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 A few months ago I read a really inspiring book, “Magician’s Way” by William Whitecloud. It was about how an intuitive golf coach by the name of Steve Addington gave the main character lessons that transformed much more than his golf game - those lessons transformed his entire life.

 Being such a fan of the book, when I heard that the real life Steve Addington aka Kris Barkway was coming to Byron Bay I was itching to get a lesson from him (not that I play golf, mind you).

 Kris is a freakily gifted intuitive coach who uses golf as a vehicle to empower others to play the game of life in the way they’d love to play it. He coaches golf professionals and has coached many of the world’s most prominent personal development experts.

 So – I made the two hour drive down to Byron from Brisbane just for a 1 hour session with Kris. Here’s an account of many of the magical life lessons that this golf lesson taught me.

 I arrived there for the session. Kris greeted me and walked up very close to me within about an inch or two of me and looked deeply into my eyes.

 

When I looked into Kris’ eyes something interesting happened. His eyes seems to drill directly into my soul and when they did that my heart melted. I got a glimpse, just for a moment, of something incredibly divine.

 

Interestingly, at the same time I was terrified, feeling vulnerable and exposed (now, before you think this is going to be a story of how I am hot for this golf dude, it isn’t -  let me explain) …

 

I was instantly taken back by what I felt and at the same time was frightened that Kris would see inside me (which he had already started to), see what I was feeling and also see me as some kind of fraud.

 

I told him that I was scared. He said, “What are you scared of?” I said, “You. That you’ll see inside me.”

 

He told me, yes that was part of the process but asked me wasn’t that what I came here for?

 

I begrudgingly said, “Yes”.

 

We were at the field and moved over to where the golf tees were lined up. Kris said something along the lines of, “You make out everything in life to be very important, don’t you. You put a great importance on coming here to this session today, didn’t you!”

 

I said, “Yes I drove all the way down to see you today from Brisbane.”

 

He said, “To see me? Or to see yourself because you know we’re both one don’t you.”

 

I said, “To see myself”.

 

Little did I know how true those words would end up being.

 

Interesting, isn’t it - how often we put on masks, and build concrete walls designed to hide our frailties. To stop people seeing us for who we really are. To stop ourselves from getting hurt.  To stop people knowing how we feel.

 

The irony of that is these very masks we wear stop others from seeing the incredible beauty inside our hearts. More importantly though, they stop us from REALLY, truly  feeling love and joy in our lives. These  masks create separation between us and others.

 

They stop us from achieving the very thing that so many of us want in our lives … unconditional love.

 

But - when we have the courage to be raw, real and in our hearts, and be truly authentic, that’s when the true magic occurs for us and for the people around us.

 

Kris then lined up some golf balls and told me that he was going to get me to hit some balls but before I did that he wanted me to know that every time he has run this exercise in the past, nobody has ever missed. Nobody. So it’s reaaaaally important that I didn’t miss it either.

 

He asked me to hit a ball into his foot from a very short distance.

 

Look, I have studied and practiced the magical golf techniques mentioned in Magician’s Way book quite a lot. I’ve used the technique to break boards with my hands. Break arrows with my neck. And I have used the techniques in many business situations but could I get them to work in this situation? Not in your life.

 

I tried. I missed.

 

He moved back. I tried. I missed. He kept moving further and further back and I kept missing and missing almost every time.

 

He said to me, “You don’t trust yourself do you? Ah, no it’s your higher self you don’t trust. You don’t trust your higher self at all … for anything.”

 

How many of us don’t trust our own intuition and we second guess ourselves, conferring with others for their advice on issues rather than trust their own instincts?

 

I’m naturally an exceptionally intuitive person with a deep level of insight and I must say I’m pretty accurate at that. Yet when it comes to applying the insight in my own life, up until now, I often confer with others to ask their opinions before I act on something. Then I’ve often followed the advice of others and not my own. The result? It virtually always turns out that my intuition was right in the first place.

 

Kris was able to pick that by the way I played golf and by tuning in to me.

 

Later - Kris lined up more golf balls and said to me something like …

 

“Earlier you labelled yourself as left-handed. Ah, interesting. What would happen if you started using your right hand.”

 

I used my right hand to hit some balls and I was much more successful.

 

He put his hand on his chin and said something like “Mmmm … interesting. So you call yourself a left hander but you actually did much better with your right hand. ”Would that be because it didn’t matter how you played because your right hand isn’t the hand you normally play with so it didn’t matter? Hmmm …”

 

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you drove the very thing that you want, away? Salespeople, you’ll probably relate to this. On the months when you’re desperate to meet a certain sales target, you simply can’t seem to close a sale. But when you’re doing well and you really don’t care about the results you get, sales come flooding in.

