26 – Good Energy Is Everything

BY STAN KONTOS

What I have noticed much more today than say 10+ years ago is people being more aware of someone’s “energy”  (as well as being aware of their own energy) .  I often get comments like “I love your energy” which is very gratifying – however what does this “I love your energy”  actually mean?  And are you aware of energetic factors within you and other people?

The energy from a human being  is not something we can tangibly see nor can it be metrically measured  but we can all  definitely feel it. Good energy in simplicity is positivity. And this positivity radiates from people once they are accessing positive thoughts and emotions. The emotions one feels eventually radiates  to others and so they also begin feel it.  And most of us know that if we hang around a positive person, we will also become more & more positive ourselves – this is a law of life.

Having positive thoughts and emotions are generally an indication of one’s level of personal and spiritual development – the more you develop in these areas, the more control you will have over radiating positive energy.

Positive energy is invaluable in every area of your life – the more positive you are, the more good that you will attract into your life. This is manifested as more monetary/wealth provision, more loving friendships, and greater progress in your career and business. And of course the most important factor is you will feel happier.

Of course, life will throw you challenges from time to time, however, when you live in positivity you will be able to solve these issues quicker, you will come out stronger, and you will also attract a greater level of good occurrences and lesser issues/problems.

So what can we all do beginning today to have more positive energy in our lives (and so attract a better life)?  Here are a few tips:

  1. Choose carefully who you hang around with – generally, unless you are highly skilled in transforming & helping people change for the better (I have that skillset being a coach), spend more time with people who are of the energy you want to be.
  2. Exercise your mind daily to change any negative thoughts (fear, worry, anger, criticism, judgement, pity) into more positive thoughts (love, kindness, joy, courage, excitement, purpose). Spend some time by yourself practicing changing your thoughts and see how it changes the way you begin to feel. Then notice when you consistently feel good how this radiates to others too.
  3. Eat healthy – eating more vegetables and less processed modern food will change the way you feel…try it.
  4. Exercise daily – I have a counter to ensure I do 12,000 minimum steps per day. Make exercise a daily habit.
  5. Practice being joyful – sing a song, encourage others, and perform at least one act of kindness per day…you will feel fantastic.

One thing I can highly recommend to you is to go regularly into environments where positivity is a way of life such as our breakfast event (checkout www.nextlevelbreakfasts.com.au).  The importance of going to a healthy environment at least once a week is you will get reminded of what it is you are missing out on and what you need top access daily energetically (this is why active spiritual practices are so empowering – such as active church participation as an example).

In closing this month’s words of inspiration, I encourage you to actively work on yourself much harder than you work on your job. I encourage you to have at least one full day off per week (I call this my Sunday sabbatical day) where you do not carry nor refer to your mobile phone nor do any work on your laptop nor do any house chores…..you just spend time with family and loved ones, enjoy nature, enjoy fine food, and enjoy discovering your spirituality so that your energy for the rest of the week will be given the optimal opportunity to be positive.

I encourage you to always strive to be better in everything you do – and it all begins with positive energy.

Live with passion, stay on your life purpose, and always be at peace.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Best wishes to you as you live a life of passion, purpose and peace as an open minded progressive human being.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

25 – Words Have Power

BY STAN KONTOS

Did you know that what you say about yourself to yourself you will eventually believe and then behave in a way to bring it to fruition? And likewise what you say to others will affect their belief about themselves and if they accept it, it will change them (for better or for worse)? You see, words have the power to do good or to do evil – it is a universal law of life and is as true as the force of gravity (if you throw a ball up, it will come down).  It is so very important to be careful and diligent with what comes out of our mouth and then, in time, teach others to do the same. What we say has energetic force and will affect our subconscious mind and the subconscious mind of another. This is particularly true if you have children for they accept everything you say and believe about them, about life, about money, about education, and about the world.

If we want to make our world a better place and if we want to make the world of others a better place, then we need to take control of what comes out of our mouth. Learn to listen to yourself and be highly aware of what you say. When someone asks you how you are going, do you say “Not bad” or do you say “I am great thanks” ?  The latter is always of a more positive person. When you are having a challenge with money do you say “It’s hard making money ”or do you proclaim “This is easily fixed – I just need to create more cash”. The latter person is always the person that lives more abundantly.

