Went to ‘A View from the Edge’ Personal Development training last weekend

The energy you can experience during a large self-improvement event can be quite overwhelming in a closed auditorium with close to five thousand people. The atmosphere is of celebration and union.

I took advantage of this great opportunity over the weekend to participate in a very different kind of personal development training, combining mindset and business, but delivered theatrically. The name of the event is  A View from the Edge.

The main target audience are the members of Worldventures, a network marketing organisation specialising in travel. The event is open to anyone interested in taking their self-improvement up several levels from reading books. It is also an introduction to Worldventures, which may be the next step for someone who has been looking for a vehicle to help them realise their development and lifestyle.

The event is held annually, in each of the several regions across the globe. The European event is held in a different country each year. This demonstrates the Worldventures philosophy for the travel industry.

Members travel from all over the world to attend these events which they affectionately refer to as ‘The View’, or simple ‘View’. The overwhelming majority of the attendees were European, with Africa and North America notably represented.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday connected almost 24 hours of mini plays, recognitions, and energetic fun. The aim is clear. The View is designed to create a positive, crucible to transforms lives.

This is my second attendance at this event and there were several changes to the presentation, both in the scheduling of the plays and mise-en-scène. Marc Accetta refers to them as the Characters. This ensures freshness for those who regularly attend.

By using theatre as the delivery mechanism, Marc Accetta is able to pack The View with a considerable quantity and quality of self-improvement content, without the mental strain of most presentation methods. The concepts require little interpretation, if any, so the audience is thoroughly immersed and learning, while being entertained.

This is not a new concept, but is certainly very different to most events designed around self-improvement.

Marc covers some of the most important concepts to help learners move past fear, doubt, scarcity and sabotage, without overly using jargon. This makes The View a great choice for those new to self-improvement and a great reminder for the more advanced.

The View also incorporates public recognition for members of Worldventures who have achieved significant personal, business development and financial improvement.

Listening the testimonies of so many achievers can be powerfully inspirational, particularly learning how they overcame the inevitable social and financial pressures they encountered along the way. A number of testimonials attribute The View as the critical component which ignited their journey to success.

The overwhelming message was consistency at the core of the route to success, and the commitment to help others during the process.

The View makes a great ‘first event’ for anyone looking to get started with their personal development. It is intense, immersing, visual, funny and entertaining, but most of all, a great time and environment in which to learn.


Patrick Nairne

Going to 'A View from the Edge' training weekend?

I am spending the weekend with several thousand people at an unusual training event called A View from the Edge.

This is a training event for Worldventures, but is open to anyone seeking self-improvement through group training.

What makes A View from the Edge an unusual training event, is the messages are delivered theatrically. The trainer, Marc Accetta, plays several characters in around 20 short plays. The idea is you are presented with the insights and tools and mindset, while you are being entertained.

This visually stimulating delivery aims to combat the retention fade most noted by Hermann Ebbibghaus with his forgetting curve.

Tonight was the event launch, and as usual, which most attendees dress up for the occasion and arrive in style.

There was only one play tonight, being the first night of a very full weekend. The next two days are 12 hours each.

The message, as with many of the others to come, was visually presented with a mix of pre-recorded and live action scenes, to educate the audience to be more selective with seeking guidance on the road to success.

This is a very important point as there so many voices offering tools and techniques to help one achieve.

I attended this event when it was held in Berlin in 2016.

I am looking forward to an amazing weekend and will bring more updates as I learn.

Patrick Nairne

Is Fear stopping you from achieving your best?

Overcoming fear to transform your life!

Chris Lambert-Gorwyn shares a few thoughts daling with fear.

Since I began my journey of Self-Improvement, I have renewed respect for the simple fact, that this is one of those things best not attempted alone. 

I took an opportunity to spend a weekend with Chris and Karene Lambert-Gorwyn, along with several practitioners determined to develope themselves, on their Passion to Profit for Practitioner weekend. 

Chris and Karene are an amazing couple who have learned the success formula, and are now living their dream lifestyle, while helping other practitioners to do the same.

Chris and Karene will be running their next event this October. Click the link below for details on the upcoming event.

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Enjoyed this video?

Thank you for watching. 

