What Inspires You?

April 14th, 2012 Posted in Calm, Peace & Happiness, Inspiration & Motivation, Reflection & Learning, Thankfulness, Vision, Purpose & Intention, Wonder, Possibility & Creativity
Apr, 14 2012
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What Inspires you?I am so fortunate in my work. I get to travel to such beautiful places and meet with amazing people who make such a difference in this world.

My next series of daily thoughts and inspiration are photos I took during my travels in the last few months with my accompanying thoughts of vision and purpose, wonder and possibility, thankfulness and celebration.

I make it a practice to pause throughout my day, take in my surroundings, and breathe life in fully.

I find myself inspired by everything around me.

I invite you to pause, breathe, look at all that is around you — what inspires you?

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© 2012 Mary J. Lore and Managing Thought LLC All rights reserved.

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Resolutions, Intentions and Affirmations for a Life Well-Lived

January 5th, 2012 Posted in Audio and Video, Calm, Peace & Happiness, Goals & Resolutions, Health and Wellness, Inspiration & Motivation, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Vision, Purpose & Intention
Jan, 05 2012
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I am delighted to share this YouTube Video I prepared as a gift to my friends, family, clients and colleagues.

I hope you enjoy it, share it and view it again and again as you continue to sculpt the work of art in progress that is you.

What one thing could you practice to create your life well-lived?

 

The next series of blogs and daily thoughts and inspiration are powerful statements, intentions, resolutions, affirmations and questions on creating a life well-lived. There are three posts a day.

Follow or visit Managing Thought on Twitter or “like” Managing Thought on Facebook to receive them as they post or come back to this blog daily and view the Daily Inspiration on the Twitter feed in the right-hand menu bar.

If you would like to help me help others create their life well-lived, go to Mary’s PBS Pledge Special to learn four ways you can help.

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Manage Stress During the Holidays and Every Day: Focus on the Essence of What You Want

December 19th, 2011 Posted in Audio and Video, Calm, Peace & Happiness, Goals & Resolutions, Managing Thoughts, Feelings & Emotions, Stress Management
Dec, 19 2011
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With plays, parties and events to attend, cards to mail, gifts to buy, guests to prepare for, and year-end initiatives at work, you may find yourself tied up in ribbons. Focusing on the essence of what you want is one of the most powerful ways of thinking to reduce stress and bring about peace of mind and happiness during the holiday season and throughout the year.

During stressful times, we may find ourselves consumed with thoughts of worry, self-criticism, frustration, and even anger. We may feel we have too much to do. We may feel we’re doing things we don’t want to do or not doing the things we want to do. We can rise to a new level of consciousness, restore our sense of purpose and reclaim our peace of mind by focusing on the essence of what we want.

For some practical tips to help you discover the essence of what you want, click here to read Mary’s blog in its entirety on the Vistage Executive Street Blog.

My next series of blogs and daily thoughts and inspiration is focused on managing stress. There are three posts a day. Follow or visit Managing Thought on Twitter or “like” Managing Thought on Facebook to receive them as they post or come back to this blog daily and view the Daily Inspiration on Twitter feed in the right-hand menu bar.

For more on reducing holiday stress, listen to my Forward Thinking™ podcast.

 

If you would like to help me help others restore their sense of purpose and reclaim their peace of mind, go to Mary’s PBS Pledge Special to learn four ways you can help.

© 2011 Mary J. Lore and Managing Thought LLC All rights reserved.

 

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Recapturing the State of Wonder: The Adventures of Ryan and Rocket

December 6th, 2011 Posted in Inspiration & Motivation, Reflection & Learning, Wonder, Possibility & Creativity
Dec, 06 2011
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Lisa Gautz manages the Managing Thought website, this blog and all of my social media and communication. She does the graphic design and manages my travel and events! Her first priority is her son, Ryan.  Below, Lisa shares a lesson in wonder that she learned from Ryan.

“I was having a yard sale and invited some of my friends to contribute things for the sale. Mary gave me a box filled with what I call  ‘true yard sale’ items: Table cloths, an old clock radio, some old picture frames and this:

To you and me – it’s a back massager –something I’d either buy or receive as a novelty gift. To my 2-1/2 year old son — well –let’s just say this item never made it to the sale.

It started out as a swimmer (as it took dive after dive into our dog’s water bowl), then it was a cyclist, a runner, and finally, a rocket ship. To this day, it’s his toy, Rocket.  We have moments of panic when I can not locate Rocket because Ryan has put ‘him’ somewhere unique.

On a daily basis, Rocket goes on adventures with my son through the house, into places I did not know even existed. I look forward to seeing Ryan’s eyes light up and hearing Ryan’s gasp and giggle as he and Rocket experience each adventure.

When I see Ryan and Rocket, I am reminded to be open to new ideas and  look at people and situations in renewed way. I am reminded to wonder and imagine – because these are amazing gifts that I have and cherish. Like Ryan, I want to open and play with these gifts every day!”

Thank you, Lisa for sharing this.

How could you recapture the state of wonder?

