Podcasts about brilliant living

Simon T. Bailey is the author of “Ignite the Power of WOMEN In Your Life: A Guide for MEN,” the book destined to spark a worldwide movement. In fact, Simon has committed to a life of purpose that sparks individuals and organizations to lead countries, companies, and communities differently. This current mission caps an illustrious career as a Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker and renowned advisor to companies in diverse industries. Book: Ignite the Power of WOMEN In Your Life: A Guide for MEN Available on Amazon.com for $25 in hardback. It is also available on Kindle for $11.20 and Audible for $7. Additional Books & Ebooks By Simon T. Bailey Be The Spark: Five Platinum Service Principles for Creating Customers for Life Success is an Inside Job Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World Shift Your Brilliance: Harness the Power of You, Inc. Brilliant Living: 31 Insights to Creating an Awesome Life Releasing Leadership Brilliance: Breaking Sound Barriers in Education co-written with Dr. Marceta F. Reilly Meditate on Your Personal Brilliance Meditate on Your Professional Brilliance Website: simontbailey.com ignitethepowerofwomen.com Online Learning: simontbailey.com/coaching/ Free Weekly Newsletter and Gift: simontbailey.com Blog: simontbailey.com/blog/ Social Media LinkedIn: @simontbailey Instagram: @simontbailey YouTube: @SimonTBaileyIntl Facebook: @simontbailey Twitter: @simontbailey Book Simon to Speak: hello@simontbailey.com 407-970-1113

Simon T. Bailey is the author of “Ignite the Power of WOMEN In Your Life: A Guide for MEN,” the book destined to spark a worldwide movement. In fact, Simon has committed to a life of purpose that sparks individuals and organizations to lead countries, companies, and communities differently. This current mission caps an illustrious career as a Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker and renowned advisor to companies in diverse industries. Book: Ignite the Power of WOMEN In Your Life: A Guide for MEN Available on Amazon.com for $25 in hardback. It is also available on Kindle for $11.20 and Audible for $7. Additional Books & Ebooks By Simon T. Bailey Be The Spark: Five Platinum Service Principles for Creating Customers for Life Success is an Inside Job Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World Shift Your Brilliance: Harness the Power of You, Inc. Brilliant Living: 31 Insights to Creating an Awesome Life Releasing Leadership Brilliance: Breaking Sound Barriers in Education co-written with Dr. Marceta F. Reilly Meditate on Your Personal Brilliance Meditate on Your Professional Brilliance Website: simontbailey.com ignitethepowerofwomen.com Online Learning: simontbailey.com/coaching/ Free Weekly Newsletter and Gift: simontbailey.com Blog: simontbailey.com/blog/ Social Media LinkedIn: @simontbailey Instagram: @simontbailey YouTube: @SimonTBaileyIntl Facebook: @simontbailey Twitter: @simontbailey Book Simon to Speak: hello@simontbailey.com 407-970-1113

Shift your BRILLIANCE….with Dr. Simon T. Bailey!An American speaker, author, life coach, and entrepreneur.  Bailey is the author of Shift Your Brilliance: Harness the Power of You, INC and Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World. Bailey was inducted into the National Speakers Association's CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame in 2015One book you recommend everyone should readWhen I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man, by  Jerry Weintraubhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7720207-when-i-stop-talking-you-ll-know-i-m-deadWhat's your favorite lunch?If you could invite anyone to lunch, living or dead, who would you invite. Inspired by Mother Theresa .You are brilliant! The story of your life:I was born in the ghetto of Buffalo, NY,“Nineteen years ago, I walked away from a job as Sales and New Business Development Director of the world-renowned Disney Institute based at Walt Disney World Resort (#Disney).* I had a guaranteed paycheck and benefits galore. I didn't want for anything and was on the fast track to a bright career future. In the midst of living my own version of the American dream, something was missing.”“Brilliant Living”! You are amazing in all that you do! Why are you passionate about what you do? How do you do it? What are some routines or resources that help you?“Simon Says:” What advice do you have for people who are trying to find their purpose?What brings you joy? You're my inspirational guru for marketing! I just wanted to tell you that :-) What do you wish you knew before starting your career?What's next for you? Where can listeners sign up for your course or purchase your product?http://www.simontbailey.com/https://www.facebook.com/BrilliantSimonThttps://twitter.com/simontbaileyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/simontbailey/Music on this episode is The Sheik of Araby performed by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra. Thomas Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956), an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. The Sheik of Araby, is a song that was written in 1921 by Harry Smith  and Francis Wheeler, with music by Ted Snyder. It was composed in response to the popularity of the feature film, The Sheik, staring Rudolph Valentino.  