Patrick Nairne

How Your Brain Predicts Your Financial Success - John Assaraf

Are you ready to take control of the power plant which is your brain? John Assaraf shares how.

I recently joined a webinar presented by Paul O'Mahony and John Assaraf. John has amazing insight on the way the human brain works and shared so much great content during the hour.

If you enjoyed this video and want to learn more, why not join John on his annual Brain-A-Thon?
I know I will be joining to learn more.

http://www.myneurogym.com/brainathon/

Thank you

Patrick Nairne

My Year as a BNI Chapter Director

Leadership forces you to improve yourself.

I will expand on this statement shortly, but for now, consider whether we are all able to grow into leadership, or, if leadership is an exclusive innate quality.

Our position on the source of leadership will determine whether we rise to demonstrate leadership, or defer to others.

I began attending business networking events to generate more business opportunities. I was introduced to Business Networking International (BNI). BNI is a world-wide face to face networking organization; the most successful of its kind. Networking is live and in person.
I applied for membership of a BNI chapter in Central London.

A question on the application form asked what level of contribution I would be willing to make toward the administration of the Chapter; Leadership being one option.
At the time, I did not express interest in a leadership role.

This decision was based on my perception of chapter leadership at that time. It was also subconsciously driven by my perception of the source of leadership.

I was already a leader in my own business. It was a question of finding the additional time required to fulfil this new leadership commitment, as well as running my own business. There was also the question of what was in it for me?

I was busy, but then so was everyone else in the chapter. 

The current leaders must have been very clear on the benefits leadership had brought them.

The chapter still required leadership.

In hindsight, I see that my decision to not step up to a leadership role revealed quite clearly to me where I had positioned the source of leadership.

Back then, I saw how a commitment to leadership would be a benefit to the chapter, while at the same time, I was unclear whether it would be anything other than a cost to me.
I questioned if I would need to grow into that leadership role, before I could commit to one.
I saw members already capable and seemingly desirous of leadership roles, so there was no urgent need for me to step up; there was already plenty of resource available.

I now acknowledge these excuses for what they were. I acknowledge that they served only to hold me back.

By not stepping up, I could not create a reference. I could not test my capability; I could not grow in that area.

Sometime afterwards, I was asked directly if I would step up to the position of Chapter Director and lead the chapter. I again found myself challenged by the contribution of leadership. 

I said yes to the challenge.

Our position on the source of leadership will determine whether we rise to demonstrate leadership, or defer to others.

When first offered the opportunity to serve the chapter as a leader, I looked externally for the source of leadership, rather than looking within. My years of familiarity with BNI steeled my confidence that I could do the role.

I began attending seminars and workshops. I had grown within. I knew that leadership was not a role, but a mentality.

Growing should force you to develop your vision.

We all need vision. This is the act of standing in the present, yet seeing your future self complete in the position you intend, in full dimensions and ultra-high definition. It should fill you with real feelings; the same as if you are experiencing it physically now.
 
See yourself as the person capable of doing great things right now, in the present and you will become acutely focused on the skills, knowledge and attitude you need to work on to get there.

An inability to see yourself doing these great acts will limit your performance to that which you currently see yourself capable of. You simply cannot ask you mind to deliver what it cannot visualise. You become stuck mentally, which translates to becoming stuck economically and emotionally.

Become childlike in using your imagination. Children can imagine without limits. A cardboard box becomes a space ship. A stuffed toy can talk, walk and eat.

I needed to see a vision of myself benefiting from leadership, in order to step up to a leadership role.

The leader of a BNI chapter was known internationally as President, but in the UK at that time, it was referred to as Chapter Director. The UK now uses the title of President.

As Chapter Director, I had several responsibilities including chairing the chapter’s weekly breakfast business meeting. This business meeting is designed to generate business for the chapter members.

Chairing a meeting of business leaders requires energy, focus, presence, command and influence just to start.

The Chapter Director/President is the most visible person in the room. Standing and steering the activities means being comfortable presenting.

During each meeting, there is a contribution section, where members actively present evidence of their efforts to help their fellow chapter members during the previous week. Every member must present during this section.

The Chapter Director usually makes the first contribution.

