The Next Level Life

Cannot believe we are 3 months into 2018!

What a whirlwind it has been.

I started the year with Kirsten Morrison on how to set up a great 2018 and I thought what a perfect way to set into the next 90 days by touching base with Kirsten and see how she has created the beginning of the year and what is happening for the next 90 days.

Align your personality with your purpose, and no one can touch you. - Oprah

Alignment. Why do we want it and how do we get it?

One of the most popular buzz words going around at the moment, and I wonder whether the real meaning of alignment has been lost with all the buzz. 

It's something that can determine either your success or your struggle to achieve.

 What is alignment?

Alignment is Aligning your thoughts, behaviours, emotions and energy with the person you want to become to have the results that you want in life.

In the dictionary, it means arrangement in a straight line or in correct relative position and 

a position of agreement or alliance. So are your behaviours, thoughts, beliefs and actions in agreement? 

Really think about what you want in life and decide whether those aspirations are what you truly want. 

As we can often take on other peoples expectations, ideas of success and aspirations thinking it's what we want, yet truly deep down its not. Finding your own truth and being ok with that is the first step to getting into real alignment.

So these are the things to consider to get into true alignment:

Analyse your beliefs and figure out if they support your goals or hold you back?

Picture yourself 5 years from now, with all those goals and aspirations achieved and see how you would be behaving, believing, feeling and what energy you are holding on a daily basis.

Are your actions and words truly aligning with your goals.

Energy is your responsibility and choosing your emotions to support your goals keeps you in momentum

Consciously taking responsibility for our actions, thoughts, emotions and energy will continue to keep you in alignment.

You do not become what you want; you become what you believe. - Oprah

Unease, tension, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence - Eckhart Tolle

Staying in the present moment, is the most difficult thing to do in this day and age. We are bombarded with distractions from every angle and expected to be perfect in every way and be always striving to be better, do better and live more fully. Yet, when we're always striving for the next best thing, focusing on what's next on the hustle and grind train,  we can find ourselves struggling to actually enjoy our lives and live in the moment.

With stress and anxiety on the rise, we must find new ways to handle this to be able to stay present, build stronger connections and live and love more fully. Living in the moment effects our happiness, balance and performance, it helps to calm the mind,and reduce the effects of stress on the body.

So how do we stay more present and live in the moment?

You can access full show notes over on my website -

http://www.periscopecoaching.com.au/podcastblog/

Today's episode is  a hybrid episode - I know weird right. But it's kinda the same concept.

This week I've had a few people comment on how difficult it is to find friends in this day and age and I've also been having conversations on how to find clients in a business situation and how important understanding your ideal client is.

So what is important to you? What do you value in life?

Today I am using a tool that I use in my business coaching to get clear on your ideal client so your marketing, branding and advertising speaks directly to that ideal client.

By using the same tool to discover what is important to you and what your interests are you can discover how to find like - minded people so you can make new friends.

Random correlation yeah? Not really, when you think about. We all just want to belong, and we all want people understand what we are going through and what we want in life. 

What better way to discover where to find friends than to ask yourself these important questions first.

Grab a pen and paper and let's get started. :)

Why are we walking through life afraid to feel and express our emotions?

Repressing and avoiding our emotions can cause severe and debilitating physical and emotional ailments. 

Learning to express and process our emotions can lead to a healthy and enjoyable life of peace and well being.

We often find ourselves doing everything we can to avoid our feelings - emotional eating, drinking, shopping, having sex, staying busy, burying ourselves in work and even spending hours scrolling through tv and social media.

To experience a full and happy life we must learn to acknowledge, name and experience our emotions so we can process them and move forward in our lives otherwise they will come back to bite us in the ass.

All emotions serve a purpose and if we allow ourselves to experience them we can learn from the message they are sending and start creating the life we want to experience.

Yes society and the world want us to avoid our emotions - it makes us better consumers and keeps us indulging in spending money on things we don't need to try and make ourselves feel better. Yet all we really want is to feel.

If I was to ask you to name some negative emotions, I'm sure you could come up with a full list of compelling emotions and with plenty of stories to back them up. And that's ok. As long as they are your stories.

Your experience is your experience - don't allow someone else's experience to dictate your emotions.

Yet, if I asked you to make a list of positive emotions - how many could you come up with?  And how many of those would you be experiencing on a daily basis?

We are what we practice. So what percentage of your day would you be experiencing positive emotion compared to negative?  How could you go about cultivating more positive emotion in your day?

All emotions are neutral until we label them. 

So how do we process emotion? 

Firstly, we must allow it to be. Acknowledge that it is there and name the emotion we are feeling and why. 

Be aware of the emotion, name it accurately, without the drama and allow the healing to take place.

Ways to allow the process of healing:

 - Acknowledge it, name it, FEEL IT, Ask for the message

 - Release writing/thought download - spend 10-15minutes (or more if you need) and write down everything you are feeling and why. You don't need to re-read it or keep it, just get it out and then throw it out.

 - Exercise - process the emotion through physical movement

 - Meditate  - spend some time meditating on the emotion and ask for the message to come through so you can move through it.

I hope you enjoyed today's episode, here's  to a week of feeling and processing.

