I found this great video and wanted to share it with you….enjoy!

Well, unfortunately we haven’t discovered the secret to that little problem but we do have the next best thing - a virtual time capsule!

Write a message to yourself and have it go out into virtual space…but don’t worry, it will return to your email address at a date and time you choose in the future.

The message could be your goals, your purpose in life, a reminder note, a summary of last year, family memories, or a love letter, let your imagination lead you and just have fun.

Personally, I like to summarize the last 12 months, and then list my goals, dreams, and feelings. It is a wonderful surprise to see the message return a year later.

If a year seems like a life time to you…chose a shorter time frame…it’s up to you.

I use this concept as a support tool for my goals. A year later, I can see my progress and how my life and goals have evolved. I like to print out the email and add it to my journal.

Maybe you have a challenge you do not really want to share with other right now but would like to hold yourself accountable by having a reminder sent to you at some time in the future.

Just click on the virtual time capsule photo, fill out the form and save your message to your future self. You’ll receive the message back in due time, giving you a chance to read the thoughts you had back in the past.

The time capsule is a great way to reconnect with an event from the past.

Whatever you decide to write…have fun with it!

Follow your own star,

Michelle

Even an old dog can learn new tricks

I love to learn about new things…always have. I consider myself a life long learner. During a typical day, I spend a little time doing things like reading, listening to CD’s (music, seminars, audio books), talking with people, typing, writing, researching, walking, meditating, and searching the internet.

In fact, most mornings you can find me at Barnes and Noble, in the Starbucks Cafe, on the internet. (that in itself is a story for another day)

I have spent the last several decades committed to my personal growth. Along the way there has been some great experiences and some not so great…all bearing lessons for me. Nonetheless, I am passionate about learning, developing, and expanding my self-awareness.

Just so we are clear…when I say learning I mean learning from my experiences. I live my life to the fullest. This you will discover as we get to know each other a little better.

Since challenging myself to expand my awareness, it just felt natural to create this environment that provides information on personal development.

I don’t know where you are in your journey but I would like to invite you to poke around, comment on the blog, and maybe even join us in one of the teleclasses.

Or send me an email and let me know what your biggest challenge is…maybe I can address the topic in the blog.

I felt a little overwhelmed and less than creative…but how can this be? I am the most inspired, motivated person I know. I began to feel as though I had reached my level of incompetence. More specifically, I felt burnt out…tired and stressed out.

I have always been committed to personal growth as far back as I can remember. When I was in my mid 30’s, I decided to return back to school. I’d been successful in my career and really wanted to get my PhD. The problem was, I didn’t have a high school diploma. It didn’t matter…I had a dream and was motivated to see it through.

10 years later… as I could see the finish line just up ahead…but I was losing my motivation… my brain was going flat. I felt as though I was slowly being pulled underwater. Maybe I lost my edge? I remember going to my front porch one evening, looking up at the stars and asking…(okay yelling) hey…can I get a little help here?

One day as I watched a recent popular movie, I listened to the person commentating talk about how he help someone through a difficult time and how this persons life changed… what I noticed in the recreation of the event was this individual receiving the help was listening to something on his portable CD player. I had a burning desire to know what this person was listening to.

Si, I did some research on the internet and it did not take long before I discovered the answer to my question. I found a website that made some pretty interesting claims about being able to balance the brain and increase the brains ability to learn, remember, reduce stress and a host of other desirable ends AND all in the name of personal development. Well, this was right up my alley. I was interested enough that after reading the research, I ordered the program.

First of all, I was getting a cold or becoming sick, from stress, fairly often.  Secondly, I was challenged to retain and recall information and although I was tired all the time, I could not sleep at night very well. And to top it off, I suffered from allergies that mad it difficult to breath.

WOW! I noticed something happening within the first fifteen minutes of listening to the program. At the time, I couldn’t describe what exactly was happening… but something definitely felt different in me.

I have been so impressed with this audio technology. I actually feel more creative than ever before. I have more confidence, energy, awareness and my learning and thinking has been accelerated. I am excited about this new awakening and I will keep you updated as to how things progress.