A message or teaching may come repeatedly. Perhaps a cluster of truths or teachings dovetail and coincide with growth or maturing around that set of truths.  Andy Andrews’ 7 Decisions recently dovetailed with a teaching from my yoga teacher and coincided with my current growth edge.  Andrews underscores that, if you don’t implement Decision #3, “I am a person of ACTION”, the other 6 won’t get you very far. It means that you must take the right action in the right way.

The actions needed to achieve success with something are whatever it takes to achieve success! This varies for each person and their circumstances. We may do the right things in the right ways and still not achieve the results that we seek although this worked for someone else.  This is especially true in today’s economy.  What then?

Decision #7 is “I persist without exception”. This means that I do what it takes and I persist until I find the way that works.  Most people who haven’t succeeded with something gave up at a certain point whereas people who’ve succeeded persevered –possibly even with multiple failures. They persevered because they had a big enough motivation. What’s your big motivation?  Is it big enough to cause you to persevere?  Hopefully, you aspire to be your best self and live your most authentic life. THAT is what I’m here to help you with!  That’s my mission.  My business is dedicated to and designed to facilitate people becoming clear about their authenticity and their soul’s purpose and then becoming free, empowered, and effective to fulfill that purpose and create their authentic life with as much grace and ease as possible. Much of my expertise is applied to the arena of money because money, and what you believe about money, is often the #1 thing that stops people. I facilitate clearing whatever stops you from discovering and fulfilling your purpose or having the life and finances you want.

Decision #4 is “I have a decided heart”. This means I’ve made the decision to become my best self, discover and fulfill my soul’s purpose, and there’s no turning back; I leave no back doors open to retreat back through.  I may pause along the way (especially following failure or disappointment) to rest, reflect, re-strategize, meditate or pray for guidance, but my decision is unwavering.  My faith may waiver at times, but I don’t abandon my mission.

If you have that big enough motivation, then I suggest that you firmly commit to yourself to absolutely do it.  So often it’s the lack of a firm commitment that does us in.  This is true in every area of life. My yoga teacher spoke of how critical it is to set your intention and commit to fully engage while keeping your heart soft!  The soft heart is key – you get much more access when your heart center is soft.  I expect this applies universally- not just in yoga.  While practicing handstand (something that has scared me my entire life!) my teacher said “Imagine what your results will be without a firm commitment.  Twenty years of yoga and I’ve not gotten up on my own in handstand; my fear kept me from committing fully.  Both my understanding of the physics of getting up in handstand and my courage have increased.  I’ve practiced simultaneously engaging all of the elements required and hoped to become both strong enough and courageous enough to get up in handstand without help.  I imagined it might happen in another year or two.  I would just keep practicing at my edge. Those elements coalesced and I got up for the first time that day!  I’d dealt with my fear and internalized the commitment!

Where is your edge around becoming your best self?  Are you willing to explore that? What will you commit to?  Who are you truly?  Who are you becoming? As we wind down this calendar year and approach the solstice and the New Year- a time of resolutions and new beginnings, write some words that describe who you truly are.  What words describe your fullest potential?  What are some words that describe who you are becoming?  What do you want for yourself in 2010…..and beyond?  What support do you have for this?

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