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Faizan
Over the last few months I've experienced several exciting breakthroughs in my business. Yet some of these breakthroughs were immediately followed by "breakdowns" where I found myself seriously doubting my ability to achieve a particular vision or goal that I had set for myself.
Recently I committed to taking a bold stand to be not only "an entrepreneur who lives and loves richly - but to also be someone who is a stand for EVERY entrepreneur living and loving richly."
The idea behind taking a bold stand is that it's meant to literally be a stand that you take on. It's meant to be a vision that is so all encompassing and filled with possibility that you have to literally re-invent yourself and who you consider yourself to be to experience it. It's not an actual place "to get to" - or an end result to achieve. Rather it's meant to be a place "to come from" that informs all of your daily actions and decisions.
"That's not really possible," my mind insisted. And before I was consciously aware I began buying into the skeptical conversations as they arose inside my head. These conversations were so subtle that I didn't realize that I was believing them to be true. They seemed to be accurately describing "the truth" and reality as I knew it.
Not only that but I had a particular bold income goal that I was committed to achieving and it seemed like I was certain to fall short of achieving it. This added fuel to the fire for my insatiable, skeptical mind.
However, despite the incessant stories of doubt and fear I continued to ask myself, "As a business owner who is committed to living and loving richly and being a stand for ALL entrepreneurs living and loving richly - what would she do right now?"
And here's what occurred:
For the first several hours of my day, even though I felt uninspired and doubtful about my ability to "be" and achieve my vision, and even though my critical mind chattered away in the background I continued to repeat my vision in the form of a question to myself...
"As a business owner who is committed to living and loving richly and being a stand for every business owner to do this as well - what would she do right now?" I would pause to listen for the answer and then took action on the guidance that I received.
Recently I committed to taking a bold stand to be not only "an entrepreneur who lives and loves richly - but to also be someone who is a stand for EVERY entrepreneur living and loving richly."
The idea behind taking a bold stand is that it's meant to literally be a stand that you take on. It's meant to be a vision that is so all encompassing and filled with possibility that you have to literally re-invent yourself and who you consider yourself to be to experience it. It's not an actual place "to get to" - or an end result to achieve. Rather it's meant to be a place "to come from" that informs all of your daily actions and decisions.
"That's not really possible," my mind insisted. And before I was consciously aware I began buying into the skeptical conversations as they arose inside my head. These conversations were so subtle that I didn't realize that I was believing them to be true. They seemed to be accurately describing "the truth" and reality as I knew it.
Not only that but I had a particular bold income goal that I was committed to achieving and it seemed like I was certain to fall short of achieving it. This added fuel to the fire for my insatiable, skeptical mind.
However, despite the incessant stories of doubt and fear I continued to ask myself, "As a business owner who is committed to living and loving richly and being a stand for ALL entrepreneurs living and loving richly - what would she do right now?"
And here's what occurred:
For the first several hours of my day, even though I felt uninspired and doubtful about my ability to "be" and achieve my vision, and even though my critical mind chattered away in the background I continued to repeat my vision in the form of a question to myself...
"As a business owner who is committed to living and loving richly and being a stand for every business owner to do this as well - what would she do right now?" I would pause to listen for the answer and then took action on the guidance that I received.
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