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Mindful Living

Aviv Shahar — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:33:52 +0000

Well-being, happiness, fulfillment, meaning and purpose are found in the small moments that create the significance of living. In this excerpt from the Rituals of Champions class we discuss the Mindful Living – how to live mindfully every day.

What Meryl Streep Does

Aviv Shahar — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:05:41 +0000

You create rituals to help you stay focused on what’s important and to remind you of your intentions and values. Rituals help to bring forward alertness about a decision you made – it directs you into action. In this excerpt we explore what Meryl Streep does and the power of doing the unnecessary work. Listen to an excerpt from The Rituals of Champions class. Enjoy!

Unleash Your Creativity

Aviv Shahar — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:49:53 +0000

How can you unleash your creativity? You’ve got to put yourself in situations where creativity can be unleashed in you. Listen to this second excerpt from our class on creativity.

To Lead Is To Create

Aviv Shahar — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:40:24 +0000

You don’t have to be a Michelangelo, a Mozart, a Picasso or a Hemingway before you can believe you are creative. To create is to lead. To lead is to create possibilities. Enjoy an excerpt from our class: Creativity Unleashed.

Discovering Opportunities

Aviv Shahar — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:29:18 +0000

Failure mistakenly got itself a bad name and is highly over-rated. In this second excerpt from the Teleconference: Overcoming Resistance – putting your goals and priorities to action we explore the opportunities you can discovered in challenge and resistance.

The Golden Rule for Learning and Development Professionals

Aviv Shahar — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:44:21 +0000

An excerpt from the teleconference: Overcoming Resistance – putting your goals and priorities to action and manifesting your life. In this excerpt we discuss the 90/10 Golden Rule of adults learning and development.

Setting Priorities – Career Choices Best Practice

Aviv Shahar — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:23:40 +0000

Listen to this excerpt from our Setting Priorities Class. This is about prioritizing values – how to make conscious career choices that meet your needs and aspirations.

Overcoming Procrastination – Best Practices

Aviv Shahar — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:57:50 +0000

In our recent teleconference: Smart Goals & Wise Aims we covered the following topics:

Creating first-hand experiences, goals and aims.
Five strategies to overcoming procrastination.
Aligning the short and long terms.
Coupling SMART Goals with WISE Aims.
Creating whole person goals and aims.
Adjusting your financial thermostat to increase your income.

Access here the complete series. Listen below to the first two strategies to overcoming procrastination. Enjoy!

Seeing The Invisible Layers

Aviv Shahar — Mon, 17 May 2010 01:40:17 +0000

Do you see the invisible work created around you? Are you fully aware of the invisible layers of your own work?

This podcast draws your awareness to the invisible work of your endeavors. That’s where the transformative power lies; this is where the quality and essence of something is fashioned and preserved.

You enjoy a red apple you picked up at the produce section but you do not see the tree and all the hands that touched the apple to get it to the store for you. “But I have my own apple tree that grows in my garden” you say. And there, too, you don’t see the roots underground holding the tree in place.

The invisible work is the essence of change and transformation. All great endeavors and all great success stories had great invisible work behind them. Discover the point of leverage and engage in the invisible work you are here to create!

The KEY: Flying Over Volcanic Iceland

Aviv Shahar — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:54:58 +0000

I am writing this Key flying at 36,000 feet, just north of Iceland. After trying for five days to escape Europe with numerous flight cancellations, I am finally heading home to Seattle. What an adventurous journey!

The Air Force brief is, “It’s the one you don’t see that will shoot you down.” The Black Swan message is, “Beware of the trap of preparing for the last swan (crisis) you saw. The next one will be different. Unexpected.” That’s why it’s called a Black Swan.

Read here what I have I learned on this trip.

Listen to the KEY here: