by admin | Oct 8, 2015
October 13th, 2015 – It’s funny to Marc Allan that Westerners associate the word Tantra with sex.
Because really, at its root, Tantra is about weaving the tapestry for your life.
It’s about Life Mastery.
On our individual paths to become self-realized, we encounter life’s most difficult emotions: anger, fear, anxiety, sadness.
But should we dare to go into those dark, “poisonous” places, we will inevitably return with our brightest treasures.
Marc believes the capacity to become such a careful observer of the emotional world is a gift.
And in observing that world, we come to know there are 3 levels to everything: It’s outer, it’s inner, and it’s secret level.
As we go deeper into ourselves, we go deeper into our secret.
This episode of Life Mastery Radio with Marc Allan is filled with old, yet renewing wisdom.
Formal Bio:
Marc Allen is the author of several books including Tantra for the West, The Magical Path, The Greatest Secret of All, Visionary Business, and others.
He is an internationally renowned seminar leader, entrepreneur, author, and composer.
He co-founded New World Library (with Shakti Gawain) and has guided the company, as president and publisher, from a small start-up to its current position as a major player in the independent publishing world.
He leads seminars in northern California and gives teleseminars that reach people all over the world.
Marc’s website http://www.marcallen.com
Listen to “Get Jolly with Allen Klein 9/8/15” on Spreaker.
by admin | Oct 2, 2015
by Coach Debby
It’s such a big word: Integrity! Wow – it sounds so bold and confident! It’s right up there with Nobility or Royalty. Fabulous word.
It was my coach, Alan Cohen, who really showed me that integrity is the adult version of honesty.
In a conversation with Alan, he summed it up neatly and said adults either claim integrity as part of their character or they simply don’t get it. They either show their real face or they hide.
Naturally, kids look to adults to understand truth telling. But again, Alan pointed out that, unconsciously, parents can be poor examples who chip away at a child’s sense of an accurate moral compass.
Parents taught us it was okay to lie because they included us in the so-called and harmless “little white lies.”
Both Todd and I grew up with what seemed like baby fibs.
“My dad and I spent a lot of weekends working on the house and generating huge appetites. Sometimes we’d head to the hardware store before dinner and grab a double scooped ice-cream cone on the way back. It felt great going down, but we’d enter the house feeling guilty. Dad always covered for us, “Oh, we were just running some errands.” Wink, wink.
Father and son have formed a pact – don’t tell your mother. But girls have to endure the same thing from a busy mom who’s trying to do a million and one things around the house.
I was always the one at home who answered the phone (think old rotary 1970’s model). It was my job to check in with my mom before picking up that phone, and notoriously, she’d say, “If it’s for me, tell them I’m not here.”
I was the trusted secretary, and just like Todd, I loved having this pact with my entrusted parent. It felt sneaky in a good way.
Yet all of these tiny ways of being leave an imprint, one that is very hard to undo.
And it was an issue for Todd and I as we started dating. I would catch myself rushing around, so I’d skip his call. I also knew he was snacking before my delicious meals.
We had patterns, tiny little lies, and we were on the fast track to thinking we were very independent and did not have to account for all of our time.
At a retreat in Maui, Todd and I were listening to Alan share his wisdom and I wrote this down:
“Integrity is part of waking up. You choose to close the gap between who you are and how you are living.”
I noticed that he was not placing any blame on our examples. His message was clear: “You choose.”
Truly, there was my wake up call. I knew I had little gaps. I knew I had to get very real – become an adult! – and make sure I was not hiding. Anything.
Todd always says, “Any of us can tell if we’re acting with integrity. Just say something, and if you feel a little knot in your gut, ya missed it.”
by admin | Oct 2, 2015
October 6th, 2015 – If you’re all optimism with no reality, you have your head in the clouds; if you’re all reality and no optimism, you may not get past first base.
David Mezzapelle has insights to share on maintaining optimism, optimisms contagious effect on those around us, and the power of stories.
He has collected stories for years, and the “Contagious Optimism” project has been handed over to the students at Fairfield University, David’s Alma Mater.
Students collect the stories of other people, an act that spreads optimism and hope for the story gatherer and the future reader.
