A Peaceful Mind Issue 5

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ISSUE 5

FROM THE EDITOR…

Lately, I have found myself rushing around, trying to accomplish as much as possible. Although, being a slight perfectionist, at times things can daunting. become a little

I’m sure like many of you, there is a want to achieve the best that we can.

But when your mind is going a mile a minute, I find that it can be difficult to focus on one thing.

As the year progresses our to do list gets bigger and bigger. So... in order for us to approach the end of the year with our head still screwed on, there are a few things that we can do.

Take it one step at a time. Finish one task before you start the next. I also recommend that you take a little relaxation time. With a clear head, you’ll be able to blow through your tasks.

What better way to relax this month, then with our fantastic E-Mag. Our fabulous APM Experts provide their in-depth knowledge on a range of topics.

In addition, we’ve sprinkle in a touch of winter-to-spring goodies, which will have you springing into action this month.

Be Kind, Courageous and Confident.

Taylah Parker Editor

editor@apeacefulmind.com.au

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Do Vision Boards Really Work?

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5 Sweet Shots for Winter Boosting

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Sitting on The Fence

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Lauren Jobson Life Coach

Hayley Martin Nutrition

Helen Jomoa Fitness How Have Your Choices Impacted Your Life?

Maree Eddings Energy

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Know Your End Step

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My Top 5 Tips on Getting Sh*t Done!

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The Invention of Wings

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DO Values Affect Sales?

Helen Treloar Business

Kirsten Basford Marketing

BOOK REVIEW Sue Monk Kidd

Penny Votzourakis Customer Service

Do You Have Follow Through?

LENA TURVEY Productivity Innys and Outys

Beckie White Stylist How to Make Your Marketing Viral Part 3 of 4

Julie Bourke Technology Oodgeroo Noonuccal - Kath Walker

Joanne Clark NLP Helen Treloar

SOUL FOOD The Signals of Compassion and Trust How to Tell Your Partner About Your Secret Sexual Fantasies

Amanda Mallia

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Our APM Experts …

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Helen Jomoa

Maree Eddings

Life Coach tips and techniques to move you towards your goals in life

Nutritional advice, recipes & wellness articles to elevate your health

Fitness strategies and interesting facts to boost your vitality

Exploring energy and how it flows or blocks your personal power

Helen Treloar

Kirsten Basford

Penny Votzourakis

Lena Turvey

Business & Leadership tips & articles for SME & start-ups

The anti-marketing marketing guru magnifying your brand

Customer service advice to grow sales and client loyalty

Productivity and organisation queen bringing you tips and techniques

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Do Vision Boards Really Work?

Lauren Jobson – LIFE COACH With all this talk about vision boards lately, I thought I would put it to the test. I have been doing my research to see what manifesting miracles have been happening and I’m happy to report that there are many. I have tried using vision boards for a few years now and I have to admit at first I was skeptical, however, they have worked for me Many gurus in the personal development field have them, including Louise Hay, personal development expert, Oprah and even Einstein had one.

“Dreams are important to always have. I have many at 87 and hope you do too. Use a vision Board and affirmations to help your dreams come true in your life.” – Louise Hay. So how and why do vision boards work?

According to research, the information we feed our unconscious mind relates directly to the happenings and occurrences in our life.

By using a vision board we help assist our reticular activating system (RAS) in our minds. By looking at our vision board often we are reinforcing our unconscious desires through our RAS.

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Your reticular activating system is a filter

between your conscious mind and your unconscious mind. It takes instructions from your conscious mind and passes them on to your unconscious.

As the law of attraction states, you attract what you focus on. Therefore, if you are looking at your images each morning and evening you are directing your focus and activating your RAS on a daily basis then those events and experiences will be brought into your reality.

How do you do it: Brainstorm: Firstly get all of your ideas out of your head and on to paper. I use a mind map.

I split it into sections Lifestyle, Finance, Health, Relationships, Career.

Visualise: Get really clear about what makes you happy. Can you imagine how you would feel if everything were to happen? A dream job, that perfect partner, the house... Feelings are so important when creating your vision board.

Gather: Gather as much information as possible. Cut images from newspapers and magazines, create a board on Pinterest, have a look online and start creating your dream life. Don't hold back, really go for it. How will you feel when each of these images come true? What could be your wildest dream?

Look at it: It is important that you hang your vision board somewhere you can see it often. Mine is hanging in my office so I see it every day. Make sure you take 5 minutes each day to really look at each image and feel those feelings.

"Imagination is the preview of life's coming attractions." - Albert Einstein Love and faith in your potential,

Lauren

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5 Sweet Shots for Winter Boosting

Hayley Martin - Nutrition

Want to shake it up a little? Add a little extra something to your health regime? Or just need a little boost?

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“Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots…” might just be what you're after! Well, they’re slightly bigger than shots but all the same, here’s 5 short and sweet tips for short and sweet shots to jazz things up!

Cleansing Tonic: . . . . . . . . . . .

Push 1 trimmed / chopped kale leaf, ¼ of a lime, ½ a small cucumber and ½ cup of green grapes through a juicer - If you push the kale through first, you’ll get the most out of it.

Photograph; Hayley Martin | True Form Health

Metabolism-Booster: Add a pinch of cayenne pepper to a ¼ small pineapple, fresh ginger knob, about ½ a bunch of fresh mint - again put the mint leaves through the juice before the other bits, then add a splash of coconut water.

Detox Dose: Juice ¼ cup of parsley, ½ a lemon, ½ a stick of celery, ½ a beetroot and ½ a small apple.

Balance Nectar: 1 cup of nut milk, 1 teaspoon of maca . powder, 2 dates and ½ a teaspoon of . vanilla bean paste. Pop this one through a blender.

Happiness Elixir: ½ cup of coconut water, small cube (approx 2cm) freshly grated turmeric, sprinkle of cinnamon and 2 teaspoons of honey. Shake it all up in a jar or whisk it up in a cup!

For more information on boosting your health and happiness and nourishing your mind and body through food, feel free to get in touch or follow along on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for more tip bits, recipes and a whole lot of goodness!

Hayley

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NO MATTER HOW long

THE WINTER,

Spring IS SURE TO

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Helen Jomoa⏐FITNESS

Sitting On

The Fence Sitting on the fence may be comfy for now, but soon you’ll have to get off!

We all like sitting on the fence, myself included. It’s a nice comfy place which does not challenge our comfort zone, but soon our bones will start to ache, and we will have to decide whether to take a leap forward, or go back the way we came.

