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I S S U E 0 3g i iMAGAZINEHAPPINESS IS A SHORT MEMORYSUSIE MOORE, Author of 'Let It Be Easy', Life Coach, Ft in Entrepreneur, Oprah,Cosmopolitan, Good Morning AmericaDANCING WITHTHE DIVINEROBERT MACK Authorof 'Love From TheInside Out', CelebrityHappiness Coach ft inGQ, E!, Today ShowVol. 1 Issue 03FREE when yousubscribe towww.gii.mediaSUCCESS WITHOUT THE NOISELEANNE LOPEZ MOSLEY Author of'Manifesting Queen', Forbes Intl BusinessCoach & Founder of The ProductivityQueen M A Y2 0 2 2

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gii MagazineEditor in ChiefExecutive Editor Gi Gi O'BrienNigel Simmondshello@gii.media Global Intelligence Initiative Inc © Burnham CourtBishop's Court HillUpper Collymore RockSt.Michael, Barbados gii Magazine is a product of gii Publishing. For inquiries or suggestions, contact us at:V O L U M E 0 1 | I S S U E 0 3www.gii.media |  02g i i M a g a z i n e

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Welcome to gii Magazine T H E M E N T A L H E A L T H I S S U E I c h ose t o pu b l ish t h is i s sue o n t h e las t day o f Me n t al H e a lth M ont hbe c a use t h e c o n ver s a t ion s hou l d no t s top h ere . I f w e are d o ing i t r i g ht,th e awa r e n ess s hou l d tri c k le o v e r i n t o t h e ne x t . Th e nex t d ay, t he n e x t m o n th, t he n e x t y e a r, a n d th e nex t d eca d e , t h ene x t ge n e r ati o n . H e r e 's t o ho l d ing s p ace f or t h e ma n y mo o d s of t hemi n d an d i ts d i sor d e r an d wit h t he s e car e f ull y s ele c t ed e x c erp t s ,re s t ori n g the o rde r f rom w hic h w e c a n th r i ve i n the j oy w e so d e ser v e . G R A T I T U D E | I M A G I N A T I O N | I M P A C T www.gii.media |  03g i i M a g a z i n e

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editor's notes It ' s t h a t t im e a g a i n w h en m e n t a l h ea l t h i s t r e nd y . W h e r e ar t i c l e s a r e p o p p i n g u p an d t h eha s h t a g s r u n r a m p a n t , j um p i n g o n t o t h e t r a i n to S E O c i t y . I t ' s b e t t e r t h a n s i l e n ce , b u t Iho p e i t w i l l l a s t . I k n ow t h e r e i s h e a r t b e h i n d t h e h u n g e r t o s p o t l i g ht t h e t o p i c . I a mgr a t e f u l t o t h e b e a u t i f ul a u t h o r s in t h i s i s s u e w h o h e l p tha t h e a r t b e at f l o u r i s h inco m p a s s i o n , e m p a t h y , a n d k i n d n e s s , Th e i r w o r d s g i v e u s h o p e. I a m n o t g o in g t o l i e , th e r e a r e 9 72 m i l l i o n p eo p l e s u f f e rin g a n d t h e re i s a n i n a de q u a c yof s u p p o r t th a t i s c o n f ro n t i n g , A b ou t o u r e f f o rt s a n d o u r ci r c u m s t a n c es a l i k e . T h ismo n t h i s a gr e a t r e m i n d er o f j u s t ho w y e a r n i n g o u r h u m a n i ty i s f o r r e li e f f r o m t h ei rpa i n . Bu t , o n t h e b r i g h t s i d e , i t ' s f r o m g r e a t d i s c o mf o r t th a t w e c o m ma n d g r e a t c ha n g e . I t ' s w r i t i n g b o o ks t h a t m a t te r , s h a r i n g t h e m a n dca r r y i n g a se n t e n c e i n ou r s o u l , t he k i n d t h a t p u l l s u s u p o n t h e h a r de s t d a y s . Yo u a r e a p ar t o f t h e t ra n s f o r m a t i on , w e a l l a re . So , i n t h e wi s e w o r d s o f G h a n d i . . . Be t h e c h a n ge y o u w a n t to s e e i n t he w o r l d Wi s h i n g t h a t t h i s i s s u e b r i n g s y o u J O Y , an d i n r e t u rn , t h a t y o u s p r e a d i t ! Lo v e & G r a t it u d e ,Gi G i “ T H E E X P E R I E N C E I H A V E H A D I S T H A T O N C E Y O U S T A R TT A L K I N G A B O U T [ E X P E R I E N C I N G A M E N T A L H E A L T HS T R U G G L E ] , Y O U R E A L I Z E T H A T A C T U A L L Y Y O U ’ R E P A R T O FQ U I T E A B I G C L U B . ” ― P R I N C E H A R R Ywww.gii.media |  04g i i M a g a z i n e

