Archive for March, 2008

Optimism and Determination – Most valuable resources in the world?

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I have long appreciated and valued the qualities of Optomism and Determination, but now the president of Gallup, the pre-eminent polling organization, has this to say…

Entrepreneurs have the rare gifts of optimism and determination, which are, and probably will remain, the new most valuable resources in the world. Optimism and determination are more valuable in the equation than creativity and innovation because they are rarer. (complete article here)

As an entrepreneur myself, I have to say this statement couldn’t be more confirming. It takes a great deal of optomism and determination to step out of being an employee (working to fulfill someone’s else’s purpose) and forge a new path working toward your own purpose.

Being an astrologer, a profession that is scorned or disregarded by a significent measure of the population, doesn’t make the entrepreneurial step any easier.

However, where does optomision and determination come from? In my experience, it comes from the drive to live life and make a contribution on your own terms, the terms that bubble up from inside – what I call “Soul-Inspired Livelihood.”

Though my optomism and determination is not constant and at times I falter and have doubts, there is nothing in me that would go back to corporate life. I followed my heart’s call five years ago and never looked back.

So if you find yourself irritated because your work does not express your inner values and motivations, start now to formulate a plan toward answering your heart’s call. It may call you into entrepreneurship or it may call you to another form of work, but don’t waste your precious life feeling unfulfilled.

My worst days as an entrepreneur have all been better than my best days as an employee. That could be true for you too.

I will be exploring this and more on April 26 in my new workshop titled “Soul-Inspired Livelihood ~ Answering Your Heart’s Call.” If you or someone you know would be interested, information can be found here.

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Pisces New Moon – Self-Doubt, A Form of Self-Abuse

Friday, March 7th, 2008

On the road to happiness and a fulfilling life, you will have to slay the demon of self-doubt. Why? It is clearly a form of self-abuse.

 

We have all suffered under self-doubt. Those nagging thoughts – “you are not good enough, you can’t do that, you are not smart enough, wise enough, attractive enough…on and on and on” – abuse your sense of self-worth and well-being.

 

The origin of this abuse lies within the voices we hear in our early years. Often due to their insecurities, parents and early authority figures words caused us to question our own instincts and made us believe what we desired was not possible.

 

It is as simple as someone having made an idle comment that stuck with us and colored our experience of our self from then on. In my case, it was a teacher who said I had no artistic ability. For over 20 years, I doubted my creative ability, until I woke up to that being untrue.

 

What example can you find in your own life? Perhaps an over cautious Mother convinced you that you were not physically capable of being athletically competitive. The possibilities are endless.

 

They didn’t mean to abuse you, of course. They were merely operating out of their own fears and limitations.

 

But the self-doubt that you continue to hold inside is clearly a form of ongoing self-abuse. It prevents you from ever trying to reach your goals; stops you from believing that you deserve to be happy and fulfilled.

 

Ironically, some of the most compassionate and caring people toward others can be the harshest critic of themselves.

 

If you are willing to encourage and be supportive of others, why not start with yourself? Become you own cheerleader! Turn around those nagging doubts by replacing them with positive affirmations.

 

While you are at it, you can do yourself a favor by surrounding yourself with friends who believe in you and offer encouragement. Any one you associate with who doesn’t see the best in you is only adding to your self-abuse. Change your friends, if need be.

 

Most of all, be an encouraging friend to yourself by putting an end to abuse from self-doubting thoughts.

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