Do you have something you want to achieve this year that feels, well, really difficult? Do you want to create success?
Is there something that you would like to see happen but a big part of you is thinking, “How the heck am I going to do that?”
If so, today’s post is for you. Because I have a feeling you may be stopping yourself from doing it, getting it or having it and you don’t even know.
Overall, 2014 was a really beautiful year for me both personally and professionally. There was a huge amount of expansion in my business and love was surrounding me everywhere I turned.
As I sat down to flesh out the specifics of my 2015, I found myself saying, “How do I top that?”
The answer I kept hearing inside my mind was, “I don’t know. That’s going to be reaaaallly difficult.”
And it wasn’t just a thought. It was a feeling, too. A heavy, stuck feeling.
For about a week I found myself unable to get clear on some of the projects I wanted to move forward with, because I kept thinking, “I don’t know how to expand even more. I don’t know how to reach more people while also taking care of the beautiful community that has been formed. It’s going to be so HARD.”
I kept repeating, “I really don’t know how to do it. I need help. I don’t know.”
Clearly, Gorgeous, I left my POWER in a dark alley somewhere.
You see, who do you think created all these wonderful things in my life so far? Of course, I had a TON of support, but who do you think “called in” the support and allowed it?
Who do you think put one foot in front of the other and built a business from scratch to begin with?
Well I did, of course.
I co-created all the goodness in my life.
But I somehow got it in my head that in order to get to the NEXT level, I would need something waaaay outside myself.
Someone else, aside from me, must have all the answers.
And that is where we all make the mistake.
You, Gorgeous, are powerful beyond measure. You can create success.
But you forget.
We all get suck in negative conversations as we attempt to figure out the “HOW” to get to where we want to go. (Especially if it is somewhere we have yet to venture!)
We start searching elsewhere instead of turning inward and remembering our own sense of creativity and capability.
Glinda speaks the truth. You’re power to create your experiences and to create success is astonishing.
However, if you continue to affirm over and over that you don’t know the answers or that it will be difficult to achieve, surely, it will be challenging to receive any inspiration or new ideas.
(No wonder my entire week of “this is hard” thinking, produced zero new ideas.)
Now, perhaps you are thinking, “But Erin, I have had a hard life and have never experienced the kind of success I’m after. How can I believe in my power when I have yet to feel it?”
Well, dearest, it’s time for you to tell yourself a new story.
I am not suggested that you ignore your past hurts or disappointments by simply affirming your way to success.
But if you continue to say to yourself, “Life is hard, this is hard, I’m doomed”, I can assure you it will be difficult to shift.
The next time you are feeling stuck try saying, “Even though I have struggled, even though I have had difficulties, I am willing to take one little step forward from where I stand today.”
“Even though I’m scared and feel like I am not enough, I am willing and open to change.”
Soften in your heart. Let a little drop of light in today.
Waving my magic wand,
Erin the Good Witch
P.S. Next week, I am opening the doors to the next round of Magical Manifesters. You may remember back in September, I mentioned it was the last time I am doing it live.
Because we are doing things a little differently this time, you will see a lovely drop in the price. Stay tuned for that next week!
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Love this. I am studying for my customs broker license and needed a shove to move forward! Shrinking and expanding. Rsg week 1 for me.
My big dream is to organize a voluptuous retreat with guests that I admire for how they’re creating success on their own terms. This is exciting because I totally see myself belonging to this tribe even if I am new to the field. It is such a buoyant feeling of belonging & finally embracing my vision + desires! I’m smiling just telling it here 😀
This year means BUSINESS for me & mine:
I’m moving back to my hometown in my parents house with my fiance and our 4 animals. I haven’t lived there in over 8 years and am excited and scared all at the same time. I can’t wait to live close (really close!) to my family again and be a part of their daily lives and see all the friends I grew up with whenever I want. I’m also excited for my fiance since he has never lived outside his hometown. He’s excited too!
I’m moving back there because it’s much cheaper to live and I’ll be going back to school to be an occupational therapy nurse. After being out of school for 5 years, I can’t wait to earn a degree for an actual career.
AND we will also be getting married in August even with all this going on.
Sometimes I feel really overwhelmed when I think about it all and think “there’s just no way!” And then I take a step back and think again, “Are we crazy? Perhaps. But it’s what we want to do and it will get done! And we’re gonna rock it!”
There is so much truth in this post. Thank you for having the courage to say it. I have known for the last 13 years that my life’s purpose is to be involved with birth and pregnant woman. I have let some aspects of my personal life stand in my way however. This year I want to make my dreams and desires a reality.
Thank you, Erin. I really needed this today. My word and intention for this year is Love. However, so far this year I have felt only struggle, disappointment, and difficulty in my attempts at romantic relationships. I have felt stuck in old patterns and frustrated. I am grateful that I recognize these patterns and that I am willing to change my old beliefs that are keeping me stuck. I have written down these mantras and posted them on my computer to remind myself that I can change, I can move forward and I am excited to bring a new kind of Love into my life.
