Museletter
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August
2005
My
News
I’ve had my
first proof of
my book, The
Easiest Way to
Double Your
Profits, back
from my
publisher, and
once a few
changes have
been made it
will be printed.
I am hoping to
have books for
sale by mid
September. If
you want to
reserve one from
the first run,
drop me an
email!
I am now able
to accept credit
and debit cards
for coaching and
book sales, so
if this is
helpful to you,
let me know!
My diary is
filling up with
speaking
engagements in
the autumn,
which is great,
and there’s
room for more!
If you know of a
group or company
looking for a
motivational
speaker, please
get in touch.
My
Muse
How strong is
your lexicon of
emotion?
There is a
school of
thought that
says everything
we do, we do for
a feeling. It’s
our primary
motivator. As we
know, there are
lots of
different
emotions, both
on the positive
and negative
sides. It’s my
understanding
that most people
would go further
to avoid a
negative emotion
than they would
to experience a
positive one.
Many of us so
dislike the
feeling of
negative
feelings that we
do a lot to
avoid them. But
this leads to a
problem, because
if we deny our
feelings,
particularly the
negative ones,
they will come
out somehow,
sometime. We may
‘explode’ in
anger or
frustration, or
even worse, we
internalise
until it comes
out as some sort
of disease,
ranging from bad
backs to cancer.
It seems to me that many of us not only suppress our feelings, we also confuse ourselves by labeling different negative feelings under the same banner. So we hear people saying: ãIâm feeling all emotionalä which doesnât really make sense, but we sort of know what it means. Or the current favourite negative emotion seems to be: s**t. That isnât an emotion either. I donât think this is healthy. Our emotions exist to tell us something. Once we have received the message they go away. One thing we know for certain about feelings is they come and they go. Whatever you are feeling right now, you won't later on today.
If you were
to increase your
awareness to
observe your
emotions, note
what the emotion
is, and then
question what
the message
might be, I
would suggest
that you would
learn more about
yourself and
what’s
important to you
as well as
having a safe
outlet for any
feelings. Many
people feel they
cannot cope with
negative
feelings. I’m
telling you,
this is rubbish.
You can cope
with any
feeling, because
it’s just a
feeling, and
however bad it
is, it won’t
last. You can
then do
something which
will change your
mood, if you
need to.
If this
resonates with
you, you could
keep a journal
this month of
all the emotions
you feel. The
more you feel
and note down
the better! Let
me know how many
you score, and
what the
emotions are. I’d
be very
interested.
Book
Recommendation
Still
Me by
Christopher
Reeve
Christopher
Reeve’s story
is both
heart-breaking
and
inspirational.
He went from
playing a
superhero to
being one for
millions of
people all
around the
world. The book
cleverly
interweaves his
life before the
accident and his
life after, and
you really feel
what makes this
man tick. I got
a sense of how
ordinary he was,
and how
extraordinary he
was too. A great
read to help
keep our lives
in perspective.
To
buy the book
click here
Opportunity
to Contribute
Here’s a
great idea,
which I was
alerted to by my
friend Naomi. It’s
an organisation
called Freecycle
who give you the
opportunity to
recycle
anything. What
you do is post
an email to your
local group
saying you have
an old fax
machine or
toaster or sofa
or whatever and
someone has the
chance to come
round and pick
it up! The main
rule is that no
money changes
hands. It’s a
great way to
de-clutter and
also to pick up
some bargains!
Find out more
and sign up to
your local group
on http://freecycle.org