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HAPPINESS IS ASHORT MEMORYBY SUSIE MOOREAuthor of 'Let It Be Easy', Life Coach, Ft inEntrepreneur, Oprah,Cosmopolitan, GoodMorning AmericaSUCCESS WITHOUTTHE NOISE BY LEANNE LOPEZMOSLEY Author of 'ManifestingQueen', Forbes Intl BusinessCoach & Founder of TheProductivity Queen LOVE & HAPPINESSBY ROBERT MACKAuthor of 'Love From TheInside Out', CelebrityHappiness Coach ft in GQ,E!, Today Show07I N T H I SI S S U E0919

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COULD THE GUT BE THESECRET TO MENTALHEALTH?BY DR LAURA M BROWN NDAuthor of Beyond Digestion:How GUT Health Connects toYour Mind, Body, and Soul DEPRESSION ISN'T ADIRTY WORDBY GI GI O'BRIENThe art of being human, living fully, and usingneuropsychology as a mental health hail mary. 232940CONTACT41INTERVIEWEE INFOMENTAL HEALTH TIPS 34

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" L e t t i n g g o g i v e s u s f r e e d o m a n df r e e d o m i s t h e o n l y c o n d i t i o n f o rh a p p i n e s s . " ― N h a t H a n hMy f at he r- in -l aw i s an a vi d go lf er . Fr om m y li mi te dknowle dg e of t he s po rt , I kn ow t he re a re g oo d ro un dsand ba d ro un ds . An d th at y ou c an p la y fo r ye ar s an dst il l pl ay t er ri bl y at u ne xp ec te d mo me nt s. “Th e ha pp ie st g ol fe rs h av e a sh or t me mo ry , Su si e! ”he s ai d to m e on ce , af te r a ba d da y on t he c ou rs e. Ther e’ s a li fe l es so n he re , I th ou gh t. I ’m h ap pi es twhen I f or ge t ab ou t: • mea n r ev ie ws • th e sn ar ky w om an a t Du nk in ’ Do nu ts • th e ca nc el f ee o n a wo rk ou t cl as s I di dn ’t a tt en dbeca us e I wa s ti re d • a pa ss iv e- ag gr es si ve c om me nt f ro m a re la ti ve • th e ne wi sh l ip b al m I le ft i n an U be r Can yo u ha ve a s el ec ti ve ly s ho rt m em or y, t oo ? Wha t w ou ld y ou l os e if y ou f or go t th at y ou r pa rt ne rdi dn ’t n ot ic e yo ur h ai rc ut ? Or t ha t yo ur f ri en d fo rg otyour b ir th da y? ( He y, I o nl y re me mb er b ir th da ysbeca us e of F ac eb oo k — th an ks , Zu ck er s! ) Wh at d oyou ga in b y ha ng in g on t o th es e me mo ri es ? Yo u’ ll s eehow ha vi ng a s ho rt m em or y ge ts y ou b ac k ou t th er efa st er . |  7Exc er pt f rom Let It B e Ea sy b y Su si e M o ore Co n fi d enc e C oac h f e at u re d o n 3 0 0 p ubl ica t io n s i nc l ud i ng Opr ah. com , M a ri eCl a ir e , B usi nes s I n si d e, Fo r be s , G ood Mo rni n g A me r ic a , C osm opo lit a n, To d aySh o w, Inc ++

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 |  08“ T OU G H T I M E S N E V E R L A S T, BU T T O UG H P E O P L E D O ! ” R O B E R T S C H U L L E R

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One da y before m y due date, Beauarrive d, and lif e as I knew it wascomple tely chang e d. SUCCESS WITHOUT THE NOISE |  09I s t arte d look in g fo r anot h er c or pora te job w hen Be au w as aro un d ei gh tmon t hs o l d. T hi s wa s the fi rst ti me I h ad t he int er nal ca llin g to s ta rt m y ownbus i ness . The c alli ng tha t I wo ul d ig no re f or ano th er 1 2 mont hs . I co nsid er edall the th ings t hat I coul d do. I was gr eat at int er ior de sign , may be tha t coul dbe m y th i ng? Or per ha ps I c ould s tart a n on li ne k id s’ c lo thin g busi ne ss? Not h ing c an p re pare y ou f or bec om ing amot h er a n d, a lt houg h I wa s so h ap py t obe b ack i n th e USA an d re un ited w ith myhus b and, I wa s ridd le d wi th anx ie ty o ve rwha t was next f or m e in a p lace w ith nofam i ly o r fri ends and a new -b orn ba by. The trut h is, so muc h of my sel f- wort hat t he t im e wa s wra pp ed u p in t ha t si x-fig u re c or pora t e ro le . I ha d ea rn ed w ha twas cons i dere d grea t mone y stra ig htout of u ni vers i ty a nd gon e on t o achi ev ea h u ge s a lary , clim bi ng t hr ough t heran k s wi t h a hu ge p ot enti al foradv a ncem e nt a he ad o f me w he n I le ft.

