Take Responsibility

There is nothing quite so empowering as taking responsibility.

There is also little doubt that most people do not like doing this!

As a lawyer for 20 years, I experienced many people running to their lawyers, asking for help, playing the role of victim, by blaming others for their problems. These people had entered into transactions and legal relationships and did not want to accept responsibility.

8 Key Strategies to Avoid Responsibility

Blame is one of the 8 key strategies that people use rather than to take responsibility.

The other 7 strategies are:

• Make excuses
• Justification
• Apathy
• Pass the Buck
• Avoidance
• Denial
• Complain and do nothing.

These 8 strategies are used by victims and/or martyrs. They are very seductive. They are easy to do, and if you are a victim, it is likely that you will get sympathy, attention, and perhaps even compensation. Just contemplate what happens to those people who are featured in television current affairs programs!

Yet, it is ultimately depressing playing the role of victim. There is nothing inspirational about doing so.

The Blame Game

In fact, if you play the ‘blame game’, my shorthand description of any of the 8 strategies mentioned above, you are highly unlikely to learn what you need to learn from your experiences. There will be little growth in your life. I have found that if I totally accept responsibility for whatever I experience at any point in my life, I learn very quickly the lessons that are contained in such experiences. The faster I learn my lessons, the better I get

We need to be aware of why there is such a tendency to play the blame game.

Leaders Often Set a BAD Example

Our political leaders set a lousy example for us, followed closely by business leaders. When politics or business go bad, most leaders busily run around avoiding any possible hint that they may have had any part in any failures or mistakes or misadventures. Further, they then look for the scapegoats, and boast to the media that ‘heads will roll’.

Do not be drawn into such behavior. It will destroy you.

Do the Right Thing for You

Mind to Mind and ZOX Pro Training are both processes that help you develop the mental toughness and resilience to improve your ability to do this.

When you take responsibility and blame nobody for what happens to you, you are in control of your life. You have a chance of living an inspiring life. It is an energizing way to live life.

I commend it to you.

Charles B Kovess

Passionate individuals Achieve.

Passionate individuals Perform.

Passionate individuals Inspire.

Imagine tapping into your extraordinary talent and energy each working day. Picture the growth, the rewards and the results.

Sadly, not many people are passionate about their work. Yet, if business is to thrive in the 21st century, leaders must create an “extra-ordinary” level of commitment from their people. A commitment based not only on the mental – but one that also involves the emotional – passion.

Whilst Mind to Mind helps you to harness your extraordinary mental capabilities, we need the energy source of passion to capitalize on these capabilities.

In the late 20th century, information became the new business nightmare. Managers were surrounded, inundated – and often drowned – in information, much of it useless. So much so that electronic overload threatened. This is another reason why ZOX Pro Training is so relevant and important.

The “Knowledge Age” is passing as we rapidly head into what I refer to as the “Passion Age”. This new era will see the mastering of the difficult part of business – people issues. Physical resources are the easy part. That is why so few organizations successfully access the knowledge and wisdom and passion of their people: it’s just too hard.

Passionate performers make no distinction between labor and leisure, education and recreation. They simply pursue their vision with a commitment and energy sustained by their passion.

Effective leaders and performers understand the principles of motivation, that’s a given, but motivation and passion are not quite the same. One is a reactive process, the other a proactive one. Managers, coaches or corporate mentors all motivate, certainly, but this is achieved externally. One can encourage a person to be motivated, one can even teach them how to be motivated, but passion comes from the soul.

The Pain-Pleasure Equation

Leaders who want to access the passion and knowledge of their people must first understand the major drivers of human behavior, the pain-pleasure equation. It’s simple to define: how much pain is an individual willing to accept for a future pleasure?

