The Top Things Unsuccessful people do...

What I have been doing and the Top things unsuccessful people do.....                        Hey there, I have had another very busy and fun week. I finished off a couple of my paintings which I will be bringing down to a local Gallery soon and starting on a new commission of two lovely doggies :-) This is one of my biggest passions. When I paint I go into another world especially when I am listening to Ludovico Einaudi (I highly recommend him if you feel like some inspirational music). Here is a link to my favourite Album  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXlxR5eZwW4 He is superb and ....Italian of course! :-) Anyway..... I paint mainly because I CAN. ( I Created Alternative Neurology) What I actually mean is because I am no longer afraid. You see for many years I was scared of what others thought. I believed people would ridicule my art and say it is 'childish, basic, not arty enough' etc. Now to be honest... I couldn't care less! Most importantly I love my art and secondly I know some others do also. This is the other reason I paint. To convey some joy and happiness and a sense of childish freedom. A lack of inhibition and a freeness of emotion and imagination. I paint because I want to touch people with this feeling and bring a smile to their face like it does too mine. I call it 'Positive Artistry'. Besides painting I have been busy writing and with clients. I am so grateful for the people I work with and I want to thank you x There is nothing more rewarding than seeing one of your emails in the morning and watching your transformation unfold. Keep going! I am proud of you. If you have not worked with me yet, you can see some of my testimonials below - Please note that I put this here not to impress you but to impress upon you that change can happen and it is even easier than how easy you think it is :-) http://theblackbeltmastermind.com/testimonials/                         Another thing that happened this week was an impromptu road trip with the superwoman Samantha Kelly AKA https://twitter.com/Tweetinggoddess on Twitter. I had a very relaxed and fun interview with her on her show #goddesshour on the Charity radio station https://twitter.com/RadioActiveIE   run by the truly lovely Mark. I highly recommend you tune in, it is great fun! If you haven't yet make sure you follow me here as....shhhh :-) there is some exciting stuff about to happen very soon! https://twitter.com/DanielleSerpico Okay, so anyway...after surrounding myself with positive and successful people in their field, I thought it may be interesting and useful to write down my thoughts on what makes them so. While contemplating this I decided to write the following from the other perspective so that you can spot any of them you might do! Let me know your thoughts and if I can help in any way xxx

Do YOU do these things??? The TOP things UNSUCESSFULL people do... 1 - Think Ignorantly - They do not 'educate' themselves and are therefore ignorant. This is defined as 'lack of knowledge or information'. When we believe we 'know it all' is the moment we become ignorant. There is always more we can learn and not simply from books. Experience is the best teacher. So go out and LEARN from the world today and never stop even when you think you know it all. As I say in my book The Blackbelt Mastermind - * 'A Black Belt is simply a White belt who never gave up.' 2 - Blame others - If we blame others, our circumstances and our past etc, we can NEVER change things. Playing the victim leaves us powerless. Instead accepting responsibility or as I like to say Response Ability gives us power! Once we become AWARE and we can then make our own decisions. Remember between every Thought and action there is ...CHOICE. * So CHOOSE to take ResponseAbility and you will see massive changes happen! 3 - Think Negatively - When we constantly complain and moan and think negatively we are simply choosing the direction of our thoughts. Successful people know this and choose instead to focus wisely. Next time you are faced with a problem or dilemma instead of concentrating on 'Why' you have this problem instead concentrate on what you can do to change it. Concentrate on the solution. * YOU get more of what you focus on! 4 - Procrastinate - Procrastination is something you DO not something you HAVE. It is NOT a disease! When you procrastinate you are simply playing a bad tape in your head. Notice what tape you are playing. Is what you are imagining pleasant or painful? Change it to a better tape. Imagine how great you will feel and the wonderful results of you taking action. This is much more motivating! Instead if you want to take action and succeed choose to ACT immediately. The longer you leave it the harder it gets, just like the saying.... 'He who hesitates meditates in a horizontal position.' The trick is simply to do SOMETHING no matter how small! Once you take any action it is easier to do more! Feeling unmotivated to go for a walk? Simply get up and put your runners on. Chances are the simple act of getting off the couch will propel you further. Action attracts action. 5 - Stay in their box - Unsuccessful people look at life with blinkers on. They have a limited view point and vision. Successful people instead keep an open mind and look at different opinions and outlooks than just their own. They are more open to comments, constructive criticism and advice. They surround themselves with a team of people who are experts in their respective fields rather than believing they are the experts on every subject. 6 - Stay in their comfort zone - Unsuccessful people rarely step outside their comfort zone. They fear change and the unknown and value familiarity above all else. Successful people take calculated risks and enjoy the adventure. This is like a muscle. Develop your courage more very day by doing something to challenge yourself no matter how small. Set yourself a task, goal or challenge and follow through. Take on a new hobby, go to a local Meetup group, talk to that girl or boy that you like. Hold yourself accountable and you will see your comfort zone stretch far and wide. * The more you do this the more courageous you will become. Very quickly what you once feared will amaze you! Remember FEAR is simply False Evidence Appearing Real. 7 - Think only of themselves - It is ironic but often concentrating on solely ourselves often has the most detrimental result. Successful people have become so because they have a PURPOSE and often that is to help others. Think of the people in your life and how you can make a difference. A simple smile can completely change someone's day. When you concentrate on others you will get this back tenfold. * Make it one of your daily routines every day to make a difference to someone's life and soon you will see all the abundance of the world.

