Todd Creager Center
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BECOMING A SUCCESS MAGNET
In this article, I want to talk about expectations and how expectation relates to creativity and success. Deep down inside, what do you expect from your business? Are you anticipating and preparing for success or are you bracing for failure, possibly doing all the right actions but fearful of the future? Are you open to success; do you feel the excitement in your heart of what it will be like when you raise your business to the next level?
Many business coaches talk about the importance of creating a vision. The most useful of all visions are when it is based on expectations that go beyond our comfort zone. You need to stretch your beliefs, have faith in your imagination and “go for the gold.” Positive expecting felt in your heart can be an important ingredient in attracting success while doing all that you need to do to be successful.
Expecting past your comfort level often will bring up some fear or self-doubt. Human feelings such as fear and anxiety can be expected when we are moving past old limited beliefs. When experiencing these feelings, the best things to do is 1) observe them, 2) allow your body to relax and 3) choose to focus on an image of the future that meets your positive expectations. Replace fear with excitement and positive anticipation. Then do whatever you need to do, take the risks you need to take, and enjoy manifesting your desires.
My training as a psychotherapist has helped me appreciate the unconscious mind. Whatever we expect unconsciously will help create our business results. Anthony Robbins, the famous motivational speaker, tells how he made a fortune at a young age but then lost it all. He claims that only when he looked at his beliefs and worked on himself internally to change those negative beliefs could he live the life of a wealthy man. I use the metaphor of a vessel. A narrow vessel can only hold so much water. If you get a wider vessel, it could hold much more. Your “vessel” can only hold as much wealth, love and other good things as your beliefs let you. The good news is that unlike a real vessel, you have the ability to be malleable. You can increase your capacity to receive the good things in life. If you pay attention to what you are automatically expecting and then feed yourself the positive feelings and thoughts of higher expectations, this trickles down to your unconscious mind. Then, in addition to you consciously doing the actions that could bring you success, your unconscious mind is working with you to achieve your goals. Now that is a winning combination!
Todd Creager is the Owner of Success Magnet Coaching, a company dedicated to help small business owners become more successful. He has 21 years of experience coaching business owners, professionals and couples. He can be reached at 714-848-2288 or at toddcreager@earthlink.net.His website is www.successmagnet.net.
Expecting past your comfort level often will bring up some fear or self-doubt. Human feelings such as fear and anxiety can be expected when we are moving past old limited beliefs. When experiencing these feelings, the best things to do is 1) observe them, 2) allow your body to relax and 3) choose to focus on an image of the future that meets your positive expectations. Replace fear with excitement and positive anticipation. Then do whatever you need to do, take the risks you need to take, and enjoy manifesting your desires.
My training as a psychotherapist has helped me appreciate the unconscious mind. Whatever we expect unconsciously will help create our business results. Anthony Robbins, the famous motivational speaker, tells how he made a fortune at a young age but then lost it all. He claims that only when he looked at his beliefs and worked on himself internally to change those negative beliefs could he live the life of a wealthy man. I use the metaphor of a vessel. A narrow vessel can only hold so much water. If you get a wider vessel, it could hold much more. Your “vessel” can only hold as much wealth, love and other good things as your beliefs let you. The good news is that unlike a real vessel, you have the ability to be malleable. You can increase your capacity to receive the good things in life. If you pay attention to what you are automatically expecting and then feed yourself the positive feelings and thoughts of higher expectations, this trickles down to your unconscious mind. Then, in addition to you consciously doing the actions that could bring you success, your unconscious mind is working with you to achieve your goals. Now that is a winning combination!
Todd Creager is the Owner of Success Magnet Coaching, a company dedicated to help small business owners become more successful. He has 21 years of experience coaching business owners, professionals and couples. He can be reached at 714-848-2288 or at toddcreager@earthlink.net.His website is www.successmagnet.net.