Continue reading »]]> Last blog was about looking at the areas that you want to improve. The goals you came up a little short on. There are many blogs and information on how to use the negatives in your life to improve. That is why people triumph hitting rock bottom so they can improve their lives. You do not want to fall into the trap of just looking at the pain to improve. The biggest downfall of this behavior is that you will need that pain to improve your life. Life is a constant growth. Embrace that the only thing in life that is constant is change. It is your choice if you need negatives to change or if you can also use the amazing positive aspects of your life.

With that idea it is important to celebrate your life. As stated in my 8 Keys to Joy, Celebrate your life. After writing the things you come up short on be sure to write down what you did well. What goals you did accomplish, the miracles you manifested, the wonderful joyous aspects of your life and the wins. This allows you to look at your life and notice the things that are going right. Plus you can learn from these and find new more exciting ways to improve your life. You can look how well you did in one aspect of your life and see how you can use that in another aspect. Life isn’t all about paining and then gaining. You can gain from joy.

Personal celebrations

I will share with you my top three celebrations of this year of 2011. Three things that I am celebrating today and learning about what I can accomplish.

1. Making it to District in International Speech Competition: My ability to speak in front of people improved 10 fold during the International speech competition. Winning my club, area and division contests were a huge confidence builder, however the main benefit was the hours I spent honing my speechcraft. It also didn’t hurt that people still come up to me and tell me that their speech touched them.

2. Getting my life coaching certification: What a joy it was to get my life coaching certification and join the culture of coaches. Years of hard work and dedication has paid off. I was able to learn a lot about myself in the process and improve as a person as well as a life coach.

3. Launching a book: Going through the process and actually seeing the book in physical form was a very special thing. So far I have booked two radio interviews and looking forward to a third one in June.

What I learned is that when I set my mind to something and enjoy myself I can accomplish a lot. The joy I felt while going through each process of the top three accomplishments was something special. I loved writing the chapter for the book, going through the speech competition and every class I took through Invite Change.

Intention: With great joy I love accomplishing miracles as I serve humanity.

And remember, CELEBRATE!!!!

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Continue reading »]]> Today’s guest is Kirstan O’Donavan is the owner of Top Results Coaching.  She works is a personal and business coach. She has a similar message with mine so I have agreed to share her message with my readers.

Here are ten tips and good habits that you can incorporate into your days to make them more
positive, feel better and see better results….

Focus on solutions; not problems. If something is going wrong in your life, it is normal for most people to focus on the problem and how bad it is. Normally you find yourself asking how this can happen to you, why this is happening, I have such bad luck, etc, and you wallow in your problem. You run this situation over and over in your mind like a video on auto-replay, again and again – and does it ever help?

I am inclined to think it doesn’t. Feelings associated with these thoughts also make us feel
worse – so if you combine all of that together, you can imagine how terrible you will feel. So
why not focus on the solution? You can’t do anything about the problem –as I prefer to say, the
challenge – so redirect all your energy to the solution. Stop focusing on the problem, the bad,
try to focus on what you are going to do now. You can´t change what has happened so why
give more energy to the negative. Look forward and find the path that will take you out of your
current situation.

Look for the lesson & gift in every situation. Whenever something good happens,
it is easy for us to see the lesson or the gift in the situation, or not even think about it. But
when something bad happens to us, we can only see the bad. The experience is actually only
feedback that what you are doing isn´t working and you have to readjust your course. So why
not look for the opportunity? We normally see the opportunity months later…have you ever
heard yourself saying ¨now I know why that happened¨ or ¨if that hadn´t happened, I wouldn’t
be here¨. Train your mind to be positive and look for the lesson in every experience, good or
bad

Question your thoughts. Your thoughts and beliefs are made up of all your experiences,
relationships with family, friends and partners, everything you have seen and heard. They are
not facts about the world. If your thoughts are not serving you, this is just and injustice towards
yourself. Be aware of your thoughts, change the negative thought patterns, and the results will
be priceless. Ask yourself different questions – instead of thinking, I don´t have money, I can
never afford that, ask yourself “how can I find a way to afford that?” Become conscious of the
thoughts, feelings, beliefs and attitudes that are creating your world.

