When people are effective, individually or collectively, they produce the kind of results we admire and aspire to. These people, and/or organizations, have the types of CORE Mind~Body connections necessary to produce desirable outcomes.

We want to acknowledge everyone who has taken the actions to 'walk the talk' of being more effective ... personally and professionally. And to say a CORE felt thank you to all who've supported and empowered us along the way.

Last week we awoke to a rather desperate message on our answer machine from a friend just released from the ICU unit, telling us she would not be released from the hospital anytime soon. She'd been battling that wicked flu bug going around for days, but her lab tests revealed an infection in her blood that had the doctors concerned.

Our friend had a prior episode years ago requiring weeks in a hospital to remove an infection caused by a growth on her heart. This condition required regular check-ups, but hadn't been kept up on as of late. Long story short, she needed to have her valve replaced. From influenza to open heart surgery ... in just 2 short weeks.

Needless to say, when something like this happens to someone close, it's a major wake-up call, and we've been going through our reality check list with an inspired passion to make sure we're being as honest as possible about everything.

When we're on a roll, life is good, and things work for us with the greatest of ease. We can assign this good fortune to belief systems, educative or experiential prowess, or even a narcissistic view of how amazing we are.

When what's worked so well, for so long falters or stops, we're brought to our humbled knees in the face of reality. Prayer alone isn't going to fix the economy any time soon. School didn't mention what to do when the economy is in its worst predicament ever,  and none of us has practical experience in dealing with the magnitude of crisis now before us. And, regardless of how lofty we may perceive ourselves, the issues the world faces today requires us to think, feel and act in such a way as to benefit the collective, not just our own personal gain.

Somatics is the interaction, or the lack thereof, between the Mind and the Body. Holistically successful people have better quality Somatic alignments as a functional part of their formula. Those with less functional Somatic alignments are imbalanced and usually emotionally distraught. The following is a list of 10 easy ways to build or improve your Mind~Body connection.

1)      To improve the effectiveness of the mind in your attitude

• Strengthen your mental focus muscle
• Pay attention to what your focusing on
• Develop an awareness of what's being focused on and paid attention to
• Read inspiring, enlightening & mind broadening books

With the abundance of fear in so many aspects of our lives, anyone saying they’re not experiencing even a little bit, is in denial. So many arenas of scandalous activity are being exposed, that what we consider the foundations of human existence are being shaken to the CORE.

If a human body were to stand at the edge of a steep precipice, it will register fear of a pending danger, regardless of any intellectual belief system. The body senses it’s in trouble, and the only thing that’s going to eliminate that fear is a safety railing or backing away from the edge.

Whether you say “life couldn’t be better” – “things couldn’t be worse” – “or everything’s just fine” … the one thing that’s absolutely certain … things will change. It’s the most basic universal law of physics here on planet earth, everything in this reality of ours changes.

One doesn’t have to be a genius to figure out that massive, unprecedented change is everywhere these days. Personal / Interpersonal dynamics (anxiety; depression; stress related disease; immune deficiency disease, cancer; shifting relational domestic roles; gender relations & income earning potential; etc.).