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DR DAIN HEER
Dr Dain Heer is a speaker, coach and author of nine books including the bestselling
book, Being You Changing the World, which has been translated into Swedish, German,
Spanish Italian and Estonian. Dain provides the tools and inspiration to uncover the real
‘you’ and find the courage to be different – which in turn sparks new ideas, creates
success and increases happiness and wellbeing. His work is now in 131 countries in
which he facilitates people to tap into and recognise their own abilities and empowers
them to know they are the creators of their own life. Learn more at
www.drdainheer.com or at www.accessconsciousness.com
Tip 1
Move
It is simple and ridiculously effective.
Scientists don’t talk about endorphins
for no reason. Getting out and getting
active, even if it’s the last thing you
want to do, will definitely make you
feel better, especially if you
incorporate this into your regular
lifestyle. Take baby steps if you are out
of shape; start with a five minute walk
around the block and increase
incrementally from there.
Tip 3
Ask Questions and
Don’t Look for Answers
Looking for answers limits our
possibilities. Questions empower us,
while looking for one right answer will
lock you into one way of thinking. For
example, instead of asking yourself
“why am I always broke?” or “why
can’t I meet the right person?” and
answering yourself with something
unhelpful like “because I’m unattractive
or I am not smart enough,” try asking
yourself “What would it take to change
this?” The key is not to look for an
answer – instead, just put the question
out there and see what happens! By
asking open-ended questions you stop
yourself going down the same wellworn path and can suddenly see other
options and possibilities. Perhaps you
will even find a possibility that will
change your future!
Tip2
Banish Judgement
Judgment is a killer of so
many things – happiness,
productivity, relationships,
and growth – and getting rid
of it will give you the
lightness you seek. Stop
judging others but more
importantly, stop judging
yourself. Don’t see things in
your life as good, bad, right,
wrong or how they should or
shouldn’t be. This is even
more important in the age of
social media. Don›t rate your
life on the ideals you see on
the Internet or what your
Facebook friends› lives look
like. Let life just be. Stop
analysing everything and
refrain from categorising it
into positive and negative.
Learn to banish judgment
and it will free you.
Tip 4
Give Love
What if instead of striving for love, you were willing to have
gratitude and caring for others without judgment or offense?
Love means something different to every one of us. So, strive to
be grateful, caring and completely accepting of yourself and
those around you.
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