Your creativity will be responsible to remove the obstacles you are facing.
This power called creativity flows through you all you have to do is tap in.
Now you may be thinking, “nooo I’m not even close to being creative. I’m not an artist, I can’t even draw stick figures man.”
But have you ever solved a problem that troubled you? I mean even a small one.
Of course you have! You solve problems everyday…that is creativity. And it will be this same resource, the same way of thinking that will remove whatever faces you.
You do not need to know how it will exactly happen, just know that it will through tapping into that imagination of yours.
Control your anger emotions through 3 simple tips: Breathe deeply and exhale through your mouth. 2. Forgive yourself for your triggers. I have some quick triggers myself but instead of feeling bad about these things I just accept myself. (Then you move forward in …
My biggest failure or at least one of my biggest failures is why I believe that failure leads success. A pain point of my life is the lack of role modeling or mentoring I gave my little brother.
While we grew up in the same household I set the best example that I could, going to work while in high school, running my own grass cutting business and spending time trying to teach him right from wrong.
I tried to be a father figure, stand in the gap but he resented my advice that I would give.
I went to college and had to hear how he escalated from graffiti to worse crimes, eventually disappearing for a year. Then we received a call, “the call.” “Are you willing to accept a call from___?”
He was in jail.
I spent so time studying, working on campus, internships.
I instantly felt like I failed my little brother.
I could have spent more time with him, even if he didn’t want to hear my mouth. I could have encouraged him more, been an ear to help keep him from the streets.
Mind you I was only a kid myself, with my own baggage but I could have done more. This regret in part fuels my desire to mentor. I learned that sometimes the people that don’t want to be mentored are the one’s that need it the most.
Part of mission is to reach as many people as possible & break their negative thinking. What failures have created your success or are creating your success?
I have tested this for myself and know that this is a great practice because it has helped me. When I wake up around 5 AM, read something quick that inspires me, work out for 20 to 25 minutes, then make my plan of …
The title of today’s post is stop self limiting beliefs for one reason:
We all have something that when we are on the verge of trying something new or exciting it speaks “You don’t have what it takes.” When was the last time you heard that voice? How often do you hear that voice?
This may be a voice of your own construction. A voice you created to hold yourself back so you can rest in the comfort of whatever box seemed reasonable.
Now this isn’t a bad thing. We all want to be comfortable and if that was a goal you set for yourself (which you met) then I applaud you.
But what if the ceiling of that box is stifling you? What if your unhappiness is a result of what you believe about yourself?
Then you owe it to your future to change the narrative inside of your head.
I have a student that told me he wants to own a business. I then asked him do you believe that you can have a business? He says “Ummm yea but I’m a kid and don’t have business school training, they ain’t taught me that yet.”
I asked who in the heck are they? He responds “You know, the teachers and stuff.” I told him that if he is waiting on a teacher to give him the keys to his business then he will be waiting the rest of his life.
And that is a problem we all face. We create a limit and then try to find outside evidence in our lives to support why the limit is there.
Listen, they ain’t stopping you. Only you have the power to stop you.
There are just some folks that if I see them coming down the hall, street, aisle, wherever, I will turn and walk in the opposite direction. I mean power walk right out of there. This is because you have to shield yourself from negative people.
People that are ALWAYS upset or complaining about something no matter how small, even after you try to make them realize the good in their situation…Yup…them. You cannot save them, if they do want to be saved.
You cannot force better on them or in some cases even have a rational conversation. This is unfortunate but it is so true.
Negative people will suck your energy, life, youth (or what’s left of it) and then move on to the next unsuspecting warm body like an adult mosquito in the middle of June. I avoid at all costs but if the person is someone that you cannot easily cut out of your life then there are some steps you can take to lessen the impact of the this persons’ energy.
Get positive people around you through elimination
Now this seems easier said than done but engagement is everything. What you engage in will determine what type of people you have around you. Whenever Negative Nancy or Sad Sam comes moping your way engage them less. You can do this by not getting excited when they tell you today’s new horror story.
Once Sad Sam realizes that you aren’t as into the conversation as you used to be he will have to move on. This leaves room for more positive buddies to meet you.
I’ve done this multiple times to weed out the energy drainers in my own life. Simply put, if you have been stuck in the same problems from 1997 I may not be the right friend for you. Sorry, life is too short.
2. Understanding their point of view
I find that a negative person’s view on most things is either based on being afraid of the worst or being afraid of not being loved. If this is the case then maybe you can minimize the negativity by reminding the person that what they are experiencing is fear. Which is natural but allowing it to control or stop you is not.
If you can find a common ground or point of reference this may give you enough to help refocus the other person’s perspective (even if it’s only temporarily).
Improving self worth develops the ultimate confidence in yourself. This is not a matter of conceit or belittling those around you in order to feel superior.
It is a conviction that you will attract the right situations, people, circumstances because you are in the right head space.
Because you are aware of how valuable, how precious you are. Everyone cannot afford your price. Some people will not have the emotional maturity to be/interact/hang with you.
No maturity equals no currency, equals “boy bye” or “girl bye.” Once your standards match your self worth, then the magic of attraction can begin.
You attract what you are. Be what you want to attract.
Anxiety and productivity do not seem like they belong in the same sentence. But they can if you think about them in terms of arousal. Wait what? Arou-what? Hold on before your mind goes to the gutter on me. And if it’s too late, sorry. …
This is part one of a talk I gave on why you cannot serve two masters. I broke it into parts because it is a pretty deep topic. So I hope that the parts makes it easily digestible. This talk dives into how sometimes the …