Simon T. Bailey is a best selling author, a Hall of Fame speaker and the CEO of Simon T. Bailey International, Inc. Simon will share about his new book: Brilliant Living, 30 insights to creating an awesome life. Some of the principles shared are: dare to be brilliant, focus for success, learn how to bounce back, flip the script and create a new story and how to let kindness be your bottom line. Simon also will share the power of declaring what you desire, celebrate the small things and how to occupy the moment. www.simont.bailey.com http://loaradionetwork.com/constance-arnold

Simon T. Bailey is a best selling author, a Hall of Fame speaker and the CEO of Simon T. Bailey International, Inc. Simon will share about his new book: Brilliant Living, 30 insights to creating an awesome life. Some of the principles shared are: dare to be brilliant, focus for success, learn how to bounce back, flip the script and create a new story and how to let kindness be your bottom line. Simon also will share the power of declaring what you desire, celebrate the small things and how to occupy the moment. www.simont.bailey.com http://loaradionetwork.com/constance-arnold

Simon T. Bailey is a best selling author, a Hall of Fame speaker and the CEO of Simon T. Bailey International, Inc. Simon will share about his new book: Brilliant Living, 30 insights to creating an awesome life. Some of the principles shared are: dare to be brilliant, focus for success, learn how to bounce back, flip the script and create a new story and how to let kindness be your bottom line. Simon also will share the power of declaring what you desire, celebrate the small things and how to occupy the moment. www.simont.bailey.com http://loaradionetwork.com/constance-arnold

What the heck is wellbeing? Here at Brilliant Living HQ and our Changeability Podcast we’re all about helping you and us manage our minds to make changes and have more success and our best life and business.  As well as looking at mind management techniques and processes to do this, we thought it would be fun and hopefully helpful to look at some of the key areas of life that many of us want to do something about.  Earlier this year we did a series of podcasts and posts about relationships and today we start thinking about wellness and wellbeing. “Everything that brings us well being is achieved through allowing ourselves to flow with life and be in harmony. Pain happens, it is our attachment to the pain and our resistance to change that causes suffering.” Alaric Hutchinson Today is a beautiful day. It’s the first week of May and spring has sprung here in our little corner of England. The evenings are light and the days getting longer every day. The sunshine is making us feel better and it’s amazing the difference it makes. In fact we could say it’s increasing our sense of wellbeing - it certainly feels like that to us.  But what the heck is wellbeing? What does wellbeing and wellness mean to us? This notion of wellbeing seems to be everywhere, in the work-place, in magazines, all over the internet, in fact there is a whole wellness and wellbeing industry out there.  Wellbeing is big business.  It’s a world populated by spas, therapists, therapies, fitness, gyms, dancing, exercise classes, weight loss, relaxation, supplements, closely associated to the health industry and being in a healthy state. Wellness is the manifestation of wellbeing. Wellbeing is a particular way or specific state of being encompassing many different aspects such as: Body and physical health Mental and psychological wellbeing Emotional wellbeing Economic wellbeing Social wellbeing Psychologists, economists and policy makers are all interested in wellbeing and try to measure it, so they can use it to understand more about populations and the policies needed in the future. While our focus at Brilliant Living HQ and in the Changeability mind-work is on mind management, it doesn’t mean we ignore the physical or body side of things. The two are totally entwined.  We know this is area where lots of us want to change things – and that’s great because we believe mind management is key to making those changes, as much as it is to making any changes in life or business. Is it an area you want to change? Ask yourself if your level of wellbeing is having an impact on your life, work, business, interests, family or relationships? Mind body and spirit When we talk about wellness in terms of Brilliant Living, we see wellbeing encompassing body, mind and spirit. For us it has to be a holistic definition and approach to wellbeing that takes all three elements into account. How do you define wellbeing? What the heck does wellbeing mean to you? We asked our Changeability Facebook Group and is what two of our members told us: ‘Giving your body what it needs (fuel, movement, rest and recovery) self care, connection, emotional support/nurturance... Just some ideas off the top of my head 

