Issue 3 - August 07

In This Issue

Self Reflection
Express Yourself Through Your Own Business
Run Your own Personal Development Business
Coaching Yourself
Envision Your Ideal Self

Honour Yourself!

Hi, and welcome to the third edition of STIMULUS News!
It has been another busy quarter with a number of achievements this time round. The word is spreading about STIMULUS, and there has been positive feedback from clients regarding the information they have been receiving.

Events
Four workshops were organised this quarter with interest being shown for the Setting Inspirational Goals & Planning for Success session, The Business Mind and Minimising Stress, Maximising relaxation.

Being You
The theme for this newsletter is honouring yourself. You are you - there is no-one else on this earth quite like you. We are all here for a purpose – our job is to find out what that purpose is. We all have our own set of skills, talents and abilities that is unique to us.
This is your gift. If you hide your talents you are depriving others of your gift and that is a shame.
Once you have discovered what your gift is and unveil it to the world you will experience a level of wellbeing that is unparalleled. Sometimes we do not recognise our special gift because we are often living life to other people’s standards, and fulfilling their dreams rather than our own.
So ensure you are acknowledging your natural abilities, living life to your potential and honouring your true self.

Take great care of yourself!
Carmen G
As always we’d love to hear your comments and receive articles for publication. The deadline for next edition is the end of September.

Self Reflection

It is always a good idea, at the end of your day, to come back to your centre and reflect on yourself.
Spending quality time with yourself is no longer decadence, it is a necessity in today’s fast-paced life.

Some of the questions you might want to ask yourself are:

• What/who did I really connect with today?
• What/who did I not connect with?
• What went well?
• What did not go well? Why?
• What have the events of today taught me?
• What can I now tell the world as a result of today that will enlighten it?

These are the kinds of questions that allow you to reflect on how well you connect to the world and others. From your ‘gut feeling’ answers to these questions you can begin to paint a picture of the real, underlying, inner you no-one else sees.

Express Yourself Through your own Business
 
Ever thought of running your own business?
Many people baulk at the prospect. Why? For many reasons including fear of failure or success; some may feel it is too complex; the thought of having premises or staff may put others off.
Whatever your reasons for not being in business right now, it may be worth seriously considering it as an alternative to your full time or part time job.

Positive contribution
Building your own enterprise is not just about making money.
It is one of the most powerful ways in which you can express yourself and let your light shine on the world.
Your business is your own soapbox, an opportunity for you to make a positive contribution and touch the lives of others. In addition, it is a route to financial and psychological freedom. Building your own business is one of the most powerful ways in which you can honour yourself, because you are building something that is an extension of you. It is an avenue for you to bring forth your unique package of skills and abilities; an effective vehicle for you to put your own unique message across to the world.

Should you be interested in starting your own business and making your mark on the world contact STIMULUS Development & Training.

Quote

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you”

‘Our Deepest Fear’ Marianne
Williamson
(Quoted by Nelson Mandela  in his
1994 Inaugural Speech)

Would you like to run your own personal development business?

check out:
www.mindsettosuccess.co.uk

then
www.mindsettosuccess.com
Watch the videos, listen to the recordings, check out the sites then call STIMULUS for further details:
0116 289 3993

Coaching yourself

We all need some assistance now and again in the form of a little hand-holding. Life coaching is one way in which we can obtain that assistance.
Life coaching allows individuals the time and space to go in on themselves and seek the answers to their own questions; if we ask long and hard enough we will find the answers. The coach does not give advice, but is there as a guide, asking open questions designed to present different ways of looking at an issue.

As a client, you start by understanding exactly what the issue is. Using tools and techniques introduced by the coach, you can observe your own behaviour in different circumstances, and prevent yourself slipping into old negative habits. Essentially, you begin to coach yourself.

Control
This gives you an enormous amount of control over your life. You begin looking at what is not working in your life, and begin to develop your own processes to bring about change.

You learn, through this, what attitudes, behaviours and actions lead to what outcomes, and you begin to understand what you need to change in those attitudes, behaviours and actions to bring about the outcome(s) you want.
You then create principles or rules by which to live, think and behave and that you know will result in the outcome you want. Going through this process of self discovery is essential if you want to become the best that you can possibly be.

Should you be interested in Life Coaching please contact
STIMULUS on 0116 289 3993

New STIMULUS CD-ROM out now

‘Taking Your Life to the Next Level’

50+ tools, hints, tips & techniques covering:

• minimising stress
• boosting self belief & esteem
• personal organisation
• positive thinking

Call STIMULUS on
0116 289 3993
for details

Envision Your Ideal Self

Are you happy with yourself at present? Is there some area of your character that you want to improve?  Well you can with these three simple steps:

1. Create a solid vision of the person you want to become

2. Make it tangible (use pictures and words to bring your vision alive)

3. Create a plan to move yourself towards your vision and stick to it.

Self Help Publications

• Help Yourself Get everything Done
And Still Have Time to Play
 Mark Forster

• The 10-Minute Life Coach 
Fiona Harrold

• Achieve
Mark Butcher
All available on Amazon

Keep Yourself Updated

If you would like to join the STIMULUS email loop to be kept updated on STIMULUS developments and up and coming workshops, as well as to receive regular personal development hints, tips, tools and techniques simply send your email address to:

info@stimulus.uk.com

Publications

STIMULUS Development & Training Companion Handbooks and other publications

Advanced Planning
This manual takes you through a step by step method of how to set a plan and successfully reach your desired outcome

Combating Self-Limiting Beliefs
This manual looks at what self limiting beliefs are, where they stem from, the consequences of long-standing limiting beliefs as well as tools to combat self limiting beliefs

Confidence & Self Esteem Building
This manual focuses on looking at the similarities and differences between these two important areas, and the roles they play in either enriching or limiting our lives

Minimising Stress, Maximising Relaxation
The Minimising Stress… manual explores what stress is, looks at understanding the underlying causes of stress as well as the impact that stress has on the body and our lives

Positive Thinking & Behaviour
This positive thinking and behaviour manual aims to look at what influences how we think and behave, why some of us are positive as people and others negative and how we can use strategies to begin thinking more positively

Practical Goal Setting
Like Advanced Planning, Practical Goal Setting takes you through a step by step method of how to set goals in order to successfully reach your desired outcome. It assists reader to increase their organisational skills, set realistic goals and put them into action

Time & Energy Management
The aim of this manual is to allow participants to understand the nature of time and the tricks it can play on our minds, and to appreciate the importance of energy and how it can be used effectively

Other Publications

Breaking the Barriers
Looks at ‘barriers’ such as fear, lack of organisation, fatigue etc and how these can affect our success

All publications are available from STIMULUS Development & Training 0116 289 3993

Sept-Dec 2007 workshops*

Minimising Stress,
Maximising Relaxation
Saturday September 15th 1-5pm

Taking Your Life to the
Next Level
Saturday September 29th 10am-4pm

The Business Mind
Saturday October 13th 1-5pm

Setting Inspirational Goals & Planning for Success
Saturday October 27th 10am-4pm

Combating Self-Limiting Beliefs
Saturday November 10th 1-5pm

*Venue for above workshops:

Epic House 3rd Floor, Lower Hill Street, Leicester LE1 3SH

(Contact STIMULUS to book and for dates, times and venues for
Twilight club sessions)

Disclaimer

The publications cited in this newsletter are designed to assist the individual to achieve their potential.
The information contained in these publications should not be considered as a substitute for expert medical intervention should this be deemed necessary. The ‘Self Help Publications’ mentioned above are for information purposes only and do not imply recommendation or endorsement by STIMULUS D&T.