In this Saturday morning bedtime musing we talk about “planned spontaneity” and whether holidays without itinerary are better.
Join us for this short podcast, inspired by last night’s dinner with friends who live a spontaneous life.
We talk about the difference (in MBTI terms) of people who prefer to plan and those who prefer to simply “go with the flow”.
Neya’s Neil Wilkins discusses an alternative view of positivity.
Neil argues that we only truly experience life and the lessons we need to learn by embracing both the positivity and the negativity we encounter.
When Neil and Sonya visited Bristol Holistic Festival they listened to a talk about handling negative emotions and it inspired the thoughts shared in this short podcast.
To truly grow we need to experience everything that the world presents to us.
What makes your ears prick up? It’s a vital question to ask yourself to ensure you are focusing on things that really matter to you.
What gives you that lift in the morning? What things bring a smile to your face? What is it that you do that makes you most content and happy? What motivates and drives your energy levels better than anything else?
By aligning what makes your ears prick up, with your goals and plans in life, will help you to align your head and your heart, bringing you deeper levels of satisfaction and contentedness.
This thought provoking podcast by Sonya may help you to identify what really matters to you most.
In this podcast, Neil and Sonya explore Conditional Happiness. Imagine a world where you can be happy without your happiness being conditional on the outcome of a situation. Imagine that you can (and should) be happy, regardless of the outcome. How would that feel?
Awaken the Potential in your Business – a Neya keynote talk given at Totnes Cinema on 19th February 2019 at the opening of the Ethical Digital Series 2019.
Neya’s Neil Wilkins takes you on the journey of discovering your ideal customer persona, how to craft an engaging and effective customer journey for them and of course, using the Rule of Thirds to ensure you continually fuel the relationship with content that really works.
Control & Choice are two of the most important perceptions in your life that, when understood and blended into your every day, help to bring you happiness and contentedness.
Inspired by the wonderfully insightful book The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman, this short reflection on the importance of control and choice is designed to help you think about where you are today and where you would like to be, in feeling in control and making appropriate choices in your life.
A good starting point in your journey of taking control and benefiting from the space and time this presents to you, is to free yourself from things that don’t matter. There are so many things in our lives that we feel compelled to say yes to: Our family demands our time, energy and attention; We say yes to appointments with friends that sometimes we’d rather not go to; We wish to please and appease, so we continually say yes, before understanding fully how this will impact on how we feel and our capacity to attend to what’s most important.
Feel free to say no. It’s not spurning others, or saying they aren’t worthy of your attention and time. If you are clear, concise and communicate without excuse, you will help the other person(s) to see the real reasons behind your decision. Begin by being honest with yourself and then convey this honesty, without excuses, to the outside world.
It’s not easy in the beginning. If you are very ‘British’ you will likely not enjoy saying no as you may have been programmed that this indicates and feels as though you are letting others down. However, you are most likely to be letting yourself down and that is even worse. Remember the pre-flight instructions from the airlines, “fit your own oxygen mask, before attending to others”. If you aren’t being honest and fair to yourself, then you certainly aren’t being the best you for others.
“Our reasoning can take crooked, overwhelming and confusing influences and make them orderly…” say Holiday and Hanselman. It’s vital to take the time to reflect before giving away your control and when choosing your decisions. Those who jump straight in without real consideration of the consequences, leave themselves open to uncertainty, chaos and high risk of dis-ease.
“Serenity and stability are the results of choices and judgment and not your environment”, they continue. Happiness and control in your life comes from an understanding that choices are yours, not others’. How others react, is their reaction and not yours.
If you always communicate and live with good intention at all times, focusing on control and choice, you can be sure that any outcomes are what they should be… honest, authentic and true.
Using the law of attraction can literally transform your life.
Sonya shares some of her own personal experiences and those of spiritual teachers she respects, to help you embrace and master the law of attraction.
Part 1 of Neil Wilkins’ MBTI Step 2 interpretation. Sonya takes Neil through the analysis and meaning of his preferences and behaviours. An insightful way to gain self awareness and personal growth.
Part 2 of Neil Wilkins’ MBTI Step 2 interpretation. Sonya takes Neil through the analysis and meaning of his preferences and behaviours. An insightful way to gain self awareness and personal growth.