Limit Your Limitations
by Yvonne Finn
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Published on this site: January 2004 - See
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All of us face two kinds of limitations
The self- imposed and that which
we receive from family, friends co-workers and anyone else who might hear of our
desire to make changes in our life.
Whether the change is a small one
or life altering, you will have someone telling why it cannot be done. Either
you are too young, too old, too experienced, not experienced enough, or they have
tried it and it didn't work for them.
Sometimes these people are really
operating out of a sense of concern for you.
They don't want you to lose money
or be dis-appointed if your new venture fails.
Sometimes the motives are less
altruistic, for if you succeed,they may now have to do some rethinking about their
own lives and acomplishments or the lack there of.
In this situation,
it is necessary to find people who are positively moving forward in their own
lives, for these are the ones most likely to help you as you try to bring your
dreams to life.
There are many support groups for just about anything you
want to tackle and you will most likely end up with some new friends too!
The second kind of limitation is even more damaging to our forward moving
for it comes from how we talk to ourselves.
And since we are always around
us, this self dialogue is constantly re-enforcing whatever negative thing we say.
If we repeat our doubts and fears that is all we will hear.
No one can
change this pattern but us.
To change the tape that we have placed in
our minds, we must not only erase the old one there but provide a new one.
Go back to a time in our life when were most confident and optimistic and
feel those feelings all over again.
Tell yourself that you are still that
same person and then accomplish one of the new goals you have set for yourself.
Register for that class or learn to drive (even if you're fifty) Start your
business or get a checkup and run a marathon.
So accept the warnings and
cautions that you receive,with as much grace as you can, then move ahead to success
with what I call "purposeful preparation".
Everyone fails sometimes,
at least you will know what does not work, but that may just lead to new discoveries.
I recently saw a documentary on the discovery of Insulin by those two intrepid
Drs Banting and Best.
How many of us would have continued under those
terrible hardships that they had to put aside as they forged ahead to make their
permanent and life altering mark in history?
And isn't that how we as
humans have progressed to this very interesting time in which we now live.
Yvonne believes that life long learn should be available
to everyone who is interested in having a rich, interesting
life. Join her for one of her free webcasts at: www.worldprofit.com/webcast/default.cfm?id=7177
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