Peace and love,

Elle

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...S T E V E ' S....3 - M I N U T E....C O A C H I N G 
Steve Straus - Coach Subscribers: 1600+ Readers: 3200+ 20JUL11 
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Today's Topic - PRINCIPLE: Thinking 
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, 
cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) 

"Outside the Box Thinking" is, and has been for way too 
long, a popular thought. The intent of the phrase seems 
to be to stimulate creative thought, that is, to let go 
of being constrained by what you have already learned, 
what you have already thought, and have new thoughts. 

The problem with the phrase Outside the Box Thinking 
(other than its cliched status prevents it from being 
heard, thus having no effect) is that the emphasis is 
on Box and, somehow, getting out of it. It's an inward 
focus which does little to expand creative thought. 
Focusing on Box promotes more awareness of Box. 

Consider a new phrase -- "Outside the Thinking Box" -- 
where the emphasis is on Outside. This new phrase 
stimulates (at least for a little while until it, too, 
becomes cliche-y) by provoking questions such as: 

'What's a Thinking Box?' 

'Can there be anything Outside of thinking?' 

'What does Outside look like?' 

A Thinking Box is a hemmed-in place. Outside is 
boundary-less. 

Inside a Thinking Box lives understanding. Outside 
lives knowing. 

Box is cut-off-from. Outside is connected. 

Box is safe. Outside can be unsettling (a perfect 
place for creativity!) 

Coaching Point: Do you regularly get Outside the 
Thinking Box? 

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Peace and love,

Elle

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...S T E V E ' S....3 - M I N U T E....C O A C H I N G 
Steve Straus - Coach Subscribers: 1600+ Readers: 3200+ 22JUN11 
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Today's Topic - PRINCIPLE: Attachment (To a Time Frame) 
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, 
cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) 

Attachment is a recurring theme in these S3MC's. 
You may want to visit the full on-line database of 
these weekly musings at 
http://www.straususa.com/scripts/selection.lasso 
and enter 'attachment' in the Subject box to see what 
has been published over the years. 

Most of them have referred to attachments to 'things' 
such as objects or outcomes. 

This S3MC is about attachment to timing, which is 
when you try to force an outcome to occur by a 
certain time. The key word here is force. 

If you are attached to a time-certain, you may be 
doing two things: 

First, you may be setting yourself up to be disappointed, 
if the outcome has a different timing. Intend the 
timing, don't try to force it; big difference. 

And second, you may be holding yourself separate 
from other resources which could help bring about 
the outcome. Remember the old quote attributed to 
Goethe [incorrectly so, but never mind, the idea's 
a good one], "...the moment one definitely commits 
oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of 
things occur to help one that would never otherwise 
have occurred." 

By letting go of When and simply focusing your 
intentions on What and Why, you allow additional 
resources to assist you in the proper time frame. 

Coaching Point: Does what you want really have to 
happen by....? 

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Peace and love,

Elle

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....S T E V E ' S....3  -  M I N U T E....C O A C H I N G
Steve Straus - Coach  Subscribers: 1550+  Readers: 3100+  12MAY10
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Today's Topic - PRINCIPLE: Raising Rocks
	(Principles are basic truths that, when applied,
	cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) 

The old saying is that "a rising tide raises all boats."
While that's true enough, it has also been pointed out
that a rising tide won't raise rocks! 

The environments you create, and participate in, can
elevate you and those around you. But there are some
people who are resistant to having their life be better. 

Don't bother trying to raise the rocks. You've got plenty
of others who will enjoy sailing away with you. 

Coaching Point: Who comes to mind first? 

[Thanks to Jerry Hicks (Abraham-Hicks.com) for inspiring
this S3MC] 

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 This time it turned out to be Mahjong Solitaire.  I’ve played this game a numerous amount of times and so I know a few things about myself when it comes to this game.

I know I can win the game no matter what.  Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it requires a lot of focus.  So I choose my battles.  Sometimes I’m into the challenge and sometimes I’m not.  

See, sometimes I just want a diversion.  Something to keep me occupied while I wait.  Something mindless.  Sometimes I like and even love the challenge of a difficult game because I know there’s a way to solve this particular game, I just have to keep on trying until I figure it out.  I never came across a game that was very difficult and if I was in the mood to solve it no matter what, that I couldn’t solve it.

So, as I was playing last night, DING – a light goes off with the sound of a bell.  It was the dryer.  No seriously though… actually I was also doing some laundry so I wonder if that has anything to do with this referrence, actually, I’m still doing laundry as we speak so that reference is not so far fetched… ANYWAY!!!

So I had an epiphany.  I thought, life is like this.  Anything is like this.  My project Boy is like this.

A couple of posts ago I mentioned that I’m developing a short film called Boy which is the most significant film of the 21st Century.  I’ve created a masive challenge for myself.  I have visions of this film reaching a world wide audience of 40 million and then 1 billion and to actually cause a shift in concsiousness.

I’m currently in between the writing stage and pre-production of Boy and sometimes, as is quite common during these times, you question whether it is ready yet to move onto the next stage.  Because making a movie requires enormous about of man-power and finances, it is quite understandable that there is often hesitation.

Aside from this, I always felt that I had something significant to add to the world and I don’t want to make this movie so that it fails.  I want it to succeed!  So, is the script there yet?  Is this the script of a movie that is going to succeed?

And then it hit me.   I thought, this is like my game of Mahjong Solitaire.  I know I will win the game and this is one of those times when I’m in the mood to win and I’m up for the challenge.  And so I just need to let go of all of the constraints and keep on developing and creating this movie like I know I’m going to succeed until I do succeed.

No matter what, my message will get out there with Boy and I will make a significant contribution to the world!  Yay!