Consider sportspeople and musicians: they are willing to undertake years of what is at times painful training because of the promise of pleasure that inspires them. Now translate that level of passion to your own life and to your organization:

1. What benefit will employees derive from contributing their passion and knowledge to the business?

2. What pain or disadvantage will employees reduce in their own lives by doing so?

3. What is the present pain that blocks employees from contributing their passion and their knowledge?

4. Can employees clearly see the pleasure they will gain from contributing the passion and knowledge and facing, or experiencing, the pain of doing so?

5. Is the pain of contributing passion and knowledge greater than the pain of being “safe” in a low performance environment?

The successful builders and leaders of tomorrow’s world-class businesses and lives will be those with a strong empathy-based style, who create a passionate, results-driven, working environment.

Charles B Kovess

Building a Good Vocabulary

Do you remember when your grade school teacher would give everyone the word of the day? You were to use it in as many sentences as you could throughout the day. This is a great way to build a good vocabulary…  O N E  W O R D  at a time. Actually, at that rate, you would probably be reincarnated to your next life before you really would have a substantial vocabulary.

Now, before I tell you the exciting bits, I am going to tell you about the word “spry”. It is a very good word, because it can be used in many ways. It is an adjective. Which also means it can be used to describe other words, a person’s mood, an activity, and many more fun things. So, for spry’s sake, here is what it means:

Synonyms for Spry:

brisk, nimble, agile, lively, active, sprightly, vigorous

So, now you know what spry means.

Here a couple of examples of using spry in a sentence:

Gee, he has a ‘spry’ walk.

I am planning to have a nice ‘spry’ day!

You could even use it in combination with another of my favorite words, “glib”:

I really enjoy a ‘glib spry’ conversation! (Oh! I just remembered. I hadn’t given you the other word yet. Oh well… just a bit, in a ‘glib’ sort of way.)

Don’t worry, it is just all bushwa! (Now there is a very nice sounding word. You would think it would be French… of sorts.)

By now, you may be a little peeved with me for using words that you are not comfortable using. Well, go to your shanty and have a little whinge. When you decide to do something about it, come back and see us.

Really, in the world of today, it is not enough to have a good vocabulary, but you really do need to know what words mean at a deeper level; their vibration, their impact.

I recently queried a person living in Canada about the spelling of their name. Even though the person was Canadian, the name turned out to be Welsh, the country of origin was Wales. My personal curiosities lead me down strange paths from time to time.

(Here is something fun for the single guys: The next time you find yourself in the awkward position of the opening line to start a conversation, ask an intelligent question that makes the other person think a little; but not so much they go into meltdown over it. You never know where it may lead. You may even get the opportunity to ask a second question. NOTE: Stay away from the topics of politics, sex, and religion. You might go for something like, “What is the spelling of hyperbole?” Just make sure you pronounce it right. If they know the correct spelling, they have potential.)

I would like you to share the fascination and joy of this seemingly boring world of words with me. But you have much to do if you are playing catch up.

There is a training you should take a look at… Gee, I must have forgotten what it was called… It had such a catchy name, too… It just has to be here somewhere…

Great Things Happen Here!

I want to inspire you to greater heights.

You can find firm footing in the past, but look to your future!

Quote – Isaac Asimov

“I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.” ~Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov, a great science fiction writer, accomplished great leaps by using speed reading as his  method for gaining information. As a fan for his books, there is only appreciation for his achievements.

Just Imagine what heights his writing could have reached if he gained Information at Light Speed with Mental Photography (ZOXing) as his instrument.

I hope I have found you at a point in your day that you can give a moment to reflect upon this mindful image of greatness.

Great Things Happen Here!

You are thinking about how you can take charge of your life, be an independent thinker, and deciding the steps you want to take in life.  It is all about YOU!  So whenever you think about SELF improvement, you really need to take a good look at what that means.  Do the trainings you consider use achievable, down to Earth methodology?

1.    NATURAL: Whatever you are considering, is it natural?  In other words, can your brain automatically do these things once you understand the structure?  Are you simply born with it?  (Electronic machines and devices are NOT natural.)

