What is Your Level of Awareness????

I have recently come across some interesting findings on success. I used to think extremely successful people had some sort of “success gene”, that they were born with some innate know-how on how to achieve great things. However, with a lot of reading and studying I have come across some principles of success and have come to realize that these people, these extremely successful people are not born with this knowledge, they acquire it! This means that success and the science of creating success is something that we can all learn, study and master. The study of success is a science, it has predictable outcomes. What you put in to it comes out in the tail end.


Here are some interesting definitions of success:

“Success is not just being important, it is being significant.” –author unknown

“Success in life is becoming what you truly want to be”. – Wallace D. Wattles

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.” -Earl Nightingale


So how does one learn to become successful and achieve the results their desire? They learn and study the science of success; they learn and study the habits of successful people. In most cases this practice involves raising your awareness, habituating the practice of goal setting and planning and learning to focus on the present.

Did you know that it has been said that most individuals only spend 1% of their life focusing in the present? Most people do not focus on their current tasks and activities. They are thinking about their past; the fight they had last night with their significant other, the children’s soccer game after work, the weekend plans, etc. They do not allow and demand of themselves to actually fully be and act in the present. Did you know that it has been said that only 2% of the population actually thinks creatively? In addition, 3% of individuals think that they think, and 95% of the population would rather die than think? Since thought has been linked to results and understanding that mental activity does not constitute as thinking, this means only a small percentage of the population really understand and uses the power of creative thinking to fast forward to their goals and realize their ideals. These are the people that are extremely successful, they choose their results.

So how does one become more aware and learn how to work at their full potential and realize their goals? They progress through the seven levels of awareness. These levels are as follows:

Our first level of awareness is our animal awareness, this level is innate, we are aware of ourselves and others, we are aware of the needs to sustain life.

The second level of awareness is the mass level. This is where an individual's awareness remains quite limited. Their decisions are based upon what everyone else is doing, they do not think for themselves. They conform, they follow the masses. The majority of people, more than half are at this level and stay at this level their entire life time. These individual do not use creative thought. Most of them are not happy with their current results. The third level of awareness is aspiration. This is where an individual becomes aware of deep feelings and desires that may be different than that of what everyone else is doing and they start to explore these feelings, desires and thoughts. They are wanting more, they want further growth and development professionally and personally, they aspire to be more. This is when they want to break away from the masses and become an individual. This is when we aspire to learn more, to become better people, to serve our family, friend and community better.

The fourth level of awareness is the individual level or stage. This is where a person uses creative thought to create their own identity statement; this is the who, what and the why, their ultimate purpose in life, their own personal “because”. This is the level where they figure out their passion, their goals, their dreams and their plans, and this purpose is unique to that individual. These are the individual reasons and purposes that drive us.

A fair percentage of individuals make it to these 3rd and 4th levels, unfortunately for many, limiting beliefs, poor self esteem, lack of confidence, feelings of doubt or other negative emotions keep many people here and they are unable to break free to the next levels of awareness. These individuals who remain in these levels never really quite get the results they desire or reach their goals efficiently or timely.

The next level of awareness is discipline. This is where an individual becomes aware of how to use thought, goals, planning, and desire to manifest the outcomes and results they want. Those with discipline to stay on course, steadfast towards their goals, no matter what is happening around them or what other people (the masses) are saying to or about them, those that learn, study, practice and habituate the science of success and wealth reach this level. Many drop out here and fail to progress beyond this point due to lack of discipline, or give up too soon before their results manifest, often times just before they reach their goals. Those that move on to the next level of awareness practice these habits of success are rewarded.

Stop a moment and take an opportunity to think about why we want to aspire for more, it is to better serve others and to live a fuller life. Those individuals who have a strong desire to do things better move forward through the various levels of awareness. The 6th level of awareness is experience. Through the study and habituation of the skills and knowledge of how to become successful and wealthy, and through steadfast discipline, one will begin to see how the process works. When they see the results they desire manifest, they will become stronger in how they practice and do more of the same. When they do not see the results they desire, they will change what they are doing, practice with discipline until they see the results they desire.

