Yesterday I told you about this cool website where you could learn what your purpose in life was, and I did do the exercise as suggested. My outcome was that my purpose in life was “to help others”, which really came as no surprise, because I have spent my entire life either helping others or at least helping them help themselves, so I am on the right track. That’s good to know. Now, all I have to do is find out the best way to help others find their “perfect body weight” and maintain that weight. NO! strike that statement. I know the best way to do this, what I have to do is “just do it”, which is the most difficult part for me because I find myself second guessing strategy, analyzing what I am doing, how I am going to do it, what the outcome will be and then determining that it won’t work and do nothing.
Last night we had our first Toastmaster meeting of the year, and the question I was asked as a Table Topic was “What was the New Year’s resolution that I made at any time that I didn’t keep” and I stated that didn’t make New Year’s resolutions, I set goals, because to me goals involved making a real effort to achieve something of value either to myself or to others and I have set and successfully reached many goals. And the most important one has been the ability to develop the process of reducing my weight and maintaining that weight reduction over a sustained period of time, which, as you know, if you have been following my blog, is what I am striving for — helping others do the same. To date, I have not been successful in reaching many people with my program, and that is simply because I have not been willing to do whatever is necessary to reach out and help them. I have balked at going out and finding opportunities to make live presentations to groups – even though I am fully qualified to make any type of presentation, thanks to Toastmasters. I have balked at airing my views and insights about weight reduction and the mindset that causes it – I don’t want to sound righteous or arrogant. What it all boils down to is that I am afraid that I will fail. Fail to put my program out there for others to try for fear that they will not achieve the same success I have and that it will be my fault. Realistically, I know that if the steps are followed diligently that the program will work, but emotionally I fear that it won’t and that it will be my fault because I didn’t do something right. How’s that for thinking that I am such a powerful source that I can control another’s thoughts and actions. Talk about arrogance!
I will work it out – my goal this year, as it was the last couple of years is to gird up my loins and go out and fight the dragon and bring back the head as proof of my ability to conquer my fear.
Think Thin Thoughts!
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