2.    AUTOMATIC:   If you are not automatically using whatever this method is, can it be turned over to the brain to act upon it automatically?  This usually goes hand in hand with “natural”.

3.    COMPLETE:  Are you presented a complete system?  Many organizations makes it part of their marketing to only give you pieces.  They will tell you many reasons why they do this.  But they will not tell you the truth.  The truth is they will make a lot more money from you by segmenting their “system” into sections.  They will bring up further trainings and higher and higher price tags as you move up.  Even after you have achieved their highest level, you may not find what you were looking for in the first place.

4.    FLEXIBLE:   Is the system that you are using flexible to assist you in ALL your struggles?  Is it usable throughout your entire life?  If you have a system that is natural and automatic, then your benefits will be felt throughout your life.  Many organizations have systems that require you to adapt to their system.  Since their system does not adapt to your specific needs, it may not be what you want.  Most people prefer a system that adapts to them as an individual.

5.    LEARNING:   Does your system give you as much access to your brain power as you can ever have?  Does your training exercise and strengthen your brain?  Does it give you the ability to learn more than ever before?  Will it give you the ability to make clearer decisions by cleaning out the mental cobwebs?  Will it automatically give you more memory and more access to your memories?

6.    SUPPORTING ATTRIBUTES:  These are exercises that when combined intensify all of your abilities synergistically.  This is often expressed as “child-like wonderment” of your world around you.  Does your system do this for you?

7.    SIMPLE:   Is the system easy to learn and use?  Many systems that are available are highly complex and convoluted.  You want a system that is straight forward and easy to understand without some archaic language or “special” names used for everyday applications.  That just confuses you and makes you reliant on them for your answers.

As you know, there are many systems out there that make claims they can solve all of your problems.  If you are experienced with such trainings, you will agree with me that most do not stack up.  You may have done so many of these that you have come to expect failure instead of success.

I am going to tell you a big secret:  ZOX Pro Training will not solve your problems.  YOU will solve your own problems.  We show you how.  ZOX Pro Training gives you the complete system for you to achieve your successes.  It is geared for you to have results.

ZOX Pro Training even has as the ultimate natural enhancement known to re-establish connection to your photographic (eidetic) memory – Mental Photography!  There is no better way to learn more than ever before faster, and exercise your brain at the same time.

As for all the points I mentioned above;   ZOX Pro Training answers YES to all of them.  You are a whole person.  You deserve a WHOLE system that works – from the start!

Great Things Happen Here!

If you are like most people, you must make too many decisions every day of your life.  You feel overwhelmed from all of your carefully considered decisions.

Scientists have proven that if we have any more than 7 things to choose from, we go into overload, so by the time we go through the grocery store, we are in meltdown.  They have even connected this to Clinical Depression.

For example; I will take you on a tour of what you can expect for simple decision making, starting at the beginning of your day.  (Obviously, this really isn’t you because you would never do these things this way.)

The alarm goes off.  Do you set your alarm for a “snooze”, and for how long?  Do you just lie there a while?  Do you get up ready to take on the day?  Or do you turn over and go back to sleep?  That was 5 decisions, and you haven’t even made it out of bed.

You decide to get up and get dressed.  You go to the closet full of clothes and declare,  “I have nothing to wear.” After deciding on a matching top and bottom with socks and shoes, you toss them back and decide to wear the same thing you had on yesterday.  There goes another 5 or more decisions.  For some people this one act could amount to hundreds of decisions.

You finally decide that is a good time to have a wholesome breakfast instead of the same old breakfast you have every day.  You begin by deciding what ingredients you want for your breakfast.  You pull them all out and get ready, …  Then you decide it will take too long.  So you put it all back and sit down to your usual bowl of gruel that you are accustomed to.  Another 5 or more decisions.

DON’T LAUGH!  You may be this person.

What happens when your routine breaks down and forces you to make new decisions?  What if you are on your way to work  (Well, at least you made it out of the house without being half naked.),  you get into the car; you turn the key, and …  nothing.  Now you are faced with a whole new handful of decisions to make.  You must decide what to do about getting to work, fixing the car, and many other decisions about things that contribute to your circumstances.

