Staying Positive: The Way to Success and Health

Love is all you need?

Love really does keep you healthy.

The hormone DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is produced abundantly in the body from cholesterol and secreted by the adrenal glands. Once it is in your body, it impacts the body in multiple ways and can be converted into estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and even cortisone. It is also known as a cortisol antagonist; fighting the negative effects of stress and anxiety however it fluctuates according to your response to circumstances and decreases as you age.

High levels of cortisol have been associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and depression, as well as anxiety, increased stress, low energy and elevated blood pressure.
Studies indicate that DHEA protects from cortisol overconcentration, has an anti-depressant effect, enhances memory in young to middle-aged adults, and supports the immune-system therefore maintaining a steady level of this beneficial hormone is to be encouraged.


So how do you maintain the levels that you need?
Researchers have also found that meditation promotes positive emotional and physical states which, in turn, dramatically elevate levels of DHEA. Meditators allow feelings of peace and love to flow through their body and the multiple benefits support better overall health, outlook on life, and increased vitality.

The converse is also true; that people who harbor sad or even angry emotions and thoughts have less of the hormone in their system and higher amounts of cortisol which, over time, feeds illness and unhappiness.

Meditation does promote self-awareness, happiness, and feelings of love but you can continue to reinforce the benefits with your interactions with other people,your activities, and what you choose to surround yourself with.

Meditation and health
Meditation helps to rebuild your energy, enabling you to be inspired, at peace, and connected with the centers of your heart and mind. Without this, you risk leading a hectic lifestyle in which you feel emotionally and physically wrought and chronically exhausted.

It's more than just a relaxed feeling though and as you have seen from the brief information mentioned above it also creates positive changes to your physical and mental health.

A balance between rest and activity enhances productivity because you are able to focus, are more observant, and creativity can flourish. The difference between being tired or rested often translates into the difference between being overwhelmed with daily challenges or finding resourceful solutions to them.

Positive, successful peopleSpend time in the presence of positive, successful people either in person, in books, or online. Let them know what you are doing. Share your plans with those whom you now trust and can confide in at this point in your life’s journey. They won't be "nice" simply for the sake of it.  Successful people will be constructive and supportive, offering positive suggestions and encouraging you and you will wonder why you didn't do this sooner.

Eliminate naysayers from hearing about your aspirations.  After all, you know how they will respond.

What's your priority?
Meditate daily. Find the time. Make the time. Prioritize your time in order to meditate.
It is during your daily meditation practice that you will recognize and subsequently address self-limiting patterns of behavior and take the first steps that will release them.
Carry affirmations with you. Memorize them. They really do block out unwanted and pessimistic thoughts.

Affirmations
An integral part of any affirmation is to believe that it will happen.
If this does not come naturally to you, an easy way to learn this is to practice feeling as if it has already happened by imagining what it will feel like.
Follow up any affirmation with an expression of gratitude, whether it’s a simple “Thank You” or a more lengthy prayer or communication of thanks.

Today I choose to believe rather than hope.

Divine guidance is with me always.

There are opportunities for deeper insight in all of my interactions.

I am willing to grow. Love is my guide

3 Secrets to Success

Successful Race Drivers need to focus

3 Secrets to Success
We live in an ever-changing world with global competitiveness and communications available at every turn. Successful people are those who specialize in effective writing, reporting, organizing, managing risk, and are also innovative and creative while enabling their organization to improve its performance and practices. So, How Does Meditation Enable You To Be A Unique Achiever?

Clinical Study
A 2008 UK study The Effects Of Meditation On Executives Performance In Business Organizations looked at meditation as an influential factor on stress reduction, assimilation of changes increase, conflict management capabilities development and leadership performance.

The study took place over 20 weeks with two 60 minutes sessions per week, with a meditation group consisting of 57 executives and 40 in the control group.
The meditation group meditated on two distinct measures; focused attention and compassion.
In summary, the results showed significant gains in the following areas:
Stress reduction, compassion, job satisfaction and performance, improved interpersonal relations, increased conflict management and improved leadership performance.
What is fascinating is that benefits in all the control points were noted after only four weeks.

How Do You Want To Be Seen?
When you look at your co-workers or people you associate with, are they energized and efficient or tired and irritable?
What do you want people to see when they look at you?
Do you think they view you as a person who is capable and in command of their life and organization, or as someone who is struggling to keep up and is flustered, short-tempered, and unsure of themselves?

Three Elements
No matter whether you are chair of the PTA or Garden Club, operating your own flourishing small business, or running a large department in an international company, meditation is an easy to learn method to help you achieve maximum results in all your endeavors.
Meditation will hone your ability to focus, redefine your leadership and management skills, and sustain the promise of change.
The practice of meditation will enhance your innate skills in three ways; balance, presence, and creativity.

Create Balance
In order to be a true asset to one’s company or organzation, a strong work ethic is important but so is knowing how to balance all the demands of work, family, and social obligations. Without balance in your life, stress builds up, and if prolonged can lead to illness, sometimes serious.