You see, what you say does count and does make a difference. What you say will eventually become your truth for changing our world is done by one word at a time….it all begins with our language. What we say is a direct reflection of how we think. It is so easy when I coach someone to see where they are heading in business and life – from their language. And one of the key things every coach does is to assist a client in changing their language. When language changes, it is an indicator that thoughts have changed.

Friends, if you want to change your life and your career, then you must change the way you speak about these areas. And if you want your kids and friends to be more successful and abundant, then you need to speak favour into their lives. Realise that words have the power to create good or evil – it is your choice what effect you have onto your life and the lives of people around you.

I encourage you to continually be aware of your language, aim to hang out with positive people (come along to breakfast at the next level www.nextlevelbreakfasts.com.au where you will meet many positive people). Who you hang around with on a consistent basis will be who you become most like. And when you are aware and change your speech to be empowering you will attract more & more positive people into your life. That’s right, when you focus and do good to yourself and others, more good will come to you – this is how we attract good things.

I wish you the very best and hope you continue to enjoy the journey of personal development with us at SOL Results.

Live with passion, stay on your life’s purpose, and always be at peace.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Best wishes to you as you live a life of passion, purpose and peace as an open minded progressive human being.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

24 – The Importance of having an Open Mind

BY STAN KONTOS

 

Have you ever heard the term  “Don’t be so closed – have an  open mind!”.  I believe that we cannot progress in life & in business unless we have an open mind – closed mindedness stifles progress, restricts innovation, and puts a halt to the continuous journey of  continuous and never ending improvement. However, having said that, I believe an open mind is only truly effective if it is linked to a good heart. In other words, we need to have good healthy  intent as we open our mind. For example, if I have an open mind and try a drug that damages my health or damages my relationships, then it is not of good intent and having an open mind in this case is not helpful. However, if I have an open mind to generate more income per hour with the view of working less so I can enjoy more time with my family & friends and/or see the wonders of the world, then that can be a very good intent. So, the secret is good intent + an open mind  = success.

So, being honest, do you class yourself as having an open mind?  My discovery in coaching and speaking is there are many people who believe they have an open mind, yet they do not exhibit the behaviours that are necessary to experience an openness of mind. It is easy to spot the conflicts…here are some examples that come to mind:

  • I don’t believe money is important and believe I can enjoy life without it yet I experience the following conflicts: I struggle with paying the bills and get frustrated because of this ; As much as I want to, I cannot afford to travel to places I would love to visit in the world; , I want to donate money to my favourite charity yet cannot afford it
  • I want to be spiritually enlightened and always live in a joyful state yet I experience the following conflicts:  I am not prepared to forgive those that have wronged me and choose to hold onto my grudges or I do not want to make the time for prayer and meditation as I am too busy.
  • I acknowledge my health and weight is not optimal and experience the following conflicts:  I don’t want to seriously change the way I eat nor do I want to exercise daily; I don’t want to invest  the money in a personal trainer; I don’t want to get a coach and change my thinking so I can change my life

We have all, at times in our life, being captive by a closed mind until something happened or someone helped “wake us up” to open our mind and let new thoughts come into our consciousness so we can change our behaviours and in doing so change our life for the better.

You see my friends, an open mind (with good intent)  is the gateway to all the abundance you desire in life. We did not come into the world to remain closed minded and limit ourselves, Rather we came into the world as an image of something far greater and more powerful than you could ever imagine. We all need to release the incredible potential that is within each of us to discover our destiny.

The older I get (I am a young middle age haha) the more I realise that we are capable of much more than what we display and the far majority of people (I am talking 97% or more) are not living to their capacity and not growing anywhere near as much as they could be.  The secret is highly effective personal development  (and a good coach & mentor can assist here – checkout our Platinum Program www.solresultscoaching.com )  to help you release your potential and for this potential to come out through a chosen vehicle of expression (such as a career, a business, or other way of self-expression). And this development is always inextricably the process of opening your mind within a backdrop of good intent.