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Bu t nothi ng felt r ig ht. I a ls o lac ke d the b el ief t ha tcr ea ting th e incom e I des ir ed was av ailable t o mefr om runn in g my ow n busines s. I ha d watched t hest ru ggle of entrep re neurs hi p throu gh both o f mypa re nts. Th e same pa rents w ho were s o proud o f theco rp orate c areer t ha t I h ad b uilt. Th e leap fe lt too gr eat a nd s o I c on tinued to igno reth e call to becomi ng the CE O of my o wn busi ne ssan d went ba ck to p ur suing b ec oming t he CEO ofso me one e ls e’s. I wa s ine vi tably o ff ered si x- figur e opportu ni tieswi th mult ip le corp or ate c om pa nies in the fo od reta ilin du stry th at I ha d previ ou sl y wor ke d in. I to ok th e one tha t felt mo st alig ne d with my life a ndid ea ls an d continu ed to c re at e suc ce ss with inan ot her c or porate co mpany. D es pite th e new c om pany be in g les s co rpora te (Ico ul d eve n lose th e suit an d wear je ans!) I f oundmy se lf on ce more s ur rounded b y men ( I was t heon ly fema le on the t eam) an d the n on -stop t ra velan d inten se work h ou rs with a 14-m on th-old atho me defi ni tely be ga n to ta ke its to ll. I co ntinu ed to pur su e sel f- de velop me nt at r ap idsp ee d in th e backg ro und, co ns uming a s manypo dc asts an d books a s I c ou ld whil st travel li ng. On e night o n the r oa d, I wo ke up a t 2am wit h thest ar tling r ealisat io n tha t I reall y wanted to helpwo me n. In a ll hone st y, I ha d no id ea how, b ut I wa sdr iv en to e nsure t ha t women w ould le arn to be lievein t hemse lv es so t ha t the y co uld h av e it al l – mys el fin cl uded.  |  10

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One of the podc asts t hat I list en ed t o was ad vert is ing a live e vent f or w om en w it honli ne bus iness es i n Ariz on a. I d idn’ t even r eall y have a bus in ess, b ut I f elt ca lled t ogo a s my firs t fora y into t he w or ld o f fema le ent re pren eu rshi p. I b oo ked ti ckets andspen t sev eral m onth s deba ti ng i f I sh ou ld e ve n go t o th e even t. Lea vi ng f or somet hingthat wasn ’t r eq uire d for wo rk f el t se lf ish, g iven h ow m uc h ti me I h ad alr ea dy s pe ntaway with my co rpor at e jo b. Deep down , I th ink I was mo stly f earf ul to en ter a worl d that , alth ou gh I k new it wasmean t for me, I had z ero ex peri en ce i n (to be com pl etel y honest , I ha ve n ev erenjo yed b eing t he n ew bie in any th ing) . At one point, I eve n tried to g et a re fund on my t icket s.Wh en I was met with a reso undin g ‘no’, I de cided – what did I h ave t o lose? I pa cked my s ui tcas e and go t on t he p la ne t o Ariz on a, e xc ited a bout w hat la y ahea d. Ieven had some b usin es s ca rd s pr in ted wi th m y homema de log o, des pite t he fac t Ididn ’t eve n hav e a we bsit e or a n offe r yet. I spe nt thr ee day s in A ri zona w ith ar ound300 other inc re dibl e wome n. I l is tene d to s pe aker s talk a bout t he t en s of t housan ds(and in so me ca ses, h undr ed s of t hous an ds) of dol la rs p er month they were m aking.Desp ite be ing o ne o f the fe w wo me n in t he r oo m who had no real busine ss, I decide d(as the hi gh ac hiev er I a m) tha t if I was there , I wa s go in g to g o al l in o n the ev ent. Istoo d up and sp oke, I cri ed , I laugh ed an d as ke d to nn es o f ques ti ons. M any of theamaz ing w omen I met t hat we ekend saw th e coac h in m e alre ady. Many of t he m om ents i n th at wee ke nd s ho wed me that even o utside of my corpo ratesucc ess, I ha d ever y oppo rt unit y to s te p in to thi s new ro le a nd to be come e ven mo resucc essfu l. |  11