At a recent business event I had 30 seconds to introduce myself and what I did. This is the so-called elevator pitch and it’s not as easy as you might think.  Having seen how some people were struggling to get their description done in 5 minutes let alone 30 seconds it was suggested we use the quick little formula – I help …. To …. By….   I was the next one up so I sat there and said: “I help people make changes in their life or business by managing their minds”. It worked because everyone went ‘oooohhh’ and wanted to know what does that actually mean and how do you that. And it got me thinking that it's a long time since we've actually talked about what it is we actually do or rather the idea behind what we actually do. So today we're going to put that right because we’re going back to basics and thinking about what fundamentally underpins everything we talk about at Brilliant Living HQ.  It’s also the subject matter of my Changeability book and underpins the whole Changeability process and practice and Brilliant Living products. It is mind management!  What is mind management? The key question is what is mind management and why do we all need it. At it’s most basic level mind management is about managing your mind. Which maybe isn’t saying much – or more like it’s saying the same thing twice – there’s a nice word for that – tautology! But mind management is about managing your mind and we’re very keen on the whole idea of it. Our strap line here at Brilliant Living HQ is ‘Mind management for your best life and business’ or at least it was until we changed our site recently – we thought our logo looked better without it but maybe we should put it back somewhere so people know what it’s about! And the strapline to our podcast (and the Changeability book) is ‘Manage your Mind – Change your Life’. Why the obsession with mind management – what lies behind it? Mind management is the idea you can: ‘Harness the amazing power of your mind to help you get what you want in life.’  In other words you can reprogram or train your mind to create the right mindset to change what you don’t like into what you do like, and achieve your desires and live life to the full. “The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.” ~ Wayne W. Dyer. That’s a good start, but can we define it further and look at the individual elements of ‘mind management’ to get a better working definition?  How do we define mind management? The Business Dictionary defines management as: “The organisation and coordination of the activities of a business in order to achieve defined objectives.” The Merriam-Webster dictionary adds a useful extra dimension defining management as: “The act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business.” If we take these definitions together and replace business with the mind we come up with: “Mind management - The act or skill of controlling, organising and coordinating the activities of the mind in order to (make decisions to) achieve defined objectives.” This does assume that you have already determined what you want from your life, and have a vision of your defined objectives (goals) and what you have to do to achieve them. And for us that’s where it always begins – getting clear about what you want – because there are clear mind management reasons for doing this and for using the power of your brain and mind to help you achieve those goals and the changes you want. It has to start with intention plus inspiration which equal your vision or goals.  If you want to know more about that go to brillliantlivinghq.com/goals to be one of the first people to find out about our goals challenge. So that’s the management bit. Now for the second part.  The Mind There are basically two major components of the mind - the conscious and the subconscious. The conscious which is the bit we’re aware of – e.g. as you’re listening to this, the thoughts you’re thinking about what you want to eat or drink or what you’re doing later or reacting to what you’re hearing.  This is what we think about and what we’re aware of.  We tend to think of it as us – ‘this is me’ – but there is a lot more to you than that.  Your conscious mind is like the tip of the iceberg because underneath it is what’s often called your subconscious, the bit below the conscious mind. We think of it below if thinking about an iceberg – but it’s sub (as in submerged or submarine) in terms of our not being aware of it.  The other name – which is probably more accurate – is the unconscious.  This is the part we’re not aware of – but keeps us alive because it carries out millions of actions every day without us even thinking about it. Taken together these two components of your mind create what is in effect an information processing system whose purpose is to keep you functioning and alive.  The brain and mind When we talk about our mind we’re really using the term to describe aspects of what goes on inside our brain.  People often use the two terms interchangeably but they’re not really the same thing. There are different physical elements to our brain, which you can easily see in any diagram of the brain, but our mind is what goes on within that physical organ. Your mind is where your consciousness and personality are. It’s a a bit like the software inside a computer. The brain is the hardware and the mind the software. But it’s not as straightforward as that as our thoughts are the result of our experiences and interpretations and feelings – so it’s more mixed. Essentially our brains contain nerve cells (called neurons) that are connected through synapses.  This is how thoughts are formed. These neural networks or pathways can be and are strengthened by repetition. Likewise, these pathways can be consciously and unconsciously influenced and strengthened by what we do, by the influences in our lives, by the previous experiences, beliefs and values we have stored in our minds. This is not only one of the facets or characteristics of how your mind works but is also one of the reasons why we need and want to manage our minds. Next week we’ll be exploring this further when we talk more about exactly why you really do want mind management to be an everyday part of your life.  Changeability If really can’t wait until next week to learn more – then you will find it all neatly explained in my book Changeability: Manage your Mind – Change your Life - together with a 10 step logical framework of ten practical mind management techniques, you can start using right away.  Get it here now (and it’s on special offer this week!) Episode 87 of the Changeability Podcast You can hear us talking about this and more in episode 87 of the Changeability Podcast.  Links: Join our free Changeability private Facebook group Like our Brilliant Living HQ Facebook page and keep up to date Get on our mailing list to find out what we’re up to Buy the book of our mind management program Changeability: Manage your Mind – Change your Life – on Amazon Thank you for reading or listening If you like listening to our show we would love you to leave us a review on iTunes or Stitcher – like Alex did – thanks Alex – really appreciate it! alex 18 butterfly from the UK – October 23rd 2015 Brilliant Podcasts - 5 stars "I look forward to listening to these podcasts in the morning on my way to work. They really help me feel positive towards the day ahead! Thank you so much for making these podcasts and please don’t stop."

