Enhancing The Human Experience with Mark Phillips

Chances are, you've experienced the awesome power of intention in your business or your life.

If you have, you already know why successful people say that setting a positive intention is the best thing you can do before starting an important task or project.

In this episode I share some ideas and insights with you to help you do that more effectively.

When it comes to setting intentions, I like to set them in one or more of the following ways:

Write them down on paper.Speak them out loud. Visualize them in your mind's eye.Feel them as being real.

These are all powerful ways to set intentions.

You may find that one way feels better to you, or you may like to use all four of these, like I often do.

Either way, I think you'll quickly become a firm believer in the power of setting intentions on a regular basis.

Quotes of the Week:

The more you say, 'I relinquish control, I don't know how to do this,' the more the energy will come in. As you get out of your own way, it will become easier and easier. All you need to do is intend. The more intending you do, the easier it will become." ~ excerpt from Bringers of The Dawn: Teachings From The Pleiadians

Today, no matter where I am going, no matter what I am doing, it is my dominant intent to look for what I am wanting to see." ~ Abraham Hicks

Resources Mentioned:

Bringers of The Dawn: Teachings from the Pleiadians, by Barbara Marciniak

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

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How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

Let's talk about your spiritual altar.

Specifically, how you can enhance it so it can be more beneficial and inspiring to you and ultimately help you do the work you came here to do in a better way.

Putting a little time and effort into improving your spiritual altar will pay off in your day to day experience in a big way.

Here are 7 things you can put on your spiritual altar to enhance it.

Gods and Gurus - Include things like statues, pictures of yogis, saints, sages, rishis, monks, llamas, and other men and women who have dedicated their lives to developing their own spirituality and their connection to the Divine.Objects - Include things like crystals, gems, rocks, wood, beads, and mementos, that have significance and meaning for you.Images - Include images of nature, and spiritual or holy places, that inspire you.Incense and Candles - Burning incense or candles is a great way to begin and end your practice at your spiritual altar.Quotes and Phrases - Write down or print off some of your favorite uplifting and encouraging quotes, sayings, and messages that inspire you be your best, most authentic self.Animals - Figures, drawings, or pictures of animals that have qualities you want to develop within yourself.You - Include something on your altar that reminds you of your own divinity. It can be a word, a phrase, a picture, or something else that helps you connect with your higher, all knowing self.

Quote of the Week:

When we take the time to nourish our spirit first, our life changes and we become the instruments to give the gifts that we've come here to give." ~ Suzi Lula

Resources Mentioned:

None this episode

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

I know what you're thinking, "Please, not another new year, new you thing."

Don't worry, this isn't one of those kind of episodes.

Well, not really anyway. :)

This episode is me sharing a powerful principle of branding with you.

A principle that can help you improve your experiences in life by helping you improve how you're perceived by the person who matters most in your life.

You.

That doesn't sound so bad, now does it.

You may be asking, "Why does it matter what I think of myself, anyway? I don't care what I think of me. I care what my family, friends, co-workers, and boss thinks of me."

Well, here's a little secret about the human experience.

The world is a mirror, forever reflecting what you are doing, within yourself." ~ Neville Goddard

When you start thinking more highly of yourself, lots of good things begin happening, among them, others start thinking more highly of you too.

It begins within, in how you perceive yourself, and in the on-going effort you put into developing and maintaining your most important relationship - your relationship with yourself.

Let's get into it.

In this episode, you'll discover:

How to use a powerful branding concept to improve the way you think of yourself so you can realize better experiences in lifeWhy there are no accidents when it comes to how you perceive yourself, and how you can consciously design your self-concept to support the experiences you want to haveThe importance of an on-going daily process for maintaining your self-conceptHow to reverse engineer your life, beginning with the experiences you want to have and arriving at the present moment, and how you need to think, feel, and act to cause the experiences you want

Here are some questions derived loosely from the world of branding to help you develop your self-concept in a way that puts you in alignment with the circumstances you want in life.

How do you want to feel about yourself?How do you want to perceive yourself?How do you want to show up in the world?What can you think about to cause you to feel this way more often?What kind of self-talk can you engage in to cause you to feel this way more often?What kinds of activities can you engage in to cause you to feel this way more often?

If you're like me and enjoy geeking out about branding and marketing, then you may be interested in the following books.

A lot of the insights I shared in this episode come from these three wizards of branding.