The 7th level of awareness is becoming a mastermind. Only a very small percentage of the population reaches this point. These individuals have learned the science of success, they understand how the science and process works, they have fine tuned their practices and habits based on their experience and are extremely effective at attracting success, resources, people and even wealth. They are very effective and efficient in reaching their goals, receiving their desires and manifesting the results that they want. They choose their results.

Think of the capacity of helping others, serving others better and achieving your desires, when you can choose your results. Think of the positive impact you can have on your life and other peoples' lives when you are a mastermind. Every one of us reading this article has the mental facilities and capacity to become a mastermind.

Changing the personal effects and your patterns of success at work is more important than you might think. The cost of negativity in the workplace is around $3 billion annually, according to an estimate by the U.S. Department of Labor. Not only are negative work environments costly for your company -- they're also taxing on your health and quality of life.

Decisions Determine Destiny: Check Your Attitude Here!

Our decisions determine our destiny!!! Our attitudes determine our results! Our attitude also determines what and who we attract to us and how we live. You are responsible for your current results... you-only you. Every result in your life is the effect of your prior thoughts, feeling and actions - which have manifested in front of you in your life as physical results. If you want to change any of your results.... your health, wealth, freedom, meaningful relationships, you have to go on the inside and really take a look at your thoughts, feeling and actions. This is where you must look to see where and what you need to change in order to change your results. But understand this---you can change and improve anything in your life. Just learn how to go inside, learn how to live in harmony with the universal/spiritual laws. Learn to work with these laws, not against them and you will absolutely see immediate changes and better results in your life.

The problem is most people invoke these spiritual universal laws the wrong way:

We all need to raise our conscious awareness and learn to look inside, express your creative energies and live more fully. Learn that the law of gratitude keeps you in harmony with receiving abundance. Understand the law of circulation means that receiving is good, giving is better and learn to not hoard your acquisitions or bank account. Understand that the law of cause and effect may just be the law of laws...what you sow, so shall you reap, what you put into the universal returns to you...concentrate and focus on all the good you can give..and give without effort, never thinking about what you will receive...give willing and feel how good it feels to give! Learn the law of attraction, everything in this universe vibrates, what you think, feel and how you act will determine what and who you are attracting into your life. Learn to use this law to work for you, raise your vibration, live well---- live abundant in health, wealth (which means freedom and well being), create meaningful relationships and be so grateful for all the good that has come to you and is coming to you!

Attitudes: An Abundant Attitude

Why not choose to live with an abundant attitude, one that thinks, feels and acts as if the Universe is abundant and there is only infinite opportunities and possibilities. As we grow, or develop in mind, body and soul, as we become more self aware of our life purpose, goals and passions we recognize one of our spiritual responsbilities is to move into one-ness with the universe/God, our higher power. With this we move beyond living in an emotional reactive way to challenges in life to cultivating positive emotions as our habits. We learn to respond as opposed to react. We remain steadfast in our vision, focus and goals no matter what happens. We have a knowing that everything we need is already here or will come to us, that we can tackle anything that comes our way. We simply live as if life is meant to be abundant and that abundance is already here, we are already connected to it.

What this means is we learn to love even when we don't feel love, we are kind and generous, even when we would ordinarily complain or hoard, and we hold an image of abundance and never focus on lack or what we do not presently have, we live in a continous state of gratitude, even if we wouldn't ordinarily feel particularly thankful. Successful people, make feeling love, joy, optimism, hope, abundance and gratitude their way of being, their habit. After gaining a conscious awareness and with some work overcoming the conditioning that they grew up with, they make thinking, feeling and acting with an abundant attitude their life and way of living.

Our attitudes are our mental stances, they determine everything that comes to us, everyone we attract and they ultimately determine our results. Our attitudes are the glasses from which we view the universe and see the world. Do we see abundance, love and joy or do we see lack, poverty and fear? We can change the way we see the world by changing our thinking, by cultivating a positive attitude. When we live in joy, acquire hope, see only abundance and possibility, we begin to remake our world and we can literally change our conditions, our results and our place, simply because our attitudes have changed.

