Duh! Of course to win any game you must intend to win. Consistent wins are not a matter of chance. You must know your game inside and out, know your strengths and weaknesses and practice your skills everyday. However, as any winning athlete will tell you, your mental game is just as important as your physical game.
And this is where intent is most important. When you make choices in your life, how many are truly intentional and how many are made with minimal awareness or care about impact? Most likely you make big decisions with great awareness and smaller decisions with lesser awareness. Now imagine what your life would be like if everything you did or chose was made from conscious intention and awareness. Read the rest of this entry »
[Please read the following questions slowly. Give yourself a few moments to answer each one.]
Where are you? Where is your attention in this very moment? Hopefully, part of your attention is on reading this page and contemplating these questions. Where is the rest of your attention? Have you noticed your body? If so, what are you noticing? What thoughts are you having? What are you feeling? What is going on around you? What other things are competing for your attention in this particular moment? How long can you notice before your mind starts chattering and pulls you away from noticing what is happening in this very moment in time? Yes, THAT voice, the one that is chattering away to you right now.
In order to make the first move in The Opportunity Game you have to know where you are standing. If you are not aware of your placement on the board there is no way for you to reap the possibilities of your situation. Master Opportunity Game players know how to be present in ways that most people ignore or have no idea of how to access.
What is presence? It is a state of mind in which you are fully alert, your innate intelligence and common sense are immediately accessible and your mind and body are operating in relaxed harmony. In short, you are here. You have arrived, naturally prepared for whatever and whomever will meet you. You are here now in this moment and your very being lends a power and credibility to your experience. Read the rest of this entry »
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