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The Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh was the spiritual leader of the Rajneeshee religious sect headquartered at Rancho Rajneesh in the Central Oregon desert from 1981 to 1985. He attracted hundreds of thousands of red-clad followers from around the world, known as sannyasins. These followers, mostly educated and affluent, followed Rajneesh's teachings which he argued did not reject but rather built on, other religions. Described by reporter David Sarasohn as a combination of Eastern mysticismand the Western human potential movement, the Rajneesh believed that meditation and sexual exploration were essential to spiritual enlightenment.

Born Rajneesh Chandra Mohan in 1931, Rajneesh grew up in Kuchwada in central India. In 1955 he earned a masters degree in philosophy and taught at two universities until 1966. In 1974 he founded an ashram (commune) in Poona (Pune), India where his success as a spiritual leader began. On July 10, 1981, his assistant Ma Anand Sheela, the president of the Rajneesh Foundation International, purchased the 64,000 acre Big Muddy Ranch straddling Wasco and Jefferson Counties in Central Oregon. The Bhagwan renamed it Rancho Rajneesh and moved there in August 1981.

The Rajneeshee developed the city of Rajneeshpuram, whose population was estimated between 2,000 and 3,000 in 1983 and 1984. They also planned a communal farm on the property. As the population of sannyasins increased, so did local resistance. Reports surfaced that Rajneesh was exercising mind control techniques on his followers. To the suspicion of the residents of the nearby town of Antelope, he owned fleets of Rolls Royce cars and private jets, while sannyasins on the commune labored 12 hours each day without monetary compensation. A lengthy struggle between the Rajneesh and their neighbors erupted, attracting the attention of the international press. On September 13, 1985 Sheela, his assistant, fled the commune for Europe amid criminal charges.

Despite Rajneesh's attempts to distance himself from Sheela, the commune collapsed, and on October 28, 1985, he too fled. Arrested when his jet refueled in Charlotte, North Carolina, Rajneesh was tried in Portland on charges of immigration fraud. Immediately after his trial on November 14, Rajneesh left for India and changed his name to Osho. He spent the rest of his life in several countries including Greece and Uruguay. He died on January 19, 1990 in Poona, India where his followers still operate an ashram.

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Two types of training fall under the umbrella of sales training. The first is teaching the basic mechanics of saleshow to sell in the general sense, with an emphasis on the best sales techniques for your industry or customer base. The second type is company-specific trainingaddressing details about your products and services, the sales process that your team uses, and the tools and resources used by your company.

Every salesperson, no matter how experienced, can benefit from both types of sales trainingbecause learning how to sell is an ongoing process. Salespeople always have new strategies and new technologies to learn in order to sell effectively.

When you bring a new salesperson on board, the priority will be to completecompany-specific training. Unless your new employee is a rank beginner, that person will have at least a basic grasp of the mechanics of selling. However, its likely the new salesperson wont know much about your company's products or how the company's sales process works.

The easiest way to get started is to sit the new salesperson down with your customer service team. The customer service people are intimately familiar with your products and know what existing customers like the mostor the least. Let the new salesperson listen in on a few customer service calls, and give the new hire access to as much documentation about the products as possible. Documentation ranges from user guides to brochures to your websites.

Once familiar with your product line, partner the new person up with an experienced member of the sales team. Listening to phone calls and riding along on appointments gives a new employee an idea of how the process works. Just experiencing one salefrom beginningto endcan have a lasting impact.

If your new salesperson demonstrates weaknesses in a particular area (for example, she is great at getting appointments but chokes at the close) then it's time for some basic training. You can either train internally (that is, do it yourself or assign a senior salesperson) or externally (for example, signing your new employee up for formal training such as a sales training class).

Internal training is cheaper and you can customize it to your employee's needs, but it's time-consuming. It can end up costing you more in the long run if your best salespersonspends valuable time doing the training instead of making sales. An alternative is to combine both approaches: sign the new employee up for an external class, then arrange for that person to practice internally by arranging role-playing sessions or sending him out on appointments.

Regarding seasoned salespeople, any time you add a new product or service, all of your salespeople need to know about it, not just the novices.

Use Empathy. Any good salesperson is a good problem-solver. If a salesperson puts themselves in their prospect's shoes, there's a good chance they'll understand the prospect's problemand hopefully, a problem the prospects not aware of. A good salesperson has the ability to look ahead. They can say to a prospect, "Down the road (in two or three months from now) you're going to encounter a problem with XYZ."Once you identify a problem the customer wasn't aware of (and you offer a solution), you become valuable.

Craft a Script. Make sure your sales force has a solid foundation to stand on.Meaning, without sounding like a robot, make sure your team knows the basics of what they're selling. You want their script, so to speak, to become second nature when talking to a customer. This way, they're not bogged down with having to remember the background information and can focus on the specific needs of the particular client.

