ONE SPIRIT COMMUNITY

By Stephanie Frank

These are very interesting times.  The world seems to be polarized – truly feast or famine.  Businesses are going under and the cries of “the economic crisis” ripple through the planet like waves ripple out when you drop a rock in the water.  Fear, failure and the world’s obsession with dramatic events blanket the airwaves.  It’s almost impossible to ignore.

But there’s something else going on – something nobody’s talking about.

On the other side of the fear and failure are people and organizations that are experiencing massive success.  Reality television shows make instant celebrities.  Business owners with “hot” ideas are growing faster than they ever have before.  One in 8 couples are now meeting online.

And they are getting crushed under the pressure of sudden success.

While most people think they want fame, fortune or something bigger, they are wholly unprepared for the emotional, mental and physical skills they will need to manage newfound success.  Celebrities deal with this all the time.  The late Michael Jackson, undeniably the King of Pop (whether you like him or not) lived a life of emotional trauma, lost youth and low self-esteem.  Shia LaBeouf: “I don’t handle fame well,” LaBeouf says. “Most actors on most days don’t think they’re worthy. I have no idea where this insecurity comes from, but it’s a God-sized hole. If I knew, I’d fill it, and I’d be on my way.”

Now you don’t have to be a celebrity to experience the demands of sudden success.  Take the business owner who suddenly finds himself or herself leading an organization for which they are ill-equipped to run.  They lack the people skills, the leadership skills and emotional intelligence to make things work smoothly.  Working hours increase.  Productivity decreases.  Frustration and overwhelm take over.  Anxiety becomes normal.  Then personal criticism starts, which begins a never ending cycle of self-doubt and lowered self-confidence.

It doesn’t have to be that way.   Here are 5 things you must know if you are experiencing sudden success in any area of your life.

1.  Sudden Success Brings out the Weirdos. When you become more visible in your company, publicly or even in your family, weird things can happen.  It’s like the old story of the crabs in the pot – whenever one crab almost reaches the top of the pot and newfound freedom, the other crabs pull him back in to die.  Expect opportunities to arise, communications to increase and watch out for people who want to use you or ride your coattails.  You will need some trusted advisors to put together a system to discern your good opportunities and weed out the dream stealers.

2.  You will need to learn emotional intelligence. When success demands more of you, it will demand more of your emotional energy as well.  You will have days where you wonder if it’s all worth it, and begin the cycle of self-defeat.  Don’t go there.  Likewise, you will need to learn to manage your emotional state in every situation to be able to think clearly and react appropriately to things coming at you fast.  People will begin to judge you, have opinions about you, and that can make you feel bad if they are negative.  With a high level of emotional intelligence, you will understand that people’s opinions of you have nothing to do with you, and everything to do with whatever they are experiencing at the time (if you don’t understand this now, you will.  I’ll explain in another post about perception).

3.  People skills become VERY important. Most people aren’t trained in understanding others’ personal style, filters, values and perspective.  Therefore, communication breakdown occurs more often as teams grow and you need more people around you to handle daily activities.  It is imperative that you become a student of people and behavior to be able to hire the right staff, understand their needs and get people to their most productive level.  Once of the biggest mistakes people make when hiring people to work for them is the “warm body” approach.  They take a person with a certain skillset and try to make them do a job they aren’t good at, and then wonder why it isn’t working.  Proactive understanding of people matching to skillsets is a must.

4.  You MUST become a better leader. When more demands are placed on you as you grow, the general tendency is to be like a rat in a cage, trying to run faster and faster on the wheel. Worry that things won’t get done, anxiety over whether people are actually doing the work, when will it get done cause many sleepless nights for fast-growing business owners.

Recently, I was hired by a small business owner to help with this exact issue.  She was working almost 20 hour days, losing sleep over details and she had people she wanted to work with to build a team but didn’t know how.  We restructured her time, I taught her communication and people skills, but most of all, I taught her how to let go without losing control.  As a result, we engaged a team of 5 amazing people to help her.  She reclaimed 47 hours per month.  Doing things right, she hit ALL of her revenue goals within 30 days.

I tell you this because as a small business owner, you don’t always get to see what the big companies do to develop their people.  Big companies spend millions on leadership training, communication training and the like just to help people get along and be more productive and have better performance overall.  Small business owners struggle, not knowing that a different way is so close.