When you open your mind, the world becomes your playground.

When you open your mind, there is no more fear.

When you open your mind, every day is exciting.

When you open your mind, life becomes purposeful.

Best wishes to you as you live a life of passion, purpose and peace as an open minded progressive human being.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Best wishes to you as you live a life of passion, purpose and peace as an open minded progressive human being.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

23 – The Power of a “Thank You”

BY STAN KONTOS

I heard a wonderful speech recently about “the meaning of thank you”. The speaker was an Australian pastor and he explained the meaning of “thank you” from the Greek language. What was amazing is I am from Greek decent and didn’t know this so I was excited when I learnt it and being the festive season upon us all, what a great time to reflect and relearn the meaning of being thankful.

In the Greek language, “eucharistos” (spelt efharistos) has 3 implied benefits that arise from it and this explains why the most joyful people are usually the most grateful.

 

Within the word “eucharistos” is the word “chari” which means to bestow grace upon one. In other words, to have something good happen. However “chari” is something that needs to be noticed. When we notice what is good in any situation (in other words we notice what is of grace in any situation) then we naturally become grateful ie thankful. And when we notice what is good in any situation and gives thanks to it, then this gives us a feeling of joy. And as we know when we are in a state of joy, more good things come to us and we are bestowed with more & more grace. It becomes an amazing positive cycle hence why grateful people seem to get more good in life and ungrateful people seem to always be unhappy.

I encourage us all during this festive season (and beyond) to always look for what is good in any situation and see that with every challenge in life, there is always some good that comes from it. Sometimes it is the creation of a new friendship, sometimes it is being the recipient of an act of kindness, sometimes it is you giving an act of kindness; when you program your mind (your RAS – reticular activating system) to look for the good, you will see more & more good. And when you give thanks for the good that you see, then you will feel amazing…just try it and see!

The power of a thank you is within every human being, amongst all races and all religions and all political affiliations. It has no boundaries however it has the same effect to create a feeling of joy.

I often get to speak to some amazing people (such as the ones I interview on our Breakfast at the Next Level http://www.nextlevelbreakfasts.com.au/) and one thing I have learnt is that they have realised that success comes from being grateful for every good thing in your life. Many of them notice what is good about their wife (or husband), what is good about their children, what is good about their work, what is good about their home, what is good about their friends, and in doing so notice that they attract (or bring) more good into their lives.

If you are desiring more good to come into your life, then it is time to step up and take control of your mind and stop succumbing to negative thoughts. Your mind is either a blessing or a curse (we teach more about this at The Next Level retreat http://www.nextlevelretreat.com.au/) and the more effort you put into using this God given gift that all of us have, the more abundantly you will live your life.

As the great Dr Wayne Dyer (one of the many people I admire and learn from) once said “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change”.

I encourage you to bring the Spirit of Christmas into your home and work by focusing on what is good then being thankful for this good and then wait and you will begin to feel the joy of being thankful.

May I take the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2017.  Remember, every year has challenges – there is no perfect year however there is the power to see what was good each year and all we need to do is reflect and put in a little more effort into the use of our mind.

With best wishes as you lead your life of purpose, passion and always stay at peace.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

 

22 – Great Leadership is thinking outside the Square & Understanding Life Patterns

BY STAN KONTOS

The journey of life has patterns that are as true today as they were thousands of years ago. One of the patterns that separates the leaders from the followers is the pattern of disruptive thinking. Disruptive thinking can have bad outcomes or it can have inspiring outcomes. I will of course talk about disruptive thinking in the context of taking your life to the next level –creating your  inspirational outcomes.

Here is the pattern that all disruptive thinkers need to go through – it is not avoidable and can be easily linked to great business disruptors, great invention disruptors, and even great political disruptors. It follows essentially 3 stages:

RIDICULE

  • 1st stage is they (many others) condemn and criticise you . These are some of the belief systems you will hear them say …“You’ll never be able to do that”  “Stop dreaming and get real”  “You are going to fail”

RESISTANCE

  • 2nd stage is they (others) resist you even after you have done or achieved what you declared  – this stage is a little more passive aggressive but it is clearly evident – those you thought might help you, do not back you

ACCEPTANCE

  • 3rd stage is they (many others) begin to accept you and even start to compliment you or apologise for their misconception.

