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Listening to Your Mind

This wonderful quote from Conversations With God author Neale Donald Walsch says the opposite - be cautious listening to your mind.

He comments on quote from Emerson with his own version, here it is.

With all my studies of the conscious and subconscious mind over the years this has really peaked my attention. Watching our thoughts and then realizing how many of them are focused on some form of loss is amazing. Use this, as you can, to increase awareness in what your thoughts are and counter balance that with how your body is feeling and where your intuition kicks in. Awareness to what is happening now is what it’s all about.

Ray Justice

Rochester New  york

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Doodling as an asset.

Last week I read  that Doodling during a meeting helps to increase retention up to 30%.  The article I read said that the study was done by Jackie Andrade, who is a psychology professor at the University of Plymouth in England. The study appears online in Applied Cognitive Psychology.

Doodling, they say in the article about the study, actually helps us to focus and pay attention.  I would like to take it another step and say that it also helps us to not think as much.  Our active brains are always going on and on about something. When we write, or Doodle, it is often just enough of “doing” to get a break from our “thinking” and allow our natural intuition to kick in. So Doodle away as you focus better and along with that often comes a free gift of a new insight, idea or possibility.

Doodling is listed in the dictionary as “absentminded” scribbling.  There is kind of a negative tone with absentminded, forgetful, distracted, daydreaming are the words that come to mind.  Let’s add that it also can be a means of connecting to our intuitive self and that being a very positive event on most days.

Next time you Doodle, save your artwork to look over and review. Once in a while you may get a very pleasant surprise in the form of an idea. On another level Doodling is like making it OK to play. So keeping a pad and pencil near, even if you type in all your notes, is a good idea.

My first journal book give to me by my good friend Beth (MutualChoices.com) turned out to be a Doodling experience for me. Back then I thought journaling was a “Dear Diary” experience and I was not interested in writing so the whole book became page after page of Doodling. I still have it and one friend, Michele Blood (Musivation.com) suggested that I have it printed as a book. It is loaded with interesting Doodles, thoughts and yes some interesting possibilities.

Ray Justice

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Your energy and how it affects others

At a presentation on personal energy and how it affects others, a couple of weeks ago, I did an exercise that had some interesting results. It was for a group of about 70 health care professionals.
Here is how the exercise went.

I asked on a scale of 1 to 10,  focus on how you to feel, in your body, as you hear the word. 1 being low energy in some form and 10 being high energy,
For the first word “Discipline”, most  said “2″, for the next word “Adore” most said “10″.
I did that same exercise with a different group the month before and they said the exact same numbers - 2 & 10.
Interesting and a great reminder for us all to become more and more aware of our thoughts/words and to practice changing some of them.

We need to practice with our thoughts and words just as we practice with improving our physical abilities with sports and games.

Having written a poetry book, Whispers of Intimacy (WhispersofIntimacy.com) I am interested in finding  ways to mix poetic thinking with our daily lives and with business situations.
Poetry is somewhat more about what you feel in your body and are aware of with your senses, than just what you are thinking.
It is a deeper, more present, more in tune, more compassionate, and more about life, way of thinking, writing, speaking and being.

Poetic writing/thinking might be an interesting exercise for you to try relating to some event in your life.  If you do it a few times, you might just surprise yourself.

Here is a question to ponder.

What choice could you make today that would enhance your personal environment and make life wonderful?

Enjoy this moment as it is constantly changing.

Ray Justice

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Recession P R

Here are some thoughts on having a PR  (Public Relations) program and why it is just the right time to get it going.

* Use your business to help someone - personal or a business. Watch the news for someone that needs help.

* Host a contest to rename something like your business, or a new product/service. We once had a contest to have the winner be the model in our ads.

* Tie your business in to what is going on, currently, in the media.
Something like the economy is down and how you are responding to that or how you are helping your clients  deal with it.
This could be some product or service you have re-adjusted or it could be information that you are sharing to help.

* Find an event that the media wants to talk about like “recession”.
Create a great headline tied into a current event.
Read what is going on today and link to it in a way that could help.

* What story do you have about one of your clients that may be of interest.
Write about them (with their permission) and you will be linked as the author/writer.

* What can you give away, As a contest or to help a current cause.
Never discount the value of community support so any connection you can do helps.

* When you get an article printed in a publication, have it mounted on a metal plaque and hang it in your store or office. Over time you might gather quite a collection and have your own wall of fame.

With everyone worried about recession and pulling back on spending, now is the time to get out there.
PR is year round so now is a perfect time to take it to another level.

Ray Justice
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Safe Email Transactions

A conversation with a client, CPAmerica about the challenges of compliance and security with financial services led us to create a new product that we have named OakPortals.com. This is a private, encrypted, secure, easy to use portal page for the transfer of documents without email.  We have set up the initial software for financial organizations as they have to deal with the restrictions dictated by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

Other uses are for any company that needs privacy, not guaranteed with email, to send documents, photos, videos or information.  Oak Portals.com is easy and simple to use, very affordable and safe. Social Security Numbers also fall under the laws scope so their transfer becomes another use. Any confidential information or project being worked on can benefit from this software.

So, enough of my advertising lines as I usually write about personal growth, communication, people connection, entrepreneurship and marketing . People are involved in most aspects of our businesses so this fits in with protection of their private information along with the feeling of safety. Not having to be concerned and wonder if everything went privately, where it was supposed to go, is a relief on it’s own.

Ray Justice

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Personal Key Words

While preparing a handout for a presentation I was doing for the entrepreneurial class at the University of Rochester I found myself Bolding a word or two in each section. I gave them a lot of information and wanted the students to be able to glance at the sheet and pick up a quick word as a reminder of what we had discussed. The title of my presentation was “Becoming a Remarkable Entrepreneur (and person) - (10 Essentials Strategies).  As I finished this process I started thinking about “Key Words” and how the term has become so common in the world of internet and web sites. That led to thinking about the Key Words that we use when we talk, or think, about ourselves or about others. If these keywords are so very important in computer land, and they draw customers to us with their use, it makes sense that the key words we use in our conversations,and thoughts, would do the same for us.

We all like to be around people that are enthusiastic, positive, confident and feeling good. We pick up energy from them that helps us with our own. So today I am using this lesson, that I learned while teaching, to increase my awareness of my own words and my thoughts.

When you are reading this post think think of the words Smile and Appreciate, just to do it for practice.

If we pay more attention to our thoughts, our words should follow along and create a pathway of positive vibration to attract delightful opportunities in our lives. Sounds good doesn’t it? Well, it works and makes a difference. The trick is to practice, when we can remember, and do it enough to change our habits.

Simple, but nor easy because we are such creatures of habit. Not easy but well worth it, Watch for the Key Words that you use day to day and upgrade your vocabulary and your links to the world.

Ray Justice

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