Wahoo! Hop, Skip, Jump 75 Ways to Playfully Manifest a Meaningful Life - Review

It is my absolute honor to review this wonderful inspiring guide by Marney Makridakis, called Hop, Skip, Jump: 75 Ways to Playfully Manifest a Meaningful Life which is full of creative, playful ways to manifest tangible results!

I have experienced many of Marney's calls, eBooks, eCourses and currently MMM - Marketing and Mentoring with Marney.  I and most of the clients I am privileged to walk alongside tend to use our left brain, the logical, structured aspects, which is extremely helpful but is not very expansive and does not encourage play and thinking differently and oh having fun in the meantime.  

When first introduced to the idea of play for developing myself and my business I was a little skeptical to say the least.  Now years down the line I am a testament to how "play and productivity in order to manifest whatever you desire"  really do work!  Marney explains "manifest means to reveal what is already there to take what already exists and make it clearly and plainly visible." 

This is what I love about 'play' you reveal yourself to you.  YOU are the expert! "Play is the portal to presence."  "Play and productivity, the secret is simple: what moves us is what moves us, which simply means what moves us emotionally is what move us to action."  So when it comes to manifesting a meaningful life, play works!

Marney introduces and invites us to be aware of the 3 phases, energies that reveals the values of a right brained approach (play) to productivity.  

• Hopping refers to having an idea or impulse and exploring it in your imagination.
• Skipping refers to experimenting and trying new things.
• Jumping refers to quickly moving to action. 

Often we can spend most of the time in one phase. You get to play if you wish. There is a fun quiz (link below) that identifies what energy we are mostly in, which can be useful when we want to consistently manifest what WE desire in our life by tapping into the other phases also.

There are 75 Ways to Playfully Manifest a Meaningful Life that are divided into these 3 phases.  Each one is has a 'Fun Fact' that is really interesting, well researched and leads into an easy reading, concept/idea of how to take forward a playful way of producing. Here is an example of one of the 'Playful Ways'.

Hop Phase

An example - No. 8 Learn Your ABC's

Actions, Beliefs and Choices - a new way of goal setting.  I love this and have actually created the ABC Creative Blocks No. 9 on several occasions.  

Marney explains the way to breakthroughs, momentum, is not the action alone. It is the belief, the conviction to support your action.  "Choices fills the space between belief and action."

Action: I want to apply for this new job.

Belief: I would need to believe that I would be seen as a good fit.

Choice: I choose to believe that I am right of this job and to go for it!

Your turn:

A is for a action: I want to ...

B is for belief: In order to complete this, I would need to believe ...

C is choice: I choose to  ...

This leads to creating a new habit and a new way of goal setting.  Try it and tap into the energy.  All of the activities hold this essence and are fun to do but very real, tangible and come from you.  

This is only one example, there are 74 more! 

Each chapter is no more than 3 - 4 pages.  They begin with a fun fact, leading to a quote and a story of how the next activity can inspire you. 

There is either:

• an ACROWHIM - BLOCKS (from creative blocks) = Build Love: Open, Creative, Kinetic Spirit Or
• a MANIFESTAGRAM- Beliefs and choices = "Be and feel" is so chic! and 
• a fun HAIKOODLE: "play as building blocks, don't worry if they fall down, just create again." and 
• an option to have fun and doodle.

I love this book because finally it explains in a very real, easy tangible way why 'play' works, literally and offers so many fun ways to manifest your desires that are inspired by YOU!

I invite and encourage you to play!  Marney offers a fun quiz and at the end you have the option of receiving a free productivity pack to continue with your 'play' and see for yourself the power of this magical, inspiring approach.  All ideas are shared from this wonderful book, which will never be outdated because you can do exactly the same activity at another time and you will discover something else.  Truly! 

You will be the best judge of that so why not watch this short video below. There is a link at the end for a fun quiz to find your  productive manifesting style. Do you HOP, SKIP or JUMP?

Finish the quiz and enter your quiz results over at Artellaland to get a Productivity Pack that is personalized for your specific manifestation type!

You can order the book from Amazon and read lots more rave reviews.  

Enjoy

Liz 

DEEP: Body Love's Theme Glorious Audacity

Welcome to this blog which continues the theme of Audacity as featured in September’s 2014 Newsletter: Glorious Audacity  

“When we are completely ourselves, we grace the world with a uniqueness that colours it with the interest and the variety brilliantly possible for us as humans.  We live a more fulfilling and energetic life because we are not using all the energy it requires to constantly please others.” Jill Badonsky, The Nine Modern Day Muses and A Bodyguard. 

I love this, because, well its true!!  It really is! I have seen countless people transform when they start to get just how much they are being guided by ‘shoulds’, other people’s opinion, living life from the outside.   It is an epidemic and so are the transformations, yay!!!

This is a mantra of mine.  “If I didn't care what other’s thought, what would I do?” This comes from a compassionate place and is always a curious inquiry  I have lost count of how many times I have thought “oh S***” this means I need to do it then.  It has not always worked out as I hoped, in fact a lot times it has not but because it was authentic, coming from my passion from what brings me joy I did not use it as a measure of failure, personally!  I really was proud of myself for giving it go and continue with curiosity, excitement, fear, fun (I love fun) and a feeling of being alive.  I am human and so this does not happen all the time but mostly.

Marney Makridakis from Artellaland shared this prompt:

If Audacity was an animal, maybe it might be a …

My response

If Audacity was an animal, maybe it might be a beautiful vibrant dolphin who allows itself to be.  It swims, dives, plays knows that whoever loves dolphins will enjoy and share in the absolute pleasure of its being and those who don’t, it does not matter.  It would not even have that thought!  It also knows that there are like minded species and it is part of something much bigger.

When I come from this energy, this space, I am so inspired and can take on the energy of this wonderful species to inspire me.  How cool is that!

Surfing Dolphins @ Jeffreys Bay- BBC Dolphins: Deep Thinkers Share in the fun!

Now your turn

If Audacity was an animal maybe it might be a …

Would love to hear what you came up with.  

Enjoy.

Liz