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Sad… yes it can be but it doesn’t have to be... Part II

Last month Scott began sharing with us his views on how we can reinforce what we've learned in Leadership Awakening. This month, he continues with these thoughts...

Let’s take a look at the toolbox that was created for you in your leadership Awakening experience. There are 4 concrete tools that we want to look at for your "LIVIN'" pleasure. They are: The CD’s, the book — Want it. Create it. Live it: 3 steps to Becoming Your Dreams, the bulletin Board and the 5+5 homework.

Just the repetition of messages, saying the same things over and over and over, creates an anchor.

In Leadership Awakening a lot of the learning takes place at the unconscious level. We use many different vehicles to create anchors that you can trigger when you get back to your world. You may remember that an anchor is anything auditory (hearing) or visual (seeing) that—when triggered—will elicit a certain state. After the board break we have you set an anchor with your hands together. When properly set, that anchor can be triggered whenever you bring your hands together in a identical fashion, possibly close your eyes and take a few deep breathes… and you are in the ideal emotional/mental state to handle your current situation. You actually are going to the “coordinates” that you set in your body for that intense, powerful state that you created during the board break. Anchors are all around us, advertisers use them to lure us into purchasing services and products. Certain people have “pain” anchored to “loud screaming”, so when class starts the first night… some people shut down, get angry… and other things, all due to triggered anchors from their past.

Knowing how the human experience works we created some very powerful anchors for you in your leadership Awakening experience. Just the repetition of messages, saying the same things over and over and over, creates an anchor. “It’s ok to hurry…All will be known in due time…Pick yourself up, dust yourself off….” The visual anchors that we created unconsciously were incredible. Most people don’t even realize all the visual changes that go into a class. The scenery changes often in Awakening without most people being aware of the changes.

A great tool that we create for you in the Awakening experience is available through the CD’s. In the music we have created a strong emotional connection to these sounds. There is much thought about what songs are played and when they are played during your training. Certain songs were only played at certain times, always with the question in mind, “What do we want them to be able to experience at this moment?” The music that was played during your class has been emotionally connected to the emotions of that moment. You trigger the anchor by playing the music after class and you elicit the powerful emotional state that you were experiencing when you heard the song the first 5 times! It became part of the experience. So by using this tool you bring your state of mind to the proper place at the proper times.

You need a “coach" to get into your head and help you talk yourself into the game.

We have created additional auditory anchors. Sometimes you want to put on the Awakening CD, or my favorite, “Raise the Bar” and just get your head banging and your attitude adjusted to just the right frequency. Other times you need something different. You need not just some music, you need a pep talk. You need a “coach" to get into your head and help you talk yourself into the game. Enter,“Let the Journey Continue” CD. This is a powerful CD, that allows you to have Mr. Black as a coach. All the tenents of the training, the stories, the words….reliving it with a “coach’s talk”. Plus there is a great process that will help you with your post-graduate commitments. Listen to the second part of the CD about a month removed from Awakening and it will get you back on course. Certain things we forget about, they fall by the way side, this part of the CD will remind you of what you want.

The book, Want it. Create it. Live it.: 3 Steps to Becoming Your Dreams… is a great tool for those of you that like to support your experience with further study. The book is not a rehashing of your Awakening experience. It is designed to expand some of the concepts covered in Awakening and allow for those who learn by reading, to experience further growth and to “Continue to Journey”.

It is much easier to move mountains with momentum than it is to move them when you're standing still!!

The Bulletin Board is a great tool that allows for graduates to further develop the relationships that began in the Awakening process. Some great friendships and relationships were fostered in class , this is the opportunity to continue to develop those relationships. These are people that you have struggled with, learned from, and pushed to go beyond their comfort zone… these people are great resources to have in our lives. Also remember that these people represent other people in our lives. The Bulletin Board can become a place for us to “Practice, Practice, Practice” for building better, more intimate relationships. Use the momentum that was created. It is much easier to move mountains with momentum than it is to move them when you're standing still!!

If I don’t set my RAS to a good station, the station that is defaulted to is not always in my best interest.

Daily 5 + 5

Picture yourself sitting in front of your television getting ready to watch your “program”. Can I ask you a simple question? If your tuner on your TV is set to ESPN, why would you expect anything else to show up on your screen? If your tuner is set to Fox News, why would you expect to see CNN? To get what you want you need to have the remote control!! You need to set your “tuner” to What You Want! The 5 + 5 sets your tuner to a positive, grateful station. It is kind of hard to play victim when you are focused on 5 things you are grateful for! It’s kind of hard to be down when you are focused on 5 things you are excited about! I have no scientific data to back this up… I believe that the human mind left alone will automatically go negative. I notice it in my life all the time. If I don’t set my RAS to a good station, the station that is defaulted to is not always in my best interest.

It takes so many days to create or change a habit. Some say 3 weeks, some say 30 days. It is all about patterns. What patterns are you creating with your momentum from Leadership Awakening. You have all this rocket fuel surging through your veins. The time is now to create “better” patterns to get you what you want. 30 days of starting every morning with you consciously focusing your RAS (Reticular Activating System} on what you are excited about and what you are grateful for! What is the worst thing that can happen when you start each day with that focus?

Here are 4 clear, concise tools for your Active Tool Box. I challenge you to do at least 3 of the 4 for the first 60 days after your class. If you do that… people will see a Before Empower U and an After Empower U! Don’t thank us… you chose to live it. For those not willing to accept Good Nuff… all 4 for 60 days… Leadership in Motion!

Next month I will give you the sure fire answer to the question… "How do I live this? How can I apply this training into my everyday life? Until then…

Remember…

Live With Passion—HBS

Scott V. Black
The Empower U Leadership Team
August 2004

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