HarmonicThinking.com » Be Motivated http://www.harmonicthinking.com Bringing your thoughts in harmony with your true desires! Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:07:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Are You Sabotaging Your Success? http://www.harmonicthinking.com/are-you-sabotaging-your-success/ http://www.harmonicthinking.com/are-you-sabotaging-your-success/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:49:38 +0000 harmonicthinking http://www.harmonicthinking.com/?p=212 Are you sabotaging your success? If so, you’re not alone. A magazine conducted a survey, (which you’ll read about below) and 60% of the participants credit ‘self sabotage’ as their biggest challenge.

I guess the first question that comes to mind, is “Why would anyone want to keep themselves from success?”

Funny thing is, there a lot [...]]]> Are you sabotaging your success? If so, you’re not alone. A magazine conducted a survey, (which you’ll read about below) and 60% of the participants credit ‘self sabotage’ as their biggest challenge.

I guess the first question that comes to mind, is “Why would anyone want to keep themselves from success?”

Funny thing is, there a lot of reasons why people do it. Many reasons are based on some type of fear like: fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of change, or even fear of success. Yes, that’s really a fear.

I was listening to an interview the other day, and this topic came up. It was an interview with Dr. Wayne Dyer, who some folks call the “Father of Motivation.”

In a survey conducted by HealthyWealthynWise magazine, readers were asked, “What’s your biggest challenge?”

The results might surprise you. I know they caught my attention. 60% of the readers reported ‘holding themselves back,’ as their biggest challenge.

Wow, sixty-percent is pretty high, isn’t it? If you were asked that question, would your answer be the same?

Holding yourself back or self-sabotaging yourself, is based on beliefs and habits. A belief is a thought that you keep thinking, over and over again. A habit is a behavior that you keep doing repeatedly.

Here’s what Dr. Dyer says about self sabotage,

…you cannot find moving ahead and moving forward by hanging on to what you used to be. If there’s any advice that I could be giving you right now, it would be giving up your personal history.

Did you get that? What he’s saying is that so many of us never move forward because we hold on to the past. We spend so much time focusing on our past, that we let it run our lives.

It makes sense, if you think about it. If you keep living in the past, especially if you’re not happy about your past, guess what…you’ll keep getting the same results. Nothing will change.

The point is, if you feel like you could be sabotaging yourself, then step back and take a look at things from a different perspective. Whether you want a loving relationship, more money, better career, or just plain happiness – your success depends on making sure you’re not stuck in the belief that your past is the reason why your can’t move forward.

Shake things up. Do things differently. And don’t let your past define you. Instead, let go of that type of thinking, by focusing more on appreciating everything that you have – and can do – in the present moment. And deliberately look for things that make you happy.

Here’s an audio excerpt of the interview in the video below:

Click here to listen to the full Dr. Wayne Dyer interview, for FREE.

So, do you think you’ve been sabotaging your success? Do you think you’ve been holding yourself back? Share your thoughts in the comments below…

]]> http://www.harmonicthinking.com/are-you-sabotaging-your-success/feed/ 0 Personal Development For Kids – Motivate Your Kids With These 2 Incentives http://www.harmonicthinking.com/personal-development-for-kids-motivate-your-kids-with-these-2-incentives/ http://www.harmonicthinking.com/personal-development-for-kids-motivate-your-kids-with-these-2-incentives/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:02:44 +0000 harmonicthinking http://www.harmonicthinking.com/?p=95 We’ve all heard it before, children are our future. And in essence, that’s true. If kids aren’t motivated now, early in life, just imagine how they’ll be when they grow up. Doesn’t look too good for us, does it? On the other hand, the more motivated they are as children, the [...]]]> We’ve all heard it before, children are our future. And in essence, that’s true. If kids aren’t motivated now, early in life, just imagine how they’ll be when they grow up. Doesn’t look too good for us, does it? On the other hand, the more motivated they are as children, the more outgoing and fulfilling their lives will be as adults. So how can you use personal development for kids to motivate them?

Here are a couple of ways to motivate your kids so they grow up to successfully take care of you when you’re old… oops, I mean, so they grow up to be successful contributors to society.

1) Let Them Know How Proud You Are

Doesn’t it feel good when someone gives you a compliment, or gives you a thumbs up for a job well done? Kids are no different. Children love to get positive feedback, especially from their parents. It will help them to establish positive self-esteem, and motivate them to repeat what they did to get the praise in the first place. So, be sure to give little Johnny, or Susie, praise for picking up their toys. Or when they bring their plate to the sink, after eating.

2) Reward Them

On the same note as giving them praise, rewarding them is another way to motivate a child. Haven’t you seen how fast kids perk up when you tell them they’ll get “ice cream” if they clean their room, or take out the garbage? A reward gives them an incentive, or goal to work towards.

The key is offering something that interests them. As an added twist negotiate a reward with them. This way they get to use their own thinking skills in negotiating an incentive with you.

By far the best way to motivate, and instill good personal development for kids is to lead by example. Whether we realize it or not, kids pick up a lot of the things they do from the adults closest to them. That would be you, the parent.

What you do, and say has a large impact on the self development of your child. If you’re always complaining about problems or stressing out about bills, guess what you’re kid will grow up doing? On the other hand, if you’re positive and are always focused on solutions, rather than problems, your kid will do the same.

And that’s the best reward you can pass on to your kids.

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