Learning – Clarabelle

What is your colour?

May 10, 2013 Claire9 Comments

Over the last year or so I have had an increasing desire to buy items that are the colour red, below is a list of some ‘red’ items I have purchased recently:

Red Sofa
Red Diary
Red Bikini
Red Coat
Red Lamp
Red Kitchen Tiles
Red Bathroom Mat
Red Bed Covers
Red Lipstick
Red Pen
Red Mini iPad Cover
Red Microwave

And the list goes on and on……………

Before that I had the desire to purchase items azure blue for e.g.

Azure blue Car
Azure blue Running Trainers
Azure blue Running Top
Azure blue ‘Clarabelle’ Butterfly Logo

And the list goes on…….

I originally didn’t really think that any of the above had any real significance to anything but after I had a meaningful conversation with someone about it, I now realise there is a very strong connection to the colours I am attracting into my life and what this actually means.

Chakras

A couple of weeks ago I was Chairing a Board meeting and before the meeting started I shared my desire for buying red with one of the newest Board members, John, who is a Reiki Master/Teacher (www.scottishreiki.co.uk). I said to John, “I just can’t stop buy red”, as I stood there proudly wearing my red trench coat.

Chakra Colours

John explained to me how my buying of red relates to the different colours of the Chakras and he continued to explain to me what each colour meant. John expressed that my desire for red is a good thing and to continue to do what I am doing in terms of my own personal growth. The Red Chakra relates to these positive traits:

Energetic
Courageous
Pioneering Spirit
Leadership Qualities
Strong Willed
Determined
Spontaneous
Confident

“Red relates to self awareness. It is the area of survival and stability and your place on this earth. The colour red provides the power from the earth and gives energy on all levels. It connects us to our physical body. Everything that is to be commenced needs the life vitality of red.” Extract from www.threeheartscompany.com

I then looked up the meaning of Blue in relation to the Chakras. Blue is in relation to the Throat, the ability to verbalise and expressing truth through the power of the spoken word. “Blue is the colour of the spirit and relates to self expression – speech, communication, the ability to communicate our needs and requirements; Spirit of truth and purpose. This is a mentally-relaxing colour. Connects us to holistic thought, and gives us wisdom and clarity enhancing communication and speech.” Extract from www.threeheartscompany.com

I totally found this a fascinating connection with me starting up of this blog, expressing myself through lots and lots of poetry and songwriting. I remember I had such strong desire for buying items of the colour blue at that time.

Cherry Positive

You may also remember a reblog I posted on here a couple of weeks ago, I was a Guest Blogger for the wonderful blog Cherry Positive and shared some life lessons on there, here is a link to it http://cherrypositive.com/2013/05/03/10-life-lessons-by-clarabelle/

The significance here is that Aviral Kulshreshtha introduced my blog with a very interesting take on what he called my ‘red‘ photo. Here is an extract from that very blog post and Aviral’s introduction:

“Being a Science student, I always learned, ‘Red color has the highest wavelength’.’ The highest wavelength has the highest energy. This energy reflects from red colored pic, who inspired me at every bit of seconds and I truly feel lucky to have her on my ship of Life: Clarabelle. Clarabelle means Bright. As I said, red color is the brightest color which reflects from her poetic heart and beautiful mind.”

Wow, I just feel the significance of the above expressions from both John and Aviral relate so much to me attracting the colour red into my life (and blue the year before that) – I believe this is in relation to the frequency of the vibration I am on. High energy attracts high energy, thus my desire for the colour red.

I could be completely wrong here and it would be interesting to hear other thoughts on this, I am always open to new learnings.

What colour are you attracting into your life right now? What colour do you have a current desire for?

At the moment mine is vibrant ‘red‘ and I’m indeed “REaDy for Action”!!

Wishing you a colourful day today, full of many beautiful rainbow moments.

Much love to you, Clarabelle

Guest Blogger – Aviral Kulshreshtha (poemsbyclarabelle.wordpress.com)
Guest Blogger: 10 Life Lessons by Clarabelle (poemsbyclarabelle.wordpress.com)

I Don’t Love You Anymore

April 25, 2013April 25, 2013 Claire13 Comments

Love

Inner Transformation

There, I said it, I shared it….”I don’t love you anymore”. I don’t feel the way I used to feel about you, it isn’t a bad thing or a bitter statement, actually, it is a very positive statement and it is the realisation of an inner transformation in me. I feel no attachment to the past anymore, I feel no emotion when I think of you, just that I wish you very well and that I thank you for teaching me so many lessons about myself, helping me to understand my deepest thoughts and my inner struggles, at times. I am very happy that I met you all those years ago, for at that time, we had a very special connection and I believe we were meant to meet for the purpose of inspiring each other in the magic of love and trusting each other in the process.

