Are we sabotaging ourselves?

A message from Craig Holiday

Did you know that your beliefs about yourself can hold you back from achieving true success? You have a video in your mind that is playing over and over again. Sometimes your video of your life will tell you "You're a failure, you're not worth anything" and then your video will supply the evidence by playing times in your life where you felt like a failure. Has that happened to you? Are you very hard on yourself if you make a mistake? Do you have negative chatter like "I'm an idiot" or "I always mess things up?"

The only thing that can change the negative chatter is being around positive people. That is why the network marketing business is great because you are around other people that are changing and growing like you are.The network marketing company generally provides sales training and you will learn about great personal development resources from your team mates and other leaders in the business. These people are all on a journey to grow and change.

Do you have a mentor? I've had numerous mentors in my life. In fact, sometimes the people that I meet in my business are people that become mentors. They teach me new things and make me see things in a new way.

There are different people in our lives that can fulfill the role of mentor for your life. A book can be a mentor in your life. A positive audio series or a magazine for entrepreneurs can be a mentor in your life.

Today's assignment: From the time you get up in the morning to the time you go to bed, write down all the things you heard that were negative. See how much of it came from the TV, how much came from the Radio, how much came from the people you hang out with and how much of it came from Y-O-U.

I bet you will be surprised at how much negativity you are bombarded with every day. You don't think about it because you are used to it. We're all used to hearing about murders and other crimes, hearing about depressing things our friends tell us, stories about the people in our community.... If it's gossip - then you don't need to hear it.

Do you watch the news before you go to bed at night? That is not a positive message to give your brain when you go to bed at night. I want you to make a change. Pick one positive book to read when you awake (for me it is my bible) and one positive book to read when you are going to bed. Get rid of the bad news. A friend of mine listens to his iPod while he falls asleep with an inspiring audio series. Whatever it is - start your day with something positive and end your day with something positive.

You will be amazed at how the little things add up to make a difference in your life!

Grow, Change, Succeed!

Craig