5.  You will learn to say “No”.  Decision-making skills are imperative in helping you deal with success.  Information, requests, communication will all increase, and your ability to say no to time-wasters, distraction, guilt, frustration and overwhelm will become a skill you’ll wish you had a long time ago.  Your goals will become more clear, and so your ability to weed out potentially unproductive opportunities will be heightened as you truly go to that next level.

While there are many other things that go along with sudden success, these are some of the most important.  When your focus turns inward to making yourself a better leader, communicator, influencer and visionary, your entire world will change.  Your success will be sweet, exciting and manageable.

To get started, download the free audio program called The 13 Vital Traits of Super Effective People.  It will open your eyes to getting started on the calm road of success.

Stephanie Frank is one of the Key facilitators at One Spirit Weekend. For more information about Stephanie visit http://stephaniefrank.com/

By Morgan Langan

As we begin the transformation process, our beliefs need to shift so we can experience beneficial behavioral changes. With everything in chaos around us, we require a system that’s Functional, Adaptable, Sustainable, (now in Time); FAST. Everything we do must be Functional, Sustainable, Adaptable, and implemented NOW.

The FAST system is so simple even someone with an MBA can’t screw it up! Remember, the emphasis of a formal MBA training was to look for problems so you could then figure out a way to solve them. The focus of the FAST approach is to improve function, rather than solve problems. Keep that in mind as we move along.

The FAST system is unique in that it’s in continual flux. Nothing can ever remain the same and that’s the inherent beauty of it! The process of improving function is alive and ever evolving. But, don’t worry; the information and specific tools I give you will move you toward an increasing confidence in applying intuition in every situation.

A FAST Overview

FAST begins with Functionality; relating to the way something works or operates. Ask yourself, is it functional? Are my actions functional? Is my body healthy? Is my mind really supporting what it is I say I want to become

The A is Adaptability; to make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose. Ask yourself, is it adaptable? If yes, am I ready to shift any belief or behavior, which limits me in any way? If no, what do I need to do next to become more adaptable Adaptability is fully preparing in advance for the changes, which are inevitably coming our WAY!

The S is Sustainability; able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. Ask yourself, is it sustainable? Does it add as much life to all aspects of life, while taking away life from no aspect?

And the T is Time; the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole. Ask yourself, what is my personal belief of time? What is my relationship to time? Is time my enemy? What beliefs can I shift to make time my ally? By using my intuition, what changes can I implement to cause positive, measurable and tangible physical results RIGHT Now

That’s FAST. Now let’s explore the first area of the system in greater depth:

Functionality

Relating to the way something works or operates is how we generally define functionality. When looked at from an individual perspective, functionality is unique to each one of us based on the structure of our individual lives. And as long as we are not violating the rights of others, that’s functionality.

If we each have our own version of function, we cannot hope to agree on what it is or how it looks. Personally, I may determine that one system is functional in my business because it allows the most freedom among my employees, but you may disagree entirely.

That we each define functionality for ourselves may make it difficult to understand, because we’re dealing with something involving a whole new paradigm shift. The exact languaging can be a challenge because we are actively creating a new language. At the same time we are experiencing the meaning of the language. Added to this complexity is knowing that this understanding doesn’t necessarily come from the thinking mind. It can be extra perplexing! But don’t get hung up on the details of how this all works.

Even under the best of circumstances, communication can be challenging. How can we expect that words any combination of 26 symbols-accurately and effectively communicate what we’re trying to convey from a place, which includes physical existence, yet is not limited by it?  Especially when we are communicating fresh new concepts and principles that have never before existed?

It’s incredibly complex to try to comprehend with the mind alone. It is much more effective to go into the feeling aspect of yourself, in order to begin to really communicate, than it is to try to agree on a definition.

You must discover your own definition of what is functional for you, based upon how it feels; it is unique for each of us. You have to know how it feels for you to be in the full flow of function. This knowing is by its very nature experiential. It is not something that can be experienced via the understanding of others.

It has become exceptionally trendy to talk about the laws of attraction. Yet it appears there is really one primary law and it is you have to discover what functions best for your life and not be influenced by how others define function’ for you.