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B E L I E F & C L A R I T Y My f irst f oray was ho stin g a go al -sett ing se minar for w omen i n myneig hbour hood . It w as har de r th an Iexpe cted. Ini tiall y, des pite m y bes teffo rts, I had o nly so ld one ticke t –and that was to one o f my c losefrie nds. P art of me w ante d to g iv eup, but af ter a good pep ta lk w it h myhusb and, I go t into s olut io n mo deand decid ed I w ould g et a t leas t 10wome n to the ev ent. I pos te d on li neand went door t o do or in myneig hbour hood , aski ng the w omenwho lived the re if they wante d toatte nd (if you thin k the idea of be ingreje cted onli ne is scary , the idea ofbein g rej ecte d in p er son an d by y ourneig hbour s mi gh t ju st top t hat) . Myhusb and g ot t o work t oo a nd ral li edthe troops , ext endi ng the o ffer t o hi sfrie nds’ w ives and gi rlfr ie nds, t oo.On t he da y, I had a gra nd t ot al o f 14wome n att end. I spe nt mor e than Iearn ed on foo d, dec or atio ns andhiri ng the clubh ouse, but I did n’ tcare .  |  12I le ft wit h the belief and c larity that this b usines s was not j ust so meth in g I wa nted t odo, but so methi ng I n ow n ee ded to do. T he i nt ensi ty of th at i nt uiti on kno ck ing ha dincr eased sub st anti al ly a nd I d ec ided t hat I woul dn ’t w as te a m oment in get tingstar ted. I imme diat el y in ve sted i n a ma ster mi nd, kn owin g that t he sec ret to getti ngahea d was to su rrou nd mys el f wi th oth er suc ce ssful people who w ere do ing wh at Iwant ed to do. It w as Dec ember 201 9 and on Jan ua ry 1 st , 20 20 , I of fici al ly u nv eile d my coa chingbusi ness to t he onl in e wo rl d.

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I f elt i ncre di ble – in f ac t, I t hriv ed . I fe lt mor e aliv e than I had ever fel t and I kne w wit h ce rt aint y that t his wa s mycall ing. T he fac t I wa sn’t e arning any real m oney i n th e busi ne ss d id n’t ma tter t o meyet as I s till h ad my six-fi gure c orpor ate in come t o su pp ort me in gr owin g mybusi ness. Then , in l ate Fe bruar y 20 20 , th e comp an y I wo rked f or, th e ve ry one p rovidi ng mewith my s ix-f ig ure in come t hat wa s he lp ing me pay f or my $30,00 0 mast ermind andbusi ness set- up cos ts , su dd enly f iled f or b an krup tc y. With in two week s, I w as o ff icia ll y un em ploy ed . Al th ough i t wa s incred ibly s adhelp ing al l of m y tea m me mb ers ac ross d iffe re nt l oc atio ns find roles elsewh ere, Ifoun d mys elf bo th r el ieve d and ex cite d. I c ou ld s en se t ha t th is was m y push off t heprov erbia l le dg e an d it w as my ti me t o fly. I cre at ed a p lan to rep la ce m y corp or ateinco me an d, w it h th e supp or t of m y ma st ermind tribe , imme diatel y went out a ndfoun d mys elf cl ient s. I wa s so e xcited to be final ly ste pping int o my b us ines s and ma king a ctual moneyimme diate ly. Bu t I qu ickl y foun d myse lf ove rw helmed . I ha d no i dea ho w to n icheback then and t he c li ents I too k on w er e al l very d iffe re nt, wi th v er y di ff eren tneed s. I h ad ap proa ch ed m y coac hi ng a s the hi gh a ch iever I was and, i n turn , gavetoo much of m y time a nd e ne rgy.  |  13

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I qui ckly foun d myself burning out. Not j ust that, but by March 202 0, COVID -19 had b egunto sh ut down t he world as we kn ew it an d three o f myclien ts could no longe r afford my servi ces, leav ing inquick successi on. At th is point, I was o ffered a consulti ng opport unitywith a retaile r and, a lthough i t was a lot of tr avel inthe m iddle of a pandem ic, the m oney was too good toturn down. I was told the role wo uld be fo ur to si x weeks a ndimmed iately fe lt comfo rt in the knowled ge that I couldretur n to that which I knew and have th e stabili ty ofmoney flowing in. Four weeks tur ned into six mont hs and o ver 100fligh ts across the USA in the m iddle of a globallockd own. I wa s earnin g great m oney, bu t I wascompl etely bur ned out and miser able. I had told mys elf that this rol e was my way ofconti nuing to grow my business by inves ting in a teamto he lp me, bu t instea d I found myself exhausted andlosin g myself complete ly. |  14

