Do You Ever Find Yourself Stuck in a Rut?

As I sit here and stare at a blank computer screen, I begin to ask myself some very serious questions. Who am I and who do I want to be for the world? There are many times when I fall into an internal dialogue where I am so focused on myself and my own problems. I beat myself up about not meeting or exceeding certain arbitrary goals I have set for myself. I set my focus on areas in my life that I am not happy about and instead of doing something about it, I get “stuck” and perpetuate the type of negative thinking that manifests more of the same. How many of you find yourself “stuck” in a rut you just cannot seem to get out of? How many of you are going through life feeling like something is missing? This type of thinking happens to the best of us. The real key to personal power comes from getting really good at recognizing these behavior patterns as self-limiting and getting quicker and quicker at seeing it and shifting to an empowering mindset.

Many of us define our lives by what we do, what we have, or how much we have made? We feel good about ourselves to the extent that we have reached whatever arbitrary expectations we have set for ourselves. It is when we are able to transform our focus from this narrow mindset to one where we ask the questions of who am I and what contribution can I make on the world that our life makes a dramatic and powerful shift. When we come from a place of being purpose driven, we begin to step off of the emotional rollercoaster that comes from focusing on what we have or do not have. In conclusion, I think it is only fair that I answer the questions I proposed to you for myself:

1) Who am I? I am a role model. I am a loving partner, friend, and confidant. I am a beacon of light for everyone around me and a pillar of inspiration for people to see the amazing possibilities they have to express a life of abundance – physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and, spiritually; to dream bigger than they ever thought possible; to create more fulfillment in their lives; to be more loving fathers, mothers, children, and friends; to see the implicate beauty in everything around them; to live a fully present life where every moment counts.

2) What contribution can I make on the world? My contribution to the world is to be a source of inspiration for everyone around me; to transform the health and quality of life of first my community and then the world; to create a legacy focused on living a life of abundant health and self-expression that continues to be source of empowerment for millions of people for many generations to come.

As I continue to grow, reinvent myself, and discover who I am, I am always asking myself these questions. Who am I? What is my purpose in life? How can I be a better role model for society? Who do I want to be for the world? As many of you know by now, I love quotes so I am going to leave you with one of my favorite ones by Karen Ravn: “Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.”