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10 SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR PERSONAL QUEST FOR QUIET

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1. Get up 15 minutes earlire or stau up 15 minutes later.

The early hours of morning and late in evening are very conducive times to go within. When world is quiet, it's easier for us to be quiet .

2. Double up on bathroom time.

You're sitting there anyway-- so use time effectively by thinking of it as little slices of quiet throughout day. (Not sure this will work as well for men!)

3. Listen to Classical Music.

Really listen. Follow music and allow yourself to move with it. This will work with any music, but if goal is to refresh and revitalize your inner spirit, classical music works best. Try Pachelbel's 'Canon' or Albinoni's 'Adagio'.

4. Sit by any body of water.

Just sit. Watch ebb and flow or movement of 'your' body of water. This works just as well with fountains as it does next to ocean or a lake.

5. Take a drive in country.

Lucky you if you live in country! You can do this all time. If you live in city, take shortest route to wide-open spaces. Drive on back roads where you get to see lots and lots of trees and maybe even some cows or horses. Drink in all that nature. [Even most die-hard city dwellers will find time spent in country revitalizing.]

6. Sit under a large healthy tree.

Sit with your back right up against tree. Let yourself really feel power of tree. Get in touch with root system and feel connection to earth. Powerful energy here.

7. Notice landscape as you drive to work.

(If you're in a city, focus on trees spread along your route). This is most important time to find some quiet moments. Use time going to and from work to connect to nature, not on rehashing events of day or stressing about what needs to be done once you get there. You'll be there soon enough. This is your special quiet time.

8. Find an inspiring object to focus on.

This can be a work of art, flame of a candle, anything that you find beauty and simplicity in. Just keep your attention on it and 'really' notice it. Follow its lines, curved or straight. Stare at its form and color until you can truly feel it.

9. Turn of lights and use candles.

Candlelight immediately puts us in a quiet mood (unless of course you've got hundreds lit to set up a party mood!) It is a great signal that it's time to slow down and relax.

10. Turn off all electrical appliances 30 minutes each day.

This includes TV, radio, computer, video games, anything that takes your attention away from going within. If you're a noise junkie, this may be difficult first couple of times, but stick with it. Pretend you're living in another period of time, one that always fascinated you. They led rich, full lives without being bombarded with all that input.

Made My Hair Stand On End!

Why did we act like that? We had planned, we had studied, we had analyzed those chart patterns until it got our knickers in a twist. And, we knew just how much risk we were willing to take, but still sat there as nervous as a pregnant possum!

And, you know what happened? Yep, you guessed it, our trade got away and we missed out on a great profit. Why? Fear of failure!

Then there were other times when trade went wrong way, so we would sit there and pat ourselves on back for being so "wise" and not letting that trade sucker punch us. Yeah, right, real wise!

My point is: fear of failure can paralyze best laid plans of mice and men. The fear of getting into those trades was causing our failure. Fear was causing failure, not inexperience, not lack of preparation, but fear.

Not Until Pigs Fly! How was it doing it? There is one thing you must never do with fear! Reason with it! Fear will always drag you down. It will always make you go backwards. Reasoning with fear will always take you away from your dream.

When you are reasoning with fear you are simply second guessing your decisions. Have you done your planning? Have you done your preparation? Have you assessed possible outcomes? Then take plunge and don't give reasoning a chance to immobilize you.

Getting into a habit of reasoning with fear will cause you to begin compromising what you expect and want from your goal. You will tell yourself, "Maybe I'm expecting too much." "Maybe I should settle for less."

When you begin reasoning like that, you will find it very easy to start settling for something less. Then, you will even begin reasoning that maybe you don't deserve what you got. Compromise like that a few times and you will begin losing what you got; not to mention what you want.

Taken To The Cleaners!

If you have some fear that is holding you back then realize this: Think of your mind as a container. In your mind there must always be a substance in there that motivates you. It can be fear or faith.

Don't allow yourself to become double minded. When you become double minded you're attempting to operate in faith and fear at same time. I.E. second guessing your decisions. One minute you're confident, next minute you couldn't punch your way out of a wet paper bag.

Believe me, I've been there, done that, and won T-shirt. If you want to rid yourself of fear, you must replace it with something else or it will come back. Faith is what you want to replace it with.

Your Mission In Life!

You cannot have an empty container. There will always be a force trying to fill that container with something. Don't let it be fear. Fear can't stay in your mind if you pull trigger by avoiding reasoning with fear.

Richard Vegas © Richard Vegas is a popular recording artist and internet marketing professional. He invites you to subscribe to his FREE weekly ezine "Wing-Tips" Teaching The Success System That Never Fails, at: http://www.1-work-at-home-based-business-opportunities.com You may also hear some of Richard's free music at: http://www.richardvegas.com