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By Oc tober 2 020, I hit roc k botto m. I de cided t oleave the co nsultin g role and foc us on g ettingback to me. I quit drinkin g, I fo cused o n mybusin ess, my marria ge and my tiny human Beau. Iquick ly esta blished a rout ine at home th at mademe fe el whol e again . I stopped wo rking n on-stop and st arted b eingprese nt in m y life. I went to the rapy, e xercise ddaily , got o utside and sle pt in m y own b ed ever ynight – a lu xury I will ne ver tak e for g rantedagain . By th e end o f 2020, I was back in mystride, maki ng move s and s tepping into m yeleme nt. I launched m y podca st, The Produc tivity Queen,launc hed and sold o ffers, built a follow ing ofwomen whose lives I was ge nuinely impact ing andmade money. I was showin g up an d pouri ng into amazin gwomen every day and this q uickly turned into meachie ving my first $10k mo nth as a Busin essCoach for fe male en trepren eurs. |  15TIME TO LEAVEI ha d begu n to inve st in a team , main ly out o f ne ce ssit y back w hen I was co nsulti ngand that had co ntin ue d af te r I ha d fi ni shed ( as h ad the c onsu lt ant in come t hat wa sfund ing m y ou ts ourc in g). Th is, al ongs id e so me poor invest ments in coa ching andrunn ing a ds w el l be fo re I w as r ea dy, le d to s ome he fty an d moun ting e xpense s in m ybusi ness. I f ound that, alt hough I wa s ea rn ing gr eat mo ney, I was a lso sp endi ng it atrapi d spe ed. I qui ckly foun d that w orki ng har d to p ay eve ry one el se a nd getti ng lit tleto n o ROI on those expe nses w as a ls o le ad ing to ove rw helm, resent ment a nd my oldfrie nd, bu rnout . In Apri l 202 1, I call ed eve rythi ng t o a sc re echi ng hal t and go t ri d ofever ythin g th at was n’ t a ne cess ar y ex pe nse in my bu siness .

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I de cided I wou ld s imply step int o bein g The Pr oduc ti vity Q ueen t hat I knew I was a ndhad been know n for. I sim pl ifie d ever yt hing a nd w it hout t he b ur den of over $8k amont h in expe ns es, I quic kl y st ar ted to see h uge sh ifts i n bo th mys el f an d mybusi ness. I w as n’t an xiou s or s tr esse d or r es pons ib le f or any on e ot he r th an mysel fand my cl ient s and, f or t he fir st tim e in m y busi ne ss, fe lt f ul ly i n cont ro l. I s tart ed tofull y trus t in m y abi lity to b e succ essfu l wi th out th e no is e of e very on e el se . Myinco me co ntin ue d to a mpli fy ove r the ne xt f ew month s and, even with n o team and awork sche dule o f on ly 20- 25 hou rs per w eek, I was q uickly doubl ing my incom e eachmont h. By Jun e 2021 , I de ci ded I was re ady to inv es t on ce aga in and s igned up wit h anew busin ess me ntor – a w om an l ea ding t he way , achi eving $1m in come m onths in asimi lar ni che. The si mple a ct o f inve st ing ca tapu lt ed m e to l au nchi ng my fi rst ev ermast ermin d.I had thought I would wait until later, but theshift came in thick and fast and I decided tolive by the mantra of ‘do it now’. That month,I hit over $80k in sales.  |  16The shift was p alpa bl e. I s aw t he man if esta ti on o f that w hich I had l onge d for, f inal lybein g righ t her e in fron t of my e ye s. T he res ul ts t ha t I wa s ge tt ing my self a nd m yclie nts we re ev eryt hi ng I n eede d to c on tinu e hitt in g hu ge inc om e mile stones in mybusi ness. I a m now on tra ck to ac hiev e $100 k sale s months by th e end of 202 1. Tha tis a lmost all of m y ent ire ye arly i ncom e from m y co rp orat e job in jus t one mo nth.Less than 12 mo nths e arli er , I ha d be en ter ri fied t hat co rpor at e wa s the on ly w ay Iwoul d and cou ld eve r brin g in a s ix-f ig ure ye arly s alar y and he re I w as, hi ttin g overhalf of th at in one mo nth. I ha d no i de a wh at an em ail li st w as , ho w to s et up a funn elor w here to f in d cl ients , but I d id kn ow on e th in g: i f I wa s ever g oing t o ba ck awinn ing h orse , it w as goi ng to be me. T he g ir l wh o was to ld s he was ‘ too mu ch’ to okthat and turn ed it into a mul tipl e six- fi gure b usin es s. I n fact , my ‘ to o mu ch ’ is o ne o fmy s uperp ower s.

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My passion to help women start, grow and scale theirbusiness, to lend them my belief when they need it and toshow them how to be, do and have it all without compromise,could never be too much. The 15-year-old me is smiling. I havecome a long way, but I am now truly seeing the true power andpotential that is available. That power and potential that Ihave just started to tap into is that I am a Manifesting Queen.  |  17Excer pt from Manifesting Queen by Leann e Lopez Mosley Forbes in ternationa l business coach, sp eaker, and founder o f The Produ ctivity Qu een.