Building a Storybrand: Clarify Your Message so Customers Will Listen, by Donald MillerBrand Intervention: 33 Steps to Transform the Brand You Have Into the Brand You Need, by David BrierAll About Them: Grow Your Business by Focusing on Others, by Bruce Turkel

Quote of the Week:

Ideas are the currency of innovation." ~ David Brier (Commentary: Better ideas about yourself will help you show up and behave better in the world, which in turn will help you have better experiences.)

Resources Mentioned:

See above

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

Happy New Year.

If you're anything like me, you're probably planning all the things you want to accomplish in 2019.

To help you do that, I thought I'd share an awesome little book with you.

It's called, It Works, by RHJ, and it's the epitome of effectiveness and simplicity.

It lays out a simple plan to help you get what you want in business and in life.

All you have to do is follow the instructions.

In this episode I read this short book to you and then discuss it in relation to what others have suggested is the best way to make your dreams a reality.

I hope you enjoy this little book as much as I do.

In this episode, you'll discover:

One of the simplest systems for getting what you want in business and in lifeWhy you must know exactly what you want in order to realize your objectiveThe primary cause of failure in realizing your objectiveA comparison and analysis of It Works, with other manifestation books and teachers

Quote of the Week:

When you can train your objective mind (the mind you use every day) to decide definitely upon the things or conditions you desire, you will have taken your first big step in accomplishing or securing what you know you want." ~ It Works: The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come True!, by RHJ

Resources Mentioned:

It Works: The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come True!, by RHJ

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

We've all done it.

You've have an idea or an impulse to do something that you know is right for you.

Something inspired by your higher all-knowing self that will ultimately lead you to everything you want in life, including happiness, joy, purpose, meaning, and prosperity.

But you back off.

Instead of staking a bold claim to it, you decide to only go half-way.

If this sounds familiar, in today's episode, I share 3 of my favorite reasons why you should get out of your own way, go all in, and stake a bold claim to your inspired idea so you can get everything you want in business and in life.

In this episode, you'll discover:

3 ideas that will help you stake a bold claim to everything you wantWhat your real objective should be (Hint: It's not a person, place, or thing...it's a feeling)The inner support structure you'll need to develop to support the extraordinary experiences you want in life

Quote of the Week:

If your dreams don't scare you they are too small." ~ Richard Branson

Resources Mentioned:

None this week

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

(I apologize for the sound quality in this episode! :) )

With Christmas time upon us, I thought it would be a great time to talk about the power of beliefs.

Truth be told, anytime is a great time to talk about the power of beliefs, because, well, they create our reality.

We all know that our beliefs are the cause of the experiences we have in business and in life.

However, it's easy to neglect doing the internal work of improving them, and instead work on changing things in the physical world.

While there are obviously things in the physical world we can and should improve to get more of what we want in life, that's not the place we should begin.

We should begin within, with our beliefs.

To help you do that, in this episode I share three of my favorite insights into what our beliefs are and how they affect our experience in life.

My hope is that these ideas will make it easier for you to improve any beliefs you hold that are blocking more happiness, well-being, and fun from flowing into your life.

If you'd like to watch this episode, you can do that here.

https://youtu.be/gUz3uHk5oyo

1 - You're beliefs are doing the work, not you.

Thoughts are things.  Before you actually have an experience, you're beliefs have created it, packaged it, and shipped it to you.  So, while you may think that you (and your effort) are doing the work, in actuality the creative power within you (i.e. The God Force, Source, etc.) is doing it.  It's animating you.  It's moving your muscles.  It's illuminating the motion picture and script you have playing in your head.  You're just the decider.  You just choose what you want to be, do, and have by holding the belief (idea) in your consciousness.

2 - A belief is just a thought.

This one comes to use from Abraham-Hicks, who reminds us that "A belief is just a thought you keep thinking."  Knowing this makes is much easier to change our beliefs.  It's as easy as choosing a different thought, one that supports the circumstances you want to have, and then thinking it over and over again until it becomes a part of your larger belief structure.

3 - Successful people aren't better than you, they just have better beliefs.

All human beings begin on a level playing field.  We all come from the same place, and we'll return to the same place.  While we're here, however, we're all having different experiences.  The reason?  Beliefs.  The people who are having fun, enjoyable, and fulfilling experiences in life, have adopted beliefs that are in alignment and supportive of those experiences.

In this episode, you'll discover:

The far-reaching effects of your beliefs.How to prepave your experiences by changing your beliefs.3 insights about your beliefs that will make changing them much easier, so that you can be, do, and have more of what you want in life.Why reverse engineering your desires is the best way to realize them.

