“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” Marianne Williamson. 

Step Into Your Excellence.

Playing small never served anyone and it definitely is not serving you. This article might be one that grips hold of your heart a little, but this morning I decided the time has come be brutally honest with myself and with you.

 The time of “BS’ing ” yourself is over.  To achieve what you so dream and desire means that you will have to crawl out from beneath that soft fluffy comfortable covering and expose yourself to the world

Frightening isn’t it? 

Hell yeah , well for me it was anyway.

So many times I have had people stomping on my dream, that at times I questioned whether they were the crazy one’s – or whether it was me.

However with time, the passion and dream burning deep inside –  [I know you have it too]  won’t let go..

Not now, not ever, unless of course you decide that the warm fuzzy place called comfort zone is so much better than the space where you will have to step up, stretch yourself and get pretty uncomfortable at times in order for you to achieve your dream

So why do we play small?

[My dad used to say ” Y”  is a crooked letter and you cant make it straight, It’s a  word that really only keeps you going in circles] but bare with me a little – to understand how to get where we want to go, we need to understand why we continue to run the same strategy of playing small over and over .

So let’s put this in to a bit of context..

Playing small keeps us safe,  I’ll say it again

Playing small keeps us safe.

That’s it! 

When we’re safe , everyone will like us , ( WRONG ) when we’re safe, we fit in ( WRONG) when we’re safe we feel certain ( WRONG ) Playing safe only allows us to feel like everyone will like us, like we fit in , certain for a moment, once that moment has passed we settle back and once again feel the gnawing inside  that suggests you know that you are worth more, that you are feeding your self BS.

Please let me know if you’re getting this.

So, if we understand the WHY our next question must be HOW.

How then can we step up and become all that we were designed and meant to be . The answer is to;

•     Give your self permission to shine .
•     Love who you are NOW and BE who you want to be.
  
•     Connect spiritually to the one who made you (for me it is God ) draw strength and courage and ask for wisdom and boldness. – Matthew 21:22 says,  “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive… “

 The magic word here being “ BELIEVE “

•     Believe that you are worth it.
•     Hold the vision of what you want to have in your mind, visualise it daily and feeling it with emotion (It could be your thriving successful 6-7 figure income producing business, a fabulous loving relationship, Travel in the Bahamas or a new career)
•     Create a plan (if you feel afraid and doubt you can do it on your own, find someone to support you, to mentor, coach or guide you)

And lastly

•      Take Action – Dreaming of it own wont get you where you want to be, however DREAMING combined with a plan, a STRATEGY and to take  MASSIVE ACTION will move you faster than you can think, to achieving your dream.

So step up – Embrace Your Excellence.

I believe in YOU.