Super Focused

I am focused now, super focused on the now and the future…..never our past, for that was many yesterdays ago and the best love is yet to come for us both. No longer do I dream of us together, dancing under the stars and laughing until the some comes up…..that vision for me has gone now, I don’t feel sad, I feel free and I feel happy. This next poem is inspired by that experience and as I end the chapter of this book, I look forward to creating the magical story of the future chapters. Thank you my friend for everything and more, Clarabelle.

A New Love Story

Caught up in the moment, city lights bright,

Happiness in my heart, let’s meet up tonight.

Energy is high, love takes our breath away,

You can see my soul, you can hear it pray.

As quick as it came, quicker it went,

You had moved on, my love was spent.

And in the heat of the moment, I held on so tight,

You let go of my love, I never gave up the fight.

And as time went by, you were in my thoughts,

Will he get in touch? My stomach in knots.

Now I have healed, the power is in me,

I’ve transformed inside, I now feel free.

May your heart touch another, I wish you well,

This chapter is now closed, a new love story to tell.

poemsbyclarabelle, 25 April 2013

The Key to Change (poemsbyclarabelle.wordpress.com)
How Do You Know? (poemsbyclarabelle.wordpress.com)
Sunshine in her Heart (poemsbyclarabelle.wordpress.com)
Butterflying About (poemsbyclarabelle.wordpress.com)
Let Courage Through (poemsbyclarabelle.wordpress.com)
Two Hearts (poemsbyclarabelle.wordpress.com)

The Extra Mile

April 19, 2013April 19, 2013 ClaireLeave a comment

The Extra Mile

What does it mean for you, to go that extra mile?

The work I do, it is very important to me, I love to go the extra mile and I am always thinking about how I can advance others. Let me give you an example of how I went the extra mile this week.

I was asked a couple of weeks ago to do a half hour talk on Executive Coaching to a large Banking Organisation. This was a marvellous opportunity for me to talk about something I am very passionate about. I had to focus the talk from the ‘Coachee’ perspective. So rather than me just turning up on the day and sharing a few of my own thoughts on this, I decided to “go the extra mile”.

What did I do?

I coach a lot of Directors and Seniors Leaders in Organisations so I decided to ask them what they thought i.e. “How do you get the best out of your coaching sessions?”. From the 25 people I asked, I got 20 fabulous detailed responses. I then collated and analysed all the feedback from these clients and produced “practical application” hand out notes for the people I was going to talk to, including 50 Top Tips!! I also approached another Coachee that I worked with in the Banking Organisation last year and asked her if I could share her coaching success story and I was delighted that she was happy for me to do this. I then created a presentation entitled “The Coachee’s Story” based on her coaching experience and positive results.

Advancing Others

I wasn’t expected to do any of the above, I wasn’t specifically asked to do that, but I wanted to give new participants on the coaching programme the best information I could offer them. Before I prepared any of the above, I said to myself “How can I advance these people in this short talk?”.

I did the presentation yesterday and I feel it went down very well. I was happy that I did some special research for the talk and I feel I gave people a great start going forward. This for me was “the extra mile” stuff.

I share this with you today, because I feel if you can make a good effort at going the extra mile for people it will not only satisfy and fulfill you from within but it will also really benefit and advance others. It also makes you a really good role model for others, they see you going the extra mile and they want to do that too.

What does going “the extra mile” mean to you?

Wishing you a wonderful day on “the extra mile”.

Love Clarabelle

Situational Leadership and Executive Coaching, Part 2 (maricartesta.com)
Coaching Tip – Six signs that a coach’s agenda is in play. (leadwithquestions.com)
The Leader As Coach (customerthink.com)
Why when I smile do you smile back at me? (leadwithquestions.com)
Coaching Tip – Ask people what they will do and by when to help them ‘design’ their plan of action. (leadwithquestions.com)
Top Five Secrets of Great Coaching in Leadership (business2community.com)
Mentor Supervision (csuitementor.wordpress.com)
The Extra Mile Is Never Crowded (99u.com)

Mental Health and Poetry

April 3, 2013 Claire20 Comments

Mental Health and Poetry

As of yesterday (02.4.13), I am now a fully Certified Mental Health First Aider, so what does that mean?