My favorite quote from Dr. Dyer says is all, "Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change."

Additionally, the tremendous benefit of living with an abundant attitude, in faith and gratitude is that it keeps us connected to the universe and all that is providing. It is the recognition of this connection that is often the point of illumination and time when one opens up to the flow of abundance, the more grateful we are, the more of an abundance sense of life we will experience.

The more you cultivate the abundant attitude, even if you don't feel it, the more you consciously improve or change your attitude, the more you will feel it. The more loving we feel, the more love we receive, the more giving we are, the more that is given to us, the more abundant and successful we feel, the more success will be attracted to us, the healthier we feel, the more health and vitality we will experience. The more thankful we are, the more we experience the joys and richness of spirit that grateful feelings produce.

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. it is a catalyst..a spark that creates extraordinary results."

When you live in harmony with the law of attraction and other universal laws, you can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.......

"Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be do. One day I shall dig my nails into earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return."

- Mary Jean Iron

I love to feel the blessings of an ordinary day, when I do, I feel so much more joy and fulfillment. I feel the love and gratitude flowing through me, then the day becomes extraordinary. And you know what, that is when the magic happens, things just turn out better, "lucky" things happen. But in reality it is the universal laws at work, the law of gratitude, law of attraction and the law of cause and effect. Focus on what you can give back to the world, and you will be rewarded.

Your Attitude Creates Extraordinary Results

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. it is a catalyst..a spark that creates extraordinary results."

Attitude: Unleash Your Creative Power

Attitude:
"Your attitude is the composite of your thoughts, feelings and actions" - Bob Proctor from Secret Science of Getting Rich Program.

When you have a congruent attitude, you hold and maintain all positive thoughts, feelings and forward actions or all negative thoughts feelings and backwards actions. Tapping into your creative power requires an open mind. This means your attitude; your thoughts, feelings and actions must be those of willingness. A willingness to imagine and see new ideas, opportunities and possibilities from a perspective of infinite possibilities. This willingness will enhance your mental dexterity and enable you to look at situations with a spin, while holding in your mind the attitude of opportunity and creativity as opposed to focusing on roadblock that situations and issues can create.

This ability to shift your mindset, your perception and attitude will leverage your strengths because you will begin to focus on what can be done and how you can use your skills and talents to create the results you desire and to become fully engaged in your plan. The alternative path, which is typically the road more frequently traveled, is one that focuses on the obstacles and the reasons why it cannot be done. Since your thoughts control what you manifest in your life, your results, you choose your outcome: one of possibility and created to your liking, or the other, one of lack, limitation and dissatisfaction. It is your choice, you can choose your results, but it all starts with the right attitude.

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Being Congruent: Your Attitude

Being Congruent: Your Attitude
As obvious as this sounds, it goes very very deep, so you may want to read this several times. Adopting and living with an abundant attitude is something that you believe and live at your very core. I love the way Bob Proctor explains attitude in his program, "Attitude is the composite of your thoughts, feelings and actions".

You must choose to live with an attitude of abundance, so that all of your thoughts, feelings and actions are those that reflect abundance.

Now comes the deep part. You must keep your attitude and core beliefs in alignment, we call this congruence. Have you ever said something that was really positive and inspiring, but yet in the back of your mind held onto feelings of doubt, fear or anxiety? If you use positive thinking, great, but if you use positive thinking and yet feel feelings of lack, fear or doubt, you are not feeling positive and ultimately your positive thinking will get you no where. You must truly align your thoughts, feelings and actions into positive, high vibrations. It is not until you master the art of being congruent with an abundant attitude, that you will be able to realize true success.
Congruence is the condition that all parts of you are in alignment. You must align these three key parts.

•DESIRE: The first key part is desire. You must want it. You must want abundant wealth/health/whatever you desire so badly that you are willing to make changes. You must want abundance and wealth in every cell and fiber of your being.