Many people who are interested in getting fitter, will use ‘on-the-fence defense’ as I call it, as a way to stop themselves taking the leap. Typically clients will say something like… ‘I am not fit enough to start training with you’ - which is crazy!

Of course they are not as fit as they would like to be, that is why they are phoning for my help! If they were super fit, they wouldn’t How long have you been sitting on the need my help with training… (…well, ‘fitness fence’ thinking about joining a gym, between you and me if Ussain Bolt turned or cross fit, or yoga, or F45, or this new thing, up at my door and asked for training, I or that? would be so outside my comfort zone I would be on the edge of my own cliff, but jump with him – I would!)

So leap off that fence, you may find it is lower or higher than you expected, but you will find such wonders on the other side.

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There is no time like the present to start feeling better and taking control. You don’t need to do anything radical to get started, my main tip is: choose something you believe you will like.

Here are some ideas to get you started. You might like to brainstorm another 6 that would work for you.

How would you like to jump off your fence this week?

1. Go for a swim now the weather is warmer, see the fish and taste the salt.

2. Try a walk at lunchtime, and catch up with a friend.

3. Walk up the stairs instead of taking the elevator, feel your heart beat.

4. Have a go at something new, learn a new skill.

5. ???

Have fun!

Helen

Photograph; Helen Jomoa | Terrain Personal Fitness

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Life Is About Choices, Always About Choices

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Maree Eddings ⏐ Energy

How Have Your Choices Impacted Your Life?

I used to think I didn't have a choice, I thought it was all happening to me.

Love often;

Until I understood energy.

Smile from your heart; Laugh until it hurts;

That's when I found my S.E.X.I (Synergistic Energy eXchange In action)

Commit to the process and let go of the outcome (seriously);

Living a S.E.X.I life does not happen by chance. It is a deliberate outcome based on specifics commitments.

Be aware so you can be free;

Life is about choices

Rituals keep you consistent and open to miracles;

If you are ready for a new choice, a choice that will give you clarity, confidence and connection then maybe it's time you started with YOUR S.E.X.I...

I have created this Manifesto so you can make a choice about your S.E.X.I

Work for a cause not for applause;

Surround yourself with people who want to walk beside you; Do the work and make it inspired and deliberate.

Enjoy

Embrace uncertainty, it loosens the edges and lets the possibility in; Notice, touch and feel beauty every day;

Maree

Get up-close and personal with your shit and clear it;

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KNOWHelenyour end step Treloar - BUSINESS

In order to know when we have ARRIVED somewhere; we first need to know where we are going, otherwise we are on a constant journey with no real destination. In life this is great at times, in business it is a recipe for disaster. Sounds simple! I am still quite surprised by the number of start-up businesses I work with who have a strong plan for the products or services they offer, they even have a heart filled with passion and a vocabulary filled with excitement; and yet when I ask them leading questions about the 'end step' of their business, they draw a blank.

To give you an idea of what it is that I am referring to, let's take a business model as a case in point; 'Daisy May Floristry' owned by Miss Daisy May (totally made up).

Daisy has always loved flowers. She particularly loves flowers of bright colours that are wrapped in beautiful papers and tied with exquisite bows. She has had a dream of owning her own florist shop for as long as she can recall. She sets up her shop. She fills it with beautiful modern blooms and sources the most vibrant hand made papers to wrap her creative pieces in. Her goal; to make an income from creating and selling beautiful bouquets. She does her research and makes sure her shop is in the right location where her can find her. She does indeed sell 'ideal buyer' 'beautiful bouquets'.

She is an excellent florist, her designs are incredible, she's making enough money to pay her bills (albeit a little late at times) and take herself to Bali for two weeks each year. 2 years into her business; she closes her doors.

The rush of excitement of being surrounded by beautiful blooms and sourcing amazing papers and accessories wore thin, after so many 4am starts and conversations with suppliers who were difficult to deal with, especially when she couldn't pay them on time. The thrill of handing her bouquets over to people waned as they commented upon the high price of her pieces and asked for 'more' value to be included in the arrangements. Her creative juices started to dry up in the face of criticism at the 'rather too modern' designs that buyers wanted toned down. The vibrancy of her surroundings started to fade under the gathering dust, as she busied herself keeping up with orders for things she didn't really love to make and without the help she would love to be able to afford. Her days started to blend into one another, never really experiencing the highs and lows of the first few months in business, that gave her contrast and variety.

Her nights out with friends had stopped months ago, as she was too tired to socialise and get up for the 4am market run. Her weekends had become a working extension of the week that was.

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Her end step was to open a florists. Not just any florists, one that created and sold exquisite blooms. Daisy achieved her end is that the step was only half step. My point way up the stair case of business planning.

advise you of the thresholds to each of these and the costs.

How can we avoid going down the road Daisy travelled?

Do a 'worst case scenario' plan of not making any profit for 6 - 12 months and work out how this will affect you and your family personally (mortgages, holidays, cars, food etc). Take into account the hours you might need to put into your business in the early stages and how long these stages will take (relationships can strain under the pressure of long working days and minimal income).

Ask yourself these key questions: o Why am I going into business? To be help others; to be self employed; to create wealth; to plan an early retirement; to leave a legacy...? o What specific numbers am I looking to generate and at what levels of the business (gross and net, weekly, monthly etc) and how soon? o What do I need in skills, attitude, mindset, people, money and things to realise this plan? o How long will it take to realise the end step based on educated, conservative sales projections? (Dream BIG, plan conservatively.) o Who else do I need on my team to help me realise this? o How will my current lifestyle be changed by going into this business and who else is likely to be affected?

Talk to people in your life who have started a business, especially those who have pushed through the various challenges of growth and have achieved success. Ask them about the limits they experienced and what advice they have for you. Now is not the time to keep everything in your head, unless you are experienced in business and have a road map of success to follow.

Talk to your accountant about the costs of setting up the business with BAS, payroll tax, superannuation, work cover etc. They will

Talk to your bank about over draft facilities and interest rates.

Get your loved ones on your team. Involve them appropriately in your business if you can. This keeps them in touch with the goals and part of the journey.

Avoid hanging out with only those who will tell you 'you can make lots of money quick' and 'it's not hard it's just unfamiliar'. Both of these statements are true, however they are not the common truth for many who have succeeded in business. In my experience, most will tell you it IS hard work, consistency, application, decision making, action taking, persistence, the ability to get up and keep going after set-backs, knowing how to separate feedback from criticism and staying focused on the END STEP whilst those competing with you will try and distract you with white noise.

