Getting in touch with our feelings.

bybill808

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Updated 6 years ago

For most of us our feelings are sub-conscious. They are down there somewhere in our deepest mind along with our values. They contribute to our gut feeling. People tell us to make gut decisions. I say NO, not unless you have actively thought about your values, your feelings and how they impact what you do every day.

For instance, we are taught from our earliest childhood to suppress our curiousity and learn by rote what we need to know to pass the test. We are taught to reduce risk by taking small steps and failing early. Give up and start working on something more likely to be successful.

Dream big and if you think your dreams are worthwhile never give up. Yes, you will need to break you goals down into small steps in order to get things done, but never lose site of your Big Dream.

If you want to do big things, you have to know your destination and set your course to success. If your ship gets caught in a storm of criticism, ride out the storm and get back on course.

Risk Aversion is the feeling that keeps us in our comfort zone and staying in your comfort zone will mean keeping the status quo. You will never be comfortable creating a new business startup. No one here at WA who is actively building a business is in their comfort zone. We are risking our money, our time and even our reputation to accomplish something that is important to us.

Many of us express doubt that we can do this. Many ask if they can make money at WA. Others ask how long it will take to create a livable income. Whether they realize it or not, they are expressing feeling of doubt and unless they replace doubt with more positive feeling of this is what I must do to succeed they are going to quit.

Complacency is the enemy of progress. If you feel complacent, you are content where you are and willing to drift on the River of Life. Success comes to those who want to reach the next port-of-call and are willing to paddle to get there.

Do you feel you are just average or perhaps you have your predetermined role in society. Women in particular have a problem with this and many have a feeling their role is to be mother and house keeper. Even if a woman is working she may feel reluctant to take a leadership role or try to do anything outside her job description.

Point is, we can leave our feelings in our sub-conscious and be driven by feelings we don't understand, or we can bring out feelings to the surface, face them, and overcome the negativity that is holding us back.