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TED Talk Tuesday: Stroke of Insight

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“I realized, ‘Oh my gosh! I’m having a stroke! I’m having a stroke!’ The next thing my brain says to me is, ‘Wow! This is so cool! How many brain scientists have the opportunity to study their own brain from the inside out?’”

Jill Bolte Taylor is a brain researcher who studied her own stroke as it happened.  In her TED talk, A Stroke of Insight, this amazing lady tells her story.

 

Imagine being consciously aware you are having a stroke and watching as your body loses its ability to function.  It took Jill 8 years to recover from her stroke but in doing so she learnt that we really are a life force and have the power to choose who, how and what we want to be in the world.

Who do you want to be? What do you want to do?  Sometimes universe steps in and tells you it is time to change, remember Jill’s comment, “I’m a very busy woman, I don’t have time for a stroke! Well I can’t stop it so I’ll just do this for a week or two then I’ll get back to my routine.”  

It is interesting that Jill’s first thought was not so much that she’s having a stroke and concern for her health but more that she didn’t have time to have one!  How often do you think “I don’t have time for….”

If you want to get back control of your life, join me on my two day SPARK workshop on 15 & 16 June at the Soul Blazing Sanctuary in Sherman Oaks.  To find out more details, visit the Soul Blazing website.

TED Talk Tuesday: I AM Somebody

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I absolutely LOVE this TED talk.  Rita Pierson is a phenomenal lady, I wish she had been my teacher growing up.  It is no wonder that she had had over 500,000 views in less than a week.  I’m sure when you watch it you will agree.

“Every child deserves a champion — an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.”

How many people do you know that really take pride in their job?  Well when your job is teaching and influencing hundreds of children, you need Rita Pierson in your school.

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You Cannot Not Communicate!

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When we talk about communication, there is one key thing to understand:  you cannot NOT communicate.  I know that’s a double negative.  It’s purposeful.  Let me repeat:  you cannot NOT communicate.

Everything you will do today is a form of communication.  In fact, the problem is most people don’t realize how much they are saying by NOT saying anything.  For example, when you fail to thank employees or give them credit where credit is due, others notice.  And when you send out emails littered with grammatical or typographical errors, the recipient feels slighted or, worse, thinks you lack care or competence.

And of course, nowhere does communication impact your life more than in your relationships with the people you love and care for.  When you think about how many frictions and disagreements we encounter in life, almost all of them boil down to one common denominator—poor communication.

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Your ability to succeed in business and life hinges on your ability to clearly and persuasively communicate.  Always remember, how you communicate—whether in person, nonverbally, in print, or in your visual presentation via your website—stands to propel you higher than you ever imagined.

If you want to learn more about communication, join me on June 15-16 at our 2-Day SPARK workshop where we will cover:

  • The Secret to Discovering Your Authentic Soul
  • Turning Your Negative Self-Talk into Masterful Affirmations
  • How to Identify and Control Your Inner Imposters
  • And much more…

If you would like to join us, please email events@lisahaisha.com or visit the Soul Blazing website for more details.

 

 

TED Talk Tuesday: The Education Revolution!

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In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.

As he says, “Very many people go through their whole lives having no real sense of what their talents may be, or if they have any to speak of.”  Do you feel like that?  Our communities do depend on a diversity of talents.  If everyone went to college and followed a academic career what would happen when we needed a policeman or fireman?  There would be no more going to theatre or watching movies as there would no longer be any actors, directors, producers, camera crew.  So if know this, which we do, why is our education system not customized instead of standardized?

I love this quote “Everyday our children spread their dreams underneath our feet, and we should tread softly.”

If you want help to find your talents, join me in my upcoming SPARK workshop from June 15-16 in Sherman Oaks, CA.  Please see the Soul Blazing website for full details.

Do You Have a Magnetic Personality?

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Have you noticed some people vibrate on such an intense level that when they walk into a room, you can’t take your eyes off them?  And not because they’re so beautiful, it’s because they possess so much self-confidence and they have an aura around them like they have a secret or they’re tapped in.  And then there’s the opposite side of this spectrum.  Someone else can enter a room and he’s invisible and others can still leave a room and the room brightens, because they’re so toxic and negative.  Have you ever noticed that?

The people that can capture our attention regardless of what they’re doing, have charisma.  Their magnetism is potent, they effortlessly make a dynamic impact.  A few years ago, Julia Roberts (when she accepted the Oscar for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich) said that she can’t believe she has an Oscar and Denzel Washington doesn’t.  She went on saying that she could watch him for hours just reading the yellow pages because he’s so fascinating and talented.  What I think she was saying is that he radiates a vitality and charisma that is infectious.  That by simply watching him, one gets transformed.  So no form of social networking, marketing or resume reveals more about us than the light that radiates from our being.

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Do you have that magnetism?

Parmahansa Yogananda says that, “Spiritual magnetism is the power of the soul to attract or create whatever it needs for all-around happiness and wellbeing.” 

To accelerate your magnetic frequency and manifest your vision for your life, you must enter the laboratory of your own mind and soul and evolve through three domains:

-       The first one is discovering your gifts and talents
-       The second is getting in touch with your Authentic Soul through visualization
-       The third is practicing meditation regularly

If you would like to learn more about how to create a magnetic personality, discover your talents and get in touch with your Authentic Soul, I recently released “Soul Blaze Your Life” a 10-disc audio life course with companion workbook.  To find out more please visit the Soul Blazing website