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20 May 2010 Negative Emotional Attachments Suffocate Your Dreams
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It is possible that when you read this headline the image that immediately came into your mind was that of relationships.

This is definitely one area where so many people in this world are trapped into negative emotional attachments. I use the word “trapped” rather lightly because in actual fact you are only “trapped” if you want to be.

So many folk who are involved in negative relationships use their situation as an excuse for not “being able” to achieve their dreams. This is the blame game!

You are where you are today because of
the choices you made yesterday.
YOU are responsible for your life, your dreams, your destiny.

Once you and I really come to understand and accept this truth of responsibility we now have to choose:

  1. Stay in the “trapped” relationship or situation.
  2. Take steps to cut all unhealthy ties (how you would do this will depend on the relationship – family or friends).

Friends:

  • Take a look at the last 5 phone calls that are listed on your cell phone that you either made or received.
  • Was the conversation with each of these folk constructive or destructive?
  • Did you finish the conversation feeling challenged, motivated and encouraged? Or did you complete the conversation feeling angry, frustrated and depressed?
  • If you answer yes to the second option (angry, frustrated or depressed), hit the delete button on their name in your contact list!

Family:
Do you have or more family members who leave you angry, frustrated or depressed after a conversation with them? How can you deal with this? Here are some tips:

  • Take time to sit down with this family member face to face and explain that you have made a decision to develop yourself to become the champion you were born to be.
  • Gently yet firmly let them know that you have come to understand and accept that YOU are responsible for your dreams and goals in life. You have decided to take action and pursue your life dreams.
  • Gently tell them that you love them but you cannot allow them to shower a host of negative words on you.
  • Firmly yet gently warn them that if they attempt to corner you with the intention of powering out a host of negative words, you will hang up or walk away.

One of the things that I hear quite often is:
I tried this, but my (mother, brother, uncle etc) does not understand. They may not “understand” at first simply because they don’t believe you. However they WILL believe you once you take action.

It is 1000% necessary that you take action
and follow through with your plan!

JillTake action today and remove yourself from the influence of negative emotional attachments and you will discover you are freer to pursue your life’s dreams.

This is the third article in a series: “Are You Free To Follow Your Dreams”.


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10 Feb 2010 Are You A Perfectionist?
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Today I was watching some excellent teaching videos about video marketing precisely. Then suddenly a comment hit me between the eyes!

Perfectionism is masked laziness, and an excuse not to take action.

Wow! What do you think about that?
Of course if you are not a perfectionist, you may well agree. If you do have tendencies towards perfectionism (as I do), then it you might not be quite so quick to agree :-)

Whenever I come across a new perspective on a subject, I certainly like to give it some thought and even research before either accepting it or tosing it.

Here are some things I was considering today:
Perfectionists can tend to “wait for the perfect moment” before taking action. If this is a life habit, perhaps this could become an unconscious excuse for not taking action?

Perfectionists will often toss a completed project aside because it is not perfect yet and so not suitable for its purpose. Of course then there is the problem of finding the time to come back and perfect it or even do it over. If nothing else, this can lead to a lot of unfinished tasks right?

One thing I have observed is that:
Visionaries usually look at the big picture more than paying attention to the finer details. Consequently they do tend to be action takers.

Perfectionists pay more attention to detail and consequently there are times when this can stop them from taking action.

Taking action is very important. Without that, nothing gets done.

Paying attention to detail is also very important and is often very necessary for safety.

So my conclusion today is one of my life mottos :-)

The key is balance.

Jill I am planning on making sure I take more action – how about you?

What do you need to change to maintain more balance in your life?


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