Are you Super Human? Can You Be? ----What's Possible for you?

Today I was watching, Stan Lee's Super Humans. The show is not so much comic book as it is science oriented. The host of the show Daniel Browning Smith travels around the world investigating people that have a natural "Super- human" ability. On the show, Daniel was investigating a man who's body never seemed to fatigue. He once ran 50 Marathons in 50 days. His muscles don't build up lactic acid like normal humans. His lungs and heart don't seem to get tired. In fact where even the most elite athletes have muscle fatigue and breakdown during extreme exercise, this man seems to get stronger and faster!The host of the show states, "It goes against everything we know about human biology". His lactic levels seem to go down while normal humans increase during exercise. The doctors and scientists that examined him declared him truly Super Human!

It made me think about what Super Human means. Essentially it just means outside what we think is normal. Stan Lee's investigation into people who have outside of the normal ability highlights this idea. There are people all over the world that can do things we deem amazing! But what if we shifted this idea. What if we looked at these people for what they really are. They are an example of what is possible! Currently we look at them as outside the norm and disregard the fact that they are in fact human and therefore what they can do and what they are is then possible for humans.

Remember when the 4 minute mile was considered impossible? As soon as Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile in 1954 many athletes quickly followed and beat this barrier. Roger Bannister wasn't Super Human he simply allowed other athletes to know what was possible.

Another example is our understanding of the brain. Science used to believe that the brain could not regenerate. That once brain cells were dead or damaged that the brain would permanently remain impaired. Thanks to the research being done at the University of California, San Diego, we are breaking these and many other myths about the brain's ability to heal and regenerate. "The brain that changes itself", by Norman Doidge demonstrates study after study of people recovering their brain function after devastating injury and illness. What's the switch? Simply that we know it's possible, and if it's possible we can take it to higher and higher levels.

So how can we "average" humans use this information? What if we just started challenging what we believe. I was recently on a coaching call when I was describing a limitation I have with my health. As the words exited my mouth I realized that this particular limitation might be not a real limitation  but a belief. My first thought was "OH CRAP"! Then I wondered, what if I could change my belief about this limitation? Could I  also change this aspect of my health? If that were true, in what other ways could I be limiting myself ?I decided that I would do an experiment and challenge the excuses that I make to myself about why I can or can't do things. About what is possible and what is not. So far it's been amazing and honestly a little aggravating....... Could it be that I just simply didn't know what was actually possible and what was not?

So I put this challenge to you. Can you challenge your excuses this week? Here's how. As soon as you hear yourself give a reason for why you can't accomplish something, stop. First change the language of the excuse. Begin with, "I have a belief that I can't"..... Instead of "I can't because". Next ask yourself this question, "What if I could change that belief".  Next change it one more time to, " What could I replace that belief with."  Then ask this, "What else would change if I changed that one belief".

Be aware that you might find this Super irritating at first :) I did! I didn't like the idea that I was limiting myself. I really wanted my problems to be someone or something else's fault! Realizing that I have the Super Human ability to un-limit myself is both irritating and freeing. Now I find it really fun to experiment with the idea. I'm not sure that I can change every perceived limitation, but I am excited to investigate.

Try this for a week and then post your findings here. I can't wait to hear what your experience is!


Liz Larson
transformoneidea@gmail.com

Life Design Strategist
NLP Master Practitioner

The Ugly Truth About My Gratitude Journal

 The Ugly Truth About My Gratitude Journal                                          Is......

                            

That it's empty! Yep nuthin', niente, nada! Okay, I said it! It's out there! 

Wait! Before you sentence me to 1000 Hail Mary's or a month in an Ashram, let me plead my case!

I tried.......a little..........I did, but I just couldn't get into it. I first heard about the Gratitude Journal on Oprah many years ago. I loved the stories about how it transformed lives and made people beautiful and wealthy, so of course I was on board. I bought the prettiest journal I could find, okay a nice one, okay  a new note pad......... and I sat down to make my list. I added my family, who happened to be irritating me at the moment. I added my house, which needed work. I added my friends, who hadn't been there for me lately. I'm sure you're starting to see the pattern . I started to feel terrible! It just wasn't the transformational journey I was hoping for. I tried many times after that.... well about once a year, and then I would remember,I just don't like it. It didn't feel genuine. I felt like I was betraying the "Well Being" community, so for all of this time I have kept this truth as my own deep dark shame. Until today! 

