Stop Playing Small

I am approaching the writing of the December 1st, 2005 issue of my E-Newsletter “More Profit & More Time”.

This is the 1 Year Anniversary issue! Published every two weeks and we didn’t miss a beat.

I’ve been reflecting about what to write about. Over the past few months I’ve been absolutely amazed and dumb founded at the number of people that are doing worse than struggle that persist in using the same Unmet Needs versus Values, the same Limiting Beliefs versus Positive Beliefs and the same Limiting Emotions versus Positive Feelings.

They are paralyzed and unconsciously using the same systems that have not worked and they remain frozen. Frozen in the fear that if they were to change, that their Unmet Needs, Limiting Beliefs Limiting Emotions could get worse.

They are only hanging on for dear life now! Surviving and not Living.

A famous quote from Albert Einstein comes to mind.

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”

Having said that, another concept comes to mind from way back from either the EST or Context Programs and it is called “Playing Small”.

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela

“You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.” – Nelson Rockefeller

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Nelson Mandela