is spontaneous and ‘natural’ as opposed to self-conscious and studied.”  Maxwell Maltz in Psycho-Cybernetics

“By banishing doubt and trusting your intuitive feelings, you clear a space for the power of intention to flow through.”  Wayne Dyer in The Power of Intention So, do you trust yourself — really trust yourself — to come up with that creative leap, that exactly appropriate solution, that powerful insight that maybe no one else can generate?

The message shared by all these great teachers… indeed, by many other great philosophers… is that to achieve anything great you must trust that voice which lies deep within you and is trying to be heard. Read the rest of this entry »

Audio:  Do What Your Fear & Grow Stronger [Time - 12:25, File Size - 12 MB]

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Always, always, always, always, always do what you are afraid to do… Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain… Do the thing and you will have the power.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Audio:  Get Excited… and Let It Show! [Time - 4:05, File Size - 3.8 MB]

“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson – The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

So, is your team enthusiastic about your project? Are they energized and eager to come to work each day?

Greer’s Challenges…

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