Confusion!  You Bet!

With all the things swirling around in your head, you will think you are walking around in a fog.  YOU ARE!  This is the mental fog that is created by needing to make too many decisions;  and it further obscures your ability to make “clear” decisions.

Sorry for giving you depressing news about someone’s depressing day.  You can just go back to bed and forget it all until you wake back up.  (Ooops, it’s still there.) Or today, you can decide to be proactive in an effort to clear those cobwebs from your mind.

Here are some ways of doing just that:

• Meditation
• Mental exercises that strengthen your mind and gives you focus
• Giving your brain new information that it is not accustomed to.   This creates a type of growth and change called neural-plasticity.

If you are serious about helping yourself crawl out of the miasma you have created then you owe it to yourself to consider what ZOX Pro Training offers. You know you need to do something different.  You owe it to yourself and those you care about.  They are affected by your decisions too.

Remember: Anything you want to change or improve requires information you currently do not have.  You need essential information fast.  We have your solution.

Great Things Happen Here!

I first want to point out that we do not over-emphasize our seminars to you.  Of course, I will openly tell you they exist.  And I will also report to you when and where they are happening.  And yes,…  the one that I will most likely tell you about is the exclusive eBrain Executive Seminar.  I inform you of these events, because I am in the business of helping people to help themselves.  If I did not inform you of these events, I would be doing an injustice to you, and those around you.

It is one thing to have ZOX Pro Training at your disposal.  It is convenient and very full featured.  It is simple in design, but very complex in its nature, and how you decide to apply it is really up to you.  But, it actually is simple to use. Like all of our trainings, the results reflect your attributes.  Therefore the results will vary from person to person.  This is to be expected.

With the billions of neurons you have flashing information too and fro within your brain in a multitude of seemingly random patterns, it really should be no surprise you are significantly different from the next person.  This difference strongly suggests that the best type of system for you is one that is flexible;  and based upon you, the individual, and all the things that make you uniquely different.

Since ZOX Pro Training is provided in an Internet environment, it provides exactly what you need to do in order to get results.  But some ZOX Pro clients find that once they have tasted the benefits ZOX Pro Training has for them, they desire more;  that ZOX Pro Training is still not enough for them.

The “Elite” eBrain Executive Seminar

If you are the type of person that is not satisfied using the most basic system we offer, then perhaps you should look at the eBrain Executive Seminar.  Some would say it is ZOX Pro Training “on steroids”. (Ha ha!)   The seminar has the latest innovations that increase efficiency and effectiveness of all the applications.  There are many more topics that are dealt with.  And in a comfortable limited seating environment, you are not left wondering as you move beyond the seminar back into your life.

For those who already have ZOX Pro Training I give a $100 discount towards the eBrain Executive Seminar.  For those who commit themselves by enrolling for the seminar, but don’t have ZOX Pro yet, you will receive ZOX Pro Training at no costs prior to you attending class.  To make your experience at the eBrain Executive Seminar even better, I want you to move through the basic teaching before you even get there;  so you are ready to take on this new level of dynamic information you will be receiving.

A new class has been scheduled on September 23, 24, 25 in Bendigo, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. If you want to take advantage of this class, you must let me know right away.  When I say there is limited seating, I really do mean it.  You are not enrolled until I receive your payment.  I will not hold seats open for those that have not made their commitment to be there.  If you are traveling from overseas, you must make sure your travel documents are in order.

I look forward to helping you take control of your life, as you should.

Shannon Panzo

PS:  Contact us, if you want to enroll in the eBrain Executive Seminar.

Great Things Happen Here!

Many of my clients need huge volumes of information. Here is one solution:

Have you ever wanted to know how to Google books online that you have heard about?  Maybe you only have the topic to go from.  How would you Google a book you are looking for?  Imagine how overwhelming it is to conduct a Google search for a book in only 1 topic. Depending on your topic, you could have many millions of choices to select from.  Let’s take Golf for a working example.