Identify the Bad Customer. Spotting the tell-tale signs of a customer who's window shopping or the chronic complainer who'll just end up returning the product is important. Two red flags that you can pass on to your salespeople include prospects who are rude during the sales process (and aren't worth the aggravation) and needy prospects that'll email you five times a day (and aren't worth the time). Help your salespeople spot the bad customers so they can focus on selling to the good customers because they're the ones that will keep your sales numbers up.

Overcoming Fear. Especially when it comes to less experienced salespeople, you need to help them overcome fear. For starters, most people have a fear of rejectionand rejection comes with every sales job. Let your salespeople know that they will get rejecteda lot. And remember, even the most social people have a fear of public speaking. To help prepare them, have each member of your team practice making presentations to other sales members so they (slowly) overcome their fear of performance.

Here's a round-up of the most common formats for delivering sales training:

Courses.The typical course format, either in person or online, is a great way to transfer your sales knowledge to teammates. Also, the course format allows your salespeople to do their training on a schedule that works for them while allowing you to keep track of their progress.

In-person workshops.Short in-person workshops break up the work day and are a good way to build excitement surrounding your ongoing sales training.

Hiring outside consultants.If you have too many people to train, or you cant deliver effective in-house training, it's time to look at hiring an outside consultant to come in and do the training. An experienced consultant can add a lot of value based on a wealth of experience, valuable market information, and the ability to customize your sales tools. It can also help you get buy-in by bringing in an expert.

Conferences.Conferences allow employees to learn from proven leaders and get a pulse on whats trending in your market. Conferences also present the opportunity to engage your entire team so that everyone gets the benefit of attending industry training.

Internal team testing.Sometimes the best way to learn is by being thrown into the deep end. Conducting an audit of past sales cycles, both successful and unsuccessful, is a great way to train a salesperson by using real-world applications.

Field training feedback is key.Most talent development happens in the field. However, the analysis and feedback a salesperson receives after a call are what resonates. If you emphasize listening to clients and understanding client needs in a real sales situation and then provide specific feedback (good and bad), you'll impact a person's ability to sell.

Use e-learning to educate.If your sales team doesnt know your product front to back, even the best listeners will fall short in closing a sale. Salespeople, especially new recruits, need to understand product details to boost their confidence when selling. With sufficient product training, they can identify specific client issues and understand products details well enough to position the product as the perfect solution.

E-learning allows sales teams to brush up on their product knowledge wherever they are. Through online videos and modules, you can also track progress to ensure that everyone has viewed the necessary materials.

Try micro-learning.Salespeople are just like everyone else: in general, they cant retain a huge amount of information at one time.

Most multiday sales training events are essentially a waste of money because participants suffer from something called the MEGO effect (my eyes glaze over). Keep all training sessions short and pace them out so that employees have time to absorb and test them.

Reward specific achievements.Salespeople are driven by goals (probably more so than other employees), which makes an achievement-based training program another excellent option.

However, don't generalize your team's success. A much more effective sales training technique is totell people they are doing a good jobbecause they exceeded their quarterly goal by a certain percentage or to recognize their performance in closing a particularly difficult sale.

Share success stories.According to the National Business Research Institute, employee attitude affects40 to 80 percentof customer satisfaction.

High employee engagement and morale has a direct impact on the bottom line. Sharing mutual successes also instills a sense of unity in your salespeople and encourages them to work harder and smarter.

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Every individual person has different motivations for working at a job. The reasons for working are as individual as the person. But, all people work because the workplace provides something that you need from work. The something that you obtain from your work impacts your morale, yourmotivation, and the quality of your life.

Here are thoughts about employee motivation, what people want from work, and how you can help employees attain what they need for their work motivation.

Some people work for their love of the work; others work for personal and professional fulfillment. Other people like to accomplish goals and feel as if they are contributing to something larger than themselves, something important, an overarching visionfor what they can create. Some people have personal missions they accomplish through meaningful work.

Others truly love what they do or the clients they serve. Some like the camaraderie and interaction with customers and coworkers. Other people like to fill their time with activity. Some workers like change, challenge, and diverse problems to solve. As you can see, employee motivation is individual and diverse.

Whatever your personal reasons for working, the bottom line, however, is that almost everyone works for money. Whatever you call it: compensation, salary, bonuses, benefits or remuneration, money pays the bills. Money provides housing, gives children clothing and food, sends teens to college, and allows leisure activities, and eventually, retirement. Unless you are independently wealthy, you need to work to collect a paycheck.

To underplay the importance of money and benefits as motivation for people who work is a mistake. It may not be their most significant motivatoror even the motivational factor they'd first mention in a conversation but earning a living is a factor in any discussion about employee motivation.

