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Public issues aside most people agree Bill Clinton was a very
charismatic leader. Yet by his own admission in his autobiography he
talks about painful acts in his childhood, anger and emotion that drove
him to a better life. He hit a level of threshold where he was finally
dissatisfied enough with his life to make changes. He was literally
propelled forward to improve his life, and dream, and apply and learn
the tools and strategies to assist himself and those around him. It's up
to us to make a decision, to release all our negative emotions, to live
in the present and to move into the future with improvement. The best
thing about the past is that it's over.
Make a decision right now to release any old emotion you had with other
people and move forward empowered. Put your shoulders back. Now stop and
do something a little ridiculous. Float way up in the air in your mind,
imagine you’re near a big ravine, put 100 singers down each side and
hear them singing now. Hear the lightning coming down the side of the
cliff. Feel the static electricity in the air. Now imagine a big puma in
front of you, licking its lips. Now step inside the puma, feel the
muscles and the strength and look way down the bottom, way off into the
distance, so small it’s barely a speck, way down the bottom of the cliff
is a person or situation you were facing. Hear the singers sing "Your
Butt is Mine". Most of us don't feel good because we don’t do what could
be described as "ridiculous mental conditioning".
Stop now and imagine a room in your mind, walk down the stairs, as you
walk down with each stair releasing negativity and building up strength.
At the bottom is a door. Open it. Inside is a beautiful garden. Imagine
the sight, the sound, the feel and the smell. And in this garden are
some people you need to meet. You need to have a conversation with them
that goes something along the lines of "I forgive you". You may not be
aware yet of the cords that still connect you to these people.
Now, stop and take two giant blades and drop them down and cut those
cords and see the people fly off into the distance to go about their own
growing. Now feel a pleasant feeling in your body. Lock this feeling in.
Consciously feel the release. Now visualize in front of you how you want
to be, a more advanced version of you. Filled with whatever positive
emotions you desire. Stop and imagine the qualities you need. Notice how
does this new you look? Notice how his new you is feeling? Notice how
this new you sounds? If you haven’t yet noticed then feel the strength
from being around this new you. Notice how this new you stands and
breathes. Now step into this taking on all the qualities of this new
you. Make a commitment with this deepest part of yourself to take this
new you around with you wherever you go.
What would this new you do? What would this new you stand for? What
would this new you contribute? What would this new you be interested in?
How will this you respond when you get off track? How will it feel when
you live you life at this new standard? Step into this new you and feel
the feelings in your body.
Decide to take your relationships to the next level. People love to talk
about their own interests, learn to cultivate the art of being a good
listener and people will like you - even if you have to sacrifice some
of the conversational enjoyment for yourself to give to others. Watch
the difference in your own life. People build up rapport with others by
speaking at about the same speed and the same volume as the other
person.
Consciously dwell on something that makes you feel strong. Clear your
head. Adapt some
positive characteristics of a role model. One of the
best ways to gain confidence is to decide right now to have it, and
embrace it.
By: Dr Edward Steiner
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