Quote of the Week:

If you tell yourself over and over again that there's no limit to the creative power within you, that's about all there is to it." ~ Angela Lansbury, from The Magic of Believing, by Claude M. Bristol

Resources Mentioned:

None this week

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

I mentioned this epic one-page document on my instagram feed a few weeks ago.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BphY1M2g0pO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

If you've been waiting for someone (a teacher, a college, an employer, a publisher, etc.) to pick you, you'll want to get this document.

In this episode I talk about the life-changing power of this simple essay and discuss it in more detail.

I also tell you why I believe it's one of the most important documents you'll ever read.

In this episode, you'll discover:

How you've been conditioned to wait for someone else to pick you, and why it's so detrimental to your health, wealth, and success in business and in life.The nature of being an infinitely creative being.All the good things that happen when you pick ourselves.

Obviously, I'm a big proponent of this idea.  But don't take my word for it.  Here's the link to download the essay and decide for yourself: Pick Yourself

Quote of the Week:

No one is going to pick you.  Pick yourself." ~ Seth Godin

Resources Mentioned:

None this week.

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

If there ever was a magic key to realizing more success and satisfaction in business and in life, it would surely be this; be yourself.

Acting on this simple statement can help us unlock everything we want in life and more.

It sounds simple enough, right..."Just be yourself."

But in a world of conformity, being yourself can be challenging.

Challenging as it may be, it's the only true way to attract everything we want, including happiness, joy, money, relationships, and peak experiences.

Additionally, when we're being ourselves, we always know that whatever we do attract, it will be right for us.

When we focus all of our energy on being our authentic selves, we'll always think, say, do, and create the right thing, at the right time, in the right way.

It's this total and complete alignment with who we really are that is the magic ingredient we need for creating and living an extraordinary life.

Quote of the Week:

A genius is the one most like himself." ~ Thelonious Monk

Resources Mentioned:

Focus & Flow - Make everyone on your Christmas list extra happy this year, with gifts that keep on giving all year long.

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.

The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!

The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

The best ventures in business and in life come from the heart.

That's where the idea for Sabrina Vaillancourt's new non-profit came from.

After losing her dog Reilly to cancer earlier this year, she realized what a blessing it was to have so many photographs of her.

She launched LR Squared to pay it forward and help other pet owners create their own "furever" moments.

I invited her to be a guest on the podcast and share her experience.

I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did.

If you live in the Boise area and would like to get pictures of your favorite pet, you can contact Sabrina by visiting her website or instagram pages below.

100% of the proceeds she earns from LR Squared go to local animal charities.

Website: LR Squared

Instagram: @lr_squared

I'm also purchasing one of Sabrina's 30 minute sessions to give away next Monday, December 3rd to some lucky pet owner in the area.

To enter, all you have to do is visit LR Squared's Instagram page and like it!

Then, let me know by commenting on this episode's post on my instagram page @gmarkphillips

Quote of the Week:

After I lost my dog I was looking at my pictures and I was like wow, this is all I have left." ~ Sabrina Vaillancourt

Resources Mentioned:

None this week.

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.

The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!

The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark

There are some really important factors to consider when deciding how you should spend your time here on earth.

While money is most certainly important for enhancing the human experience, it shouldn't be one of those factors.

Allowing money to enter into your success equation could serious cloud your judgement and cause you to make choices that aren't in complete and total alignment with who you really are and what you came here to do.

This can lead to all kinds of issues down the road, the biggest being a total reset on your life.

Deciding how you should spend your time, like many decisions in life, requires some serious self-introspection and the ability to pierce the shallow veil of your persona and really know yourself.

In this episode I share a method to remove money from your decision making process.

Quote of the Week:

If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living.  Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be." ~ Joseph Campbell

Resources Mentioned:

None this week

Awesome Resources Created Just For You:

Just Be It!: The Secret to Having What You Want in Life - We live in a universe governed by cause and effect. Learn how to be the cause of the experiences you want to have in every area of your life.

The Alchemy of Despair: 17 Practical Ways to Transform Sadness and Suffering into Happiness and Joy - The better you feel about yourself and your situation in life, the better the experiences you'll attract. These are 17 of the most effective techniques I've ever discovered for feeling better and reclaiming your happiness and your joy!

The Magic of Being Series - Teach your child the importance of their self-image in a fun, entertaining way!

Connect with me

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google+

How to review the show on iTunes - If you enjoy the podcast, it would be awesome if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, just launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for Enhancing The Human Experience. Select the album art for the show. Then select ratings and reviews. Then write your review. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

All the best - health, wealth, and success!

Mark