Let's get the subject out in the open and talk about it...RESISTANCE! It can pose as a strong case of logic or even pretend to be a bad case of flu but the TRUTH is...when we have an idea we love, or a desire that thrills our heart, or a vision of our future that moves us, ANYTHING that keeps us from acting on it is our very own fear-based resistance.

Fear of success is in all of us. I believe it is stronger than fear of failure. Books are written about how we create success and how we also sabotage it. Psychologists and coaches make a living helping us see and conquer our self-sabotaging resistance. One coach claims we do a Resistance Dance! She says it goes like this...three steps forward, two steps back. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. And then when you get really close to success, you trip over your own feet and crash to the floor!

How do we combat resistance? Here are some tips to help you recognize the symptoms of resistance: feeling you need to collect more data, getting angry, excited about something new, attending to someone else's crisis, not enough time or money, or getting sick.

When we experience the symptoms, let's agree to stare down resistance in the mirror. Let's agree to be magnificent. Let's shine!

Shining,

Rev. Donna