What if I fail? What will people say about me? I don’t have enough experience or qualifications. It’s too late for me. I should’ve done this much earlier in life. The more I entertained these thoughts, the more unhappy I became. Things were so bad at one point that I was severely depressed, had gained a ton of weight, and didn’t have much of a social life outside of work. I now realize that the low point in my life was actually a gift from the universe. As spiritual teacher Michael Bernard Beckwith puts it, “pain pushes until the vision pulls you.” My wake up call came when I realized that I was putting my health at risk and that, in the words of Wayne Dyer, I didn’t want to die with my music still inside of me.
I now realize that the low point in my life was actually a gift from the universe. As spiritual teacher Michael Bernard Beckwith puts it, “pain pushes until the vision pulls you.” I came to understand there would never be a perfect time to step off the merry-go-round of life to start living my purpose. I began to understand that we all have a unique way in which we have been called to serve and to make a valuable contribution. Even more important, when our work is grounded in how we can be of sacred service to our clients and customers (as opposed to how much money we can make for ourselves), we will always have everything we need to fulfill our missions. This shift in mindset helped me to learn that while fears and doubts are a natural part of the human experience, I have a choice in how I choose to respond to them. I can acknowledge
them while also shifting my focus to solutions and opportunities. What would I do if I knew I could not fail? Someone somewhere is looking for exactly what I have to offer. Now is the perfect time to start living on purpose. Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset or are you simply playing small by pretending and daydreaming? If you’re struggling with getting your business off the ground or taking it to the next level, chances are you need a mindset reset.
Mind Your Business Masterclass: register online at https://theedgegeorgia.org/training. Meico Marquette Whitlock liberates changemakers from work-life imbalance and technology overload through speaking, training, and coaching. Meico is the founder and CEO of Mindful Techie, creator of the Intention Planner, and a trained mindfulness facilitator. He facilitates transformative experiences that foster wellbeing in a hyperconnected and distracted world, and has worked with organizations such as Cigna, Greenpeace, and the World Wildlife Fund. He has been a featured speaker on ABC News, Fox 5, Radio One, and on the main stage at events such as the Nonprofit Technology Conference. References and resources: https://hacktheentrepreneur.com/entrepreneurial-mindset
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