Mental Health First Aid, like any other type of first aid, is the help given to a person before appropriate professional help or treatment can be obtained. First aid of any type has the following aims:

1. To preserve life
2. To prevent deterioration of any injury or illness
3. To promote healing
4. To provide comfort to the person who is ill, injured or distressed.

Mental Health First Aid is the help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before other help can be accessed. A MHFA is not a therapist, however, people are trained in:

How to ask about suicide.
How to recognise the signs of mental health problems or distress.
How to provide initial help.
How to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.

First Aid for Mental Health problems such as:

Alcohol and Mental Health;
Cannabis and Mental Health;
Stimulants and Mental Health;
First Aid for Suicide – using the ALGEE method of approach;
First Aid for Self-harm;
First Aid for Depression;
Alcohol and Depression;
Illegal or Recreational Drugs and Depression;
First Aid for Anxiety;
First Aid for Psychosis;
Schizophrenia;
Bipolar Disorder (manic depression).
(The above is an extract from Scotland’s Mental Health First Aider Manual)

Davina’s Poem

One of the reasons I am sharing this with you today, is that at the start of the training we were given a poem to read written by someone who used poetry as a method of communication whilst going through some challenging self harming mental health issues. I want to share that poem with you today, it is given with kind permission from Davina Smith and it has been included in the Scotland’s Mental Health First Aider Training Manual. Here is Davina’s poem:

Who Me?

You smoke each day
Puff your life away
You clearly know it’ll kill you

You drink with the moon
Drown your liver and soon
There’s a chance it just may kill you

You drive too fast
And what if you crash?
You know it might just kill you

You smoke your dope
Take drug, others hope
This time that they won’t kill you

You over-eat
Can’t see your feet
One day it’ll certainly kill you

You look down on me
And all you can see
Are my cuts and scratches and scars

I’m having my life
While you’re taking your life
Now tell me, who’s the self-harmer?

by Davina Smith (with kind permission)

This led onto further stories being shared by participants of the training of how young adults experiencing mental health issues used poetry to communicate their feelings with their key workers – I found this fascinating.

There is indeed a special power in poetry, I have always believed that, creative self-expression can be the breakthrough that we need to move on in life, I know I have certainly experienced that for myself.

This was a very tough training course for me, maybe because I connected so much with it. I learned a lot and share some of this learning with you today.

May you continue to express your heart through your creative soul, because I believe that there are real people out there, who truly value and connect with your words, you just might be ultimately and positively changing a life too.

Lots of love to you today, Clarabelle

3 April 2013

Personal Evolution

March 29, 2013March 29, 2013 Claire6 Comments

This is a blog post from an old blog of mine, I wrote this post in April 2010, 2 years prior to me starting this poetry blog. I thought I would share this with you because it is amazing how life evolves as we grow and develop. If someone had told me back then that I would now have a poetry blog and was so commited and passionate about it, I would never have believed them…..my creative writing desires are stronger than ever. We are all on a journey of personal evolution, much of this will be invisible for you right now, who knows what great things you will be part of in a few years from now. Much love to you today. Clarabelle

Below is that original post from April 2010:

I absolutely LOVE my job but it wasn’t an easy job getting here—it took me 36 years of learning, being, doing, hoping, having, not having, feeling and experiencing the highs and lows of real life and work. It is only now that I feel wise enough and knowledgeable enough to share this experiential learning.

When I Grow UP I want to be…..

From the age of 5—15 years I went through different phases of wanting to be a Mum, Air Steward, Dancer, Model, Nun, Song Writer (I had a real desire to write the winning Eurovision song – still do!!), Primary School Teacher, Nursery Nurse and a Secretary. So where did my early career ideas come from, maybe………

Mum: Watching my mum lovingly support and care for our family; wanting to be just like my mum and also being the proud owner of various dolls such as (in its day) the famous ’Tiny Tears’.

Air Steward: Wanting a ‘glamorous’ lifestyle (perceived) and the opportunity to travel all over the world, maybe even marry a pilot!! I also think the popular TV advert for Caledonian Airlines had a big influence….I remember wanting to be a ‘Caledonian Girl’.

Dancer: I was a massive fan of the hit TV Programme ’Fame’ and loved dancing from an early age – still do 🙂

Model: Watching Miss World on TV and aspiring to be like one of these beautiful woman. I wanted to wear that crown!!!

