Judging ourselves and being afraid of other people judging us is probably the biggest block to enjoying life and creating a successful business.

Here's a great post about judgment my a client who's a professional photographer in France. http://www.colorimages.fr/?p=2851&cpage=1#comment-9
 

Whether you have your own business or would like to, or you work for
a corporation or small business, the infinite organizing power of
consciousness can flow through you to create far greater results
than trying to do everything from the daily limited mindset that so
many of us operate from on a daily basis.

A few weeks ago I experienced a profound shift in my awareness. In
the morning I felt strangely uncomfortable like something was off, but
I couldn't put my finger on it at all. It didn't feel like any 'normal' angst
or worry. I asked if it was mine and or not and it did lighten up, but still
the sense of strangeness persisted.  As the day passed I felt something
new and exciting moving in my spirit; almost like being born to a 
new freshness of spirit.

At a certain point as I walked along a pathway towards Mt. Tamalpais,
the central land mark in Marin County just north of San Francisco where
I live,  I felt something opening… consciousness started flowing throughout
me,  my body and my life. I felt a vast bliss and delight.

It kept flooding through me. It felt like nothing in the world could come close
to that experience. No material possessions or experiences, no cars, clothes,
houses, travel or personal relationships could come close to this experience of
consciousness flooding through and illuminating everything. Yet this is at the
very heart of far greater aliveness in all those areas of life.

The experience faded away over night. The next day I didn't have such a vast
sense of consciousness. Yet it had shifted something in me in a way that I knew
that my life would never be the same. Since then I've found that I am much more
aware of how I spend my time. Especially with my business. I have much a much
sharper focus and at the same time feeling more relaxed and having fun with
everything I do. I complete asks with far less effort and much more of a sense of
ease and expansiveness and being true to me.

My business has grown exponentially with very little effort. A few well
placed actions have created so much greater results than hours of
planning and activity. It's amazing what a difference having consciousness
working directly for you can make!

I've found that clients I work with also experience faster and easier
results with their business when they let go of limiting beliefs and
habit patterns and embrace more energy and awareness.

What's missing in so much of our lives is a deeper wholeness and
connection with everything. At the fundamental basis of everything we
choose and create is our awareness of Self – pure consciousness. All our
endeavors and all we desire to have things in the world can be enriched
with unsurpassable strength and ease and fullness. Consciousness is the
conduit for your talents and abilities to flow through and be magnified a
hundred fold.

When you get in touch with that vast consciousness that you truly are and
feel that flowing through your unique talents and strengths, then you know
that the universe can work for you and with you and allow far greater
things to show up for you than you can with just your mind alone.

Here's a meditation that will help you have more consciousness flowing "
through you and supporting you.

Close your eyes.
Take a long deep breath.
Now take another even bigger deep breath being aware of your whole body.
And another deep breath letting go of any sense of anxiety, fight or flight.

Put your awareness on any small or large sense of joy that you are aware of.
If you have a hard time feeling any joy, think of someone or something you
are grateful for. Allow yourself to bathe in that and keep expanding that
awareness to fill your whole body and beyond.

Keep expanding out and allow consciousness to flood your whole life.
Allow all this to quickly or all at once if it comes that way.

Now just be with all of that and allow yourself to fully bathe in it!

Are you willing to call forth  the power of consciousness to expand
your business?

I'd love to hear your comment.

I had so much fun last week with the "Genius Activation" sessions! On Friday alone I facilitated nine people. Each person was a joy to work with. And I felt totally fresh at the the end of the last call and ready for more! How does it get even better than that?

Thanks to all of you who participated this past week! I'm so grateful and inspired by your willingness to step into your greatness! To celebrate, I'm extending my offer of complimentaryhalf-hour sessions another week. If you haven't experienced a"Genius Activation" session yet and would like to, email me at rich@accesscreativepower.com before next Saturday to reserve your session.

How much more money and joy can you create with your talents and abilities?

Steve Jobs and What it Takes to Express Your Unique Genius

Steve Jobs death last week created a huge outpouring of caring and tributes. We lost a phenomenal innovator and inspiration for individual genius! Somehow we know that his death is a wake up call to not waste any more time. As Steve said:

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."
 
You have to be willing to not only be different, you have to be willing to dominate this reality. That's actually what Steve Jobs did. He didn't try to be a nice guy like so many other business leaders in Silicon Valley. He was willing to be a tyrant in order to create the secrecy and intense aesthetic development of Apple products that have changed the lives of so many people.

It's very clear to me that no matter what is standing in our way, we all have the capacity to be a huge contribution to the world through our consciousness and our unique genius!

It may not look as big or successful as Pixar or Apple, but as Marianne Williamson says, our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, our greatest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We are powerful beyond measure!

