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The 7 Gemstones of Moment: Listen and Peace

1. Make a commitment to be present and remain present. Start the morning by setting the agenda of enjoying the day and making the most of the day. Stay dialed in.

2. Develop a process for reminding you to stay in the moment. Something as simple as setting aside 15 minutes per day to focus on the present can go along way. Trust your process.

3. Remain conscious of your thoughts. Positive thoughts that are focused and present are key to your success.

4. Become aware of your body. Pay attention to what is trying to tell you. Tune into the physical sensations you experience each moment.

5. To be in the moment it is key to beware of your surroundings. There is always a lot going on around you but it is important to pause and take a real look at what’s going on around you.

6. Enjoy where you are. Stop waiting on something else. Be grateful for where you are.

7. Don’t dwell on past accomplishments. If you focus on yesterday, you won’t do much today. Find peace in maximizing your day. Listen, hear, plan, and take action.

Mistakes are only mistakes if you do not learn or grow from them. Listen to this episode the learn the 7 Gemstones to Succeed with Mistakes.

Make a Decision.

The 7 Gemstones of Impulsive: Pause and Process

1. Take the time to talk yourself through your process. Pause and ask yourself are you reflecting the style behavior you want to reflect.

2. Before you decide to take action, write down what happened, who is responsible for what happened, and your desired outcome.

3. Active listening is a great tool to help you get out of your own thoughts. This techniques allows you to slow down, which enables you to think before you act.

4. Slow down how you react by writing out sample scenarios of how you should or could respond to an upcoming decision. This slows down impulsive reactions.

5. Understand why you're impulsive. Get off of autopilot so when you are about to jump or have jumped to conclusions, you stop, reflect, and understand what's driving the behavior.

6. Truly listen to gain perspective by standing under someone else's reality.

7. When problems arise, take a moment to remind yourself of your end goal and contemplate all the potential outcomes that will still get you there.

Take time to learn and apply these 7 Gemstones of Frustration: Time and Trust

1. When you are frustrated take a step back and calm down. Then describe what is frustrating you in one sentence.

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2. Once you acknowledge and describe what is frustrating you, ask yourself why is it so concerning or why are you worrying about it.

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3. When you have your why, think through some options that may help you to overcome your source of frustration. Make sure you are realistic in your options.

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4. Success and failure are all based on decisions. So make a decision about overcoming your frustration and stick to the decision. Don't waffle back and forth.

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5. Once your decision is made take action. Put your plan in motion. Trust your training, be confident in your preparation, and execute without hesitation.

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6. Get out of your own head and move on. Once you commit whatever happens, happens. Don't turn back.

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7. Remember the sun always comes up tomorrow. Breathe, time is on your side.

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Being fierce requires true presence. Be in the moment and nowhere else. Being fierce requires that you master the couracourage to interrogate your reality.