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3 Ways Meditation Can Make You More Successful

Meditation has been practiced in Eastern culture for thousands of years but now it’s gone global. If the word meditation and other spiritual practices conjures up images of monks or long-haired hippy types, think again. With everyone from high-achieving CEOs to celebrities now attributing much of their success to regular meditation the stigma is finally being removed and it’s becoming mainstream.
When I was younger I was afraid to express too much interest in such things as spirituality or other such esoteric beliefs because they would’ve been dismissed as nonsense and I didn’t want to be judged as weird. However, having gone through such an enlightening spiritual awakening over the last few years I’m now all in. The more I learn about the three M’s (mindfulness, meditation and manifesting), the more it makes sense. There’s a reason this wisdom has been taught in eastern cultures for thousands of years: it works.
Here in the West we are slowly catching up to what the ancients have known all along. Presence, awareness and moments of calm are essential to living a fulfilled life; stress, angst and fear are not. We have been conditioned to believe that if we’re not doing everything at a hundred miles an hour, burning the candle at both ends and spinning all the plates without breaking a single one we are, at best, not worthy of our success, at worst, complete and utter failures.
However, there is more and more evidence to suggest that taking time out to be present, to feel our emotions and then to release them, is the key to living a calmer, more balanced and, ultimately, better life. Art is a fantastic tool for getting started or if you have difficulty staying focused during traditional ‘eyes closed’ meditation. Studying a painting mindfully while controlling the breath can be equally as, if not more, effective than using a mantra.
Here are three great reasons for starting your meditation practice that will set you up for success:
1. Better Sleep
I’ve never really had a problem falling asleep but staying asleep, well that’s different. I used to get up two or three times during the night to catch mice/feed the cats/go to the loo (more often than not all three!). However, since I’ve upped my meditation practice to twice a day I have slept a good six to seven hours straight every night.
I begin my day with a 20 minute visualisation meditation which helps ease me awake slowly and more consciously. Simply waking up half an hour earlier to incorporate this ensures that we start our morning feeling positive and in a calm state of mind. This then has repercussions throughout the day meaning that we’re able to navigate any obstacles that may appear with ease rather than panic. Taking ‘mindfulness breaks’ using tools such as art can help to maintain calm during our waking hours.
By the time we go to bed there is minimal stress in the system and any that does remain can be released during an evening meditation. This means that our body gets the rest it needs at night instead of getting rid of stress, resulting in a deeper and more restorative sleep.
2. Improved Productivity
Now that you’re sleeping better and getting the proper rest you need during the night it follows that your days will be more productive too. Less fatigue and brain fog and more mental clarity means we can stay focused and get more done in less time. When we are constantly existing in fight-or-flight mode it’s difficult to think straight and we often make bad judgement calls under pressure.
Meditation, combined with mindfulness practices which use an anchor to keep us present, such as art, can greatly improve our cognitive function. What it does is calm the nervous system, creates order and therefore allows stress to be expelled from the body. Meditating over time literally changes our brains: studies have shown that regular practice shrinks the amygdala (the part of the brain that controls fear and emotional impulses) and increases the size of the brain stem (where dopamine and serotonin originate) and the pre-frontal cortex, which is the part responsible for learning and creative problem-solving.
3. Enhanced Intuition
If you find you’re constantly second-guessing yourself or have difficulty making decisions on a daily basis then meditation is your new best friend. Most of the time we are using our left brain to analyse and problem solve in a logical way.
What meditation does is strengthen the connection between this and the right, or creative, side of the brain. Using the two in tandem increases our powers of intuition which enables us to instinctively make better decisions and choices. Art also has this ability to unite the two sides of the brain – the left is analysing and trying to make sense of the picture as a whole while the right taps into the emotions that we feel when looking at it. By visually meditating using a piece of art you are in effect supercharging your practice by giving your brain the equivalent of a HIIT workout!
You may not have aspirations to be the next Jeff Bezos or Will Smith but meditation will make you better at being you. Whatever your dreams, they will seem much more attainable if you afford yourself the time to slow down, tune in and filter out the noise. Haircuts and robes are optional.
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There is no greatness without becoming and there is no becoming with authenticity

In just a few weeks, we will be wrapping up 2023. Can you believe it? This year has been absolutely incredible for me.
