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Social Self Help

Archive for February, 2010

Feb
24

Today is the day that the web’s first Social Self Help Network is officially opening its doors and rolling out the welcome mat, and we couldn’t be more excited! We hope you’ll join us by becoming acquainted with My3Goals and start benefitting from its wonderful features. We’ve just started our private beta trial period, so take this opportunity to be a part of the initial community. Since it’s a private beta, you’ll need the following information:

Visit us here: beta.mylifepassport.com

Username = mlp

Password = mlp

My3Goals is a place where you can access a community of friends and experts who are ready and willing to help you with any questions you have, or problems you may be struggling with, and a place where you can share your own life lessons with others. My3Goals combines aspects of other social networks with self-help, so you can build a true community of friends that are always there to offer support. In fact, My3Goals is integrated with Twitter, which means that from the get-go you’ll have a built-in network of friends to turn to and share with, and you can easily build that community by adding friends on the My3Goals site. In the future, we’ll be integrated with Facebook as well!

If you have an issue that you think would be better answered by someone outside of your circle, never fear; My3Goals gives you access to experts in life coaching who are waiting for your questions and can offer impartial, professional advice. Whether your questions are focused specifically on one problem, or more generally in one our Life Categories (Mind, Body, Spirituality, Relationships, Career, and Money), you can easily find the help you need to tackle whatever issues you face.

The site is easy to navigate and easy to personalize. Users can create their own profile where they share information about themselves with others, and each user has access to the three main tools that can get you started: Goals, Challenges, and Answers. You can set your own Goals, or join others’, whether long or short term, which will keep you motivated and working towards a positive achievement. You can also take on weekly Challenges, which are fun and inspirational dares that are aimed to improve your quality of life. Joining Goals and Challenges with friends is an excellent way to stay motivated and offer each other support. In the Answers section, you can ask a question that has been on your mind, and offer up your own wisdom in response to others’ questions. It’s a true community, and you will immediately feel like you are part of it.

So poke around, try out the different features, and take the initiative to start working towards your best self! Good luck, and see you there!

Best regards,

Aaron Dillon

Chief Community Officer

beta@mylifepassport.com

Feb
22

“Setting our intent” daily is a powerful practice of choosing what we want in life versus simply reacting to it.
Setting intent is a way to focus your energy on exactly what you want to have happen.

Setting intention causes your energy or momentum to move in a specific direction. Even if you forget what your intention was, your subconscious is still moving towards it.

On My3Goals, I encourage you to set your intent using the status update in your dashboard. It’s a great way to start the day.

Using Intention to Achieve Your Goals

Setting intent is something you can do at the beginning of every day, at the beginning of a conversation, the beginning of a meeting or as you’re approaching a busy store to go shopping. It is a way to keep your focus positive and create the kind of experience you want to have.

Setting intent is about creating your own direction and circumstances. You might say something like: Today I want to be my best and appreciate everything good in my life. By focusing on how you want to feel and act, negative thoughts are replaced. If your thoughts start to veer in an unproductive direction, you can catch yourself by restating your intention.

Setting an intention for an important or difficult conversation or meeting helps you come from a productive place. Before entering it you might say to yourself,” I intend to be open to all points of view. I will listen without judgment and I will focus on achieving a win/win solution.” Then take just a few seconds, breathe deeply, and let that intention or feeling of being open, non-judgmental and win/win seep into your entire being. You can then enter the conversation with full confidence and prepared to handle anything that arises.

What is the best way to create an intention? Is it better to do it in writing or say it out loud or just think it?

Writing helps clarify what’s really important to you. Clarity is the first and most important step in the art of manifestation. When the conscious mind is clear and focused, the unconscious mind automatically organizes itself around that clarity.

A goal is something you work on over time; an intention is the mindset you put forth everyday to keep yourself focused so you can attain your goal.

Three keys for setting intent

• Be clear
• Pick something you can control
• Keep it short

Examples of positive intentions:

• I intend to be spontaneous and relaxed as I meet new people today
• I intend to listen carefully and without judgment during the meeting
• I intend to drink six or more glasses of water today (to achieve my ideal body weight)
• I intend to be a good listener
• I intend to let go of my anger and have more patience
• No matter what happens, I will have a great day
• I intend to stay focused
• I intend to eat healthy

Imagine a life that you consciously create….versus one that you’re reacting to.