Rules of Life

Interesting... makes you pause, doesn't it?  I know people who really practice these rules...and some who find the path a little more difficult...and still others who walk the path in a direction only to find themselves lost somewhere between where they thought they were and where they wanted to be. Our brains read these words, our hearts hear them and we know that they are true. We know what we should do...deep inside, we all know WHAT WE WANT - some of us have just suppressed it for so long we have no conscious memory of it. And here we stand at the edge of life NOT stepping forward, NOT asking the questions and NOT going after what we really want. Why do we do that? Why do we short changed ourselves? What gets in our way? Who stops us? Oh yeah, it's that little four-letter word... F E A R... that voice that fills us with self-doubt, that gremlin who says...

"What was I thinking? I can't do that!"

"I don't have time for this. This is not the right time. I have other commitments."

"I don't know enough. I don't have the right education."

"What if they laugh? What if they think I'm stupid? What if..."

"No, really, I'm perfectly happy here. I don't need more in my life. I am completely content."

"I really can't expect more." etc, etc, etc

That little gremlin lives in each of us...some people just choose to ignore it. What? Is it really that easy? Not always... but here's the secret... the gremlin? ...is you. You tell yourself, "I can't do that." so change the story - tell yourself, "I can do that." You are the master of your fate. You are in charge. You make the decisions. I know, easily said... but give it a try. Make a declaration and take a step. Start small, one step, one decision at a time. Make a plan, put in some dates. Hold yourself accountable. Ask for help. Take a risk.

DREAM and LEARN and GROW.

...and send me a note back and tell me how it went!