Talk about perfect timing! I started Personal Training school last week and I’ve had a lot of “I’m not good enough” moments. Class was especially frustrating last night and I left feeling defeated. This post was exactly what I needed to read this morning. I will repeat “Even though I’m scared and feel like I am not enough, I am willing and open to change” in my head tomorrow as I’m heading to class. Thank you for all you do!
You make it sound so easy! I’m just not there yet. Everything I want feels too big. I want to increase my salary by 40% (I got one interview for a job that would increase it 20%, and who am I kidding, I really want to increase it 150%). I want to lose 50 pounds. I want to attract a man into my life, but that is the most unrealistic one.
I just want to believe that where I am and what I do is where I belong. I just want to believe it’s enough. And let go of feeling that I have to live up to others ideas of what I should do.
After being a massage therapist for 9 years, I’m taking the leap to be a teacher and speaker. I feel the body is the door of the mind and soul. I want to touch people in a deeper way this year.
For sure Geraldine. I relate to that so much. My husband and I had a Body Work biz for 28 years. It’s so interesting to experience how bodies take life on. I’m transitioning myself. I wish you the best in your teacher/speaker manifestation!
Love, Laurie
I love you comments it is very inspiring, but I have to say you are, in my opinion, leaving out a crucial aspect of attaining all that you can be, the power of your God. Whatever that may be to you, the spirit is the essence of what makes us human. I happen to believe that without the power of Jesus Christ in my life I can attain nothing, with Him beside me I can attain limitless heights.
Hi Joyce- That is why I say ‘co-creating’, the ‘co’ is referring to the power bigger than my own, Universe, God, Life. I don’t limit it by name, but that’s just me:) Thanks for sharing this.
The last 6 months have been very hard. I’ve experienced really good things and really difficult things, all of which have had life affecting changes for me.
My daughter got married, another daughter left for college, my youngest joined the Army last week and my full time job that I loved ended because the business was sold. I am now jobless and an empty nester and I have no idea what I’m going to do with my life. I am lost. My husband provides for us so I don’t have to work to survive but personally, I want more out of life, something that I valued and purposeful.
I am so with you. Both my boys got married in 2014 and the work that I was doing hss really dried up. I am a reflexologist. Yes my husband is a great provider and alwys has been but I like to do my bit to contribute and earn some money of my own. I have had to re-invent myself many times over the years job wise. And I am now on the cusp of another wave. But I believe in fate. God never closes one door without opening another. You may have a quiet time now during this transition and belive me i know all about the empty nest syndrome and suddenly finiding yourself redundant after years of rearing your family. It is an unknown territory, but it is room to grow, blossom, invite challenge ad move on to the next very exciting gift life will offer you not matter what form that comes in. Treasure each moment you have right now and try not to rush it.
After spreading myself far too thin for far too long, I’ve decided to ease up on my desire to be an actress AND a musician AND a voice over artist.
I’ve made the decision to write the songs that are in my heart, and share them with as many people as I can. I feel like I tap into the soul of the universe literally EVERY time I open my heart to sing, whether just to one person or at a sold out venue. The joy I feel singing and performing songs I’ve written blows every awesome thing I’ve ever done with acting right out of the water. I still like acting, and will totally do it if it easily falls into my lap, but I hate the demeaning rat race we’re forced to partake in to get anyone to notice who we are and what we have to offer.
And i don’t just like music; i NEED it. It is a part of me, the most sparkly part of my soul. Time stops when I perform, and I decided I’m going to delve into the most sincere and scary parts of my brain and of my history and write an album that I can be truly proud of.
Buuuut making money in music these days is really difficult. And going on tour for long periods of time and leaving my amazing boyfriend behind during tour will be really hard.
But you know what? I was born for this, and I’ve always known it- i just got a little scared and distracted for a while. So i’m setting out on the exhilarating and terrifyingly awesome journey of making music for the masses and hoping they can feel the heart behind it and share it with their friends so I can make a living doing what I was born to do.
Olivoix is coming for you guys. 🙂
Monica, I love this! It reminds me of one of my favorite Marianne Williamson quotes..
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Looking forward to hearing your music! Go Girl!
This is such a powerful post! When you write things down, you see the path appear and it can have some ups and downs for sure. What I know now is it will keep coming up over and over if you don’t express your God/Goddess given gift and we all have one! I am going to launch a coaching biz that’s designed for the Feminine. Movement, Breathing, Magic…creating with Ease.
I’m beyond a lot of the fear, but, it is difficult to totally express what goes on in my heart and soul, and at the same time I realize that’s where my prosperity lies, in that space. Keep on Keepin’ on!
Love, Laurie
This year I’m working on writing my book and figuring out how to really make baking my full time gig.
I would love to conquer organizing my house by purging myself of unnecessary items. I have a tendency to keep things around thinking that one day I might need this item. Some of the items (well–most) haven’t really been needed since I set them aside. Consequently, I’ve started to clutter up the house with ‘junk’. Having two teenage boys, I’m not looking for a spotless home but one that isn’t quite so disorganized that when I come in from work, I just want to leave again. My feeling is that if I can declutter my house, I’ll be able to declutter my mind with unnecessary things–small stuff that truly in the long run, just don’t matter.