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In past times people sought out those who were able to interpret events in life, to give meaning and direction where none was felt. Those that could do this were considered to be "oracles" or guides and were cherished.
In current times the rate at which information comes to us increases on a daily basis. In the face of this onslaught how do you create meaning and direction for ourselves and our loved ones? How do we filter and sort the data which is drowning our society? I can spend days researching a topic on the internet sifting and sorting and learning...and I will still be confused. I will know a lot of stuff - but I still have to make sense of it.
How Do You Know When You Have Missed Something Really Important?
In previous times it was enough to have information. We could read a book or two, talk to a couple of experts and feel we were able to make a good decision. Now there is so much information that clarity is much harder to find. Without clarity you will feel pulled and pushed and many directions at once. Without clarity we still have the feeling that even though we are taking action, that may not be on the right track - that something very important has been missed.
Take This Awareness Test To See What Can Be Missed When Information
Is Really Flooding In....
When are ready, click on the box below to start the video. A voice will give you instructions. That voice is just like the voice in our heads that keep us busy and taking action in life, in business and particularly about money. After the video finishes, please scroll down the page to continue.
Scroll down after the video finishes.
Is The Moon-walking Bear What You Have Been Unknowingly Missing in Your Life or Business or Wealth?
How can something be invisible, and then appear almost magically when a simple question is asked? The video with the bear did not change - at all. It was not the screen or your computer. It was you that changed.
I believe it was Buckminster Fuller who said the most efficient way to progress learning is to give the students a 'tool' and let them figure out how to use it. The video above is an example of a tool.
It is called "stepped awareness". How can we use it to benefit our lives? Well - what are you not seeing? As a business coach I get to use this as a tool a lot.
I ask questions - What is the purpose of that dead plant in the corner? 'What dead plant?' is the reply. 'What blown light bulb?' 'What box of junk right in the doorway?' 'What big black smudges on my computer screen?'
Or Wow - did you hear that buying signal [or moon walking bear] from the woman you thought was 'just shopping? 'Huh?'
Or How come that finishing machine is positioned right there? Because it has always been there - but now that you mention it - it would make more sense to put it over there next to router - it will save heaps of time walking back and forth.
Or Did you notice that as soon as we started measuring your conversion rates - they all improved?
Here is another tool - how are you going to use it?
This is a Necker Cube.
Our brains see this in one of two ways:

Stare at the top cube for at least 30 seconds. It will look like one of the lower cubes - and then it will 'flip' to the other, and back...
Note that the cube drawing does not change. Only your perception or understanding of it changes.
What does this mean to you?
Well - it is your tool and insight now. You work it out. For me - it means that I can look at anything and know that what I am seeing right now is only what I am seeing right now. When I continue to look at it, or look at it another time - I can accept that it may be different - and that I was not 'wrong' when my brain first interpreted it. If fact - I now almost expect everything I consider carefully as being able to appear different at any time.
Money & You Is About You and Your Relationships With Money and the World
The most important part of this article is not about bears or strange boxes that move. It is that the Money and You Program is being run in Sydney starting on the 3rd of July. This program is chock full of simple lessons in the form of games and accelerated learning about tools we can use directly in our lives. If you look through the Australian website you will find this is the course that many 'oracles' attended and credit with much of their amazing success.
Stand By To Go To The Money & You Website...
BUT. Here are some great rules for choosing what programs to attend. If you believe that you are capable of much more that you have now, then only consider programs that:
OK. Before you go to the Money & You site - you need to know that -
1. The Early Bird Rate will finish on Monday [but only if you use the code 8881] when booking your place if you choose to.
2. You will need this code 8881, and it will also give you some other goodies. Now go and check it out:
http://www.moneyandyouaustralia.com.au
About James Hooper
James Hooper is a Licensed ActionCOACH Business Coach operating from tropical Townsville, Australia since 2003.
If you are ready to take direct action on the important areas of your business and life then look a coach who is:
1. Direct . Look for clear, open and honest communication. No BS. Your coach will not hold back or avoid the tough questions
2. No excuses. A great coach will not allow you to hide and will not gently hold your hand if you choose to hide.
3. Completely on your side. No matter what dumb, ridiculous, misguided things you have done in your past - your coach will treat that as great learnings and help you focus on what is to come.
4. Will not waste your time or their time. Coaching is about clarity and action. If you do not allow yourself to create clarity, or take action from that clarity - coaching damages both you and your coach.
5. Experienced enough to help you find your invisible moonwalking bears that hide in your busy life.
6. Professional. For a decent business coach expect to invest at least $A2200 per month, with the expectation that additional profits from your business will offset this quickly. You want it to work.
To organize a time to talk with James Hooper about coaching please email jameshooper@actioncoach.com (Please include your best phone or Skype contact number) or call 0410 326 525 and leave your details.
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