The collected stories are of people combining effort, reality, and positive thinking to progress through dark times.
And according to David, that is where the magic happens.
Our efforts to persevere are what provide us with wisdom. And wisdom is the gift from the past that serves as the foundation for our future.
Formal Bio
David Mezzapelle believes that we all have the capacity to make optimism contagious just by sharing our life’s adventures. Mezzapelle is the founder of the Contagious Optimism movement and the author of Contagious Optimism, a bestselling book series that contains real stories from real people around the globe which demonstrates that every cloud has a silver lining.
Mezzapelle was inspired to write this book series based on his life’s experiences, his own contagious optimism, and the encouragement of his Alma Mater, Fairfield University in Connecticut. A portion of each sale will go to the school along with other charities.
Throughout his life Mezzapelle has encountered great peaks and valleys, all of which he is grateful for. He never lost sight along the way and has kept his glass “completely full.” He has influenced many people with his outlook and Contagious Optimism is his way of offering optimism to others.
Mezzapelle has been a guest on various radio and television programs along with being a contributor to numerous publications around the globe. He is also a TED and Contagious Optimism LIVE speaker.
Listen to “Contagious Optimism with David Mezzapelle 10/06/15” on Spreaker.
by admin | Sep 24, 2015
by Todd Alan
Here’s a very simple story that happened to me recently that illustrates how the law of abundance works:
I gave my daughter some money for her swim team. In return, I would get a sweatshirt out of the deal with my name on it.
A couple of days later, I get a text from my other daughter who needs money for a winter coat. For whatever reason, I had a vision of 100 dollars in mind in the form of 10 crisp 10 dollar bills I would give to her.
But then I began thinking about the details.
I had to go to the bank, get the money, drive to her bank, deposit the money, and all of a sudden the details got complicated, as the task involved a lot of running around. How was I going to get this done?
I had to stop overthinking and let it go.
Well, hardly 10 minutes later, someone walked up and handed over some cash for a machine I sold, so no trip to the bank. Thirty minutes later, my daughter on the swim team shows up with my sweatshirt. It just so happens she and her sister bank at the same place.
I handed the money over to her to make the deposit for me, and I never had to leave my shop.
Like I said…simple.
I believe that when we envision as opposed to strategizing, we don’t get attached to an outcome. It’s like surrendering to the idea that we will get some help. This idea helps us to lessen our worry and sense of lack.
Magical things happen when we step into the flow and practice these metaphysical principles.
Okay, so to recap the Law of Abundance (a topic first introduced in the blog post last week): We create the vision, affirm it with positive emotions, and say thank you. With some time, this allows us to step into the flow as illustrated in my story above.
But this begs another question: How much abundance can you handle?
Perhaps you get something you want and then promptly dismiss the miracle. Or you experience guilt that you’ve received too much or fear that you will never receive again. This negativity dams the flow and the flow becomes stagnant.
Ever felt “stuck” in your life?
When things don’t flow the way we feel they should, when we second-guess our gifts, or we feel stuck, we tend to get pretty nasty with ourselves.
If we talked to our best friend the way we talked to ourselves, we wouldn’t have that friend anymore. We have scarcity thoughts; we react to our fears. These habits dam the flow.
So if you’re taking all the right steps – you’re envisioning, you’re associating the vision with positive emotions, you’re grateful, you’re addressing your negativity in a loving way – but you’re still not seeing any variation of your dreams, take heart.
Because there’s something tricky about abundance I haven’t mentioned yet:
When a freight train is headed down the track, it isn’t going to stop when you hit the stop button. It has to roll out. That’s what happens when we start to work with the law of abundance. It takes a little while to change our thinking and get going. It’s a practice.
In the meantime, Spirit has to organize the universe in order to send opportunities your way.
So keep working at it and keep your eyes and heart open – the gift is on its way.
by admin | Sep 24, 2015
September 29th, 2015 –
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
But also…
When the teacher is ready, the student will appear.
When his marriage of 16 years ended, Rogers decided to write a letter to himself pinpointing what his past self needed to know.
He posted this letter to Facebook, thinking 1 or 2 people he knew might find it helpful; the post went viral.