Business is an expression of values and ethics.

It is to be enjoyed and worked at with enthusiasm.

Your end step connects your enthusiasm to your goals. Your 'end step' is also part of your 'compelling why', the reason you get of bed and do what you do every day. If you are not going into business, you can apply this same model to your career (with some minor massage).

Helen

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My Top 5 Tips on Getting Sh*t Done!

Kirsten Basford⏐ANTI-MARKETING Those that know me well all know that this is one of my favourite things to say. Since we have hit the halfway point of 2015, I wanted to check in with all the amazing Sparkle Community to see how you’re tracking with your goals for the year. I thought that instead of me bashing out a rambling 800 word blog post I would give you a few of my insights and daily practices to GET SH*T DONE!

write the things that I had completed on there just so I could cross them off – crazy…) I still keep an epic to do list, but now I schedule these tasks in the night before. I take 5 mins at the end of my day to plan tomorrow. It sets the day up for success, I get straight into what I need to get done and not get side tracked by emails or by crossing off the easy instead of the most important.

Emails Weekly an d Daily Plan n in g: I have a weekly planner that I pin up on my wall above my computer. I have a word of the week – this can be words such as, creativity, income, focus (I go through phases of chaos like everyone else) or it could also be words such as health, fitness, or family. It serves as a daily reminder and it really sets the intention for the week. It is amazing that when the intention is set how everything just seems to fall into place around it. I then list the TOP three things that I need to accomplish that week. These aren’t my daily “to-do” type tasks, these are business driving, project completion, next-stepping tasks that are the ones that you go – sh*t yeah! when they are completed. These three (and no more than three) tasks are your guiding light. It helps keep the focus and the priorities in check. They are there to keep the shiny objects at bay.

For my daily planning I set my to do list the night before. I used to keep a running to-do list that I would constantly add and cross off (I used to

We all have a love/hate relationship with emails, the necessary evil. This may sound very controversial but since I have started doing this I get so much more done. I shut down my email on my desktop, and I don’t mean minimising the screen, I mean Quit Mail. When I am working on a task that I have a set amount of time I quit, no ding, no distractions and boom – Sh*t just gets done! I actually only check my emails about four times a day. I then action those emails at that time or schedule for later and I can move on to my next task. It’s not easy at first and some days when I am waiting on a response it can be challenging.

Try it, I dare you!

Batc hin g There are tasks that need to be done consistently throughout the week or month. Instead of getting in the zone every week or sometimes everyday for things like social media, I batch. For example, I write two or three blog posts in a sitting. Once you’re in the zone you might as well use that zone because it’s not always that easy to jump from left

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A Peaceful Mind ⏐ ISSUE 5 2015 brain to right brain activities. I find that by batching it’s not only easier to complete the task but the quality is actually higher. It’s not forced and my stress levels are lower as I

have less on my to do list and on my mind that I have to

complete. I also batch admin type tasks, you know those yucky tasks that you know you have to do but put off until they become so overwhelming that you are paralysed about where to start

Con ten t Marketin g Content marketing can at times be tough, what on earth am I going to write about, so pencil chewing and cups of tea take over. Here’s a little tip on how to make sure your content marketing is a joy and not a struggle. Or if you haven’t yet started a blog or a content marketing schedule this is a no-brainer. Set yourself an editorial calendar. If you do this right you will only need to do this twice a year. Write a list of topics that you could potentially write about. What information could you share with you ideal customers. What value could you give. Write a list of around 60 things. Go crazy, think big picture and then smaller more micro type topics. The only caveat is that the information is to be of value. Once you have your epic list I want you to cull it down to 26. Then you need to put each of these 26 post topics into your calendar – say on a Wednesday. And there you have it – a six month blog post editorial calendar. You can then batch these and write 4 at a time – Boom!

I also schedule social media posts. In a similar way I set my blog post editorial calendar I also set my social media media posts calendar. I can base my social on the topics that my blog posts are about, there then is a flow in my content. It also eliminates that “I have nothing to post about” syndrome. It also means that you can jump in throughout the month with other posts that are more spontaneous and you have bonus content. Content marketing needs to be carefully considered, so don’t think that by pre scheduling your posts it takes away from the authenticity of the medium. You need to ensure that you are always providing value to your followers so by thinking this through and having a plan you will be sure to provide a heap of value each and every post.

The biggest tip on getting sh*t done is sometimes walking away. I am a selfconfessed over achieving perfectionist.

Ask my husband how pleasant I am to be around when I am on deadline and it’s not perfect. Tanty central. I say yes to way to many things – of course I can do it – and I probably could if I didn’t have a family, life or need certain things like food, water and sleep!

Take time away to think, get clarity on what is important, why are you doing this. Start to say no to the things that just don’t serve you well and you will find that you will have more space to do the things that are more important. This is my biggest struggle and one that I am working on each and every day. One that I ask you to hold me accountable.

I plan on making the second half of 2015 my most productive yet – wanna play?

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Springboard into Action

As winter is coming to an end we must begin to close this chapter for the year.

And perhaps start afresh in the new season. There are many paths that you may choose to take when you begin your new journey. So… to help you determine your course of action, we have created a list of ideas that will have you leaping into spring ready for battle and to make a difference in your life.

Start the new season with a new you.

Buy a new outfit that makes you feel good. Or be bold and dye your hair. Get a new hairstyle that will leave you feeling fresh and ready to finish the year.

In typical spring fashion, gain a head start on your spring-cleaning and go through your wardrobe. Throw away the old and dirty clothes and donate the items that you rarely wear.

Before the rush of Christmas holidays is upon us, start thinking about a summer vacation. Perhaps one to take with your family or a relaxing solo trip to indulge in all that is you.

Plan an exercise routine. As the cold of winter dwindles away, wake up half an

hour earlier and go for a quick morning walk. You can start your day feeling fresh and awake, and maybe you won’t even need that extra cup of coffee.

Start a new hobby. Find one that will boost your wellbeing and have you reconnecting with yourself. Some ideas could be gardening, cooking or even reading. Try learning a new language, as you may find you begin to appreciate your own culture more, as you discover a new one.

Finally, our last tip is to spruce up your surroundings with bright spring colours.

Start with small items such as cushions.

Then, go full out and buy a fresh new bed spread to vamp up your room.

Lastly, buy yourself some flowers and let their beautiful aromas fill the space.