That's about it for this week, I hope you enjoyed and found the above helpful. As always I would be delighted to hear your thoughts Also remember my Bootcamp is on this Saturday 12th July in Dublin! If you want a place contact me today! It is going to be awesome I promise! http://theblackbeltmastermind.com/the-blackbelt-mastermind-bootcamp-dublin-life-coaching/ I look forward to hearing from you, Danielle xxx Your Mind Coach 'Change your mind and change your life!' http://theblackbeltmastermind.com/

Following my dream!

Heat wave to Greek wave all for following my dream!....

Okay...so this has been a highly eventful week full of positive development, new friends and relationships and  wonderful inspiration!

I traveled all the way from my home, leaving our 'heatwave' of 21 degrees and where St.Patrick made his first attempt to land on Irish soil (Wicklow) to paddling in the foam and 41 degrees, where the Greek Goddess of love Aphrodite came out of the waves (Cyprus) and back to where myth says Garman Garbh was drowned on the mudflats by waters released by an Enchantress  (Wexford)

Besides all that I spent a lot of time queuing in the madness of a little Cypriot airport ( I think everybody had the same idea to fly home late on Sunday night, so as to catch all the sun) and chatting to the one and only, my wonderful friend and mentor Marina Nani  over cinnamon buns and chocolaty coffees until the sun peeked its head at 5am in Gatwick airport. This truly incredible woman has written over 20 books and it was her that inspired me to write my first book The Blackbelt Mastermind !
Now available on Amazon, Kindle  or your local Bookshop!

It was planned as a week of 'work' but was really all fun :-) because you see...this is my dream and my passion. To travel the world and meet people and to play a small part in helping them change their lives for the better. This week proved to be one of those most rewarding times, you know when you feel completely exhausted but adrenalin, buzz and sheer joy is keeping you going!

I got to meet the most wonderful people at long last, that I had up to now only known virtually and yes they were better in the real world! Vipin Ramdas the truest of gents you could ever meet picked me up from the airport and politely carried my case as I struggled to adapt and re learn how to breathe the stifling air - even though it was 10pm!

The next day slightly better 'adapted' in a sun dress, cool drink in hand and emergency pool by my side I finally met the one and only jumping queen Pavlina Papalouka event co-ordinator extraordinaire at Awaken Space .  Later we were joined by two more inspirational women hypnotizing Pat Duckworth from Royston Hypnotherapy and the Elegant Negotiator Serah Lister  where we awaited for Marina to arrive Champagne in hand!

The event 'How to monetize your big idea'on Saturday was truly wonderful as we met so many genuine and passionate Cypriot folk.

I spoke on stage about overcoming obstacles and following your dreams  and then later we celebrated with lots of Halloumi and Champagne :-)



Back in Ireland and down to the sunny South East to Wexford (well maybe not quite as sunny as Cyprus) but still.... I heard Michael Palin says the train ride from Dublin to Rosslare is the 2nd best after the Himalayas so that's not bad!!

I was one of the speakers at the IrishBiz Party Inspire Conference organized by another powerhouse woman Samantha Kelly AKA Tweeting Goddess  and a goddess she is!
Not only beautiful but also incredibly smart.....

Actually...her sister isn't bad either (okay, I know how this is starting to sound! lol) but seriously she is another web wizard.

Roz Kelly of How To Be The Business can help you with your website
and all things social media'ish.

She did my site and its brill! The Blackbelt Mastermind


Anyhow, I met so many wonderful people this week that I cant mention them all but my main message is this....

Look for the opportunities and you will find them.


Don't blow things out of proportion and push through your fears,
it will leave you feeling empowered!

As I said on stage, focus in the right direction and never look back.
Remember that... You get more of what you focus on!

I focused on these incredible folk, talented in so MANY fields and what I experienced and learnt from them was invaluable.


Thank you to each and everyone of you,
my fears shrunk and my dreams grew even bigger this week......