Tracking back to my earlier point, Leadership forces you to improve yourself.

As chapter Director, I intended my performance as a member should inspire everyone.
I would endeavour to contribute more. Greater contribution is not possible without some level of personal improvement. BNI provided leadership training to develop leaders to perform.

My position on the source of leadership required me to demonstrate a direct relationship between what I did, and what others observing my contributions would be prepared to do.
Unless I could help the members to see a bigger vision of their efforts, there could be no real growth.

I only had a 12 month term, so I decided to demonstrate a personal commitment to the chapter to be there every week. BNI chapters meet on average, 50 weeks each year. This is no small commitment. This meant no holidays spanning across weeks, saying no, to activities which would place me elsewhere at the meeting time, including business opportunities. This required another level of self-improvement, which I was being prepared for all along without even realising it. I will say more on this at another time.

I lead 50 meetings out of 50, but this feat did not inspire every member.

The most significant area of personal growth which my tenure of leadership forced me to confront was some members would not respond, no matter how much I lead, demonstrated or committed.

Leadership is not about people following you. It cannot be measured simply by followers, or popularity polls.

People will not always follow your example, nor be inspired by your actions, no matter how many mountains you move. When leading, it is essential to stay your course, unless the results tell you otherwise.

Leaders should not obsess over knowing all the answers. You never will know all the answers.

You will struggle if you try to come up with all solutions by yourself.

Leadership is a learning experience. The ultimate leadership manual should say in rule number 1, “Be prepared to feel unprepared.”

Be ready to take tough decisions; sometimes, very unpopular decisions.

Leadership is not an opportunity to test your assumptions about decisions made by other leaders you have observed and perhaps, been led by. I held this belief before stepping up to chapter leadership, and encourage any new leader to develop resistance toward comparison of your leadership tenure, with other those of other leaders.

Leaders play to their strengths while all the time improving their weaknesses. This alone, makes comparison very difficult, if not impossible, but ultimately of no benefit given the different challenges you need to lead through.

This was not my first tenure of leadership, but I learned a lot during that year. I learned more about myself than about anything else.

The reality, for me, was agreeing to be a BNI Chapter Director proved to be a valuable life lesson in Self-Improvement. I recommend you take any leadership opportunity presented to you and position it as a challenge which will support your growth into a greater version of yourself.

Leadership forces you to improve yourself.

The earlier consideration was whether we are all able to grow into leadership, or, if leadership is an exclusive innate quality.

For me, leadership is a quality which can be studied, copied and applied. It can be analysed and taught. BNI continually invests in leadership training and it is the world’s largest network of its kind.

I attended an initial leadership training event, and throughout the year, quarterly leadership training events where I could top up my knowledge, and share experiences with other leadership team members within BNI. I also attended many other learning events to keep me moving forward. 

This learning proved beneficial. I met a number of leaders who grew over their term of leadership. The experience they gained mirrored my own.

For many, the greatest fear is public speaking. The charge of BNI President/Chapter Director would immediately force them to change, in order to lead the meeting.

Leadership is necessary for anyone seriously seeking self-improvement, because it is necessary to first lead yourself. After all, how can we lead others, if we cannot master our own direction?

Patrick Nairne

An End to Procrastination - Archana Murthy

An End to Procrastination | Archana Murthy | TEDx Marcus High School 

Why do we procrastinate?

Archana Murthy presents an inspirational message to everyone who decides procrastinate, rather than take action. 

Do you ever procrastinate?  

I would like to know if her method helps you.

Thank you for watching.

Patrick Nairne

Why you should define your fears instead of your goals | Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss explains how Stoicism has become integral to his self-improvement.

What do you think about his approach to managing fears?

 

How to stop Fear from ruling your decisions.

Thank you for watching.

Patrick Nairne

Turning Defeat into Success

Brendon Burchard

Great advice for those challenging times.
Thank you for watching.

Patrick Nairne

How Successful People Think - Taking the Earl Nightingale Challenge by Generating Great Ideas - Update

At the beginning of March 2017, I shared wisdom and a challenge from Earl Nightingale, to use our minds to develop ideas for our own benefit.

Providing an update in April proved more challenging than I had anticipated. June is as good a month as April for updates.

