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Joy Increasing Action Tip #2:

Take time each day to remember happy thoughts.

You have plenty of times in your past when you have been happy or joyful. There have been times in your life that you have laughed so hard that you almost thought you would never stop. Those times are times to cherish and remember.

When I was in college over 10 years ago, (man has it been that long?), I read a study that stated that there is more long term happiness spending money on going out to dinner with friends than using that same amount of money to purchase an item. That study really surprised me because I thought there would be more long term happiness on the item. Especially if the item was a video game system. Now that I have done some research I understand why that is. When you hang out with friends in a setting that is fun, there are a lot of chemicals that are produced in your brain that create the happy feelings. Every time you remember that dinner with friends, the same chemicals are released in your brain.

That means that when you remember a happy memory, you are giving yourself a shot of happy drugs. For now, these drugs are completely legal and free. All you have to do is remember a happy memory. Spending a few minutes, each day and remembering the happy times will increase your joy with no side effects. Well there might be the side effect of wanting to have more fun with your friends. If you are like me, that has the possible side effect of a hangover.

What is one of your happiest memories?

Continue reading »]]> I am really enjoying toastmasters. Just over a month ago I finished my 6th speech.

I enjoy studying NLP and I have been reading Richard Bandler and I decided that I would write my own version of a NLP Hypnotic story. I feel this was a really good first attempt.  This is one of my favorite speeches that I wrote. In fact this one and my 5th speech are my favorite. When I finally get around to it I will record myself saying my fifth toastmaster speech and share it with you. Actually I still need to do my fourth speech as well.

Here is a link to my 1st and 2nd speech I did on toastmasters.

Here is my 6th toastmaster speech:

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Continue reading »]]> I am always excited when I find a practice that I enjoy using for myself. When I am living with more joy, everything in my life is just working out for the better. For the last two weeks I have been using the ABC game explained below by Esther Hicks who is channeling Abraham. Esther Hicks whose newest book is, Money and the Law of Attraction.

This game has been fantastic for me. I have been using this game every night before I go to sleep. What I like to do is to think of a word, I create a sentence that uses that word in a positive sense. Sometimes while doing this my mind will go off onto a tangent. When I do I just pick up right back where I left off and keep on going.

I have noticed when I do this I am getting better sleep at night and my dreams have been really positive. I love assigning fun homework assignments to my clients and I am really looking forward to assigning this one to see how much they like it.

Here is an example of me playing the game.

Wow what a feeling doing that game was during the day. I might be doing it more now. That was so much fun. I would love to see your video of you doing the ABC game.

I highly recommend you try this game out for a couple of weeks. Come back and comment on what it has done for you.

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Michelle Jump replied to my blog on Key #2 of a Joyful Life: Be Positively Selfish, “Wow so, you telling everyone to be selfish? When your sick you do need to take care of yourself but, when others are sick you need to take care of them.”

The answer to this is yes. I have a question for you. If your loved one gets sick do you try to get as sick as you can to help your friend?

Even the father of NLP, Richard Bandler, who wrote the book, Richard Bandler’s Richard Bandler’s Guide to Trance-formation: How to Harness the Power of Hypnosis to Ignite Effortless and Lasting Change, agrees with me. He states that the most important part of being an NLP practitioner is for the NLP practitioner to get into the feeling they want their client to get into first.

Being in a positive state is also very important when I am coaching. When a client of mine is frustrated, sad, or angry with their situation, I do not meet them in their negative feelings. Instead, I keep feeling good and viewing them as a whole, capable and healthy human being who can figure it out. I am being positively selfish, because I am putting my feelings first. When I put my joy first then I can best serve my clients.

Just like with the test, I am at my most effective as a life coach when I am feeling good about the situation. I am not adding my negative emotions to their already negative emotional self. I cannot feel bad enough to make them feel good.

Yes, be selfish. Feel as good as you can so you can be more effective when you help people. Clean up your baggage so you do not add more baggage to someone’s load.