Today I found myself being grateful for a "Good Eyebrow Day"! Similar to a good hair day, but you can't put eyebrows back in a ponytail if they are unruly. I have been at war with my eyebrows lately. It got so bad that my friends were buying me the newest and latest products, in hopes of quelling the constant whining. I tried them all, thinking I had  relatively good eyebrow skills, to no avail. I was beginning to think I would have to accept that I was living with bad brows. Then it happened! This morning I tried one of the myriad of products in yet another way and.....tada.......Fairly Normal Eyebrows! I found myself celebrating! And it hit me, this is gratitude! I am grateful for normal brows!

While it was a very small victory, I really took the time to feel grateful! I didn't need to write it down in a journal, I just needed to  be in the moment of , YES! I realized that I often take a minute to be in the YES. Little celebrations and occasionally victory dances when my garden blooms, when I get a bit of good news, when my pants are looser than yesterday........ 

In the end I'm not anti-gratitude! I just don't connect with putting it in a journal. What a relief! I can rejoin the ranks of the "Well Intentioned" with my head held high. 

My call to action-

If you've been hiding Gratitude Journal Shame, have heart! There is hope! I encourage you pay attention to the little ways you celebrate the YES with your private and public victory dances, your secret fist pumps, your under the breath Whooo Hooos.

Liz Larson
transformoneidea@gmail.com

Life Design Strategist
NLP Master Practitioner

Treasure Hunt

Take your Mind on a treasure hunt

Have you ever felt stuck? Wanting to move forward, create change, or achieve a dream but can’t seem to get out of your own way?

 In these moments everything seems overwhelming, too big and impossible. If you just had one good idea or even just a little help you could break free of your funk!

 What if all the resources you need were in the backyard of your own mind! Would you be up for a little backyard mining expedition?

What better than to be able to go inside and find all of the things we need to create a forward movement. After all, isn’t forward movement what we’re looking for? Momentum? We can’t feel stuck when we are moving forward. Anything we can do to get moving in the direction of our desires feels like relief! Relief is a good thing!

So here is the premise, throughout our lives we each have positive influences and experiences that have shaped us into the people we are today. We often talk about the negative things that  influenced us, but not the positive. Here’s your chance to remember what shaped your confidence, your awareness, your brilliance!

I recently had the chance to go down this positive memory lane. I saw a woman at a distance in the line at the grocery store.  I recalled, when I was about 13 she owned a sort of salon. She was putting on fashion shows with the unique clothing she carried. She asked my Mom if I could attend her modeling school and be in her Fashion Shows. It was an amazing experience for me!

 As I thought back on her and the opportunity she gave me, I realized how it had shaped me in a positive way. It taught me poise and was a great confidence booster for an awkward  teen. This thought sent my mind on a treasure hunt of my past.

 I thought about the Kindergarten teacher that asked me to sing for the class when I forgot my show and tell item, the Music Director that asked me to sing for a Spring Show in the 1st grade, dance recitals and a debate coach, being the MC for Fashion Shows I organized in High School, Swing Choir and the list goes on and on.

Every experience taught me what I needed to know to be right here right now willing to talk to Millions on You Tube or a room of 1000’s live.

This brief trip into the Gold Mine in my own mind taught me that I can find support for new ideas and desires within myself. What a way to feel great about myself and my abilities any time I want! It’s also a great way to have gratitude for the many, many people that supported and taught me along the way.  I simply need to search my memories for the resources that are just waiting to be rediscovered.

So take yourself on a Treasure Hunt in your mind Today ! Here’s how to start:

1.     Think about a new project, desire, or idea that you want to move toward.

2.     Consider what resources you might need, like confidence, the ability to learn something new, a

particular skill  or knowledge…….etc.

3.     Pick one resource for a place to start and begin mining your memory for a time when you had just this resource.

4.     Use this as a launching pad and then begin to connect the dots, directing your mind to find others that match up. Start at the earliest age you can remember and move toward the present. Gather up even the smallest of positive lessons and experiences that support your new goal.

5.     Feel great about yourself and your new endeavor!
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Liz Larson

transformoneidea@gmail.com

Life Design Strategist

NLP Master Practitioner