•DESERVE: The second key to becoming perfectly aligned and congruent is to deserve it, this is self-acceptance. This is also your self esteem, you must believe that you deserve success/health/love/your goals/wealth and abundance in all good things.

•BELIEVE: The third key part is belief. You must believe, with faith and purpose that you can achieve a great success and wealth. Part of this is developing hope and faith, I like to call it Acquiring Hope, as for all of us, it is a learned process and skill (http://www.AcquiredHopeBook.com)

You must be congruent on all three of these key factors-to your core. If one of these key factors is diffused, you will be ineffective in achieving success and wealth. For example, if you want to experience success and even feel that you deserve it, but after several weeks or months you do still not have it, you may begin to question your beliefs, maybe you believe that it is not true, that this process does not work, that you are not doing something correctly. Two out of three does not cut it. You are no longer congruent. You will not be able to choose your results or attract things that will make you successful.

Every part of you must buy in to these concepts and an attitude of abundance; you must want it, believe it is coming to you and believe you deserve it- in your mind, body and soul. When you have these three key factors in alignment, you are a power to behold. This process may take months or years to happen, most times it does not happen overnight or all at once.

For some of us, it is a result of going through a bad experience that forced us into a position of a matter of survival. Then one day, we realize that “my day is here” and everything falls into place, and the tools and resources that we need in order to advance our recovery are shown to us and we are now willing to accept them, practice them and habituate them in order to transform our life of lack into a magical experience of a life of abundance. The seed was planted, and now it is ripe and ready to bear fruit. Obtaining success and wealth results from having an abundant attitude and being congruent.

“The more aligned you are with the things you want, the more powerful you attract them. The things you congruently want have no choice but to be attracted to you. People who are congruent are attractive, magnetic-even charismatic. When you are fully congruent, you are irresistible.” –Mark Victor Hansen.

Enjoy your abundant and congruent you!


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ABC's of an Abundant Attitude

The ABC’s of An Abundant Attitude
Our attitudes are a collection of our thoughts, feeling and actions. In order to have an abundant attitude, one that is focused on the infinite abundance around us, one must be congruent and positively focused in all three aspects of our attitudes. We must live with abundant thoughts, abundant feelings and abundant actions. When we live with an abundant attitude, we become better attractors. We become unstoppable. We tap into the infinite power via the law of attraction. We succeed, we grow, we expand our awareness.

I have created my ABC list of living with an abundant attitude. Create your own, post it here, read it daily and see how you will increase your ability to attract good things to you and achieve your goals and dreams at an accelerated rate.

A: Avoid negative thoughts, feelings, people and actions.
B: Believe in yourself and in your dreams.
C: Consider things from every perspective.
D: Do not give up. Do not give in.
E: Endeavor to live your dream life.
F: Focus on your goals and your plans.
G: Give back. Give willingly. Give thanks.
H: Hold your dreams in your mind.
I: Inspire your actions.
J: Just do it.
K: Keep moving forward, always advancing.
L: Love yourself first and foremost.
M: Make things happen, act with purpose.
N: Never act without integrity.
O: Open your heart, it only opens from the inside.
P: Practice with discipline. Make good habits.
Q: Quitters never win, winners never quit.
R: Read, study, learn new ideas and concepts that are in alignment with your values.
S: Stop procrastination and act today.
T: Take control of your life and destiny, act from the inside out, not the outside in.
U: Understand yourself and others and practice allowance.
V: Visualize your dreams and goals.
W: Want it more than anything, feed your desires.
X: Xcellerate your efforts, be efficient. (ok, I cheated a bit here!)
Y: You are unique and special, know that you have much to contribute, ignore the desire to compete.
Z: Zero in on your target, focus on your goals. Enjoy your abundant attitude, your acquired abundance and your fuller life. Share this article, an abundant attitude is a contagious one!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nicole Matoushek, MPH, PT
Author of “Acquired Hope: A Journey of Advanced Recovery and Empowerment” and “365 Days of Abundant Hope” Http://www.AcquiredHope.com

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