Love yourself if you want to be a happy, fulfilled, confident, effective person, able to give and receive love, have self-esteem and a good sense of your self-worth. But it’s one thing to understand this intellectually and quite another to really know and believe it. One of the best ways to accelerate a self-love habit is through using self-love rituals. Practicing self-love rituals is an easy enjoyable way to implant and build your self-love habit and behaviour until it becomes natural. Today we look at 11 self-love rituals to get you started, but first what’s so special about rituals? What are rituals and why are they so powerful? A ritual involves a series of actions, sometimes in a prescribed order – which are a type of behaviour regularly and invariably followed by someone – in this case you! Because that’s what we’re after isn’t it – a way of behaving you do regularly and invariably, habitually and consistently.  That’s why developing rituals is powerful, because rather than leaving it to randomness and chance or how we’re feeling on a particular day, by creating rituals we build them into our life and are more likely to do them. Once you’ve created the ritual you don’t have to think about it – it’s part of a system. It’s internalised. Rituals will supercharge your habits and are better than habits in some ways. You can encompass more than one habit within a ritual and because rituals focus on specific ways of doing something, they are very focused. Apart from building the habit, the other great thing about using rituals is that by following a set way of doing something you’re creating space and time in your life for it.  Just doing these rituals will send your brain the message that this is important to you – you matter. These rituals we’re talking about of themselves nothing out of the ordinary. You might think that’s not a ritual that’s just how I’m spending my evening. Great if that’s the case – but by virtue of thinking of it as a ritual and labelling it as a ritual – it makes it a thing. It raises it up out of the everyday and mundane and it becomes something more.  It becomes that thing that you do, and what’s more you’re doing it with intention. ‘You’ time Most of these self-love rituals fall into the category of how to spend ‘you’ time.  This is time you put aside where you focus on yourself. Scheduling ‘you’ time is one of the key self-love habits. These rituals are a great way to help you do this. How you interpret them and make them your own will depend on your lifestyle, situation and preferences, but we’ve included a few suggestions to give you the idea. 11 Self-love rituals Relaxing or pamper time Spa Proper moisturise and self massage Brush your skin Take a long bath or shower Nurture / nourish time Self-development Visit a museum Watch a documentary, Joy time This will mean many different things to different people. It doesn’t really matter what it is – what matters is that you make a ritual and habit of scheduling time to do something that gives or brings you joy. Something just on your own or with others. Volunteering Get in the zone writing a novel or book A hobby like painting, sketching, or a sport Even better if it’s something you’re good at so you’re building your self-esteem at the same time. Go for a walk in the country or around the city Go to see a great film, show or play Schedule it to make it a ritual. It doesn’t have to be the same thing every day or for the same amount of time every day. Make a ritual of asking yourself – what am I doing today that it going to bring me joy. Laugh time Read a funny book or cartoon Watch comedy TV program or film Go to a comedy club Listen to a funny podcast The power of laughter is immense.  You’re telling yourself you deserve to laugh – you deserve to be happy.  Sometimes when we’re stressed or not feeling very loving towards ourselves we almost don’t feel right doing lots of laughing and having fun – especially if others are suffering – but we all deserve to be happy and making laughter a goal for your day or a ritual will help nudge it up the list and keep it on your radar. Gratitude time – for yourself Of course at BrilliantLivingHQ.com we’re big on gratitude and appreciation of what’s going on in our lives. It’s one of the most efficient and pleasing ways to ground us in our present, but more often than not it’s about other people and things around us.  The difference with this self-love appreciation ritual is it’s about self-appreciation.  If you already practice appreciation each day e.g. you write a list every day keep going but ensure at least one item out of your three or however many you do is just about you. Or create a separate note of 1 to 5 things you appreciate about yourself today.  