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APM’s Book Review by lena Turvey

The Invention of Wings Author: Sue Monk Kidd This book has a deeply involving storyline that has its basis in truth. Well written with the story changing focus from Sarah the high-class heroine of the story to Handful, the slave. Taking time to read this interesting story gave me insights to use in my own life. Thinking about what women used to go through back in the 1800's, to what the slaves went through makes you think about how well we have it. Even if our lives are still not free of racism, sexism and plenty of other prejudices, it's still good to look back to see how far we have come.

Descriptive writing makes the life is Sarah and Handful come alive while reading the story. I read the book over 4 consecutive nights after the kids went to bed, as I just couldn't put it down. I read until my eyes started to blur reading the words.

Passages like this make this story come alive.

“In September, before summer left us, I was fathoms deep on the mattress in my room when the sound of crying broke into my slumber and I came swimming up from a dark blue sleep.”

I think the book although based on a life of a high class woman and a slave girl is more about finding your place in this world, no matter how long it takes and that to belong and find the place where you belong is a longing that we all share, no matter who we are.

Even though it was based on a real life story, it is still fiction. Some sentences will linger with you for a long time after reading it such as “I’d been wandering about in the enchantments of romance, afflicted with the worst female curse on earth, the need to mould myself to expectations.”

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I give it 9 out of 10 stars. Loved it!

What did you think of the book? I’d love to know.

Happy reading!

Lena

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PENNY VOTZOURAKIS - CUSTOMER SERVICE

Do Values Affect Sales?

Like Attracts Like

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There’s a saying that states, “we are all different and that’s what makes the world go around.” We all have different thoughts, values and beliefs and even the way we go about our mundane day-to-day tasks is different from someone else’s way.

Our values are based on how we were raised and what we were taught. Our perceptions, decisions and actions are determined by these values and are influenced by what we like or dislike and by what attracts or repels us. These values might be concentrated in one part of our life or spread out over our career, finances, family, social circle, physical experiences and spiritual world.

The interesting part is that our decisions and actions are all based on unconscious thought.

Many adults do not even think about their values, therefore, they do not know how they make decisions. Have you ever wondered why sometimes you feel uncomfortable with a choice you made or that was thrust upon you?

How does this affect your sales career? Well, it can either affect you personally, or through the way you interact with your customers and how they interact with you. Are you aligned or are you mismatched? Knowing what your customers’ values and beliefs are will help you to understand how they will make a purchasing decision.

Let’s start with you, the sales person. If one of your core values is excellence, then you will always make decisions based on how you can improve and get better at your sales. You will also find ways to have your business running efficiently, with your surroundings maintained at a high level. You will have an understanding of the product you sell because you have taken the time to research it.

More importantly, like attracts like. You will attract customers who want the best service, which in the end will give them a positive experience. They will be people who appreciate and value the experience your product will give them.

Values help you understand what motivates or drives you. Some of the top values of sales people may include confidence, courage, achievement, connection, integrity, creativity, commitment, challenge, respect and resourcefulness. Choose the one that would benefit you the most and would help improve every aspect of your life.

Take some time out of your day to decide where you are in your career and where you want to be. Then decide on what you need to do to get to your end goal. This is a good time to ask, “What are the values that will help me reach my goal?”

Once you know what your values are, keep them posted near you so you can look at them regularly and make any decisions throughout the day based on those values.

The answer to the question, “do values affect sales?” is a definitive YES! Once you set values that create success, and you then consistently meet your values, you will become a happier and more successful sales person with contented clients who keep coming back.

Remember; People Buy People.

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Do You Have Follow Through?

Do you know what the

single most productive

thing you can do today is?

Follow through.

Lena Turvey - Productivity Follow through.

Don’t forget to reward yourself when you do follow through and complete a project. It really helps to reinforce the good habit of following through. If you can associate good feelings with following through and finishing your work, you are more likely to finish them without procrastination in the future.

undone? Take a moment today to push through and get those last bits done and projects finished.

Yes really!

Follow through.

So what’s follow through?

It's when you follow up, follow through and complete a task or project.

Think of the last 5 or 10% of a task. The bits that don’t take much time but seem to take up a lot of space in your brain.

Did you contact someone and have not yet heard back from them?

Have you started to complete a project but have left the last 5 or 10%

Follow through.

Have you thought about all the things you have to do today? Get it down on paper, get clear timelines, train yourself to get things out of your head and down on paper.

Many people have trouble following up for one reason or another.

Whether its because you don’t like talking to people, showing your work to someone, get bored with the task or the finer details or simply get too busy to finish the project. Just visualise feeling great as you cross off a task from your 'to do' list and follow through.

Do the last few steps and get your projects done now. Tell me how you went. Accountability can really help you push to the end and follow through.

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INNY OR OUTY

Day two at the log cabins (on my family and friends get-a-away) and I truly feel like I’m in Yogi Bear country.

The Kookaburras are laughing and gaggling (which is a sound I truly love, as it feels like they are the voice saying ‘lighten up’ and ‘have a laugh’).

The rain is falling and first I think ‘bummer, what are we going to do?’ seeing the rain as a negative. Then I hear my inner wiser voice saying ‘embrace this rain fall, as it is a time for cleansing to wash away something’. So I ask myself this question; ‘what is it that I need to cleanse?’

BECKIE WHITE - STYLIST

Two Kookaburras come closer and start to laugh again really loud. Shhh I think, as they might wake the kids and ruin my peace. I begin to watch them, getting my nature on! It’s really interesting watching the Kookaburras. They both take it in turns singing/laughing, each one getting louder and louder with each turn. Then they stop; silence...Then another little bird starts singing; I suppose getting in while it has the chance! Then they start again and as I sit listening I ask myself what is the message/gift that I am meant to be receiving from them? The rain begins to ease as the trees start dancing in the wind.

It’s as though it’s a new day and a new beginning and then ‘Bang POW Crash’...The exact message I am to receive comes to me.

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“Don’t worry about what happened yesterday, what you did, what you said, even what you wore. It’s history. Enjoy the present moment and choose to be in it.”

Today, as I sit here writing this article, I’m in the same stylish outfit I was in yesterday morning; Pj’s, Ugg boots and my gorgeous knit. Yet I feel somewhat different. I feel freer with myself. Why and how is this? I ponder; do clothes and our exterior really make a difference to our inner being?

Well whilst I believe it’s a bit of both, I also believe that in today’s society we care too much about our ‘outer’, the way we think people will perceive us through our styling and clothes. As a stylist I like to work with clients on balancing both.