Great leadership is never about conforming but about disrupting the norm and creating a new pathway which is better than the one before for you, for others and FOR the greater good. We call this ecological leadership and in summary creates a new good for :

YOU , and

OTHERS, and

THE GREATER GOOD  (the community, mankind, universal, or God)

So, the great leaders in history in any area of life have been disruptors and have been ecological hence I call them “ecological disruptors”. Some that come to mind include Nelson Mandella, Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Abraham Lincoln, and so forth.

We individually can apply the same thinking process in our work environment, in our businesses, in our communities, and in our homes. We all have this amazing capacity to be ecological disruptors.

So I ask you the question – what are you passionate about and what could you devote your life or a large part of your life to , to create a better more beautiful world for everyone around you?  Do you want to harness the power that great world leaders have harnessed and so make your own world better than it has been before? Did you know that happier people are people with great purpose and a sense of mission in their life?

Many coaching clients on our Platinum Program discover the special gift that is in everyone one of us. Learn to think differently and in doing so realise that resistance is a normal part of the process. Just like a cocoon eventually explodes and transforms into a butterfly through fighting resistance, so you too will need to persist…with persistence you will win.  It is all about your mindset and the ability to access your own spiritual power that is in you and in all of us.

One of the many ways we can continue to inspire ourselves is to ensure we regularly hang out with others who have the “can do” mindset necessary to succeed in the endeavour you want to succeed in. And hence why attending events where you too can inspire yourself is so critical – events like our monthly business breakfast.

And one final note on resistance – which groups of people will resist you? It is important to realise that there will be resistance in 3 key areas of your life and here they are :

  1. Intimate resistance – this is someone you are very close to
  2. Internal resistance – you will have fear or doubtful thoughts appearing (limiting beliefs),  and
  3. External resistance – someone outside your normal circle

I encourage you to learn the above key life patterns that show up when you want to embark on a transformational journey and once you understand that this is all a normal part of personal and professional growth, then you can go forth in faith knowing what you will be up against and if you persist, you will win!

With best wishes as you lead your life of purpose, passion and always stay at peace.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

21 – How are your passive investments going?

BY STAN KONTOS

I remember in my 20’s thinking that my hourly rate at work for my employer was the most important thing that could make me financially secure. Of course my hourly rate is important however it is nowhere near as important as the skillset to create passive income. The hourly rate gives one immediate gratification in the form of a regular fortnightly pay-check and it is easy to do – you put in the hours and you get paid. The concept of creating passive income streams requires lots of time dedicated to education, surrounding yourself with the right people, putting up with at times investment losses as part of the learning process, and all the uncertainties associated with a new way of thinking that not many people adopt. However like anything, once one attains education + action then it becomes a lifelong gift.

Do you sincerely wish you had an extra $1,000 or $2,000 or even $10,000 per week from passive income sources that were created by only 1-3 hours per week of activity?  I know this may sound a little “unrealistic” – I can assure you everything I write in my monthly email is from experience of either myself or the people I choose to associate with and learn from. The greatest gift to our life is to enjoy our time on Earth and having passive income sources provides more choices in our western developed world.

On Wednesday October 26th I will be providing an evening of education to our Breakfast at The Next Level Members (and Platinum Partners on the coaching program) on “Financial Freedom – Creating Passive Income Streams” and the key areas I will be covering are (i) Mindset development (ii) Areas available to create passive incomes (iii) The step by step approach one will need to create this as their reality.  Let me share with you a little about the mindset development required before you embark on creating passive income streams ….