Earl Nightingale encourages us to purposely plan time to focus our minds on the activity of generating ideas. We should spend an hour, if possible, each day, immersed in writing down ideas which come to mind. By making this a deliberate act, we cultivate and exercise our brain's capacity to look for ways we can create opportunities to improve ourselves, and earn through thought.

I decided to take this seriously.

I wanted all my ideas to be recorded in the same place, so I selected a pocket sized note book, small enough that I could take it anywhere, yet sized so I could write comfortably. Why not my mobile phone? I will say something about this later on.

I selected a note book with no lines on the page, so my thoughts would not be limited, nor influenced by the page style.

I experimented with the time of day, to find a time where I could condition my mind to get ready to work. I tried the first thing in the morning, all the way through to last thing at night. My schedule during March proved quite erratic, so I wrote mostly while I was travelling by train. This gave me about an hour each week day.

Sometimes, I sought inspiration by listening to recordings from great speakers and reading positive messages prior to setting my mind to work.

I also took time to clear my mind on occasion, to see if there was a difference in the quantity, or quality of ideas produced.

As stated by Earl, the first attempts to generate ideas yielded little as my brain felt unprepared, being forced to create on demand, but as I got past this initial feeling, I started writing everything, as thoughts came to me.

At first, my thoughts were about physical things, mostly something I could design, or make. I had seven ideas on my first attempt.

I thought about everyday problems and how I could solve them.

Then came the challenges. Life getting in the way. I found it quite challenging to force my mind to become, or remain creative, while I had life challenges fighting for the same resource.

There were several days where I could generate one, or two ideas at best.

I kept putting in the time though.

Some ideas were duplicated along the way, but I generated over 60 ideas and a system.

So what did I learn?

I am capable of generating great ideas, and with practice over time, I will generate a few brilliant, possibly life changing ideas, provided I keep this going.

I stopped myself censoring my ideas. It is so easy to dismiss our own ideas, judging them before even writing them down, so I committed them to my note book regardless of how naturally successful I felt they would be.

Keeping all these ideas in one place may appear risky, but I have trained my mind to get working on ideas every time I see the note book. It is inspirational to me to see all these ideas flowing from my mind. I can look through them and select an idea to act on, knowing if it does not blossom into an immediate success, I can relax. There are many more where that idea came from, already written down, and I can always go back to my mind at any time to generate even more.

Generating ideas is actually fun. I observe everyday occurrences with the possibility that an idea will formulate, should something happen unexpectedly.

Some of the world's greatest ideas came to life that way.

Some ideas just arrive. No preparation, no warning, so carrying a note book and pen, ensures I can capture them.

I tried capturing my ideas on my mobile phone a few times. The interface of my phone, and the battery dependency of electronic devices, forced me straight back to the note book. This is before I get to the interruption of emails and texts.

Pen and paper provide an instant, flexible and unrestrained way to record thoughts.

I am still writing ideas in my note book. I carry it around with me and review my ideas whenever I hear a great idea, generated by someone else. I compare it to mine and usually, my ideas appear more useful than they originally were written down.

I encourage you to take Earl Nightingale's advice. Set time aside to regularly engage your mind to come up with ideas.

Who knows, the next big idea may be one of mine, or yours.

Thank you Earl Nightingale.

Thank you for reading.

Patrick Nairne

Starting Your Self-Improvement Journey Part 1

Starting out with Self Improvement Part 1

As with any journey, starting, is most important part. The pursuit of self-improvement requires an investment of both energy and time, to make sure there is a start.

Have you observed how sprinters meticulously seat themselves into their starting blocks with ritual focus, wiggling their way into the perfect starting position? 

The starting block enables the sprinter to channel as much of their their energy as possible into the start of their race, which is crucial to the sprinter's moving from stationary, to maximum speed, as quickly as possible. 

There is a lot more to sprinting than the start, of course, but the reference here, is all about making a connection to starting out with self-improvement.

Starting out with self-improvement is closer to starting a sprint race, than an endurance race, although actual self-improvement is definitely not about quick fix. 