“Your life is like a garden and you have a plant that represents your relationship – in the beginning, the plant is cared for. During courtship, we give it our best and choose to see the best in it.”
But we have to keep going. People wanting their relationship to last must see that successful relationships are about more than love.
They’re about partnership. Where we deal with money, children, sex and intimacy for the long term…
Formal Bio:
Gerald Rogers is a transformational leader, speaker and coach that has trained thousands of individuals how to discover their purpose, step into their power and learn how to make their purpose driven businesses profitable and LIVE BIG.
His commitment is to leading and inspiring individuals to AWAKEN to their Divine Authentic Power and to Liberate them through Financial Freedom:
In a mission to teach people HOW TO CREATE FINANCIAL FREEDOM WHILE DOING WHAT THEY LOVE AND LIVING THEIR PURPOSE over the last several years he has led over 100 seminars, teleseminars and events training principles including the following:
- How to Discover and Live Your Soul Purpose and Live in PERSONAL POWER
- Understanding your PERSONALITY and living in harmony with your SOUL SCRIPT
- How to Master Your Mind and Program Your Subconscious to work FOR you rather than against you.
- The CLEAR GOAL Achievement System for Maximum Performance and Success
- Peak Performance Strategies of TOP PRODUCERS
- How to Increase Your Confidence and Lead with Power
- How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs and Self Sabotage
- How to Build, Nurture and Grow Thriving Relationships
- How to Lay a Solid Foundation for a Purpose Driven Business
- MODERN MARKETING Strategies for the Purpose Driven Entreprenur
- Internet Marketing and Social Media Fundamentals
- AUTHENTIC SALES skills to influence, lead, serve and make money
- STRATEGIC SYSTEMS to leverage, automate, grow your business for maximum profit and minimal stress.
Listen to “Marriage Advice I Wish I'd Had with Gerald Rogers 9/29/15” on Spreaker.
by admin | Sep 21, 2015
by Todd Alan
Just like there’s the Law of Thermodynamics and the Law of Nature, there’s also The Law of Abundance.
And the Law of Abundance states that there’s more than enough in the universe to provide for everyone.
But the thing about the Law of Abundance I’ve noticed is that people tend to get hung up on the monetary stuff. The Law of Abundance isn’t just about money.
It’s also about happiness, love, and relationship. We can call abundance into all areas of our lives.
The big question is how. How do we call abundance into our lives? Well, I’ll tell you:
1. We think about what we’d like to manifest, what we want, what we want more of, and we tie an emotion to it.
Let’s say you wanted a new relationship – imagine what that relationship feels like. What emotions to you experience within that relationship?
When we get a clear vision and tie in some strong, positive emotions to that one desire, it becomes anchored. Strong, positive emotions gets Spirit’s ears to “perk up.”
But I must warn you:
If we sit back and think, I don’t have it; I’m not going to get it – then you’re thinking of lack. Spirit doesn’t understand the difference in what you want or don’t want – it gives you more of what you focus on.
If you focus on what you lack, more lack will come. If you focus on the positive emotions of what you want and what you already have, more of what you want will come.
Crushing the thoughts of lack and not having is critical. Remember, what we think about is what we get.
2. Close the loop with gratitude.
That’s right. Closing the loop with the Law of Abundance requires gratitude. Every night before bed, you have to be grateful. Put positive energy into that gratefulness. We communicate to Spirit that we’re receiving the goodness of the flow by the gratitude we send back to it.
Gratitude also lets Spirit know you’re in reception mode.
The gray matter between our ears is the most complicated transceiver ever produced. We put the message out there and when we receive something back, whatever it is, we send another message out that we received it and we’re thankful!
We’re like CB radios and we really do have a conversation going!
by admin | Sep 11, 2015
September 15, 2015 –
Nathan Crane has long been fascinated with what ancient cultures knew about the world.
They charted the stars, erected beautiful architecture, and grew what they needed from the earth.
All this, without modern technology.
Despite that knowledge, however, these cultures still warred and killed. How could civilizations so advanced in one way, be so senselessly violent?
