What's Stopping You?

DO YOU EVER HAVE THAT NIGGLING THOUGHT IN YOUR HEAD WHERE YOU WONDER WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING?

DID YOU MISS SCHOOL THAT DAY IN GRADE TWO WHEN THEY GAVE EVERY CHILD THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN LIFE?

Years ago I read an article in which the author stated that she went through life believing that she had missed receiving the manual on life that they handed every other child but her in grade two because she was home sick that day.

Do you feel like you missed out on receiving that life manual?

I know that I felt this way for years.

I SPENT SO MANY YEARS WONDERING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME.

I wasted so much time worrying what everyone else thought of me. When I think of the time and energy that I wasted I just cringe.

Many of my clients discovered that at one point in time, in one way or another, they have been hiding, trying to find ways to be invisible.

Here are some of the creative ways that I’ve observed when people want to be invisible.

• You resist posting anything personal in social media
• Your picture is not easy to find on your website or your marketing materials
• You make excuses for not getting out to networking events
• You show up to a virtual meeting or networking event with your camera turned off
• You don’t want to speak in front of others
• You don’t ask for business because you are afraid of rejection
• You don’t do business by yourself because you don’t think they are enough
• You’re not charging enough for your services or products
• You’re giving away your time and energy for free
• You’re allowing people to take longer in their sessions than scheduled
• You’re not paying yourself a healthy salary from your business
• You’re paying everyone else first and taking only what you need to survive
• You don’t pull money from your business; you plow all your profits back into the business
• You believe that if you were smarter or faster or “just something” that you would be more successful

Being invisible is painful. So why do so many people do it?

Because, deep, deep, deep down you believe that it is keeping you safe. It’s a form of protection.

It’s your time to move out of being invisible and into feeling invincible.