LIVING CONSCIOUSLY MEANS…
Ultimately really successful people live their lives by design instead of the default, so if you want to be one of them, dedicate time and effort to determining the plan for your preferred future and execute that plan in a focused and consistent manner.
What’s in the 2t Audio Ebook?
Collected from hundreds of student sentence completion exercises are 8 takeaways on what living consciously mean. Living consciously is about taking control of your life, about thinking about your decisions rather than making them without thought, about having a life that you want rather than settling for the one that befalls us. … deciding to live consciously could be the single most important thing you do.
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1 Make Materialism Irrelevant
Fancy cars and houses are well and good, but many foolishly focus on the byproducts of success, rather than concentrating on building sustainable success in the first place. Establish a bare minimum for your material needs, and then you can enjoy the benefits of success, debt and stress free.
Source Reading:
The Hot Dog Syndrome: Everlasting Strategies for Obtaining Money, Enjoyment and Security from Your Business – Harvey Goldstein
- Greatest small book on how to start your own business
2 Enhance Knowledge
Success comes faster to those who are open, active listeners. The higher up the success ladder you climb, the more complex systems and opportunities present themselves. Absorb all the information you can and if you sense a gap you can’t fill, connect with people who have the knowledge you need.
Source Reading:
How Successful People Think Workbook – John C. Maxwell
- For readers to help assess their current type of thinking, this Wall Street Journal bestseller, teaches you how to be more creative and when to question popular thinking. You will notice that the eleven keys to more effective thinking, all involve enhancing your knowledge
3 Manage Relationships Expectations
People in your life require time. Successful individuals attract folk and so they have to carefully regulate the time they spend with others. It’s hard to limit the time you share and still make people feel important. Make choices about the people who matter to you and determine how you each can get value from your interactions. Then make sure they understand your limitations so they don’t take it personally when you can’t be present.
Source Reading:
How to Say Anything: A Guide to Building Relationships That Really Work – Shari Harley
- Makes the case for candor and provides a practical idea that will improve your relationship skills and communication effectiveness.
4 Practice Emotional Self-Awareness
Not all successful people are calm and nice. In fact. Many can be volatile. But most are very aware of their tempers and idiosyncrasies. They know how to use their emotions to get what they want from life and work hard to make sure feelings don’t become a detriment. Know yourself and learn how to let your emotions work for you in positive ways.
Source Reading:
The Art of Living Consciously: The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life – Nathaniel Brandon
- Living Consciously obliges us at times to confront painful realities. It has its costs, and this book examines them. However, the rewards are overwhelmingly greater than any apparent drawback. Living consciously is a source of power and liberation.
5 Commit to a Physical Ideal
Everyone has a vision of their perfect body. They don’t have to be fashion models or athletes to be happy. But physical health is a consideration in their life and it’s a big distraction when it gets out of control. Determine the body you believe is worth working for and set a game plan to achieve and maintain it.
Source Reading:
Better Stretching: 9 Minutes a Day to Greater Flexibility, Less Pain, and Enhanced Performance – Joe Yoon
- If you sit in a chair all day, this book is a godsend. It is just enough information to tell you why and how to stretch but not so much information that you skip the reading portions. It is very well written and is easy to understand and has already made a difference in my well-being.
6 Gain Clarity About Spirituality
Maintaining spiritual clarity in the face of adversity of any description is incredibly challenging. And when we are in the midst of a ‘dark night of the soul’ moment, often the most we can do is hold firmly to the understanding (even if you are not feeling it at that moment or time) that we are indisputably connected to the light and love of the universe, and that the prevailing circumstances of the time will change. The reward for having come through the challenge? A renewed sense of clarity and purpose and connection!
Source Reading:
The Purpose Driven Life – Rick Warren
- God planned everything and everyone. Therefore, every human has a divine purpose, according to God’s master plan. This NY Times bestseller is one of pastor Warren’s best. A roadmap for your spiritual journey – that could transform your life. In this book you will find answers to three of life’s most important questions:
- The Question of Existence: Why am I alive?
- The Question of Significance: Does my life matter?
- The Question of Purpose: What on earth am I here for?
7 Adhere to a Code of Ethics
Really successful people live by rules. They may not be the rules of others, but consistency is important for them to maintain power and stability. Their individual view of how the world works is the basis for how they believe people should be treated and they will defend it until their dying day. Determine your ethical lines and broadcast them loud and clear so people around you know where you stand.
Source Reading:
Boundaries – When to Say Yes, How to Say No – Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
- A boundary is a personal, property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not.
8 Forces on Time Efficiency
Prioritization is a key component of success. You can’t reach your pinnacle if you are wasting time on distractions. Integration of activities free up time for greater achievement. Spend your time on activities that are fun, enlightening and productive and soon you’ll have gained hours to reap the benefits of success.
Source Reading:
The New Rules for Marketing &PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, News Releases, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly – David Meerman Scott
- Builds a thorough understanding of effective online marketing and PR that goes well beyond Facebook and Twitter.
Exercise:
For those of you who wish to improve your consciousness, try the exercise – sentence completions:
For each sentence stem provide as many answers as you can without thinking for seven days.
Do not dally. Answer as quickly as possible. On the evening of the 7th day
identify and list separately the top 3 answers that repeat themselves. Those are your answers to each sentence stem and what you need to take action on.
- Living consciously to me means –
- If I bring 5 per cent more awareness to my activities today, I would –
- If I pay more attention to how I deal with people today, I would –
- If I bring 5 per cent more awareness to my most important relationships, I would –
- When I reflect on how I would feel if I lived more consciously, I –
- When I reflect on what happens when I bring 5 percent more awareness to my activities, I would –
A thorough lesson on sentence completion exercises can be found in my Octiv8 online coaching 6-week course which teaches musicians how to use your education to success in today’s business world. For more information on Octiv8 – please visit 2tacademey.com/courses.
Thank you again for listening. I hope these tips on living consciously contributes to your awareness and purpose in your journey with yourself and with others.
