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However old you are, you may have found yourself in the situation where you are faced with a huge decision, one which will have an impact on the rest of your life. This situation may make you feel helpless, and perhaps disoriented, and in need of someone to help you out, because you don’t know which way to go. However this is the kind of occasion when you really need to depend on yourself alone. It is very tempting to rely on the advice of others. After all, if you take someone else’s advice and things to wrong, then you can blame them. A professional would tell you that you should make your own decisions.

If you are going to make your own decisions, and deal with these situations by yourself, then how do you do it?

Personal Development and Meditation

Meditation has been around for hundreds of years, and could help you when you find yourself in this situation, and through it you could find you can get what you want out of life. But how do you use meditation?

To meditate you need to be away from possible distractions, so that you can look inside yourself, without any of your attention being focused outwards.

Having rid yourself of outward distractions, then you need to consider questions which concern who you really are, and which relate to everyday life. For example, about what sorts of things you like to do, and what makes you feel proud, or about your finances, and the things that are important to you, or the things you always wanted to do but haven’t been able to, and the people or things you are dependent on.

If you are trying to think about a particular situation, or come to a certain decision, then try to think of all the questions connected with that. Try to blank any other issues out of your mind and think only of one particular question, and write down any answers which come to you. It is important to concentrate, and to be honest, because if you are not then the only person you are going to deceive is yourself. These questions will help you to understand exactly where you stand and what you want out of life. When you have thought through the questions you need to answer and noted any answers that came to you, then look over them and not anything which you are proud of or not proud of.

Now make two lists, one of the things you found which you were proud of and one of those which you are not proud of, and put the lists up somewhere where you will be able to see them every day. Now work on moving things from the ‘not proud’ list to the ‘proud’ list, and re-do the lists when anything is moved.

We all want to lead full, happy lives…so why is it that so few of us do?

If it’s time you took a good look at your own life and gave it an overhaul, don’t wait another minute. Whether we like to admit it or not, the clock is ticking for each of us. Make each moment count by actually putting into place the practices which will bring you joy and rekindle the passion in your life. This has nothing to do with anyone else – it’s all about YOU!

Following are some tips to help you make the most of each day and ensure you are living your life to the fullest. While they may not sound positive and easy, this is all about being EFFECTIVE. These few key areas are where you can put new practices into place and give yourself the gift of a happier, more satisfying life.

GOALS: The trick here is to make them YOURS. Not what your Mom wants, nor what your guidance counselor told you was right for you…but what YOU want. Have you even thought about this lately? Many people have not thought about what they truly want in years. This is partially due to the vague notion that many carry around that says ’some day I’ll have more time to figure it out and then I’ll get what I want’.

This is NOT how it works…some day is NOW. Tomorrow will never come, and our time here is limited. You can either choose for this to be a depressing thought and turn away from it, or face it straight on and FREE YOURSELF.

Today is all we have – live it up! Dream with passion! PLAN to do things you love and which are fun…there is no time like the present!

PRIORITIES: In these busy times, it is time we realize that we cannot do it all. We can CREATE everything we want – I firmly believe this – but we only have 24 hours in a day, and there will simply be things that slip through the cracks.

Therefore, the more we hone our focus and decide what our priorities are, the better we can live each day from that focus, and accomplish more of the things that matter to us as individuals. This is not goal-setting. Goals ARISE from this work, and allow you to accomplish those things that you wish to. This allows us to live each day with a strong sense of purpose, aliveness and joy.

The trick to living this way is two-fold: the first is to invest the time to look at your life overall and decide what you want it to be about. A good way to think about this is to look at the end of your life. Ask yourself what you will regret most if you don’t change it? What do you want said about you when you’re gone? What kind of a legacy would you like to leave? What will you wish you had done?

The second part ties your priorities and your goals together. The best two tips in this area I have heard in years are extremely simple:

1. Make a list every night of the five things you MUST accomplish tomorrow, and then DO THEM tomorrow, in the order of those you want to do least first.

2. Ask yourself each day: What can I do today that I’ll be glad I did tomorrow? This one step is amazingly powerful, as you will see after a few days.

VISION: How many times have you heard that you must visualize what you want in order to get it? Did you know that in studies with Olympic-caliber athletes, tests have shown that they performed just as well after visualizing themselves going through the motions with precision, as when they actually practiced physically? Additionally, in brain and muscle tests, all the same neurons in the brain and muscle fibers in the body were activated during intense visualization as during the actual athletic endeavor.

Amazing? YES! Use this to your advantage in your own life! Practice and improve your ability to clearly and precisely picture yourself being in the situations you wish to create. There are some guided meditations in the Wealth Beyond Reason program that we have found to be very helpful with this process.

HEALTH: This has been addressed in many places, but my two best tips are:

Eat less, and more often. Studies have shown that those who eat less actually survive longer, and with this happy, passionate life you are building you’ll want to prolong it as mush as you can! Also, eating smaller amounts every 3-4 hours serves to boost your metabolism and burn more fat…helping you to be healthier and have more energy. Think of your metabolism like a fire…consistently feed it in little amounts. If you starve it or smother it, the results will be less to your liking.

The second tip is to get moving, and do it consistently. This one thing, if you are not already doing it, will make a huge difference for you. Go for walks, take up new sports – do whatever you have to do to stay active, and enjoy increased energy and stamina, as well as more clarity in your thoughts.

