Personal Development Video Seminars - Personal Development & Self Improvement
Living Outside the Box	4 mins : 59 secs
People often talk about 'thinking outside the box' - doing things differently or imaginatively. They like talking about it - but they rarely do it - neither in business nor in their personal lives. Why? It requires being different - and they're afraid to stand out from the crowd too much, in case people might think that they're abnormal. However, you must realise that there is no box - you only think that things have to be done a certain way - that you have to live your life according to the 'rules', that you have weaknesses as well as strengths...
The Perfect Recipe for Success	7 mins : 8 secs
There are any number of 'self-help' books on the shelves - but the world doesn't seem to be a happier place as a result. The problem? Reading alone won't enable you change your life. Indeed, watching, listening or understanding, on their own, won't make much difference either. You have to change your life - by changing your mind. Your state of mind is your sole responsibility. Learn how to cultivate a calm, cool and clear state of mind - and you're well on the way to the life you really, really want...
Does Positive Thinking Work?	5 mins : 39 secs
The benefits of positive thinking have been talked about for decades - tel yourself positive things each morning and your day will be better! But, if you think positive, you're simply setting yourself up to be disappointed. The best state of mind to be in is a clear and calm state of mind - that way, you won't feel negative when things go wrong - as they do in everyone's life. At least, of course, positive thinking is better than negative thinking - but it's still only thinking. Better to do - with a focused mind - than think about doing...
Your Own Personal Wisdom	3 mins : 39 secs
Normal people's versions of reality have nothing to do with what's actually going on! They're locked in their own little world. To break out of that world, you need to achieve 'wisdom' - your very own understanding of how the world works and what you're truly capable of. Wisdom can be found in all kinds of places - books, sacred scripture, 'wise' men and women. But other people's wisdom is useless to you. You may like the sound of it, it may make intellectual sense - but until you feel or experience wisdom, you'll never be fully in control of your own mind. How to do that? Meditate...
Create the Life You Really, Really Want	4 mins : 08 secs
People are murdering each other because of their behaviour online - on Facebook and Second Life. And, yet, for years, great minds have explained to us that all our problems boil down to our disconnection from our true nature. How disconnected is Second Life or Facebook from the true reality of the here and now? Open your mind to the present moment, for in this moment you will discover your real potential and be able to "set your mind" to achieve everything that you really, really want - here in the real world - really!!
The Key to Success - Welcome to Gurdy!	3 mins : 17 secs
Ever wondered why your life is just OK? Why bad news sells newspapers? Why your mind regularly wanders and you're rarely as "turned on" as you'd like to be? Is there more to life? The answer is a resounding YES - becuase life - your life - is meant to be effortlessly happy and successful. And that effortless happiness and success in completely in your own hands. You simply have to change the way you use your mind - you have to learn how to pay more attention to the here and now. The good news is - it's easy, everyone can do it. And that includes YOU...
Get Out of Your Pigeonholes!	4 mins : 55 secs
Never judge a book by the cover or appearances can be deceptive! From an extraordinarily early age we develop the "ability" to categorize - we pigeonhole new people and events we meet. In the process, we end up paying little or no attention to the possibilities and opportunities that cross our path most days of our lives. We need to re-start paying attention to what is actually going on - who we are bumping into - and start recognising an opportunity when we see one...
Energy and Focus in the Now	4 mins : 12 secs
Energy in : energy out - it's how the univserse works. Behave normally, investing only 1% energy and you get precious little in return. Focus on the here and now - not on your goals or ambitions, because it is in the here and now that the universe responds. Re-learn how to pay attention to the present moment, because neuro-psychology has proved that your success and happiness depends upon it. The most important thing you have to do is whatever you're doing now...
In Love with Your Personality?	4 mins : 18 secs
If you like your personality, you've fallen in love with an illusion. Personality - for the Latin word persona, meaning a mask - is the creation of a number of "snapshots" you took of events and people that were important to you during your "formative" years. You need to move beyond your personality to achieve effortless success. Normal people never do - that's why normal lives are "not too bad". But everyone can achieve effortless happiness and success - and that includes you.
Get Over Yourself!!	4 mins : 22 secs
Most people will appreciate that their perceived weaknesses hold them back from achieving all that they would wish to achieve. But has it ever occurred to you that your strengths might prove just as big a disadvantage? In the same way that our weaknesses are simply perceptions borne out of our childhood years - so are our perceived strengths. And those strengths box us in to a view of ourselves that closes off so many other options and potentially life-changing opportunities...
Killer Presentations!	4 mins : 45 secs
Everyone likes to be perfectly prepared and psyched-up for that all important presentation or speech. But how do you know when you're going to make the most important presentation of your life? How would you know when you're going to have to be at your very best? Because, as we go through life, we stumble across strangers who become our most intimate friends and partners - personally and in business. We need to be alert all the time - to make the best impression we can - for that next all important stranger...
Are You Too Lazy to Live Your Dream?	6 mins : 02 secs
Are you too lazy to live your dream? Research indicates that so-called "normal" people are not too uncomfortable enough in their repetitive "not-too-bad" daily lives to do anything about achieving their goals or dreams or, for that matter, even sticking to the odd New Year's Resolution. Yet, all you have to do is make a tiny time commitment, only a few minutes each day, to change all the other 24 hours of everyday into a life of effortless happiness and success - on your terms...