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Recapturing the State of Wonder

November 7th, 2011 Posted in Inspiration & Motivation, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wonder, Possibility & Creativity
Nov, 07 2011
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Recapturing the State of WonderWonder is one of  the highest states of consciousness. Wonder ignites our creativity. Wonder lights our soul.

Our best ideas come when we wonder, in a childlike way, what the answer could be, what our next steps could be, when we wonder what’s possible.

I invite you to give it a try.

When I was stuck in a life and career that I thought there was no way out of, I wondered how I could make the highest and best use of my time on this planet. I woke up with the idea that I am responsible for my world, I create my world, and if I want to change my world, I change my thoughts, and so I did.

When I was encouraged by others to document what I learned and share it with others, I developed the workshops. For the first ten or so presentations, I felt fearful and nervous (which isn’t like me).  I wondered about that and woke up with “I am not presenting. I am sharing.  Do not attach to the outcome. Everyone has a duty to test what they learn for themselves, follow the path or change the path.”

When I wondered what to call my work, which could be considered “out there” in the business world,  to intrigue them, I woke up with the idea for Managing Thought®.

When I was asked to write the book, I wondered how others could hear this from ME. I was concerned that I didn’t have credentials on “thought management” and self-awareness. I woke up with ” Truth is truth. Sincerity is all that is needed. Gandhi was a lawyer. Teachers come from unlikely sources.”

When the first edition of my book was inexplicably delayed in the publishing process, I had thoughts of fear that someone else could beat me to the market with a book like this, and I woke up with, “There is no competition for your higher purpose.”

When I wondered how I could make my work available for free to those who might not be able to afford to buy my books or attend a workshop, I woke up with the idea for Page-A-Day and doing a PBS Show.

I have “wondered” my way through calculus and statistics classes, through grieving the death of my husband, through helping my parents through their life transitions, through what I say and do and write when someone asks me for guidance, through handling all kinds of opportunity and difficulty that comes my way. And I get my answers.

We all have the ability to wonder, in a child-like way and get our answers.

Don’t take my word for it. See for yourself. Instead of needing to solve a problem or having to come up with a solution or not having any idea what to do or where to turn next, I invite you to re-invoke the state of wonder — and see what happens.

The next series of daily inspiration thoughts of the day are powerful statements and questions on re-invoking the state of wonder.  There are three posts a day.

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To subscribe for free to read a page a day of Managing Thought, click here.  To learn how you can help me with my PBS Show, click here.

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Daily Thought Cultivation

July 18th, 2011 Posted in Inspiration & Motivation, Managing Thoughts, Feelings & Emotions, Self-awareness, Vision, Purpose & Intention
Jul, 18 2011
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Daily Thought Cultivation Mary LorePracticing Managing Thought is a lot like pruning a tree. When I prune a tree, I first decide what I want. What’s the purpose? Do I want fruit or flowers? Health and vitality? More or less shade? A certain shape? Height or width? I decide what I want and prune accordingly. I take out the dead and diseased wood. I take out the suckers – the branches that are sucking the water, the nutrients, the light from tree. I prune to fulfill my purpose and I pay attention to the daily cultivation of that tree—how it’s watered, how it’s fed, its environment, and its exposure to natural and unnatural elements. In taking care of the tree’s daily cultivation, the tree resists stress and is less susceptible to insects and disease and can thrive in its full glory.

When I manage my thoughts I decide what I truly want, what truly matters to me in my life and work. I watch my thoughts and let go of the thoughts that are dead and diseased and the thoughts that are sucking up my time, energy and money. I choose and focus on the thoughts that serve my purpose. I pay attention to my daily cultivation, how I’m fed and watered, my internal and external environment. Less things bug me or dis-ease me, I fulfill my purpose and I thrive in my full glory!

The current theme of my Daily Inspiration Thoughts of the Day is Daily Thought Cultivation. There are three posts a day offering guidance on how to turn what is significant to you to reality by daily cultivation of our minds, bodies and spirits. Follow or visit Managing Thought on Twitter or “like” Managing Thought on Facebook to receive them as they post or come back to this blog daily and view the Daily Inspiration on Twitter feed in the right-hand menu bar.

For additional practical guidance on cultivating your thoughts, check out Chapters 16-18 of Managing Thought.

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Replacing Weak Thought Patterns with Powerful Thought Patterns

June 17th, 2011 Posted in Managing Thoughts, Feelings & Emotions, News, Self-awareness
Jun, 17 2011
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Replacing Weak Thought Patterns Mary LoreWe shape our thoughts by choosing our intentions, asking ourselves powerful questions, and making powerful statements to ourselves. We also shape our thoughts by replacing weak thought patterns with powerful thought patterns.

In my book, Managing Thought: Think Differently. Think Powerfully. Achieve New Levels of Success., I refer to the book Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins, MD, Ph.D. I mention that the energy of a thought can be measured and that “the difference in power between a loving thought and a fearful thought is so enormous as to be beyond the capacity of the human imagination to easily comprehend.”