To be the powerful genius contribution that you are, you have to be willing to not only be different, you have to be willing to dominate this reality. That's actually what Steve Jobs did. He didn't try to be a nice guy like so many other business leaders in Silicon Valley.

He was willing to be a tyrant in order to create the secrecy and intense aesthetic development of Apple technology. Yet his employees had intense loyalty to him and were inspired to create a high level of quality and aesthetic delight for customers.

What intensity of power and potency are you unwilling to be that if you would be it, you would dominate this reality? Are you ready to get out of the idea that you shouldn't dominate this reality?

If you are not willing to dominate this reality, then you cannot be the power and potency of you. You cannot be a leader of your own life. It may not always look the same you know. Different conscious leaders function differently.
 
But they all tend to be pretty damn intense in their own ways. Mother Teresa certainly was. Gandhi certainly was. Gary Douglas (the founder of Access Consciousness) certainly is. Even Eckhart Tolle is intense in his own way. It's not one-size-fits-all. As Osho says, in order to be a creative genius you have to function as an individual, not as a member of the mob.

In order to be a leader, you have to step out into the unknown and be unique and different. Who you truly are, no matter what that looks like. In Steve Jobs case, he looked like a tyrant. Yet his employees were intensely loyal to him and very inspired to develop Apple products as unique cutting edge elegant tools. Not knock off copies of somebody else's idea.

Intensity doesn't have to be force or judgment. Intensity is the power and potency of you. For some people it might look a lot lighter and a lot more playful than for others. Not everyone is built exactly the same. But for each of us who claims it, the lightness of being shines through you when you choose to be you.

If you would like to get a much deeper taste of your power and potency and your unique genius, reply to this email at rich@accesscreativepower.com to reserve your session. I will keep the offer open through Friday.

To your fun and expansive success!

Rich

R.I.P. Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs made a phenomenal contribution to the whole world! Not just by providing us with elegant user friendly technology. He was a major inspiration to all the "crazies" and all that's crazy and brilliant in each of us. The torch has been passed. Are you ready to accept the challenge and demand that you be the 'insanely great' genius YOU truly are??

Are you aware that there is a huge change in consciousness happening right now? And if you choose, you can help make the possibilities far greater? 

photo by fallingrock

What is getting your creative juices flowing and why would you
want to? Being creative is your natural state. As a being, you
were meant to live with ease, joy and the exuberant expression of
who you are. You were not meant to live a life of dull routine,
fearful limitations or judgments about who you are or who other
people are.

Not only is being creative and expressing yourself exuberantly
natural and fun, it adds to your money flows. Money is attracted
to happiness and joy. It’s not attracted to sadness and
heaviness.

What does it take for you to get your creative juices flowing?
Here are some tips and approaches to get in the flow of your
creative power.

The most powerful way to start the flow is to be open and vulnerable to receive from everywhere and everything. On weekend edition this past Saturday, Scott Simon interviewed lead singer Anthony Keidis of the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s. Scott Simon asked Keidis how the band stays creative after being together for 30 years. He responded that being more aware of  your surroundings can give you energy and ideas.

“I remember being very depressed driving on my way to the studio…” and then “looking out my window and seeing all this beautiful life on the sidewalk, in the buildings. In the trees, kids running around and riding bikes. And I just remembered: It’s very important to keep your eyes open, even when you’re going through a routine.”

What keeps us from receiving energy and information from all
around us are the judgments we use to try to defend ourselves by
separating from others and gaurding against being disappointed.

When you aren’t judging, you can be in a state of bouyancy and
fluidity. You feel confident and comfortable in your own skin as
you’re interacting and receiving from the environment around you.

A big part of the work I do as a business coach is helping
business owners and entrepreneurs get out of reaction and
resistance to the environment and challenges and opportunities
that are coming at them. It’s really a matter of shifting from
judgment and reaction and negativity to a state of ease and joy
with your embodiment.

Your body is not just something that you push around like a slave
or a mechanical extension of you, your body actually has it’s own
consciousness and awareness that can contribute to you.

By engaging with your environment with and through your body as a
living instrument rather than a mechanical extension of your
will, you foster aliveness and sensuality in all your actions.

Why do I say the word sensuality. That may seem inappropriate
especially in a business environment. Well actually, sensuality
is the enjoyment of your body and your surroundings in everything
you do.  Have you ever been around a really stiff and self-
conscious executive? Did you really want to do business with
them?

In contrast when you interact with someone who is comfortable in
their body and who enjoys being present and alive and joyful in
their interactions. Doesn’t that make you want to work with them?
As long as you know they know what they’re doing?

There’s a greater variety and depth of creativity and power that
you can bring to your career or business by getting your creative
juices flowing. You do that by being who you truly are and not
judging yourself. Judgment kills creativity and communication.