If you ever ran races as a child, you most likely did not use a starting block. You probably assumed a standing start, or crouched into a start position. You probably noticed some of your energy was not utilised in getting you moving forward as you slipped, or tentatively started out, ultimately preventing you unleashing your maximum potential.

As with sprinting, you can choose a starting block, or work with the flat bare track. 

Judging from the uptake by all the World's best sprinters, starting blocks deliver some great advantages over going without.

When starting out with self-improvement, just like starting a sprint race, the aim is for all of your energy to propel you in the intended direction only. No slips, no slides.

The starting block is only effective if adjusted to fit the physical dimensions of the sprinter if they are to provide the best start, reducing, or even removing the slipping and sliding, which can prevent you achieving your best start.

Once you have started running, the starting blocks are no longer needed, until the start of the next race.  

So what are these starting blocks in relation to self-improvement?

Acknowledging your current strategy cannot take you where you want to go, and that You, need to upgrade yourself, to be able to take you where you want to go.


Sprinters need their starting blocks adjusted to fit them perfectly for the greatest effectiveness. A little off, and the sprinter could false start, start poorly, or in the extreme, injure themselves trying to launch into their start. 


Starting your self-improvement is much the same.

What is your current strategy? Spend the time to honestly detail your approach right now. This will be a lot more challenging than than it may at first appear.

This is the true start of your self-improvement journey.

I look forward to you joining me for Part 2.

The 4 Best Habits of Rich People | Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy shares some powerful concepts about the internal approach which builds success. Even if you have no desire to be rich, these principles will help you achieve your version of success.

Thank you for watching.

Patrick Nairne

Stop Quitting on Your Goals. Here's How. Stick to Your Goals!

Brendon Burchard talks about goals

I like Brendon's approach here.

Remain immersed in your goals. Interact with your senses on a deeper level and make them a part of your visualization.

Patrick Nairne

What I learned from 100 days of rejection | Jia Jiang

Jia Jiang

As we seek to improve ourselves, we will encounter rejection, or even uncover the source of our fears.

Jia Jiang teaches us how to embrace that which we fear and earn from it.

I hope Jia Jiang's techniques can help us all.

Thank you for viewing.

Patrick Nairne

Is your language shaping your reality?

Chris Lambert-Gorwyn

Chris, thank you for this insight which is so vital for the success of every individual who is passionate, and committed to their own Self Improvement.

I wonder how many times our internal language reinforces doubt, or reminds us of pain, even though we meant for the experience we describe, to provide momentum to our intention. How may we be holding ourselves back, without even being aware of it?

Guard what you say to everyone, especially yourself.

Bring value to everything you do, especially to yourself.

Please let me know if you decide to take the challenge Chris has been taking.

Thank you,


Patrick Nairne

How to believe in yourself: Jim Cathcart at TEDxDelrayBeach

Jim Cathcart

Jim Cathcart explains how straight forward the road to success in Self Improvement is.

Thank you for watching.

Patrick Nairne

ZIG ZIGLAR - THIS IS YOUR BRAIN AND HERE'S HOW IT WORKS!

Zig Ziglar
"You can have everything in life you want,
if you will help other people get what they want." 



Do you agree?

Let me know.

Thank you,

Patrick Nairne

Why You Shouldn't Tell People About Your Goals - College Info Geek

Thomas Frank

Are you one of those people who likes to talk about your goals?
Maybe a moment with Thomas Frank will give you something to think about.



I wonder, do you agree with Thomas?

Let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Patrick Nairne

Kobe Bryant | Best Motivational Speech | New [HD]

Have you truly thought about who you will have become at the point you
achieve an important goal?

Who will you be then?

Do we make our goals, or do our goals make us who we need to be?

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for your time.

Patrick Nairne

Purpose - Drive - Why - Success

Dick's Sporting Goods & Dr. Eric Thomas: I Can, I Will, I Must

Today I took another step toward my goals for 2017.

In spite of many challenges this morning, I made it to the Internet Business School to start my Internet Marketing Diploma course, learning from Simon Coulson. Simon teaches cutting edge knowledge and skills, which are mandatory for successfully creating and maintaining an online presence if you aim to be a thought leader, or an entrepreneur.

I faced several moments when it would have been easier to turn back and go home to where I would be both comfortable and warm. 

