For me, the contents usually represent nothing but eye candy, machines I will never have the opportunity to enjoy.
Until today that thought never really bothered me, but it is a sad, sad commentary on where I find myself…
My mindset stinks! I suspect yours might too…
Here I am, someone others engage to help with their mindset – to lead them through the process of overcoming their self-created obstacles, which I do exceptionally well (he says humbly). I have a file full of amazing client success stories to validate this. Yet, I suddenly became aware that I was buying into a thinking small mindset—something that I help others work on each day. What???
As I looked through that magazine and felt the guilt, remorse, and disappointment of never actualizing some of my dreams, I realized that at present, I was not worthy of my dreams. Something had to change…and I knew it started with my thoughts.
While I know that my core is good, solid, dependable, and full of love and joy, I was not realizing my full self with this kind of thinking. I realized that I was going to have to think much bigger to support my dreams. I knew that I had to focus even harder on working from the inside out.
There was a time in my life where this was not the case…a time where I felt worthy of anything. I saw no barriers…only opportunities. How did I let that slip away?
It’s high time I find that mindset again. Not only for me, but for those whom I serve as well. I must be worthy of the faith and trust they have in me to assist them along their journey. I need to lead by example again.
Right now, my mindset is not worthy of my dreams. I have a discipline level that is not worthy of my dreams. With this awareness I know how to make the changes I need to.
Do you need to change your mindset? Are you playing small? Is it time to actualize your dreams?
I’ll be working extra hard to make sure the following quote won’t ever apply to me again. Will you?
“Long before you reach the limits of your skills, you’ll come up against the limits of you!” – Pace Klein.
I now anxiously await next month’s issue knowing that my recalibrated mindset will view each page through a “possibility” lens.
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