How To Become The Person You Want To Be

I've got a bit of news for you.

That version of you, the previous one, the one you keep referencing, is old news.

If you're spending time reminiscing about who you were before, identifying with that version of yourself, then you are seriously limiting who you can become.

Who you were and what you did last year, last decade, or even last night is no more.

Often we draw from our past to describe ourselves in the present, when that might not be who we are today, or more importantly who we want to be today.

In order to transform yourself into who you want to become, you've got to drop your attachment to the details of before – unless of course you'd like them to continue.

Do you find yourself saying things like:

"Oh, I've worked at the X,Y,Z company for 20 years and have my own business on the side (but I'd like to leave that company and work for myself fulltime)."

"I've been coaching and consulting for 10 years (but I'd really like to expand my focus)."

"I've got an MBA and used to be a manager for a big-wig law firm but now I'm a health and fitness consultant."

When you frame everything with who you used to be (or where you used to work) instead of speaking exclusively about who you are now and what you're working toward, you shackle yourself to the past.

This does not serve you.

It's time to toss out those antiquated ideas you have about yourself and look excitedly inward and forward to identify who you really are.

You have the power to redefine yourself.

You are the creator of your life and the part you play in it.

Speaking of play, let's play a game.

Take a moment to quiet your mind and focus. Then answer these questions:

• Who are you today?
• Who are you becoming?
• What excites you about your life at present?
• What thrills you about your vision for the future?
• What feelings are your favorites? Joy, laughter, accomplishment? What else?
• How do you cultivate those feelings in your life today? Can you create a list?(Hint: Keep doing those things)

Spend some time bathing in the sweetness of the emotions you just cultivated.

Now ask yourself again:

What do you like about who you are today?

What excites you about who you are becoming?

Do this exercise daily until you find yourself routinely paying attention to the positive aspects of where you are now and what you're building.

Start describing yourself in terms of the person you are becoming. You don't have to say them aloud to anyone else, but begin to speak to yourself in those terms.

Begin to identify what you want to accomplish and then start communicating as though it's already appeared.

Tap into a vision for yourself that stirs those positive emotions you cultivated during the exercise above. Just be sure the vision you choose elicits a feeling of excitement and positive anticipation, not lack or impatience.

The future is yours to construct. It is a blank slate.

Start creating that wonderful future now. Start here. Start today.

Start with looking inward and asking "Who do I want to become?"

Then speak as though you already are.

Who are you becoming?

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Saying It Isn't The Same As Feeling It!

In order to feel it you have to trust it.
Trust is the difference between SAYING you believe something is true and ACTING as if it were true!
You can SAY all you want, but unless you trust in the truth of your words, they will be like empty promises ringing in the dead air!
Believing you can do something is the starting point from which you must begin, but unless you KNOW that you WILL do it, you won't have the energy to follow through and take the action needed to get things moving in the direction of your desires.
It's all about trusting your creative nature to do its job.
So you have to not only say you will be there to do something, you have to actually turn up and do it! And your desire to turn up and do it is in direct proportion to the trust you have in your ability to do it!

So the starting point is a desire for something with the belief that it's possible.
Yet belief in possibility alone is never going to be enough without the energy to take what is possible and make it actual.
And here is the stumbling block for most people who have tried and failed to activate their power of positive creation...

They desire something, they even believe that it's possible, but they FEAR that they will not get the results they want.
Emotion trumps words every time - feeling is the creative force of the universe, not just words or thoughts or desires.
Words and thoughts and desires kick the creative energy into motion, but without the emotion (e-motion = energy in motion) the words and thoughts and desires will fall on barren ground like carelessly scattered seeds.

This is how people try and fail to activate the Law of Attraction for positive creation.
So many of us don't realise that our fears are activating negative attraction which in turn attracts more and more negativity until we are pulled into failure like a cork being sucked into a whirlpool!
And pretty soon we give up trying because the pain of shattered dreams is far, far worse than the dull ache of mediocrity that we have become accustomed to.
You see, it's easy to justify staying where we are because of the comfort zone that we build around us.
It is far more comforting to know what to expect in our lives from the mediocrity that we surround ourselves with, than it is to venture out into the unknown!
Where there are unknown variables there could be danger, and danger creates fear.

It is the fear that keeps us where we are.
Until we can build our desires and beliefs into positive trust that is stronger than our fear, we will remain trapped where we are.
We may venture out occasionally, but the elastic band of our fears will eventually SNAP us back at the first sign of adversity.
So what we need to do is first of all be aware of what is going on in our lives. Only then can we stand a chance of changing it.

Knowledge and experience come from study. So we must study our thoughts and emotions to find out where we are directing our creative power.
For most of us, that focus will be generally negative, with the occasional positive thoughts scattered here and there... even carelessly scattered seeds might find some rich soil to grow in occasionally.
But the key is to realise that our successes in life happen for a reason, and when we can identify what those reasons are, and focus our attention upon more of the same, then we will be able to control more and more of our results.

Thus self-awareness is the first step in making positive changes.
But do not exercise judgemental self-awareness.
Simply become a passive observer, like someone watching clouds pass across the sky. Do not attach any meaning to the clouds, simply watch what they do. Thoughts, like clouds can dissipate and move on. They are constantly on the move.
Take note of the thoughts and feelings that you experience regularly.
Only by being aware of where you are now can you make the changes in direction that will create a new destiny for yourself.

You cannot change what you are unaware of. So become aware.
Once you are aware of your thoughts and feelings, you can make the effort to begin changing. And that comes with practice.
Remember that your current habits of thought and feeling have had plenty of practice to be as effortless as they are. In order to change, you have to erase and replace these old ideas, which takes time.

But now that you know how it works you have a better chance of making lasting changes that will benefit you in your future endeavours.

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