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The Master Mind Effect

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mark mccoy 700xI was away last week in Toronto for a very cool “Immersion Master Mind” for Thought leaders. It was MONUMENTAL.

Seriously. MONUMENTAL

I thought I would be able to keep posting my Mind Mastery Daily and Transformation Tunes for you while I was away… but IMMERSION is IMMERSION.

So I accepted that some “routines” were going to be “interrupted” and I embraced FOCUSING on soaking up some powerful and transformative ideas and strategies for doing what I do, BETTER.

And YOU will benefit from that in the days and weeks to come.
Now back to today.

mmmmmmmmmm MONDAY!
One of my absolute FAVORITE days of the week!

Here we go:

Monday’s Mind Mastery Message:
The Power of the Master Mind!
I’m kind of on the “M” kick today. As well as a MASTERY kick…

One of the great “take aways” from my learning adventure in Toronto last week was the absolute POWER of hanging out with people who are pursuing their passionate purpose in life.

Study after study has shown that people tend to match the income and achievement levels of the people they hang out with the most.

Napoleon Hill in his MASTERFUL book “Think and Grow Rich” mapped out the idea of the “master mind”.

And my favorite songwriter said, “Together we can change the world”…

And of course there was a dude back in “0” AD who said to his 12 buddies, “Where two or more are gathered amazing stuff can happen…”

So last week, not only did I get to experience the inspirational company of some amazing peak performers who like myself are rolling up their sleeves and getting to work on themselves, their lives, and bringing their talents and gifts to the task of making a positive difference in the world,

I got to rub elbows a bit with Olympic Gold Medalist, Mark McKoy.

Not only is he the only Canadian to bring home an Olympic Gold medal in the last 30 years, but he did it at age 30 in an event that considers a 25 year old… OLD.

For a 2 minute jolt of joy, inspiration and grooviness watch this video and see Mark McKoy WIN the Olypmic Gold Medal AGAINST ALL ODDS!

I LOVE the part where the STUNNED CBC broadcasters literally didn’t know what to say other than, “Unbelievable!” (Luckily HE believed in himself because THEY surely didn’t).

One of the key strategies he employed in his 16 year quest was to find and work with the best coaches in the world as well as to surround himself with the company of his BEST competitors.  The Master Mind Effect.

The guy who won Silver was his best friend who he lived and trained with. They pushed each other and caused each other to be better.

One of the greatest challenges with anyone who seeks to transform his or her life is to seek the company of other people who have the effect of PULLING YOU UP. Sometimes this requires letting go of some relationships that do not PULL YOU UP.

I found this to be incredibly true over the years as a hypnotherapist working with people who wanted to stop smoking (or other habits and addictions) if you quit smoking and then go hang out with a bunch of smokers, it’s going to be a lot harder than if you go hang out with a bunch of non smokers. Does that make sense?

Same deal with food issues. If you are attempting to transform your eating and exercise habits, it’s a lot more helpful to hang out with folks who are exercising and nourishing their bodies intelligently than your old gang of couch potato fast food fans.

Whatever you want to achieve in life, you might want to consider finding some other people who have done that or are deep in the process of doing it, and go hang out with them.

Make sense? Engage the master mind effect.

So your assignment today (should you choose to accept it) is to take a loving, compassionate look at the company you keep.
Is it supporting you becoming a better person? Or is it pulling you back to being someone you “used” to be? (And BTW my new weekly Music, Message, Meditation, Movement Meet-Up called “Transformation Tuesday” will be a place where you’ll be able to meet other people like yourself who are seeking the source of their own healing, success, strengths, talents and magnificence. ) The Master Mind Effect.

If you’re local to Albany NY I hope you’ll join us. If you are not, please watch this space for info on our live streaming broadcasts and replays.

And Now for Today’s Transformation Tune:
Song # 320 “Field of Dreams”

That’s it for now!

COWABUNGAH BABY!

Ahhhh Who Ahhh!

The really important thing is just to be fully aware that you can realize the change you’re looking for…

And here’s how

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Focusing On What’s Possible

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Hey! It’s Transformation Tuesday!

(again :o)

I just wanted to share a quick story of a family that has TRANSFORMED their small urban home and lawn into an URBAN FARM! Not only does their postage stamp sized yard feed THEM, they also make about $20,000 a year selling their surplus to local restaurants.

There is a mass “hypnosis” that says “you can’t do that”.

Well, THESE folks woke up out of the “consumer trance” and have embraced a different way of thinking. They call it “freedom”.

I call it “Focusing On What’s POSSIBLE”.  All innovation, all solutions to life’s challenges starts with a shift in our attitudes and beliefs about what is possible for us. And ultimately it’s HONEST HYPNOSIS.

Enjoy!

Your daily Transformation Tune on this windy Transformation Tuesday is
Song #310 Thirsty For The Sky

Your Mind Mastery Assignment today (should you choose to accept it), is to simply IMAGINE how you would FEEL if you actually did the thing(s) you most long to do… Then write that stuff down. That’s it. You can do that right?

of course you can!