To go deeper into the study of these concepts, join Morgan Langan at www.OneSpiritWeekend.com or visit www.GraceGrove .com to join Morgan for an emersion journey

By Kerrie Dancing Butterfly

Yes you! Yes everyone!  Everyone has the potential to be a leader.  Especially now, all voices, all ideas, all perspectives, all talents, all skills, all resources and all hands are needed to dream and manifest new sustainable solutions into our collective reality.  Each of us will be called to lead in different ways.

What does leadership look like today? We may be using an outdated view of what it is to be a leader.  Many think that being a leader means to hold office, be a public speaker, a CEO, a best-selling author or be interviewed on CNN.   However, as times change, so too must our interpretation evolve as to what it is to be a leader.

As a parent, business owner, teacher, politician, author, craftsman, musician or coach, being a leader starts first with your leadership character.

Here are some simple ways you can lead by being a shining example for others in your family or community to emulate.

* Be in integrity with your word

*Be brave enough to choose the road less traveled or even pave a new path for yourself and others

*Follow your true heart’s passion

*Choose compassion over judgment in all situations

*Accept and honor the value of diversity in our world

*Live in harmony with the environment as you lighten your impring by reducing, reusing and recycling

*Exhibit random acts of kindness when least expected and without expectation

*Speak your perspective passionately and compassionately

*Speak kind words to others

*Express bold new ideas and solutions to old problems instead of complaining about them ~ break out of your comfort zone

*Choose Faith over fear

*Help those less fortunate

*Live financially within your means

*Live a balanced life honoring your health, spirituality, family and profession

*Take ownership for your choices and your reality

*Be loving and authentic in your personal and family relationships

How can you lead in your profession?

*Exhibit exceptional ethics in your business dealings

*Be on time and follow through with your commitments

*Switch out blame and gossip in the workplace for clear, positive communication

*Bring innovative and creative solutions to the challenges of the business

*Seek to implement sustainable and environmentally-friendly approaches

Anyone in the community, in addition to parents, can exemplify leadership qualities for our youth.

*Model and teach your young ones how to respect others, exhibit moral values, honesty, sportsmanship, cooperation, tolerance, patience, accountability, exploration and compassion

*Give your youth stable environments, healthy structure and a strong foundation on which to establish their roots

*Give children a space to spread their individual wings and express their perspectives, feelings, creativity and passions

Leadership can be that simple and it starts with you and your own leadership character.  With impeccable leadership, you can go into any arena and make monumental change happen fast. If it is your calling to write a book, address the school board, be a member of the US Congress, or chair a new organization, these simple suggestions will help you lead in any situation, with integrity, and with the respect and support of your peers.  I invite you to look within and find your awakening leader; step up and make a difference today in your life, family and community.

If you would love support on your path as an awakening leader, join Kerrie Dancing Butterfly along with other world-renowned inspirational speakers at One Spirit Weekend in Sedona, October 2^nd-5^th.  Receive the latest information and proven strategies to help you accelerate your potential in the fields of prosperity, vibrant health, empowerment, spirituality, sustainability and conscious business.  Enjoy yoga, meditation, Earth Dance Ceremony & great community! For more information visit http://www.OneSpiritWeekend.com. For more on Kerrie Dancing Butterfly, her Shamanic healing practice, workshops & ceremonies visit http://www.JourneysfortheSoul.com

By Morgan Langan

Using intuition can heighten your understanding of how to be more effective in business and life. Intuition amplifies your awareness to make the most of every action–every endeavor. Said another way, it’s simply a matter of getting out of your mind exclusively and moving fully into experience. The greater the emphasis you place upon your analytical mind, the greater the tendency becomes to disregard the unlimited potential which exists in addition to your mind. There’s so much more for us when we delve into experiencing life in this way. By not limiting our experiences to using logic and our five senses, we allow new meaning to flow into every aspect of life.

As a reminder, applying intuition to business isn’t new. The world’s greatest achievers embrace Napoleon Hill’s research about intuition and its befitting position in the workplace. Before scientific proof existed, Thomas Edison used techniques to enter the theta state of enhanced creativity and problem solving. He was famous for his catnaps during which he solved problems relating to his inventions. He was actively and consciously engaging his intuition.

Now that we share a common understanding about intuition, let me introduce the concept of a personal Belief Positioning System (BPS). The technological analogy of this personal system is the GPS (global positioning system). Just like a GPS, we have an intuitive guidance system within us. I call it the BPS.

