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Does
persistence and hard work guarantee that you will achieve your goal? NO!
Persistence is an important personality trait, however, hard work
without heart doesn't serve you.
I attended a Literary Faire to promote "Yikes!! My Butt's
Falling" and sat next to an author who didn't really enjoy the
marketing end of promoting her book. I could certainly relate to her
feelings, yet both of us knew that marketing is what gets the book the
exposure it needs.
Another author involved in the program experienced phenomenal success
beginning with her first book. She is now on her third. After her talk,
the author sitting next to me said, "I resent that."
I asked her why.
Her response, "It's a miracle to experience the kind of success
she's experienced with her first book and she didn't do anything to
deserve it. She hasn't worked hard. I've been working very hard and
haven't experienced that kind of success."
That author will never experience the kind of success she longs for
because her focus is on the lack of it. You cannot have that which you
deny another.
Why? Because when you do, your focus is on the "not having."
Whether we like it or not, we are constantly programming ourselves
through our thoughts, through our beliefs, and through our self-talk.
It has been estimated that as many as 90,000 thoughts a day flit through
our brains. Most of those thoughts are the same ones over and over. If
the majority of those thoughts are negative, you are actually
programming your subconscious mind to believe that is the truth about
you.
Since we have the ability to program ourselves to believe negative
things about ourselves, we also have the ability to program ourselves to
believe positive things.
Here are some tips to assist you in flushing out thinking that no longer
benefits you, reframing your thoughts, and creating an inner
cheerleader.
1.
First - begin to pay attention to the thoughts taking up space in your
head.
2. Notice how the thought makes you feel. For instance does it feel
joyful, meaningful, happy, sad, jealous, etc.
3. If you catch yourself in a thought that doesn't feel good, stop and
consciously choose another thought to replace
it.
4. Make a commitment to focus more of your thoughts on your dreams,
goals, and the vision you hold for your life.
5. Appreciate yourself as you undertake this process.
Good luck and may your dreams come true. |