Take responsibility for them and choose those that serve you. Take control of your thoughts or
they will control you.

Try to think towards joy and happiness. Being positive really does have a big effect on
your day-to-day life. You will attract positive experiences, your feelings will be more positive and
you will feel better. Nothing good comes from negative thinking. Start anew; choose to believe
that anything is possible.

Take responsibility. Take responsibility for your actions and behavior. Most of us are

inclined to never look at ourselves, but always at other people, pointing fingers, “he did this
and she said that…” You need to take responsibility for who you are, not the way anybody else
is. Everyday when you go to bed, ask yourself if there was anything about my behavior today
that I want to change tomorrow. Everything starts with awareness; and remember that the way
you react will always affect the way the other person will react to you each and every time. The
more you take responsibility for your life, the more you will be able to change it. Responsibility is
freedom and empowerment.

Make peace with yourself. Love yourself. If you don’t, how can anyone love you? You are

an accumulation of the past – this is not who you truly are forever. If you have negative habits
you want to change, find that strength and make the change. Intention and awareness are the
first step. Nobody is perfect, ever, so don’t hold ideas that you need to match up to this person
or that. We all possess the same qualities, perhaps in different quantities. Start respecting
yourself and you will feel a big shift in your daily emotions and feelings. The more you love and
accept yourself, the less you will judge others. We all make mistakes. Seek to forgive, love and
understand yourself.

Forgive yourself and others. Forgiveness of others and yourself can be said as the

ultimate mind-body-soul detox. It frees you from negative and damaging emotions and it sets
you free from draining attachments. It can also set you free from feelings of guilt, shame or
undeserving which block you from happiness and success. In forgiving another you are also

forgiving yourself. It is an immensely powerful and the most gracious gift you can give yourself
and others. Many people don´t speak to loved ones for years because they can´t forgive; who is
the real loser there?

Nourish and energize your body. For most of us, the same excuse is often heard; “I

don’t have time to eat well or to exercise”, “I don´t have enough time to cook”. The importance
of health is not fully understood until it is too late, until we have a life-threatening disease or
condition. Just by eating a little healthier every day, you will wake up with more energy, you will
feel more vibrant, alive and willing to do things, more revitalized and ready to take on the world.
Your body is your most precious gift. Many people are overweight, saying that they don´t have
time to exercise. Going to gym is not the only form of exercise. I have many techniques you
can use to exercise at home – while watching tv, while working, while travelling. There are no
excuses, and the benefits are immeasurable. Also, ensure you sleep enough; you will not feel
good if you are tired, you will most probably feel irritable, unhappy, with no energy and feeling
negative.

Identify your passion and follow it. We all have a passion. Some people say “I wish I
had a passion” or “other people have a passion but not me”. This is not true, we all do. Some
of us just do not know what it is but taken through a series of exercises, it soon appears and
literally lights you up. If you cannot live from your passion, try at least to incorporate it once a
week in your life. Painting, riding, going for walks in nature… whatever it is. If you really don´t
know, a professional can help you to get clear on your passions.

Make a list of things you want to do in life. Write down the things you would like to do
in your life before you die. It does not have to be extreme, lets say wanting to go to the moon for
example, but things you would love to do but don´t make time for. Try to do at least one of these
things a month or even every few months. By doing things that we love, we feel more alive,
vibrant and we enjoy life much more.

Live in the present. Most of the time our thoughts are either in the past or in the future. Past
thoughts are normally associate with feelings of regret, shame and frustration. Thoughts in the
future are related to feelings of anxiety, apprehension or stress. Try to bring yourself into the
present, enjoy each moment. Trust and surrender to life unfolding. The famous saying says it
all… Past is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that’s why it’s called present.

Focus on gratitude. When you wake up or go to sleep, even when you feel bad, remind
yourself of all your blessings. Just having two legs, eyes and a healthy body are reasons to be
grateful. Feeling grateful puts you into a state of happiness that automatically lifts your soul.
Being grateful opens your heart and the more you value and appreciate something, the more
there will be to value and appreciate.

