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Have you ever experienced an emotional crisis? Where you were flooded by a storm of difficult thoughts and feelings. What did you do?

A crisis can present in many different forms, from the death of a loved one, to loss of a job, to collapse of a marriage, to financial disaster.

When you’re hit by a crisis, an emotional storm is likely to whip through your mind and body, tossing painful feelings and thoughts in all directions.

What you should do when you find yourself experiencing an emotional crisis? What can you do to not only survive, but to thrive? It’ll be handy to have these techniques in your back pocket so you can use them whenever needed.

• If we want to act effectively then we can’t allow that storm to carry us away. The first thing we need to do is “drop anchor.”
• Consider practicing the “Grounding Breath”
• The next step is to take note. Take a moment to scan your body and notice what you’re feeling. Find the most painful feeling, observe it, breathe into it, expand around it, and allow it to be.
• After that, take a step back and notice all the thoughts whirring around in your head. See if you can “name the story.” Give a name to the story your mind is trying to tell you. For example, “Here’s the ‘I can’t cope’ story.”
• The last step is to pursue your values.
• To remember what to do in an emotional crisis remember the word STOP
• • Slow your breathing
  • Take note
  • Open up
  • Pursue your values

To help keep this near you, to have this knowledge wherever you go, so you don’t have to worry about remembering, I’ve created a wallet size printable 4 Steps to Survive an Emotional Crisis handout for you.

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In this episode what I’ve decided to do is answer a couple of questions from listeners.

Question #1 from Jacqueline: ““I’m confused about what you call acceptance. Are you saying we should just live with the pain, to tolerate it? I don’t understand how that would be helpful.”

Question #2 from Kevin: “How do I know if something is really, truly holding me back? I’m trying to figure out what things are stopping me from being more confident and some of the things I’m coming up with I don’t know if it’s actually true or if I just think it’s true? Do you know what I mean? I appreciate any help you can give me.”

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In this episode you’re going to discover a technique, that when used optimally, can actually help you create your own reality. Everyone who has achieved great success in life has used this power consciously or unconsciously.

What is this simple technique?

Have a listen to the episode to find out…

Key Points

• Our mind brings up stories all the time and we have the choice whether to fuse with them, to get entangled by these stories or not.
• Visualization is a way to take control over the story.
• Brain scans show that visualization activates those parts in our brain responsible for carrying out actions.
• It’s not necessary to know how to get there. You just need to be able to see and feel that desired outcome, that goal for yourself.
• The key difference between what I’m talking about here and what a lot of people do when visualizing is what I mean by “successfully programming” this into your subconscious … is that you see and feel it as already having happened. That’s it’s a done deal.
• Visualization helps you find the information and means to carry out the necessary actions. You still need to take action. What you need to do and how to do it will become clear because of visualizing, but you still need to act.
• Begin with the end in mind.
• Here’s a general outline or step by step process (for those of you that like that kind of thing) that might be helpful to start with:
• • Get clear on your intention.
  • Eliminate distractions.
  • Experience your intention or endpoint as already having been manifested into reality.
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