Which Personality Type are You?	4 mins : 13 secs
Many people appear to be obsessed about their personality - what type they are, how they can improve their personality - and there's a whole industry out there that will test you and tell you that you're this, that or the other. And it's all nonsense - because your personality is a series of psychological "snapshots" which you took of impressive things that were done for you and too you during your formative years. You need to get over your self-perceptions and let the real you out - the one who can create the life you really want...
Being Inspired - and Inspiring	4 mins : 30 secs
Inspiration may "strike" us infrequently during our normal everyday lives - and, yet, inspiration is all around us all of the time - it's just that normal people (the mad people) not just don't know how to call upon it - they don't even know that they can. But you - people visiting Gurdy.Net - know differently. We can all be inspired and, as a result, be a life-changing inspiration to those who depend upon us. The secret is to know how to set your antennae onto "receive" mode - once set, a tidal wave of opportunity awaits...
Being Abnormal	4 mins : 25 secs
Normal people only perceive what they expect to perceive - so they never notice life's opportunities. As a result, normal people go through the motions. You need to stop yourself in your tracks and recollect what it is you want out of life - why are you doing what you're doing? Otherwise, you'll never be adequately motivate yourself to do what you're doing, body and soul. Only when you've got your objectives clear in your mind will you be able to keep your mind clear enough to be your most effective...
What Other People Think of You	4 mins : 46 secs
Normal people waste an inordinate amount of energy wondering and worrying about what other people think if them. They don't - other people are too worried about what you think of them! As a result, if you've two people in a room, neither of them is actually there - they're in this parallel universe wondering what they think of each other. A recipe for normal so-called living. You need to stop seeking others' approval and starting approving of yourself. Then you can be "all there" to make the very most of each new opportunity...
Understanding God	4 mins : 37 secs
Why would a "loving God" stand idly by whilst an innocent five year old drowns? Perhaps you should consider the fact that there's no such thing as a loving God in the traditional sense. Rather, there is a responsive God who is only waiting to give you everything you want. Unfortunately, normal people fill their minds with negative or useless thoughts - and, having focused their very being in that direction, they end up living negative and useless lives in comparison to what they could be. Time to start understanding God...
Approval is Worse Than Crack	4 mins : 43 secs
Approval is a drug and it's killing you. Since early childhood we've all been addicted to this drug - thinking that wwe need the approval of others to paper over the cracks of our own faults and failings. You'll never be all that you can be until you approve of yourself. To do that you need to get over your perceived inadequacies - something you'll never do until you come face to face with the real you - the one within, the one only you can find..
Crazy Parents, Crazy Kids	5 mins : 30 secs
Decades of research prove that normal adults are crazy. So normal crazy parents are simply going through the motions of preparing their much-loved children to be normal crazy adults too. Who would do that? Don't we all want our children to have better lives than we ourselves have? They can - you can - but you have to start being abnormal. It's not as scary as it sounds - it's a wonderful journey that will change the lives of everyone involved...
Do You Really Believe in a God at All?	4 mins : 36 secs
People's ideas of God vary. But regardless of what your notion of God might be, chances are you don't really believe in Him (or Her) - otherwise you'd have the results to verify your unfailing belief. I've yet to meet anyone who is 100% happy with their life - so I reckon I've yet to meet someone who really believes in God and their divine right to have a great life. And the sad thing is, that it's really simple to go that extra mile and believe to the extent that you receive...
How to Lead Your Life	4 mins : 08 secs
We all think that we're leading our lives - but truth is we're not even following! The normal person is so brain-dead that they're simply going through the motions - and missing out on all the wonder and beauty of life and its opportunities. You need to wake up, rise from the dead. You need to come to your senses - literally. You have five of them - use them and you might just find what you're looking for...
You Don't Need No Self-Help Gurus!	4 mins : 57 secs
The "self-help industry" is in the news for all the wrong reasons with the arrest of James Ray on three charges of manslaughter. But this publicity masks a deeper problem where so-called self-help gurus help themselves at the expense of vulnerable souls. The key point is that no one needs a guru. Self help means what it says - you need to help yourself. Sure, you need pointers, signposts. Yes, you need to be armed with the appropriate facts. But, in the end, it's up to you - and the great news is that you can do it...
Control and Influence in Your Life	4 mins : 07 secs
You may well feel that you're not in control of your life. And you'd be right - none of us controls our life. But, if you're not prepared to take control of the only thing over which you can exercise total control - your own state of mind - then you won't even be able to influence the course of your life. Controlling your state of mind greatly influences the course of your life and the lives of those around you. If, on the other hand, you can't make 5 minutes in 24 hours to take a hold of those controls - then you might as well lie down and die.
It's the Thought that Counts	5 mins : 15 secs
Do actions really speak louder than words - or, in fact, do your thoughts scream everything else out of the park? You can say things and not mean them - you can do things half-heartedly. If this sounds familiar - don't worry, you're normal. Or do worry - because your thoughts are stopping you from achieving what you want to achieve - your thoughts permeate every waking moment of your day - your thoughts prevent you from wholeheartedly investing your energy into getting what you want out of life... be careful what you're thinking.
We're All Burdened by Normality	4mins : 31secs
Even those of us who have devoted their life to achieving abnormality of mind, of success and of life are burdened by normality - daily. It's as if your mind's settings are determined by a cheap dysfunctional piece of software - I set it to abnormal every morning, but every next morning my settings are back at default. Luckily I don't have to start all over again - I can always take up where I left off. But if I don't, I'm on a dangerously slippery slope. The danger? That I'll miss out on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of living life to the full today.
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