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What's Holding You Back?
By Amanda Maynard
As a Personal Coach, I am a professional listener. I listen to what is being said and what is not being said. Usually the focus needs to be on what is not being said.
As we go through life we create stories about who we are and what we can and cannot do. All these stories are based on our interpretation of our life experiences. From birth we interpret our world based on our limited knowledge and understanding. As we grow, we add to these general interpretations of life from our primary caregivers. We then attract to ourselves others who reinforce those interpretations of our world.
That is, unless we decide we want to change. Change the stories and the interpretations. Change takes courage and commitment. It takes focus. It requires a knowledge that you will fall and have to get back up and dust yourself off and get going again..and again.and again..
There is no question that it takes work and commitment to clear through the stories we have created of who and what we are in the world. However, it can be done. Countless individuals before you have done it. It takes patience and understanding. If you haven't learned it already, you need to learn to love yourself. That means taking all the flaws you think you have and realizing they are also your areas of great strength. It means taking your strengths and seeing they can also be your source of weakness.
It is a humbling journey but one well worth the journey. You realize you are not the limited, flawed being you think you are. You are perfectly, uniquely You. Now, you get to enjoy who you are and who you are becoming. Start today, take the journey of self-discovery, it is the best trip you will ever take.
Amanda Maynard,
Personal Development Coach , EnergyWorks
www.amandamaynard.com
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