I have seen amazing doors opened, new relationships formed and I am seeing dreams realized in my life. While this seems like the hallmarks of a great year, this has also been the most challenging year of my life. With all of the change happening in my life, I have been forced out of my comfort zone and challenged to grow in every area of my life.
I can truly say that I have made the most of my moments this year and I have used everything as a catalyst for maximizing my greatest potential.
As a revolutionary leader, I have the pleasure of consulting and advising leaders around the world to fulfill purpose, realize their greatest potential and make an impact.
I want to share some insights with you that will help you to break cycles of mediocrity and manifest your greatness.
Everything legal must come through the matrix
I am sure that some of you are wondering why I am using the term matrix. However, what you have to understand is that I am trying to make a highly complex spiritual principle practical to understand.
Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, every life has an origin and I believe that origin is divine and begins with eternity. You are birthed from eternity and into time to fulfill a unique purpose and assignment in your lifetime and generation.
The matrix is simply the portal or vehicle that brings something out of the invisible realm and into tangible form. The problem with much of the teaching today is that it excludes the matrix. We are told to believe that success is instantaneous and overnight.
Nobody talks about how a dream progresses through stages beginning with visualization and ultimately culminating in manifestation. Without a matrix or portal then everything that you attempt to birth and build will be illegal.
The matrix not only makes you legal but it gives you the authority and power to function as the greatest expression of who you were created to be.
Every matrix has an incubation process
While many people admire and respect me today, I remember a time when nobody knew who I was or the significance of my message. How did I get to where I am today? I got here through an incubation process.
In other words, everything that has been destined for your life is incubating and awaiting a set time of manifestation. The problem is that most people live their entire lives idle and never initiate the incubation process.
What do I meany by that? Most people are living reckless and very few people are living intentionally. I am amazed at the number of people I have conversations with that have no vision, goals or strategies for their lives. They show great promise and they have undeniable potential.
However, without development they will die with their dreams still in them.
Everything that has been destined for your life must be incubated and converted to become realities born to time.
“Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin to build.” – Robert Collier
You must give expression to that which is not yet born to time
When you think about a matrix or a prophetic incubation process, you have to understand that potential is often unrealized and untapped. In other words, your potential is in raw form and your potential cannot serve you as long as it is untapped.
The thing that makes me valuable is that I have the ability to convert potential into power. I have done it in my own life and I have empowered leaders around the world to do the same. How do you convert potential into power?
First, it is important to note that you have to perceive potential. If you cannot perceive your potential then you can never cultivate your potential. In addition, you must take the time to cultivate your potential. We often get excited about our capabilities; however, we never expand our capacity in order to realize our greatest potential.
In other words, the strength of your potential is only discovered through your willingness to stretch. The more we are challenged the more we are empowered to expand our capacity for greatness. Most of all, you must begin to express your potential. The expression of potential is different for every person.
For example, the expression of my potential is best demonstrated through the thoughts, ideas, products, services, books, etc.
For another person the expression of potential may look like a screenplay, artwork, sports, scientific discoveries, medical breakthroughs, etc.
Regardless of the form of expression, I know that you will live empty and unfulfilled until you make the decision to express your potential. The expression of your potential gives voice to your dreams, life to your vision, significance to your moments and activates your true power.
You must manifest your greatness
As a revolutionary thinker and leader, my work has impacted people around the world. I am grateful that my life is a source of empowerment to so many people. However, before anyone could ever benefit from my life, I had to make a non-negotiable decision to become who I was born to be.
I wish I could tell you that this journey is easy and that you will get there overnight. However, in a world that celebrates us for doing we are often criticized for being. As a result, I wasted a lot of time trying to be who other people wanted me to be instead of being who I was born to be.
There is no greatness without becoming and there is no becoming with authenticity. It is through our bravery to be vulnerable that we ultimately manifest our greatness. We do not bless the world by being a duplicate. We bless the world when we honor our difference. When you honor your difference you honor your potential.
Ultimately, your difference is how you manifest your greatness.
When you present anything but your authentic self to the world, you are playing small and you are robbing the world of your significance. Manifesting your greatness requires you to master your gifts.
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