"Take a chance. It's the best way to test yourself, have fun and push boundaries." -Richard Branson
The "Take a Chance On Yourself Blog" offers a beautiful invitation to embrace growth, courage, and transformation by breaking free from the limits we often place on ourselves. Here's a breakdown of these five key questions:
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What does it mean to you to take a chance on yourself?
Taking a chance on yourself means believing in your potential and trusting that you can navigate the unknown. It's about stepping into opportunities with courage and allowing yourself the space to grow, regardless of the outcome. -
How have you allowed yourself to take chances in your life?
Reflect on moments when you've taken risks in both small and large ways. These could be pivotal decisions like starting a new career, relocating to a different place, or even shifting your mindset from fear to curiosity. -
What resistance have you had to overcome to allow yourself to take chances?
Resistance often comes in the form of fear, doubt, or attachment to comfort and security. Identifying these internal and external barriers can help you realize what's held you back in the past and how you can confront them moving forward. -
How are you currently taking a chance on yourself?
Whether you're in the middle of a big leap or taking baby steps towards your goals, reflect on the actions you're taking right now that align with your true desires. -
What is the resistance or fear you are currently experiencing, or what is holding you back from taking a chance on yourself?
This question digs into what’s currently standing in your way. Perhaps it's fear of failure, worry about judgment, or concerns about financial or emotional security. Recognizing these fears is a vital step toward breaking through them.
As you share and explore these questions with others on the blog, it will undoubtedly foster a powerful community of support. Everyone's journey looks different, but the common thread is the bravery it takes to step into the unknown for the sake of growth
TAKE A CHANCE ON YOURSELF BLOG
Personal Development
Rise Up
Rise Up
Get knocked down.
Get back up again and again and again.
Rise up one more time.
Don’t stay down for the count.
Rise up into wholeness.
Rise up into oneness.
Perseverance is the name of the game.
With failing there is no shame.
Fail and fail some more.
Just fail forward.
What is failure anyways?
An opportunity to learn.
Or an opportunity to see ourselves as a failure.
What’s the difference?
I failed.
Or I am a failure.
The only way to fail is to give up.
We are warriors.…
Uninhibited
What does it mean to live life uninhibited?
That is the question I have been asking myself.
Something I haven’t done very well in my life.
I have lived controlled.
I have lived self-consciously.
I have lived worrying about what others think of me.
What is the root of this inhibited life I have been living?
What do I need to do to live uninhibited?
To live from a place where I express my thoughts and feelings unselfconsciously and without restraint?
That sounds very freeing.
Somehow it …
Training My Mind
Training My Mind
I have relentlessly trained my body through the years.
Being disciplined has always been a strength of mine.
Eating a vegan diet, it’s all good.
I simply made a choice one day to stop eating animal products.
That’s that.
Getting to the gym every day, no problem.
It’s just what I do.
But one area that has been an ongoing struggle for me is my thoughts.
I have heard this scripture before a thousand times.
“Be careful what you think because your thoughts run your life.” …
What the Hell is Qi Gong?
Qi Gong
That’s a weird name.
What the hell is Qi Gong?
Qi means energy.
Gong means skill.
It’s the skill of working with energy.
Who doesn’t need that?
Who couldn’t use more energy?
Positive energy that is.
How about transforming stress into vitality?
That sounds pretty good.
Sign me up.
It’s ancient wisdom.
It’s been around for 4,000 years developed by the Chinese.
It’s the alignment of breath, movement and awareness.
It’s the art of effortless power.
Inner martial arts.
A movi…
Know Thyself
Know Thyself
I got it all wrong most of my life.
I searched for power in all the wrong things.
I was misled.
Money.
Followers.
Likes.
Muscles.
Religion.
Sports.
Relationships.
Things.
External validation.
Body.
Image.
The search outside of myself led to despair.
We are sold a way of living that creates constant seeking and attaining.
Know thyself.
That is true power.
It’s right there.
It’s too obvious.
It’s too simple.
It’s profound.
Know myself.
That is where the wisdo…
EnCOURAGE Myself
Encourage: To inspire with courage, spirit or hope.
One thing my parents were always proud to tell me about my childhood was they rarely had to punish me because I was so good at self-punishment. I am sure that made their life a little easier as they didn’t feel the need to dole out punishment. What they overlooked was all of the harm that happened from my own self-punishment.
I got really good at beating myself up because I couldn’t meet my own expectations. Any criticism that came from an ex…
Training To Be Happy
Training As a Spiritual Athlete
This may seem like a strange thing to say, but I am going to say it anyway. I am training to be happy. I am learning to allow myself to feel good and notice when I feel bad.
I have conditioned myself over the years to be unhappy. My prior conditioning has led me to believe that when I am happy it makes other people sad.
The truth is I am only responsible for my own happiness. If someone is dependent on me for their happiness, that is on them. They have not done…
The Myth of Being Perfect
I grew up with the erroneous belief that when I do something it has to be done perfectly. It got in my head that the only way to be of value to the world was to be perfect.
These conditioned beliefs have kept me playing small and shrinking back. It has held me back from taking chances for fear that people may find out I am anything but perfect.
I read a quote the other day from a book called “God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu…” by Bishop Carlton Pearson that deeply resonated wi…
Allowing My Creative Expression
I am in the midst of recovering from a bout of vertigo. It’s something I have never experienced before and hope to never experience again. It has thrown me off balance physically and knocked me off center emotionally. It has been a month of room spins feeling disoriented.
As frustrating as it has been, there is a lesson I am being shown as I listen to my Higher Self. I am trying to understand what the possibility is for growth and expansion from this awful feeling of the spins.
This is the les…
I Am Always Enough & So Are You
The world screamed at me that I am not enough the other day. The voices inside my head infiltrated my mind.
“I am not enough, I never have been and I never will be!”
I found myself shopping for new clothes, something I haven’t done for years. I purged all of my pharmaceuticals suits and dress clothes when I left behind the corporate world.
I was in need of an updated wardrobe for a wedding. It’s not that I am against buying new clothes, it’s just that it isn’t how I am choosing to spend my mo…