Aloha!
Just arrived at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Tomorrow we start with Yoga at 7:45 AM and then we begin the "Energy
Psychology" seminar with Dr. George Pratt. I wil be learning new
tools to help clients Snap Out of their negative patterns! Stay tuned
for daily postings!

Check out my new office -- click "play" on the image above and it will let you cruise around my office.  You can even zoom in to check out the books I read and the artwork on the wall.  Last week a few members of my web team, Darin and Lisa McClure, came to see my psychology private practice office.  In addition to teaching me a bunch of new tricks with my Twitter and Facebook accounts, they also took a bunch of photos of my new office.  Then using this cool new tool (for me!) called "Microsoft Photosynth" they showed me how to embed the link to all the photos right here into my blog.  So, you can check out my office - all the books, water fountain, my diplomas, etc..., and rather than imagine what it would be like to sit down with me, you can check it out for yourself before even picking up the phone to call for an appointment.

Check it out!


The office is centrally located in Carmel Valley next to the Ruth Chris SteakHouse, right off the 5 freeway and just south of the 56 freeway.  

NEW office address is:
11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100,

San Diego, CA 92130

NEW office telephone: 858-764-2422.

Depends on the Question

"Ask the right questions if you're to find the right answers."
Vanessa Redgrave

So many of us are focused on the economy and how it affects us personally, and those we love. We're all looking for answers. But, after presenting the first Get Back in Charge! workshop early this month, it occurred to me that what we really need to be seeking for ourselves is the right questions.

Once we take some deep breaths, release our anxiety and unplug from some of our negative conditioning, we discover that our brains have unlimited capacity to find positive solutions for us. But our brains will only respond to the questions we pose to them. If we ask ourselves, "How can I scrape by this month?" or "What will happen to me if I lose my house?” our brains focus on helping us only "scrape by" and remain in the cycle of worry and fear. But what if we ask, "How can I use this period, not only get by, but to create a new, more fulfilling life for myself?" Can you feel the difference?

I ran into this difference for myself several weeks ago. I had been stressing over various aspects of my business and asking questions like: How can I make this more profitable? How can I get to the levels of success others have achieved? What should I do if my public television show/new book/speaking career lose momentum? How can I get faster results? My brain offered plenty of answers to these questions – all of which added to my stress!

Finally in the middle of another anxious night, it came to me: The only question I needed to ask was "How can I serve others?" As soon as I heard that question, I felt a flood of relief. My brain offered up wonderful images of ways I had, could, and would serve others. I realized that all of the prior questions I had been asking were blocking me from seeing and experiencing what was really possible for me -- and what was really important to me. Those questions came from my fears, not from who I truly am. Now, when I focus my brain on that one question – How can I serve others? -- I feel calm, energized, creative and inspired.

So what questions have you been posing to your brain? Are they questions rooted in fear or from the best part of yourself? Are they small questions that assume small outcomes? Or are they the questions that tap the yearnings of your soul? Whichever questions you ask, your brain will not know the difference. It will offer up answers to whatever you ask of it. So choose wisely.

The participants of our first
Get Back in Charge! workshop took the first steps to asking bigger questions by working with old, negative conditioning and unearthing new possibilities for themselves. Some of their comments:

"I learned that I can choose my thoughts and beliefs. The only important question is 'Does it serve me?'" -Lynne

"I left feeling more compassion for the part of me that bought into false truths. I can choose something different." -Wanda

"I became aware of how much fear had shaped my perceptions. That if you think a situation is not resolvable, it isn't!" -Blair

We still have some openings for the San Diego Get Back in Charge! workshop on April 21st. If you have been negatively affected by the present economy, please join us. And please let friends and family who might benefit from this workshop know about it as well.
To register, go to www.GetBackInCharge.com

Book Launch Promotion - Take Advantage Today!

I know you are always being offered new books to enhance your life. My friend, Mike Robbins, is releasing a new book that I believe you will find valuable.

In his book, Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken, Mike teaches us simple yet powerful ways to be authentic in our relationships, our work, and our lives – thus leading to greater peace, passion, and fulfillment. He discusses how, "most of us aren't taught by our families or the culture in which we live to be ourselves and be authentic." His five principles of authenticity will empower you to be bold, to express yourself fully, and to live your life from a deep place of authenticity within you.

When you order Mike's book today, you will receive exclusive bonus gifts and recordings from authors that I respect like Michael Beckwith, Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, Jack Canfield, Marci Shimoff, Mark Victor Hansen and many others. You will also receive, from me, an ebook and MP3 of my program, "Unlock Your Potential." More information and to order…


Wishing you focus, fitness, & flexibility in mind and body.
Adrianne


P.S. I can't resist offering a few more quotes I found about questions!

"In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear."
Abdolkarim Soroush

"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers."
Voltaire

"Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers."
A.R. Ammons

"Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers."
Tony Robbins

Beauty Quest

“People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.” — Salma Hayek

Dear friends,

I recently returned from 15 days in the San Juan Islands, off the coast of Seattle. Spring was just arriving – a little later than usual – and tulips as long as your arm with leaves as big as your hand covered the island in wondrous colors. While hiking up mountain paths, we relished the sight of wild flowers and fresh new growth on pine trees and bushes as bird songs delighted our ears. Walking along shorelines with two enthusiastic canine companions who ran in and out of the surf, we discovered starfish in hues I’d never seen before: purples, oranges, pinks.

Home now, I thought of that experience again as I sat drinking my morning coffee gazing at colorful spring blossoms under a crystal blue Nevada sky. And it occurred to me how precious the appreciation of beauty is. In some very essential, inexplicable way, it balances us, brings us back to ourselves, gives us the sense that “all is right with the world” and a feeling of connectedness.

In our multi-tasking world, our senses are overwhelmed and our experience numbed. We often feel disconnected from one another and even from ourselves. Beauty has the uncanny ability to draw us into fully experiencing the preciousness of that moment. And all it takes from us is a momentary pause to drink it in.

Beauty takes many forms: poignant music, wonderful art, the smile of a loved one, the filigree of a spider’s web. As Confucius said, “Everything has its beauty but not everyone can see it.” With our heads down and noses to the grindstone, we are often blind to the beauty that surrounds us. Yet when I remember to stop and appreciate the beauty that is all around me, my heart fills and all of my senses seem to come alive again. Whether for a few seconds or a few hours, being with beauty refreshes me and revives my feeling of connection to my true self, others, and the universe.

So I invite you to join me on a “beauty quest” over the next few weeks, a quest to discover and appreciate beauty wherever we are: a sparkle of dust on a window sill, vibrant colors of a sunset, the joyful wag of a pet’s tail, the gentle touch of your lover’s hand. Join me in taking a moment to drink these beautiful experiences in.

While in the San Juans, we discovered some wonderful local poets who published their poetry in local presses. I found a book by Susan Chamberlayne titled As I Breathe – Poetry of Nature. This poem, Letting Go, is one of her poems:

I hear your breath
Inflate the world.
Then sigh release of it.

All’s just that simple! Enjoy your Beauty Quest!

I’d love to hear about your experience with it.

Adrianne Ahern, Ph.D.
Performance Consultant, Keynote Speaker, and author of Snap Out Of It Now!
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P.P.S. For further tools, information and upcoming appearances, please visit my “evolving” website! http://www.snapoutofitnow.com/