If you always do what you always did….

November 25, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

Session six and the final part of my eCourse – how to ask for what you want

There’s an age old personal development saying that goes

“If you always do what you always did. Then you’ll always get what you always got!”

Another popular way to say it is

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results”

What do they mean….?

It means if you want your outcome to be different then you need to do something different. If you know that you like to smoke after eating lunch and you are trying to quit then arrange to do something directly after lunch that will take your mind off smoking. Whether its going for a walk or having lunch in the office (if you usually go out for lunch). This is about changing your normal pattern of doing things.

If you are trying to lose weight and you know when you buy a packet of biscuits and bring them into work you end up eating half the packet then don’t buy them! Even if you are known as the person to go and chat to because you always have biscuits :-)

Thinking you can buy the packet and not eat any (while they sit in front of you tempting you to take one) or believing that you can buy the packet of biscuits and only eat one just won’t work. You are doing the same thing and expecting different results. Chances are in 9 times out of 10 the result will be the same. You will end up eating half the packet.

Changing your habit patterns is important if you want to make change or you want to succeed where you might normally give up.

So take a look at your usual habits and asking yourself “how’s that working out for me?” – if you find in the past it didn’t work that well then change what you are doing.

If you are looking to ask for what you want look at what normally stops you from asking or look at how you usually ask and do something different. Do you usually beg people, or make them feel guilty if they don’t help you.

If you are not getting people on your side and they usually say no when you ask for help then consider changing the way you do that.

Other areas you may want to think about when it comes to always doing what you always did….

Are you in a new relationship? – take a look at how you interacted in your past relationships and see what didn’t work. Were you distant? Could you change that and talk more. Were you unreliable? Can you make a commitment to do something and fulfill on your promise?

Are you looking to achieve a goal? Why haven’t you achieved them in the past? If you set a goal what do you do that stops you from achieving it? How can you change that? If you know you always set your targets too high “How’s that working out for you?” – if it isn’t then consider making your target easier to achieve.

Are you always arguing with your teen? When they walk through the door do you find yourself asking them “Where have you been?” or “What have you been doing?” These questions make a teen feel as if you are accusing them and puts them into defense mode… especially if they walk in expecting you to ask that. Instead just ask them how they are, ask them how their day went. Change the habit of always sounding as if you are about to complain at them and just start a conversation instead.

I hope that was useful. Remember if you always do what you always did then you will always get what you always got!

Get hold of my ebook that will provide you with practical tips on how to ask for what you want

http://www.howtobooklets.net/ask-for-what-you-want-1.html

How to get your ex-lover back

November 24, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

My audience offline is mainly women and since writing my blog I have developed an audience of men and women (which of course I love :) ) and there are times when I will receive an email asking me a question. Now if I can’t answer that question the last thing I will do is make it up (or blag as we like to say in the UK) but I will go in search of something that might help.

A few months ago a reader asked me what he should do about getting back his ex-lover. It seems he had taken her for granted and she had decided to end their relationship (and yes he has given me permission to talk about it on here!) so I recommended he got himself a copy of an ebook called “Magic of Making Up. How To Get Back Your Ex”

He emailed me yesterday to say thanks because they are not only back together but planning to get married next year.  Unfortunately they are in Australia otherwise I would be at the wedding myself…. but never say never right :)

If you need help with bringing back someone into your life that you lost and you think it’s worth doing then take a look at this book. Click Here!

Just goes to show that asking for what you want really does work!

And if you are still trying to attract that perfect partner into your life I have heard alot of people say good things about this book (but haven’t used it myself!) called How To Be Irresistible to men and How To Be Irrestible to women (just click on the appropriate link). Take a look Click Here!

Being Able To Say No Is Also Part Of Asking

November 13, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

Session 5 of the Ask For What You Want free personal development ecourse focuses on being able to say NO!

Its one of the smallest words in the dictionary and yet for many one of the hardest. What makes it even harder is having to say NO to someone that you may have asked for help from and they said yes!

