Inspired Project Teams

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:  Act As If [Time - 12:45, File Size - 12 MB]

If you are a regular PBS viewer or a reader of self-help books, you’ve no doubt come across Wayne Dyer’s famous words of encouragement from his book, The Power of Intention: “Act as if everything you desire is already here… treat yourself as if you already are what you’d like to become.”

If you’re like me, you find these words inspiring, encouraging, and motivating! When I hear them, I say to myself, “Yeah! I can do that! I can imagine myself doing a great job at that next presentation, or training session, or marketing call, or whatever.” And for a while, I feel buoyed up by these thoughts, hopeful, and somewhat empowered. And I set about creatively visualizing my performance in that powerful new state of being. Eventually, however, the voice of my skeptic pipes up and says, “Well now… exactly what does this mean ‘Act as if your desires are already here…’ Just what is that supposed to accomplish?”

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Audio:  Get High on Kindness [Time - 5:14, File Size - 4.9 MB]

“The positive effect of kindness on the immune system and on the increased production of serotonin in the brain has been proven in research studies. Serotonin is a naturally occurring substance in the body that makes us feel more comfortable, peaceful, and even blissful. … most anti-depressants… stimulate the production of serotonin chemically, helping to ease depression. Research has shown that a simple act of kindness directed toward another improves the functioning of the immune system and stimulates the production of serotonin in both the recipient of the kindness and the person extending the kindness. Even more amazing is that persons observing the act of kindness have similar beneficial results. Imagine this! Kindness extended, received, or observed beneficially impacts the physical health and feelings of everyone involved!” — Wayne Dyer in The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way

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It’s simple: Wayne Dyer’s The Power of Intention is part of my everyday life. And for good reason. He weaves together the profound with the everyday and manages to leave you stimulated with your own ideas about how to apply his concepts in your life. For example: The simple, yet profound, idea from the quote above means that with a little practice (i.e., real, thoughtful practice… actually generating and encouraging small acts of kindness) you can create an entire project team or organization of high-on-serotonin, happier people. Wouldn’t that be great?

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