November 2008
The Archives
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11.30.08Going With The Flow : A Mighty RiverBy Steve Mills This is part one of a series about "Going With the Flow" There is a lot written on personal development blogs about the concept of “going with the flow." I am sure most Rebel Zen readers have encountered this term many times during their internet wanderings, and that you have heard many different takes on what it means. Here at Rebel Zen, we aren't ones to get too hung up on definitions. What I am more interested on is different perspectives on the one idea. So in that spirit, here is one take on the idea of "Going with ...
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11.26.08What’s Wrong With You?By Seamus Anthony "Aggh! What's Wrong With Me?" Ever asked yourself that? I know I have... But look - the answer to that question is NOTHING! There is nothing wrong with you dude! You are a human and humans don't just feel great all the time - humans feel all kinds of emotions including the unpleasant ones. Humans make mistakes, they regret their actions, they lose their temper, they get drunk, they spend too much money on stupid things, they hurt themselves and the ones they love. Normal. All of this is completely normal and I want you to know right now that you don't need to ...
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11.24.08Are You Neglecting Your Inner Child?By Seamus Anthony As you get a little bit older year-by-year you may find that your responsibilities seem to grow and grow, and so too does your desire to meet these responsibilities head on. Which is all very well, and probably for the best, but at what cost to your Inner Child and therefore your happiness and enjoyment of the moment? When I was in my twenties I didn't give a stuff about anything I was apparently "supposed" to do and happily left all practical matters to chance in order to give myself the time to enjoy doing the things I wanted ...
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11.18.08The Personal Development Dilemma: Striving Vs Self-AcceptanceBy Seamus Anthony Should you strive to change your habits, your circumstances, your whole life? Or should you enjoy increased inner-peace by accepting who you are right now, unconditionally so you can relax and enjoy the moment? I find life to be a constant tension between these two approaches, and I can't help but notice that in what we loosely call the "personal development" field there are many pushers of both ways towards inner satisfaction. I have for a while now leaned heavily in favor of the "Zen" path of warts-and-all self-acceptance of yourself and have been scornful of the Tony Robbins "go-get-em-tiger" school ...
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11.14.08How Meditation Can Help You Survive the Silly SeasonI have just posted an article over at People Jam about how you can use meditation and self-awareness to help you survive the inevitable craziness that happens between now and New Years. The Self-Aware Silly Season Enjoy your weekend - I'm off to drink beer! Ha! Seamus AnthonySHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Meditation Can Help You Survive the Silly Season", url: "http://www.rebelzen.com/2008/11/how-meditation-can-help-you-survive-the-silly-season/" });
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11.12.08The Upside of DangerBy Séamus Anthony A short, sharp shock here and there, even an unpleasant one, can be a very powerful motivator. If you let go of your naturally defensive reactions and ‘look for the gift’, you may just find that the situation brings unexpected rewards. The other evening I was walking to a party with some friends when I was very nearly hit by a moving car. It was traveling at a fair whack, and I would say it most likely would have been curtains for me had I been struck. I didn’t even see it – I was jaywalking in front of some ...
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11.11.08I’ll Skip the Waffles, Thanks!Just a quick post to point you to my latest article over at The Change Blog: A 7 Step No-Waffle Plan for Real World Success. The hits just keep on comin' ;-) Cheers, Seamus AnthonySHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "I’ll Skip the Waffles, Thanks!", url: "http://www.rebelzen.com/2008/11/ill-skip-the-waffles-thanks/" });
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11.10.08I Was A Teenage Rock Star … kind of …I have a new post about how to be a rock star over at PickTheBrain.com - actually it is more a list of some different strategies for success, but that doesn't sound anywhere near as interesting does it? Click here to read the article. Cheers, Seamus Anthony P.S. if you the article inspires you to listen to my music please do. Go here to check out my latest sounds at myspace, here to buy the disc, or here to buy it on iTunes. And finally here is the myspace page for my '90s band I was rambling on about in the post.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ...
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11.06.08Do Success Stories Inspire or Intimidate You?By Steve Mills You can learn a lot about life from reading and listening to the life stories of others. I love biographies, to see how my personal hero's have structured their lives. The struggles they have faced, strategies they have used and the way that they have structured their lives in order to do what they love every day. The insight gained from looking at the place where people have started their life journey, and the steps they have taken to get to their goals is extremely valuable, like the condensed experience of every year of their life, put into ...
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