Positive Re-enforcement

Hi

Over the last couple of weeks I have been thinking and looking at the above topic and have discovered that it is the exact opposite of and yet complements the Combat Change video post exceedingly well.

Because I am soon to record a new video on this topic I have decided that I want this post to support the video. It would be pointless to write the post "on topic" and then replicate the very same material in the video, so because I am flying by wire here I hope that the result is not verbal carnage.

As in the Combat Cravings film, I will explain the technique involved to achieve the state of Positive Re-enforcement and why it is used.

The technique is however, self standing and can therefore be used on its own to give yourself an quick boost of confidence during "low periods" and, it is a valuable tool to add to your "toolkit" to be used as a quick method to change your state.

Changing your state can cause your present situation to take on an entirely different perspective and allow you to tackle the process of change (see earlier post) more effectively.

So now I will move away from the topic of Positive Re-enforcement and concentrate the second half of this post on a small news item.

Under the banner of The Big Blue Sky Company, Tom Armstrong and Dave Baxter are currently researching their first collaborative foray into the litereary world. It is a journey into the realms of personal self discovery and draws heavily on respected global teachings dating back thousands of years.

Although it is very early days I believe that foundations have been laid that challenge the fundamental tenets of current global beliefs and that this book will encourage the reader to do more than just think outside the box, but to become the box for himself or herself.

Tom and Dave are experienced coaches and are both teachers in the fields of entertainment and Personal Development. They have been friends for some 10 or so years and during that time they have worked together on many projects, some of which have been live performances and some have been educational workshops. So to take this collaboration to another level with the work on the new book is an exciting and rewarding project.

So for now I will say just one thing

Have a fantastic day and evening and remember

Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!

DAve

Pathway to Change (part 1) Purpose.

We all know that whenever we set out on journey there has to be a reason to make that journey. Even if it is your intention to travel round in circles and go nowhere in particular then that is what you must set out to do.

But generally speaking it is pointless to just get into you car, get onto your bike or set off walking because doing that will mean never arriving.

Let us say that we intend to go and visit a friend in London on Saturday next now we are getting somewhere.

We now have a reason to make the journey - the journey has a "purpose" and because we have now given ourselves this reason we are well on course to make it happen.

BUT this is not the only example of purpose...........

We may decide that we want to "spend some money" just because we feel like it - what is our "purpose" here?

Well it may be psychological - a lot of us (particularly those who are female) say that going shopping is a therapeutic activity however since this is a major generalisation I would also add that there are other women who say that they do not use the shopping experience as a mood lifter, preferring to only "shop" when in good spirits. I would also like to qualify that the term "shopping" in this context refers to an activity other than grocery shopping or heading out to purchase white goods or similar - but I digress from my discussion.

It is on the basis of this that I offer a conclusion that in certain cases, the purpose for the activity of "shopping" is to provide therapy and to create the "feel good" factors as a way to achieve happiness or escape from drudgery or upset.

Secondly our purpose in "spending money" may be to purchase something that we feel will enhance or improve our life or lifestyle in some way. Therefore the purpose of the activity is to move forward from where we are.

On a totally different, physiological level even those actions that we consider automatic and unthinking, must follow the same rule of purpose -

Consider breathing. The purpose is to intake in air to oxygenate our blood and to exhale carbon dioxide from our bodies.

Consider our heart beating. This is something we never think about, but its purpose is to pump the blood supply round our bodies

So in summary, moving from one place to another, always requires a "purpose" and it is just the same with making changes in our lives

Change = Movement and therefore Change requires PURPOSE

I hope that you have enjoyed this first part of the Pathway to Change programme and that you will keep an eye open for the next part in a couple of weeks.

Until then

Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!

Have fun

DAve

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.