Someone saying yes to your request does not make you obligated to do the same thing. Remember at all times people have a choice and just because they choose to say yes it doesn’t mean you have to make that choice too. At all times your decision should only be based on what works for you. Doing something because you feel you have to, or should puts you in a position of feeling powerless and you should avoid that happening.

If saying NO to family, friends, ex partners or anyone close to you is hard the first thing to look at is what makes it difficult for you. Are you afraid of them? Are you afraid of their reaction if you say no? Do you want to remain “good” in their eyes so you avoid saying no?

Asking for what you want is about finding out why you don’t already and deciding what you will do to change that.  Saying NO to anyone who asks you for something is exactly the same. There is a reason you can’t say NO and you need to discover what that reason is. Be honest with yourself, ask within (don’t have a conversation about it with 5 of your friends – you have your own answer!) and see what comes forward.

Just keep asking “why am I afraid to say NO?”

If you want to take it a step further sit down with a piece of paper and keep writing down the question until an answer appears and then write down the answer. Continue to just repeat the question and write it down until answers present themselves. You may write the question 10 times before you receive one answer but before long the answers will flow and you will have a list of what it is that stops you.

If you want to share what stops you saying NO then leave a comment. Also let us know what you think you can do about it (because beieve it or not you do already have the answer)

I look forward to sharing session six with you.

You can get hold of my ebook that will provide you with tips on how to say no and how to ask for what you want here

http://www.howtobooklets.net/ask-for-what-you-want-1.html

Diane

Ask For What You Want Session 4 : What’s the payoff?

October 22, 2008 by DianeCorriette · 1 Comment 

There is a payoff in everything we do in life – even if we are not fully aware of what it is or the fact that we do something because of the payoff. No matter how bad a situation is in your life if you look deep enough you will find the payoff.

What is your payoff for not asking for what you want?

When you don’t ask do you get to play victim? Or do you get to be right about something? Maybe you feel you shouldn’t have to ask and that people should ask you if you need help, or money…..

What’s the payoff for staying stuck in your current situation? Do you get to be the hero? Does everyone get to feel sorry for you?

What’s the payoff for not losing weight? Do you get to complain about how unfair life is? Do you get to hide inside and not face the world because you are larger than most? Maybe it stops you from finding that special person you want to be with.

In everything we do there is a payoff and when you can sit and self reflect – that is look back on a day, week, month, year or even your whole life, you will recognise your payoffs for events in your life.

I had a client who would make herself ill to gain attention from her husband. The only time he paid her love and attention was when she wasn’t well and rather than ask for love and attention she would make herself ill so that she received it. Receiving love and attention was her payoff but she destroyed her health to do it.

You need to be brave and come out of denial in order to make this work but if you want to get yourself into a place where you can always ask for what you want then you must recognise what the payoff is when you don’t.

Your payoff will stop you from asking but when you look at it and work through it then it will leave you with the freedom to go ahead and ask. So first go back and make sure you have identified WHY you can’t ask and then look at what the pay off is for not asking. Armed with the answer to those two areas you will easily be able to begin the process of asking for what you want.

I hope you enjoyed reading session 4 of Ask For What You Want. Look out for other sessions in this free personal development ecourse.

And in the spirit of asking… “If you enjoy reading this would you like a copy of my ebook?”

http://www.howtobooklets.net/ask-for-what-you-want-1.html

Ask 4 what u want Session 3: Reptition is the mother of all that’s good

October 7, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

Once you have identified what stops you from asking for what you want and you begin the process of actually asking people it’s important you keep the flow going.

Repetition works because you are doing the same thing over and over again which helps you to form a new habit so once you have asked once go ahead and do it again… and quickly!

The more you ask, the more you feel able to ask and the better you get at it. You may not always be direct and just ask for something… at first when you begin asking you may find yourself giving long winded reasons, excuses, maybe you might even beg a little :) but eventually you will come to a place where you open your mouth and just ask….

“I need to work late on Friday so can you arrange to pick the children up from school please?”

Rather than rushing about trying to fit in working late and having to pick the children up, being unsure whether you will make it in time and leaving the little cherubs standing at school waiting for you…. you simply ask your partner to take the time needed to pick them up instead.

It’s easy for most of us as women to shoulder the responsibility for having to do everything and juggle all the balls in the air but it’s far more powerful to just ask for help and not put yourself under as much pressure.

Once you manage to ask for help in the school run department why not try the next level… what would you love to ask for that you normally wouldn’t? Try asking your partner for a night of romance and love making. If it’s not normally something you do just go ahead and ask them if they would like to join you for a night of sensual pleasure… who would say no to that!

From my work with past clients asking for money, sex and support at work/with a business are three of the most difficult things to ask for and when you learn to ask in a way that supports the other person and gives them the right to say no (without you getting upset) you will find it becomes easier and you will begin to receive positive answers rather than negative ones.

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51 Tips That Will Help You Ask For What You Want

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Ask 4 What U Want: Session 2: How does asking make you feel?

October 7, 2008 by DianeCorriette · 2 Comments 

When you think about having to ask for what you want/need how does that make you feel?

Are you afraid of rejection? Do you think if you get a “no” its because there is something wrong with you? Or they are saying no to you (even though the reality is they are just saying no to what you asked for)

Do you think it’s weak to ask for what you want? Is your pride in the way of you asking for what you need?

Do you feel vulnerable? Does the thought of relying on other people make you feel as if you can’t cope. Or maybe you are afraid they are going to think you can’t cope if you ask.

Are you worried about asking for what you want? Why is that? What’s the reason behind your concern?

You need to give yourself time to look at how asking for something makes you feel.

Now I am not saying I am a complete expert on this! But there are many things I will ask for…. food, a cuddle, sex, if I need to use something… and there are still things I have trouble asking for but I will eventually ask because I take myself through a process of identifying what my fear is.

Remember, with all things personal development related it’s not about being perfect. I hate the phrase “yeah… but you’re a life coach!” like this somehow makes me exempt from feeling anything negative and needing to have all the answers to every question! People believe its easier for me to ask than it is for them which is just not true. The main difference is I won’t let my fear stop me from asking.

The one thing I will do is ASK… even if it takes me a few hours or days to get there. If I need something I will ask immediately and if I feel I can’t I will stop and identify what is stopping me from asking and then work through it.

I will then ask even if my fear (or guilt or weakness) is right there in my face… In the middle of feeling fearful I will ask anyway. This (for me) has been the most powerful way to face my fears… and do it anyway :)

Many times the reason I can’t ask for what I want is because my mind is messing with me. Your negative mind will convince you that it’s not going to go well when you ask and it will bring up all sorts of stories about why not… YOU MUST LEARN TO STOP LISTENING TO THAT VOICE… you can thank it for sharing and then it to “f*@$k off!”

Now is the time to take back control over your mind and that damn voice! Let it know you’re back and you’re in charge and go out there and ask for whatever it is you want…. and let me know how it goes :)

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51 Tips That Will Help You Ask For What You Want

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Ask For What You Want : First Identify why you don’t

September 29, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

Isn’t that a great question to start asking yourself! “Why don’t I ask for what I want?”

After all it isn’t difficult… all you have to do is open your mouth and say what it is you want. Simple!

So then why isn’t it simple if it’s really so simple??? That is what we will figure out together as you read through the series of “Ask For What You Want” blog posts.

Together you and I will go on a journey of which there is no return! You start this journey as a poor, weak, pathetic (bear with me it gets better…) creature desperate to just express what it is you want to say but by the end you will be a super asker super hero…. you become “Ask the warrior princess” as you express yourself simply, easily and without hesitation.

You will finally experience true self expression as you open up to becoming the person you want to be.

You will be the person that justs opens their mouth and asks!

Can you see that right now? Stop and imagine for a second what it will be like. Visualize yourself in front of the person who scares you the most asking for exactly what you want because before long that’s exactly what’s going to happen…. right???!!!

Remember, the power is with you, not with me. Create the intention to make this happen and let’s do this!

