Why ‘mastering the monkey’ is the wrong thinking pattern
In our book The Misaligned Monkey we talk about the appropriate style you could adopt for working with your Monkey. Those of you who have tried telling them or bullying them know that this just doesn’t work. Self Help There’s a trail of techniques and tools that litter the...
Is taking ‘Control of your Monkey’ possible?
The Short answer is: Yes! we think so but, maybe control is the wrong word? We think it’s certainly worth a little contemplation and study before you write off the possibility…….. What if I told you something you...
The Misaligned Monkey and your Meditation or Mindfulness Practice
The Goal of Meditation and mindfulness? Students of meditation or mindfulness learn that an empty mind is an ideal one. An empty, quiet mind creates the conditions to allow us to experience an expanded consciousness of our real awareness. This provides us with opportunities to exist in the moment...
Why believe anything that slows you down ?
Beliefs Are A Choice? Most of the beliefs we hold are not certainties, not 100% guaranteed facts and so it makes sense to think about our beliefs as a position we take based on experience or education or even instruction. In the Misaligned Model book out 2023 w relook...
Introduction to the Misaligned Monkey
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Misaligned Monkey Why / Background to the book
How to get better results faster. At Sales Academy we were paid to help sales people get better results faster. We learnt that hard work is important in some situations but sustaining a frantic pace to get the results you need is not something that is sustainable. Excellent...
The Monkey’s view point
What the Monkey wants to hear from you The words your Monkey would like to hear most from you now are: ‘My dear Monkey, I believe we are missing a trick. I believe you want to help me and I believe you can. Let’s work out how we...
What Meeting the Monkey tells us.
Meet your Monkey If you close your eyes and try to think of nothing, it’s almost impossible to do and thoughts intrude. Most of us find sitting in silence thinking of nothing difficult. Only a few seconds pass before we start to experience thoughts that disturb our concentration. These...
Meet your Monkey
We have all met the Monkey before. That voice or urge that can come as words, feelings, sights, or sounds. The thought that gives us good reasons to dither, to procrastinate, to become anxious about a future event or that can remind us of our past mistakes – It...
Leadership – Why some one has to and the someone is you
Leadership There is a lot to leadership. There are literally hundreds of books, theories and courses all hinting at what makes a good leader great. There are examples of leaders that highlight how different they can be and how different they go about leading. For our purposes we are...