Yes Group Belgium

Yesterday, a facebook friend of mine posted about Kyle Cease – incidentally proving that facebook is not only about procrastination, but can change lives . I had never heard about him before, but Kyle Cease is what would happen if Tony Robbins and Steve Martin had a kid! He talks transformation, disguised as comedy. And he quotes Tony a lot, both serious and in a funny way. I just watched this 1.5h video of him, and I am blown away!

He says things like: “I believe people get addicted to being positive as a way to not change.” and “A huge mistake that optimistic people can make, is we can see a million opportunities to overcome an obstacle, we realize we can ask “how can I?”. We will get tons of answers. We realize that if we just show up and meditate, if we just worked out everyday, we will change! That feels good enough so we actually don’t do it.
This can be the downside to going to some seminars. I mean definitely go and learn more, but make sure you are experiencing change too. Many people go to a seminar, feel really good from what they heard and then they don’t do anything in some cases.”

He talks about letting go, being in the moment, planning vs. doing,… It hit a nerve with me, because I’ve been in that spot more than once, where I visualize a goal so vividly and link positive emotions to it, that it almost feels like it happened already, and I stop taking action. I definitely got multiple breakthroughs from watching his material . He has a blog as well.

Could be interesting to discuss this further at this month’s mastermind session, where we support each other to apply what we learned at the seminars! First I want to come back to last month’s workshop. We were very happy to see so many people attending, many of them for the first time. The content was a bit different than anticipated, but entertaining and thought-provoking nonetheless. The pictures are posted on our facebook page. And finally, I can share that we are working on further workshops with local and international speakers – it’s early days but I’m very excited that we’re talking to some big names! I’ll keep you posted

So this month we’re back to our usual mastermind format. Due to logistics, we’ve had to change the date, the Brussels session will be on June 20th. The Antwerp date still needs to be fixed, it’s probably going to be early July. Register at http://www.yesgroup.be/inschrijving-mastermind-brussel/.

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While a good number of us are getting excited to travel to London on Thursday for this year’s Unleash the Power Within, it’s also the time to register for this month’s meeting. We’re very happy to have Mike Berry as a guestspeaker, who will talk about his experiences chasing that elusive, mythical unicorn called “Financial Freedom”. Mike is a dynamic and entertaining speaker, so don’t wait to reserve your spot!

Original Founder & Chairman of YES Group Scotland, Mike has been involved in Personal Development for over 20 years. Mike has spoken around the world on the Internet Marketing Platform and also Personal Development Stage.

In 2006 Mike was a successful businessman, and he created “The Largest Inspirational Event Ever To Come To Scotland”, with the vision of inspiring 10,000 people at once. In the process he messed up his finances & took himself to the verge of bankruptcy & suicide.

In 2008, Mike decided to “walk the talk” and has essentially been touring Europe ever since, generating 100% of his income via the web en-route.

Join us to hear part of Mike’s journey. He promises many surprises & gifts for all to learn and share, including his recent invitation to share the speaking platform with a real-life astronaut. Go to Fikket to book your ticket – €10 early-bird if you book & pay before May 12th.

And please tell your friends as well!

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Last month, several Yes Group members participated in “Dancing with Life”, hosted by Dey Dos. Tony Robbins speaks about the power of physiology, as the foundation of all effective change (peak state, anyone? ). Dancing with Life is like the advanced course on physiology! We learned about our physical self, the body as a teacher, centering, breathing, body language, t’ai chi, and how the model of the triune brain ties it all together. Dey mentions that the way we move through life can be seen in the way we move through space. Therefore, by working with how we move through space, we can change how we move through life. Most of all, we experienced this through physical exercises, in order to get it in our body. This is exactly why Tony’s events are so physical: learning does not happen only in the mind, we need to embody it through practice and repetition. What we practice, we become. And – tadaaa – this is exactly why the Yes Group is so important for me: we support each other in applying what we learned, so it becomes a way of being.

This might be a great topic to share further insights about at our next meeting in Brussels, on April 17th. Register now! If you’d rather attend our meeting in Antwerp, fill out the doodle, we will announce the date in the next few days. If you wonder what our meetings look like, in Brussels we usually have 2 parts: the mastermind part, and a sharing part. It’s geared towards helping each other to reach our goals, by asking questions, giving input, sharing lessons, and creating accountability. We keep improving our process to ensure maximal value for all participants. At our April meetings, we will experiment with a slightly different opening (check-in). Be there!

And finally, some very exciting news: in May we are organising a Yes Group special edition, with as guest speaker Mike Berry! He is the founder of Yes Group Scotland, and has been involved in Personal Development for over 20 years. Mike has spoken around the world on the Internet Marketing and Personal Development stage. He will talk about “Chasing the elusive, mythical unicorn called Financial Freedom” – sounds promising! So mark your agenda for May 21st, we will open registrations soon.

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It’s hard to believe that 2 months of 2013 have passed already! We’ve been communicating mainly via mail and facebook, but it’s good to post here more regularly as well. So in this post I want to take stock of some of the events that happened last year, and look forward to what the rest of 2013 might bring.

In the Spring we organised 2 events for Pay it Forward. Both generated a lot of enthusiasm, which led to the establishment of a separate organisation: Pay it Forward Belgium.

In May we went crewing at UPW again, for the first time in London after a couple of years of UPW being organised in Italy. Crewing really adds an extra dimension, we wouldn’t want to miss this annual appointment anymore!

