Happy Chooseday from India!
India is making a major impact in my life! I’m fortunate enough to be here at the Vibrant Gujarat event, with thousands of people, including 450 of us in the delegation from Australia.
It is an incredible experience as this event was truly world class, the calibre of speakers was phenomenal. Leaders from World Bank, MasterCard, Rio Tinto, several other companies and countries made it an enriching and enlightening experience.
Several things have been front of mind while visiting India.
1. The importance of accepting and being in awe of what is. The way things are, the richness and diversity of the people. Just like its important to have complete acceptance and awe of yourself and your skills and talents.
2. I have noticed the Indian culture is very respectful of all religions, cultures and beliefs. I think other countries can learn a lot from this. Individually, when we choose to see the person rather than the stereotype, we connect and find the commonalities rather than the differences.
3. Awesome attitudes exist towards the customer here. Yes, I’m well aware my experience may have been slightly skewed with my stay in luxury hotels. I’ve chosen to take these service levels with me and see how I can serve my coaching clients and audiences even better.
What do you choose to focus on today?
Have a great choose day!
With love and gratitude,
Jill
The PM of Bhutan talks about Gross National Happiness as more important than GDP!
New Year Chooseday Message
Happy New Year!
This is the time of year when many people set New Year Resolutions. Resolutions don’t work, and I don’t believe in them. This may come as a surprise, given that I talk about change and achieving new things.
Resolutions set you up for failure, and that is the problem with them. Turning over a new leaf is great, but trying to turn over an entire forest can be demotivating!
What makes you think that THIS year will be different? That this year will be the year you make the big changes?
Resolutions aren’t the way to do this. Creating a supportive environment, and selecting the goals that really excite you, is the way.
Most people have given up on their resolutions by three days into the new year. Is this going to be you?
Have a great New Year,
Kind regards,
Jill
When Fear Grips the Nation
We watched in horror as the drama unfolded in Sydney. It all felt surreal as the television channels played footage over and over. #SydneySiege rallied on Twitter. Comments were coming thick and fast on Facebook.
Fear gripped the nation, and paralysed Sydney. The biggest city in Australia ground to a halt. Amazing how one crazy person can have such an effect over millions of people.
Eventually around midnight we got news that the gunman had been shot by police. While part of me wanted to be pleased that this justice had been done, I was filled with intense sadness. There didn’t seem anything to be pleased about.
Two other people have also died. I keep thinking about the families and loved ones that have been left behind.
I’m sad that this couldn’t have been resolved without loss of life. I’m sure police handled it as best they could and it’s also important to be grateful that all the other hostages did escape alive.
Shock that such a thing could happen in Australia, where we feel safe and at peace.
I never watch television. I even had to get my kids to show me which remote to use and which channels were where! Yet I was glued to the coverage as much as I could.
It’s almost as if we are no longer innocent. I let my daughters watch it with me as I know they would have heard about it from their friends anyhow. We used it as an opportunity for discussion . I also made sure we watched some funny movies before going to bed. It’s important to shift the emotion to something more positive.
We have the option now to continue to be consumed by horror and fear. Or we can choose to consciously change our vibration.
This is way easier said than done. As I write this I continue to watch, stunned and disbelieving. I know that it doesn’t achieve anything to watch, but it’s hard to pull myself away.
But at some point we have to move on. Get some work done and resume our to-do list.
It does give us an opportunity for compassion.
There is a great initiative #illridewithyou – Sydneysiders who are offering lifts to Muslims who fear being targeted on public transport.
Out of every disaster comes some good.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting we brush the disaster aside and glibly say “let’s just look for the good”. It’s more about respecting what has happened and realising that seeing the good does not take anything away from those that have suffered.
This morning I couldn’t find my car keys. When I walked out to discover they had been in the ignition all night long, car unlocked and easily accessible from the road, it was heart warming. A great reminder that in spite of what happened in Sydney, there is so much going right. Indeed the sun is shining brightly, the sky is blue and there is calm.
As it’s Chooseday, what do you choose to be thinking about today?
This week’s Chooseday video message is about overcoming challenges. I recorded the video before the Sydney Siege had begun. It’s very apt for right now.
Kind regards
Jill
Attitude
Perhaps the single most effective success-accelerator of all is coaching – Bob Proctor
“Experience has taught me that there are no short cuts
to success. Yet there are ways to create the illusion of a short
cut—tools and resources that can help you to accelerate your
growth, so that you achieve your goals and realize your
dreams in far less time than you ever could have on your own.
And perhaps the single most effective success-accelerator of all is coaching.
A coach or mentor helps breathe life and action into your intentions,
transforming them into concrete goals and then providing you with the
information and motivation you need to turn those goals into glorious reality.
The power of coaching lies in the fact that it provides you with the most
critical ingredients for extraordinary, consistent success: ongoing support,
detailed action plans, constructive feedback, and most importantly, personal
accountability. When you know that you have to regularly report on the actions
you’ve taken to achieve your goals — to a person who is going to give you expert,
informed criticism and unwavering encouragement all the way to the finish line—
your commitment, enthusiasm, and belief in your abilities increases exponentially.