It’s important that your exterior and interior are aligned, that the YOU you present is the YOU you feel. Clothes are a vehicle, and a great one at that, to create a mood, a perception and feeling.

Clothes and outfits can put us in a state and have us be someone to the world.

However, we also have to look at our body/vehicle on the inside. We need to make sure we fill it with the right fuel, to maintain it, to love it, dints, paint chips and all. In order to make a difference and to be the woman we want to be in the world, it’s important to find the balance.

Stylishly yours

Beckie

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How to Make Your Marketing Viral Part Three of a Four Part Series

Julie Bourke⏐ Technology

Creating a viral marketing campaign, whilst not difficult, does take careful planning.

You must be strategic and clearly define your goal (or goals) as well as the means you will use to achieve them. Here are a few simple steps to follow that will guide you through the process of creating and devising your viral marketing campaign.

Step 1: Clearly define your goals.

What is it you are trying to achieve? Are you trying to attain a certain number of clickthroughs? Are you trying to grow your customer base? Or simply attract visitors to your site? No matter what the goal, you must know what it is before you can achieve it.

Step 2: Choose which outlets you will use.

Do you plan to employ social media to apply your viral marketing messaging to? Will you focus on your blog as a means to get your message across? Or will you submit articles to multiple directories in the hopes of driving traffic? No way is better than the other, but try to choose at least 3 means of viral marketing, ensuring that each approach is unique, yet compliments the others.

For example, if you write a blog post as part of your viral marketing campaign, you can then drive people to read the post by tweeting about it, as well as emailing the link to your list.

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Another example might be, if you create a video and post it on YouTube, you can drive traffic to the video by sending the link as a download or embedding it on your Facebook wall.

Step 3: Carefully craft your message.

Once you know what your message is going to be, it will be much easier to know how to apply it depending on the outlets you plan to employ. In other words, say you set out to write an article.

Once you know the title, you can then craft that title into 140 characters or less for Twitter, and post a slightly longer description on Facebook.

Do you see how this all weaves together so beautifully? That is why viral marketing has become such a strong force to be reckoned with in and among the online business community. It truly is a powerful way of communicating, of advertising and doing business. Now, more

than ever before, we have the ability to communicate in real-time, in such a way that carries a single message to millions within seconds.

While marketing in general has its limitations, the possibilities are endless. It’s up to you to make the most of your messaging and turn your target market into paying customers. And remember, its not only about them. It’s about who they are willing to share your message, your product, your business with. That is the essence of viral marketing. Keep this golden rule in mind and you will be on the path to success… or to going “viral” as they say.

Technology is fun. Learn to enjoy it.

Julie.

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Oodgeroo Noonuccal Kath Walker (1920- 1993)

JOANNE CLARK ⏐NLP The scrubs are gone, the hunting and the laughter.

The eagle is gone, the emu and the kangaroo are gone from this place.

The bora ring is gone.

The corroboree is gone.

And we are going.

(We are Going, 1964) Born Kathleen Ruska on her people’s traditional land of North Stradbroke Island, working as a domestic servant and then in the Australian Women’s Army Service during WWII, Kath Walker was an unlikely poet. At this time and in this country, being aboriginal meant you were not an Australian citizen. Officially your legal status was that you had never existed in Australia, in fact the Australian constitution still states that Australia was empty of human beings when the British arrived.

The consequences of not recognizing the first Australians still haunts us

today but in the 1960’s these consequences were dire indeed. Aboriginal people were not allowed to vote, their ownership of land was not recognized and they had their children taken away so they could learn to live like white people and “be civilized”. Government policy was designed with the specific goal of dominating and destroying aboriginal culture swiftly, so as to ensure the establishment of a united strong white Australia.

beliefs; and then she wrote.

Whilst other poets wrote about wide brown lands and bush characters and rollicking rides of glory, Kath wrote about the pain of her people, she also wrote about the dream of a united country, big enough to embrace all: I could tell you of heartbreak, hatred blind, I could tell you of crimes that shame mankind, Of brutal wrong and deeds malign,

Kath Walker grew up in this Australia, knowing the pain of a stolen generation, from hearing the cries of mothers who would never see their children again.

Kath picked up her pencil so the world could share the horror of Aboriginal life in Australia in the 1960’s.

Of rape and murder, son of mine; But I'll tell instead of brave and fine When lives of black and white entwine And men in brotherhood combine--

Kath Walker contributed to Australian life like none before her. Kath honed her keen powers of observation and learnt to see what others saw. She heard their words, their reasons, their plans and their justifications and felt the power of their

This I would tell you, son of mine.

(Son of Mine, 1960)

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The power of Kath’s words shook the conscience of a perhaps the first nation. For, behalf of her time and on people, Kath spoke using her mastery of white man’s language and white Australians heard. She showed us clearly that even though there was reason for her writings to contain bitterness, vengefulness and hatred for the deeds perpetrated against her people, that she still found the inner spirit to focus instead on hope and head toward a peaceful solution. She described in gripping detail the sometimes brutal reality of Aboriginal life, but led her countrywomen and men to dream instead for the day where black and white reconciled and created a shared destiny for all.

Her extraordinary mastery of language provided Kath with the capacity to hear, feel and see from the perspective of others. Her challenge was to communicate her insights in a way that would connect with deep compassion, both the black and white experience and unite the nation. Kath said, “I felt poetry would be the breakthrough for the Aboriginal people, because they were storytellers and song-makers.

It was more of a book of their voices that I was trying to bring out and I think I succeeded in doing this.”

Australian’s were hungry for these voices and Kath’s writings sold; with her 1964

collection of verse, ‘We Are Going’, selling out in 3 days and requiring 6 reprints within the following 12 months to keep up with this unprecedented demand. Throughout her time, Kath Walker wrote and worked to win social justice for Aboriginal people. Her words and her work was instrumental in the success of the 1967 Australian Constitutional referendum which saw the highest YES vote ever recorded in a Federal referendum, with

90.77 per cent voting for change to recognise and include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australian citizens, truly uniting the nation.

In 1970, Kath returned to Stradbroke Island with a plan to fulfil her passion. She purchased a property and established the simplest of educational facilities; her school under the tree. Kath welcomed over 30,000 people, many of them children, to learn about Aboriginal culture and society. "White kids as well as black. And if there were green ones, I'd like them too ... I'm colour blind, you see.”

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Kath Walker brought her people’s plight into the mainstream consciousness, and sought to lead her countrywomen and men to her dream of a country undivided. A dream that continues to be sought as Aboriginal communities struggle for the right to educate their children “under their own tree” keeping both their culture, heritage and connection alive.

