(taken from: selfgrowth.com. this entry a bit messy sebab copy & paste dengan kadar segera.malas nak edit-edit.hoho.apelah malas2 ni atieeee)
*** Article: What's Holding You Back from Starting Over? - By Diana Todd-Banks ***
Has life dropped a big ball and chain around your feet? Do you feel like you're sleep walking through life, unable to move frozen with some form of fear, fear about the future, fear about Starting Over and how to positively move forward?
Yes, it is an uncomfortable place to be, but the good news is, all that can be changed.
"Oh I'd love to do something new."
"I desperately want to change my life."
"I really want to write a book."
"I want to start a new career."
"I want to earn money again."
"I want to live life again."
"I desperately want to Start Over."
Do you know what is holding YOU back? Is it doubt, fear, worry about money, stress, others, does it seem too complicated, or is there something else you can specify? Another good way to begin looking at that question is to ask yourself: 'Is my life balanced?'
How Balanced Is Your Life?
Here's a simple exercise to look at that. Write down the following words, or at the least areas on the left.
Fun & Enjoyment - Happiness, Hobbies
Relationships, Spouse - Current or future Life Partner
Business & Career - Job satisfaction, Career path
Family - Children, Parents, Relatives
Social - Friends, Sport, Activities
Health & Vitality - Exercise, Diet, Wellbeing
Prosperity & Money - Savings, Investments
Personal Growth - Personal-space, Spiritual, Artistic, Self Development
1. Grade each of the eight areas, by writing a number from 1--10. (10 being totally satisfied with that area '1' being lowest.) Do this without analyzing the areas. Write whatever number comes to your mind first. This is important.
2. Then look at your scores. What are two lowest?
3. Which two areas would you most like to move forward?
4. Moving forward. How would you feel if you could significantly move forward in both?
5. List some actions (even baby steps) you could take to start moving forward, in both areas.
Now revisit those eight areas. Are there any issues within one or more areas that are holding you back? What answer immediately comes to mind? Write that down.
Does fear play a part in any of those areas. Fear plays a huge part in most people's lives and holds them back from moving forward. Fear is often the core issue of why people say it's too late, or too difficult to Start Over.
Fear of being judged, of rejection, of embarrassment, of being alone or abandoned, of failure, of success, of intimacy, of expressing feelings, of the unknown, and fear of not being good enough, and all these can be cleared or reduced, so you can move forward positively.
This Revealing Exercise Removes Some Barriers.
One way of quickly removing some barriers that hold people back from Starting Over is this little exercise. There's 'tons of time' to do many things.
Most people have far more of their adult life left than they realize. When you do come to that realization, right away some barriers fall away and you feel a new sense of energy and vigor.
Let's get back to reality.
The world is rapidly changing every few years. A new world presents new challenges... and new opportunities for people of every age. It makes sense if you don't want your life to be the same in 5 years' time, as it is now, it's necessary for you to adopt new strategies for your wealth, health, happiness and overall well being.
Remember, you are in this world once.
If you want to change your life and Start Over, you need to make some changes and take action! No one else will do that for you.
So,
What are you going to do ... waste that precious time? Why not DO something you've always wanted to do?
Be a star in your show... the new chapter of your life. You can get a new career, you can live life again, you certainly can Start Over.
Realistically, you probably realize you won't appear on the front cover of a fashion magazine, or be in the movies with your favorite film star, or become an astronaut, but you can become a star in your own unique show.
Your show ... the show of your life. Regardless of your age, you can make this next chapter of your life the best ever. You can do that.
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