> Are You Ready For Greatness? (Part 1)

Monday, April 23, 2007

Are You Ready For Greatness? (Part 1)

I was recently asked how I define greatness…and for me it has always been a feeling or a sense of empowerment and peace. But to put it into words, to me greatness is being who you need to be for you, getting clear on what you want and being willing to take action in order to bring the things you want into your life. (That is where the empowerment and peace comes into play.)

I truly love this topic because it is always really awesome when someone discovers something phenomenal about themselves…something that supports them in gaining clarity around the things they want, excelling them forward and creating the life they desire.

If stepping into greatness is so awesome, why aren’t we all doing it all the time? In response, I have drafted a Top 10 list of reasons why…

1) Limiting beliefs. Those niggling, negative thoughts that often hold us back. The thoughts that we hide behind and that stand in our way of moving forward.
2) Nay-sayers. The people, who, bless their hearts, try and persuade us that our dreams, intentions, who we are, what we want is not good enough, not attainable, or maybe even stupid.
3) The past and revisiting of the past. Re-running those old tapes, messages, and negative images that make us feel really low.
4) Lack of clarity around who we are or what we want. If you think about the process of stepping into your greatness as a map, it is truly difficult to move forward without a clear understanding of your own capabilities or what I like to consider your vehicle and the direction you wish to head in.
5) Fear, fear that we might get all that we desire and not be able to live up to our new found greatness. This one is a biggie, because no one wants to get a taste of greatness and then have it disappear.
6) Unwillingness to take responsibility for our own actions. Placing blame on others or external factors for the things that do not go well in our lives.
7) Lack of focus on self and needs because we fear being viewed as selfish.
8) Excuses (i.e. no time, not enough money)
9) The If Onlys…if only I had..if only I were..
10) Inaction – not taking action towards the things we want, but rather waiting for things to just happen.

So, if you feel that you have not stepped into your greatness just yet, I want you to consider these questions, what is standing in your way? What’s hindering your forward movement towards greatness? What are you willing to do to let your greatness come through? Tune in next week when I will provide the “antidote” to the Top 10 list.

In the meantime, please feel free to share your thoughts! Be well and have a blast stepping into your greatness…

Pam