Have an amazing week!

Sitting in feelings of self doubt keeps us small and stuck in non-action.

Whenever you are have a dream, a goal and are wanting to achieve something incredible then feelings of self doubt can show up and stop us in our tracks.

If we are committed to growth then we need to learn how to overcome self doubt and learn new strategies to move forward.

So how do we deal with self doubt?

Tune in to hear some actionable steps and tools to help you deal with self doubt and to combat the inner critic.

So, you've found yourself stuck in a rut, not taking action and you're not happy about it! So how do you pull yourself out?  

Here are my top 6 tips on how to pull yourself out of a rut and get back on track.

First, recognize that it is not where you want to be.  Sometimes, we indulge in self pity, and non-action because it's easier than dealing with what is not working - and it feels good in the moment. To be able to create the change we want to see, we must first recogize that it is not working and it is not what we want to be doing.

Recognize your self sabotaging behaviours.  Non-action can spiral into self sabotaging behaviours like procrastination, buffering - anything to avoid feeling bad about what's going on in our lives.

Recognize your thoughts and what you are focusing on. Start asking better questions to change what you are focusing on and keep you focusing on what you can do to keep you moving forward.

Revisit your goals and your why.  Why is it important to you?  Who do you want to be? How do you get back to the best version of yourself?  Push past the pain of discomfort to get back to your passion and purpose of your why.

"People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals -- that is, goals that do not inspire them" Tony Robbins

Reignite your passion - tap into resources that will re inspire you and your mission.

Move your body and get back to your self care. Go back and see what habits you have forgotten to do that set you up for success and move your body. 

Please feel free to use this episode as a resource for pulling yourself out of rut when you find yourself in self sabotaging behaviours and stuck in non-action.

"I generally find that comparison is the fast track to unhappiness" Jack Canfield

Why do we compare ourselves to other people, their successes, their bodies, their purchases, abilities and talents. What is it about our human nature that drives us to compare and how do we change the way we look at other peoples achievements and learn how to celebrate and admire them without having to consider our own shortcomings and inadequacies?

With social media bringing the world closer, it is easier to find ourselves comparing our results to other people from all over the world. Gone are the days that we would only compare ourselves to our friends, family and close work colleagues.

As the world evolves, unfortunately our brain hasn't so it is more and more important that we are vigilant with our thoughts and feelings than ever before.

When you find yourself comparing your success, talent, body or results with someone else learn to ask better questions to turn comparison into modelling for success.

Be accurate and curious with your judgement.

- How did they achieve those results?

- What actions and behaviours did they have to adopt to be successful?

- What beliefs and mindset did they choose to achieve this?

- What sacrifices and change of lifestyle gave them this outcome?

And lastly, learn to celebrate their success and cheer them on. We all deserve success and all deserve to have our peers cheering us on from the sidelines. Success doesn't happen overnight and we must learn to admire the sacrifices, strengths, abilities and qualities that someone has to be successful.

And when you admire such qualities, just know that you also have that quality within you already.

Noticing it in others is the soul's yearning to express and explore that quality more.

"Comparison is the death of joy" - Mark Twain

To find out more about my Business Empowerment Program please

go to http://www.periscopecoaching.com.au/business-empowerment/

#mondayinsight

Nothing changes if nothing changes.

The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.

We all want change, but are we willing to do the things every day to get it?

You have to want to change and be willing to gain the knowledge, change the actions and thoughts that you are in control of on a daily basis to be able to experience the change you desire.

Lea Schodel is CEO of Wellthy Pty Ltd and the founder of The mindful wealth movement. Lea has 17 years' experience in financial advice, combined with qualifications in wellness coaching, money coaching, yoga teaching and writing. Lea is passionate about financial well-being and teaching women to manage money in a holistic, meaningful and creative way. She runs online programs, face to face workshops and wealth & well-being retreats which incorporate personal finance, mindfulness, yoga, well being and personal development.

In 2016, Lea was named the Money Management's Young Achiever of the Year.

In 2017, she won the AFA / TAL Female Excellence in Advice award. Lea's work has also been featured in publications such as Elle Magazine, Wanderlust, YogiTimes, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

As a social enterprise, The Mindful Wealth Movement's aim is to empower women with the mindset, skills and confidence to better manage their relationship with money, reduce financial stress and create happier, healthier and wealthier lives.

On today's episode we discuss all things money and purpose including:

What is your definition of success?

Is money enabling you or controlling you?

How to have self awareness around money

What is an abundance mindset?

Understanding when you can manage yourself, you can manage your money better

How to view debt from an abundance mindset

What is good debt and limiting debt?

Are you expanding your future or limiting it due to money?

What to do when starting out in business

Don't limit yourself by only looking within your own industry

Understanding money patterns and beliefs

For more information on everything Lea talked about - check out - The Mindful Wealth Movement

To get access to the FREE 30 Day Mindful Wealth Challenge - CLICK HERE

And for all the upcoming events check out Lea's events page HERE

Here is the book Lea was talking about:

The Four Agreements - Book by Don Miguel Ruiz

The Body Keeps the Score - Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Book by Bessel van der Kolk

Here's to health, wealth and happiness,

Love Christine