Who Do You Listen To For Guidance and Inspiration?

By on July 28, 2009 in Success

Last week, one of my readers got a bit exercised because I used the word "God."

So, here’s a different approach: did you ever have a thought you wished you weren’t thinking? No matter what you did, the though just kept rummaging around in your mind. Here’s two interesting questions for you: what was thinking the thought? Who noticed? Who was it that didn’t want the thought?

The easiest way to dismiss this question is to simply reference an old cliché about "being in two minds" about the subject.

So even if you were in two minds, who noticed?

Same kind of logic applies to feelings or emotions. Did you ever have a feeling (emotion) you wished you weren’t feeling? Who was feeling the emotion? Who noticed? Who was it that didn’t want to feel that particular emotion?

We could carry this reference point on, but that’s probably sufficient for most people. Clearly we can have thoughts or feelings and wish that we weren’t thinking or feeling them.

Here’s another twist on the cube: did you ever consider doing something and one part of you advised against it while another part kept egging you on? Who are those two parts? And, once again, who noticed?

If you ever went against that inner advice, and it blew up on you, did you ever tell yourself something along the lines of: "I knew it!"

Even more aggravating can be the experience of having some kind of insight or sense of inner direction before doing something, ignoring the inner awareness, and then regretting that you didn’t follow that inner voice. Again, "I knew it" shows up.

So, if you knew it, if you notice that you have thoughts and feelings that don’t work for you, what are you doing about that part of you that notices but doesn’t always get the attention it deserves?

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A recognized expert in personal and organization transformation, Russell has coached thousands of individuals around the world, helping them discover more about who they truly are and how to create balance and success in their personal and professional lives.  He is the creator of Insight Seminars, one of the largest and most successful personal transformation programs in the world, with well over one million graduates in 34 countries. 

Russell is an internationally regarded speaker, educator, coach and consultant.  His corporate clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas.  He has extensive international experience working in Europe, Asia, North and South America. 

Having started five different organizations in his career, Russell is well versed in the growth and expansion challenges faced by founding entrepreneurs and CEO’s.  Executives and senior teams frequently engage his services on issues of leadership, growth and work-life balance. 

Today, Russell is the the founder and President of Bishop & Bishop, a consulting and coaching company whose seminars, coaching, and consulting offer individuals and organizations a new approach to integrating personal and spiritual values into their personal and professional lives.  He is the author of numerous articles on the power of choice and awareness as well as his forthcoming book, Lessons in the Key of Life:  Questions for Those in Search of Answers. 

In addition to his consulting practice, he has lectured on productivity for the executive MBA programs at UCLA, University of Texas and Washington University in St. Louis. Russell previously served on the Board of Directors for the University of Santa Monica and was a charter member of the Advisory Board for the Points of Light Foundation.  

He received a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from the Davis Campus of the University of California and currently resides in Santa Barbara, California and Mauna Lani, Hawaii with his wife, Valerie.  Russell is an avid golfer and amateur chef.

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One Response to Who Do You Listen To For Guidance and Inspiration?

  1. Kholey July 27, 2009 at 10:42 pm #

    Thumbs UP!

    I adore this blog….and its along the lines of my self-truth as well.

    "I can smile today and look forward to tomorrow. Be happy with whom I am and still show love for what I am not. I love, I laugh, I cry, I smile simply because I am me. "

    ~ Kholey