Yoga Moments at the World Internet Summit in Sydney (Part 4)
April 9th, 2008 1:59 pmThis is the last part of my series about Yoga and Internet Marketing. Also read Yoga Moments at the World Internet Summit in Sydney (Part 1) , Yoga Moments at the World Internet Summit in Sydney (Part 2) and Yoga Moments at the World Internet Summit in Sydney (Part 3) .
This post talks about one of the presenters, Shaune Clarke and what he talked about off stage. We were out there, asking him all sorts of questions.
He talked about how to create intimate interviews (see part 3 of this article series - click the link above).
The second thing Shaune talked about was the topic of “gifts”. No, not Christmas presents, but talents we have, passions and skills we have. Things we are good at and just love doing. We thrive in that environment.
I don’t know how many “gifts” there are in his philosophy and what they are all called. Most people have a main gift and a couple of others that are fairly developed as well. I understand that the term “gift” is often used in a religious sense as there is a school of thought that they are given to us by God. Don’t let this philosophical framework stop you from doing something very useful for yourself.
Shaune mentioned two of the gifts:
The gift of Encouragement and the gift of Service. You have the gift of Encouragement when total strangers walk up to you and tell you their life story. I can really relate to that, this happens to me all the time but it has never ever happened to my husband! I am sure there is a lot more to this “gift”.
The example Shaune gave for the gift of Service was: Have you ever had a meal at a restaurant where you come across an outstanding waiter? Not somebody who just does their job well. The sort of waiter or waitress who really makes your meal a special experience. They love to serve people, they are living their gift.
Shaune went on to say that there are very few people whose jobs really match their gifts. That is why there is so much unhappiness and people dislike their jobs. Most people have no idea any more what their gifts are. Most of us don’t live and work according to them. Often the hobbies or volunteer work you enjoy will give you a clue. I think that we are often pushed into careers by our well meaning parents. They want us to have a job that will always be in demand, that is safe and secure and pays reasonably well.
Shaune’s opinion is that once you know your gifts and live your life accordingly, everything will follow, like good health, happiness, work that you really enjoy and of course, money.
I think that we need to get ourselves into “alignment”, follow our heart, our inner knowing and intuition and not our intellect. Yoga can be really helpful to find our “gifts”. Quiet time, meditation, relaxation - all these activities allow us to be still, to listen to our inner guidance, to develop our intuition further.
The hardest thing is to follow up on all this. Women in general put others’ needs before their own. Therefore we have a difficult time to know what we really want. Once we do know what we want, we have a lot of obstacles to overcome to achieve what we want, to realise our dreams.
Do it one step at a time, bit by bit and you will see success. Have your vision, your dream, your end goal firmly in mind. Write them up, put them where you can see them. Read them every day. Feel what it is like having achieved these goals.
BUT don’t set yourself up to fail by attempting to do too much at once and then give up because it is all too much and too hard. Take it one step at a time, if you fall over, just get up again and keep going.
Connie,
Your Yoga Partner
from
http://www.yogainahurry.com
