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The Success Prison: Are You Incarcerated?

Topic: Success PrinciplesFeaturing Judith Sherven and Jim SniechowskiPublished April 9, 2008

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If you feel frustrated, even mystified by what’s standing nin the way of your greater success, it’s actually not that ndifficult to understand. n nThe question is: Are you ready? Really ready?n nBecause the answer lives down in your nunconscious . . . laying there . . . lying to you.n nAnd that’s not just clever writing, that’s the truth nabout your inner saboteur— that lying, scheming, nsneaky inner voice that whispers at you creating ndoubt and despair, or sometimes lays silent, waitingnfor it’s next chance to undermine your desire and nambition. n nAnd what is it’s objective? n nTo trip you up and cause you to stumble when you nmeet with a business opportunity that would take you nto the next level, or when someone new comes into your nlife that you’re really attracted to. n nAnd how does that voice do what it does? By causing nconfusion, fear, resistance, rationalization, or the all ntime favorite—the slip of the tongue.n nAnd what’s the result? Instead of doing what you nsense would be better—even the best thing for you— nyou run into roadblocks and hold-backs that limit nyour ability to be truly fabulous each and every day. n nAnd what is that inner saboteur? n nIt’s your unconscious loyalty to the undermining nmessages you received, often when you were too ntiny to even be able to think about what you were nhearing and feeling. The kind of things parents nand others said: “He’s such a burden.” “She’s so nfussy.” “He’s such a difficult child.” “I wish I’d nnever had her.” “I’ve got to get away from him.” n nWhen you were very young, it wasn’t the words as nmuch as the feelings coming from those who were nsupposed to be encouraging your growth and ndevelopment—but for whatever reasons were nconsciously or unconsciously trying to keep you nsmall and non-threatening.n nRemember, this is your unconscious loyalty we’re ntalking about, and that’s why it’s so often mysterious nthat others—who are not as talented as you are and nnot nearly as bright—are getting ahead at rapid speed, nor are happily married, enjoying the success you so ndearly want. And you’re not!n nIf you know what we’re talking about—even if you just nsense the truth of it—here’s the big ticket question you nhave to answer:n nWhat do you lose if you vote for your own success, your nown magnificent relationship, your own way of being alive,nand you give up your self-doubt by rooting out and eliminating nthat laying-lying-voice?n nBecause you will lose something, something that’s been with nyou for most of your life—and even though that something has nkept you down, it will feel like a loss when you finally decide, nreally decide, to give it up.n nAND you’ll begin to reclaim the life that’s rightly yours so you ncan achieve the success you’ve always wanted—so you can begin to nlive and enjoy the fabulous life that’s also waiting just for you.n nAre you ready? nnJudith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski, producers nof the "Bridging Heart and Marketing" Internet nmarketing conferences for the soft sell community ninvite you to grow your business by getting their nbonus audio "How To Build Your Soft Sell Marketing nPlatform." Just go to: http://www.bridgingheartandmarketing.com/platformbonus

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