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August / September Insight

In this issue:

 

"Terrorism and Lessons of Self Leadership"

 

How do you as a parent respond to some of the questions that you get asked by your kids?

I am sure that there are as many varied answers as there are questions.

 

My personal policy has always to be open an honest so when my son Dylan asked whether I thought Australia was a terrorist target I hesitated a little an then said "yes, quite probably"

 

My sons reaction was interesting and measured; pretty typical of the "Bort" aka Dylan. But it was my next comment that really got him thinking and quite possibly questioning my sanity.

"This potential threat is also an opportunity though” I said.

I think his next comment was something like “Yeah sure Dad…you’re a moron”

 

My reality is that this terrible act also has the ability to redefine our thinking and actually improve our appreciation of living in the moment which has a massive impact on both your business and life interactions.

 

If my ensuing discussion with my son is anything to go on I will need to clarify my position and logic.

 

Firstly, I do not condone in any form any act of terrorism.

 

Secondly, that we are now exposed to the possibility of terrorism in Australia...the smart thing to do is to work out how to deal with this in the most appropriate way. It was while I was mulling over this that I had an aah, haa moment.

 

In essence, life, is about learning to live in the moment and appreciating what you have at every opportunity.

The insidious nature of terrorist acts in our day and age means that it is impossible (at this stage) to predict where and when terrorists are going to strike. Ultimately however it is the obligation of any self leader to take control of their situation (whether it is in life or business and make it work for them regardless of the prevailing circumstances).

 

So here are some effective strategies designed to give you back control of your environment:

 

Practice the ability of living in the present. To do this the following skills will need to be applied on a daily basis:

 

  • Train your mind to live in the "golden now" moments.  In other words learn how to be in the present... totally. This acquired skill will ensure that you will make every experience for the customers in your life more memorable and that will flow directly to your bottom line. It is worth remembering that the customers in your life are all of the people that you interact with over the course of your life so logically everyone in your life is a customer of some sort.

 

  • To begin to master living in the moment, this is how you do it. Become increasingly aware of your thinking patterns and train yourself to be able to recognise when you are not living in the moment ie you are thinking about something else unrelated to your immediate physical location and environment. If you realise that you are thinking of something unrelated to your immediate environment irrespective of whether it is plesant or unplesant usher the thought out and bring your focus back to the immediate present. This simple process is very powerful when you practice it regularly. Without being too simplistic this approach over time actually allows you to change the neurotransmitter network within the brain itself so that you reconfigure the hardwiring of your own brain. Ultimate outcome? You teach your brain how you want it to think. How cool is that? 

 

  • No matter what business you are in or what situation in life you are experiencing it is absoulutely critical to be able to maintain a positive mindest and minimise distracting thinking patterns.

 

Your health and your business success depend on it.

 

 

  Richard 

 

"Potentialist"

 

 

Some of the information found in this newsletter may have been adapted from the Crocodiles not Waterlilies Self-leadership Program with kind permission from Roger Anthony.

 

  

 

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Monthly Self-leadership Challenge…

This is a new section dedicated to challenging you to become a more complete self-leader and professional.

This month’s challenge:

Creating a regular exercise routine:

First, establish some times during the week that you will dedicate to doing some exercise.

Second, ensure that you get enough sleep so that you have enough energy to commit to the program.f some simple goals to measure your progress.

Third, reward yourself for achieving your goals.

Finally, practice and remember to change your program regularly to keep your interest.

Hear Richard Speak…

Richard will be speaking at and conducting a new series of "Self-Leadership" seminars in 2005. Listed below are the times, locations and titles of each session. Please visit http://www.richardday.com.au to enrol on line or gain more information.

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This groundbreaking and dynamic workshop concept will discuss the pivotal issues involved in leadership and success both in business and life. Whatever your goals in business or life this session will provide you with practical answers and powerful self-leadership strategies.

 

The seminar will be unique in structure and will encourage participants to set the agenda anonymously when registering by requesting topics on leadership and life or business success strategies so that every delegate will have the opportunity to be able to take personal, powerful and successful information away from the seminar.

 

The day will be divided into two half days...the first half day will be devoted to leadership and success strategies surrounding business success and the second half of the day will feature concepts devoted to self-leadership, life success and enrichment.

 

You can elect to attend either half day or the whole day program.

 

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Anyone who is dedicated to ensuring that they achieve their potential and the potential of those they lead.

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The seminar will deal with the important "leadership" issues of personal performance, self-leadership skills and developing potential in self and others.It will stimulate and challenge some of the long held beliefs regarding leadership of self and others.

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Richard Day is a National and International Speaker, Life and Business Coach and Corporate Facilitator. He has worked extensively with organisations and individuals in the realm of self-leadership, team dynamics and peak performance strategies for both business and life application.

He also coaches individuals and teams on how to be more successful and has blended a unique background in human performance, psychology and education enabling him to work with the corporate business world empowering each individual to be more accountable to themselves and the organisation they work for.

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