How to Thrive in Business & In Life
Heard this thought-provoking address a couple years ago, and now just “re-discovered” it on YouTube, so am posting it here. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something…” Enjoy!
Dr. Ben
Wrote these thoughts a while ago and just received a comment
from one of my ezine readers today that reminded me this
message “hits home” for anyone who wants things to change.
Enjoy!
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This weekend I picked up a great book by John Maxwell called
The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leaders’ Day. I love the
way the book is layed out—it’s easy to read and pick out key
points. One of the big ones right off the bat is the Law of
the Lid.
What lids do you have in your life? Many of us want
something different in our life and wish our circumstances
would change, and we’re tempted to be angry or resentful or
to feel sorry for ourselves. But what if truly having your
circumstances change—whether it’s your finances, your health,
or your relationships—requires YOU to change? Hmmm…
intriguing thought and not one most people are comfortable
with…
I listened to an interview of John Assaraf last night, a
wealthy and successful businessman who specializes in the
neuroscience and physics of how we and the universe operate
and interact. He pointed out that one of the two greatest
human needs is our need for our mental image to be “right”.
Often what holds us back from creating different results in
our health, our finances, our life is our mental image of
ourselves–our perception, and our beliefs—our lids—and it’s
not until the pain gets great enough, or the desire for
something better becomes strong enough, that we’re willing
to acknowledge and release our limiting beliefs.
What beliefs are governing the way you operate and the
experiences you’re having in life? Are you ready to accept
that perhaps some of these could change—some of these are
self-imposed lids that can be removed—and to allow yourself
and your self-perception to grow beyond them, or to ask for
the grace to let the lid be lifted?
Some profound questions to ponder…
To a wonderful week!
Your friend and partner in life & health,
Dr. Ben
I have lived much of my life rather compulsively—feeling that
if I just got such and such done, then I could relax and feel
good.
How about you? Are you waiting until your house is clean,
your taxes are done, your weight is just right, or you’ve
finally made it financially—are you waiting until then to
feel good?
Most of us tend to do this by default—it’s how we’ve been
conditioned.
But what I’ve discovered is that choosing to feel good now
not only is more enjoyable, but also opens the door for all
these other things, at least the ones that are truly important,
to get done in their own good time as well.
How can you feel good before everything’s the way you want it?
Ah…that’s an art and a discipline we all are learning.
First of all, recognize that it’s a choice—what you choose to
say to yourself, how you choose to view a situation, what
attitude you choose to have, and what influences you surround
yourself with. A great first step is simply choosing to be
grateful—give thanks for everything good in your life right
now, and even step out and give thanks for the good that’s
coming as if it’s already yours.
To a blessed and wonderful week!
Dr. Ben
Just spoke with Sandy Guerriere who’s got a wonderful blog discussing her discoveries as she’s pioneered her own journey to find natural approaches to rheumatoid arthritis. And her ideas can benefit anyone who wants to re-learn how to “listen to their body” and think beyond what “medicine” has to offer for their overall health.
Here’s a direct link to her blog:
http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.blogspot.com/
Be sure to check out her posts on spices and on listening to your body.
Enjoy!
Dr. Ben