  • One needs to have empowering belief systems (these are the positive thoughts that automatically come out of our subconscious mind) which allow you permission to create these passive income sources. Once cannot create passive income if the thoughts in their head area long the lines “It’s too hard”, “I’ve tried it before and it doesn’t work”, “That’s easy for you to say”, “I am not good enough or smart enough”, “I don’t have the time to devote to study”, “If everyone did this then no one would work”, “I don’t have the money to get educated”, “I don’t really care much about money” and so forth. These thoughts need to be eradicated from your consciousness (we show you how to do this at our annual The Next Level retreat and in our Platinum Program). Once these limiting (disempowering) beliefs are removed we then need to insert empowering (positive) beliefs such as “I can do this”, “I will create the time to do this”, “I always find the money to learn more”, “I will have the contacts and networks to assist me”, “I will become one of the few who take action and reap the rewards”, “I enjoy making a great passive income from no more than 3 hours per week”,  and so forth.
  • Visualise how your life will be when you have that passive income coming into your account – that’s right see your bank account with a deposit every week or month, see yourself driving the car that you deserve, see yourself living in the home of your dreams, see yourself sending your children to great schools and enjoying vacation with them in beautiful locations around the world, see your life partner happy and at peace, see yourself have the ability to help family, friends, and charity. When you visualise this way, you will become enthused, excited and joyful of the prospect coming that you will live abundantly.
  • Help alter your peers mindset to one of abundance and bring in additional peers that think abundantly. It is so important to ensure that the people in your daily environment begin to think like you and support your thoughts. Thoughts are seeds for the future – the law of sow and reap is always in action so ensure you are planting and nurturing the right seeds each and every day. There is absolutely no benefit thinking about lack and limitation. Make a decision to only think of abundance and plenty of provision today and this is where your life will gravitate to.
  • Write in your journal what is good in your life each day – an attitude of gratitude will bring more good into your life including passive income. Notice what good is happening and more will begin to happen. Like attracts like – good attracts good – abundance attracts more abundance. This is the law of life so follow the laws.

Remember that every investment vehicle be it business, real estate (residential, commercial, industrial, office) and sharemarket strategy (trading, value investing, growth investing, and others) have a system that follows the same path to success – high education levels (money will always transfer from the least educated to the more educated), peer/network development, and actions with accountability.  There is minimal risk when you know how, however it is up to you to seek….for the seekers will always find and the finders become the custodians of wealth in our society.

I wish you the very best – may you always be passionate, purposeful, and always at peace.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

20 – Challenges are there to make us Grow

BY STAN KONTOS

 

It is interesting that when one learns to motivate themselves, then people automatically assume, (because they seem always happy), that  they have no issues in life or business.

 

I have personally made a decision to motivate myself and keep myself inspired every day because it allows me to enjoy life and business more and I can handle the challenges that pop up and get over life’s hurdles a quicker. People sometimes get the impression I do not have challenges in life. However, the truth is the more success that one creates in life, the bigger the challenges become. And the bigger the challenge, the bigger one has to become to rise above them. Challenges are simply there to make us grow.
It would be easy if we could grow when we are nice & comfortable or when everything is going well. However that is not the reality. If we reflect on the past, the times of greatest growth are the times of the greatest personal pain, heaviest challenge, and most extreme circumstance. It is during the times of greatest uncertainty that the highest level of personal and professional growth is achieved, provided of course one keeps their emotions in check, their thoughts productive, and there is a support system in place.

 

A support system needs to be internal (your spiritual God support whereby you access peace during times of crisis) and external (friends and family who will give you a helping hand and good advice). If you have both of these developed, you will get through the experience and gain the greatest growth. If you have only one (most people have external but not internal support mechanisms) then your growth will be less expansive.

 

Whilst I do not like massive challenges, I know when they occur it is a bit like a wild ride – hold on, get the internal system working well, engage the external support system, and then keep going in hope of things turning around for the better.  This approach has always yielded me a most enlightened outlook at the conclusion and allows me to look back with peace and satisfaction, knowing I did the best I could and learnt a lot from the process.

 

I wish you always the best of good fortune with any challenges that come your way – be it financial, health, relationship or emotional. And if there is any way we at SOL Results can be of help to you, please do contact us.

 

Live with passion, purpose and always be at peace.

