Totally Fulfilled
want to improve. In fact, you’ve read this far, so you’re committed to go to a whole new level and reaching your full potential. This is not about eliminating problems in your life, because that will never happen. This is about how to deal with problems as they arise and what to focus on at that time. Eliminating Excuses What would you love to accomplish, overcome, change, or create? What’s wrong in your life presently? If you compare your vision of a Totally Fulfilled life to your life right now, how do the two differ? What scares you, gives you that knot in your stomach, or causes you fear, anxiety, stress, and hopelessness? Are finances your biggest stress? Your health? Your weight? Your relationships? Depression? No matter what our obstacles are, we need to address them, overcome them, and find out why they hold you back. Be extremely honest with yourself here. What obstacles popped into your head when you were trying to dream of that perfect life? Think what they were, and we’ll come back to them in a minute. This may seem a little unsympathetic, but your obstacles may be nothing more than excuses that you have created without realizing it. I can almost hear you right now: “Yeah, but, you don’t understand. I can’t even begin to imagine my dreams, because ______________________________ (fill in the blank with the “limit”).” Or maybe you’re saying, “That would be great. But I have four kids. I’m already working two jobs. There’s no way around my obstacles.” I have felt and said the same types of things at many points in my life, especially when someone was trying to give helpful advice. As real and painful as my past obstacles were, I also know I have invented some pretty good excuses over the years that delayed my progress and evolution to a better me.
70
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs