Friday, July 07, 2006

Destructive Beliefs for Home Stagers

1) You must perform as perfectly as humanly possible in all circumstances. There is no room for error of any kind, because you must prove to everyone that you are perfect.

2) You can't do anything without the total love and acceptance and support of the significant people in your life. You must always be successful and right and a high achiever in their eyes or you can't function at all.

3) You must worry everyday about your reputation and do everything at all cost to protect yourself from criticism or failure. If something feels risky, then it must be risky, too risky for you to attempt.

You don't need everyone's approval. Yes, it's nice if you get it, but sometimes you just have to strike out on your own and not be so overly concerned with what other people think. Fear of failure and incurring the disapproval of those around us can paralize us. Without action, nothing is achieved.

You can have all the dreams in the world, but if you don't push past your fears, especially those fears of what other people might think of you, then you haven't got a prayer of success.

If you fail, you pick yourself up and go right on. Learn from the mistakes you make, but don't assume you are the only person in this business to make a mistake. We have all made them. The key is to keep on growing and learning and taking action.