Being successful in changing what needs to be

changed, creating the life you want to have and connecting to others in ways that truly makes a difference, depends upon you having the language to hear, see and feel, not just your own reality, but also the reality of others. Because without language to convey our message, we know that you cannot connect with deep compassion to others across the gulf of misunderstanding and conflict. Through NLP

training we study and learn from people such as Kath Walker, who stand out as models, because they mastered the art and language of change, so we too, can lead and serve our children, our families, our community and ourselves even more.

Make today your day,

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TASTY TREATS + SWEETS

Photograph: Hayley Martin | True Form Health

Get a quick winter hit of yummy goodness

Time to step up Time to stand out To open your heart Move forward Stay focused Get in the flow

BLISS BALLS

• 5 pitted dates or figs (or a combo)

• 1 cup of macadamias cashews • 1/2 cup of pepitas • 1/2 cup of

• 1/4 cup almond meal

• 2 tablespoons of chia seeds

• 1 cup desiccated or flaked coconut

• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla bean

paste

• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

• desiccated coconut or sesame seeds (to roll the

balls in)

Ingredients:

in a bowl and cover with boiling Put the dates

water to soften for about 5 minutes.

Put all nuts in a food processor or hand chop until

crumbly. (If you're chopping be hand, chop the dates/ figs and) Add dates, coconut, vanilla and cinnamon. Process or combine until the mixture starts to bind together in a big sticky mass (if needed you can add water to help bring it together.) Lightly oil your hands (we use coconut oil) to avoid the sticky goodness sticking to you and roll small tablespoons of the mixture into balls and then through either coconut or sesame seeds or both - whatever tickles your fancy!

Feel alive

Be loved Love yourself

Give it your all All that you have All of YOU Take a breath Muster your faith Let go See what happens Feel your way

What to do:

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It's time babe

Enjoy the ride

Love always Love often Stay S.E.X.I

A Poem of Love Maree Eddings

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APM FOUNDER ~ HELEN TRELOAR

Soul Food The Signals of Compassion and Trust Have you noticed how things tend to come in bundles? You wait for a bus for an hour = nothing, then 3 arrive together (a very English experience for me). You have no contact with old school friends for years, and then BAM you come across a few in a short space of time.

Over the past 3 weeks I have met a number of people, some clients, some people in the workforce or training room and beyond and the common theme that has been present is 'touch'.

Is touch becoming a missing component in our societies development? Teachers are no longer, indeed they are afraid to, hug or touch children for fear of being labelled inappropriate or at worst being accused of being a peadophile. There is real and present danger in children openly accepting physical touch from those outside their family. Hours spent on the couch curled up against Mum or Dad with a reading book, lost in our imagination as we snuggle into our parent, for many, has been replaced by kids in front of the

TV or on technology.

Are we losing the gift of touch and connection?

Do we accept that touch is a crucial part of our emotional development, beyond infant years?

As a coach, I have the privilege of connecting with people in a bubble of absolute trust. What I have experienced in my 7 years of coaching to date, is that those who are uncomfortable with touch, experience higher levels of stress and discomfort with external social interactions, than those who are extremely comfortable with touch.

Generally, it has been my finding that their resilience to negative interactions is lower than those who are comfortable with physical touch. I can generally profile the 'normal' belief system and people challenges with people from the way they hug. This isn't an absolute science, more an intuitive ability through thousands of hours of coaching... or is it?

Tasking a client to learn to hug, to embrace another person (of their choice) and allow their shoulders to fall, their chests to connect and their

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embrace to be held for 3 minutes as they breathe deeply and smile, may sound incredibly simple - and yet the journey through this task can be, and is usually, profound. Think of how a toddler hugs, how they wrap their entire body around you like a second skin. The toddler drops all of their weight into your body and will happily stay there until they have received their fill of love and comfort. It's a natural human need being fulfilled in the most primitive of ways.

I came upon an article and body of research that links its hypothesis back to Darwin, that shows me that my findings and professional ways of enabling clients to bring down some of their walls that keep them trapped, not safe, are fundamentally intuitive to the core needs of human beings. I also enjoyed the TedX talk that I have linked to Cacher Keltner's name...

Excerpt from a post published by Dacher Keltner on Feb 11, 2009 in Born to Be Good; "The expression of sympathy, Darwin observed, was to be found in mammalian patterns of tactile contact. Inspired by this observation, Matthew Hertenstein and I conducted a recent study of emotion and touch that was as much a strange act of performance art as hardheaded science. Two

emotion was being conveyed. With one second touches to the forearm, our participants could reliably communicate sympathy, love, and gratitude with rates of accuracy seven times as high as those produced by chance guessing.

Sympathetic touches are processed by receptors under the surface of the skin, and set in motion a cascade of beneficial physiological responses. In one recent study, female participants waiting anxiously for an electric shock showed activation in threat-related regions of the brain, a response quickly turned off when their hands were held by loved ones nearby. Friendly touch stimulates activation in the vagus nerve, a bundle of nerves in the chest that calms fight-or-flight cardiovascular response and triggers the release of oxytocin, which enables feelings of trust.

Research by Darlene Francis and Michael Meaney reveals that sympathetic environments -those filled with warm touch -- create individuals better suited to survival and reproduction, as Darwin long ago surmised. Rat pups who receive high levels of tactile contact from their mothers -in the form of licking, grooming, and close bodily contact -- later as mature rats show reduced levels of stress hormones in response to being restrained, explore novel environments with greater gusto, show fewer stress-related neurons in the brain, and have more robust immune

participants, a toucher and touchee, sat on opposite sides of a barrier that we built in a laboratory room. They therefore could not see nor hear one another, and could only communicate via that five digit wonder, the hand, making contact on skin. The touchee bravely poked his or her arm through a curtain-covered opening in the barrier, and

systems."

received 12 different touches to the forearm from the toucher, who in each instance was

trying to communicate a different emotion.

For each touch, the touchee guessed which

energy?

On this Soul Food Sunday, my question for you to ponder is this: How often do you truly connect through touch with another person? And... when you embrace another person, do you withhold and tense up and pull away as fast as you can or do you embrace with warmth, softness and

You are a vessel of pure potential; the only person who can realise that potential is YOU x

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How to Tell Your Partner about Your Secret Sexual Fantasies

AMANDA MALLIA - MEN

The idea of divulging your secret sexual fantasies can be downright frightening, unthinkable and just plain embarrassing for women. After all, most people visualize the worst; they see themselves sharing their fantasies and imagining their partners laughing or ridiculing them.

