I have decided to change some of my methodology - so, instead of me planning workshops and then finding that numbers are not quite what I expected - I have decided to try a new approach.
From 1st October people can book me to come and speak to their group on various topics including - Confidence Building, Weight Loss, Goal Setting.
So have a think, get together a group of people (W.I. Knitting Circles, Friends, work colleagues etc etc etc) and then let's Make It Happen.
Obviously you will need to know what it will cost, so to enable you to organise an event of this type the price guides are
Weekend afternoon (up to 4 hrs) £100,
Weekday evening (up to 2.5 hrs) £80
Full day sessions (please contact me for further details on this one)
All these are plus expenses (which may include a B+B depending on distance to your location).
Once a booking is made then it will be up to you to decide whether to throw it open to the General Public. If you want to make the event public please let me know and I will announce it on here, on Facebook, on Twitter and hopefully on the website.
Please remember that "you cannot make lasting changes to your life without altering your thinking and moving to a new level"
Take care and until next time we speak, have fun!
Wednesday 26 August 2009
Wednesday 19 August 2009
Taking Massive Action
Hi and welcome to my Altered Image blog for today
I am prompted to write this today because of the inspirational message I selected for my Facebook pages - "You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind"
Taken literally a farmer looks at his 5 acre field then closes his eyes and imagines over and over and over again that it is ploughed. After several minutes he opens his eyes again and guess what has happened to the field? NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA! It is still the same as it was before he closed his eyes.
The above illustration serves to demonstrate that postive thinking alone is simply not enough to get the job done. If our country gent wants to get his 5 acre field ploughed he must do several things to make it happen -
1. He must decide that he is going to get the field ploughed
2. Next he must commit to getting the field ploughed
3. He must resolve to get the field ploughed
and finally
4. He must take massive action to get it done.
So the decision to get the field ploughed is easy, but before it is going to happen the farmer has to move from simply having an idea or a thought into a state where this idea needs to become a MUST.
Without being a MUST the idea or notion stays in the realms of "should" and will never get done. Taking the step of making the idea a MUSY moves the farmer into a state of commitment.
Now having committed to getting the field ploughed he has to move up another gear, he needs to resolve to get this task done. This move will require an altering of his present state to one of
"come hell or high water that field is going to get ploughed on Monday"
At this time our farmer is now well on the way to getting his field ploughed, he is in a state of "MOMENTUM". However, there is one more thing that must be achieved before he takes his action, he needs to work out his "STRATEGY" - he has to ensure that
a) he has a plough
b) all the blades are attached
c) he has fuel in the tractor to make it run
d) where he is going to start to plough
3) in which direction he is going to plough (because he needs to create a series of straight furrows)
Finally, he needs to take his Massive Action.
In this case taking that action probably means our farmer having an early night, then getting up very early on Monday morning.
Irrespective of what the weather is doing he needs to get out there onto that tractor and plough that field, because that is the only way it will be done.
Now I know that this example may seem over simplistic but the processes are exactly the same no matter what we set out to do, It might be going to the shop for the weekly shop, or we might intend to build a skyscraper or we want to change our lives - to do any of these things and move from one position to another we have to take Massive Action.
So until the next time
Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!
DAve
I am prompted to write this today because of the inspirational message I selected for my Facebook pages - "You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind"
Taken literally a farmer looks at his 5 acre field then closes his eyes and imagines over and over and over again that it is ploughed. After several minutes he opens his eyes again and guess what has happened to the field? NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA! It is still the same as it was before he closed his eyes.
The above illustration serves to demonstrate that postive thinking alone is simply not enough to get the job done. If our country gent wants to get his 5 acre field ploughed he must do several things to make it happen -
1. He must decide that he is going to get the field ploughed
2. Next he must commit to getting the field ploughed
3. He must resolve to get the field ploughed
and finally
4. He must take massive action to get it done.
So the decision to get the field ploughed is easy, but before it is going to happen the farmer has to move from simply having an idea or a thought into a state where this idea needs to become a MUST.
Without being a MUST the idea or notion stays in the realms of "should" and will never get done. Taking the step of making the idea a MUSY moves the farmer into a state of commitment.
Now having committed to getting the field ploughed he has to move up another gear, he needs to resolve to get this task done. This move will require an altering of his present state to one of
"come hell or high water that field is going to get ploughed on Monday"
At this time our farmer is now well on the way to getting his field ploughed, he is in a state of "MOMENTUM". However, there is one more thing that must be achieved before he takes his action, he needs to work out his "STRATEGY" - he has to ensure that
a) he has a plough
b) all the blades are attached
c) he has fuel in the tractor to make it run
d) where he is going to start to plough
3) in which direction he is going to plough (because he needs to create a series of straight furrows)
Finally, he needs to take his Massive Action.
In this case taking that action probably means our farmer having an early night, then getting up very early on Monday morning.
Irrespective of what the weather is doing he needs to get out there onto that tractor and plough that field, because that is the only way it will be done.
Now I know that this example may seem over simplistic but the processes are exactly the same no matter what we set out to do, It might be going to the shop for the weekly shop, or we might intend to build a skyscraper or we want to change our lives - to do any of these things and move from one position to another we have to take Massive Action.
