The pursuit of excellence

Hope you’re having a great summer and finding some sunshine & warmth in spite of the British weather! I’ve been basking in the wonderful show we’re putting on for the Olympics and getting inspired by the dedication to excellence of all the athletes. The general state of my house is suffering but its doing wonders for my faith in humanity and my belief in the unlimited possibilities of people to challenge themselves to achieve true excellence, sometimes in spite of great odds.  I’ve been particularly following some of the stories of inspiring athletes like  Samiya Yuusf OmarIt from Somalia who have battled on many fronts to be here at the Olympics and who remind me of just what we can achieve if we have the determination. (For her full story see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7492967.stm)

You may not be competing in the Olympics this year but the summer is often a good time to enjoy re-evaluating your own goals & to get curious about what great things you want to achieve next in your life. While we might often clear out outmoded clothes and throw out things that we no longer need, we can also turn our thoughts productively (a little more often) to clearing out some of the cobwebbed ideas and beliefs we have about what’s possible for us, what we want to focus on and what is most important to us right now. So time to get out that brush (yes I’m going to sweat this metaphor!)  sweep clean your mind and create a clear space for new ideas, thoughts, goals, plans and challenges to start rushing in. What things do you believe just because you always have, because your parents told you or because the 7 year old you decided it must be true in response to some set of conditions that are no longer true for you now? As the start of the new academic year September is often a time for starting new things and beginning new courses of action. What do you want to do this year that will get you closer to the happiness in all areas of your life that you so richly deserve?

If  you’re looking for a new challenge in the Autumn that will really help you get more of what you want , you may well be interested  in the NLP courses Sea Star has planned for September. NLP is an amazing set of tools , originally modelled from excellent practice in many areas of psychology,  which will help you get the most out of your life and work. It can seriously impact your success in relationships and most importantly your relationship with yourself so that you handle life’s challenges more easily and increase your level of happiness and confidence.

I am holding a free evening’s introduction to NLP at Cedar farm on Thursday 6th September from 7.30 – 9.30. The focus of the evening is for you to understand what NLP is and what it can do for you.  Why not come, bring a friend and have a fun evening out learning something new.  If you’d like to come please just let me know and I’ll reserve you a place.

If you’d like to go into NLP in a bit more detail, there are also still a few places on the weekend introduction which is certificated and will give a comprehensive outline of the building blocks of NLP. The weekend is fun, interactive and The weekend will be on the 29th & 30th of September and will cost £150. This weekend also counts as weekend 1 of the full Practitioner training which will continue from November, one weekend per month through to July. All the dates are available here on the website (www.seastartraining.co.uk)

So why not join us, meet some great people, learn something new & exciting that can benefit you and have some fun while you’re doing it. You never know what you can achieve until you decide to give it a go.

Now back to the Olympics. Yay!