Cowabungah!

WDIWOBTYCPI?

– Mark

The really important thing is just to be fully aware that you can realize the change you’re looking for…

And here’s how

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Or just leave a comment below 🙂

Athletes, Dancers & Musicians

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What traits do Athletes, Dancers and Musicians all have in common?

  1. Body-centered, experiential learners
  2. The difference between practice and game day or public performance time. The demands of performance under the pressure of public scrutiny
  3. Team players. Even the stars and soloists have to be team players. Perhaps long distance runners are exceptions but rarely can do without some kind of support team.
  4. Need to be coach-able.
  5. There is ultimately an audience.

If you are experiencing blocks or challenges that are keeping you from being the peak performer you know you could be, that’s where Sports Hypnosis and Mental Toughness Training come in.

The difference can be rapid and significant.

Why not get the edge that is quietly waiting for you in your unconscious mind?

Sports hypnosis for mental toughness

Got questions? I have answers and I want you to have them, so…

Let’s talk

 

Effective Teamwork Starts In The Minds of the Players

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teamworkI’m reading a powerful, thought provoking book by legendary basketball coach, Phil Jackson, Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior.

In it, he writes at length about the challenge of integrating superstar Michael Jordan, arguably the best player in the history of basketball, with his teammates.

Jackson noticed that in many ways Micheal’s superstar status kept the other players form stepping up and playing their best. Plus it made the team vulnerable because an opposing team could double or triple play Jordan. So Coach Jackson sat down with Michael and ask him if he would be willing to shoot less and pass more.

“If I was going to have any success realizing my vision for the team, I knew my first challenge was to win over Michael Jordan. He was the team leader, and the other players would follow if he went along with the program. Michael and I had a good rapport, but I wasn’t certain how he would respond to the idea of giving up the ball and taking fewer shots. Usually coaches have to coax their star to produce more; in a way, I was asking Michael to produce less. How much less, I wasn’t sure. Perhaps enough to prevent him from winning his fourth straight scoring title. Scoring champions rarely play for championship teams because during the playoffs the best teams tighten their defense and can shut down a great shooter, as Detroit had done with Michael by double- and triple-teaming him…

Michael was more receptive than I thought he would be.  Right after Labor Day we had a private meeting in my office and I told him, “you’ve got to share the spotlight with your teammates because if you don’t, they won’t grow… the important thing is to let everybody touch the ball, so they won’t feel like spectators. You can’t beat a good defensive team with one man. It’s got to be a team effort.”

Jordan replied, “Okay, you know me. I’ve always been a coach-able player. Whatever you want to do, I’m behind you.”

That was it. From then on, Michael devoted himself to learning the [triangle] system and finding a way to make it work for him…

Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior

In so many sports the Mind of the team is created with an almost Jedi-like mind melding of individuals who are consciously and unconsciously moving towards becoming a cohesive unit that functions together.

Creating a team that functions as one is not some kind of accident or luck. It requires leadership and trust among the players. It is not a given. It is earned.

It starts with a shift in the way everyone on the team thinks

As the champion Chicago Bull’s discovered once they applied this principle and practiced it until it was 2nd nature, a team that thinks and breathes as one unit is unstoppable.

There are two points I want to make as I reflect on this:

First of all, you and your team already have all the talent and heart needed to be champions. Right now. The particular sport doesn’t matter. It doesn’t even matter if we are talking about the debate team or a cast of actors or a group of musicians or a business team.

These principles are universal. They are available to everyone. The difference between the great and the not so great is the kinds of thoughts, beliefs and attitudes – the “Programs” – running in their minds.

Tune these, adjust them, eliminate others, cultivate more empowering ones and the results will eventually show up on the scoreboard as well as in the improved lives and enjoyment each athlete experiences both on and off the field.

Secondly it is the idea of being “coach-able”. If you wonder how Jordan became the legend that he was in basketball, you have to understand that first and foremost he was willing to learn, he was willing to be coached. Talented athletes have egos. Our ego’s will get in the way of what we are ultimately capable of if we allow them to.

Are YOU “coach-able?”

Curious how you might be able to get access to specific and duplicateable tools and techniques to get “stinkin’ thinkin'” out of your own mind and off your team?

Remember, as one of my greatest coaches said to me not too long ago…

PERFORMANCE = POTENTIAL – INTERFERENCE

Interference patterns are getting in the way, clear them and your natural potential comes out.

Most importantly in my peak performers program, you learn specific, easy to remember tools to use on and off the field to get an almost unfair advantage over your competitors.

That’s where Sports Hypnosis and Mental Toughness Training come in.

The difference can be rapid and significant. Why not get the edge that is quietly waiting for you in your unconscious mind?

Sports hypnosis for mental toughness

Got questions? I have answers and I want you to have them, so…

Let’s talk