So until the next time
Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!
DAve
Monday 10 August 2009
Altered Image
Hi everyone
Thank you for joining me on this page - I will now tell you the reason for the urgency in this post
As the business name indicates, my particular objective for setting up and running Altered Image is to create lasting change be it personal or professional. To this end I carefully selected the website branding to generate a question........... ie alteredimage2 and changingtimes2 - those of you who have already made the connection will have asked the internal question alteredimage2 what? and changingtimes2 what?
Anyway, having had a very successful year working with new clients, writing and publishing the two books, It's My Life and It's My Life 2 combined with my ebook on Risk Assessment I have decided that there are distinct market places in which I want to be working and one of the reasons for this post is to elaborate more on this............
From this point forward I intend to refer to the business simply as Altered Image and I intend to restructure into 4 distinct areas of operation
1 - Personal Change Management, specialising in Confidence Issues, Work Life Balance and Goal Setting
2 - Business Change Management, specialising in Innovation planning, Goal Setting and creating a safety culture within the work place
3 - Artistic Performance Change Management, working with people within the entertainment industry on confidence issues, audition techniques, stage fright management
4 - Bereavement Change Management, helping clients adjust to the changes that naturally occur when a life partner dies, by guiding and assisting through all the legal and personal areas of change.
Whilst many of you reading this will have joined the group on Facebook, others will be following from Twitter but I am prompted to ask all of you the same question -
"Why did you join or why did you follow?" - some of you will have joined because you know me personally and have learned over the years of our friendship / relationship that there is a good chance that I know what I am talking about, and that I work hard to live the lifestyle I am teaching.
However there are those of you whom I do not know personally and it is you that I am about to address - AND I AM TOTALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS - I am prepared to "give away" an hour's worth of personal or business consultancy to the first 5 of you who email me and claim it!
There is a condition attached to this "gift" and that condition is this - to qualify and in order to prove that you are genuine, I need you to tell me in the email the 3rd word on the values section of the Charter page on the Altered Image website, OH! and I also need a minimum of two referrals in exchange for this hour of my time.
Once you have qualified I will contact you and arrange the details (business or personal work, date, time etc.) and we will take it from there.
So I am determined to make the changes necessary to ensure that the business continues to grow and look forward to hearing from you in the very near future with those emails.
Create a terrific day for yourself and remember, you are in charge of your own life, nobody else is!
DAve
PS. Qualification for the above offer is only available until 31st August 2009
D.
Thank you for joining me on this page - I will now tell you the reason for the urgency in this post
As the business name indicates, my particular objective for setting up and running Altered Image is to create lasting change be it personal or professional. To this end I carefully selected the website branding to generate a question........... ie alteredimage2 and changingtimes2 - those of you who have already made the connection will have asked the internal question alteredimage2 what? and changingtimes2 what?
Anyway, having had a very successful year working with new clients, writing and publishing the two books, It's My Life and It's My Life 2 combined with my ebook on Risk Assessment I have decided that there are distinct market places in which I want to be working and one of the reasons for this post is to elaborate more on this............
From this point forward I intend to refer to the business simply as Altered Image and I intend to restructure into 4 distinct areas of operation
1 - Personal Change Management, specialising in Confidence Issues, Work Life Balance and Goal Setting
2 - Business Change Management, specialising in Innovation planning, Goal Setting and creating a safety culture within the work place
3 - Artistic Performance Change Management, working with people within the entertainment industry on confidence issues, audition techniques, stage fright management
4 - Bereavement Change Management, helping clients adjust to the changes that naturally occur when a life partner dies, by guiding and assisting through all the legal and personal areas of change.
Whilst many of you reading this will have joined the group on Facebook, others will be following from Twitter but I am prompted to ask all of you the same question -
"Why did you join or why did you follow?" - some of you will have joined because you know me personally and have learned over the years of our friendship / relationship that there is a good chance that I know what I am talking about, and that I work hard to live the lifestyle I am teaching.
However there are those of you whom I do not know personally and it is you that I am about to address - AND I AM TOTALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS - I am prepared to "give away" an hour's worth of personal or business consultancy to the first 5 of you who email me and claim it!
There is a condition attached to this "gift" and that condition is this - to qualify and in order to prove that you are genuine, I need you to tell me in the email the 3rd word on the values section of the Charter page on the Altered Image website, OH! and I also need a minimum of two referrals in exchange for this hour of my time.
Once you have qualified I will contact you and arrange the details (business or personal work, date, time etc.) and we will take it from there.
So I am determined to make the changes necessary to ensure that the business continues to grow and look forward to hearing from you in the very near future with those emails.
Create a terrific day for yourself and remember, you are in charge of your own life, nobody else is!
DAve
PS. Qualification for the above offer is only available until 31st August 2009
D.
Wednesday 5 August 2009
The 5 Rules of Organisation
Hi I thought that this would be a useful stategy for those people who have trouble getting organised in their personal lives
5 Rules of Organization
In today’s world, it’s so easy to be overwhelmed by all our responsibilities. Being organized is a great way to keep stress levels low and stay on top of things.