 

Sound familiar?

 

Kris then said something which was a big revelation for me. Some people want to climb Mt Everest because they really want to. Others want to climb Mt. Everest because they think it will give them something else when they get there.

 

He told me that I was the second type. That I didn’t really want to be a millionairess or any of the other stuff, all I want to do is “be”.

 

In reality, all I really want in my life is love. To love others unconditionally and love myself unconditionally and to awaken themselves to the love that’s inside their own hearts. All that other stuff really doesn’t matter.

 

How many of us want to be rich because when we have it, it will give us the lifestyle we crave. How many of us want to be famous or prominent because once we reach that status, it will give us the respect and acknowledgement we’re looking for?

 

And we think that if we do this then that will happen. If we do that then this will happen.

 

The reality is that we can have all of that now without all the doing-ness.

 

Kris Barkway’s life lessons continued.

 

Later on in the session I hit a few more shots and after that round he told me that there was a point where I really opened up and relaxed and enjoyed it. When I’m like that, THAT’S when I become very powerful. He told me it’s when I’m in that state that I create a LOT of attraction in your life.”

 

Isn’t it the way - when we are in the “zone” doing something we really enjoy or just relaxing having fun. When we are doing something that we’re confident of and when we’re not attached to the outcome, or when we’re totally in our hearts, life happens effortlessly. Things happen effortlessly. People come into our lives effortlessly.

 

I know I experience that when I’m in my flow.

 

The thing that was the most magical about the session was the way in which Kris “read me” (yes) but more significantly, how he gave me a “real life” experience of how I do various things in life. How I do my shadow. How I do my greatness. How divine I am. And it’s those feelings that I experienced that will live with me forever.

That day, I really saw myself, from the moment I looked into his eyes for the first time and every time I looked into his eyes after that. I saw “unconditional love” looking right back at me. I saw my own divinity looking back at me. Kris also gently embodied and awakened me to many of the really ugly dysfunctional patterns that I run to maintain control in my life and it was all okay – quite funny, actually.

 

That’s what the session was about for me. Experiencing myself for who I really am, in my eyes and through Kris’ eyes, and really loving every part of who I am.

 

As a result of the session with Kris, I have changed the way I do things. The way I operate. The way I am being in the world. If you get the chance, I highly recommend having a magical golf lesson with Kris. Make sure you check out his website at www.krisbarkway.com

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If you market your product specifically to women, and in particular, Generation Y women, you’ll want to read this. I recently came across a study commissioned by Pop Sugar which examined the buying habits and lifestyle choices of Generation Y Women. The findings are interesting indeed.

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You know it - doing business with certain retailers, suppliers or service providers (especially the Government) can be boring. Yes?

But what if there was a way to turn those mundane parts of the transaction into fun experiences for your customers? How would it make them feel? And how would that feeling affect your sales, the mood of your people, and your lives in general?

In a previous blog I spoke about “touch points” or “moments of truth”.  The way your customer experiences your brand at each touch point has a large bearing on the perception of your organisation and whether or not they purchase from you or stay loyal to you. Make it fun at each touch point and you’re onto a winner.

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“When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator.”

Gandhi

Do you ever find that? I know I do.

You feel serenity but at the same time, energised. Alive. In awe of mother nature’s beauty.

If your stress levels start to rise at any point today, take a break and do something that enables you to bathe in Mother Nature’s bliss.

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Have a magical day!

With love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest
fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Marianne Williamson

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Have a magical day!

With love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

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“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

Mohandas Gandhi

Anger and revenge are cancers that eat at our souls.These feelings do more damage to ourselves than they do to the person that we are angry at.

If you have these feelings in your life right now just …

… see if you can just let it go. Just let it go. Let it go.

When you do that, watch the heavy blanket move away from your life. The darkness disappears. That churning in your stomach is gone.

Watch how your life takes on a magical new turn. Watch how joy and love start appearing everywhere.

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Have a magical day!

With love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.”

Muhammad Ali

Experience. Grow. Evolve.

After all …

“A mind once expanded can never return to its original dimensions.”

What one thing can you do today, to expand your mind?

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Have a magical day!

With Love…..

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

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“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”

Buddha

So many life threatening illnesses happen as a result of our thought patterns.