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Last weekend I watched an amazingly fun movie named Limitless. Limitless is a movie that stars Bradley Cooper as an aspiring author whose life is transformed when he is introduced to the drug NZT. NZT is a drug that unleashes the mass potential of the brain causing him to be a intelligent super human.

It is impossible to watch the movie and not want to try NZT. Unfortunately in the real world there isn’t a magic drug that will allow us to be super smart. However there are many things we can do in our real life to help unleash the power of our brains so we can get close to super human as we can without a button looking pill.

5 Ways to get the NTZ Experience in Real Life

1. Exercise: Exercise increases your bloodflow and releases chemicals in the brain that help function. There have been studies that students do better on tests if they exercise in the morning.
2. Meditation: Studies have shown that meditation allows people to consciously have more control of their brain, handle stress better and also have improve test scores.
3. Diet: Having a good diet and feeding your brain allows your brain to be more efficient. Omega-3s, like found in fish oil and flax seeds are very good for your brain.
4. Continual learning: The human body is a machine that gets better with use. That also includes your brain. The more you use your brain, the more your brain will continue to get better and function. The old saying, “You cannot teach an old dog new tricks,” is proving more and more wrong as you should be able to have no problems learning new things all the way into your 70s and maybe beyond with a healthy brain.
5. Positive Thinking: Positive thinking releases joy chemicals in the brain and allows you to use your frontal cortex. Your frontal cortex allows you to be more human than animal and think through situations.

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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?

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A review of more than 160 studies of human and animal subjects has found “clear and compelling evidence” that — all else being equal — happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers.

- Science Daily Article http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110301122156.htm

There you go! Increase your joy with Joyous Expansion and you will live a longer and healthier life. Helping you become a happier and more fulfilled person is the main goal of Your Spiritual Life Coach Brett Dupree. Now here is scientific proof that working with me, coming to my site, buying my book, or downloading my free gifts will help you live a longer life with improved health.

Here is to more years of happiness and joy! The extra benefit is that if you are happy, then living longer is a good thing!

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Breaking Bad is available on Netflix. I have finished all three seasons of this wonderful show. Breaking Bad is one of my favorite current television shows. The acting and story are amazing.

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If you haven’t seen Breaking Bad, you should check it out now. Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, who is over 50, with a pregnant wife and teenage son who is disabled. He gets the shock of his life when he learns that he has lung cancer. He does what any reasonable self respecting father does, he decides to cook crystal meth. A lot of things go wrong, which makes for some good entertainment. The show is a little heavy and bloody. Not meant for children.

Watching the show I cannot help but wonder how different Walter White’s life would be if he wrote out a joyous intention for his life. Getting the shock of cancer can shake any person’s foundation of life. Cooking crystal meth to support his family did come from a positive intention, however I am sure if he listened to his inspirational spirit he would have come up with a more positive way to deal with the situation.

Breaking Bad shows is an example of going down the wrong path for the right reasons. Of course Breaking Bad, is a huge dramatization. I am sure you have experienced a bad decision that was made for the right reasons. I know I have. For example, there are times when I have been a jerk to someone because I wanted to protect myself. Using joyous intentions I have been able to cut down on self sabotaging behavior. I am able to use the power of my choices for something positive.

 Do not break bad in your life. Check out the Power to Change and learn how to write joyous intentions that allow you to make positive choices that will change your life in amazing ways.

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Continue reading »]]> GUEST BLOG: A way to open up your heart to joy is forgiveness.

One of my favorite quotes is “To hold a grudge is to poison yourself and expect the other person to get sick.” Walter E. Jacobson has written a book on forgiveness. Today I share with you a resource you can use to be the best you that you can be. Live your dreams, get the girl, shower in money, so on and so on.

Forgive To Win!

By Walter E Jacobson, MD

“I wrote the book, Forgive To Win!, because during my many years helping people as a board-certified psychiatrist, I realized that the cause of most people’s unhappiness, depression, anxiety, anger, and frustration with their health, their relationships, their career and their finances is self-sabotage.