You become an unstoppable force for personal achievement.
Having personally benefited from coaching and mentoring throughout my
life, I know exactly how powerful and profound an impact they can have. That is
why my company, LifeSuccess, is committed to bringing the coaching experience
to as many individuals as possible. We offer a tremendous range of coaching and
mentoring services, from coaching systems specifically created for salespeople,
corporate executives and corporations, to training coaches to teach our programs,
to highly-customized coaching programs designed around a client’s unique needs.
Coaching in one form or another has been practiced among a small
minority of enlightened individuals for centuries. Only recently has this
enormously powerful engine for personal transformation begun to receive
mainstream attention on a global scale. I believe this miraculous turn of events is
the result of a spiritual shift that is taking place in the world: Individuals in great
numbers are realizing that they have deep reservoirs of talent and ability — and
that they possess the inherent power to bring them forth and use them to shape
their destinies.
LifeSuccess Coaching Programs have a magnificent reputation from Asia
to America, empowering people with the tools and information they need to
truly improve the quality of their lives. If anything you have read in my book “You Were Born Rich” or
anything I have just shared with you connects with the higher side of your
being, we would like to talk to you. One of life’s beautiful truths is that you can
accomplish everything you’ve ever dreamed of accomplishing. Allow us to show
you how.”
Bob Proctor
Life Success Consulting
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Are the conditions ideal?
I had my eye on the weather forecast for the whole of last week. Why? Because on Sunday I had to do a swimming test! It’s a long story, but I will spare you the details! I’ve never been a great swimmer, and always seemed to finish last in school galas!
Fortunately I met a swimming coach who pointed out two very small adjustments I could make so that I swam with less effort and got faster in the water.
The forecast, while the weather was great beach weather all week – showed that on Sunday morning at 8am, the wind would be between 20-30 knotts. From the wind direction I knew that would mean big waves, murky water – and for a fair-weather swimmer, not ideal conditions! Furthermore, I had to do the 400m swim in under 9 minutes. If you’re an experienced swimmer you’re probably wondering what I was stressing about – but if you’re a very mediocre swimmer like me, you’ll know that you need to swim consistently to get your goal!
Sunday arrives, we’re all ready for our swim at Sorrento beach. The wind wasn’t quite as strong as predicted, but the swell was big – and the normally turquoise water was a dull grey.
I decided to jump in and swim anyway, even though I wasn’t as fit as I could have been and the conditions were not ideal. We swum in the direction that the wind and tide was going – and I managed to do my swim with 15 seconds to spare! If the truth be told, I think the wind and tide really helped me along. What I had thought were not going to be ideal conditions were in fact the very conditions that helped me get my goal. Would I have done my time if the sea was flat, the sun shining and there was no wind? I’m not sure. What I do know is that I was aided by the tide.
Perhaps you’re experiencing less-than-ideal conditions right now? Perhaps you’ve been through a patch of turbulent seas and high winds?
What difference would it make if you knew that the turbulent conditions that you’re fearing, are the exact conditions that will help you get where you’re going even faster than you could if the ‘water was flat’?
Sometimes you simply have to jump in and swim! A bit of training in advance is good, and working with a coach who is trained to spot corrections that will help you expend less effort to get better results is also advisable. On the other hand, if you have never swum at all, jumping into a turbulent sea could be fatal. Find others who have done what you want to do, and learn from them. Let them teach you what you need to know so that you can make the most of whatever conditions come your way.
If I hadn’t ‘given it a go’ and tried to reach my goal even though the conditions didn’t look good, I wouldn’t have done it. If you’re standing on the sidelines wondering if now is the time to get started on your goal that you’ve been training for, what are you waiting for?
Tomorrow is a new day – and everyday is Chooseday!
Kind regards
Jill Hutchison
Platform Speaker
Mindset Coach
Perth, Australia
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What does Balance mean to you?
Welcome to the first Chooseday newsletter for 2011. I trust that you managed to have a break and refresh over the festive season!
While working on 2011 goals with one of my clients, we once again pondered on the true meaning of balance in our life.
The old notion of balance being like a see-saw, with each side precariously level and at risk of being thrown off balance, really doesn’t appeal to me. This is one of the main reasons why I called our company Evolve Dynamic. In the same way as you can sit in an aircraft, cruising at a million miles an hour, totally relaxed, with a glass of wine or your favourite food or beverage – I like to use this visual as my “balance” – balance in motion! Evolve Dynamic – improve, develop, stretch – in such a way as to be exciting or dynamic. How much more fun is it if we can grow, develop and have perfect equilibrium while still going places at speed?
What would you like to give new meaning to this year?
What would you like to have evolve in your life?
I have a gift for you today – it’s a video done by John Maxwell, with whom you may be familiar. John has written numerous books on leadership and has sold over 19 million books! I asked John if he would share his interpretation on the word EVOLVE for you.
Here’s the link if you’d like to go straight there: http://johnmaxwellteam.com/evolve/. John is talking on what evolve means – and I love his mentioning growing out of your comfort zone but never out of your “gifts” zone.
Tomorrow is a new day – and everyday is Chooseday!
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