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Is a Doubt-Bringer Stealing Your Goals?When the distance between you and your goal is filled with the fog of doubt, here?s a magical fan you can use to blow it all away . . .Yesterday morning, I found myself driving through a stretch of fog so wet and thick that I couldn?t e It reminded me of doubt and the way it slithers into our minds, filling us with wispy fears that keep us from taking action toward our goals. It really is ironic, isn?t it, how something as flimsy and shadowy as doubt can stop a full-grown human being in his or her tracks? Over there, shining and glorious, is what you want to experience or achieve. Over here is you, afraid to take a step, listening to some shapeless doubt-bringer who?s whispering to you all manner of reasons why you can?t get there from here, why you?re ridiculous for thinking you can or for believing a dream like that could possibly come true for the likes of you. Doubt, like any limiting thought, is basically fear, telling you lies. When it comes knocking, inste Get a pen and paper, and ask yourself, ?Why does this doubt-bringer think I won?t have my desire?? Then make a list that starts with the statement, ?This doubt-bringer says I won?t reach my goal because . . . ? and list every doubt that you can hear. Now we?re going to whip out our magical fan and blow that doubt-bringer and his bag of foggy illusions right away. Take your list of doubts and confront him with questions about them, phrased in the 3rd person, like this: ? In the history of the human race, has anyone my age ever achieved a goal similar to mine? ? How many people alive in the world right now who have failed at this a dozen times in their lifetime finally achieved at a similar goal? ? How many people have succeeded at a goal like mine in the past year? ? How many people are succeeding at a similar goal right now? ? How many people who started with limited resources or contacts have ever found a way to achieve a goal like mine? Whatever your doubts, keep asking the doubt-bringer whether anyone in circumstances similar to yours has ever succeeded at a goal like yours, how many last year, how many last week, how many, anywhere in the world, right now. Now here?s the important part. Force the doubt-bringer to answer and give you an actual number: 3,000; 7 dozen; 25; a million?even if you have to make one up. To turn the fan on even higher, write out the questions and numerical answers. But even if you only do it mentally, you?ll be amazed at how it clears the air and how fully it inspires you with renewed confidence and courage. I laughed right out loud after I tried it for the first time. Suddenly my doubts seemed silly, and when I looked again at my goal I found myself thinking ?of course you can!? It truly is a magical way to restore your perspective. After you have used it a few times, just thinking of it is enough to do the trick. Shakespeare said, ?Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we might win, by fearing to attempt.? So turn on your fan and blow the doubts away. Then, to seal the magic, choose one action you can do to move you in the direction of your goal and do it. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Want to learn more about realizing your goals and dreams? Get a subscription to The Magical Mirror newsletter with enrollment in Susan K. Minarik's new free five-part ecourse, ?How to Change Your Life and Live Your Dreams.? Click here: Live Your Dreams For more success tips, visit The Tomorrow Game Permalink: http://expert-talk.com/tips/229/is-a-doubt-bringer-stealing-your-goals-117229.htm Related Tips and Advices
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