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Quote of the Day Leap afraid and gather courage on the way down. Lisa Nichols 13 Habits to Create a Life You Love…Your BEST LIFE (part 2 of 2) Habit 7: Reconstruct Your I Ams -In order to attract abundance into your life, you need to think abundantly. The problem is that too many of us are focused on what we lack or don’t have. We need to very carefully identify what we want in our lives and shift into a state where we can visualize that it has already happened. Its simply a process and habit to teach yourself. Shift from “I want” or “I will” to “I AM”. There is massive power in your ability to act as if and visualize (in your mind) the events as already happening in your life. Habit 8: Be Patient & Banish Doubt -I know it can be difficult to condition your mind in a new way like Dr Dyer suggests. This is why it is so important for you to be patient and to allow yourself time, patience and understanding when changing your life. It will take work and also take much focus for you to get where you want to be…but all things that are worth it will take time and sacrifice. Be patient with yourself not just in growth but in adopting a long term focus for creating your best life…its a process. Note- one thing that has helped me is that it can sometimes be difficult to have faith and belief in yourself or the fact that you can accomplish big things. But, if you adopt faith and confidence that you are “committed” and will “never give up” then you will still accomplish your goals and dreams. Habit 9: Align Yourself with the Feeling of the Wish Fulfilled -Visualizing yourself accomplishing your goals is one step. Creating present day affirmations is another, but Dyer talks about something in this habit I really like. He says that you also need to “FEEL” what’s its like so that you can clearly align with what you are trying to accomplish. You can do this by attaching yourself to the emotions you might feel when you are where you want to be personally or professionally. He notes that Einstein made the observation: “logic will get you from A to B. Imagination ill take you everywhere”. Your logic has gotten you where you are now. It’s time to develop your imagination and see where that takes you... Habit 10: Take Stock of How Natural Your Dream Feels to You -Quote "The time it takes your desire to become reality is directly proportional to the naturalness of being it. The more natural an experience your wish feels for you, the faster you will create it in your life. Conversely, the more unnatural a state of being feels to you, the longer it will take to achieve.” The key word is “feels”. This directly ties to the concept we speak of called Defining Your Unique Talent. Habit 11: Phrase Your Intentions as Given Statements -There is a power in writing out your Intentions and reading them daily. Sometimes we think that spending time thinking about our goals and dreams is enough but writing them down…studying them daily…and repeating them aloud is very powerful as well. Spend time placing Your Statement into your daily rituals and practices. Habit 12: Choose Your Reality with Love -I like how Dyer talks about this habit. He talks about how our goals and desires can become driven but our need to win, create status, gain recognition, or basically over power those around us. This is because EGO starts to take over. When you come from a place of Love and Understanding you can adopt much more power and influence in your life. Its counterintuitive, but Love is a very powerful emotion and driver if you adopt it in your life. Habit 13: Know that What You Already Have is Enough -Learn to practice gratitude for what you already have. Until you practice gratitude for you what you have, it is highly unlikely you will continue to gain more in your life. I love the quote I’ve given in the past: "Happiness is wanting what you have…rather than having what you want.” This is a philosophy that will truly help you to accomplish and have more in your life, if you will adopt it. Ultimately, you are an Amazing Person. You have Unlimited untapped potential. You have everything inside you to become the best version of yourself and create an Amazing life. The key then becomes the process of “uncovering” the new, best version of yourself. It's like when Michelangelo was creating the statue of David and said that he wasn’t carving out the human form. He was simply removing (chipping away) the stone from the sculpture that was not needed. You must view the same process for yourself and your life. Just become more of the greatness you have inside you each day and your life will unfold in an amazing way. Uncover and Unleash Your True potential. I hope that this message and these habits will help you to create your best life. Thanks for listening today.