What Are You Bringing Along?

This morning, as I hiked up my mountain trail, I was joined by Samson, a big dog who lives near the foot of the trail. He set off up the mountain with me, sometimes walking with me, sometimes running to check things out just off the trail. As the trail got steeper, though, he started walking in front of me, and would frequently just stop.nnIf you’ve tried to hike up a steep mountain and had to suddenly stop and detour around a big dog, you know how frustrating this can get. I just wanted to hike, think about writing this article, and not deal with this inconvenient dog. After the fifth time I bumped into him, I wondered if he had been sent to help me write the article.nnI realized that Samson wasn’t really causing the problem. He wasn’t making me not enjoy my hike – I was doing that with my frustration. I had a choice about how to experience this situation. It wasn’t bringing the dog along that was causing the problem. It was bringing along my frustration, and ‘shoulds.’ As soon as I realized that, and dropped the frustration, I thoroughly enjoyed my hike.nnIn your journeys, what are you bringing along?nnI find that many people are bringing along fear today – fear for the economy, for their business, fear of talking to people about their business, fear of quoting their rates, fear of rejection… perhaps you’re bringing along anger or frustration towards a co-worker or business associate. What you’re bringing along can determine not only whether you enjoy your life, but your success or failure.n nYou may or may not be able to change the situation, but you can always change what you’re bringing along.nnBegin to notice what you’re bringing along to your various business and life activities. Are you full of joy, gratitude, confidence, and excitement? Or are you bringing along fear, frustration, and anger?nnIf you don’t love what you’re bringing along, change it. There are lots of techniques to help you do this – I recommend EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), sometimes called ‘tapping’. nnThe quality of your day, your business, and your life is up to you – what are you bringing along?nn(c) Copyright 2009, Pamela Brunernhttp://www.makeyoursuccesseasy.com