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I'm Stuck!

Topic: EmpowermentBy Val WilcoxPublished Recently added

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Ever feel that way? Your feet have suddenly become cement blocks. You cannot focus on tasks that you’ve set in place to move you towards your goals. You find yourself doing everything BUT what you say you want to do. Irritation and frustration sets in.

“Arghhhhhh, I’m Stuck!!!

Or are you? What these emotions and actions may really be telling you is you’re about to push past the outer rim of your comfort zone. You’re ready to step onto a path that is so unknown and so far from anything you’ve ever done before that all your warning signals start firing off.

This is the moment of truth. All your dreams and visions are just over the horizon. They are waiting for you. Are you committed enough to actually move forward? Are you willing to step into that unknown?

Of course this is an untraveled path. If you had already gone this way before, you would already have accomplished those dreams and visions. This is what you’ve been wanting, right? You knew this journey was going to have moments of the unknown. You knew there would be a point of no return.

So what’s really stopping you?

Let’s take a moment and evaluate, shall we?
• You have a clear picture of what you desire to have in your life.
• You have mapped out the steps to accomplish this.
• You have been gathering the necessary skills needed.
• You knew there would come a day when all these would be brought into play.
• You have everything within you that you need.

So why are you still stuck? Because knowing this day would come and actually arriving here are two different things. You do not have any experiences to tap into to measure this by. Feelings of doubt and indecision are sending signals to your subconscious mind. Your subconscious mind is reacting in the only way it knows how. It’s trying to protect you. And these are coming to the surface in many different ways.

Does this make sense? Does this put those frustrations and irritations in a different perspective?

You’re Not Alone

You’re far from being alone on this. Anyone who stretches and pushes the edges of their comfort zone deals with these kind of feelings. The difference is those who continue to follow their dreams conquer these feelings by taking action.
• They push past this time of stalling out.
• They believe in their course of action so much that they are willing to take life on.
• They don’t worry about getting it right the first time, they just get it going.
• They understand that it may not be perfect and mistakes may happen.
• They also know that these are nothing more than learning experiences.
• They learn, adapt, adjust and keep going.

Alrighty then… Take all those butterflies that are flitting all around inside of you, get them flying in formation and get moving! Take that Inspired Action towards your dream or vision. Once you do, you’ll look back on this time of indecision and laugh, knowing you stepped into your life and played full out. You don’t need to see every aspect of the HOW to be able to move ahead!

Are you game? I know you can do it! Ready…Set…Go!!!

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About the Author

Val Wilcox is a Speaker, Author and Life Coach who specializes in Empowering Your Life’s Dreams. She will support you in navigating the transitions of Life’s interesting challenges. Success has many faces and looks different to each and every one of us. Discovering your Life Passions unlocks the key to a better life.

With more than 10 years of experience in Leadership Development Training, Val brings a wealth of practical knowledge and experience to her coaching.

Val's newest EBook, Change Your Mindset ... Change Your Life is available through her website: http://www.valwilcox.com

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