On a trip to Petroglyph National Monument, Nathan was given an answer – they were missing unified consciousness.
They missed a deep idea that we harm ourselves when we harm others.
Nathan believes that if we coupled reverence for Mother Earth with unified consciousness, we could create a life full of joy, love, and meaning.
Formal Bio
Nathan Crane is an award winning author, inspirational speaker, and conscious filmmaker dedicated to helping make possible for every human being the possibility to live a healthy, sustainable, meaningful life.
From addiction, dependency, jail, and homelessness, to a profound spiritual awakening becoming a highly sought after international entrepreneur of personal empowerment, Nathan found his life’s purpose in helping people experience more health, joy, and fulfillment in their lives -dissolving harmful habits and mental attachments – and experiencing physical, mental, emotional, financial and spiritual transformation.
Nathan is the President and CEO of Integrated Health International, an organization dedicated to raising awareness around integrative and alternative solutions to preventing, healing, and reversing degenerative disease.
Nathan is also the Founder of The Panacea Community, President of Panacea Publishing, Inc. Director of Panacea Life School, Creative Visionary of Panacea Talking Pictures, Creator of Self Reliance Mastery, and Producer of The Integrated Health Conference.
Nathan is focused on assisting Billions of people to experience higher levels of health, happiness, and fulfillment through online and in-person educational conscious publishing programs and experiences.
Nathan enjoys spending quality time with his beautiful wife and daughter, growing organic food, and traveling the world sharing empowering solutions to living a healthier and more fulfilling life.
You can learn more about Nathan and his projects at www.NathanCrane.com
Listen to “Ancient Wisdom and Food with Nathan Crane 915/15” on Spreaker.
by admin | Sep 11, 2015
At one point, I owned a model airplane field. People came there to fly their airplanes and had for many years before I bought it from the previous owner.
My dad flew on that field. My grandfather flew on that field. Families made memories there, so the place was very dear to me.
My father and I used to sit out there and dream of buying it. And one day, when I was grown up, the owner walked over and mentioned he was selling the field. That’s when I bought it!
I had a real vision for the place; it was going to have a racetrack and a paved runway. This was my thing – to grow the vision.
And for five years, my vision provided a place for old-time flyers to convene, fly their planes, and hang out with friends. I made space for families to connect and have fun. My dream had come true…
After a while, though, new housing development started to encroach on the field. The new residents complained of the noise. One resident, in particular, was quite upset about it, and he spent tons of money taking me to court.
Though he lost every time, this man had the money to keep going, and I was losing the steam to keep defending myself. The airplane field, the place I was so passionate about, was being restricted. It wasn’t the same.
One day I asked myself – is this it or not it?
Meaning, is this my purpose? Is this the path I’m supposed to keep traveling? The answer?…..
No.
My “inner-knower” not only answered “no” but also told me to sell it. Remember, this was my DREAM, my purpose. I was heart sick to sell it. But I knew it was the right thing to do.
Sell it, the voice said. And sell it to the man who has been taking you to court because he’ll buy it. I called my real estate agent and told him to get in touch with my nemesis, who purchased the property for twice the market value, cash.
My focus went back into my machine shop, which started to make money again. Shortly after I sold, I joined ToastMasters and because of ToastMasters, I got involved in radio.
The experience of losing the field was a huge lesson in detachment and getting honest about my purpose. Opportunities, people, paths, can come into our lives for a reason, for a specific purpose, but things do change and we have to switch gears.
When we ask: is this it or not it? We will have our answers.
by admin | Sep 7, 2015
September 8, 2015 – Ever met a man who can earn himself a speeding ticket and then continue on his way in high spirits?
There’s a reason Allen Klein can do that – he does not give away his power to other people.
That’s what ruins our days and, in some cases, our lives.
In his book, You Can’t Ruin My Day, 52 Ways to Turn Any Situation Around, Allen provides tools and suggestions for getting over it.
Do you want to be right? Or do you want to be happy?
Allen’s ideas, however, aren’t just about sloughing off the traffic violation or the dog poo on the bottom of your shoe.
He speaks about grief, moving forward, gratitude, and humor during tough times.
