Courage to take the journey

A wise man once said "It is not the destination that counts, instead, it is the journey". There are many paths we can choose to take in life. These paths can lead us in the direction to what we desire, and others can lead us away. Sometimes the hardest path to walk is the one that gives us everything we dream of. It is easy to stray from this path in times of uncertainty and doubt... it's easy to listen to the naysayers, easy to fall down and stay there. It is even easier to justify these actions, to blame others for these experiences we face and lose direction of what is most sacred to us.

It takes true courage to persevere in these times, to hold onto the belief that you have within your heart, to stand up for what you believe in and to face these challenges with the knowing that this is part of the journey, and makes it worthwhile. Giving oneself the permission to take this journey is the first step to living it. I encourage you all to give yourself the permission to take you journey, unlock the courage inside you and do what is necessary to walk this path. Here are some things that have helped me along my journey.

1. Get clear on what you want: This not only helps you understand what you want and why, it helps establish a connection between yourself and your vision. By doing so, it will assist you in knowing the steps you will need to take to get closer to what you want.

2. Be the person you will need to be to have what it is you want: Many of us hold the belief that once we have what we want we will be a different person. The truth is we need to be a different person to have what we want. It comes down to the basic principle that if we want our external world to change, we first need to change our internal world (ourselves). For instance, in order to lose weight, one must change their lifestyle first, not the other way around. If we are unwilling to create change (or allow it into our life), then our results in life will stay the same.

3. Feel the feeling of having it now: Imagining ourselves surrounded in our vision has 2 main purposes. Firstly, it heightens our energy level to a place where we are able to manifest what we want. Lets face it, if a goal doesn't get you excited enough to get off the couch, you wont have the amount of power required to create it. Secondly, it changes our mindset to potentially see things we had not previously considered. A hidden way to take a step forward or move around an obstacle perhaps.

4. Put in place support systems: With success and change comes new challenges and obstacles to overcome. This is normal when creating new results and to assist you in times of doubt surround yourself with systems that enable you to keep moving forward. Surrounding yourself with like minded people who assist you along the way, keeping yourself reminded of why you want to achieve this particular result & continually recognizing the positive progress you have made so far are some ways of doing this.

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