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Mind Alchemy Day 8
Welcome to day 8 of the course.
Today we’re going to be taking it a little easier after 7 days of intense work, however the exercise today is another powerful one.
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What we are doing is choosing 10 songs that really get us motivated, either by getting the old heart pumped up or with the words of the song which have a special meaning and lift our spirits up.
Now you might think this might take a few minutes of your time but if you’re anything like me you’ll really think about this and find songs from past and present. I was that sad, sorry dedicated, that I actually looked through the charts from the 1980s onwards to find a few gems that I had forgotten about.
Singing in our heads
Singing in our heads is something we naturally do. Have you ever had a tune in your head that you just can’t get rid of, well we’re going to be signing songs in our head for a reason and that’s to motivate us.
Steps of association
With each song we have chosen we are going to go through a series of steps to get a strong association with feeling good and feeling motivated.
Step 1:
Close your eyes and think, as vividly as you can, about some events in your life that have really made you excited and when you were really motivated. Think about the events as close up as possible, meaning that you are actually in the event and not looking at it from a distance. See everything you can, hear the sounds, really feel the excitement of the events.
Step2:
For each event you see yourself in, add in the theme songs of your choice. Only add the theme songs at the peak of your excitement and when you are in the middle of the scene in your mind
Step3:
Once you have completed linking your theme songs with all the events in your life you were excited about, add all the scenes together and run them as if you are watching a movie, in a movie theatre and feel the excitement all over again with all the songs added.
Step 4:
Periodically throughout day, for the next few days, re-run the movie inside your head from step 3 and feel the excitement again and again.
Step 5:
Download your theme songs onto your ipod, mp3 player, burn it to a disk or just download it to your computer, whichever way you are most comfortable listening to music. Periodically play these songs to give you a boost of energy and excitement. We don’t want to get fed up with the songs so don’t play them all day every day, the trick here is to associate good feelings with your theme songs as a way to keep you excited and motivated about life and it’s possibilities.
My theme songs
To give you an idea of what I am talking about here I have been collecting songs for a few years that inspire me or just get my heart pumping. Here are just a few of them:
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Tomorrow
Tomorrow we will be looking at our beliefs and how to change them. Until tomorrow my fellow Mind Alchemists……..
Action follows a thought…
This course is about taking action, and to become pro active in changing your life. Take time to do this exercise and really think about it throughout the day. You don’t need to wait until tomorrow to take steps to improve your ‘Wheel of Life’, but with the support and encouragement from all the members we can help each other and support each other, but ultimately ‘you have to bring something to the table!’
Your thoughts
As always it’s good to talk about your experiences and share it with the rest of the members of the course, so let us know how this exercise went for you and share your theme songs if you wish.
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Just loved this one- always wanted to gather them and put in one to be able to listen to them anytime i want to..
I like your songs you’ve chosen:)
Have a Great day Steven.
Thought everyone would like this one Angeldadi
What a FUN day this will be
Steven I love the way you have structured the songs on this page, I’ve taken quick look at them and I’ve got a few on your list. However, today I will start selecting songs that makes my heart pump faster and get my feelings and emotions into a race like a spectacular FIREWORKS SHOW!
Have a Great day Steven and fellow Mind Alchemists
Looking forward to seeing the songs you choose.
You just KNOW I’m gonna love this exercise Steve! I’ll come back to it this evening.
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This is so awesome! Music means SO MUCH to me, I don’t know what I would do without it and I listen to a lot of different types. I have various playlists on my iPod depending what mood I am in. My absolute favorite artist is Tori Amos.
Hi Cynthia, loved Tori Amos’ work, hope you enjoy choosing some more motivation songs.
Great idea, Steven. We came to this planet to walk to the rhythm of your own inward Self-Talk. Nothing inspires our mind and advances our progress like a parade of uplifting thoughts.
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Hey Rob, always ready with a few wise words. Thank you my friend as always.
Hi Steven,
I really love the way you’ve displayed all these great “theme song” suggestions!
Those are really amazing and such a great short cut to finding the tune that will make your day rock!
Krizia
Hi Krizia, glad you enjoyed these songs.
This is a great task, Steven! I was inspired when you asked about this on the FB group about our favorite songs a few weeks ago and I wrote a post with five songs that inspire my soul. It will be fun to find some more!
Thanks,
Stacy
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Hi Stacy, I’ll check out your list when you’ve completed them for the blog
I loved the music one. I was very surprised with how much music has affected me over the years. there is so much I love.
Hi Lyn, when I first completed this a few years ago I didn’t realise how many songs actually lift me up and inspire me. It’s good to collect songs like this over the years.
I am enjoying this “task.” How long did it take you to do this post?
I have a strong connection to music (in many ways) and a few more decades of favorites to browse through.
Hi Laura, glad you liked this exercise.
It took a good few hours to compile this. I had completed it and lost everything as wordpress didn’t recognise the code, but got there in the end
What a great day this has been. Here are the songs that motivates me. I am still adding to this list, hopefully some of you can find inspiration in some of these songs.
Crossfade – No Giving Up
Rascal Flatts – “Unstoppable”
Kate Perry – Firework
Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day
Eminem – Not Afraid
AmyMcDonald – This Is The Life
Miley Cyrus – The Climb
Tinie Tempah – Invincible ft. Kelly Rowland
Evanescence – Bring Me To Life
stronger – kanye west
Bon Jovi – It’s My Life
- Enjoy!
Hey Engilbert, some great song choices there, love the Amy McDonald one (obviously with her being Scottish
)
Thank you for all your kind comments, I didn’t knew she was a Scottish but I love this song, This Is The Life
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