Nun: There was a real religious influence here from my childhood days, in particular at Primary School and I went through a really ’holy’ stage—that was until I discovered my like for boys!!

Songwriter: I used to lock myself in my bedroom for hours and make up songs, I would practice and practice them all day long and never got bored of it—this was a perfect escapism for me at such a young age. To this very day I still remember the songs and so do my closet friends. We often burst into these songs after a few wines!!

Primary School Teacher: I used to babysit for my next door neighbour when I was in my early teens—I loved watching their 3 kids, probably because I could be a ‘big kid’ myself. This inspired me to want to teach young children to learn and develop—I then found out that I would need to study for a further 5 years after Secondary School and this sadly (at the time) put me off.

Nursery Nurse: Again my love for children and helping them to learn and have fun. My Guidance Teacher at Secondary School totally put me off the idea “that’s not the career for you he said, that’s not a good job”. How easily influenced I was as a teenager.

Secretary: Well I figured I would go with the safe bet and be a secretary, after all I was good at typing, passed all my Secretarial Studies exams with flying colours and oh yes my mum did that when she left school and she told me fabulous stories about her career in this field. That was it at the age of 15 I aspired to be a secretary. Well there was nothing else, was there……???

My Career Path

So I finally had come to the idea that I would be a Secretary. So I went to typing College to learn how to touch-type—this proved to be a very worthwhile skill to have during all my future jobs. What where they? Well, my career experience consists of:

Shop assistant, sales representative, hotel waitress, 20 years of various office type jobs from receptionist through to human resource management. A couple of these jobs which I liked and some others I have quite closely hated.

An Independent Decision

Then at the age of 34 I decided to think very carefully about my future career and where it was heading. Why then? Well lots of reasons I believe, but I think coming out of some personal turmoil combined with some major achievements made me a much stronger person with a really determined ‘can do’ attitude.

This included personal triumphs and goals such as Graduating from University in 2005 in Personnel Practice, running the New York marathon in 2007 (I then later did the London Marathon in 2010) and Graduating again from University in 2008 in Human Resource Management. It was in 2006/7 when I seriously reflected on my future and felt much more equipped to correctly answer the following question…….

So what do I really want to do when I grow up?

To answer this, I identified my core values and what they meant to me, I looked at what job activities I particularly enjoyed doing, I thought about what are my strengths, what was I truly passionate about doing, what excites me in life, where did I want to see myself 5-20 years from now and the ultimate question: How was I going to get there?

I had a real belief and confidence in myself and I knew I wanted to have the freedom to explore new territories, learn new things and meet new people. I knew that I wanted to help other people achieve their dreams, goals and aspirations in life. I wanted to coach and mentor people to do just that, I got excited about the thought of it and felt strongly passionate about it. I was truly ready for this and felt fully motivated and inspired to do so.

What did I do?

I researched into Coaching, I wrote to no less then 200 practicing coaches in America asking for their advice, I then went to New York and met some of those coaches, left my full-time job as Human Resource Manager, studied for a further year and achieved a Diploma in Coaching at Distinction level (94%), started up my own business at the end of 2008 and that’s where I am at the moment. I have BIG plans for the business and I know that I will only achieve this through hard work and commitment. To be honest, at times it feels like starting all over again—to what it was like over 20 years ago.

What have been the best parts of my job so far?

Most definitely supporting and empowering other people to achieve their dreams, goals and aspirations in life. Almost 90% of my work to date has been career/business/leadership goals related and with my Human Resource Management background and sound coaching and mentoring experience—it works very well and benefits my clients greatly.

Also being my own boss and having the freedom to use my creativity and innovation to lead the business into great things that will inspire others to achieve great things for themselves.

Personal Learning

I have learned so much over the last 17 months of my business (to date almost 5 years!!) and I feel very proud to say that I have video blogged my real time journey all along the way. My vision is that one day it will be professionally edited and shared with you at home in the format of a short film/documentary.

But………what about being a Songwriter?

Hey, I can still do that, my career ain’t over yet, it is just at the beginning—the true beginning.

******

On 29 March 2013 – Clarabelle says:

I have now had my business for almost 5 years and I still continue to love it…….I am also planning another business which is indirectly linked. I must say however that nothing at the moment, beats the feeling of writing for this blog and getting messages from other bloggers and readers out there……you are magnificent in every sense of the word and my heart and soul is touched everyday with your responses. I see my future in this blog and I do hope you join me on the journey.

Thank you for reading this post today, lots of love Clarabelle.

