Weekly Food for Thought - Limited or Empowered: The Choice is Yours

‘Emancipate yourself from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds.’ ~Bob Marley

Dear Friends,

Last weekend, at the workshop I delivered, we talked about limiting beliefs, and how we allow them to stand in the way of our life's purpose. How our life's message gets buried in the ocean of limiting self talk and self-sabotage…

Limiting beliefs, supported by internal dialogue and a limiting self-talk, can play havoc and seriously impact our performance, and thus stop us from living an inspired life.

When 'practiced' regularly they gain strength, become our story, our identity. In other words they become us. Whether we are consciously aware of them or not, becomes secondary. The main point is they are here and they are crippling us.

So, how do we rid ourselves from them? How do we turn them into empowering beliefs?

Easy!

First, identify one big limiting belief that you've been carrying with yourself the longest. Write down what is missing in your life as a result of your decision to 'keep' this limiting belief.  Who are you not, as a result of this limiting belief? What don't you have, that you may have otherwise had?

Once you have done this, search for a new empowering belief, the one that will overwrite the old one and make it completely disappear.

Immerse yourself in this new empowering belief. Do it regularly, as you deserve to be the example of excellence for yourself, and inspire others to follow your example.

 I wish you a wonderfully empowering and inspirational weekend!

Lidija

© Momentum Strategies 2012

Weekly Food for Thought - Of Beauty in the Now

‘Travelers, it is late. Life's sun is going to set. 
During these brief days that you have strength,
 be quick and spare no effort of your wings.’ ~ Rumi

Dear Friends,

The beginning of my working week finds me at a beautiful and tranquil spot on the Adriatic coast.

Sitting by the sea, relaxing, with only the sound of the occasional seagull and waves crushing against the rocks...Perfect setting, and one of those rare unpolluted moments... Moments created by nature, and enjoyed by me:-)!

I've had many similar moments in my life, however, I must admit that this one carries something special with it... I have no idea of what it is, it just feels right, aligned, and perfectly perfect...And you know what, unlike previous times, where I risked spoiling a beautiful moment by analyzing it, this time round, I have no desire to dig deep and uncover the source of my joy!

I am here, enjoying the sun, with the man I love, and allowing all of my senses to soak up the beauty of this precious moment! It feels like my whole being is applauding and jumping with joy:-)!

It feels the whole Universe has descended on this beautiful spot, where I happen to be this very moment:-)! I love it!

Most of us are always running, rushing, meeting deadlines, often unaware of the beauty that surrounds us! The beauty is there, wonderful moments also, they beg to be noticed and enjoyed...by us;-)!

With this in mind, I wish you a wonderful week, and wonder what beautiful moments will grab your attention?!

Love,
Lidija

© Momentum Strategies 2012

Weekly Food for Thought - Get To vs. Got To

‘Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life’ ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Dear Friends,

It has been amazing few weeks! Tons of moments for which I am eternally grateful to God, the Universe, and everything and everyone else that contributed and continue to contribute to my growing and enjoying this cycle of human experience called Life!

I spent five days with my peers, saw some old friends and made some new ones! I saw some 5000 people take their lives to a new level, and switching from  a 'got to' attitude to a 'get to' attitude!

And it is this seemingly small semantic trick that makes a whole lot of difference on the quality of our lives.  Time and again, focus and language prove to be key players in how our lives pan out.

You see, when we say I 'got to' do something, something within us shifts, and our Unconscious becomes lazy, lethargic, starts looking for excuses not to do it and seeks out an escape route.

Why?! Because, 'got to' carries with it an 'i-don't-want-to-but-i-have-to' kind of message, and we automatically switch into a gear that takes us to an unresourceful l state that is filled with excuses and strategies for an easy way out:-)!

How about switching to a 'get to'!? 'Get to' carries with it a whole spectrum of possibilities! When we say 'I get to' do something, we can expect an instant shift in our focus, our state, our physiology and therefore our performance!  We become more curious, more alive! And we only changed one little vowel;-)! Not bad, hey?!

Tomorrow, I'll GET TO climb a mountain... What will you GET TO do this weekend...and beyond?!

Wishing you a fabulous weekend,

Lidija