Hello!

YES—it is YOU—ONLY YOU—that is the Star of your own story!!!!

Nobody writes it for you, nobody decides what is next, nobody hires anybody else to star in your story.

That means that ONLY you decide what the next page reveals.

I don’t know about you but I LOVE THAT!!

Here’s what it means—-whatever you like today in your story–build on it for tomorrow-and whatever you don’t like JUST WRITE A NEW PAGE FOR TOMORROW!

Ohhhh that’s too simple you say—YES–it is —IT IS THAT SIMPLE!

Recently I was continually rewriting the same pages of my story around a project that I have not been moving on. UGH! It’s funny–because sometimes we just get so used to our story we forget that we are the star and we can just write a new page! I am thrilled to tell you that I took some time out to review my pages –and voila– I saw some new pages begin to reveal themsleves and I actuallly got all excited. You know what else I did?? I got into ACTION and now watch out–I am moving!

It is important to note that I did NOT try to figure out what the next page would be or the action I would take—it revealed itself–and I went with it.  The how will show up when you begin!

I must tell you that along with huge movement on this project that I referred to above—out of nowhere ( aheemmm) other things shifted too! Verrrrrrry interesting—right??

I ask all you Stars out there—what will be your next page NOW???

More later—Gail

Hello everyone!

Here I am! Where has the time gone!? What a wild and stupendous ride I have been on! I have been working on an incredibly fulfilling and very productive project that I just closed the chapter on. The gifts that I received from this project were so unexpected and rich beyond my dreams. I  stepped into a place where I was able to truly live in the heart of what I am passionate about!

How did this happen? I said YES—without trying to figure it all out!  Hooray for me!

This brings me to what I want to write about today……I’d like to start with this piece.

I would like to beg you, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language.

Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them.

And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.”

~ Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)
From: Letters to a Young Poet

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….how great is that????

Sometimes we can dwell on questions about the lack of something in our lives. i.e. “Why haven’t I attained my goal yet? Why can’t I ever do it right? Why didn’t he/she call me? Why are they doing that to me? Why… why, why? Or my favorite which is ……as soon as I figure this out…….

‘Why’ questions can cause harm to our psyche because the thinking mind can so easily pipes up with a negative answer…like…..

—-Why? —Because you waited too long . Because you had a bad childhood. Because you are not lovable.  BLAHHHH—Because you don’t deserve it. Because you are not capable enough… not smart enough, BLAHHHHH—-not good looking enough.Because they don’t love you, respect you, understand
you. etc. etc. etc. BLAHHHHHHHHHH…BLAHHHHHHHHHHH

Like Rilke says, we can learn to love the questions and not force an answer that we cannot know at the time.

We can also learn to replace ‘why’ questions with ‘how’ questions that feel better and do not make us feel pretty darn yucky i.e. How can I be more gentle with myself? How can I relax and enjoy the day to day journey more? How can I be the grand and glorious person I know I am supposed to be? How can I be more loving? How can I be open to more love in my life? How can I have more fun?

‘How’ is a much more empowering question. Asking how instead of why, stifles that inner critic, our ‘damning’ voice, and allows the inner guide and our creativity to come up instead! WOOHOO!

YUP!  That’s is what I did–when this unexpected , seemingly overwhelming opportunity came up—- many miles away—I just said YES—-and then lived in the “how” every day. It was an exhilarating experience that opened the door for me to live in the gifts, talents and abilities I have—and grow and evolve even more! How cool is that??? IT WAS FUN!!

What can you say YES to today and then live in the HOW?

 Trust me, you will be so amazed at HOW it happens!

I am thrilled to be writing to you again—SO enriched by my unexpected gift!

Gail

Happy Leap Year!

Are you ready to leap into results?????

Remember the power lies in the question. My research has showed that there is a slightly different way to phrase a popular NLP question that we as practitioners often ask. YUP—we are always improving too! In making this slight change—-I am finding that a powerful shift occurs.

What is that ONE question????

What is the result I have in mind?”

YES!!! This is called the RESULT STATE OF MIND question.  Use this question— use it all the time and you will notice your whole world changing for the better.