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L O V E &H A P P I N E S SRobert Mack" H a p p i n e s s i s t h e h i g h e s t f o r m o f h e a l t h . " ― D a l a i L a m a X I VQ :

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" T h e r e i s o n l y o n e h a p p i n e s si n l i f e , t o l o v e a n d b e l o v e d . "― G e o r g e S a n dQ : |  20

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" P r a y e r w i t h i n b r e a t h i s s i l e n c e , l o v e w i t h i ni n f i n i t y i s s i l e n c e , W i s d o m w i t h o u t w o r d i ss i l e n c e , c o m p a s s i o n w i t h o u t a i m i s s i l e n c e ,a c t i o n w i t h o u t d o e r i s s i l e n c e , s m i l i n g w i t h a l le x i s t e n c e i s s i l e n c e . " ― S r i S r i R a v i S h a n k a rQ : |  21

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C O U L D T H E G U TB E T H E S E C R E TT O M E N T A LH E A L T H ?A n x i e t y a n d d e p r e s s i o n m a y n o t b e d i a g n o s e s u n t o t h e m s e l v e s ; t h e y c o u l db e s y m p t o m s o f p o o r g u t h e a l t h . T h e m i c r o b i o m e e x i s t s b e y o n d t h e g u t .W h e n t h e g u t l i n i n g g e t s c o m p r o m i s e d , t h i n g s t h a t s h o u l d r e m a i n i n t h e g u tc a n t r a v e l e v e r y w h e r e . I t ' s t i m e f o r s o m e t r u t h s . A l t e r a t i o n s i n t h e g u tm i c r o b i o m e ( d y s b i o s i s ) c a n l e a d t o s e r i o u s h e a l t h c o m p l i c a t i o n s . |  23

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C O M P L I C A T I O N SG U T - R E L A T E D Set your s elf f ree f r om th e lab e ls yo u hav e bee ngiv e n. B e gin w ith f r esh e yes a n d ear s. So me th i ngscan ’ t be seen or he a rd. T hey a r e pur ely s ensat i onsin t he b o dy. T his i s wher e you r “gut sens e” orint u itio n come into play. We n e ed to foll ow th e trai lof b read c rumbs . Boy , that sayi n g su r e car ries m orewei ght t h an in tende d . Gut -rela t ed co mplic a tions incl u dedep ressi o n, an xiety , nona lcoho l ic f a ttyliv e r di s ease, nona l cohol icste atohe p atiti s, in f lamma tory b oweldis e ase, fibro myalg i a, ca rdiov a scul a rdis e ase, rheum atoid arthr itis, eczem a,pso riasi s , dia betes melli tus, o besit y,and canc e r. “ I f s o m e o n e w i s h e s f o r g o o d h e a l t h , o n e m u s t f i r s t a s ko n e s e l f i f h e i s r e a d y t o d o a w a y w i t h t h e r e a s o n s f o r h i si l l n e s s . O n l y t h e n i s i t p o s s i b l e t o h e l p h i m . ” — H i p p o c r a t e s |  24

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Amo n g ot h er e nv iron me ntal i mpac ts lik e stre ss ,mol d, pla st ic, me dica ti onand food pois on ing, o ur i na bili ty to pr oper ly dig es t gl ut en a nd eat in g to omuc h sug a r is a maj or fac to r in m any in flam ma tory d isea se s. O ne ste pat a tim e, and you to o wi ll get the r e. S t op t he glu te n an d suga r, hea lyou r gut , and i t wi ll h e lp g et inf la mmat i on d ow n.Dep r essi o n Anx i ety Fer t ilit y Aut o immu n ity Liv e r di se aseCar d iova s cula r dise as eMet a boli c syn dr omeAtt e ntio n defi c it h yp erac ti vity d isor de r (A DH D) Aut i sm Poo r gut heal th pla ys a r ol e in t hing s such a s:  |  25

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G U T I N S T I N C TD E V E L O P Y O U RRea d mor e of Be yond D igesti o n: Ho w GUT H ealthCon n ects t o Your Mind, Body, and So ul by D r.Laur a M. B rown, N D Th is a rt icle is n ot i nt en ded to tr ea t, d ia gnose or pr ov id ein di vi du al medi ca l ad vi ce .  |  26

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T h e a r t o f b e i n g h u m a n , l i v i n g f u l l y , a n d u s i n gn e u r o p s y c h o l o g y a s a m e n t a l h e a l t h h a i l m a r y . Th e right o f pas s a ge is a ccept e d beca u s e it i s simpl y a par t of th e proce s s . A r i g h t ofpa s s age w e a rs th e gown o f clic h e s. 'I f i t we r e easy, e veryo n e woul d do it . 'It i s kno w n in t h e unde r t aking o f the g o al, t h a t one m ust g o throu g h this , to ge t t o th a t .Fa i l ure i s a rig h t of p a s sage t o succ e s s muc h l ike i t s more u nwelc o m ed si b l ing g r i ef is ari g h t of p a ssage i n agi n g . Mer e l y roa d b l ocks , t rench h oles, a nd th e sixth s ense t h atlo o m s at t h e end o f a d a r k all e y . The y a re j u s t a pa r t of l i f e.  |  29“T o use y o u r hea d , you h a ve to g o outof y our m i n d.” — T i mothy L eary Th e illus i o n was t hat w e antic i p atedea s e . Lit t l e did w e do t o equi pou r s elves w ith t h e armo r onein e v itabl y needs t o exi s t in t h i s lif e .It ’ s no s u r prise w e suf f e r. We d oubt.We s lide i n to de p r essio n , A PR I S ONERto o ur ow n perce p t ion. Th e diffi c u lt be c o mes e a s y, on c e weac k n owled g e the a l most c e rtainen c o unter o f cha l l enge. Gi Gi O' B r ie n

