It’s all in the gut baby

Posted by Ben Lumley on Aug 19, 2010 in Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance | 20 comments

Sometimes it's important to just go with your heart and over rule your head. Sometimes you just have to trust your gut when it’s screaming at you and you haven't been eating anything unusual (if you have, that’s probably why your gut is kicking off!)

So I know I gave you all an update at the beginning of the week, but I've had a bit of an epiphany and I want to share it all with you.

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Make a Change – A Review

Posted by Ben Lumley on May 31, 2010 in Goals, Motivation, Overcoming Challenges, Success, Thinking Differently | 16 comments

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A key part of self development is reflection. By looking back on where you've come, what you've learnt and how it has effected you, you can move on confidently with new tools and strategies to produce consistent results in the future. So let's look back now and see how far we've come.

The Process

Over the past 4 weeks I've taken you through a simple process that has included the follow areas.

1. Working out what you want
2. The Power of Goal Setting
3. Getting Motivated
4. Taking Action
5. Working with  Beliefs and Visualisation
6. And Dealing with Problems

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Make a change: The Power of Setting Goals

Posted by Ben Lumley on May 5, 2010 in Goals, Success | 20 comments

photo credit: E & H Baxendale Ltd

Dreams are wonderful, but they are not enough. ~ Jim Rohn

It's not just enough to have a bunch of wishes. They don't get you very far in life sadly. To turn a dream into reality you need more. More structure to support it, more direction to shape it and a better idea of time so you can hit your deadline.
90% of the people on the planet go through life with just a wish list. They have a mental note of all the things on their lists but no concrete ways of making them happen.

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Make a change: Working out what you want

Posted by Ben Lumley on May 3, 2010 in Goals, Success | 29 comments

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So I'm pretty excited about today. It's been a while since I last wrote regularly for my own blog (yes weird I know). Today is the start of a month long series of posts about how to make a change in your life. I'm going to take you through a process of creating change and then producing consistent results in any area of your life. Like I've said I'm really excited about this - hope you are too.

Have you ever tried to make a change? Tried to achieve a goal in life or break a habit? It's something at some point lots of people want to do and many, in respect to them, give it a really good go but we all know of someone who didn't manage to stick to their New Year's resolution.

So how to you do it and make it stick? How can you change your life in some way for the better?

The process and techniques I want to share with you are an amalgamation of different ideas from some of the world's leading thinkers and motivational experts. They are pieces of the puzzle that when fitted together work for me so hopefully they will work for you. If you follow this series through and complete each step along the way you will have a clearer focus and be able to start producing consistant results in any area of your life.

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