Stan Kontos 

Stan Kontos

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

19 – Keep Believing

BY STAN KONTOS

 

In July I had the privilege of enjoying a bit of “island hopping” around Greece. Yes it was one of those “bucket list” experiences I always had wanted to do and boy oh boy it was fantastic!  So don’t listen to all that media hype around the Greek financial crisis – the world of the Greek islands is full of abundance – amazing boutique hotels and apartments, beautiful (and very inexpensive) food, great hospitality, beautiful clean beaches, and an amazing night life. I honestly could have stayed there for 6 months!

You see, what is so special about the Greek people (and yes I come from a Greek background) is that they keep believing. No matter what happens, they believe that life is to be enjoyed, they believe in doing good to others (the Greek words of “filotimo” and “kalosini” mean goodwill to all), and they believe that no matter what happens you can always find a way to be happy as long as you have your family and friends.

So it also goes with every challenge you are facing in your life today. You must keep believing that somehow things will get better and there is an answer. In order to gain resolution, it is important to keep asking the right questions, to keep seeking answers, and to keep knocking on doors because somehow, somewhere, someone will help you. Every challenge we have ever risen over has always involved the help of other people – rising over the challenges in life is the same as achieving goals – you need to keep believing (even when it appears tough), you need to ask others to help you, and you need to keep looking for solutions.

Our mind is an incredible device – when you seek a solution, it searches madly to find it for you. Don’t keep your focus on the problem as this will cause it to keep getting bigger and bigger, rather put in most of your energy (say at least 90%) into possible solutions. You will be more inspired when you do this and you will find a way to do what you want to achieve or solve.

The power of self-belief and persistence has been around for thousands of years and is a proven law of life in the creation of the result your heart desires and deserves. Having people in your environment (such as a performance coach) can make a huge difference in keeping your mindset operating in the right direction. Always speak to people who will inspire you, who will encourage you, and who will strengthen your self-belief (and hence avoid people who bring you down or are negative in nature).

For those of you who want to hear from someone with amazing strong belief, come along to Breakfast at The Next Level where you can hear how Kate Thiele has done some amazing work with The Guide Dogs Assoc in taking it to much higher income levels and in turn making a huge difference to society.

Live with passion, purpose and always be at peace.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

18 – Your Health Is Your Wealth

BY STAN KONTOS

I often run into people much younger than me (I am 50 years young) and cannot understand why they do not take good care of their body.

We all have only one body to experience life in and it makes good sense to do the best you can to keep it fit, healthy, and looked after. We are so very fortunate to have so many health professionals in our amazing Australian way of life who can assist us to optimise the life experience. Do you have a structured health team?  A health team is a group of people that keep you in the best shape you can possibly be.

If we study the Hunza population (located in the Himalaya’s) they live to an average age of 135, fully functional. Men in their 90’s commonly still father children, work full time and keep up with men in their 20’s. Doesn’t this sound amazing? I believe we are unfortunately not sufficiently educated in our present way of live about what our amazing minds and bodies can do.  We accept what we are told is the norm – once you reach the age of 80, you are sick and close to the end. This is considered a good result!  Well the Hunza’s would be shocked if we told them we thought 80 was a good age when they are living way past 100 with fully functional bodies and minds.

So whilst I am not saying what age we can all live to, I am saying that we can all do our bit to improve the quality of our life. Here is my top 11 of “musts” if you want to improve both quality and hopefully quantity of life:

  1. Exercise daily for at least 45mins
  2. Eat organically – keep away as much as you can from GMO foods, pesticides, and anything artificial
  3. Eat more vegetables and fruit and  if you eat meat, eat it sparingly (aim for 1-2 times a week)
  4. Meditate daily for at least 20 minutes
  5. Sleep well
  6. Drink at least 2 litres of water daily
  7. Develop a positive mindset (some coaching in our Platinum program will assist here)
  8. Develop a more open heart
  9. Develop a health team and create a yearly health schedule
  10. Network with people who are passionate about health as it will rub off onto you
  11. Know your BMI and other measures of ideal weight and waist circumference and aim to achieve them
  12. Study and apply the principles of anti-aging medicine if you are over 40 – this will enhance the way you feel and the length of your life.