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Break i n t o th e pu r i ty o f y o ur t ru e s t S e lf . You are t h e e n t ir e t y o f a l l y o u r p o te n t ia l , i n ev e r y g i ve n mo m e nt . Show up , f u ll y hu m a n, u na f r ai d to h ur t . Willing t o he a l .  |  30Th e s e com m o nalit i e s for m a uni o n in h u m a nity . I f on l y we kn e w how t h e sec r e ts of o u rhi d d en su f f ering a ctual l y bind u s . Th e r e isn ’ t a per s o n who w ill s k i p the t r aged y a nd j u s tba s k in t h e tota l i ty of g r ace a n d tri u m p h.We a r e in t h is to g e ther, b roken a n d wh o l e and o nth e same r i de ca l l ed li f e . We a r e our w o u nds, m a y th e y descr i b e poe t i cally t h e wa y s in w h i c hwe a re mo r e warr i o r tha n wreck a g e . Do t he th i n gs th a t keep y o u ba l a n ced; r u n, w a l k , sky d i ve in t o the a d renal i n e of h a v ingan o t her d a y to l i v e, an d t ell i t tale s . T hink g r and v i s ions, r ooted i n kin d t houg h t s andli m i tless b elief s . Noti c e the s m a ll b l e s sing s a nd da n c e on t h e vib r a tion o f grat i t u de, s w a yingbe t w een e n l ighte n m ent a n d love a n d al l t he b e s t man i f e stati o n s tha t you h a v e the p o wer t ocr e a te. UNAFRAID

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 |  31C O N F U S I O N I S A C A G E , T H E R E W A R D I S I NT H E C H O I C E . C H O O S E W I S E L Y . Th e dopam i n e rus h comes f rom a c h oice a n d it s r ewar d , the s u n light y ou st e p into t h atsp i n s you r day i n t o a s e n s atio n o f se r o t onin a n d the h appin e s s tha t it be s t o ws. W e areou r regre t s , our s hame, o u r fu t u r e po s s i bili t i e s. We a re th e clutt e r of e v e r ythi n g andde l i ght o f nothi n g base d o n th e t idin e s s of o u r mind . I u r ge an d encou r a ge yo u , be f e a r less l y huma n . Make m i stake s . Be p e r fect i n yourjo u r ney o f expan d i ng ex p e rienc e s , per f e c tion i s simp l y to t h r ive i n the c o n t inuu m o fco n s cious a ction . Perfe c t i on i s t o li v e full y , with b r ain, m i nd an d body i n v igor a t e d inaw a r eness a nd ac c e ptanc e of yo u h avin g d one y o u r be s t , even w hen y o u thin k it isin a d equat e .Lo o s en th e reign s , let t h e vis i o n run f r ee, p u l l you r Self b a ck in . T hat' s l ivin g . Me d i tate. S low d o w n. Em b r ace t h e sile n c e .Li v e . Fu l l y.

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" L E T T I N G G O I S F E A R L E S S . T H E N , M O V I N G O N A N D B E I N G A L R I G H T ,T H A T ' S F E A R L E S S T O O . " — T A Y L O R S W I F T

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If y ou d o no t ma ke t im e fo r yo ur m en ta lhe al th , yo u be tt er b e re ad y to m ak eti me f or t he h av oc o f di st re ss . Th er ear e th re e si mp le t hi ng s th at c ha ng edmy l if e fo re ve r, a nd i f yo u ar e sm ar tyo u wi ll l et t he m ch an ge y ou t oo ! DI SC LA IM ER : Do n' t le t th e lo gi ca l na tu reof t he se r ec om me nd at io ns f oo l yo u in tono t pu tt in g th em i nt o ac ti on . Th ey a rePO WE RF UL A F .  |  33S i m p l y c h o o s i n g t o p e r c e i v e t h i n g s t h r o u g h g r a t e f u l e y e s w i l l b em o o d - b o o s t i n g a n d h e l p f o s t e r e m p l o y e e e m p o w e r m e n t a n di m p r o v e l e a d e r s h i p . I s e e g r a t i t u d e a s a n e m o t i o n a l i n t e l l i g e n c e h a c k b e c a u s e w h e ny o u a r e o f t e n g r a t e f u l y o u c a n a l s o b r i n g u p c o n s t r u c t i v ec r i t i c i s m t h a t i s w e l l - r e c e i v e d . A p p r e c i a t i o n d e c r e a s e s t h e c h a n c eo f a n a r g u m e n t . A n a t t i t u d e o f G r a t i t u d e T h i s i s t h e m o s t e n e r g i z i n g e m o t i o n y o u c a n f e e l .