How to Create a Vision Wall

January 23, 2013January 29, 2013 Claire3 Comments

You can also listen to the Poemcast of this blog at Clarabelle’s Poemcast Channel, please click on the link below to listen.

PBC Poemcast 17 – How to Create a Vision Wall?

How to Create a Vision Wall

Hello and welcome to my Vision Wall post. I wrote a couple of poems regarding the creation of my Vision Wall, you can check them out on my poems home page. I took some photographs of my Vision Wall (see below) to share with you and I thought it would be a good idea to dedicate a whole post to it so I can take you through the creative process that I went through, in the hope that you may want to try it for yourself one day. Below are some answers to questions around the process and some photographs I took of my Vision Wall:

What gave you the idea of creating a Vision Wall?

I am a highly Visionary person and I am really self-motivated by working towards achieving my goals in life. I have come across the term ‘vision board’ before and thought about creating one about 4 years ago but never really got round to it. I am so glad I waited until now to do one, as I have grown so much as person over the last few years and feel that the Vision Wall (its new name), I have created now is much more purposeful, meaningful, in direct alignment with my core values and absolutely 100% true to myself. One of my Facebook friends from America was talking about creating a Vision Board about a month ago and this then inspired me to do one now. I felt I was definitely ready and fully committed to doing this.

What creative process did you go through to create your Vision Wall?

Firstly, I did some further research on creating Vision Boards (the original name). I researched on the internet and came across various blogs and websites about different processes. I then decided to fine tune and adapt that process to what I felt would work best for me. So the following steps are based on that and completely bespoke to me as an individual. This part took me about 2 hours.
I then looked out a number of magazines, brochures, newspapers that I had lying around the house that I wanted to start going through and cut out the words and images that made an inspiring connection with me. This part took me about 3 hours.
I wanted to make the experience as enjoyable as possible, so I did some research into what music would compliment the creative process. I chose a variety of music that I felt would work for me, such as Classical, Meditation, Motivational and Self-Hypnosis tracks. I got most of these from searching on Youtube. This part took me about 1 hour.
When the time was right, I closed myself off from all distractions, played my music and started going through all my magazines and brochures and cut out words and images that made a real connection with me. This was a very inspiring part of the process, I could really feel myself getting excited about the significance of what I was coming across. This part took me about 6 hours.
Once I had looked through about 20 magazines/brochures, I was happy that I had cut out everything that made a real connection with me. I then headed off to the local supermarket (Tesco) as I wanted to buy paper, crayons, glue etc…. to start my Vision Board – this was when the name changed from Vision Board to Vision Wall as I knew one piece of flipchart paper would not be suffice or indeed be as empowering, I knew it had to be much more than that, so I purchased a roll of white paper, 5 metres long to do the job. Thus the name Vision Wall was born. This part took about 1 hour.
Next, again I got myself into a quiet place, put the music on and carefully laid out the roll of paper that was going to contain all my words and images that I had cut out….then I got to work. This was the most time consuming part but such a wonderful, inspiring experience, piecing it all together felt really amazing. This part in total took about 10 hours.
Hooray, my Vision Wall was now complete and the next challenge was getting this masterpiece of a Vision Wall up on my house wall and also deciding which wall. I live myself, so it felt perfectly right to put my Vision Wall on my living room wall – I wanted to be inspired by it every day and in as many moments as possible, so for me the living room was the perfect home for it. This part took me 30 minutes, after all the Vision Wall is over 3 metres long!!
Honestly, I feel so proud of myself for creating the Vision Wall and more importantly its contents and what they mean to me. The words, the images, the order, the colours and the very fact that I committed to achieving it is so inspiring for me. I look at it all the time and I am totally feeling the benefits of producing it and having it there in front of me. And to share this whole experience with you, this part took me 2 hours. But the process isn’t over yet, it’s only the beginning, please read on……..

So now that your Vision Wall is complete, what happens next?

Well, as we all know, it is not just about dreaming, we have to create a plan of action to turn our dreams into reality, so that is my next step. For each section within my Vision Wall I will now create an action plan and I will commit to following through on it. And in those famous words by Jim Rohn, “What gets measured gets done”, I will ensure that I am measuring and evaluating my progress, this will all be included as part of my action plan. The more results I get, the more self-motivated I become and the momentum builds into something truly fabulous for me and others around me. I know and truly believe that I will have helped thousands and thousands of people through my work – so everyone involved benefits. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” Ghandi – so this is where it all starts and I am excited.

What are the benefits of creating a Vision Wall?