What women don’t realise is that sharing that secret part of themselves with a partner, typically ends in a positive result. Nine times out of 10, men will actually appreciate you sharing your secrets and your body will appreciate the release you get when those fantasies are acted out.

Expressing your sexual fantasies is liberating to ones’

mind and soul. In fact, talking about your sexual fantasies can open a new realm of excitement between a man and a woman. It can add spice to the relationship, as long as the fantasies do not infringe on discomfort or are abhorrent to one of the party.

If you desperately want to heighten your sexuality but are a little shy about sharing your fantasies, here are several strategies that can help break the ice, while melting those inhibitions. Here’s how:

Try Role Playing Instead of blurting out your deep dark secrets, suggest role-playing. This will test the waters, to find out if your

partner is going to be willing to play along. There are 2 ways you can do this: discuss it beforehand or just dress the part and surprise your partner one night when you are alone and without the risk of being interrupted.

Host A Costume Party Just For Two and Set The Mood Lights For a Night of Fantasy Your desire is the perfect excuse to host a costume party for two, complete with mood lights and the sexiest food you can think of. The power of suggestive action is better if you keep eye contact and maintain physical contact at the same time.

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Show Your Partner With Your Actions Sometimes you can lead by example and your actions can say what words never can. For instance, let’s say that you would like him to give you oral sex but you’re afraid to tell him. Well, you could gently guide his head to the area and give him verbal clues that you would like him to take the plunge. If you want him to touch a certain spot, you can touch it yourself (the way you like it) and then motion for him to do the same thing. You’ll be surprised but most lovers are quick studies.

Be Ready To Reciprocate If you want your partner to be open to acting out your fantasies, you have to be ready to reciprocate, as long as the fantasy it is comfortable for you. Be ready for some eye-popping secrets to come out from your partner and just as you would like your partner to be encouraging, you will need to be the same.

Avoid Forcing and Rushing Through a Fantasy

Once you have discussed your fantasies, go slow and savor the moments together. Take your time and be realistic with your expectations. Often sexual fantasies don’t quite measure up to the dream because the couple rushes to enjoy the excitement; they forget that the build-up is just as intense. By taking your time, relishing the moment and finding pleasure, you can create more passion and hotter sex.

Seek Help From a Relationship Coach If you have a difficult time trying the above tips, it may be best to bring in the big guns. That’s right; hire a relationship coach to help the two of you to work through these issues. You see, in the small confines of a coach’s office, it’s a no-holds barred discussion and the presence of a third party can get the communication flowing.

Plus, having a mutual person to facilitate discussions can make it much easier. Many couples have found that including a coach in their discussions makes it much easier for them to disclose secret fantasies and discuss how to improve their

In conclusion, sharing your sexual fantasies will not only make your relationship more passionate but it will erase inhibitions and boost your self confidence. In addition, it will create more passion and a stronger bond with your partner. Just remember to engage in role-playing, use different costumes, be ready to reciprocate and don’t rush through the fantasy, seek relationship coaching to support the process and have fun. Once you do, the orgasms will flow and so will the love connection!

To Your Outstanding Relationship!

Amanda

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A Story of Loss and

Awakening

Guest Writer - Amanda Campbell

Today, I wear a few hats in my new career of Health and Complimentary Medicine.

I am an Ambassador for MS Australia, MS Coach, Sports Kinesiologist and Motivational Speaker.

Let's rewind 10 years ago to 2004 when I was 24 years old. I was enjoying life in every way possible, working in the Fashion Industry; a career that I loved. I was happy, dating and out with my friends.

This was the year I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

I was a determined, career driven young woman, so understandably I was shocked and devastated.

In 2009 I lost my ability to walk from a big MS attack that paralysed the entire left hand side of my body. I lost my career and the use of my body. Simple little

things like the ability to wash and feed myself became the most difficult task of the day. I lost my big fashion career and life as I knew it. I went from running around, enjoying my life, to standing still and paralysed. I was living life to its fullest, and suddenly found myself in turmoil and darkness. I went from feeling in complete control of my future, to feeling totally helpless.

In less than ten days my whole world had crumbled, as my body slowly, day by day, became

paralysed. I could not feel or move the left hand side of my body. It became dead and heavy. My sister literally had to drag me, on her back, up and down stairs along the carpet, to see my doctor.

They checked me into hospital at the beginning of January 2009 and I knew going in that I wasn’t going to be leaving any time soon. They started me on the standard MS therapy, a high dose of Steroids for 3 days. I was not responding – so they continued for a total of 5 days. But I still could not move.

I was moved into rehab at Epworth Richmond in Melbourne and the work began. I stayed for 2 months. I hit rock bottom, I had to ask

I had a few minor symptoms over the next few years including numbness, balance issues, and weakness on the left hand side of my body. But they were often years apart so this allowed me to live in denial of my diagnosis.

Photo Credit: Amanda Campbell www.bendlikebamboo.com

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A Peaceful Mind ⏐ ISSUE 5 2015 myself “am I ever going to walk again”? I was stretched to my limits emotionally and

physically, beyond normal comprehension and everything stopped.

One day, I remember sitting in my wheelchair in my rehab session, working hard, trying to make my fingers open and close, with tears running down my face, because it was so hard! And so in that moment I just decided. I awakened. I was either going to give up now or I was going to tackle this head on!

So I did what I knew, I worked hard. I was first in at Physiotherapy and the last to leave. I was a woman on a mission – 3 sessions a day 5 times a week.

I had to learn how to use my hand again. I was taught all over again how to pick things up and I had to learn how to walk again. You don’t know what you are capable of in times like this. A switch turned on inside of me, and I channelled my rock bottom moment into pure drive to fight. I was determined to leave hospital not only walking, but running!

I left there running. It wasn’t the most graceful of runs. I won’t win medals for it. It definitely was an awkward looking run.

But I did it.

It wasn’t just me, far from it. I had an amazing team of people who helped me. These people made me believe that I could do it. They stood with me when I couldn’t stand and helped me get to where I am today. I was blessed. I had Physio’s, Speech Therapists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, Neurologists, and Kinesiologists, family and friends. I could not have come through this with the courage and determination that I had, if it had not have been for my loving supportive family and friends, in particular my twin sister Nicole.

She was there every day and night. Even sleeping next to me in my single hospital bed some nights. I cannot begin to explain how much I appreciate her and count my lucky stars for her kindness and unconditional love, through the hardest time of my life.

