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BEING SELF HEALTHY WITH MINISTER G

Promises, Promises!

What is it you promised yourself you would accomplish in 2003 and it never happened? Each year we make some resolution for the coming year and we never get to it let alone stick to it once we’re gotten that far.

People lament over never reaching their goals and spend most of their lives “crying because the milk got spilled”. We look at ourselves as failures when in reality we have placed our goals so high that we set ourselves up to fail even before we begin. The only reason others accomplish more than we do isn’t because they are smarter, it’s because they don’t have sense enough to fail.

I am not a betting woman, but I will venture this, most of you reading this column are brilliant and you are the last to know it. I have completed writing my second book and am in the middle of a third, not because I am brilliant, but because I don’t have the sense to fail.

Most of the time we are too logical and we think about things too much. I do things. I suggest you get a “do” spirit about your goals. If you want to write a book, then do it. If you want to start a business, then do it. It is not rocket science; it is “get to it” science. I wrote a business book regarding the business if starting a business. The name of this book is “There are No Secrets, It’s Merely a Process”. It is a line by line guide to starting your business. It is written in simple to follow wording and it does not confuse you. It is daily task oriented for maximum progress.

In one of my Self-Health columns, I even give tips on how to free up some of your time and then you can do more of those things that make you uniquely you. I am a promoter of creativity. I will always promote creative thinking. Plus, I challenge those that I coach to stretch their thinking capabilities.

The formulation of habits comes from the thoughts we think regarding ourselves. Because I have such a sense of determination, I don’t have failing sense. I don’t promise anyone anything. I take action and move on my words. I don’t allow anyone to promise me anything; I challenge them to move on their words.

The main thing that destroys faith in yourself is those unfulfilled promises that you have made to yourself and they have not come to pass yet. Let’s do some practical promises: 1. You promised yourself that you were going to loose weight. You are still the same size. 2. You promised yourself that you were going to start exercising, you park your car as close to the entrance as you can and spend a half a tank of gas circling the lot trying to find a closer parking place instead of parking the car and walking the distance. 3. You want to start your own business or at least have some extra money coming, but you sit and watch soap opera’s all day long because you are not satisfied with the life you have. I will stop here before I loose you all.

People want to be coddled and I don’t do that. I give it straight and then walk you through to the next step. I will not hold your hand either. Don’t promise yourself another thing in this life. Do it and do it today.