Fair benefits and pay are the cornerstones of a successful company that recruits and retains committed workers. If you provide a living wage for your employees, you can then work on additional motivation issues. Without the fair, living wage, however, you risk losing your best people to a better-paying employer.

In fact, research from Watson Wyatt Worldwide in "The Human Capital Edge: 21 People Management Practices Your Company Must Implement (or Avoid) to Maximize Shareholder Value," recommends, that to attract the best employees, you need to pay more than your average-paying counterparts in the marketplace. Money provides basic motivation.

Surveys and studies dating back to the early 1980s demonstrate that people want more from work than money. An early study of thousands of workers and managers by the American Psychological Association clearly demonstrated this.

Managers predicted that the most important motivational aspect of work for people they employed would be money. Instead, it turned out that personal time and attention from the manager or supervisor was cited by workers as most rewarding and motivational for them at work.

In a "Workforce" article, "The Ten Ironies of Motivation," reward and recognition guru, Bob Nelson, says, "More than anything else, employees want to be valued for a job well done by those they hold in high esteem." He adds that people want to be treated as if they are adult human beings who think, makes decisions, tries to do the right thing, and don't need a caretaker watching over their shoulders.

While what people want from work is situational, depending on the person, his needs and the rewards that are meaningful to him, giving people what they want from work is really quite straightforward. People want:

Employees want people who don't perform fired; in fact, failure to discipline and fire non-performers is one of the most demotivating actions an organization can takeor fail to take. It ranks on the top of the list next to paying poor performers the same wage as non-performers in deflating motivation.

Additionally, the authors found that a disconnect continues to exist between what employers think people want at work and what people say they want for motivation. "Employers far underrate the importance to employees of such things as flexible work schedules or opportunities for advancement in their decision to join or leave a company.

"That means that many companies are working very hard (and using scarce resources) on the wrong tools," say Pfau and Kay. People want employers to pay them above market rates. They seek flexible work schedules. They want stock options, a chance to learn, and the increased sharing of the rationale behind management decisions and direction.

You have much information about what people want from work. Key to creating a work environment that fosters motivation are the wants and needs of the individual employees. The most significant recommendation for your takeaway is that you need to start asking your employees what they want from work and whether they are getting it.

With this information in hand, you'll be surprised at how many simple and inexpensive opportunities you have to create a motivational, desirable work environment. Pay attention to what is important to the people you employ for high motivation and positive morale. When you foster these for people, you'll achieve awesome business success.

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A professional, accredited life coach works with people to help them make important changes in their life, either growing in their profession or changing gears in their personal lives. They help clients turn their dreams or wishes into realistic, attainable goals. They guide people through the process of making life changes by helping them evaluate the steps they must take to reach a particular goal, then help them decide how and whether to take those steps in the most efficient, effective and rewarding way possible. A life coach acts as a motivator, strategist and accountability partner. Unlike a therapist, a life coach doesnt help solve problems from your past theyre focused on helping you move forward with new ways of acting and thinking that will help you reach your goals. Some people specialize in particular types of life coaching, including life balancing coaches, small business coaches, executive coaches and personal finance coaches. Some meet clients in person, while others hold consultations over the phone.

Regardless of which type of life coach youre interested in, make sure the person holds an International Coach Federation (ICF) credential. There are three tiers of credentials: Associate, Professional and Master, which require coaching experience ranging from 100 hours to 2,500 hours.

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At Gaea, we want you to get strong and stay strong. It's about longevity for us. We're here to help you develop a sustainable yoga practice that can carry you for the rest of your life. Sure, you can go to a local gym to lift weights and do cardio, but if you are looking for something unique and personal that helps to exercise not just your body, but your mind as well, yoga is the key to unlock that potential. At Gaea Yoga, we do yoga so that our spines are strong, our posture is comfortable, our minds are calm, and our spirits are lifted. Our goal is to help you feel sturdy in both body and mind so that you can keep pace with whatever active lifestyle you prefer. We promise to do this in an intimidation-free environment with a down-to-earth attitude. Absolute beginners are welcome and encouraged. We also offer yoga teacher training, helping others learn the craft of teaching yoga so they can reach out and spread the love.

When you first set foot on a mat at Gaea, you aren't just joining a yoga class, you are joining a yoga family. Whether you are interested in yin yoga, vinyasa yoga, gentle yoga, absolute beginner yoga, or something in between, you will soon find taking yoga classes is more about transforming your life than just finding a new way to exercise. With the embrace of our community, the experienced and well-trained Gaea Yoga instructors will assist you in finding your comfort zone by listening to your own unique body. Through this listening, our goal is to help you find a deep sense of knowing. Yoga is an intuitive process. You will find yourself feeling more at ease in your body and clearer in your mind. Yoga is not a religion, but it does have a spiritual component. We don't intend to preach, but our soul-diving instructors will take you as deep as you want to go.

