October 2005 Monday Morning Minute

In This Issue:
---- Part 1 – Monday Morning Minute

---- Part 2 – Mental Aikido

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To Choose or Not To Choose (150 seconds)

I was recently asked by a reader to write a Monday Morning Minute on “Making Choices.” 

Why is it that some choices are easy to make while others feel like we are under the weight of a 10 ton truck?

I’m thinking of the time I bought my first computer or, better yet, sought to find the perfect way to propose to Jeri; the sort of choice that you want to get perfect because you are afraid what might get lost if you don’t get it just right.  You spend hours and sometimes days thinking about the pros and cons and whether you are going to make the right decision.

When I knew I wanted to propose to Jeri I started to freak out about how to do it.  Do I have her arrested by my police friend and ask her while she is handcuffed?  Or how about taking her up in a hot air balloon and asking her over champagne?  I agonized for days as I asked each married couple I could find about romantic and memorable proposals and weighed all the choices.

After a long talk with Fear, Doubt, and Frustration, I realized I never asked my Heart.  My Heart knew it was the right decision to make to ask Jeri to be my wife, but I never thought to ask this same knowing place how to do it.

So with blind faith, I opened my Heart and saw a small beautiful town named Truth or Consequences with a quiet and romantic Italian restaurant and me down on one knee asking, and seeing her shake her head yes as tears flowed down her cheeks.

Note to self -- It is always perfect when I ask my head to step aside and take the time to listen what is in my Heart.

So, if you are tired of struggling and agonizing over a tough decision in your business or your life, tell your mind to take a hike and ask your Heart. 

If you haven’t listened to your Heart in a while, you can try this exercise:

1. Think of a decision of two directions you are currently facing.
2. Find a coin and assign one choice to tails and the other to heads.
3. Flip the coin.
4. As you see the answer of the coin, quickly close your eyes and see if you are disappointed or excited about the answer.
5. Follow not what the coin says, but the direction of the excitement of your Heart.

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Wishing you a happy Monday, 

Jason

Mental Aikido

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Jason Stein’s Coaching was an experience that exceeded my wildest expectations.  The guidance I received moved me forward in my professional goals, as well as my personal life. The tangible results of a job promotion with increased salary were secondary to gaining a deeper level of commitment to an inner life of peacefulness.  Jason used his skills of razor sharp clarity and structured support to draw forth my inner guidance that I can rely on long after my Coaching sessions are ended.  His Coaching also offered resources for continued support, an invaluable commitment to my long-term success.

– John Foster, Mentor, Friends of the Children

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floundering in a sea of change, one foot in new – one foot stuck in
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Wishing you all a Happy Monday,

Jason