Danielle xxx
Your Mind Coach
'Change your mind and change your life!'
www.theblackbeltmastermind.com

P.S: Would love to see you at my upcoming Bootcamp! 12th July Dublin.
It's going to be brilliant :-)
The Blackbelt Mastermind Bootcamp!

Have your dreams put a restraining order on you?

Danielle Serpico

Your Mind Coach & NLP Master Practitioner & Trainer For all aspects of change, easily!

Individual or group -  Live or on Skype                                                        

Motivational Talks, Workshops and a lot more                                                

Call me today on 00353(0)863845299                                                                               

or email neurocombatives@gmail.com

I look forward to meeting you soon x

P.S: Come join me for more inspiration at..

www.theblackbeltmastermind.com

www.therightmindclub.com

www.mindartblog.com

https://twitter.com/DanielleSerpico

https://www.facebook.com/mindartaction

Go here to read about my upcoming book   'The Blackbelt Mastermind' coming soon!

Okay... so for now (-;

I have some questions for you that are proven to get you thinking differently than before....

Take some time, about twenty minutes to write down your answers.

Okay so… here goes…. 

• One…
• Do you have a big dream or dreams?
• Two….
• Is it the same one as last year? 
• Has anything changed to get you nearer to it?
• Three….
• What is stopping you from going after it? Are your reasons REALLY impossible to overcome?
• 
  
• Four….
• If I offered you a million dollars to get it done in a certain time frame, would that change your perspective, belief, confidence, drive or motivation?

Any clearer yet (-;?

You see, 

if we don’t have a road map or clear directions, how do we know where we are going?

Your dreams become much clearer once we start to focus on them. Be brave and bold and courageous. Start to chase your dreams so much that they try to put a restraining order on you 
(-:

To your success,

Your MindCoach Danielle Serpico x

P.S: Make sure you subscribe to http://theblackbeltmastermind.com/ &  www.therightmindclub.com for lots of FREE content!

Your extinct already...

Einstein said that....
'If the bee disappeared from the surface of the globe,
then man would have only four years left of life.'

 Here's more on this  http://www.snopes.com/quotes/einstein/bees.asp
 My wonder is....are many of us actually truly 'living' as it is?
Or........simply surviving.
Fighting a loosing battle and the daily grind to keep us from extinction for another day.
Avoiding the inevitable, that is already happening if we dare look.
Or... maybe... already happened.

I don't mean to sound glum here! I am simply explaining what I see on a daily basis.
Like drones or something out of a sci-fi movie, we pile into buses and trains or sit bleary eyed staring blankly out over a car steering wheel. We tiredly plod the crowded streets on a mission to our jobs, many of us looking as though we are walking the plank to our watery grave.
 Is that truly living?? 
How many times have you been awakened from your daytime sleep walking by a friend or colleague startling you back to the 'real' world? Where were you just before that moment? 
Probably floating off lazily somewhere else, thinking of the past or a possible future.
What if you were present more often?
How would that affect you?
Do it now and see.
Concentrate fully on this moment, reading this. Keeping the focus on NOW, the PRESENT.
How do you feel right now, while you concentrate on YOU.
I am betting you feel MORE ALERT then you did a few seconds ago. MORE AWAKE.

That's because you are here now, your mind is here, connected with your body, not wandering off somewhere else, leaving your sluggish body to thump around the place on Autopilot, without a real presence in control.
FEEL the DIFFERENCE.
That is living in the present.
That is LIVING (-:


This way us humans will not become extinct before our body's actually do!
And you never know then what might happen,
with our minds on board the ship, what we are actually capable of....

Enjoy the trip of your life,
Danielle x  
NLP Licensed Master Practitioner and Life Coach.
You can read more on this subject click below...
http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/07/make-believe-or-reality.html
Call me for more on 086-3845299 or contact me at neurocombatives@gmail.com
for your 1st FREE Skype Session! 

Are you toxic?

                                 Are YOU Toxic???

Your 'Thoughts' cause your 'Beliefs' and your beliefs cause your 'Actions'

So.....if your unconscious thinks you cannot handle your fears, 

it will then automatically activate the body’s sympathetic nervous system.

How does it “know” you “cannot handle” your fears? 

Well...our thoughts and beliefs are saying so, right?! TOXIC thoughts!

This is a SUPER article on this here...

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2011/08/the-neuroscience-of-changing-toxic-thinking-or-behavior-patterns/

If you want to discover a way to change those Toxic thoughts and get rid of those fears

just contact me at neurocombatives.gmail.com
1st Skype Session FREE!

Thanks for stopping by and let me know your thoughts (-;

Danielle Serpico

(NLP Master Practitioner)
For more FREE Advice on this click here http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/

How do you know HOW to take the first step?..

