It's
Okay to Shine!
Have
you ever imagined the things you want in life
and then felt so frustrated because they are
out of your reach?
I've
certainly had those days, and occasionally
still do. Having come through so many frustrations
though, I can honestly look back and tell
you one thing that stands out as I've moved
on from each of them.
Playing
a Game
Looking
back at where I was I can see that when I
was stuck and frustrated I was playing a game.
I've given that game a name. It's called 'Playing
Small.'
When
I played 'Playing Small' I believed there
were barriers in front of me, stopping me.
The usual barriers (some of which you might
recognise) are the barriers such as time,
money, resources and qualifications.
Many
of these barriers have been deconstructed
by my coaches and mentors. Once when I needed
to make more money, my business mentor broke
down what I needed to do into simple mathematics.
That was all I needed to know. From their
I could work out the rest and stopped playing
small.
Another
time, I was in a quandary over a family matter.
I was sitting with my spiritual mentor. He
just threw his head back and laughed at me.
'Why are you making your own life so tough,'
he asked?
That
was all it took for me to realised I was holding
from back something bigger and better, by
a petty process I'd put in place.
My
coach helped me straighten out a head full
of confusion. I had so many ideas and was
using them as an excuse to procrastinate.
'I don't know how to construct this idea,'
I told him. 'Easy,' he said, 'Stop playing
the game of indecision. Make what you're doing
simple and get on with it.'
That
was all it took for me to stop playing small
again.
Letting
You Out
What
my coaches and mentors have all done well
is common amongst them all. They saw what
I didn't see and helped the real me to be
let out.
I
see this time and again in my coaching. It
doesn't matter if a client wants to run a
successful holistic practice, gain promotion
or control of their kids. As a coach, I see
things they don't see.
Simply
put, a coach sees the bigger picture, doesn't
get caught up in all the 'stuff' of playing
small and guides you towards your goal.
When
you Shine, the World Shines with You
In
the last month, (half of which I was on holiday)
I've heard at least four 'Oh my God' gasps
from my clients as they've just seen things
they didn't see before on the other side of
playing small.
Instantly
goals became achievable.
One
of the things I've noticed is that when an
issue is put before a wise person, the light
they shine on the dilemma transforms it. That's
why I invest time and money with people who
I deem to be wiser than me.
By
investing in this way my life transforms faster
with less time and energy wasted, worrying
or wondering.
At
the Holistic Business Group we have some outstanding
speakers. These people come along and shine
their wisdom on the audiences.
Could
you learn something from a successful businessman
- a guy who sells products to a major plc
and who ran a celebrity-based practice on
Taoist principles and who can boast clients
like Madonna and Naomi Campbell?
Could
you learn something from a Bristol based entrepreneur
whose magazine reaches a readership of 100,000
people and who teaches people to talk from
the heart with presence and power?
Could
you learn something from a best-selling author
who knows the value of your network, equals
your net worth and can show you how to network
with confidence and therefore increase your
net worth?
If
you can learn from these kinds of people,
then why keep playing small? Make it okay
for you to shine. Come and learn from these
outstanding people at the CommunitySoul
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