Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov 2014 - Featuring Louise Hay | Page 30

...NEVER STOP BELIEVING IN YOURSELF, BECAUSE
REGARDLESS OF WHAT ANYONE SAYS, YOU CAN
LIVE THE LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS.
given up on, and that they even thank God
every day for me, it makes it all worth it. In
fact, it’s all I want to do.
I love my business, and it’s grown a lot over
the last five years, but was it enough to
leave behind a career that has defined me
for the last 20 years? Could I really expect
it to support me and my family?
I knew there was only one way I was ever
going to find out, so in April I resigned from
my staff position at the hospital.
With no guarantees, I should’ve stayed at
my hospital job, right?

I COULDN’T DO IT.
Quite frankly, it’s painful to feel like your
dreams are drifting away while you’ve got a
family to support, and if you’re like me, you’ll
try to convince yourself that your dreams
really aren’t worth the risks.
But this is my life, and I believe I will regret a risk
I don’t take more than any loss I could suffer.

Which begs another question: why does it
have to be so hard?

YOUR EGO WANTS TO KEEP
YOU SAFE (AND MEDIOCRE).
Whether you call it your Ego or y our “voice
of reason” or—my favorite—your inner critic,
there is a part of your psyche that wants to
protect you. And if that means sacrificing
your dreams, so be it.
To your Ego, your survival is the only thing
that counts, and your dreams are nothing
more than a dangerous distraction.
But that doesn’t mean you have to believe it.
The truth is, your Ego is just another voice
inside your head. You can view it as a
trusted advisor who wants you to think about
the risks involved before you do anything
unconventional.
It’s prudent to listen to that voice, but you’re
by no means obligated to obey it. In fact,
challenging it on a regular basis is probably
one of the best things you can do.
And how do you do that?

ASK POWERFUL QUESTIONS.
The key to coming to terms with the Ego is
to ask it powerful questions. Asking, “I’ve
always struggled financially, so I guess I’m

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