Diane Corriette

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Get your copy of my booklet

51 Tips That Will Help You Ask For What You Want

http://www.howtobooklets.net/ask-for-what-you-want-1.html

What did I ask for?

September 22, 2008 by DianeCorriette · 6 Comments 

In June 2008 I looked up to the sky and asked to be shown a clear path of what I needed to do because I had that uneasy feeling that comes when deep down I know I am not falling my purpose. I promised to go wherever I needed to go or do whatever I needed to do to find the answers I needed (and that’s a big promise for a control freak planner like me!)

A few days later during morning reflection (or meditation if you like but its too much chatter to be called meditating!) I was asked the question “Are you doing what you were put here to do?” which shocked me and I thought about and asked myself “Am I?”

Of course after discussions with what I will call God (but if it makes you more comfortable you call it your higher self, the divine or whatever works for you) during which I was asked “Do you really think you are going to get away with not fulfilling your purpose” I realised that I had moved off my path.

In 2005 after twisting the very end of my spine and completly messing up my whole pelvic area (which meant I couldnt walk for 6 months) I decided to go on a money making spree by learning how to make money online and then teach it.

But its not my passion…… And so now I am back.

Inspirational Guidance was the name given to me 8 years ago as I sat on my bed and asked myself “What am I going to call my business?” – it was also the start of me really listening to and following what I called then my higher self but what I am very comfortable with now calling God. The aim was to empower women and teens through my speaking, training, and writing. Now I have the added benefit of adding teleseminars, audios and podcasts.

I moved away from my personal development training in 2005 but never really left it, because when passion is in your blood it never leaves you! Instead it knocked on the door of my sub conscious every now and again and reminded me of it’s presence.

Creating “Getting IT Back” helped me to get my own IT back. My love of writing.

And so now I’m back and ready to step out and do this. I’m excited and a little scared…. but that’s exactly as it should be.

I will continue to offer the service I put together in terms of blogs, membership sites and podcasts – so my online work will carry on and eventually I will outsource it. Nothing I have learnt over the last 3 years will be wasted because I will still use it as a way to build passive income but the majority of my revenue will come from my writing.

And of course I will continue to be an advocate for Success University

Personal Growth Coach
Diane Corriette

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Dating Advice For Women

September 22, 2008 by DianeCorriette · 2 Comments 

Dating Advice For Women


Why Men Withdraw,
And What To Do About It

Tons of women do this one thing.

And it must leave them feeling awful…

I wonder if you do it too?

I’m talking about women who hide their true
feelings from a man and fear sharing their desire
for a closer relationship and for love.

Ever felt this way?

It’s happens when you won’t communicate directly
with a man about your feelings because you think you’ll
“scare him away”.

Unfortunately, you’re right… it could scare him
away.

The way you talk to a man about a relationship
turns out to be THE BIGGEST MISTAKE ANY WOMAN CAN MAKE
WITH A MAN.

I’ll come back to this giant mistake in just a
quick second…

First, I’d like to talk about what I’ve seen in
the dating world as a guy and share a FASCINATING
story with you.

I’ve had women communicate their feelings with me
in all sorts of different ways from joy to anger to
frustration, and I know what each one does to a man.

(and in a larger context, what communicating this
way does to any person in general – man or woman)
There’s a pattern to the dating experiences that
I’d like to share.

THE STORY GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS…

(let’s pretend I’m the man in this story and you’re the woman)
You and I meet. We both like each other.
(lucky me!)

Feelings develop for us both on several levels.
(physically, emotionally, socially)

You try to be “patient” and not express too many
feelings and what you want to play it cool.

We have a great “connection”, but we never talk
about what we want in our future around dating,
a relationship or marriage.

Time goes by and things are great for us.

Eventually, you begin to see that you’re not
getting what you want from me in the relationship.

You want more, but you’re scared of talking to me
about it because you don’t know where I’m at.

You’re scared because I’ve talked to you about all
the bad experiences I’ve had with women in the past.

And sometimes I even make negative remarks about
women and their emotions.

