I think most of us have heard the statement “Our Thoughts are Energy” before. For me, this rings more true now than ever before. Several years ago, it occurred to me that if this was in fact the case, we could manifest anything we wanted by changing our thoughts. This was the beginning of my journey to developing our New World Leadership: Spiritually Aligned Leadership programming.
What I discovered is that just thinking positive about something does not change the situation. Change happens at the feeling stage. There must be an internal shift in order for there to be a shift in reality. The value in changing what we think about is that over time, we can actually change how we feel. Neuroscience provides us with the understanding that we are the only species on the planet that can create an emotion or feeling inside of us without actually experiencing it. Here is an example: I want to feel the joy and bliss of when I am on my favourite beach in Mexico soaking up the sun – that feeling of balance and alignment within myself, a life of zero stress. With focus and attention, each of us can create the emotions that align with this reality, even though we are not on the beach in Mexico. Here is the exciting part! Once we create the associated feelings and emotions, our brain sends messages to our autonomic nervous system to create hormones, the positive hormones associated with these very positive emotions. The Emotional or Limbic brain kicks into action and we have a chemical reaction in our body that heightens these emotions and we feel even better. A cycle of feeling great begins. Our body can easily become accustomed to feeling great through our ability to manufacture the corresponding hormones. Our bodies are a chemistry lab with the power to change how we feel!
We can now apply this information and process to our leadership approach, creating feelings of gratitude, abundance and opportunity. These thoughts create emotions and the resulting positive hormone exchange. Creating a repeatable process of feeling great, which will result in more clarity and coherence (which has been scientifically proven) will help in making great decisions that are aligned with values, purpose and internal/external client needs. We know that how we feel and the emotions created are directly linked to the outcomes and results we get. It is time we celebrated the power of being human and shifted from our victim mentality, where life happens to us, to an empowered life where we create our own reality. This doesn’t have to be spiritual and doesn’t involve believing in all that woohoo stuff (although that can be fun too) but we have to accept that we are complex and powerful beings who are able to change our reality.
One of the reasons many are unwilling to accept this proven science is because once we have this awareness, we have to take responsibility for how we feel and the results we get. It is now 2016, time to stop being a victim and start taking our power back. Imagine the possibilities! The New World Leadership Series is designed to teach valuable tools and processes to assist leaders in creating this profound positive energy that results in positive outcomes every time. Join us!