Strong leaders understand not only the needs of their company, but their employees, and also themselves and are able to strike a balance between work, rest, and play.

Make it a priority to allow time for yourself by actively scheduling Self Time. Place this time in your daily calendar. Meditation is flexible because it does not require special equipment that you have to carry around with you. Is 20 minutes out of your day so hard to find? Keep looking at how you are managing your day and you will unearth time that is for you. You can spend 15-20 minutes in meditation in a variety of places so you can easily fit it into your busy schedule.

Remaining Present
Where are you at any given moment?
Your body may be one place but your mind may have drifted off to another place.

That’s perfectly normal and often useful when it comes to the creative process but when you need to deliver all your attention to a project, a presentation, or even the person you are in conversation with, you can see why it is important to maintain a single-pointed focus.

Successful people are able to focus intently on the task in hand and to follow it through.
The practice of meditation will help you to develop the ability to integrate your unique skills and knowledge into your assessment of your current situation without being distracted. In addition, you will discover that you are able to give equal attention to each moment.

As you maintain a regular meditation practice it becomes easier to take on board several tasks with ease and complete them on time without the stress that your colleagues may be having.

This is because meditation enables you to shed obstacles (varies from person to person) freeing up mental space which you replace with positive thoughts and actions.
Your life is enhanced as relationships become more vibrant, ideas flow with ease, and you become a person that people want to be around for two special reasons; your ability to make them feel good and your positive constructive attitude.

Enhanced Creativity
As you continue to meditate, you will find the quality of your thoughts and thought process improving. You will have great ideas and find it easy to solve problems. Meditation is a process as unique and powerful as you are and is a personal tool that will assist you in creating the future that you not only want, but deserve.

Guided Meditation

Sitting or lying down, depending on your physical abilities, close your eyes gently and focus on creating a rhythmic flow of breath.

Let your arms rest loosely by your sides, or place your hands face up on your lap.

With each inhalation, breathe in the richness of life.
As you exhale, release the breath in a slow and steady stream.
Feel tension and stress leave the body on the breath.
Slow the breath down even further with each inhale and exhale.

Focus on the crown of your head.
In your mind’s eye, notice your scalp and feel the skin in the top of your head relax.

Move slowly to your eyebrows. Relax the forehead and facial muscles.
Consciously release all anxiety, allowing the facial muscles to relax.

Purse your lips for 3 seconds and release.
Let you mouth relax into its natural form. This can mean that the lips are closed, or slightly apart. Ensure that the jaw is relaxed and not clenched.

Continue down to your neck and shoulders. Shrug the shoulders and let them go.
Feel the relaxing energy travel slowly down your arms to the tips of your fingers.

Feel peace fill the inner space where tension once resided as the upper limbs relax.

Move to your hips. This is often a place of deep-seated stress and anxiety.
With each exhalation, breathe all tension and worry away through the body and out through the toes.
Feel the connection to the ground beneath your feet.
Feel supported and grounded by the union.

Feel relaxed and contented.

Stay in your relaxed state until you feel that it is time to return to your day’s duties.

Slowly bring awareness back to your body.
Allow the eyes to open.
Keep the breath calm and steady, the body relaxed.
Feel recharged, invigorated, and contented.

Know that you can return to this peaceful safe place simply by closing your eyes and following the breath’s journey.
This still and focused place resides deep within you.

Practice Daily
You can return to the peaceful feeling inside simply by returning to the rhythmic flow of the breath. Everyone breathes (not always correctly) so you can “meditate” anywhere and no-one will know that you are performing a relaxation technique that brings clarity to your thoughts and purpose to your actions.
With practice, you will restore balance and harmony simply by returning to a calm and peaceful flow of breath.
Embrace your ability make tranquility and contentment a daily reality.

Positive Affirmations

I am Love and Light and my energy is limitless. There are No limitations to my possibilities.

What do you believe about yourself, your relationships, and the world around you?

Where does the information come from that enables you to form these beliefs?

All of your past experiences, and your perception of your experiences, create physiological changes in the brain in response to new information that is received. This occurs on a continual basis via images, words, sounds, smells and a myriad of other information that the brain constantly absorbs, including data received from your own thoughts and emotions.

Your beliefs create your life! They form the foundation of all that you think and do. Your beliefs are believed by the mind whether they are real, or true, or even false.

The beliefs that YOU hold are what you use to lead you whether you are aware of them or not.

Meditation helps with self-inquiry to understand who you are and to gently peel away the layers to uncover who you really are and what you actually desire in life, rather than leading a life that is flowing in a direction that leaves you dissatisfied and unhappy. The beliefs that you hold about yourself are what contribute to shaping and molding your personality, self-worth, and your self-image.

Reinforce your daily meditation practice with powerful positive affirmations.

Affirmation
All that I perceive about myself is positive.
My success does no harm to others
I am able to help and encourage people around me
I face challenges with certainty that I will find solutions and overcome all obstacles
I am successful in all that I set out to do

Peace