Tag: 2.04

It is good to have passion. It is even better to feel like our goal is within our grasp and that we can take action every day to get there.

There are times when, as we get closer and closer to our goal, it starts to take up more of our time, energy, and attention. When this happens it can create the concern that it will take over to the extent that we neglect other parts of our life.

Today we are going to tap for those times where it feels like our desire for one thing is going to take over our life completely.

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It is good to have goals that we care about, but sometimes we care so much that reaching them consumes us, filling our thoughts night and day. When this happens our goals take on much more significance than is appropriate and we set ourselves up for a major letdown when we don’t reach them.

Today we are going to tap for when we let our desire to reach our goals become too big.

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There are times when it is really easy to dream big. If feels like everything is possible. Later we come back to our dreams and goals only to feel like they are way too big. They feel like they are a million miles away and there is no way we could achieve them.

Today we are going to tap for when it feels like our goals are too big and too unreasonable.

When Our Goals Feel Unreasonable
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I’m glad I have big dreams…I’m glad I want something more…But it’s not what I have right now…And the gulf between where I am…And where I want to be…Is so big…That it feels completely unreasonable…It’s so big…It feels like it’s impossible to get from here to there…It’s so big…I don’t even know where to start…It’s as if I’ve said…I want my skin to turn green and I’m going to sprout wings…It seems that impossible and that far away…And even though in moments like this…My goal feels like it’s a million miles away…I recognize I have achieved a lot of things that felt like they were a million miles away…I recognize that I don’t get to my goals in one giant step…I get there moving over time…Bit by bit…Little by little…I give myself permission…To know it’s OK to dream big dreams…To know it’s OK to have goals that feel like they’re a long way away…And recognize that if I take small steps…Engaging those goals in a small way…And make a small bit of effort today…It’s going to make a huge difference…It’s going to help me to move forward…It’s going to help me to strive…All I need to do in this moment…Is appreciate the goal…And appreciate it’s possible…Even if I have no clue how to get from here to there…Even if it seems foolish to dream that big…Small steps…And regular action…Will move me to the goal…And before I know it…The impossible will become possible.

When we want more we are in some way saying that what we have is not enough. This can cause an internal conflict because do not want to be ungrateful for what we already have.

Today we are going to tap for the conflict between being thankful for what we have AND wanting more.

By Wanting More I Feel Ungrateful For What I Already Have
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There’s a part of me…That really wants to move forward…There’s a part of me…That sees these wonderful goals I’m striving for…There’s a part of me…That is ready to move forward…But when I name something new…When I name something better that I want…It feels like I’m saying…What I have simply isn’t enough…It feels like I’m saying…I don’t appreciate where I am…I don’t appreciate what others have done for me…I don’t appreciate all the gifts in my life…I don’t appreciate the fact that I have it better than most…It is possible for me…To continue to move forward…To strive for better…To strive for more…And still appreciate where I am…Still appreciate what I have…Still appreciate everything that’s happened in my life…I can strive for more and appreciate what I have…I can appreciate what I have and still have energy to strive for more…Striving for more…And appreciating what I have…Are not mutually exclusive…They can happen simultaneously…And they can both serve me…I want to appreciate what I have…I want to strive for more…I give myself permission….To do both at the exact same time.

Being spiritual is a good thing.

Often we think of spiritual as simple, humble, and grounded, which is true, but that can feel like it is the opposite of successful.

It is possible to be both spiritual and successful in the world.

Here is how we can tap for any limiting beliefs we have about that:

I Can’t Be Spiritual AND Successful
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During this process we have tapped a number of times for those less fortunate.

It is good to recognize that we are blessed. But this can be a doubled-edged sword.

Since we are so blessed it can feel like we are taking away from others when we seek more for ourselves. If we feel we are taking more than our share then we will prevent ourselves from moving forward.

Let’s tap for feeling that our success means we are taking more than our fair share.

When We Feel Bad About Having More
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I want more…I want better…I want to move towards my goals… I want to be successful…I want growth…I want richness…And part of me knows…That I already have so much…Part of me knows…That I’m really blessed…Part of me knows…I have more than most of the world…And to want more…And to strive for more…And to crave more…Feels very selfish…Feels very greedy….Feels very heartless…Feels like I’m taking more than my share…Feels so, so, so, selfish…But I recognize the fact…Happiness enjoys not a limited resource…And by me having more joy…I’m not taking more than my share…By me having more happiness…I’m not taking more than my share…And it’s possible for me…To use my good fortune…To use my success…To use my progress…To help and serve others…There’s not a limit to the resource in the world…There are limited resources…But those limited resources do not limit our ability to make progress…They do not limit our ability to move forward…They do not limit our ability to bring others with us…In big and small ways…It is possible for me…To have success…And to recognize I’m not stealing from others…To recognize I’m not taking more than my share…I can appreciate what I have…I can be thankful for what I have…I can bless what I have…And still gracefully move upward…Still thoughtfully add abundance…Without feeling like I’m stealing from others…Without feeling like I’m taking more than my share.

Sometimes we feel like we already have so much more than everyone else and we feel bad about going after our goals.

Today we are going to tap to recognize it is okay for us to pursue our goals even when we have more than others.

Permission To Pursue Goals

There’s a part of me that wants to pursue my goals…There’s a part of me that really wants to move forward…There’s a part of me that’s really seeking to be successful…Knowing that if I am successful, I’ll be able to share what I have…And at the exact same time, I recognize the fact that many don’t have what I have…They don’t have the opportunities…They don’t have the support…They don’t have the resources…I have so many more opportunities than so many people…And sometimes there’s a part of me that doesn’t feel like I’m worthy of pursuing something bigger…Because I already have so much…But not pursuing my goals…And not trying…Does not serve anyone…Me not making effort does not make it easier for others…I have permission to pursue my goals…I have permission to move forward…Because when I move forward…I serve myself…And I serve the greater good…