What’s your little voice saying?

In our last ezine issue we addressed how fear is the number 1 obstacle to success. The function of our mind is to keep us safe and so it spends a great amount of time searching and scanning for unsafe situations.

The voice of the scanning can sound like fear. Blaire Singer calls it your little voice. What is your little voice saying to you?

Blair has a method that he uses to control that voice called “Little Voice Management” Techniques. The little voice of fear can inhibit you from being the best you can be. I would like to share a couple of his top LVM tools with you. These tools will help you to become conscious of how your mind works.

LVM #1 Learn to Celebrate your Successes

We have files of information (learning’s, emotions, situations, experiences etc.) that is not only stored in our minds but in our bodies as well. Some of the files in our mind need to be deleted or reprogrammed AND our bodies need that same kind of “defrag”. When our little voice of fear starts up we automatically go to those files throughout our brain and body that have dealt with these kinds of situations before; many times these thoughts don’t help us.

One way to change those automatic responses is to do something different. When you experience a success of any kind, big or small; celebrate! Do something physical.

• Give someone a high 5



• Get a hand shake



• Get a pat on the back



• Say “YES” to yourself with some gusto or



• Play your favorite song.
  

The point is to anchor in your success in your mind and body. You feel physically different when to celebrate with a whole body experience! When your body feels different your mind will follow and vice a versa.

Practice this. Celebrate in ALL things. Next issue we will address LVM tool #2. Until then,
Living fully alive and on purpose,

Laura Longville

Are you in a Rut or Routine?

Routine can be productive and useful. It helps us to get many of our mundane and necessary activities completed. It fact, I am getting back into a routine I choose to serve me and my goals.

Yet, sometimes we get stuck in routine that becomes a rut. Like the rut in the road that just sucks you in and it’s hard to get out. Sometimes we’re aware of how we are slowly and mindlessly moving towards that familiar rut. Other times we just seem to get pulled into the rut without our permission. It can be difficult to get out of the rut no matter what.

Here are a few mindful suggestions to keep you conscious about your routine or rut.
1. Be aware of what you’re doing each day. Does your routine or rut move you closer to your dreams and goals?
2. Do you have an action plan for success? Do you have short term and long term goals and dreams? How are you going to reach them?
3. What kind of support and assistance do you have to help you achieve those things that are important in your life? Do you have a coach, mentor or encourager?

Don’t let your mindless and lack of consciousness keep you from your desires. “God never aborts a dream. It's us who aborts. God never gives up on the dream because the seed is in you.” Anonymous. Create your life full of purpose, meaning and significance. We have several opportunities to coach you in living fully alive. Visit the “Offerings” tab on our home page for more information.
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