Week by week I started to get movement back in my toes and fingers, then arms and legs and my face. I started to walk with a foot brace. Then I progressed to walking with my knee taped up, to walking on my own. And those first few steps to freedom

equally as joyful taking those first few steps to walking again. I will forever be indebted to the exceptional NeuroPhysiotherapists at Epworth Richmond, Gavin Williams and also Shaun. It was in my sessions that I met and spent every day with other patients that were going through similar things; car accidents and strokes. So many stories, so much suffering. I found that I had re-evaluated my life, and I was grateful to be getting better, finally. This sort of stuff changes you, it humbles you.

Another man that got me walking again in conjunction with the Physiotherapists, was an Applied Kinesiologist Dr. Michael Bay. After a session with Michael, the Physio's asked me the next day, “what did you do?

You are 20% better overnight, you are recovering so rapidly!”.

It was the Kinesiology session, waking the nerve pathways up from my muscles back up to my brain. The Physio’s at the start warned me that it would take time to learn how to walk again, pick things up, drive a car and get back to normal life. And it was going to be work and luck if it came back at all.

were... indescribable.

I ran in SIX weeks.

As horrific as it was (the experience of paralysis), it was

One year on I now had full function back in my body.

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A Peaceful Mind ⏐ ISSUE 5 2015 This inspired me to go back to college to study Kinesiology and addressing my nutrition helped

me get my mobility back so

well, that I went back to college to study for a Diploma in Sports Kinesiology, and unravelled the complexities of Autoimmune Disease.

through multiple meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Kinesiology can help you to access blocked emotions, qi and fear-based blocked beliefs that can limit you, ultimately causing physical symptoms and illness.

If your core beliefs are fear I believe that a number of things based they also affect what you attract in your life. All you need in combination have helped to do is ask yourself 'does my keep my MS dormant for the reality fall in line with my past 5 years now. I have now desires?' 'Do I have great dedicated my life to teach health?' 'Do I attract love in my others how I achieved this life?' 'Do I have financial through my Clinic and Public abundance?' 'Do things seem Speaking, and now the book I to come easily or does am currently writing about my everything seem hard all the journey to wellness. time?'

The best way to describe If your reality doesn’t match Kinesiology is it’s like physical what you actually are wanting psychology. Think of Acupuncture and Counselling in in your life then you know that your core beliefs do not match one session without the your desires you now have as needles! 90% of our brain an adult. capacity stems from the subconscious part of the brain, which is in charge of our memories and past experiences. It is from these memories and experiences that our core beliefs, behaviours and habits are formed, usually from age 0-6 years old.

It is this subconscious part of the brain that we access as Kinesiologists, via the integrity of the muscles.Your muscles are connected to your brain via the Nervous System and run

These fear based beliefs and blocked emotions that are not serving you in your life are interfering with your health, thoughts, emotions, what you attract, achieving your dreams and more importantly they are holding you back from having good health.

The results for me have been truly astounding.

After I recovered from that paralysis I came across Dr.

Terry Wahls, a Neurologist with Secondary Progressive MS. She had been confined to a tilt recline wheelchair for a few years. As a Professor of Medicine at the University of Iowa USA, Dr. Wahls has a sound scientific background. For many years she was taught to focus on treating the disease, not on creating health. Modern drugs were failing her and so she hit the books and she studied further in this time and found a miraculous discovery. If she fed the mitochondria (energy centre) of her cells, deficient in those with an Autoimmune disease, she recovered.

Dr. Wahls was told that her MS was likely due to a prior infection and unknown environmental factors.

Interestingly no one asked her or mentioned lifestyle or diet. After adopting the ‘Wahls Protocol’ that she designed she went from being in a wheelchair for 3 years to bike riding a marathon in 9 months. After years of my investigating and research, studying Kinesiology to understand the emotional links to disease, studying nutrition and how one must eat for optimal function and health and adopting The Wahls Protocol, this is now my fifth consecutive year of no

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I think its important to note here that I think conventional medicine can work well in conjunction with complimentary medicine. I utilise both in my health program and do not favour one or the other. I have found that educating myself about the various fields of research has not only changed my attitude from living in denial, in fear, of my future to feeling empowered and becoming an active and informed patient, reaping benefits from all approaches available in our medical fields.

Knowledge is power. Such knowledge can also only improve patient care and I do hope we can live in a world very soon where our neurologists are teaching and educating their clients about wellness prevention and dealing with the cause of their

I still have MS, but you wouldn’t think so now. This journey to wellness has inspired me. I now share my knowledge, provide coaching and give Kinesiology sessions at my Clinic in Prahran, Melbourne called Bend Like Bamboo. I consult with all types of Autoimmune Disease, symptoms of bladder urgency and frequency, depression and anxiety, fatigue, fertility and hormone imbalances, pain, sports injuries, fascia and gait rehab.

You can find me here: www.bendlikebamboo.com My book will be finished in 2015. If you would like some more information about Kinesiology, Dr Wahls, the nutrition or lifestyle discussed please email me

to start your own discovery of disease prevention and wellness.

I am grateful for the little things in life. Like being able to go out for dinner and pick up my glass that I’m drinking. To feed myself with two hands and to wear heels if I so desire. Because I can!

Having MS has not stopped me from doing things in life. I have to slow down and look after myself. But I am so glad that I discovered, that simply by slowing down, stripping it all back, and focusing on all the simple pleasures, we all have the luxury to enjoy every day... is the recipe to happiness.

Amanda

Amanda@bendlikebamboo.com

disease, lifestyle factors and nutrition, as well as treating their symptoms with the conventional drugs that we have available.

I hope I have given you an insight about MS, what it is and how it has affected me, my life and my family. I hope that by sharing with you my story of loss and triumph

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr Wahls face to face last year in Iowa USA! A moment I’ll truly never forget. I thanked her for giving me my life back. Dr. Wahls is now replicating her results in clinical trials in the states.

that you come away feeling inspired. I hope I have sparked some motivation,

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CHARITY APM has founded a charity specifically to bring opportunity to Australian Women and Children.

2BMe Foundation raises funds to connect those who are focused and committed to improving their own life circumstances, to the resources that enable them to do so. www.2bmefoundation.org.au We look forward to bringing you more news about what we are doing and how you might get involved very soon.

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WRITERS WANTED Do you LOVE to write and believe you a story to tell that inspires or educates women? APM love to share – and your submission will be received with gratitude and excitement.

CONACT US AT: sparkle@apeacefulmind.com.au

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