In my last post I talked about hills, hurdles and obstacles, what I failed to mention is that often times some of them are self-imposed. Ugly thought, I know, but a truthful one. One tool that I use is to make a list of my goals and the hurdles , obstacles and barriers that seem to prevent me from reaching them. Once I have my obstacles and barriers listed I then pick each one apart, becoming aware of which ones are self-imposed and which ones aren't. I then try to employ a strategy around moving the self-imposed barriers. It is amazing how freeing this practice can be, and frightening. Many times upon removal of the self imposed barriers I recognize that the goal can actually be realized. And that is frightening, because if I have convinced myself that I am a failure what would happen to that belief I succeed? And that gets down to the heart of it all-- what do you truly believe about yourself?
My life coach and friend, Chris Halter, told me this " If you listen to yourself, you will hear your true beliefs. Listen and you will hear what you believe". He goes on to say that our actions come from our beliefs. If you believe you will fail, then you will act in a manner that delivers failure. If you believe that you are worthy of love then you will receive love. If you don't believe that you deserve love then you might as well stand on a street corner and scream, DON'T LOVE ME!
If you hear in your head that you are not worthy, then it is time to work on changing your beliefs. We are ALL worthy. Make your list, move the self imposed road blocks one at a time and see where your road takes you.
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