It’s a system whereby we position ourselves in relation to our vision of our life. This system, when properly activated will guide us to reach our highest potential on this globe at this point in our lives. Fortunately, as with a GPS, we don’t need to understand how it works technologically for it to work.

The BPS and the GPS are quite similar in their functionality. Just as one needs to program a GPS, beliefs are the programs, which run your BPS:

* Beliefs regarding my life skills, lessons and resources, become my starting point

* Beliefs about my goals and life purpose, become my destination

* Intentions determine which specific routes I may want to take and which sites I want to see along the way.

Our BPS lets us know where we are at any given point along life’s journey. Doing the work of coming to this integration of our beliefs to produce behavior is like the programming that occurs when we decide, I’m going to program my GPS system; I’m in Sedona, Arizona and I want to go to Las Vegas, Nevada I program in that directive; I know where I am, I know where I want to go and it shows me turn-by-turn exactly how I’m going to reach my destination.

Likewise, we program our belief positioning system. Technically, we may not understand how it functions, yet we can trust that it will function for us properly to guide us in making all our important life decisions. Let me give you an example of how I use my personal BPS:

I programmed my personal BPS as follows:

1.) I established my starting point by honestly assessing skills, lessons and resources.

2.) I declared my life purpose- “To assist business leaders to become more conscious”

3.) I clarified my intentions, (being specific here is vital) I intend to write this book.

Once this decision is made, I don’t have to be consumed by all the “hows.” I can simply trust that my BPS system will guide the way. The key is to declare the WAY–MY WAY while inviting the universe to show me the hows. I’m constantly asking employees to participate with me to reach their highest potential and, likewise, meet the goals that we are all coming together to achieve. Many people who I admire very much speak very highly of allowing intuition to guide life. They say it comes in many forms:  a gut feeling, hunch, hit or the sixth sense. Whatever this experience is for you, the first step is to declare The WAY!

It is time to focus intuitively on where you want to head in your life. It is vital to focus on the programming that takes us to where we say we want to go. If I want to go to Las Vegas and input Los Angeles by mistake, do I blame the GPS system or do I blame my programming? That’s the importance of ensuring that we’re crystal-clear on the programming, which, in this case, is our belief system. That’s why we address them first. They contain the programming that eventually gets us to where we say it is we want to go; our highest potential. This intuitive component allows an entirely new aspect into our current experience; one that makes everything in life function better.

This intuitive guidance model becomes valuable when you multiply your usual cognitive efforts by the power of your intuition. You’re no longer limited to simply adding another variable. You’re multiplying the effects of what you’re already manifesting in the world by the unlimited potential of being connected to who you really are. The impact on your business is exponential.

Intellectual Buy-in Frees Your Intuition:

Now that we’re poised for a new paradigm shift, we need what I call an intellectual buy-in. This is the buy-in and agreement of your analytical/ logical mind. Our minds seem to need to know what is possible before they are willing to commit to a new practice. What’s funny to me is to speak of the mind as if it is its own entity, but in many ways, it is!

Essentially, it needs to approve of the notion that there’s more information available than what’s coming in with the physical senses. With that intellectual buy-in, your intuition is freed up and intuition can be incorporated into your overall business approach. With time, we begin to fine-tune a new skill that supports us in all the decisions, all the processes, all the different aspects of flourishing leadership.

Of all the books I’ve read, there are three qualities that successful leaders embody:

1. They are extremely driven to succeed. Their desire for success is intense. They have an underlying fixity of focus; they eat, breathe, think, and dream business.

2. They have a very clear sense of purpose along with the discipline necessary to act and carry out their plan. Without exception, they don’t let anything get in their way.

3. They have a strong intuition and know how to put to use information that they receive from all sources.

Agreed on by many, these are the crucial elements to being successful in your own business. The last one is what sets the few apart from the mediocre masses. This is the realm of the Getty’s, the Rockefeller’s, the Forbes and the Gate’s. Interestingly, these are the same three qualities listed as prerequisite to reaching an enlightened state known only to sages and saints according to 7,000 years of Vedic tradition. Perhaps business is a Spiritual Path!

