Title: How to Silence the "Naysayers" in your Life!
Tags: meditations, hypnosis, metaphysical
Blog Entry: How many times have you made up your mind to do something you really desired to accomplish but came up against discouragement from friends and family? When you decide to take that job across country and sell your house are you met with a chorus of "you had better not!” These loving beings, whom up to this moment had only your best interest at heart, are furiously nodding their heads in dismay at your latest inspiration. They can make it extremely difficult to put that first foot forward in the direction of your goal. We usually let the objectors have their way and find ourselves stagnating in a position that is neither good for spiritual growth or career growth. We stay at the dead-end job, accept the cards that have been dealt to us and allow ourselves to become complacent in our present life positioning. Why? Do we really find giving into those who are naysaying gratifying? The answer usually is a definite no! Silencing the negative noise is a must if you plan to really live the life of your choice. You have to learn how to listen to your own inner voice. It is that voice inside yourself that is constantly debating the various choices that have been laid before you. This self-talk is influenced by your personal morals, values and experiences as well as those of the individuals who share your environment. This is the voice of your "higher self" and the voice that will not lie to you. Learn to listen. When you are pondering any type of decision, you must first identify whether or not the origin of your self-talk is really coming from you. Although you should value the opinions of those whom you love and respect, you must consider the underlying reasons behind their disagreement with your chosen path. Sometimes their reasoning is based on their expectations of you and their need for you to do what makes life easier for them. Perhaps they cannot face the consequences of your actions even though they know it is perhaps the best move for you to make. It may seem harsh, but if these individuals are not where you want to be, why should you listen to them? Successful people get successful by surrounding themselves with those who are already succeeding. Sometimes family members are full of advice but if you examine their track record of success it is not as evident as you think. If it is indeed your own inner voice you are hearing and it is not coming from the "others", you must next determine if your opinions are valid. First you need to discount any argument that simply doesn’t make sense. Ask yourself if the voice you hear has developed as a result of a fear. It can be a fear of risk, a fear of failure, a fear of success or something completely illogical. Fear can certainly be immobilizing. To conquer this fear if it is present and begin rationalizing your dreams, start by writing down what you plan to accomplish. Create an action journal as your first step in developing your action plan. Once you have your ideas in writing, you will need to ask yourself several difficult questions and log the answers in your journal. 1. What are your goals? 2. What do you need to do to make your dreams come to fruition? 3. Are your goals reasonable and attainable? 4. How will your life be better if you are successful in reaching these goals? 5. Will you have more money? …more time? …a new car? 6. How long will it take you to accomplish these goals? You will find that by writing out and evaluating the feasibility of your dreams, they suddenly seem quite possible and attainable. You also have produced the beginnings of your plan of action. List each goal along with the estimated time you believe it will take you to complete it, in chronological order. Type up this action plan, placing a checkbox next to each goal, and use it to create a vision board. Gather up pictures, travel brochures, magazine articles or whatever you can find to symbolize the things you will have accomplished upon completion of your goals. Arrange these items on a large sheet of construction paper or poster board (I use a cork board I purchased at Walmarts) using your action plan as the center. Hang your vision board above your desk or in any other highly visible place where you will have to see it often and can add to it when possible. See your plans expanding, growing and becoming your reality. Use your vision board as the focus of your daily meditation. Before you officially start your day, meditate on your dream for at least fifteen minutes. Close your eyes and picture yourself enjoying the items pictured on the board. You should do this as many times as possible throughout the day but at least once in the morning. This will help you to overcome the negative noise by turning it into positive self-talk. You will find that your mind will start to embrace your dream. You will have envisioned the dream, you will begin speaking the vision, and then you will act on the vision. Gradually, you will be living the life you want and envision. Blessings of joy and happiness to you this day! Rosie
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