After losing his wife at 34 to a rare disease, Allen dedicated his life to the art of finding joy. He teaches that tears are inevitable in life, but there is also humor, joy, and immense gratitude to be experienced.
We have to ask ourselves – what is going to win? The anger? The sorrow? The alcoholism? The hurtful opinions of others?
We can be grateful for not only what is going right in our lives but also for the not so great stuff.
There is much wisdom in this interview and tons more in Allen’s books.
Formal Bio:
Ever hear of a “Jollytologist®”? Well meet the world’s one and only Allen Klein. Through his books and his presentations, Klein shows people worldwide how to deal with everything from traffic jams to tragedies. Allen Klein got into this unusual line of work after his wife died of a rare liver disease at the age of 34. He saw how humor helped her, and those around her, cope. He also saw how humor helped him get through that loss. He now teaches others how to find some in trying times. Those audiences include people in 48 states as well as Israel and Australia, and clients from IBM to the IRS.
Klein is an award-winning speaker and best-selling author. He is the recipient of a Toastmasters Communication and Leadership Award and a Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association. (Less than 800 of its 4,000 members have this honor.) Klein has authored, among other books, The Healing Power of Humor, Quotations to Cheer You Up, Up Words for Down Days, and The Courage to Laugh. The first book, The Healing Power of Humor, shows people how to use humor to deal with everyday trials and tribulations; the latter book, The Courage to Laugh, documents how people have used humor to triumph over tragedy. Klein has a master’s degree in humor from St. Mary’s College in Minnesota (and that’s no joke!) And he is well suited to his subject. Years before becoming a “Jollytologist®”, Klein was nicknamed the “King of Whimsy” because he designed all the children shows at CBS television in New York City. Among those productions was one you probably remember the Captain Kangaroo show. Although no longer working in the light-hearted world of children, Klein still believes that adults need to take a lesson from them and lighten up. To help adults do this, Klein is both the editor of The Mid-Month Mirth Memo e-zine, founder of International Mirth Month (every March), and President-elect of the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor (www.aath.org).
Listen to “Get Jolly with Allen Klein 9/8/15” on Spreaker.
by admin | Sep 3, 2015
Excerpt from Mike Robbins book, Nothing Changes Until You Do
A Few years ago a woman sent me an e-mail suggesting that I check out the website of another author/speaker. She said he reminded her of me and thought we should know each other. I looked at his site and was very impressed by him and his work.
In addition, I quickly found that I was unconsciously comparing myself to him.
My gremlin started telling me how much better this guy was than me. Look at him, he’s a stud; funny, good-looking, and savvy. His site is way cooler than mine, his approach is more hip, and he has this whole thing figured out much better than I do.
After looking at his website for just a few minutes and listening to my gremlin, I found that I was feeling jealous, inferior, self-conscious, and deflated.
Sadly, many of us spend and waste a lot of time and energy comparing ourselves to others in this way. Feeling jealous is a natural human emotion. And it’s pretty common – especially given the nature of how most of us were raised and the competitive culture in which we live.
However, comparison can have a negative impact on us, our dreams, our relationships, and many of the things we hold most sacred.
Our personal and cultural obsession with competition and comparison isn’t new, although it seems to have intensified in the past few years with the explosion of social media, and how we share everything with on another in such a public way.
I personally enjoy being able to celebrate the exciting stuff happening in other people’s lives, and being able to share some of my own “good stuff” with others as well.
At the same time, it can be a bit of a double-edged sword.
While I’m often inspired by and excited about the success of others, especially those closest to me, depending on how I’m feeling about myself at any given moment, I can get easily triggered by their success and end up feeling insecure in comparison to them – especially if they accomplish something I’m still striving for.
On the flip side, I’ve noticed that this forum can also inspire bragging or feeling a sense of superiority when something goes really well in my life.
This is even harder to admit and confront. And while it may seem like the opposite of insecurity, it’s actually just the other side of the same coin. Heads, we feel superior, tails, we feel inferior.
Both are detrimental to our growth and ultimately our sense of peace, fulfillment, and joy in life. This is a negative ego trap – and there are no true winners in this game.
As Mark Twain said, “Comparison is the death of joy.”
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