You don’t want to ruin the good things we have
going and rock the boat, but in the back of your
mind you know that you’ll want to deal with the
negative emotions that are slowly but surely building
in your mind.

Then as I start to see us growing closer, I begin to
use my past issues to tell you that I’m not looking for
much more than what we have right now.

So you don’t say anything to me directly to
communicate what’s going on for you and your feelings.

And of course, being a normal guy, I don’t say
anything either. (Of course, I’m a man!)

You become frustrated and confused that I’m not
acting how I used to act.

Things begin to change with the way I treat you.

I don’t pay as much attention to you anymore.

I don’t surprise you or bring you flowers anymore.

I’m tired everyday after work and just want to
watch tv when I get home.

I call you less frequently.

I don’t initiate sex as much anymore.

You even consider that I could be seeing someone else.

And after a few months – I’ve become distant.

So what happens next?

You decide you’re not happy with where things are
and it’s time to have a talk about where we’re at.

But you’re SCARED of expressing your feelings about
what you want, so you let things build up inside you
until you begin to let your frustrations with me show.

And to wrap the story up…

You make THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU CAN MAKE WITH A MAN…

You start a conversation about the relationship
and then you “let me have it”!

(you get upset and lose your cool with me)
All your desires, fears, frustrations and dreams
that you’ve been holding inside away from me all pour out
in one big emotional explosion…

This “Big Mistake” can take the form of arguing
and yelling, but not exclusively.

Sometimes it’s just extreme intensity, perhaps tears.

It might include:

- Complaining about the current state of the relationship

- Talking about the things he does wrong with you

- Showing your frustrations about what you feel is missing

- Becoming upset that he doesn’t feel how you’d like him to feel

- Bringing up past issues, arguments or disappointments

But it always creates a lot of emotional tension
and “drama”. Especially in the guys mind.

This is THE LAST THING you want to do with a man if
you want to get some positive result with him.

That tension that’s created stays with him, and he
NEVER forgets it.

In his mind, he now thinks of you as “hysterical” and
full of issues. His mind defines you by what he saw in
your behavior, and it scares him.

Yep, I know it’s not fair, but it’s the man’s weird
and twisted reality…

I’ve heard hundreds, maybe thousands, of men talk
about this exact perception of a woman and how they
fear being with a woman who they think will make this
giant mistake.

Yeah, I know… it’s inmature, selfish and not fair of
the man, but it’s the reality of the situation that lots
of women end up in with men.

So how do you avoid this….?

I’ll tell you how in THREE EASY STEPS.

Step 1) You Need To Understand What’s Going On Inside The
Mind Of Your Man…

Let me tell it to you straight, as a man…

Women secretly believe that their connection with
a man will “naturally” turn into something deeper without
any communication taking place.

Kind of like it’s the unspoken truth about what’s

going on.

Honestly… this isn’t how it works for us men.

If you’re “assuming” you have a relationship,
and that he feels like you do, you’re wrong.

Men don’t assume that a connection, being together,
spending quality time and all the rest means they’re
in a committed relationship.

Some men do, but not most.

For a man to know he’s in a committed relationship,
and understand the things YOU want in that relationship,
YOU have to communicate with him in CLEAR AND DIRECT terms.

Yeah, that’s right… You have to put yourself out
there and be vulnerable.

Scary!

But I hear lots of women think that other women are
just lucky to have found such a great guy.

And while there are some men who are more equipped
and ready for a healthy situation with a woman, it’s NOT
luck that women in great relationships have found a way
to communicate with their guy.

That’s right, they’ve taken time to find the right
information and to learn to integrate a certain way of
communicating into their thinking and behavior.

It’s not easy, but there’s help.

Step 2) You Need To Understand What Causes You To Make
“The Big Mistake”

EVERYONE wants to have THEIR needs met first. It’s
basic human nature.

But being able to delay your gratification is an
AMAZING thing to develop in your life.
(in every part of your life!)

Most people (men and women) want to talk, talk,
talk about what THEY think and what THEY want.

