Is The Story You Are Telling Yourself Stopping You?
 Are there times when you find yourself working really hard yet you’re not getting the results you want? And, you think the more you do will make the difference–yet it doesn’t.
If you’re an entrepreneur/self-employed, you may have been led to believe by family members, by society, by the media, that it’s hard doing business and making more than enough money. So you work harder, and you make sacrifices. These sacrifices keep you on the treadmill of doing, doing, doing, while only making ‘good enough’ progress.
It may have very little to do with how hard you’re working and more to do with the story you make up about yourself that keeps you from moving forward.
At my 3 day ‘Inspire and Ignite’ event earlier this month I had the participants dig deep within themselves and identify the story they had about themselves that kept them stuck.
When you allow yourself to go back into the past and identify the event that happened that impacted your thoughts and feelings about ourselves, you can ‘see it’ and understand that this event has become your story. We hold onto these stories for so long, we believe they were true. These are the stories that hold us back.
As I listened to the participants share their stories, I could see how much alike we all are. We allow something that happened a long time ago to keep us from growing and reaching our full potential. I realized it was time for me to share a story I’d been holding onto way too long.
When other’s began to share their stories within the group, the responses I noticed blew me away. Other’s didn’t ‘care!’ They had used their story as an excuse to avoid taking big risks. They began to see how absurd this was.
We carry our stories around with us for years, using it as an excuse not to step out of our comfort zone and stay just where we are. We live with our story for so long, we believe it is true.
I remember the moment when I finally got it! It was such a turning point for me in my business – and my life! I had made the stories up, and they were not true and they didn’t mean anything. I learnt to see that I am who I say I am. I am not my story and I can do anything I say I can do. So, I put my story back in the past.
And, when I did this, I became freed up. It was as if a huge weight had been lifted off of me. I then made the decision to create a bigger game for myself in my business, and that lead to my business and life manifesting exactly as I dreamed it.
I share this with you because whatever story you have that may be stopping you, you can make it disappear.
I invite you to notice that successful people are always in action doing something to grow their businesses and enrich their lives. They have their stories and their fears, yet they do not allow any story or circumstance to stop them from pursuing their dreams and goals. They identify their stories and may even feel some fear. Yet, they hold onto their visions and move into action.
They’re willing to step outside their comfort zones and try new things. They’re no different than you or I. The only difference is they believe they can, are willing to take risks, and have the courage to move through their fear to go after what they want.
Ask yourself, is there a story I have about myself that has been around so long I believe it to be true? What is the story? If there is a story, why do I keep holding on to a story that is disempowering me? What’s possible for me if I didn’t have this story? What could I create in my life? As you answer those questions for yourself, you’ll begin to be freed up to pursue your dreams.
You’ve probably been carrying your story around far too long. Isn’t it time to put that story back in the past where it belongs and set yourself free to pursue what’s important to you?
If you know you need sacred support on your journey of letting your story go so you can make your business – and your life – shine and you’d rather just talk to us, make a time to connect with us via a Complimentary Strategy Session. Click on the link and find a time that suits YOU and let’s talk about how you can make more money, serving more people, doing what you love – and getting past THAT story!.
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