By Morgan Langan

“We’re all here to choose and create a lifestyle that accommodates our belief systems. The WAY to pursue a life of liberty and happiness is as individuated as we are. A great understanding occurred for me when I experienced how the success of a friend directly affected my success. Can you recall a circumstance in your life when a friend experienced success? Do you remember what effect their success had on your life? Success represents an opportunity for all of us. We support the lives of all by our own efforts for ourselves. The unique skills and talents that are yours alone, belong equally to all when shared from your heart. By nature, we have the right to the pursuit of such a life; yet this does not a guarantee we will obtain that which we pursue. There is no “guarantee” to possess that which we have not earned. It is the individual using his mind and heart to create the life of his vision that prospers. It is the individual who focuses upon how to live a life of meaning that brings forth meaning into the world.

Each person must support all life by their own effort.

Rational self-interest, which is the pursuit of one’s self happiness, is often referred to as being “selfish.” I wonder then; is the desire to live also selfish?  Is this learned self sacrificial thinking? Is this an attempt by those “in-power” to convince us that we need to look at what is best for the whole before we think about what is best for ourselves? This limited thinking indicates a lack of understanding that I am indeed part of the whole. The best way to empower the whole is to empower myself. My SELF!

With this being said, I always encourage the success of others. Remember, success for another is simultaneously success for all of us. On an even more basic level: if you in any way resent success in others, you will seldom attract it to yourself. Remember, it is difficult to attract that which you reject. Successful people are thoughtful; they care about your success, they encourage the pursuit of passion, and they lead others by their examples. They have little TIME to discuss what isnít, because they are busy creating what is. They are conscious and thoughtful of others, and their words hold meaning.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world, states The Desiderata – The world from my perspective, is especially beautiful when individual members of the community come together with a shared vision to support the highest potential of each unique individual.

In The Spirit of Oneness, Morgan Langan

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By Morgan Langan

So, what in the universe does quantum physics have to do with business? Only EVERYTHING! Let me explain.

Quantum is the study of the fundamental particles from which all matter forms. Physics is the science that deals with matter as energy in motion and force. Thus, quantum physics is the branch of a new wave of science based on quantum theory, which describes and predicts the properties of all physical systems.
 
Now you see why ‘everything’ is my answer to the question? Do you realize the potential here? A science which can help us to understand the very nature of the physical changes we are currently experiencing on this earth.

Quantum represents the potentiality in business to create profound influence. Physics represents the ways in which that potentiality is applied and realized. New scientific breakthroughs tell us there’s another, better approach than what we are currently using, but here’s why we’re so off course right now:

The limiting concepts from Newtonian physics continues to be the primary influence upon which our everyday lives are based: one thing logically leading to another/this causes that/one thing logically leads to another. This thought form no longer describes what is actually happening.

There is an immediate need for business to evolve even beyond the limited triple bottom line thinking of economic, ecological and social considerations. There are unlimited factors involved in every aspect of business. This level of consideration I call the quantum bottom line.

As quantum entrepreneurs, we must begin to take ALL aspects of life under advisement. We must, to create a new shift upon this earth. In this role, as conscious leaders we must begin introducing these concepts while modeling innovative behaviors for our team. Based on who we are as individuals and aligned with our purpose and passion.
Whether the circumstance in this moment concern employee satisfaction, customer relations or financial upheaval, it really doesn’t matter. All must be a consideration of the whole.?known and unknown?factors

As a business entrepreneur, you have science on your side as you consider the quantum quotient of all aspects of business; every department, every negotiation, every employee and every smallest relationship.

All this talk about quantum this and quantum that doesn’t need to be complex. We’re really only taking the quantum nature of the universe and applying it to business. This is where understanding the quantum nature of the universe is important.

Drawing upon one of nature’s most incredible quantum ‘inventions,’ let’s use a plant seed as an example. Think of the enormous potential it contains; specifically, with proper support and nutrition, one seed has the ability to produce a tree and provide abundant fruit to feed and to nurture. And so it is by applying quantum physics to business.
 
One kind gesture seed, one change of perception seed, one willingness to change seed, one lead by example seed,  just one conscious seed has the potential, with proper support to inspire exponential growth and provide abundant fruit to nurture your business and the lives of everyone associated with your business.
As quantum leaders, we move boldly in a new direction because we now know we control our own reality and are interconnected with everything and everyone. With awareness, compassion and humility we forge a fresh path/ a new WAY of being . 

Business owners who are focused on implementing quantum level methods are the ones who will prosper in these transformational times. Simply being open to a new way of understanding opens you and your business to unlimited potential. Come experience your unlimited potential at One Spirit Weekend as we support one another in our evolving roles as awakening leaders.