My Inner Way of Being Intention:

With infinite wisdom of the source of who I am, I feel joy in any situation so I can best serve humanity for the benefit of all beings.

What is your intention on feeling good?

More info on writing intentions to change your life is available in my free eBook.

Homework:

Get a massage.

Continue reading »]]> Here is a joy meditation I made. It is a rough draft, however it will give you an idea of what is going to be on my future CD. Tell me what you think!

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I really enjoyed making the meditation. I felt so good while doing it.

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Continue reading »]]> The third key is important for keeping the energy flowing. Skipping this key will cause stagnation in your life. Accepting this key will increase your joy and your wealth.

The Joyous Expansion key #3 of living a joyful life is receive abundance.

Many people interested in personal development gain an understanding of giving. Giving offers such an amazing rush. Even two-year old feel good when they give. The opposite is the amazing gift of receiving. Being open to receiving allows energy to flow. This is even true in something as small as a conversation. Receiving the other person’s gifts in the conversation allows the conversation to be deep and meaningful. Instead of trying to think of what you are going to say next, actually receive what the person is giving you and attempt to understand them. Trust that you will say the correct reply.

One area that illustrates how many Americans receive abundance is when they receive a compliment. Often when I given a person a compliment they deflect it in some way. Some people actually feel it is selfish to receive a compliment. The truth is it is actually selfish to reject the compliment. All it takes is a simple thank you and the person giving the gift feels much better than if they heard, “No I am not” or “It was nothing.”

Receiving abundance is a way to be thankful for everything that you have. The more you are willing to receive, the more room you have to get more. The more you believe you deserve to receive good things, the more joy you will feel as you receive those good things. There is not a karmic balance that states that every good thing in your life must be balanced with something bad. The more good you receive, the more good you will receive and then the more good you will receive. There is a saying, “When it rains it pours.” It is up to you with your ability to be available for abundance whether it rains joyful laughs or sad frowns.

Michael Bernard Beckwith is the founder of the Agape Church in Atlanta and has been seen in the movie the Secret. In his book, Life Visioning, Beckwith wrote one of the greatest receiving abundance intentions I have read. It is, “I am available for more good than I have ever experienced, realized, manifested or imagined before in my life.”

Being available for more good than you can even dream opens you up for an amazing life where you will receive more than what you bargained.

Simple practice to help you receive

A simple practice to help you to allow yourself to receive abundance into your life is something I like to call “Saying your thank yous.” This goes beyond thanking someone for giving you a compliment. Saying your thank yous or SYTY, pronounced sci-tie, is a way to train yourself to be thankful for all the amazing things in your life. If you do not think you have a reason to be thankful, please realize that you are reading this blog on a magic box and at one point in time men had to walk on the inside of the road because people pooped in buckets and threw them it of windows.

You want to start SYTY when you first wake up in the morning. The goal is to say thank you for each action that you are doing that day. You do not have to say it aloud, just think the thought. When you first wake up in the morning, say thank you for the people who have made your bed, the job that allowed you to pay for your bed or the person who gave it to you for free. When you are in the shower thank the plumbers for running water or the Romans for inventing plumbing. Find something small to be thankful for.

As you go throughout the day doing your SYTY, you will be opening yourself to receive more abundance. The greatest gift you can give this world is to be thankful for what you have and to live a wonderfully successful life. That is what my dad answered when I told him how thankful I was for him raising me.

My services

It is my passion to co-create with you an environment where you will be able to receive as much abundance as you possibly can. With all the focus of my presence I will help you concentrate on the aspects of your life that you are thankful for. It is my belief that when you are thankful for what you have, receiving more will be easier. The happier you are with what you have, the happier you will be with what you receive. Also, when you receive something when you are full of joy, such as a new job, you will be receiving that new job with a clean slate. You will leave your baggage behind.

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Homework of the Week

Write out the amazing intention “I am available for more good than I have ever realized, experienced, manifested, or imagined.” Say this intention to yourself at least once a day. Look for miracles.

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