Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident -- can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.


To learn more watch this 21 minute video.

BBC Theory

By: James Kyle

I invite you to read understand and implement the awesome practice encompassed by BBC theory. The inevitable outcome of following this theory is a fully self-actualised individual. This is achieved as the individual learns to practice full self-acceptance and self-responsibility and to reconcile and align conflicting subpersonalities (desires, emotions, personas) by using awareness of personal inner truths as guiding principles.. The approach is called the BBC theory in honour of my master teacher who indeed serves as the definitive example of this way of life by epitomizing the key qualities of this integrated paradigm.

My master teacher is a wise philosopher, with a legendary sense of poise no matter how tough the going gets, and a sense of humour second to none. I am, of course, referring to Bugs Bunny. And I now present to you the Bugs Bunny Consciousness theory.

I invite you to consider a typical story extract to fully appreciate his great power as a master teacher. We will begin with Bugs being pursued once more by his nemesis Elmer Fudd, shotgun in hand, ready to shoot that pesky rabbit. Bugs however has other plans. He runs down an alleyway, finds a door to dive into and disappears into the convenient back entrance. Elmer quickly follows - but, of course, not quickly enough. By the time he catches up with Bugs, our rabbit hero has found himself a waiter’s outfit, and with menu in one hand and napkin in another quickly ushers Elmer to the nearest table, recommending the vegetarian quiche, accompanied by a glass of the restaurant’s finest Bordeaux wine. Does Elmer shrug this off and shoot that pesky rabbit? Of course not. He surrenders to Bugs’ redefintion of reality and meekly sits down perusing the menu!

So what can we learn from this? Consider Bugs masterful understanding of the concept of an inner locus of control - he knows in any situation he can choose to react in a way that is most effective for him by defining his own reality. Bugs is also fully aware of the power of subpersonalites - he quickly slips in and out of appropriate subpersonalities that best serve him in whatever circumstance he finds himself. Moreover being a cartoon character is also such an advantage when it comes to acceptance - the whole concept of right and wrong never exists in a cartoon world - behaviour is simply either effective or it isn’t. And when it comes to connection and alignment, Bugs, of course, knows that his life is destined to be one of uninterrupted happiness - and lots of carrots certainly - and he pursues this with a single minded determination that a thousand Elmers would never disrupt.


So there we have it, Bugs the master teacher who shows us that:

• We all have a responsibility to choose an inner locus of control as our frame of reference - we are not life’s victims - like Bugs we can choose our own reality.


• We all have a responsibility for being aware of the parts and roles we play in life. Not being as enlightened as Bugs we will find some of our subpersonalities conflict - our goal however is to have all of them serve us at all times.


• We all have a responsibility for choosing a paradigm of effective/not effective rather than right/wrong - like Bugs we should avoid living in a world where judgement leads to denial which distorts our knowledge of who we really are.


• We all have a responsibility for contemplation, and attunement with our own individual truths and life goals. (The pursuit of all the carrots we can eat is entirely optional, being a matter of individual taste).


• We all have a responsibility for using this personal inner truth as a guideline for resolving inner conflicts - to become as one dimensional as any self respecting cartoon character - that is, totally aligned behind our individual self expression in the world in each and every moment.

And always remember, of course, if you ever need a reminder of these great lessons - just switch on to a convenient cartoon channel, sit back, and watch my master teacher, Bugs Bunny, in action.

Be Inspired by Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins is coming to London:

 "Unleash the Power Within", ExCeL London May 10, 2013 12:00 PM


Just in case you are one of the few who have not heard of him watch the first video below. Alternatively if you just want to be inspired once again go on and click anyway. This one runs for about 6 minutes.

Once you have watched the first one you may be willing to devote some more of your time to the second video. The second one is about 22 minutes long and includes Tony Robbins high-fiving Al Gore in the front row as Tony discusses the "invisible forces" that make us do what we do. (The references to Lance of course pre-date recent events).

For those of you who live near London, if you are now suitably motivated, you can find more information about the upcoming seminar here.