Children live in the energies of flow. They’re constantly playing – enjoying and exploring their body and their surroundings. You can promote  that in many ways – by getting massage, practicing yoga,  attending an improv class dance class, or by simply giving yourself permission to be silly and play with the moment.

When you stop judging yourself and allow yourself free expression
in everything you do, you can create greater possibilities. You can actually bring more money and success to your career or business.

Would you be willing to get more of your creative juices flowing
so that you’re enjoying exuberant expression of you in everything
you do? What will your life look like if you don’t? What will
your life look like if you do?

I went to a Toastmaster's Leadership training in Berkeley last night. What a great experience! Toastmasters International is totally dedicated to empowering you to be confident and effective speaking in public. At very little cost to you other than a couple hours a week. There's a club in just about every town in every country around the world. If you're looking to get experience and support speaking in public, check it out! http://www.toastmasters.org/

Toastmasters is something I really enjoy participating in and supporting others as a contribution to the community.

In my coaching and consulting, I facilitate entrepreneurs and independent professionals to overcome whatever keeps them from achieving the success they're looking for and greater.

Public speaking is one of the greatest fears many people have. In fact, a lot of people who fear speaking in public actually have a message to share with the world, but they have been so judged so much for it they won't take action. What message do you have that could change the world? And dynamically expand your life and business? Would you willing to do what it took to share it?

If you would like to find how you can overcome any fear or self-doubt that keeps you from fully expressing all your talents and strengths, enter your name and email in the opt in box to the upper right.

Conscious business creates greater success for you and your business. When you have more awareness you can anticipate problems and opportunities. You're more alive, alert, brilliant and perceptive. You can engage your full power and strengths to create greater possibilities.

How do you be more conscious with your business? Gary Douglas, the founder of Access Consciousness who I've studied with for the past 10 years, defines consciousness as including all things and judging nothing.

Conscious business includes all things and judges nothing. By including everything and judging nothing, you're more fully present to create the success of your business.

Judgment contracts your body, your personality and your ability to be fully present and use your full power and abilities. You're unable to receive and fully use the key information that will unlock success for you.

When you judge you come to a conclusion. It's like you're walking down this long hallway and you've created these huge solid walls of judgment to the left and to the right of you. All that you can see is the conclusion you're headed for. There are no other possibilities available to you. 

How do you change that? How do you open up more possibilities? By asking questions and being aware. Ask a question and stop! Instead of trying to figure it out with your mind, allow the universe and your awareness to go to work for you. Your mind can only define the limits of what it already knows. Your awareness is far more powerful. And the universe is just waiting to support you if you let it.

Have you ever thought of something you wanted and then forgot about it? And later on it just showed up as if by magic in a way that you could never have imagined could possibly happen?

When you ask questions and open yourself to receiving more support and information, it's as if doors of other possibilities suddenly appear along that long dark hallway where you were headed to a conclusion. Ask questions and be willing to receive greater awareness. See what opens up for your business.

Here's an example of what that looks like. I have a client who's a fitness trainer that I've been working with for over a year. After 3 or 4 months, she came to me and said "I'm feeling very guilty. I'm going to be moving to another town in 6 months and I feel like I should tell my students." Now I could have told her that that was a bad idea and that she would lose a lot of students, but instead, I asked her a question. I empowered her to acknowledge her own knowing. We have far more knowing than we allow ourselves to be aware of.

I asked her two powerful questions that you can use in your own life or business. They are:

Will this be rewarding?

Will this make me more money?

I asked her those questions  And she used an awareness technique that you can use to know the answer to a yes or no question right away. The truth will always make you feel lighter. A lie will always make you feel heavier. When she looked at the yes and the no, it became clear to her that it would be a lot more expansive for her business if she didn't tell her students that she was gong to be moving until a week or two before she left.

From that awareness and by working with her to clear her judgments, she was able to be far more present and available to her students. She brought her full gifts and contribution  to them and they were able to gain so much more. And her business is thriving.. She's making a gross income of over $10,000 a month.

Are you willing to let go of judgments and be grateful  for everything that happens in your life and  business? Are you willing to ask questions and be aware? Are you willing to let your consciousness create greater success for you?

You can hear a recording of the speech I gave yesterday at Toastmasters "What is Conscious Business?"

By the way, I am a practitioner of Access Consciousness. Voice0041

Thinking first is how a lot of MBA's are trained these days to make decisions. The science of analyzing. It limits the possibilities that can show up. There are two other approaches to business that are far more intuitive and interactive – seeing first and acting first.

Professor Henry Mintzburg  is an internationally renowned academic and
author on business and management at the McGill MBA program in Montreal. He's a champion for using seeing and acting more than thinking first.

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The greatest way to see and act first is to ask empowering questions and getting your awareness to go to work for you…