Tune up your EQ

“Transformation is a funny thing, we become radically different, through a long process of changing ourselves from the inside out. Even though it looks like today you saw somebody and they look completely different tomorrow, that’s rarely what transformation is about.”

Galba Bright in a radio interview with Andrea Williams-Green, January 2006

The Inspiration Academy’s quick fix of the latest CDs, DVDs, books and mp3s look TOO ENTICING to ignore. You can become a brand new you without too much effort. All it takes is some cash and some of your time. You can have your cake and eat it.

But will the Inspiration Academy give you long lasting results that will “stick”? I’m not so sure.

I do know that if you follow these 4 little known steps you’ll achieve a positive transformation. Can I walk you through them?

1. Manage your emotions and transform yourself

Have you ever embarked on a personal transformation for purely logical reasons?

Even if you did, it’s unlikely that you’ll sustain yourself on your journey unless you have a deep emotional investment in your goal or outcome.

That’s why your EQ, your ability to consciously integrate how you think, feel and act, is such a powerful transformational tool.

2. Accept that personal transformation is a discontinuous process.

Once you make the commitment to transform yourself, many of the final results and outcomes will be beyond your control. When you transform yourself, you transform your relationships with others, for example, you may lose or gain friends, associates etc.

Sometimes your transformation brings a trailor load of changes all at once, like the proverbial queue of London buses. At other times, your deep commitment to personal transformation incubates for years and finally manifests itself as a “surprise.”

3. Reflect on what you’ve learned to deepen your transformation

When you step back and reflect on your personal transformation, you begin to understand that your world is somewhat chaotic, and that you must commit to live in the moment, without too much concern about what happened in the past, or what tomorrow will bring.

You’ll realise that you are actually in control of very little. It’s your focus on what you consider to be under your control and most important to you that enables you to achieve a transformation.

When you accept that transformation is a process, not an event, you’re free to become more curious. You’ll quickly learn more about yourself and others and you’ll be able to make the most of what you’ve learned. Discontinuity can be scary and exciting.

4. Enjoy the journey, bumps and all

If you make a deep commitment to personal transformation, your journey will continue for the rest of your life. At the end you may have reached a very different place than what you originally intended when you started out your exciting, discomfiting, uncertain and ultimately fulfilling journey.

More Resources

Download Galba Bright’s 7 Laws Of Emotional Intelligence in pdf format

and get some solid, practical guidance along the way.

Learn 5 more simple, fundamental steps.

Aim to apply3 simple phrases to all aspects of your life.

I’d love to know your thoughts, feelings and experiences about your transformation(s).

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