It can be something you’ve done – maybe something you did well today, something nice someone said to you – a compliment or feedback – or something you appreciate about yourself. For example – your body might not look exactly the way you’d like it to look in every aspect, but it sure does an amazing job of keeping you alive. There are hundreds and thousands of things to appreciate about it – so you will never be stuck again for something to appreciate about yourself. It’s not always easy, we tend to feel a bit funny about writing down what we like about ourselves. It goes back to the old idea some of us were brought up with that there’s something unseemly about blowing your own trumpet or fishing for compliments. But this ritual will help you counteract those unhelpful beliefs. And gratitude and appreciation stop you taking things for granted, like how amazing your body and you really are. Coffee, tea or smoothie break Take a break – on your own or with a friend, colleague, partner or family Make the conscious decision to take ten (or longer)  Meditation Being mindful is one of the best ways of loving ourselves. Practice living in the here and now – not worrying about the future or ruminating on the past – but being present with your thoughts. Spend a few minutes in mindfulness meditation. Focus on your breathing and observe the thoughts as they come up and let them go. Don’t judge your thoughts but just be with them and let them go. Affirmations Affirmations are one of our favourite rituals. Affirmations are positive statements that affirm (or make firm) the behaviours and ways of thinking and being that help us be the person we want to be and achieve how we want to be. You can use affirmations for anything but they are by their very nature a great self-love ritual because they have all the essential elements of a great self-love ritual. They are repeatable – indeed their efficacy relies on repetition – it’s the constant repetition that helps to counteract previous thoughts and beliefs and starts to build and reinforce the positive affirming statements that you want to make into your new way of thinking. They are very personal – they relate to you and your thoughts. Some people might say that by using affirmations you’re reinforcing what you don’t like about yourself – but it’s the opposite. You’re accepting that this is how things are now and opening the door to creating new thought patterns and beliefs that will serve you well – this is a loving thing to do for yourself. This is putting yourself first so you can become more effective at something or happier or more fulfilled in some way – which will have a positive effect on others but it is primarily about you and how you feel. We start off our Brilliant Living™ affirmations and suggest you do it too with with the words ‘I fully love and accept myself’. This is an immensely powerful statement of self-love. If you want to be more loving towards yourself, start with our Brilliant Living™ affirmations for love.  Treat yourself (they’re very reasonable) to bring more love into your life, including love for yourself. Food self-love rituals Be intentional with a meal and make it into a ritual – so you’re intentionally feeding yourself health-giving food Instead of rushing to get something on table, take your time to do something special or different (maybe bake a cake). Put some nice music on and accept it’s going to take you an hour and that you’re going to enjoy the experience. Pet time Walk, cuddle, play with or groom your dog or cat or talk to your budgerigar You might not get this if you don’t have a pet – but if you do have one you’ll know what we mean! Say ‘I love you’ Tell yourself ‘I love you’ everyday Look in the mirror and say it out loud It’s like an affirmation but is worth stating separately. Say it first thing in the morning or last thing at night or both.  That’s enough to be going on with for now.  We would love to hear your suggestions which you can leave in our Facebook group or on our Facebook page. We’re not suggesting you do them all every day (but how great would that make your day!) But make some ‘you’ time that is non-negotiable. Decide what’s going to be in that ‘you’ time, and it might include 1, 2, or 3 of these self-love rituals. Have a lovely time this week being purposeful about it. That’s the secret to all of this - remembering to do it and bringing it to your awareness on a daily basis so it becomes a ritual and then a habit. Episode 83 of the Changeability Podcast Listen to episode 83 of the Changeability Podcast to hear us talk about all of this and more. Links mentioned in the show: Episode 82 -10 ways to build the self-love habit Six reasons to love yourself Episode 81 - Self-love Join our free Changeability Facebook Group Like our Brilliant Living Facebook Page BrilliantLivingHQ.com/affirmations-products to find our affirmations including your love affirmations  

