LIVE YOUR DREAMS

THESE FIVE PRINCIPLES WILL HELP YOU TO GET OFF TO A GREAT START AND MAINTAIN YOUR MOMENTUM THROUGHOUT 2009:

1. There is no failure, only feedback- Have you ever done something that didn't work out the way you had planned? How often have you interpreted this as failure? The next time something does not unfold as planned, accept it as feedback, get curious and ask yourself "What do I need to learn about myself, others, my work or family environment, so that if a similar situation were to occur in the future, I can get a better result?"

2. Be Flexible- If what you are doing is not creating, the results you desire, do something different. If you want your life to be different, doing the same things more often, harder or louder is not the way to change it

3. The meaning of communication is the response it produces- Your intended communication is not always what is understood by the other person. It does not matter what your intention is, what matters are the results your words, tone of voice, body language and actions. By taking the other person's response as feedback and being flexible, you can change how you communicate until you achieve you desired result 

4. Every behaviour has a positive intention behind it- No matter how strange, hurtful or inappropriate a person's behaviour may seem to you, it makes sense from that person's perspective. You need to look behind the person's behaviour to discover the positive intention from his/her perspective. Once you have an understanding of the intention, you can explore ways to help the person achieve it while minimizing the negative side effects

5. You are in charge of your mind and therefore your results- You chose the beliefs, values and decisions that determine your perspective of the world and how you experience different events.  If you choose, you can change these to gain a different perspective, harvesting the benefits of subsequent actions and bringing significant changes to your life

Each week, select one of these principles and put it into action

xoxo RitzyNina