A
fter your moment of brilliantly illuminated
perception of what really lies beyond your
flashlight’s reach, the floodlights dim again, and
you’re back to seeing only what you can with the little
flashlight. But now you know what lies beyond that
limited light. So either you become settled in the darkness
again and eventually forget about the bigger warehouse,
or, you might get a little frustrated, knowing – yet not
being able to see.
That is when I get excited, because when you get
frustrated it means something is bound to change. What
has been seen can never be unseen. Pain over your
current circumstances is a signal that you need to change
something – a danger sign. We are conditioned to ignore
it, but ignoring it means we will eventually get hurt (or
more hurt). Big ouch.
So you’ve decide you want to change and take action.
You’re all inspired. But you need to know what to change
and the change needs to be sustainable.
So where do you start?
I’d like to share nine principles that I use in my personal
development toolkit, which may be of value to you:
Take responsibility
The cornerstone is to make the full commitment to
growth or healing, because at times it may not be
comfortable. You may have to stretch your boundaries
and get out of your comfort zone. Many of us long for
freedom – free from limiting beliefs, preconceived ideas,
and attachments, all of which may cause pain. But the
moment we are ‘free’, we become responsible – nothing
or no-one to blame. The road to freedom might require
more guts than what we care to admit, but for those who
dare to travel down it, immense satisfaction awaits.
Understand what
drives you
What are you passionate about? What drives you and
gives meaning to your life? This is the ‘why’ behind what
you want to achieve – your core values. Your values
compel you to do some things and avoid others. People
fail to achieve their goals because their goals do not meet
their core values. They miss the mark because they do
not understand what drives them.
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