I was talking to a fellow NAWBO (National Assn. of Women Business Owners) this morning.   She was feeling very discouraged in her pursuits to finding a new position where she could use her skills & expertise.  At one point in the conversation she was feeling so disheartened that she was close to giving up.

I hear this a lot as I visit with business owners and entrepreneurs.  The economy is struggling, no one has any money, no one wants to spend any money, no one needs my services, I am tired of networking that gets me no where, etc.   Many are giving in and giving up.

It is right at this moment, when you feel like you have no other alternatives, when you feel the world is against you, that I encourage you to keep on. 

Some suggestions:

1. Are you clear about what you want? 

One of my mentors, Janet Attwood, co-author of “The Passion Test”  a New York Times best seller states that until you are crystal clear about what you want, and only to the extent that you are clear, will what you want in your life show up.  I encourage you to get clear so that the Universe is getting the right request.

2. Create intentions for your day.

Before you end your day or first thing before you begin your day,  write out your intentions.  Write them as if you have already accomplished them.  For example:  I have walked 3 miles.  I have made 10 sales calls.  I have finished step one of my project.  I have secured business with my new client.  These are your affirmations for the day and they will signal positive energy.  And it is with this positive energy that you will attract what you need to accomplish your intentions for your day.

3.  Choose your thoughts carefully. 

It is of my opinion, that our results are a direct reflection of how we think.  Most current transformational leaders are teaching this, as I have discussed in an earlier blog.  Making a practice of carefully choosing only thoughts that serve you is so incredibly powerful.  It has been my experience that a very challenging day with difficult tasks, demanding relationships, and taxing situations can be shifted simply by changing the way we think about them.  The relief that I have felt by changing my way of thinking about the task, the relationship, the situation, has allowed me to move through my day with grace & confidence.

4. End your day in gratitude.

There is nothing more powerful than expressing gratitude.  If you choose to do just one of my suggestions, I would recommend this one.  Expressing gratitude for everything from a warm morning shower, to the greatest success of your day attracts more of what you are grateful for.  Do this for 21 days and watch your life manifest your greatest intentions!

So I stress to you to shift discouragement into encouragement.  Give my suggestions a try — and not just for one day, but for your lifetime.  You are worth the effort and the reward.

To passionate living,

Teri