August was for me personally the start of an intensive period of seminars and workshops. Next to a number of trainings in Belgium and the Netherlands, I completed Tony’s Mastery University. Life & Wealth Mastery in Brighton, and Date with Destiny in Palm Springs, California. I wasn’t alone, at both events we had a delegation of about 10 Belgians, many of them have become Yes Group regulars since. Bart, me, Walter and Joris made a road trip before DWD with many memorable moments, the top one being our skydive of course! Great way to expand our comfort zone once again. To be honest, I’m still digesting and integrating all the lessons from these events, it will be inspiration for future posts .

In the fall we started organising masterminds in Brussels, next to the one in Antwerp. Both groups are growing, partly thanks to all the people we met at the different seminars. It’s a great way to keep the momentum and support each other in the implementation of what we learned. The energy at the meetings is amazing, we’ve seen breakthroughs happen and wonderful insights being shared.

So what will 2013 bring? We will continue our masterminds of course. We will crew again at UPW in May, we already know there will be at least 7 of us in the crew, as well as a sizeable group of Belgian participants! We will further support the Belgian Basketbrigade. As for new initiatives, we are considering organising a few larger events on weekend days. These could be fun / teambuilding events, workshop tryouts by our members, and international speakers from the TR family. Stay tuned, and let us know if you have more suggestions!

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Op 6 april organiseren we ons 2e Pay it Forward event, om 19u30 in De Stroming te Antwerpen. Charley Johnson, voorzitter van de Pay it Forward stichting bezoekt momenteel Europa en komt voor het eerst naar België. Samen met hem spreekt ook Rudy Vandamme. Ontdek hoe je eenvoudigweg een leven kan veranderen en wat er nodig is om jezelf tot een ander soort levensstijl te brengen. Meer details vind je op onze Pay it Forward pagina.

De flash mob op 28 maart was een groot succes! Een bijzondere ervaring en interessante en  leerrijke reacties van de voorbijgangers. Sommigen vonden het heel bizar dat we zomaar gratis een boek weggaven. Daar was het ons natuurlijk om te doen, hen te laten beseffen dat er nog mensen zijn die geven om anderen, en dit tonen in kleine, alledaagse gebaren. Alle foto’s vind je op onze facebook pagina.

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Als Yes Group ondersteunen wij van ganser harte de Pay it Forward foundation. Deze foundation wil het idee uit het gelijknamige boek en de film verder verspreiden. Belangrijke achterliggende gedachten hierbij zijn de vaststelling dat we dikwijls vechten voor succes maar niet voor geluk, en dat we door kleine dingen te doen voor andere mensen de wereld kunnen veranderen. Wat de wereld vandaag vooral nodig heeft, is het herstel van onze menselijke verbondenheid.

Om Pay it Forward ook in België onder de aandacht te brengen, organiseren we een aantal events. Het eerste vind plaats op 28 maart om 16u: een flash mob op de Groenplaats! Hoe gaat het in zijn werk:
* Je brengt een boek mee dat jou geïnspireerd heeft
* Vanaf 15u30 kan je bij ons de flyer en de polsbandjes afhalen, aan de ingang van de KdG Hogeschool
* Om 16u00 gaan we samenzitten op de Groenplaats en lees je in je eigen boek
* Om 16u10 staan we op en geven we het boek en polsband aan een voorbijganger
Laat het ons weten op Facebook als je erbij wil zijn!

Aansluitend op de flash mob organiseren we een sessie van de Yes Group, waar we kunnen nababbelen en waar enthousiasme coach Johan Driessens een workshop zal geven over hoe we enthousiaster kunnen leven in 5 dagen. Ieder met interesse in persoonlijke ontwikkeling is welkom! Je hoeft geen lid te zijn van de Yes Group en het is ook niet verplicht om eerst naar de flash mob te komen – we moedigen dit wel ten zeerste aan . Deelname fee is 10 euro, de opbrengst gaat naar de Pay it Forward foundation. Meer info via Facebook, binnenkort verschijnt er een inschrijvingsformulier hier op de website.

Tenslotte geef ik al mee dat Charley Johnson, voorzitter van de PIF Foundation, naar Belgie komt om te spreken op 6 april! En er komt nog een grote naam bij als 2e spreker – binnenkort meer info hierover, hou je agenda vrij!

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Een nieuw jaar is weeral aangebroken… En daarmee de tijd om even terug te blikken op de voorbije periode, en goede voornemens te maken voor het komende jaar. Het probleem met goede voornemens is dat we ze tegen februari alweer vergeten zijn… Als jij dit jaar meer wil doen en je voornemens echt in actie wil omzetten, dan zit je bij de Yes Group op de juiste plaats!

Sinds we midden vorig jaar begonnen zijn met maandelijkse mastermind sessies in Antwerpen en Leuven, blijft onze community steeds verder groeien. We blijven leren, en de sessies worden nog elke keer interessanter. Het geeft ons enorm veel energie om te merken dat de deelnemers er echt iets aan hebben, en dat we elkaar inderdaad naar een hoger niveau brengen. Iemand helpen om drempels te overwinnen en een actieplan op te stellen en op te volgen doet wonderen. Bart en ik zijn dan ook heel dankbaar aan allen die een bijdrage geleverd hebben aan dit succes.

In 2012 zullen we hierop verder bouwen om nog meer mensen te bereiken, dit zijn onze voornemens acties :

• Regelmatige blogposts met updates, ervaringen, nieuws en interessante info rond persoonlijke ontwikkeling
• Opstarten van masterminds in Gent en Brussel (laat ons weten als je hieraan wil meehelpen!)
• Een groep Belgen meenemen naar UPW in London – Bart en ik gaan opnieuw deel uitmaken van de crew!
• Organiseren van aanvullende events en workshops voor groeiers die nog een stap verder willen gaan
• Donaties verzamelen en een basket brigade organiseren voor Kerstmis 2012

Wat zijn jouw actiepunten voor 2012?

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