Everyday we engage in not-so-nice inner dialogue that we believe to be true.
When you make a mistake, do you get mad at yourself? When you see someone who is in better shape than you, does your confidence get squashed? When you don’t go to the gym like you had planned, do you tell yourself you’re lazy? When you eat something that doesn’t nourish your body, do you tell yourself you’re fat? When you spend more money than you have, do you tell yourself you’re irresponsible? When you forget to call your best friend back, do you call yourself a flake? When you block intimacy from your life, do you tell yourself you’re jaded? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’ve simply forgotten about who your authentic Self really is.
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: we weren’t born into this world as lazy, irresponsible, insecure, hateful, scared, unhappy, frustrated, jealous, angry or jaded beings.
When we were little tikes our beings were possible, magical, powerful, excited, happy, delighted, playful and loving in all ways of our existence. With experiences that hurt our feelings or disappointed us, we were introduced to a monster called the Ego. The Ego needs fuel to survive, so any negative energy from external sources was welcomed with open arms.
When we hear comments from other people who are sad, broken, jealous or disconnected, we take it in the way a sponge soaks up water, while compliments are brushed off and rejected. Think about that. The Ego takes in negative energy with more ease than taking in praise.
We allow the Ego to define us so we can buy our own BS. We use it make excuses, lie to ourselves, distract our attention from our daily missions and forget about our more powerful intrinsic qualities. After a certain amount of time this negative dialogue that we have with our Ego becomes misconstrued for whom we think is the person we ARE. Once we start to believe that garbage to be factual truths, we begin to do things that validate our “head stuff”. If you told yourself everyday that you’re lazy, do you think you’d be empowered to go to the gym? Nope.
Wanna hear some of the stuff my Ego tries to tell me? Maybe some of this will resonate with you:
“You’re not doing enough.”
“You’re not smart enough.”
“You’re not funny enough.”
“You’re not lean enough.”
“You’re not making enough.”
“You’re not leading enough.”
“You’re not pretty enough.”
“You’re not connected enough.”
Yep, that’s the stuff that my Ego tries to tell me from time to time. Everyday I hear the exact opposite from people, but I’ve caught myself allowing those positive comments to roll right past me while my Ego tells me to not believe any of it. Lame sauce! Well, I have news for you, Ego! This is what I know about myself:
“I AM ENOUGH! Ha! In yo’ FACE!”
Yep! Sorry to rain on your parade, Ego, but I fully believe and embrace that. I also know that I’m a LOVING, COMMITTED and POWERFUL LEADER. That is my authentic being and it’s also my daily mantra. I recently enrolled myself in a leadership development training program that guided my ship back towards my chartered mission of motivating and inspiring as many people as possible.
I’m done with mediocrity, distraction, impossibility, scarcity, fear and doubt. This course helped me to realize my vision for myself, and therefore, this world. I’m committed to creating a world of LOVE, ABUNDANCE and FREEDOM. No vision is too big and no being is too small. Step into your power and unleash your amazing amazingness. I promise you that you have everything you need to be the unique leader that you were born to be! Write down your mantra of who you really ARE and proclaim it to your Ego when it tries to tell you otherwise. BOOM!
Love all that is you,
Jenna xox
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Jenna Phillips is a certified holistic lifestyle coach and the CEO and founder of her company Mission Possible™. Her mission is to guide people towards what is possible with a positive mindset and Self Love. Follow her on Twitter and be inspired!
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