Practice self-conversations

Happy 2012! I want to share with you one habit that I think will help you throughout the year– Self-conversation. Here are my three questions to get you started.

WHAT DO I BELIEVE IS POSSIBLE FOR ME?: What are the things you wish for but never see happen? Maybe time to reflect on it again?. What do you need to achieve it? Which ones do you already have and which do you needed to develop? Whose support do you need? What wrong habits are stopping you that you need to drop? Think again; that ‘big goal’ may be within your reach as long as you go after it.

WHERE DO I NEED TO SHOW MORE COURAGE?: Usually it’s not skills or habits or even lack of ambition that stands in the way but fear or a lack of confidence or belief that based on where you are now you cannot go after that big vision; you can’t even imagine yourself doing that. Of course you can; ask yourself what would you do if you were being courageous? What would you do that you are not doing now? Don’t think courage has to be about doing something mighty. Maybe for you it’s just having the courage to speak up more so your opinions count. So take that action and see what happens.

WHAT BAGGAGE DO I NEED TO OFFLOAD? These are things that worked for you in the past and which you are holding onto but which no longer work. It could be not being open to a new way of doing things because you’ve always done things a particular way or perhaps having a certain image of yourself, of what you can or not do? Indeed, anything you are holding onto that prevents you from moving forward or restricts your progress is baggage. Identify these and make a deliberate decision to leave them behind and unlearn attitudes that are holding you back.

Now take action: Identify baggage you need to drop.