Leaving their careers behind to head into the world of entrepreneurship and helping others find their dream life with Brilliant Living HQ! Connect with Kathryn Bryant and Julian Illman at Brilliant Living HQ Brilliant Living HQ I'm super excited to get to share this episode with two great entrepreneurs from across the pond! Kathyn Bryant and Julian Illman started up Brilliant Living HQ and left their secure well paying jobs to give themselves a better purpose. They have a wonderful story to share, and I hope that you enjoy it! I was on an episode of their great podcast which you can listen to here. You can get Kathryn Bryant's book "Changeability" on Amazon. Episode 199

If you’ve tried mindfulness meditation, you can’t help but notice the thoughts keep coming. Here’s 7 simple techniques for dealing with your wandering mind. “Concentrate all your thoughts on the task at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” ~ Alexander Graham Bell If you’ve tried mindfulness meditation, either following along with the short guided mindfulness meditation on The Changeability Podcast episode (44), or you’re a regular meditator – you can’t help but be aware of the mind’s tendency to wander around during your meditation session. You’re just settling into a few minutes of focusing on the here and now, you’re noticing your breath going in and out and suddenly you’re aware of thoughts crowding in about all sorts of things.  Maybe it’s something you should have done, or an upcoming meeting or event you’re organising.  It might be you’re hungry and can’t stop thinking about your next meal. Whatever the thoughts are, this is normal – if a little irritating sometimes! Some people feel that if they can’t clear their mind and not think of anything then meditations not for them, or they can’t do it. But everyone can do it – it’s just how you define ‘doing it’.  It’s not about getting it right or wrong.  It’s about practicing a way of thinking, of focusing your attention on something specific – like in our case we’ve been paying attention to our breath. It’s about the practice – which is why ‘practice’ is such a great word in relation to meditation. Because it’s about the experience of doing it rather than getting to an an end point or destination. It’s about gently being aware or turning your focus onto your breathing, and re- turning your attention back to your breath and the here and now as other thoughts start coming into your mind. The thoughts keep coming and gradually you get snatches of moments where they don’t – they may be incredibly fleeting on some days and other days, with practice the space between them gets longer. But it takes practice and to be honest, some perseverance and commitment. So don’t be surprised or hard on yourself if you find it challenging or think you’re failing in some way, this is part of the process.  There is always the opportunity to re-commit and get back to it. So to get back to mindfulness meditation and your wandering mind – there a few little techniques you can try out to help you turn your attention away from the thoughts and back to your breath. You can hear us chat more about these in episode 45 of The Changeability Podcast, but in the meantime here are a couple of ways of dealing with your wandering mind. Notice you’re thinking these thoughts – you might even think ‘I’m having a thought’.  Then find a way of letting it go.  One way of doing this is to visualize the thought as something. You might it in a bubble that bursts, leaving the thought to evaporate and disappear. Another technique some people like to use is to count your breaths, either in and out or just out.  This helps you to bring the focus back to the breathing. None of these stop the thoughts coming but can help you deal with them so they don’t become too distracting and take you away from the purpose of your mindfulness meditation – being in the here and now in a non-judgemental way. On Episode 45 the Changeability Podcast you’ll find out: Some interesting things about Alexander Graham Bell Why mindfulness meditation is not about getting it right or wrong. What’s going on in Julian’s head as we delve into his mind! What’s been irritating Kathryn this week in her meditation time. It’s not about stopping the thoughts. 7 ways to help deal with distracting thoughts and wandering mind syndrome. Links and resources mentioned in episode 45 What is mindfulness and why do we need it - Episode 43 Manage your Mind with Mindfulness Meditation - Episode 44 The Library in your Mind - Episode 3 What is Mind Management -  Episode 6 'Mindfulness - A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world' by Mark Williams and Danny Penman A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Meditation - A short course With Breath in Mind – a Guided Meditation – a Brilliant Living® MP3 Join the FB Changeability Group  What to do next If you’d like help in getting going with mindfulness meditation – and a shortcut to help you stay on track, we have a couple of Brilliant Living® resources for you. A short course where in 1 and a half hours from now you will be up and running and have a guided meditation to keep with Julian’s 'A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Meditation' short course. Or if you just want a super quick way to get going, download our guided meditation mp3 ‘With Breath in Mind’. Six 10-minute tracks to choose from. Talk to us If you have any ideas, comments or questions we’d love to hear from you at hello@brilliantlivinghq.com      

