Proactive Self-Improvement & Motivation for Soul-Driven Achievers

Working with the mind is at the heart of self improvement and motivation. It is a conscious discipline that leads to self-mastery. As Einstein once said, "a problem cannot be solved at the same level it was created." If the mind has created a problem, we need to step out-of-the-mind in order to find the solution. Welcome to living the proactive life.

Life Inspires - The Mind Conspires

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Life wants us to grow, to expand, to take things to the next level, to evolve. And it has wired us accordingly. We are built for growth, expansion and evolution. Yet, growth means exchanging the old for the new – and we often find ourselves reluctant or unwilling to let go.

We procrastinate. We excuse. We postpone. We rationalize. We deny. We bargain. We 'explain away'. We resist. And life goes on as it was. As Walt Kelly said, "We have met the enemy and he is us."

New inspiration is needed, yet where is it to be found? Inspirational motivation is what we find the very moment we step out-of-the-mind.

Bringing Proactivity to Life

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"Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."

~George Bernard Shaw

Proactivity is the power, or agent, that enables us to choose and to change. We can choose to accept or reject what comes our way. We can choose to face our fears, or let them run our lives. We can choose to take action towards our dreams or let inertia take us over. Proactivity is the handmaiden of conscious will.

We may not always feel that we have the power or freedom to choose - nevertheless, the potential is always there. We have the power to step beyond the reactive, automatic tendencies of the mind.

To realize this freedom, however, we need to develop some distance from the mind. We need to develop the ability to view the mind objectively.

This isn't as hard as it sounds. It isn't slam-dunk easy, either. Authentic self-development and personal growth are built on dedicated effort. Yet, we do need to spend our efforts wisely.

Spending our time and energy reactively we put our resources to waste. Spending our resources proactively we make the most of the precious time and energy we've been given.

A Unique 'Talent' & Gift

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It may be that we are puppets - puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with perception, with awareness. And perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation."

~Stanley Milgram 

As human beings we are gifted with a unique 'talent'. While the rest of the animal kingdom is ruled by blind instinct and natural impulses - we are self-aware. We have the capacity to view ourselves, as if from a distance.

It is this capacity for self-awareness that allows us to consciously shape our lives. It is also the wellspring of proactivity.

Proactivity sets us apart. It is a great gift. It is also a responsibility - since we choose to either build or destroy.

Inwardly proactive, we take charge of our thoughts and emotions. We take full response ability for the flow of our internal landscape.

Outwardly proactive, we take action rooted in who we are at the core. We act to express, and live, who and what we are inside. Doing this, we live with a sense of purpose. We feel that we are living life to the full, outcomes be as they may.

Welcome to knowing the path...

Know The Path

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"Nothing tranquilizes the mind as much as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye."

~Mary Shelley

It is hard to be proactive when we lack direction. When we are lost, when we are groping in the dark, we more easily fall prey to reactive tendencies of the mind. A sense of purpose puts us back on track. It is the context that gives meaning to everything else we do.

With clear intentions - knowing who and what we are and believing in the power of our dream or purpose - we can take proactive steps. That's what working with a life coach is all about!

Being proactive is about more than just taking action. It's about taking the right action. It is about getting to know ourselves on the deepest level and learning to take action from there. The soul is proactive; the mind - reactive. Both are part of what we are.

When reactivity or fear take over - we lose our freedom of choice, and with it, our passion for life. Our vitality suffers. Proactivity helps us back on our feet.

The self improvement ideas and strategies accessible on the right address the 'big picture' of self improvement and motivation, which help us put things into perspective as we make our way.

An understanding of self motivation dynamics is also useful as we set out to walk the path...

Walk The Path

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"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."

~C.G. Jung

In walking the path there is a choice to be made. We can walk the path consciously and proactively or we can walk it unconsciously and reactively.

Being unconscious and reactive we walk the path of fate. Being conscious and proactive, we walk the path of destiny. There is no in-between.

Consciously walking the path isn't for the fainthearted. Below are some self help skills to call upon as you make your way...

Authenticity

Body-Mind

Resistance

Intention

Motivation

Habit

Stress

Self-Hypnosis

Smart Goals

Meeting challenges, overcoming obstacles and persevering through set-backs are part and parcel of walking a conscious path. Self-improvement and motivation lead the way, turning hardships into stepping stones day-by-day.

Knowing the path is about purpose and intentions. Walking the path is about choices and change. Transcending the path is about getting to know the 'container' within which everything in your life unfolds.

Transcend The Path

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"Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do."

~Byron Katie

We've identified proactivity as a powerful agent of conscious change. It is also more than that. Truly proactive, we realize that everything in life happens for us, not to us.

This transcendent approach, or core belief about life, is the true hallmark of the proactive person. It is at the very heart and soul of the proactive life.

Without this proactive approach we are reduced to victims or puppets of life. Tossed here and there, banged and bruised by the vagaries of circumstance and fate, we fail to glean meaning.

Yet, our soul knows better. It is a warrior, not a slave. It is proactive, not reactive. And it shimmers and glitters with meaning - when we know how to polish it...

Mindfulness & Ego

Meditation Power

Mindfulness Exercises

As we practice and make our way, as we continue to step beyond the boundaries of the reactive mind, we discover that it is our true inner self that is proactive and it is the ego that is reactive.

Walking a vital, passionate and creative path - we reclaim a freedom that is authentically ours.

Tools And Resources For Proactive
Self Improvement and Motivation

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Taking a proactive stance in life isn't always easy. Reactive tendencies and the sheer force of entrenched habit are constantly working against us. Following are a host of self improvement tools designed to help you work with the mind as you make your way...

Thoughtful Questions

Personal Growth Tools

Relaxation & Meditation Music

Quotations For Life

Relaxation Downloads

10-Step Programs For
Subconscious Change

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Overcome Shyness & Social Anxiety

More 10-Step Programs... For A Proactive Change Of Mind

Eliminating Negativity

Start here, start now, on the path to self improvement. I would like to wish you the very best with your proactive, evolutionary pursuits!

Eli

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