The course is available online after all.

Putting it all into context, I was experiencing challenges which were inconvenient, not insurmountable. Nothing approaching a threat to life. The challenges were reason enough to quit though.

I heard this affirmation for the first time over thirty years ago and it stuck in my mind from that time until now. 

Normal people need a reason Why, to keep going when it seems easier to quit.

If you are thinking of quitting something which is essential to your future success because it gets a little challenging, please listen to these inspirational words from Dr. Eric Thomas now.




Thank you.

Patrick Nairne

Mel Robbins presents the 5 second rule

Mel Robbins presents the 5 second rule.

 

Two weeks ago I attended the JT Foxx weekend workshop in London and and sure enough, JT Foxx presented a 5 second rule for making decisions.

Why agonise over decisions? Make the decision, then give it everything to make the decision work for you.

Do you take too long to act? Why not give the 5 second rule a try?

Let me know what you think.

Patrick Nairne 

How Successful People Think - Earl Nightingale

I often heard extracts from Earl Nightingale on the radio, before I became a teenager, and remember thinking these were words of true wisdom. 

I always wanted to hear more. I knew at the time, there must be more than those extracts I was exposed to. 

This is a time before the Internet, and access to information as we enjoy it today.

I think about the challenges, which any person seeking real Self Improvement in those days, would have to overcome, when it was not as easy as searching worldwide databases, or search engines electronically in seconds, as we do today.

We have so much access to wisdom in digestible formats today, yet, self improvement remains a pursuit for only the most determined to change.

Earl Nightingale references the capacity of the human mind, and encourages a simple method to cultivate opportunities, yet in his day, just as now, many people choose to not develop this natural, free resource in this way.

I speak to so many people who appear amazed that humanity has a reusable resource which can be literally 'mined' in this way. Many believe this idea is merely over simplification. If it was that easy, surely everyone would do it.

I have witnessed on more than one occasion at an event called The Power to Achieve, Andy Harrington, through a simple demonstration, revealing many people actively distorting, or deleting the obvious answer, to the amazement of those who decide to accept the simple answer as it is presented.

Today, I am implementing Earl's mind 'mining' technique. I have a paper notebook, which I will use to note my ideas for the month of March 2017. By the end of March, this should become a habit. I hope to post an update on my progress during April.

In the meantime, please take the time to listen to Earl, and perhaps, have a little fun implementing his mind 'mining' technique for the next month too.

Let me know how you get on.

Patrick Nairne

 

Les Brown It's possible

Do you have a big goal which you do not yet believe is possible to reach?

Les Brown is here to help. 

Every successful person I have met, or read about, started with this belief.

Do you believe it is possible now?

Why not leave a comment?

Patrick Nairne

Working on My Self Improvement

I recently completed a workshop to start my Online Marketing Business. The course was over two days, run by Paul O'Mahony. 

I learned how to create this blog through Paul's lessons and support. 

Paul is, among his many talents, a public speaker who clearly believes in developing a mindset which produces Self Improvement. 

Patrick and Paul at Paul's OBM workshop © Patrick Nairne 2017

I first met Paul in late 2015 at an event called The Power to Achieve, run by Andy Harrington, and immediately saw how the solution presented by Paul, was a vehicle for me to create a lifestyle I had always thought possible, but had not yet realised through my own efforts.

Paul's message during the workshop, was simple. The likelihood of success, depends upon a willingness to prioritise clarity on goals and completing the actions required to reach those goals.

My likelihood of creating my online business would depend completely on my willingness to prioritise my Online Business Goals and completing the Actions required to reach them.

Ok Paul, so it is not just about learning what you do and copying it?

Mindset, Willingness, Actions? This sounds more like Personal Development Paul. 

Ok, so I understood there was a need for me to do 'something', but it turns out that the most important 'something', is to work on me.

I started working on Me, some time ago, and to be fair, I have come a long way. I have realised that my journey is about to become supersonic in 2017 and would like to help others, who like me, want to take part in life at a higher level, but could do with a little help to get there.

This blog is a place to find inspirational people, who can help you make a positive difference to your life. I look forward to sharing them with you in 2017 and beyond.

Patrick Nairne.