Are There Dragons at Your Door?

Poet Rainer Maria Rilke says that our deepest fears are like dragons guarding our deepest treasures. That concept rings true for me.

Your beliefs are embedded into your conscious and sub-conscious mind based on the environment you live in. You can’t stop this process. You can only become aware of it so you can control the type of input you receive.

That’s why it’s possible to ballpark your income based on the income of your 5 closest friends. In fact I have a friend who coaches in the network marketing industry who can ask a few simple questions and usually pinpoint the level of monthly income a person makes, based on how they answer the questions.

You can’t afford to be around negative people. No matter how you tell yourself it doesn’t affect you, it does. You must rid your life of negative people because YOUR life depends on it.

You’ll never become rich hanging around broke people, and I’m talking emotionally and financially. Those people are sucking the life out of you. The sad part is you can’t fully see it until you completely release them.

That means you don’t have the energy you need to devote to your own preservation and growth.

When you associate with positive people you’re much more likely to see yourself in a positive light and to see the world full of opportunities for you.  That’s why so many positive, successful people start out as seminar junkies. It’s their first exposure to a world of positive, motivated people.

In fact several years ago I taught a six week course called “Transforming Your Dragons into Dollars”. It grew out of the realization that client’s business blocks came from their beliefs and behaviors 99%more than not having the right tools.

Your true beliefs are visible through your daily habits. I’m not talking about what you say you believe, but what you really believe. Because what you really believe is what you demonstrate daily through your actions.

So if you find yourself saying you believe one thing, and then having to justify or make excuses for why your life doesn’t reflect that at the  moment, you have dragons at your door!

These are the behaviors and beliefs you’ve been afraid to look at. Maybe because you’ve told yourself they are too big. Or, you can’t possi

bly shift them yourself and it’s just too painful to look when nothing can be done about it.

There are plenty of ways we avoid looking at our dragons. Every day you find reasonable and generally accepted diversions to keep you from having to tackle your dragons head on. Unfortunately, that’s also the same thing that keeps you from being as successful as you can be.
You’re aware of a few of your favorite diversions, but let me show you a few more you may not be aware are places you hide.

25 of the Most Common Dragon Diversions:

1.    Waiting until the last minute to make a decision, hoping it’s too late

2.    Not returning e-mails or calls in a timely manner

3.    Being late

4.    Forgetting time commitments you’ve made

5.    Bringing work into your personal time

6.    Not getting out of bed until you are rushed

7.    Paying bills late

8.    Not being organized

9.    Having a messy office

10.    Not asking clients for money you are owed

11.    Wasting time on unnecessary phone calls

12.    Not eating healthily

13.    Not exercising

14.    Not planning for the future

15.    Not keeping your word

16.    Not separating business and personal time

17.    Being a control freak

18.    Not taking personal time

19.    Answering calls or texting at inappropriate times

20.    Not being clear on what you want

21.    Not completing work on time

22.    Being sick

23.    Sleeping too much

24.   Watching too much TV

25.   Drinking too much alcohol

Ok, so how many of these do you use? Do you have a few tricks of your own I haven’t touched on here?

Bottom line…
You can’t change what you don’t recognize. These dragons will continue to haunt you and sabotage your success until you are no longer afraid to face them.

Once you look at them in the light of day you can take the negative energy that you’ve given them and turn it into positive, productive energy driven by your true passion and purpose. You can actually use it to move you forward on your path.

What is true for you is how you’re living your life right now, today.

The rationalizations you tell yourself are illusions. If your life doesn’t look the way you want it to look, stop looking outside yourself for the latest business tool, gadget or get rich quick scheme.

Look in the mirror. Be brave and face your dragons. Once you do, they aren’t so scary. If you would like someone to guide you through the process, get a mentor who works with these issues, like myself. You’d be surprised how strong you can be and how quickly things can shift for you when you have someone to guide you through the process.

Until next week, I’d love to hear your thoughts.  Just comment on this post on my blog at http://www.LynnPierce.com

If you would like personal mentoring, send me an email detailing what you would like help with.  As your mentor I hold a bigger vision for you than you hold for yourself.  When you have faith and a team that believes in you, it gives you courage.  When you don’t have to do it all yourself, all things are possible for you.  Commit today to go for your dream 100%.

Lynn Pierce, the Success Architect, has taught people how to combine business and personal development to reach the pinnacle of success and live the life of their dreams for almost 30 years. In addition, she is also the founder of one of the most exciting annual events for women entrepreneurs, “Empowered Women’s Business  Summit”. Now she shares her keys to success and life mastery with you. You can get her special report, “What Do You Stand For? A No B.S. Guide to Creating Your Own Personal Manifesto” at http://LynnPierce.com