There Is Power In Being United With People Who Share Your Vision

Author: Dave Rea

Sharing Your Vision

When people are united with a common purpose and singular vision towards the same goals, the possibilities become unlimited.  You will see changes in people and they will gain a confidence about themselves that wasn't realized before.
Before this can happen though, you must be willing to share your vision with others if you want to have a team that shares your values and common interests in succeeding.
By letting go of your ego and unifying with other people you will be a part of something bigger than yourself.
If you are in place of stalemate in your business, it is usually due to the fact that you are not uniting and you are letting your ego be the dead weight that is keeping you from moving forward.
To get past your ego you need to have a vision of where you are going in life that is so big that you have no choice but to submit to your ego and realize it's not all about you.
Let your ideas and the values you have help you fulfill the vision that you have and not give in to any particular concepts.
Realizing where you are at and being submissive to your vision is not to be thought of as a sign of weakness.  Quite the contrary as when you are in submission to a vision bigger than yourself, its as if you are unstoppable.
Holding on to our egos, refusing to unite because of our own insecurities is a sign of weakness and will ultimately cause you much pain in your business.
There is power to be had when you make the decision to unite and become part of a team and a community sharing one common goal and vision.

The Concept Of Surrendering To Our Vision

By not allowing ourselves to surrender to the process, we are actually getting in our own way and over complicating things which can easily affect the outcome of the successes we enjoy or failures we despise.
Understand that you are right where you are supposed to be in your business and it is a daily process of taking consistent action that will eventually reward you beyond measure.
There is no need to make your business any harder than it really is.  Simplifying the process will yield you much better results than trying to make it complicated.
It is not required that you be a guru and know everything about the space of being an entrepreneur before you get started.  What is necessary is that you just get started and correct your mistakes as you are moving forward.
Duplication is the key to residual income.
If you want the ability to create leverage in your life so you can start enjoying it then you need to understand its not all about you but rather the power of unity in your team.
What is your vision?
There is a difference in what you believe you have depending on what you really want to do and how far you want to go.
Having smaller sums of money with unlimited amounts of time freedom is much better than lots of money and no free time for yourself to fully enjoy it.
Learn to build an income stream that literally automates itself and perpetuates regardless of whether you are working or not.
A good question to be asking yourself is "Is your dream and your vision that which would be able to contain your teams' dreams  inside of your own"?
If your vision isn't big enough to contain that of your team's, duplication won't happen and your best leaders in your team will eventually leave to look for something bigger than the vision you have bestowed on them.
There is power in the unity of coming together and building a community with a culture and a vision that will have great impact on the masses rather than just a few at the top as has been the norm for too many because of people's refusal to let go of their egos.
Are you going to let your ego keep you from having real success in your business or are you going to give in to submitting to something bigger than yourself that empowers other people?
You should know the answer to that question and I hope you agreed with the second part if you truly have serious intentions of breaking free from the everyday burdens that are keeping you down.
Never compromise the outcome or lose sight of your vision.
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Failure (Part 2)

By: James Kyle

So if our attitude to failure can be so self limiting how do we change this self defeating attitude? First let’s look at the power of reframing our experience of life. Consider this:

R.H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on.
Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs - he also struck out 1,330 times

English novelist John Creasey published 564 books - after he had received 753 rejection slips.

You yourself fell down many times before you eventually managed to walk. As a toddler you didn’t tell yourself I’ll never be able to do this and go to your doctor for a supply of prozac to help you cope with the harshness of life. You just got up and tried again.

Why should it be any different now?

I have another quote for you:

Wayne Dyer once said, There is no such thing as failure! Failing is a judgment that we humans place on a given action. Rather than judgment, substitute this attitude: You cannot fail, you can only produce results! Then the most important question to ask yourself is, “What do you do with the results you produce?”

This is a great quote but I don’t entirely agree. The reality is that there is such a thing as failure - but what Dyer is saying that in most people’s minds there is such a close relationship between the concept of failure and consequential judgment that it serves us best to discard the term failure all together. What this is in fact highlighting is that the real problem is judgment - self judgment!

We need to shift our personal paradigm. Realize that when we criticize and judge ourselves for failure this is a learned behavior. A learned behavior that is not serving us. And we can choose to break out of this ineffective conditioned way of relating to life. In the next post I would like to offer you some tools to help shift your self limiting attitudes to failure.