Sometimes our goals and aspirations seem so far away and daunting, that we end up never actually getting started. It all just seems too much...too distant...too impossible.

Focusing on your goals, is of course, a very rewarding and pragmatic exercise, as I have said many times. If you don't know your end destination then how do you plan to get there?

Here is more on this...
http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/09/the-simple-way-to-success.html
For now let's re-read the previous sentence.
If you don't know your end destination then.... 
how do you PLAN to get there??

Exactly! - YOU NEED TO PLAN!
And planning can be a lot easier then you think.
Break it into chunks, one step at a time.....
To get to x ....I need to do Y first ....and so on.

I grew up in Rome and as a little girl the Starlings above my head, swooped and swayed in a magnificent wave above my head, as I giggled delightedly at their wonderful performance.

But I never questioned how did they manage to stay so perfectly in sync..... but many scientists did.

They discovered that instead of prior belief that they all interacted with each other, they each actually kept track of only seven of their feathery friends, thus being much easier to keep up with.
They naturally, instinctively knew that a smaller number was easier to manage, taking in the big picture would probably prove a little too overwhelming.

Maybe, we can do the same?

When we are faced with a seemingly impossible task or we want to reach out and grab hold of those dreams, then simply break it down, into small manageable steps, that individually seem more achievable.

Start with those little steps and the magnificence will follow....

Enjoy the flight.....
Danielle x
Your NLP Life Master Practitioner and Mentor.

P.S: Do you know the 10 Most Common Mistakes people make that sabotage their goals???
I will reveal all and how NOT to fall into these traps & loops
on My 'Life Changing' Weekend Workshop, 
(in Dublin this Summer) which is booking up fast!
If you want to relax in the knowledge that things are about to get so much better....
then email me NOW and avail of the early Bird Rate!!!  
Or contact me for more inspiration and get your 1st Skype session FREE!
neurocombatives@gmail.com

You will truly LOVE your decision. (-:

What do you do, that your not aware of?

A work colleague once said to me...
'Danielle, you are your own worst enemy.'

I was completely shocked and genuinely baffled by why she might think that.

Sure....I was what I liked to call ....'polite', 'realistic' and 'self competitive' - whatever that meant...?

I dismissed the remark, with my usual apology, for what...I'm not entirely sure, and backed out,

closing the door to the little office, with a guilty demeanor.  

But I had not closed the door to the memory of her flippant, yet well meaning remark. 

The door to my neural pathways had been opened and the wheels churned around in my head,

over and over like rehashed dough in a bocketty old bread mixer.

No one had ever said this to me before. Why would she say such a thing?

My first reaction was one of rising indignation. 

Who did she think she was? Was it not obvious I was just being polite?? 

Was she so perfect, that she thought she could just say something like that to me so bluntly?

And yet......I started to question my flushed emotions. She had triggered a nerve.

Maybe, just maybe she had a point.

I had been in the business of reading people long enough to know there is always some truth in something one takes the time to say. 

I had often had to address issues and habits with people they were unaware they actually had. 

And it always surprised me that they never realized they did these things and often were so utterly shocked, indignant and completely un-receptive to my attempts to convince them otherwise. 

Was I going to be one of them?

Nope. I was good at listening and reading between the lines or straight at them as in this case!

This girl was a very deep thinker, analytical and very smart albeit sometimes maybe a little blunt. 

Although very well meaning she didn't mince her words,  and so I started to think....

maybe, just maybe she had a point, maybe because...she had simply witnessed it!

I realized then very quickly, (I was very open to change at the time and working enthusiastically on my personal development) that she was completely correct of course.

I started to take note of how often I would.....

criticize myself out loud or internally, 

apologize for something utterly unnecessary,

tut at myself, 

or even simply throw my eyes to heaven.

I became aware of the times I did it. 

I didn't judge or criticize myself even further for doing it, 

I just simply became aware of it. 

My mind had expanded. New pathways were being opened. 

I was discovering new things FAST!

Shortly after with the help of my newly discovered NLP techniques, I worked on silencing my self-critical inner voice. 

Six months later, people started to say I had changed. 

Something in me was now very different.

I would simply smile. 

Yes, it was.

For my work colleague... Thank you x 

For more read here..
http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/09/the-simple-way-to-success.html

Danielle Serpico

NLP Life Master Practitioner

'We have to learn to be our own best friends, 

because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.' 

Roderick Thorp.

If you want to learn how to silence YOUR Critical Inner Voice

enroll NOW on my NEW 'Be nice or be silent' Workshop,

coming to Dublin this summer (-:

email me TODAY for a place at

neurocombatives@gmail.com
Plus...1st Skype Consultation is FREE!
And now...come over to my sister site for more....
http://neurocombative.blogspot.ie/