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It’s nearly Spring in Wisconsin. After a long, cold winter with record breaking snowfall, it feels so good to get outdoors without bundling up head-to-toe! Oh, who am I kidding? Skip the bundling up part … I hibernate when it’s bone-chilling cold.
The very thought of stepping outside when it’s below 20 degrees makes me want to put on a sweater and pour myself a hot chocolate.
It’s the thought that holds me back though, not really the cold. Our thoughts and perceptions always lead the way. Have you ever noticed that you can get more done when you’re really busy and you HAVE to meet a deadline, than when you’ve got just a few projects and less urgency to complete them?
For instance, I’ve found that I really CAN write in this blog nearly every day, regardless of my workload. Last year, I thought I had to make a choice and of course, I chose to finish client work over blogging. The thought (belief) that I couldn’t do both held me back, not the actual client work. And I’m here to tell you that daily blogging is a growth experience in so many ways!
When you really believe you can do something, you generally can. What’s holding you back?
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on Mar 19th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
I love the way you learned that it was the ‘thought’ (belief) that you ‘couldn’t’ is what held you back. What you’ve accomplished on your own time was to use REBT (rational emotive behavior therapy). I guess some would even say you’ve applied cognitive restructuring. But I am a huge fan of Albert Ellis darnnit!
Taking self defeating beliefs and turning them into productive ones. Same challenges, different perception.
I too am going through the same processes with my writing and life. I love watching others do the same. It’s reassuring that I am going in the right direction after all.