NOW—notice what 3 questions sound verrrrrrrrrrry similar BUT ought NOT to be asked!

1. “What do I want?”

Asking “what do I want” can trigger a state that many people find not all that useful. The “wanting it” state. If you prefer–you can start with this question, but move into the RESULT STATE OF MIND question fast or you risk being stuck in wanting for a longggggggggg time. Oh yes—this is the question that I had used for quite some time—-and as I said you can begin with this one—but—ask the results question right afterwards—and notice the shift!

2. “What do I hope to accomplish?”

Questions based on accomplishment have some great power in them, because they make getting the result UP TO YOU. However—the biggest problem with this specific question is “hope”. Hope tends to put getting the result outside of you, while accomplishing the goal is up to you. This kind of question may end up diluting your focus. REMEMBER—Hope is NOT a strategy!

3. “Why do I never get things done?”

YIKES!! Ask this specific question, and you never will get anything done, including getting an answer that will FREE YOU. Whoaaaaa—listen, if you are ready to make some changes, one of the most powerful things you can do is ELIMINATE most of your why questions, because they are mostly a big waste of time.

Lets’ get BACK TO THE POWER OF THE BASICS!

Try this sequence below.  Notice how it focuses and energizes you.

1.  “What is the result you / I have in mind?”

This question will focus you on the SPECIFIC WHAT.

2.  “What are the 3 main benefits of this result?”

This question will help you understand what you realllllllllly do desire, and help you also access the energy needed to get this done.  This specific question may also refine or totally redefine “the result you have in mind”!!!

3.  “What 3 things can I do starting right now on this?

Ok—now come on—-not starting later this week, not starting later today, starting right now.  For example—(1) I jotted down a note, (2) put it by my monitor, and (3) made a commitment to write THIS ARTICLE.

WOOHOO—this article is a direct result of using these questions!

 I want to help YOU get results! You can NOW trade your reasons and confusions for results.

 The way to get that started is to use the question that results —–in—-THE RESULT STATE OF MIND.!!

Have some FUN—-get focused –get results!

Gail

Hello everyone !!

I was thinking……………….Have you ever noticed your thoughts? Well—of course you have, especially since it is something you do ALL the time——think ….that is.  Anyway—do you somtimes notice that you are thinking a thought that you don’t want to think about?? YUP—we all have! Well—–what do you do? Honestly, most of us just try to NOT think about that thought we were just thinking about that we didn’t want to be thinking about.

WHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW——–are you just a bit confused now? NOT to worry. There is an easy quick fix.

But first, I want to remind you that you simply cannot NOT think about what you don’t want to be thinking about without thinking about it! YIKES! I mean think about that—-now you all know that what we focus on expands—and we get what we are focusing on—so if you are thinking about what you don’t want to think about because you want to not think about it—what are you realllllllllllly thinking about???

OH BOY!! YUP—you are ACTUALLY  thinking about AND focusing on what you do NOT want!

Oh yes—how many times have we all wished for that magic rewind button???

Ta Da!!! There is a way to immediately shift your thinking AND have it be in full rapport with your unconscious mind! Remember — it is your unconscious mind who really runs the show anyway! Now—keeping that in mind, I don’t know about you but I always want to talk to the boss because then I know things will get done!

Are you ready for the quick fix????

Just take a deep breath and say– now—–“Won’t it be nice when I am thinking about what I want… (pause)…to be thinking about.”

Yes–it IS that simple!

You will notice an immediate shift and then the “boss” will get busy thinking about …….what you want!

WOOHOOO!

Gail

Here is great powerful quote that a good friend of mine was told years ago from his Father.

“NEVER CREATE YOUR OWN OBJECTIONS!! “

He recently shared with me that he got the biggest account he has ever had because he simply remembered what his Father told him many years ago. He had actually decided he was not going to approach this big potential account because he assumed that they were all set and  had all their needs met. He suddenly realized he was creating his own objections! So, after a moment pf gratitude for those wise words from his fFther he went and hit a home run with this account, because  interestingly enough  they were not happy with their current vendor!

Here’s to home runs!!

Gail