Here are the 5 rules of getting, and staying, organized.
1. Write everything down. Whether you use a planner, a steno notebook, a plain old spiral notebook, your computer, or whatever, write everything down. Just because it’s written down doesn’t mean it has to get done.
But, if you write everything down, you don’t have to remember it anymore. Another key component of this is that your note-taking place has to be bound so you are not driven by a stack of loose papers.
2. Break projects down into manageable tasks. Be sure, in your planning, that you separate projects from tasks. A project is anything that requires more than one action to complete. Even changing a light bulb can be a project if you don’t know if you have light bulbs hiding in the laundry room. A task is a one action job. Projects are made up of these and these are what you fill your day with. Even homeschooling and ritual planning can be broken down this way.
3. Set aside time everyday to plan. Some people like to plan their day when they get up in the morning. Some people like to plan at night so they don’t have to think about it while they’re trying to sleep. The important thing is that you take time everyday to plan your activities.
4. Learn to use a calendar. Calendars aren’t just for birthdays, holidays, and doctor’s appointments. Anything that is date specific should be on your calendar. Are you planning a family celebration? Put it on the calendar. In charge of your company’s Annual Dinner? Put it on the calendar. Use the calendar for deadlines.
Set deadlines for your projects and put those on the calendar, too. You can also set milestones for your projects and put those on the calendar. Oh, and be sure to only use one calendar. I suggest that you could hang a desk-pad sized calendar on the wall and use it for everything.
5. Make a weekly appointment to check-up on yourself. It’s also important to set aside time each weekend to review what worked for you over the past week and plan what projects you need to tackle in the coming week.
Start by writing down everything you can think of that needs to be addressed. Next, check the calendar for any deadlines coming up, and add any related tasks to your list. Then, review your list and decide what needs to be addressed, and what can wait.
Finally, come up with a general plan of what you want to accomplish this week. Don’t feel overwhelmed from the start. Be confident that you are taking actions to improve.
You might want to start your organization process by writing some affirmations or meditating on what it means to be organized. As you start to get these little pesky thoughts out of your head and into your organizational system, you will feel better and be able to address the things that bug you.
Also, learn to trust your system. You have been trusting your memory for a long time, so it will take some practice for your brain to catch up and trust that you have included everything in your notebook. If you religiously write things down and review your lists at least once a day, your brain will eventually be able to let go and focus on bigger things.
So take care, enjoy working towards the new you and remember
Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!
DAve
5 Rules of Organization
In today’s world, it’s so easy to be overwhelmed by all our responsibilities. Being organized is a great way to keep stress levels low and stay on top of things.
Here are the 5 rules of getting, and staying, organized.
1. Write everything down. Whether you use a planner, a steno notebook, a plain old spiral notebook, your computer, or whatever, write everything down. Just because it’s written down doesn’t mean it has to get done.
But, if you write everything down, you don’t have to remember it anymore. Another key component of this is that your note-taking place has to be bound so you are not driven by a stack of loose papers.
2. Break projects down into manageable tasks. Be sure, in your planning, that you separate projects from tasks. A project is anything that requires more than one action to complete. Even changing a light bulb can be a project if you don’t know if you have light bulbs hiding in the laundry room. A task is a one action job. Projects are made up of these and these are what you fill your day with. Even homeschooling and ritual planning can be broken down this way.
3. Set aside time everyday to plan. Some people like to plan their day when they get up in the morning. Some people like to plan at night so they don’t have to think about it while they’re trying to sleep. The important thing is that you take time everyday to plan your activities.
4. Learn to use a calendar. Calendars aren’t just for birthdays, holidays, and doctor’s appointments. Anything that is date specific should be on your calendar. Are you planning a family celebration? Put it on the calendar. In charge of your company’s Annual Dinner? Put it on the calendar. Use the calendar for deadlines.
Set deadlines for your projects and put those on the calendar, too. You can also set milestones for your projects and put those on the calendar. Oh, and be sure to only use one calendar. I suggest that you could hang a desk-pad sized calendar on the wall and use it for everything.
5. Make a weekly appointment to check-up on yourself. It’s also important to set aside time each weekend to review what worked for you over the past week and plan what projects you need to tackle in the coming week.
Start by writing down everything you can think of that needs to be addressed. Next, check the calendar for any deadlines coming up, and add any related tasks to your list. Then, review your list and decide what needs to be addressed, and what can wait.
Finally, come up with a general plan of what you want to accomplish this week. Don’t feel overwhelmed from the start. Be confident that you are taking actions to improve.
You might want to start your organization process by writing some affirmations or meditating on what it means to be organized. As you start to get these little pesky thoughts out of your head and into your organizational system, you will feel better and be able to address the things that bug you.
Also, learn to trust your system. You have been trusting your memory for a long time, so it will take some practice for your brain to catch up and trust that you have included everything in your notebook. If you religiously write things down and review your lists at least once a day, your brain will eventually be able to let go and focus on bigger things.
So take care, enjoy working towards the new you and remember
Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!
DAve
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