I just typed in book golf into the Google Search and found over 10 million references.  But when I type in golf book, I get 578 million references. The first lesson here is put the words in the right order to get closer to what you want. Unfortunately, your choice is giving you 578 million. It is time to narrow the search.

A Typical Google Book Search

I can use quotation marks to define my search more.  I have decided I want to search for a golf book by Tiger Woods.  So, I type in “Tiger Woods” golf book, and come up with 77 million entries.   Then we can get the number down further by typing “Tiger Woods Golf Book”, which brings it down to 153,000 entries.  That is still a bit much, but at least you are breathing again.

So, the next step I take is to click from Google to Amazon.com.  That was an easy choice. Amazon.com currently has 268 results for “Tiger Woods Golf Book”.  So you have finally come up with a realistic number for “Tiger Woods Golf Book”.  If Tiger Woods is your idol and you want to learn as much as possible about him and what he does, then you have the next few years to “read” about it.  You need to remember, if you are just using reading to gain your information, much of the information you gain will be obsolete by the time you get a chance to use it.

I know a lot of people that suck up books like a vacuum cleaner.  Those people have learned Mental Photography, or ZOXing.  While ZOXers will gain hundreds, even thousands of books each year, you could only gain 40, maybe 50 if you are very avid reader. Did you know that most people read less than 5 books in a year? (Sorry, magazines don’t count.)

“Libraries are full of books that never get read.”

So, if you plan to Google books, you now know a few tips to help you with your Google search. But, you better prepare yourself with Mental Photography, or ZOXing, when you find the topic you really want to learn about.

Imagine pulling open a good long novel while sitting in your favourite chair in front of an open fireplace for a good long read.  Taking your time to absorb yourself in the plot as it thickens, the evening wears on. You find that even though you have been reading for over an hour, you have only gone through about 40 pages.  If you do the same thing every night for 10 days, you finally be at the end of your 400 page novel.  That’s fine, if you have plenty of time to burn.

Now, imagine what your employer would say if you told him you would be happy to peruse a 400 page report over the next 10 days and get back to him then.  What if you were to speed read instead?  Reading Doesn’t Work!

Speed Reading

It is no secret that when you speed read, you are neither reading everything, nor are you taking it all in for accuracy.  How do you feel about your skill with speed reading?  Do you feel that you have missed a lot?  Even if the document now only takes you one or two hours instead of 10 hours, do you feel your accuracy of information is there?  Are you confident in presenting your findings after just speed reading?  Probably not.

Let’s look at the statistics.  You have been told that reading is the most accurate way of dealing with information, right?  Did you know that you will immediately forget 50% of what you just read?  Can you imagine how ineffective reading is when you forget 95% of what you read, in only 48 hours?  Did you know that if you were given a comprehensive test covering all the topics you passed tests on in school that you would most likely fail miserably as an adult?

But when you look at speed reading, you would probably think that since you are using fewer words to get your information that you would be even worse off.  Right?…  Wrong!  Statistics prove that speed reading has higher comprehension of information, and even a longer hang time of the information than reading.

So why would people that learn speed reading, and know the statistics, go back to much slower ineffective reading for their information?  Most people do not have confidence in speed reading.  Even though the statistics prove otherwise, people were taught form an early age that reading is “the way”.  Speed Reading Fails!

Photographic Memory

There is another way to gain information that is much more effective that reading or speed reading.  When you were born, you had a photographic memory.  It isn’t limited to just seeing either.  It is a photographic memory on all senses.  It is called the eidetic memory.  Better yet, it is completely natural!

There is a new way to learn that uses that photographic memory you misplaced.  It is called Mental Photography.  It was invented in 1975 by Richard Welch from speed reading.

Mental Photography – ZOX Pro Training

I Don’t Read – I ZOX!