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You have permission to publish this article in your newsletter oron your website, free of charge, as long as the resource box isincluded. Please send a courtesy copy of your publication [email protected] Count: 600 wordsThanks,Claudette Rowley==============Sign Your Own Permission SlipClaudette RowleyCopyright 2003"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by thethings you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw offthe bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark TwainGrowing up, permission slips were a big part of school life -essential to participating in special projects, field trips, orclass trips out of state. For me to take part in any adventureoutside of the classroom, my mother or father had to sign theslip. Now, as an adult, I can sign my own permission slip. Infact, I don't even need one! Yet I realize how often I don'tgive myself permission to be who I want to be or do what I wantto do.How many times have you decided that you wanted something, andthen denied yourself permission to have it or even ask for it?In my experience, here are the top ten beliefs that cause peopleto deny themselves permission to want what they want:- I can't afford it.- I don't deserve it.- What will other people think? Someone might not like it.- "In my family, we don't desire things like that. My parents had the same sofa for twenty years. Why should I be any different?"- What if I get it and decide that I don't like it?- I might fail.- I might succeed.- I can't have THAT (it's too big, too small, too expensive, too fill-in-the-blank).- I'll have to step outside of my comfort zone. - And the essence of all resistance: "I am afraid."Here's the antidote to these limiting beliefs: YOU GET TO WANTWHAT YOU WANT. It's that simple. You get to want what you wantwithout judging it or measuring its merit or any justification atall.Here is an example from my own life. Recently, I've been payingcloser attention to what I want and how quick I sometimes am todeny myself. For instance, I'm developing some new strategicalliances in my business. I've noticed how rapidly limitingbeliefs will surface, such as, "Don't even bother to call thatperson. She won't return your call." If I don't stay consciousand aware, I'm stopped in my tracks. I have to keep recognizingwhat I want and giving myself full permission to have it withoutjudgment.Here are some steps to get you started: 1. Recognize what you want.2. Refrain from judgment.3. Give yourself permission to want what you want.4. Take the action required -- for example, asking, buying, giving.5. Notice what opportunities open up for you and what opens up inside of you.Following these steps may feel uncomfortable; you might feelfear. That's okay. These are simply signs that you are movingaway from what's been comfortable to you. You are growing!Each time you acknowledge what you want, refrain from judging itand act on it, you enter the flow of life. Life wants to giveyou what you want. Our socialization (see ten limiting beliefsabove) tends to complicate matters and have us believe otherwise.Recognizing what you want and giving it to yourself is a skill.And like most new skills, it requires building the "muscle." Themore you work the muscle, the easier it is to move.In the end, you are the only one who can sign your own permissionslip. As 2003 draws to a close, what's the permission slip youwant to sign?------------------------------------------------------------------Claudette Rowley, coach and author, helps professionalsidentify and pursue their true purpose and calling in life.Contact her today for a complimentary consultation at 781-676-5633or [email protected]. Sign up for her free newsletter"Insights for the Savvy" at http://www.metavoice.org. Article Tags: Permission Slip
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