Playing Small?
Published on 25 Jul 2007 at 7:35 am.
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Filed under Attraction, Business Development, Feature Articles, Personal Development Strategies.
“…Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of the Universe. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others…” - Marianne Williamson from A Return to Love.
A few months ago I attended a women’s conference hosted by Office Depot called: Branding Yourself for Unstoppable Success. It’s a major event. In the past, they have held this conference in Orlando, Fl. The focus is success strategies for businesswomen. This year, they chose several locations and I was delighted to attend the event in my hometown.
The day included presentations on branding, overcoming barriers to success, enhancing productivity, strategies for growing your business, crafting and delivering your unique business message to prospects - personal development and business development sessions.
Today there are limitless resources to help anyone succeed.
So, how’s your business? How’s your life? Happy?
3 Key reasons why people fail to attract what they desire:
1. They don’t really know what they want. They are pursuing other people’s dreams.In the Abraham-Hicks book, The Law of Attraction, it is recommended that if you are unclear about what you really want, a helpful step to gaining clarity is to state, “I want to know what I want”.
2. Failure mindset. If you’ve been a subscriber for a while, you know how strongly I advocate increasing self-awareness. Your beliefs affect how you feel and what you do (or don’t do). You can have a great marketing and business plan and still miss reaching your goals if your fears and negative beliefs are getting in your way. Can you relate to these success sabotaging beliefs?
- I’m not good/smart enough
- I don’t deserve it
- It’s impossible (no one in my family succeeds)
Yikes! With beliefs like that ruling people’s lives, is it any wonder folks are living with so much lack and unhappiness? That’s why the inner work of self-discovery is so critical. Working on replacing negative and self-defeating beliefs is a critical key to changing your results.
3. Fear. Yup. This ties into #2. In my opinion, fear is the number one roadblock that keeps people from moving forward and having what they want. I believe it’s time to change our relationship with fear. My Fearless audio helps people do that. Sign up for my free fear eCourse too
You are meant to shine brightly in the world by fulfilling who you are meant to be. How can you do this is you play small and hide in the background?
Are you ready to soar?
Identify something you desire to have by the end of August. It might be something you have given up on, been procrastinating about, or been thinking about. Pick something that will stretch you out of your comfort zone that you can accomplish within 30 days. Make sure it is something you really want rather than what you think you should want.
Tip: Not sure what you desire? Spend a day noticing what you like - the things you desire. This is a suggested exercise from The Law of Attraction (Abraham-Hicks). Put your attention on the things that bring you joy to help you uncover what you most desire.
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THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE » Carnival of Personal Development September 30th edition: on 30 Sep 2007 at 4:43 am: 1
[...] Cohen from Powerful Living wrote a great article called Powerful Living playing small. It very clearly lists the three reasons why we fail to attract what we want. Great stuff Lorraine. [...]
Suzanne of New Affiliate Discoveries on 30 Sep 2007 at 7:00 pm: 2
Identifying something you want is a great action step for the month. Thanks for the post, I look forward to reading the rest of your blog posts.
Law of Attraction Notebook on 1 Oct 2007 at 7:07 am: 3
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lorraine on 1 Oct 2007 at 7:38 am: 4
Thanks for stopping by Suzanne!
Have a terrific week.
Cheers,
Lorraine