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 |  34E v e n i n a s h o r t 5 - 1 0 m i n u t e s a d a y , m e d i t a t i o n w i l l b r i n g a s e n s e o fc a l m b y r e d u c i n g s t r e s s h o r m o n e s l i k e c o r t i s o l , a n d b o o s t i n g a n t i -a n x i e t y n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r s l i k e s e r o t o n i n a n d G A B A . ' M e d i t a t e r ' s h i g h ' i s a l s o a r e a l t h i n g , a s t h e b r a i n r e l e a s e s t h e s a m ee n d o r p h i n s t h a t r u n n e r s o f t e n b e n e f i t f r o m . T h e r o a d t o r e s u l t s c a n f e e ll o n g a s a n e n t r e p r e n e u r s o t h i s h e l p s m e s t a y e n e r g i z e d a n d m e n t a l l yo p t i m i s t i c w h i l e i n p u r s u i t o f t h e b u s i n e s s ' s g o a l s . M e d i t a t i o n w i l l a l l o w t h e r e a c t i v e s u r v i v a l b r a i n t o s e t t l e d o w n a n d t h er e s p o n s i v e i n t e l l e c t u a l b r a i n t o c o m e o n l i n e w h i c h c a n p r o d u c t i v e l yp r o b l e m s o l v e , a n a l y z e a n d f o s t e r c r e a t i v i t y . T h i s t a k e s u s a w a y f r o mi m p u l s i v e i n s t i n c t i n t o s t r a t e g i c i n t e n t i o n w h i c h h e l p s u s a v o i d m a k i n gm i s t a k e s t h a t l e a d t o a l o t o f m e n t a l b u r d e n s . M e d i t a t i o n M o v i n g f r o m s t r e s s t o s u c c e s s b y s u p e r c h a r g i n g y o u r b r a i n ' s b e s tc h e m i c a l s .

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"To a mind that is still the wholeuniverse surrenders." ― Lao Tzu |  35T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n o f f l o a d i n g i s s t r e s s - r e d u c i n g . I t n e u t r a l i z e s t h et o x i c p a r t s o f t h e m i n d b y s i m p l y e x p r e s s i n g t h o s e t h o u g h t s a n dg e t t i n g t h e m o f f y o u r c h e s t . W e d o n o t a l w a y s h a v e a c c e s s o r t i m e t ob o o k i n w i t h s o m e o n e , a n d n o t e v e r y o n e c a n a f f o r d i t , b u t a j o u r n a li s a l w a y s t h e r e . H a v i n g t h i n g s t o h e l p u s t h r o u g h t h e h a r d d a y s a t t h ee x a c t m o m e n t w e n e e d t h e m , i s i m p o r t a n t . J o u r n a l i n g g i v e s a s e n s e o f c o n t r o l w h i c h r e d u c e s a n x i e t y a n d i sc l a i m e d t o i m p r o v e I Q a n d i n c r e a s e f o c u s . W r i t i n g w i t h o u t a n a l y s i s a n d a l l o w i n g t h i n g s t o f l o w o u t o f y o u c a nb e s e l f - t h e r a p e u t i c , c a n b e a n i n s p i r a t i o n t r i g g e r f o r g r o w t hs t r a t e g i e s , a n d a w a y t o t r o u b l e s h o o t w i t h o u t t h e p r e s s u r e f o ra n s w e r s . J u s t w r i t e , a n d l e t t h e p r o c e s s b e w i t h o u t e x p e c t a t i o n . J o u r n a l I c a l l i t t h o u g h t - p u r g i n g . T a k e i t o u t o n t h e p a g e , n o t o n t h e p e o p l e i n y o u rb u s i n e s s o r y o u r l i f e . I f y o u n e e d t o v e n t , t h i s i s a s a f e s p a c e t o r e a l l yp u r g e a n y p a i n p o i n t s , f r u s t r a t i o n s a n d d e p r e s s e d f e e l i n g s . Now go, be happy :) And thats a wrap on issue 03.

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 |  40INTERVIEWEE INFO Global Intelligence Initiative Inc © Burnham CourtBishop's Court HillUpper Collymore RockSt.Michael, Barbados Susie MooreLeanne Mosley Lopez Robert MackDr Laura M BrownGi Gi O'Brienhttps://susie-moore.com/contact-me/https://www.productivityqueen.co/site/contacthttps://www.coachrobmack.com/contact.htmlhttps://southendguelph.ca/contact/https://www.gigiobrien.com/contactV O L U M E 01 | I S S U E 0 3