Now that I have gone through the creative process myself I can offer my own honest opinion of what I have personally experienced by doing this. Here you go:

It’s an empowering and spiritual process which I feel was very beneficial for my own wellbeing.
It helped me to get especially connected to the core of my being, who I really am, what makes me tick, what inspires me, what my core values are and what will give me life fulfilment.
It provided me with the space to think creatively about what I want out of life, what I want for me, what I need to be, do and have to achieve all that I want.
It helped me to separate ‘me’ from the materialistic things in life, it got me thinking about my own mental, emotional, spiritual and physical wellbeing – who I need to be first to attract all that I want in life. The focus was on me growing and developing as a person, not on the materialistic things in life. This is a fairly recent shift in my thinking which is already getting me results
It has given me an amazing sense of achievement by doing something for me that is so powerful and impactful in my life. It really has made me much happier inside, I get excited everytime I look at my Vision Wall.
It has given me the opportunity to share this experience with you in the hope that if you choose to create a Vision Wall for yourself you feel the real benefits of it the way I have done.
I am closely monitoring and evaluating its impact, I am noticing positive changes in my thinking, feeling and doing – I am behaving in a way that is keeping me more in alignment with the goals on my Vision Wall – I know it is seeping into my sub-conscious in such a positive way when making decisions and choices throughout my day.
It makes me feel just great, I can’t really explain how it makes me feel, I just love it, LOVE IT and I welcome and encourage you to create a Vision Wall for yourself one day. In the words on my Vision Wall, I’m away to ‘Celebrate the new me‘. Lots of love Clarabelle.

Do you feel you don’t have enough time to create your own Vision Wall?

After all it did take me more than 25 hours of my time over a 3 week period, so that’s an average of just over 1 hour per day. How much time do you spend watching TV? Could you give up an hour of that time and replace it with creating a Vision Wall for yourself, just a thought. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” (that statement’s on my Vision Wall too)!! I do hope you choose to Go For It 🙂

Personal Growth

November 23, 2012November 23, 2012 ClaireLeave a comment

We are all on a journey of personal growth and self discovery, some moving faster than others, often through a spiritual connection, individual choice and/or ambition. Whether you’re reading a book on your favourite subject or having a meaningful conversation, it all adds to your own personal development in some way. May you be inspired today to move outside your comfort zone and into your learning/stretch zone, where the known meets with the unknown and new learning has been achieved. This next poem is all about that. Have a joyous day filled with inner growth and self development, love Clarabelle.

Personal Growth

I feel the change, my being is flowing,

The sun shines on my face, my cheeks are glowing.

Personal growth, just made a spiritual shift,

The universe listened, such a positive uplift.

No words can explain, the special vibe in the air,

It’s pouring out my skin, with such beauty and flair.

It attracts pure souls, such an abundance of joy,

The happiest of spirits, real love to enjoy

poemsbyclarabelle, 4 October 2012

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My Dancing Mind

August 5, 2012August 26, 2012 Claire4 Comments

Nourish your brain, learn more about what interests you, it’s amazing what you can find out. Another book I have recently finished reading is entitled, ‘Your Brain at Work’, by Dr David Rock. I have a very keen interest in learning more about neuroscience and neuroleadership so this book was a perfect match for that. Some of the learning from this book is captured in my poem below. Wishing you a dopamine filled day!! (Dopamine is a chemical released in the brain when we are connected to feeling interested in something and it is important for learning),

My Dancing Mind

I’ve just read a book,about the brain

I found it fascinating, great learning I did gain

It has helped me to understand, my dancing mind

Billions of connections, make you one of a kind

To increase focus, and gather insights

Use mindfulness in the moment, it will turn on the lights

Embrace the SCARF model, focus on toward

Move away from the threats and you’ll get the reward

poemsbyclarabelle, 5 August 2012

The Main Attraction is YOU

June 8, 2012August 26, 2012 ClaireLeave a comment

I was in deep discussion with my good friend Tom yesterday, we always have some great conversations around personal development. We were talking about the importance of ‘going to work on yourself’. What do I mean by this?. . . . Well, it is all about becoming an attractive person to the market place, the value you can add. Start seeing yourself as the ‘magnet’, making yourself better, stronger and taking action on that – not focusing too much on the outcome. . . .that will come in the end. By developing yourself in the best way you can, you attract people and things into your life by becoming attractive to them. Positively, move forward in your life, through your own growth and development. Do what it takes to make that happen, this next poem is inspired by just that.