7 Questions to ask Yourself to Shift your Paradigm of Thinking

Now that you know the 18 most common excuses we use to keep us stuck in a rut. Here's Dr. Dyer's 7 questions to ask yourself to change your paradigm.

1) Is It True?

2) Where did the excuse come from:?

3) What's the payoff?

4) What would my life look like if I couldn't use these excuses?

5) Can I create a rational reason to change?

6) Can I access universal cooperation in shedding old habits?

7) How do I continuously reinforce this new way of being?

Excuses

We all make excuses in our lives for not achieving that which we know is our God given right. I know I am guilty as charged.

I was very glad to have found this over the past week!

18 Common Excuses And Paradigm shifting Affirmations
by Dr Wayne Dyer found in his new book Excuses BeGone!

1) It Will Be Difficult:I Have the ability to accomplish any task I set my mind to with ease and comfort.

2) It's Going To Be Risky: Being myself involves no risks. It is my ultimate truth, and I live it Fearlessly.

3) It Will Take A Long Time: I have infinite patience when it comes to fulfilling my destiny.

4) There Will Be Family Drama: I would rather be loathed for who I am than lived for what I am not.

5) I Don't Deserve it: I am a Divine creation, a piece of God. Therefore, I cannot be undeserving.

6) It's Not My Nature: My essential nature is perfect and faultless. It is to this nature that I return.

7) I Can't Afford It: I am connected to an unlimited source of abundance.

8) No One Will Help Me: The right circumstances and the right people are alreaedy here and will show up on time.

9) It Has Never Happened Before: I am willing to attract all that I desire, beginning here and now.

10) I'm Not Strong Enough: I have access to unlimited assistance. My strength cxomes from my connection fo my Source being.

11) I'm Not Smart Enough: I am a creation of the Divine mind: all is perfect, adn I am a genius in my own right.

12) I'm Too Old (or not Old Enough): I am an infinte being. The age of my body has no bearing on what I do or who I am.

13) The Rules won't let me: I live my life according to Divine rules.

14) It's Too Big: I think only about what I can do now, by thinking small, I accomplish great things.

15) I Don't Have The Energy: I feel passionately about my life, and this passion fills me with excitement and energy.

16) It's My Family History: I live in the present moment by being grateful for all my life experience as a child.

17) I'm Too Busy: As I unclutter my life, I free myself to answer the callings of my soul.

18) I'm Too Scared: I can accomplish anything I put my mind to, because I know that I am never alone.

Knowing--NOT

I had a couple hours to waste this afternoon so I decided to take in a movie. I had seen a couple previews of Knowing and thought it would be a pretty good flick. Was I ever disappointed. I really don't like walking out of a movie feeling like I need to go take a shower to remove the negative emotions.

The movie was dark and depressing.

My two cents

Every 21 Seconds someone you know and Love is Diagnosed

Nurses are the worst patients. I should know, I am one of them.

I have been in denial about my diabetes for many years but the callous on my foot got me thinking about what happened to my dad. My dad has been a diabetic for as long as I can remember. His mother was also a Type II diabetic. So much for missing the genetic pool on that one :)

Several years ago he was working in a convention center. He was moving one of the walls and the wall ran over his foot. He never felt it. He didn't even realize he had broken several toes until he got home and removed his shoe. Fortunately for him, he was in great care and to this day still has his toes.

I could not fathom how someone who ran his toes over could not feel it. But that is what happens with diabetic neuropathy. The nerves die and your not even away they are dying.

Yes, there are some tale-tell signs like burning, itching, soreness and a few other general symptoms. And that's the problem. They are general and slow to develop. If your a diabetic don't dismiss these symptoms. If you find yourself with these symtoms---get them checked out by your primary MD or a podiatrist.

I may be in denial about my diabetes but I'm not in denial about the wonderful work the American Diabetic Association provides. Recently, BeachBody and Kathy Smith joined the American Diabetic Association to alleviate diabetes. Together they have developed a wonderful 12 week program that anyone can follow.

Every 21 seconds someone is diagnosed with Diabetes.

What Do you DO?

I find that to be a loaded question. "What do you do?" Are people asking what I do for a living, fun, or relaxation? Or are they asking me what they should be doing to propel their lives to the next level.

Defining the intention. To define an intention is to listen with all of our senses. When you are listening with all your senses you are able to pick up on clues on what the other person is really saying. Imagine, standing eye to eye. Observe their behavior. Are they shifting around, do they keep good eye contact, do they stut and stammer during the conversation? Are they sweating, coughing, or even yawning? Are they looking away? Are they shuffling their feet? Maybe they are in a stance of what I call Big Dawg, Little Dawg...the stance that I am bigger than you so you better back down.

These clues of intention all dictate how you will answer the question "What do you do?"

Setting your filters. Your response to the question will be further filtered by a myriad of thoughts, feelings and past experiences. You are what you think is far more appropriate than you are what you eat. Our minds have an amazing ability to take any moment in our lives and filter our responses without us even realizing it is happening.

Observe your clues of intention. What clues are your giving to the other person? Are you maintaining eye contact? Do you shuffle about? Are you even interested in what the other person is saying or are you ready to respond with your next question?

Amazing that all this occurs within nanoseconds.

Interesting topic for reflection and consideration the next time someone asks you "What do you do?"

Once Upon a Time

Early in my marriage I realized a very important fact. If something should happen to my husband or my marriage I could not raise my kids on the minimum wages I was making as a deli manager. That was a very sobering and frightening thought.

I took a self inventory. My options were limited. Go back to school or face the reality of welfare and food stamps to support my children. Somewhere along the way I had told myself that I couldn’t make it in college. Only smart people go to school and I knew my grades from high school weren’t that wonderful.

After many false starts, I finally made the move to go back to school. I worked full-time, raised a husband, two kids and attended school full time. I was not a 5 year senior. I graduated with honors in 4 years with my Bachelors of Science in Nursing.

I soon realized that I had just traded a lower paying job for a higher paying one. I still wasn’t home with my kids as much as I wanted. I had to work weekends and evenings, holidays and birthdays. I had to pull teeth to get people to trade shifts so I could make it to my kids’ events.

Through it all I lost my own personal quest for growth and my health was declining. My life appeared on the surface to be just fine but inside I was spinning out of control. And to top it all off, I came to an understanding that trading time for dollars was not going to be my ticket to financial security, let alone freedom.

I had a V-8 moment when 2 things happened almost simultaneously in my life. 1) My husband joined a network marketing company & 2) I began to learn about the Law of Attraction.

In college, I learned to compare and contrast and the use of a Venn diagram to visually see the differences and similarities between 2 ideas or objects. Trust me; it didn’t take someone with a Bachelors degree to soon realize that the two have way more in common than in difference.

• All things are possible
• You have to believe to see
• What you think about you bring about
• Your inner beliefs bring about your outer reality
• Thoughts + Feelings + Actions = Reality
• Personal growth leads to growth in all areas of our lives
• We are all connected in one way or another
• Assist enough people in getting what they want and you will get what you want

My vision is women empowering women (single, married or divorced) who desire personal growth, financial freedom and/ or time freedom through the vehicle of network marketing.

Jim Rohn stated he was challenged to become a millionaire, not for the money but for what he would become along the way. So True!