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Top 10 tips to Winning The Ultimate Game of Life

Posted on May 19, 2010

If you were to mentor a new TUG player (90 day or yearlong),
what would be your "Top 10 Tips to help a new player win The Ultimate Game of Life"?

here's a few of mine(Jim Bunch), in no particular order...

10) Create the Space to Win-- Block time every day in your calendar to review your goals & plan your 3 actions for the next day

9) Write your Goals in Sand vs Stone-- they will change as you learn what inspires you

8) Remember that "The Game Is Always On"^TM and quitters don't win-- that being said, its ok to quit today and start back again tomorrow

7) Simplicity Succeeds/Complexity Kills^TM-- enough said ..and yes, this is trademarked :)

6) Eliminate Distractions-- remove anything & everything that is not inspiring you and supporting your goals

5) Play to Win-- there's a big difference between playing to win and playing not to lose..

4) "Take Risks but Never Be At Risk"-- you must risk to win but never put yourself "at risk" which could take you out of the game

3) STOP, START, CONTINUE--  ask yourself daily, "whats working, what needs improvement", then STOP doing the things you shouldn't be doing, START doing what you need to, CONTINUE doing whats working

2) Play Full out but not to Burn Out-- this means to give 100% during game time, but dont play until burn out. Take time to Relax/Recharge/Revitalize

1) Keep Your Commitments, No Matter What-- this whole game is designed to raise your awareness, get you into action and keep you accountable...but if you don't keep your word to yourself, you will never succeed long term.

Who do you ask first....GOOGLE or a HUMAN?

Posted on April 12, 2010

I just had an interesting insight about human behavior. 

Michele (my wife) asked me how to post someone
else's newsletter article to her CutieKins fan page. 
I know how to share it on my profile page
but not my fan page but to search GOOGLE. 
She said "I don't have time to do research,
i just thought it would be easier to ask you". 

My assistant Luanne and I were talking about
something the other day and she also said
she doesn't have time to do "research" and both of them just
moved on to another task without getting their question answered.

MY first response when i don't know something
is to google a question and if i cant find it in 1-2 minutes,
i ask myself who would know. 

I ask google first b/c i figure there are billions of answers
to billions of questions that people all over the planet have
asked so i figure the likelihood of finding the answers on
GOOGLE are higher than asking just 1 person if they know
how to do something, plus i figure that its better for me not
to pull someone offtrack from what they are doing to ask
a question i might be able to solve from Google.

So my question TO YOU is...
When you have a question...what is your first approach? 

Do you Ask GOOGLE or Ask a HUMAN?

Jim Bunch

(and if you've got a moment, id love to know why you choose the one you do?)

Ultimate Game Player Plays in Global Peace Project

Posted on April 2, 2009

Our wonderful TUG community member, Adele Good, has gotten involved with the Global Peace Project.  

Adele met Donna Collins and knew something was different about this person and the project.  Adele was open to what the universe was presenting her and listened.  Before she knew it, she was totally involved in the Peace Project - there is more to tell but right now we need to get the word out about the major event this Saturday - here is a copy of their press release.  

It is very exciting because Adele is working in all her environments with this project.....and Jim Bunch, the founder of The Ultimate Game will be Emceeing the whole day.

Michael Beckwith and Joe Vitale To Speak at Conscious Community Expo 

Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith and Joe Vitale, stars of "The Secret" and internationally renowned spiritual teachers, will headline the Conscious Community Expo and Concert on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at the Unity Church of Dallas, 6525 Forest Lane. The free event is from 10 AM to 6 PM and is open to the public. 

At 8 PM, a concert with The Luminaries will cap the day-long expo; concert tickets are $20 and will be available at the door. The April 4th event marks the 41stanniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. 

A highlight of the expo will be announcing the preliminary results of a unique ten-month long study on the effects of meditation, prayer and intentional consciousness on the rate of crime in the Metroplex. 

Since June 2008, The Association for Global New Thought (AGNT), its Gandhi King Chavez Season for Peace and Nonviolence Center, and the Dallas based Peace Project have been working with Dallas city leaders, interfaith organizations, schools and businesses. Results of the study will be measured by evaluating 911 emergency call data by Princeton University's PEAR Lab and be released in this fall.  