‘If you don’t like it – change it - may be simple to say but not so simple to do. Change can be hard. But it doesn’t have to be. You see it’s not your fault. Change is supposed to be difficult because that’s how we’re programmed to be. Yet once you understand that programming and how to work with it, you have a way to increase your success in whatever you want to do.’ This excerpt from Changeability – Manage your Mind – Change your Life sums up what we aim to do, not only with this book, but also on the Changeability Podcast.  Our aim is to help you understand that internal mental programming and give you ways to work with it so you can change what you want to change, improve what you want to improve and have success in whatever you want to do. This week on our 30th episode of the Changeability Podcast we look back at some of the key themes of the past 29 episodes.  These are the big ideas that underpin what we talk about on the podcast, write about in the blog and lie behind the Brilliant Living® products. We believe that by understanding and taking these four themes on board you put yourself in a stronger position to make this quote come true for you. “If you don’t like it – change it”  Changeability Podcast Episode 30 In this episode you find out: Why we’re celebrating reaching our 30th episode. Some great advice about us from Goodpodcasts.com. The main underlying theme that runs through everything we do at Brilliant Living HQ and why it’s crucial for you. Why you want to use the power of your mind to work for you. Why we self-sabotage our good intentions. The important difference between your conscious and subconscious. If you’re like a super-tanker. Why your subconscious doesn’t necessarily want what you want! You can change your thoughts. Change is up to you.  