What kind of novel are you authoring with your thoughts, your feelings and your diet?

Today, think about what you would like to manifest in your life. Examine whether your thoughts are helping or hindering you from achieving this. If you are thinking all the time about what you don’t want in your life (e.g. the situation as it is now), stop and change it to what you would like to appear in your life.

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With love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.”

Joseph Campbell

Ever experienced days when miracles happened one after another after another? When you seemed to be on a never-ending lucky streak?

Is that happening for you at the moment? If it is, CONGRATULATIONS!

If it isn’t, it CAN happen for you … easily.

All you need to do is start living your passion and you’ll soon start to see those miracles appear in your life on a regular basis.

So - what small step can you take today to make that happen?

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With love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents
of life, is without trouble.”

Carl Jung

I’m sure you have seen it - most of us have. When chaos is happening in our lives, we’re not achieving our goals and life isn’t anywhere near as pleasant as it could be. On the other hand, when clarity and focus “rule the day”, we’re happier and more successful than ever before.

What small thing can you do today to be happier and more successful?

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With love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest
fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Marianne Williamson

Have you ever felt like this? That you were frightened of showing the magnificent being that you are?

Have you ever played down your successes when you were with other people for fear that they might be jealous or think you were big noting yourself?

Today, take note of when you put yourself down - in your thoughts as well as with other people and remind yourself that you are a truly powerful being who deserves to be a success.

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With love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extra- ordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a great person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”

Patanjali

Esther Hicks in her wonderful book, “Ask and It Is Given” says that your job is to ask. The Universe’s job is to supply the “how”.

If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you do or be?

Go ahead. Ask for it and watch the miracles start to appear.

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With Love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

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“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful. Welcome it in every fair face, every fair sky, every fair flower, and thank Him
for it, who is the fountain of all loveliness.”

Charles Kingsley.

How do you feel when you look out of your window and see a stunning scene before you? Or a blanket of gorgeous flowers … or something else that is incredibly beautiful.

I know I feel energised. Happy. Even blissful. So very glad to be alive.

Imagine what would happen if you could always surround yourself with naturally beautiful things that energise you. Imagine how much more blissful your life would be.

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Have a magical day!

With Love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

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“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”

Helen Keller

Has that ever happened to you? It has happened to all of us at some time or another. Next time you’re tempted to complain about that bad situation remember this quote.

Keep the past in the past. There’s nothing we can do to change
it.

Instead, surrender to the moment. Be completely present. When you do that, you’ll notice all the glorious opportunities that present themselves.

If you don’t you’ll miss them.

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Have a magical day!

With Love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Spend today seeing what you can do with those “in between” minutes, to make them count. You know … the minutes between meetings, between phone calls, before it’s time to do the next task. Return emails, do some filing, catch up on some paperwork.

Make those “in between” times count and you’ll be surprised at how much more you get done.

What else can you do to make the most of your precious time?

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Have a magical day!

With Love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“You are not here for any destiny but to live, and in every moment of living to do what the creative self, the soul urges you to do. From that anything is possible within the realms of creation. You can create kingdoms untold, lives untold. You can fulfil yourself. You can become whatever you desire to become when you have allowed yourself that explicit freedom.

And once you find out that you are worth experiencing it all, you can put forth your light into any fulfilment that pleases you, at any moment that pleases you.”

Ramtha

Isn’t it a wonderful feeling to know that you can create anything you want using the power of your thoughts. But first, you have to believe that you can. Today, allow yourself the freedom to think about what it is you desire to become and enjoy creating!

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Have a magical day!

With Love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator.”

Gandhi

Do you ever find that? I know I do. You feel serenity but at the same time, energised. Alive. In awe of mother nature’s beauty.

If your stress levels start to rise at any point today, take a break and do something that enables you to bathe in Mother Nature’s bliss.

Love to receive other daily inspirational lessons via email? Just click here to subscribe to Kristina Mills’ Daily Inspirations and when you get to the page scroll down to the sign up form at the bottom of the page.

With love …

Kris (Kristina) Mills - Motivational Writer

P.S. You may use this inspirational quote on your website or in your emails. All We ask is that you quote my name as the author and feature a link to our website.

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“The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it - as long as you really believe 100 percent. It’s all mind over matter.

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“We are not here just to survive and live long … We are here to live and know life in its multi-dimensions; to know life in its richness, in all its variety. And when a man lives multi-dimensionally; explores all possibilities available; never shrinks back from any challenge; rushes to it; welcomes it; rises to the Read the rest of this entry »