We all take such great care of our cars – attend to services, change tyres, change batteries, wash them each week (or less regularly for some of us!).  So shouldn’t we take even better care of our body?  Our body is a vehicle for us to experience life so let’s all aim to maximise this vehicle and enjoy our time on Earth!

I wish you the best of health and happiness.

Why not come along to the Breakfast at the Next Level on Wednesday 3rd August. I, along with SOL Results Master Coach, John Ngatia, will share our secrets to improving your business performance and personal productivity.

Live with passion, purpose and always be at peace.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.

17 – The Process of Stretching and Growing – Signs of a Passionate Life

BY STAN KONTOS

Today I caught up with some friends and one of them commented, “Yeah life is good. I am in a comfortable stage and don’t do too much. I enjoy spending time at home on the weekend.”

While I understand this may appeal to some, I take every opportunity to challenge and develop myself. Belief systems create your life. If you believe that it is good to stay in your comfort zone and resist growth, then your mind and body will not progress. You see my friends, growth is an essential part of life. Now I know we all like to take a little break from time to time and hibernate in comfort (yes I do too). This is good and helps us to feel refreshed. We must, however, exit this state at some stage and get back into living life and growing ourselves to the next level. The destiny of our soul is linked to us growing as spiritual beings.

So what have you done lately that has really stretched you and enabled you to grow? What uncertainty were you able to handle that has now changed you forever? Have you challenged yourself to be a better friend, employee, employer or partner?  Have you expanded your skillset in wealth creation and learnt a new technique for creating money and put it into action? What have you done with optimising your fitness – what challenge did you put your body through that was exhilarating and endorphin releasing?  If you find that you have not experienced growth in a long time, then you should immerse yourself in the company of someone different – someone who will challenge you to stretch and grow (perhaps consider a SOL Results coach). You may have heard the wisdom, “You become like those you associate with.” Is it time to implement these wisdoms into your life and create a more exciting future for you and everyone who looks up to you?

Growth can be difficult, but it is permanently rewarding. The achievement of a stretch goal is not just about the goal itself – it is about who you become. I believe each of us has an inner potential that when activated, can create incredible results. I remember a quote that really got me thinking: “Most people die with the music still in them.” This means that while people have the potential for personal and professional growth, not all reach it.

The rocking chair test is the ultimate assessment (for those of you that were at the last Breakfast at the Next Level, our amazing guest, Henry Olonga, mentioned that it was the rocking chair test that motivated him to step up as a leader and inform the world about what was occurring in Zimbabwe).

This test involves you imagining yourself at an old age and reflecting on your decisions in life. The decisions you make today will either make your life a masterpiece to be followed or a warning of what not to do. It is always your choice!

I would like to encourage you to make your life a masterpiece by making good choices today. Make choices that will help you stretch and grow into a better person. By this I mean a person who is fulfilled at the end of their life because they gave it their all. So enjoy creating your own great legacy.

Live life with passion, purpose and stay at peace.

Stan Kontos 

As South Australia’s foremost authority on “Peak Life Performance” and “Leadership Psychology”, Stan has a passion for the development of Human Potential through the use of Rapid Change Technologies.
Stan is a prolific reader of books and material on self empowerment and has attended numerous programs around the world on personal development, management, marketing, public speaking, and wealth creation. He is a worldwide accredited NLP Trainer (Neurolinguistic Programming).

His areas of passion include:

  • Coaching: Business, Executive and Personal
  • Mentoring: Leaders, Managers and Management teams
  • Therapy for rapid improvements in stress and personal blocks
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Enhancing Seminar Programs teaching Success Strategies and Personal Empowerment

Stan is an entrepreneur with business interests in various states across Australia.

Stan focuses on continuous and never ending improvement of himself and his teams of partners and associates as well as selfless contribution to others. He is an inspiring and motivating speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur. He desires to expand people’s lives and to expand his charitable quests.

Stan is considered to be one’s “ultimate” life and business coach.