Committing to Self Expression

I have been writing this blog for some time now along with about four others and its amazing how much self expression can help you have a better understanding of yourself.

One of the key reasons most humans have trouble sorting themselves out is that they have a lot of creative energy swirling around them all the time. Most people refuse to pay attention to this creative spirit. I play music, write poetry, write and generally interested in anything that has a creative soul. I believe that this creative spirit is playful,fun, supportive and extremely helpful in helping you find out about more of who you are. You just need to let it in.

In my book the " Ten Commitments to a Better Life", I have one commitment dedicated to knowing where you fit it. I truly believe that it is this creative spirit that will help you do that. The aboriginal people have many traditions including drum ceremonies which they say helps connect them to their creator. I know that there is nothing better than banging out a few assorted riffs on the keyboard with a band full on and in the pocket. How many times have you listened to classical music and been taken to a higher place. It is this creative spirit that is a work all the time.

In order to get to that place, I suggest that you commit to carrying out one act of self expression this week. For example you can write in your journal. This one act will help you develop a relationship with your self and your self expression. Try to learn a new instrument even if its a drum. Listen to the sound and how it inspires your soul.

I made a commitment to learn a new instrument every year and now play key boards, harmonica, accordion extremely well along with cowbell and triangle. I still have not mastered the guitar even though I tried various approaches over the years only to decide to focus on keyboards and leave the guitar to Eric Clapton and John Mayer.

So when your creative spirit stirs -- give it some food for thought. I cannot tell you how many times our band has played and people come up to me and say, "god I wish I could do that". I say you can. You only need to put one foot in front of the other and get started.

Kensel Tracy is a business coach that specializes in helping small, medium and large sized business grow and prosper. His book the "Ten Commitments to a Better Life" can be found at Amazon.com. For personal coaching he can be contacted at kenselt@sympatico.ca

Commit to Manifesting What it is You Want

I have been reading a lot of things about manifesting recently. Manifesting is getting what it is you want and why. I realized however that manifesting is a major commitment. If one really wants something to happen in the world, then one needs to become clear with the creator, get connected and really commit to believing that it will happen.

Manifesting is a simple process. It takes commitment however, as you need to truly understand and believe that whatever you want to have happen in your life, is truly possible. The power of the commitment is to have enough faith in knowing that you will get what it is you want, when you want it even if it is something that you think is totally out of your grasp.

Manifesting is also a significant focusing technique. The individual just needs to learn to follow through and stay focused on the outcome and not give up. Another tip for manifesting is to remember the universe's time for delivering may be different from your timing.

The key here is to give your dreams a time line that is broad based. Another tip I have learned is not to ask for money. For example; if it is money that you need, then abundance is what you want. The key to everything is to be committed to the asking and then recognizing the opportunities that are presented that start to lead you to your manifested outcome.

Here's an example. A number of years ago, I wrote down five things I wanted in my life on a piece of paper and put it in a drawer. Five years after that exercise I was moving into my new log house in the country and found this piece of paper. All five things that were written down on the piece of paper had been achieved without me really knowing it. I had forgotten that I even wrote them down and one of things was living in a log house in the country.

I believe now that I set the path then for the universe to help me by committing and writing down what is was I wanted and since I did not cancel my request, everything happened as it was supposed to.

So, if you just commit to manifesting what it is you want, then good things can
happen. You just need to become more aware them when they do. Also be careful for what you ask for as it will always show up. Its all about attitude and commitment.

Kensel Tracy is a Personal and Business Coach and is Senior Partner with the Corporate Coachworkz in Chelsea Quebec and Author of The Ten Commitments to a Better Life.
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Knowing Where you Fit In is a Major Commitment

Have you ever wondered why you can't get what it is you want. You keep trying a bunch of different approaches but you keep hitting a dead end. The key to moving your life forward and finding out what it is you want, is to "know" where you fit in. This does not mean having others tell you our manipulate you like they used to do in grade school.

Finding out where you fit in is a personal quest. For example, you have a lot of unique talents that you don't apply because you don't have the confidence to do what you know you can. Maybe you have an ability to write and don't write because you are not sure that others will read it or they will be critical of it.

In order to get yourself fully into integrity and attract the things you want, you need to "know"where you fit in. This is a simple step and requires a commitment to "knowing" where you fit in. Most people wander around in a daze or a cloud of maybe, wishing, hoping, without committing to " knowing" where it is they want to be and why. Fitting in means taking your skills and your talents and committing to them and then telling others.

For example if you play keyboards and you want to play in a band, you tell everyone that's what you want to do. Within a short period, someone will introduce you to someone else that needs a keyboard player, or you will notice an ad in the paper or a friend will say, I didn't know that's what you wanted, you should meet so and so.

So much of life is about commitment. Commitment is a firm place which can attract those things that move you forward.

Without committing to "knowing" where you want to be you give the universe mixed signals. Its hard for the universe to help you if you don't know what it is you want and why. As soon as you commit to knowing where you fit in, you give a clear signal and a clear indication to everyone around you that this is what you want to be and why. The universe also listens and starts moving everything in your direction.

The minute you waffle, you baffle the universe and anything that was coming your way is missed due to this missed communication. Commitment is about doing and saying what it is you want to do and staying with it. Committing to "knowing" where you fit in will help you get what you want and help the universe to help get what it is you need.

Kensel Tracy is a personal and business coach. His book "The Ten Commitments to a Better Life" can be ordered from Amazon.com.