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Increasing Success in Life and Business by Embracing Insecurity
| Guest post by: Christiane Pohl |
Article Overview: Valuable insight in how to successfully deal with insecurity and 3 steps to get you started.
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Increasing Success in Life and Business by Embracing Insecurity
What would you say is the biggest
handicap to developing a more open mind and to embracing change more
readily?
How often is the fear of the unknown, bigger than the misery of
feeling stuck?
Are we really meant to live tidy, predictable lives with
everything neatly laid out in front of us? I believe not. In order to
grow we need to learn how to move beyond our comfort zones.
You’ve no doubt had those moments when you don’t know where you’re
headed — or even who you are.
You find yourself in between jobs, in between relationships, in between
an old idea of yourself and a new one. And it’s uncomfortable. Security
was always the objective.
This is the moment however when you need to embrace insecurity totally.
Of course it’s easier said than done, but this is the only way to
transform insecurity into creative energy.Once
you are completely 'okay' with the uncertainty of life your mind will
stop holding you hostage with thoughts of insecurity and you will start
to feel free.
Marianne Williamson in ‘Return
to Love’ writes ‘Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our
deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond
measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us’
we are more afraid of love then we are of hate."
It is that ‘Fear’, which keeps us from
using our full potential and prevents us from moving beyond our
comfort zone.
In our quest for security we tend to get attached to concepts,
thoughts, emotions and status symbols. Based on those attachments we
then judge everything in terms of right and wrong, good and bad.
And it is this attachment
that becomes a handicap to happiness, creativity and growth – both in
our life and in our business.
Only by embracing insecurity will we become free to further open our minds, to
unleash our inner intelligence and to adopt new ways and solutions.
And we need to feel free in order to
stand up for our values, in order to
listen to others, in order to identify what works and what does not, in
order to succeed and build the life and business we want.
Here a few steps you can use to get
you started:
- Embrace 'not knowing' – Say yes to not knowing and just see how that feels. Each time I admit that I don’t know I feel a great sense of relieve and often a sense of joy. Curiosity suddenly replaces fear. My mind opens up and I know that this is the beginning to finding new solutions.
- Stop judging yourself on the basis of failure or success. Success does not last and neither does failure. Everything in life is an experience. Feel free to fail and learn from it. Be objective: What did not work? How can you do it differently? Remember: It is better to try and fail then never to try at all!
- Involve others – Be honest and admit that you don’t have all the answers. Ask for input from the people around you or work with a coach. This will take the pressure of you and give other people the opportunity to contribute. Soon you will realize that your courage for openness will be perceived as strength.
Following these 3 steps will help you increase success in your life and in your business. They will help you to lead and inspire others. They will help you open the door for creativity to flow.
With my best wishes for your success ,
Christiane Pohl
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About the Author: Christiane Pohl RSS for Christiane's articles - Visit Christiane's website She has been working for many years as a coach and mentor with professionals in international companies. Her clients say that she has the gift of helping them identify what is most important to them, find solutions to challening situations and enable them to change and develop. She is considered to be resourceful, committed and practical with a healthy sense of humor. She has a diverse background which includes 20 years experience as a Manager in International Hotel Companies in Germany, Switzerland, England and Greece. Click here to visit Christiane's website  
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