The root of this problem basically boils down to
needs that are unmet.

So making “The Big Mistake” is really all about
being driven by your unmet needs and desires and solely
focusing on what YOU want the relationship to be,
without honestly and critically considering the man’s
perspective, his emotional state, his commuication
skills and where he’s coming from at the same time.

When you do this with a man, you are subconsciously
telling him that you’re more interested in your feelings
and what YOU want than you are in his feelings and what
he wants.

And men can read and pick up on women who do
this instantly.

I see a form of this “Big Mistake” communication
all the time in business by the way.

Some business professionals are the worst at this
self-absorbed “need” oriented communication.

Like when someone calls me who wants to get something
from me or sell me something and they’re not very
experienced or polished at it.

The first thing I pick up on is their selfish agenda…
and it instantly puts me on the defensive.

But if they’ve done their “homework” on me and what I’m
looking for, and not what THEY WANT from me, when they
talk it changes the whole situation the second they show
me they’ve thought about what I want.

It’s very simple but extremely powerful.

So let’s take this concept directly back to communicating
with men.

It might sound cliche’, but you’ve got to learn to listen
and understand where’s he’s at and where’s he’s coming from.

This cliche’ is a around for a reason.

It works.

Patience, empathy and understanding are the first steps
towards creating the relationship you dream about.

But you’ve got to be careful to not become the woman who
gives him EVERYTHING and gets walked on.

Use your common sense and intuition to safeguard
yourself – I know that your female perceptive abilities
aren’t used nearly enough, so put these strong tools to
good use.

Step 3) How To Avoid Making The Big Mistake
Let me give you a vital piece of information
when dealing with men…

Men are CLUELESS when it comes to identifying
the things that are “obvious” to women in dating
and relationships.

I would know. It’s taken me ten years to begin
to understand these things for myself – and I
spend a LOT of time thinking about it.

Sorry though, I’m “spoken for”…
(Oh Please, get over yourself Christian!!)

Ok, enough self-indulgent humor, back to you.

So we know men are AWFUL at initiating and
participating in conversations about deep emotions
and relationships.

Sorry to break the bad news, but it’s almost
always up to you to make this communication happen.

It’s important to remember to approach the entire
conversation from the perspective of talking about
what you want AND what he wants.

If you can make a guy feel like you put his
feelings and needs a priority in this conversation,
and always consider what he wants, I promise he will
LOVE YOU for it!

There’s no rule that says you can’t consider
another persons opinions and feelings first in
order to get what you want.

In fact, a key goal in negotiating is to let
the other person talk first.

When you get to listen first, you ALWAYS have
the advantage. You know exactly what the other person
wants… and knowledge is influence and power.

I’m not saying you need to take on hard-core
negotiating here with a man, but some of the same
rules and principles about people and psychology apply.

When you talk to a man from a positive place
of listening first, he will be 10,000 times more
receptive to what you have to say and what you want
once you bring it up than if you approach him from a
place of feeling hurt, communicate need and projecting
fear and anxiety.

Try this instead.

Ask a positive question or give a positive
statement such as, “Honey, I was thinking today
that I was happy to be with you.”

It might sound submissive, corny or
difficult to say to someone you’re having a
tough time with, but think about it…

If you’re going through all the trouble to
worry so much about the future with this person,
this is already what you’re thinking.

You might want to check out what could be the
world’s best collection of ideas, strategies,
insights and research on the subject of how to
avoid the Big Mistakes, and other big mistakes
in my ebook, “Catch Him And Keep Him”.

It’s full off specific ways to communicate with
a man that will instantly amplify the attraction
he feels for you and help move things quickly and
smoothly from “casual” to “committed” in no time
flat.

I’ve spent the better part of the last year
making sure my ebook will give you REAL WORLD
ANSWERS and solutions to the things you’re dealing
with when it comes to men.

Go check it out right now:

Your Friend,

Christian Carter


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Inspirational Quote by Dr Robert Anthony

May 20, 2008 by DianeCorriette · 1 Comment 

If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?

Dr Robert Anthony