Empowering Links: Week of 12th October
Best personal development resources for the week:
What are the different levels at which we think, do and feel? Rachit has a beautiful chart of the NLP logical levels that answers the question. Read Who Says Elephants Can’t Feel? An Introduction to NLP Logical Levels … (Part 1)
Ever wondered how to do what you love? Paul Graham has the answer.
Can’t get anything done? Let an Israeli paratrooper share with you the secrets of fire and motion.
Ever had a time when everything felt like it was exactly where it was supposed to be, life was a pure stream of joy and you could do no wrong? 37signals writes all about that state of flow; what it is and how to get there.
Finally, how do you explode your personal growth? Hang out with like-minded people! Steve Pavlina’s forums have just opened and already over 1500 members have written over 8,686 posts! A great personal development companion to the always good Anthony Robbins forums.
I agree that a key to self management is self esteem. I would offer that true life inspiration happens when you find something you love to do and make it a part of your everyday experience. Here’s an exercise:
1. Write down 10 things you love to do or that bring you the most joy. I call this the “You List”
2. Then record how many times a day you do one of the things on your list
3. Give each day of the week a rating from 1-10
4. Your best day usually comes out to be the day you do the most things on your “You List”
I can easily relate to the first part of the story, in the past I was one of those people pretending you have done something and then be very uncomfortable when someone asks more detailed questions.
It is not a good feeling and being upfront from the beginning really saves you the embarassment later.