Gaea offers a deliberate diversity of classes on our schedule, encouraging our students to explore the realms of their inner landscape by taking a variety of classes on our schedule. We believe cross-training within a yoga practice helps build a well-rounded Yogi. Our signature Gaea Grounded classes build a strong foundation of core strength with detailed cueing and a goal to strengthen the spine and the mind. Our vinyasa flow classes open the floodgates, allowing students to flow freely and fluidly in their own skin. Gaea Flow classes build stamina by moving the blood and lymph while inspiring students to flow to the rhythm of their own breath. In yin yoga, we dive deep into the tissue to stretch and stimulate the fascia and prepare the mind for meditation. We are proud to have some of the most well trained yin yoga teachers in the Southeast. As far as yoga instruction goes in Charleston, SC, we at Gaea Yoga are constantly learning and growing so that we can offer our students the highest level of teaching possible.

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Activation is something most of us have experienced at some point on our path. It happens when we allow ourselves to come under the influence of someone who has more access to the infinite reality of True Being than we do. When such a person also has the mysterious ability to activate our own innate awakened awareness they can reveal deeper dimensions of our own True Self to us.

In the great wisdom traditions, this activation was often referred to as transmission or initiation and it has always been considered an essential component of any path to awakening.

Although many of us have experienced our enlightened nature being activated by a more awakened human being, what we may not realize is that to truly become grounded in enlightened consciousness, most of us need regular reactivation until our own true nature becomes so apparent to us that we no longer lose touch with it in the midst of the challenges of daily life. For some of us, this reactivation needs to occur repeatedly over several years. For others, it may require decades to achieve stability.

This is why, in the great traditions of the past, the earnest disciple would often decide to leave the world behind to live in a monastery or ashram in the company of a spiritual master. This gave them the precious opportunity for the repeated activation that is so crucial to sustain an embodied awakening.

Activation continuously awakens our heart, mind and soul. And this, especially when coupled with regular meditation rooted in the Pillars of Profound Spiritual Practice, gives us the courage and strength to deeply embrace reality as it is and transcend our unconscious habits of existential struggle and resistance.

In the light of activation we realize, again and again, that we are already awake. We were awake before we were born, and we will continue to be awake after we die. Suddenly our energy and attention are liberated into a mystery beyond comprehension.

When we stop struggling with the way things are our consciousness soars into uncontainable freedom.

Most of us know deep down that we benefit in tangible and life-changing ways from spiritual activation. But, unfortunately, our cultures emphasis on independence and individualism often leads us to minimize the very real interdependencies that exist, including our potential to be positively and unalterably influenced by another human being.

Additionally, in modern life, most of us have few opportunities for the profound and regular reactivation we truly need to stabilize our awakening.

The monthly retreats in this program give you the opportunity to experience the repeated reactivation that you need to live a life of freedom and illumination. Craig and Jeff have both done decades of intensive spiritual practice that has given them each a solid grounding in the mystery of being.

Activation will occur during these events in two distinct but interrelated ways.

The first is through precise instruction and guidance leading you directly into an experience of awakened mind. By carefully directing your practice and responding to your questions, Jeff and Craig will guide your attention past false assumptions, limiting beliefs and unconscious habits into the subtle and direct recognition of your own true nature.

The second way activation will take place in this program is through a mysterious transmission of deep inner faith and conviction in the reality of our true nature. This subtle transmission of the truth of wholeness can occur in dialogue and in silence, but however it occurs, it is always unmistakable in its illuminating power and immediacy.

The activation that will occur on these retreats will not be limited to what Craig and Jeff bring into the field, but will include contributions from each of us. Many of the participants on this program will bring decades of spiritual practice and experience with them and together we will create a powerful activating field of awakened awareness.

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Chiropractic Care for Personal Performance is for patients who are seeking treatment for chronic back pain or injury, or for patients who arelooking forpreventive health care, stretching and exercises to maintain alignment, and nutrition counseling.

Proper function is essential for optimal health. Our everyday activities place both physical and emotional stresses on our bodies, which may to lead to dysfunction and/or disease.If identified early, many health-related conditions can be corrected, but if they are ignored, they can worsen affecting your overall health and well-being.

We believe that a pro-active attitude towards health is the best way to prevent disease.However, even if you do everything correctly, injuries and disease can still occur. To achieve optimal personal performance, we can all use some help.Our personal performance program can help identify biomechanical dysfunction.Our comprehensive testing system allows us to determine if your body has correct alignment and symmetry.In addition to a traditional orthopedic, neurologic and physical examination, you will be evaluated for muscle symmetry, movement patterns, soft-tissue integrity, and other research-based testing.

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