Unhindered

Here is the second instalment of my conversations with Greg Bellingham about spirituality.

Whether you like to admit it or not, spirituality is a central part of the human experience. However there is an enormous amount of insecurity around this subject of spirituality and what it means to be a spiritual person.

In this episode, greg explains the 3 ways insecurity impacts a person's spirituality.

Insecurity causes people to:

1. Dismiss it all together

2. Domesticate or formalise it

3. Privatise it

All three approaches leave a person outside of an authentic and embodied spirituality.

Archetypes.

Do you ever find yourself triggered or agitated by some people more than others? Have you ever wondered why that is?

The advantage of exploring the archetypal narratives of the people who trigger you is that it gives you a clear map of how to respond and overcome the situation.

In today's episode of 10 minute Tuesday I'll show you the 3 questions to ask yourself when faced with particularly difficult characters in your life.

Affirmation and Visualisation

Sure there are plenty of things in life we have no control over, but most people consistently underestimate the power they have to influence the things they have full control over. This lack of awareness often means they are already fully utilising the visualisation and affirmation technology against themselves instead of harnessing their own power to create positive things in their life. They focus and mediate on all the things they don’t want to have happen and constantly talk about where they don’t want to be.

The way this works is that if you can see it and feel it, you can have it. Or if you can say it, and deeply agree with it, it will become true for you. This applies to both positive and negative scenarios.

Check out today’s episode of 10 minute Tuesday to see how to better utilise this powerful technology.

My guest today is the wonderful Amanda Campbell.

Amanda is a speaker, author and Kinesiologist and is one of Australia’s leading experts on resilience.

Listen in as she shares her own remarkable journey of finding resilience after overcoming a paralysis at age 29 from MS to be symptom free for the last 12 years.

The books recommended by Amanda on the podcast are:

The courage to be disliked - Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

Letting go - Hawkins David

Everything is solvable - Marie Forleo

What are your dreams telling you about unresolved inner conflict and desire in your life?

Today's episode of 10 minute Tuesday draws on the foundational work of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung in their understanding of the role of dreaming in our life.

Exploring an understanding of your dreams is a great access point into personal development. Bringing the realm of unconscious processing into your conscious awareness allows you to examine and work through the unresolved conflicts and desires in your world.

A live coaching demonstration

***For a client to share their coaching session with the world is always an incredibly brave and vulnerable thing to do. If you watch this session, make sure you do so with the utmost respect and love for Kelly.***

Kelly discovered an interesting issue in her new relationship. No matter how hard she tried, she could not fall asleep in the same bed as her partner. The moment he got up and slept in another room, she would instantly doze off.

So what is this really about?

Listen in to see what was uncovered as we explore her strategy in depth. You'll notice an amazing state change right at the end of the session as Kelly finally understands what is going on and feels equipped to make the changes she is looking for.

Cognitive dissonance

When you learn a new word or phrase, you get to have a new experience. The words we use don’t just describe our world, they shape it. Today’s topic of cognitive dissonance will give you a way of understanding an dealing with any internal conflict in your world right now.

The aim of the game is always to move away from dissonance towards resonance. This opens up more honesty, authenticity and leads you to life. Living from a place of resonance always makes you a better human being and enables you to contribute meaningfully to the world around you.

The path of dissonance leads to dishonesty, atrophy and death.

Today’s guest is a high school careers advisor from the mid north coast.

He’s a big fan of the show and was super keen to add value to the insecurity project message by sharing his own journey of growth and self discovery.

It’s a fantastic conversation covering a wide range of topics.

We talk about relationships breaking down, a man’s reluctance to explore and examine their emotions, taking full responsibility for your life, readiness for change and Jordan Peterson’s principle of rescuing your father from the belly of a whale.

What happens in your mind impacts almost every area of your life. Under pressure, your thought life will either make or break you. Therefore, getting your mindset right is a core component of successful living.

Here is the framework I've used for mindset success during this Covid 19 season. It has enabled me to stay sane when things around me seem to be falling apart and to show up at my best when it matters most.

Language is far more powerful than most people imagine. The words we use don’t just describe our experience; they shape it. If you change your words, you change your experience. One of the most useful roles of the coach/guide/wisdom character is to mirror back the exact language patterns you are using to see the impact these words are having on your experience of life.

In today's episode of 10 minute Tuesday, I'll show you the top 4 most unhelpful language patterns people use and how to improve them if you are looking to make lasting change.