Most people get in their own way. They don’t do things they know they need to do and when they do take action they make poor choices that impact negatively on their lives and keep them from attracting and manifesting all that they desire and aspire to accomplish.

When I started teaching my patients the secret to ending their self-sabotaging behaviors (spiritual techniques and cognitive tools designed to increase self-esteem and eliminate guilt, shame and self-loathing deeply embedded in the unconscious mind), their emotional turmoil subsided and their lives got better!

I realized that the Forgiveness Diet, my structured 90-day program for ending self-sabotage, was something that could benefit a great many people, particularly those who repeatedly buy self-help books but don’t get the results that they desire.

My Forgiveness Diet is not complicated. And it works!  With diligent practice and persistence, you can generate love and harmony, increase self-confidence, eliminate fear and worry, be happy, and live a life of value and meaning.

When you re-program your mind to neutralize your negative, harsh Inner Critic, that voice inside yourself that subconsciously causes you to sabotage your opportunities and best efforts, everything changes. There are no limits to what you can accomplish with Forgive To Win!”

Today, October 18th only, when you order this extraordinary, life-changing book, you will receive over 100 free bonus gifts from people who have partnered with me on my book launch because they believe in the power of my book to help you transform your life.

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Continue reading »]]> “Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Gifts Giveaway Offers 675+ FREE Health and Wellness Related Products, Services & Memberships”

I wanted to let you know today about a Health and Wellness site that will allow you to download 100’s of self help gifts. And the best part is that it is absolutely FREE!

If you’ve had enough of plodding along year after year and you want to improve yourself and your health to make this your BEST ever year, then you need to go here: http://healthywealthywisegifts.com/go/721

Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Gifts will be open only for a VERY LIMITED TIME from June 9th to June 30th, 2011. When you go there you’ll find a multitude of products – all FREE – provided by Health, Fitness, Wellness and Marketing experts from all over the world. Here is just a small sample of what you will find:

* Mind Alchemy: Unlocking The POWER of Your Mind – Steven Aitchison
* Getting Started With Clarifying Values – Karen Cappello
* The Stressful Lives Guide to Aromatherapy – Jill Rheaume
* Chakra Balancing Meditation MP3 – Becca Chopra
* 63 Success Strategies – Zoe Routh
* Supercharge Your Weight Loss – Hollie Hawley
* Mindsetology Package ($97 value) – Jeremy Gislason
* Secrets On Attracting Clients & Removing Your Money Blocks – Heather Picken
* The Free Inner Bonding Home Study Course – Margaret Paul
* Blooming At Midlife – Tomar Levine
* Love Your Body 30 Day Transformation Program – Kerri Kannan
* And TONS (OVER 300+) MORE!

Get all of these and 100’s more here: http://healthywealthywisegifts.com/go/721

The organizers of the event are Stephanie Mulac, Carolyn Hansen and Dr. Joe Rubino.

Stephanie started this style of event in 2006. It’s in the form of a “Giveaway” which is sort of like a giant electronic trade fair where 100’s of experts offer their products free to the public.

Because it has become so popular, this year Stephanie has enlisted the services of Carolyn Hansen, renowned fitness professional, and Self Exteem Expert, Dr. Joe Rubino.

You only have to walk into any book store in any country to see how popular the subjects of health, fitness and wellness are. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry churning out hundreds of new books, audios, CD’s and other paraphernalia every year.

These can be very expensive but at http://healthywealthywisegifts.com/go/721 you can pick this information up completely FREE.

With the year almost half over, what better time is there than right NOW to set yourself and your business up for future success? This event is a life-changing experience for those who take it.

Come and join Stephanie, Carolyn, Joe and me and see for yourself.

If you want to grab the largest collection of health, wellness and internet marketing products you’ll find ANYWHERE – all FREE – then go to http://healthywealthywisegifts.com/go/721 NOW and claim your bounty!

I, Brett Dupree, am very proud to be a part of this giveway!

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