ROLE MODELS: Get some new ones. Look for people and situations that empower you, and remind you of the magnificence of the human spirit and what is possible. This lifts you out of your narrow, every day focus, and gives you a broader perspective.

There you have it…a few key ingredients to living a life with passion!

Of course there are more things you can do, however we have found that it’s the fundamentals that need to be put in place for people to really feel energy, passion, happiness, and a sense of purpose.

Enjoy, and go create your dreams!

It is possible to release your past regardless of how painful or deprived it was. Through these personal development techniques you let go of all your emotional baggage and start fresh.

Once you release your emotional attachment to your past you are free to enjoy the present. From this powerful place of being happy and content with where you are you can then begin to create the future of your dreams.

Although you cannot change anything that has happened in the past you can change how your past experiences affect your future. The first step to releasing the past is to accept that it happened. No matter how traumatic the experience or how distasteful the memory is you must acknowledge here and now that it occurred. This is what we call entering a state of Acceptance. Many people live their entire lives wanting to change the past. They moan that if only things had been different their life would be so much better. The past is gone. It happened. There is no way to change the past so there is no point wishing that it never happened or that it happened differently. You cannot change it so accept it!

After acceptance you can enter a state of peace when you realise that the past, all of it, good and bad experiences alike have helped to form and mould the person you are today. All the knowledge, desire and love that are in you right now are a direct result of the past experiences that make up your life.

Next realise that the past has some powerful lessons to teach you. Have you learned anything positive from your past experiences? Use your past as a learning tool. See where you went wrong and make the changes you need to make today so that your future becomes a bright and welcoming place. Never use your past as an excuse to stay the way you are or to tolerate circumstances and situations with which you are currently unhappy! Realise that the past has been and gone. All you have is this moment and that is all you need to make changes.

Many millions of people throughout the centuries have overcome their own personal adversity to achieve great things. You can do the same. These people refused to accept what life had handed them. They never moaned about their past nor allowed it to interfere with their present and thus they created their future the way they wanted it to be.

You should never use the past an excuse for staying stuck in your life. Your power is always in the present moment. Use your past negative experiences as a motivational tool to spur you on. It is all about your perception! It is your perception of the things around you that determines your reality. What you focus on expands. This means you get more of what you focus on in life. If you chose to focus on the mistakes and hardships of your past then that is what you will experience more of.

But if you decide to put the past where it belongs, in the past, and fully embrace the present moment and where you are you will find yourself in a powerful creative place. Only revisit the past to learn from it not as an emotional trip. Although much of your current mental conditioning originates from childhood and early life experiences it can be changed. By making the decision now and holding the intention now that the past will no longer affect you, you can free yourself from your own self-imposed bondage.

From this place of freedom you can make decisions based upon current situations and circumstances instead of being the slave to reactive emotional thinking and acting. The evidence is everywhere that people with painful, damaging pasts have overcame them and gone on to achieve high levels of success. Look at the business world, sports, creative arts etc. There are rags to riches stories everywhere you care to look.

You may encounter past experiences that are very difficult for you to realease. At these times you should seek professional help in whatever form you feel appropriate, even if it is just a subliminal or hypnosis recording. Do something now to release your past – make the decision that it will no longer rule over your current life. Intend to be free of the past. In your own mind decide now that no matter what you need to do you will release your emotional issues. Even though you may not know how you are going to do this yet hold the intention that you will do it. When you do this and begin to live in the now you will be more content and at peace while you wait for your marvelous future to unfold.

Personal growth and development are the building blocks for improving your life – irrespective

of which aspects of your life you are intent on improving. Most of us have a deep seated desire

to improve (who doesn’t make New Year’s resolutions?), yet far too many of us fail to reach

our goals.

There can be numerous reasons for this, although those that have achieved their goals might

view these as excuses rather than valid reasons.Whatever your viewpoint, I think you’ll

agree that it is both frustrating and demoralising when you realise that having

set some goals and been all fired up,you find that once again your best intentions have

come to nothing.

What makes this so common?

1) Time constraints.

We are so busy being busy these days that more often than not we just don’t get round to doing

the important stuff. A strange human condition, but very common.

2) Focus.

This goes hand in hand with time constraints. We rarely spend enough time focusing on

the things that will be of benefit to us. Your personal growth and development will never happen

without you focusing on what needs to be achieved.

3)Effort.

As nice as it would be, deep down we all know that to get something, you have to put in

some effort. Unfortunately, in today’s world, this is not a very popular theme.

4) Distractions.

The flip side of focus. There are just too many other things out there that will demand

our attention if we are not careful. When this happens I always find it useful to remind myself

that they want my attention for THEIR benefit, not mine!

5)Personal programming.

From a very young age, and mostly without

realising it, we accumulate knowledge of what is “normal” – a sort of default setting

that we become comfortable with. This programming is very strong and is there to protect us

from getting hurt.

Unfortunately the negative side of this is that if we are to change and improve, we need to

lift ourselves out of this comfort zone. We thus find ourselves in a tug of war between what

our subconcious knows is “safe” and what we conciously know we need to do to make our lives

better.

No prizes for guessing which side usually wins!

The good news for anyone wanting to overcome barriers to personal growth and development

is that you don’t need to have a brain transplant or emigrate to another world.

All you need do is find someone who has already done the hard work and found ways

to conquer the barriers and then follow their advice and guidance.It really is that easy!