We’re at the end of the year – so how was it for you? What have been the highlights and achievements of your year? If you were to give this year a mark out of ten, how would you rate your year? Would it be a derisory 1, measly 2 or a paltry 3 - a poor 4, average 5 or respectable 6 - a good 7, a great 8 or maybe even a fabulous 9 or totally brilliant 10? What is it about the end of the year that makes it a good time to take stock? We have a culture of looking back around this time of year – with all sorts of TV programs looking back at the events of the year, the trends, the politics, what happened in the media. But the end of a year also provides a convenient cut-off point for you on an individual level to reflect on what’s happened - and either recognise and celebrate it or put it behind you and move on. And to go with this there’s the annual goals fest of New Year resolutions. The fact is the idea of new beginnings is a conceptual device – a framework to hang a review of the past and preview of the future on. Recognising that one year is ending and a new one beginning makes for a common point of reference. But whenever you’re reading this, you can do exactly the same. Because a year is just a unit of time to measure things by – and you can use any unit of time at any time of the year to take a step back and review what you’ve achieved and not achieved and if you’ve met your goals or fulfilled your desires for the year. We’ve been reviewing the past year past year ourselves and we’ve recorded it for you in this week’s podcast - Come behind the scenes with us in Episode 22 ‘How would you rate your year’ to find out about our year. And then rate your own and let us know your score and some of your highlights and achievements.

Why use affirmations to manage your mind? Positive affirmations are a powerful tool and technique when it comes to managing your mind. They are positive, specific statements that focus you on the self-beliefs, behaviours and characteristics you need to achieve your goals and live the life you want. “An affirmation opens the door. It’s a beginning point on the path to change.” Louise Hay   The idea behind affirmations is that through repetition you gradually implant them into your subconscious mind. They help you manage your mind by exerting a positive influence on the way you think about yourself, and in turn the way you act. And in doing so, positive affirmations help to counteract the self-sabotaging, negative affirmations and thoughts that get in the way of achieving your desires and intentions. In episodes 17 and 18 of the Changeability Podcast we talked about what affirmations are, how to create your own and how to use them. This week we look at some different types of affirmations. We discuss what to do if you feel affirmations wont work for you or you’ve tried them and weren’t sure if they worked, or you’re worried about setting yourself up for failure. And we share some affirmations with you, to give you some examples that you can use yourself or as inspiration for creating your own affirmations. You also get a relaxing glimpse into one of our Brilliant Living® affirmations. These are professionally recorded affirmation tracks you can choose to download from our shop. So sit back, relax and take a listen now. In today’s episode you find out: Affirmations for success, confidence or love listen out for the affirmations we share with you in today’s episode. The two ways to listen to affirmations Whether Kathryn is capable of saying ‘subliminal’ or not! How to overcome resistance to affirmations How to use questions to trick your subconscious. Why you want to feel happy as you spend money. Why the words ‘I choose’ might be the missing link for you. If our affirmations make you feel lovey dovey. Suze Orman’s favourite affirmation. How a password might just change your life.  

In the second of our video interviews from this years Smart Home Show we talk to Iain Shaw, founder of the UK based integrators - Brilliant Living. Iain talks us through a live example of a recent custom installation carried out on a holiday home on the east coast of England. Using the beautiful AMX panel (around £3,000 worth) we see how the skill of an integrator can combine audio, video, lighting, heating, security and weather cameras into a single, easily managed interface.