When I first read this, I was taken aback. I experienced an incredible aha! Until that moment, I approached my work and my own self-cultivation by looking for what was wrong and then working on making it right.

Another big aha! for me was learning that what I considered to be less virtuous bad thoughts were neither good nor bad. They were merely a function of viewpoint, which is the accumulation of my thought patterns.

The biggest aha! for me was the realization that by lifting my thoughts higher and higher each day, I make a difference.

The current theme of my Daily Inspiration Thoughts of the Day is Replacing Weak Thought Patterns with Powerful Thought Patterns. There are three posts a day offering guidance on choosing and focusing on powerful thoughts vs. weak thoughts. Follow or visit Managing Thought on Twitter to receive them as they post or come back to this blog daily and view the Daily Inspiration on Twitter feed in the right-hand menu bar.

For additional practical guidance on powerful and weak thought patterns, check out Chapter 15 of Managing Thought or David Hawkins, MD, Ph.D’s book  Power vs. Force.

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Asking Powerful Questions

April 29th, 2011 Posted in Goals & Resolutions, Inspiration & Motivation, Managing Thoughts, Feelings & Emotions, News, Vision, Purpose & Intention, Wonder, Possibility & Creativity
Apr, 29 2011
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Asking Powerful QuestionsThe questions we ask ourselves have a powerful impact on what we feel and what we experience everyday. The questions we ask ourselves, and how we ask those questions, are key to whether or not we take action to fulfill our intentions, or how much time, money or energy we may waste attempting to fulfill an intention.

Changing the questions in our heads changes what our brains see, which changes our perceptions, which changes our experiences, which changes our focus to our intentions and what matters to us. This is how we achieve significant results.

Powerful questions do not involve making other people or situations change. Instead, they involve helping to change the world by changing ourselves. They all are asking, “What can I do?” and “How can I help?” They involve being proactive vs. reactive. They bring about an inner peace. They ignite wonder, creativity and move us toward what inspires us.

Powerful questions guide us to our vision of who we intend to be and who we intend to become.

The current theme of my Daily Inspiration Thoughts of the Day is Asking Powerful Questions. There are three posts a day offering guidance on how to turn what is significant to you to reality by asking powerful questions. Follow or visit Managing Thought on Twitter to receive them as they post or come back to this blog daily and view the Daily Inspiration on Twitter feed in the right-hand menu bar.

For additional practical guidance on asking powerful questions, check out Chapter 13 of Managing Thought.

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Experiencing Happiness Every Day

April 10th, 2011 Posted in Audio and Video, Calm, Peace & Happiness, Self-awareness, Vision, Purpose & Intention
Apr, 10 2011
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True HappinessIn the workshops I do, whether we are discussing a life well-lived, a job well-done, a great relationship, a corporate culture, or a well-executed strategy, when we ask what is the essence of what we truly want, the answer is always happiness. Corporate leaders, blue collar workers, moms and dads, sixth graders, teens, seniors, spiritual advisors all want to be happy. “The pursuit of happiness,” is listed in the United States Declaration of Independence among the unalienable and sovereign rights of man. The Dalai Lama teaches that the purpose of life is happiness.

To me, there are two kinds of happiness – emotional happiness and true happiness. Emotional happiness is momentary. Fleeting. It doesn’t last and attachment to emotional happiness eventually results in its opposite—sadness. True happiness, on the other hand, just is. It remains steadfast no matter what happens. We all have the ability to choose and experience true happiness – every day – at work and in life.

The current theme of my Daily Inspiration Thoughts of the Day is Happiness. There are three posts a day offering guidance on how to transform negative thinking and focus on what you want to achieve happiness. Follow or visit Managing Thought on Twitter to receive them as they post or come back to this blog daily and view the Daily Inspiration on Twitter feed in the right-hand menu bar.

For my Forward ThinkingTM Reminder on happiness, click here to listen to audio, download a PDF or read online or click here to read a blog post on the topic.

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Spring is a Great Time for Renewal and Achieving Balance

March 21st, 2011 Posted in Audio and Video, Goals & Resolutions, Managing Thoughts, Feelings & Emotions, News, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Vision, Purpose & Intention
Mar, 21 2011
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BalanceI always look forward to the coming of spring. It’s a time of renewal and growth. And just as I choose the seeds I wish to plant in my garden, so do I choose the thoughts I intend to cultivate.

Many of us wish to cultivate balance in our lives. We say that other priorities get in the way or that we lack discipline and thankfully, these are not the reasons that balance evades us.

The current theme of my Daily Inspiration Thoughts of the Day is Balance. There are three posts a day offering guidance on how to transform the thinking that actually gets in the way of achieving balance. Follow or visit Managing Thought on Twitter to receive them as they post or come back to this blog daily and view the Daily Inspiration on Twitter feed in the right-hand menu bar.

If you really want to cultivate balance in your life, click here to listen to audio, download a PDF or read the online version of my newest Forward ThinkingTM Reminder, Want Balance? Here’s How to Make that Goal Stick.

I also did an interview on balance on my Heartbeat Radio show with Michelle Wargo. Click here to listen.

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