Over the course of the study, more than 500 individuals across the metroplex have been taught peace education skills in an effort to sustain good personal communication and peace keeping skills, according to Donna Collins, Founder of The Peace Project.   

For more information on the Conscious Community Expo and Concert, contact Donna Collins at 214-352-5005 or go to www.theglobalpeaceproject.com.

Posted by Saskia Feain Sassyword (Ultimate Game of Life Level 3 Player)

Happy Environments

Posted on March 5, 2009

"Nothing has any meaning except the meaning I give it" - what a powerful statement and a great tip for TUG (The Ultimate Game) players. 

We can easily be observers and forget to be participants.  Life can go by so easily and many of us in the game have learnt the benefits of participation in life.  We have learned that by participating, we can gain a lot more in terms of health, wealth and happiness.  However, every now and again we put a lot of meaning to how we have gathered those qualities to our life.

It can easily occur that we get upset or distracted from our vision or our goal and get bogged down in the 'meaning' of it all.  Perhaps the greatest insight into putting meaning on something is the tip of the day: Nothing has meaning except the meaning I give it.

In other words we can have our self talk be powerful and positive or we can have it be negative.  One moves us forward the other stagnates and limits us. 

Today's Ultimate Game Level 3 call affirmed the need to remember that we are the one that puts the meaning to it all.  Though this is something you have heard before, how great to be in an environment where you are safe to address concerns and issues.  Many TUG players have been at work in the area of their environments, whether it be cleaning out a closet, or reviewing friendships, or finding a career that they are passionate about!  This type of work stirs up reminders of our past and in doing so can halt us, so to be in a community that can give you access to true happiness is awesome.

Today was a great day   ..... And a great call.

Posted by Saskia Feain Sassyword (Ultimate Game of Life Level 3 Player)

Shining your Star – How Environments Increase Your Wealth

Posted on March 4, 2009

Each of us have star quality within us; it's a matter of finding the star and adding some shine to it.

Today when I talked with Kim McAtee about her experiences in TUG (The Ultimate Game), I really heard how she took some advice from her business coach and made it shine by applying it to her environments.

Kim has been a Realtor^® with Coldwell Banker/Orinda for just over seven years and as a Realtor^® myself, I can relate to the industry belief systems she mentioned.  The belief is that in order to make the "big" money, you need to be in the industry for 15-20+ years.  She had also been told that the goal of doubling her average sales price from one year to the next was "too aggressive" and a realistic goal was more like 10-15% growth.

Well thanks to The Ultimate Game, we learn to question all our belief systems.  It's as though we start to create new belief systems, or as Kim said "not to believe in your beliefs".  She decided to challenge that belief system and put some new environments in place.  One tool she instituted was listening to positive affirmations each day.  Consequently, she started to think of herself playing a much bigger game by changing her Self and Memetic environments.

Next, Kim sought out "for sale" listings of high-end homes ($4-6million) that she thought were spectacular for one reason or another.  She started calling friends, business associates and people in her database to ask if they knew anyone who might be interested in purchasing such a home. She explained that although she was not the listing agent, she would like to find a buyer for this "great house" and described the home and its features.  She even took several people to the homes so they could share her enthusiasm for the property.  She also explained her strategy to the real estate agents selling the homes, who were thrilled to have an additional person marketing their listing.  As a result, her contacts and her database began to see her as an experienced and knowledgeable Realtor^® operating in the high-end market, thus she changed her Network and her Relationship environments.  Soon she was receiving referrals to people selling and/or buying homes in the $2-4million range.  As a result, her average sales price doubled from 2007 to 2008 and her goal is to double that number again in 2009.

As Kim said "The Ultimate Game gave me an environment in which I could step out of my comfort zone, be uncomfortable, and yet feel supported".  The Game took her to a new level.  Her environments are now created from a different belief system.  She adds, "The value in The Ultimate Game is being able to think in much broader terms, more expansively and in making connections with like-minded people.  I'm constantly surrounded by people who are headed in the same direction."

For Kim, the bottom line is knowing that your thoughts and beliefs affect the events in your life and that stepping outside of your comfort zone to upgrade your environments is crucial to your success.  It means being part of a larger game, The Ultimate Game.

Posted by Saskia Feain Sassyword (Ultimate Game of Life Level 3 Player)