The Power of Less
By Allan and Barbara Kenyon—Life Coaches
If you have had an experience with LESS, you know how powerful it can be.
Look at it this way. If you don’t have what you want and you are not living your dream, you are doing more of what does not produce results and LESS of what does. Look at what’s happening. LESS has the power.
Our client ‘Marsha’ was a hard working small business owner. Every hour was filled with planned activities. She developed the slogan, “The harder I work the further behind I get.” Marsha was working hard at keeping her business organized, keeping herself in good physical condition, making sure her service was providing what she advertised. And yet, the harder she worked the further behind she got.
Of course the above activities are vital, but the results were missing. We asked Marsha how much time she devoted to creating a clear mental picture of the results she wanted. ”LESS than I should,” she said. Marsha understands that when she develops a clear mental picture with strong feelings, the means to create the results will appear. We asked her how much time she invested in contacting previous clients for further service or referrals. “LESS than I should.” We asked her how active she was in community organizations. “I know, LESS than I should be.” Marsha began to create balance by doing more of what produces results and LESS of what does not. As she changed her focus, the result was an almost immediate increase in her bottom line.
Where is your focus? Is it producing more or LESS of what you want? Begin now to do LESS and LESS and LESS of what is not producing the results.
“If 98% of your life is working and you place 100% of your attention on the 2% that isn’t working, in that moment 100% of your life is not working. If 98% of your life isn’t working and you place 100% of your attention on the 2% that is, in that moment 100% of your life is working.” -Author Unknown-
Empower Yourself with LESS
For your Relationships: Think about LESS criticizing and more praising.
For your Physical Health: Think about LESS high fat food and more veggies.
For your Fun and Relaxation: Think LESS of what you should do and more of what you want to do.
What are you going to do LESS of today?
Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best:
“ Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours.”