You are capable of greatness.

There are a lot of reasons why we hold ourselves back; fear of failure, fear of success, fear that we are not really as good as we project ourselves to be, fear of what others will think if we live authentically, and many other things. I know that I have felt all of these; it's a work in progress to convince myself to put these kinds of feelings to rest. It may feel that way to you, too.

If you have a tendency to play small because of a fear of playing big, or if you always seem to undermine your own success, take a moment and really look at why this is so. Much of this kind of negative self-talk and beliefs find their roots in things we learned and heard as children. How did your parents speak about your accomplishments as a child? Were you only as good as your next "A" grade? Or were you told that you were never good enough, no matter what you did? Were you told that you couldn't or shouldn't outshine a sibling or a parent (particularly look at this one if you constantly try to achieve great things and then sabotage your own success)?

In all the people I have worked with, it is staggering to me how many people were told absolutely awful things about their self-worth and right to be who they truly are. Please know that no matter what was said or shown to you, no matter what adults in your life did to tell you that you were unworthy, you DID NOT DESERVE IT. There is no child in this world that ever deserves anything other than being lifted up and given the chance to truly blossom into the adult they are meant to be.

You have greatness inside you; it's been there all along. Put your hand over your heart, and tell yourself, "I deserve to be great today and every day."

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Overwhelmed? Find Your Way to Massive Success with Small Steps Forward

I'm the kind of person who always has 10 major projects going at once. After many years of finding this frustrating, I've come to terms with the fact that my brain never shuts off and that I will always have more ideas than I have time to complete. 

However, there are moments when the amount of work needed to successfully complete a project can be overwhelming to me, especially if I have a great deal going on personally as well. 

So, how do I move forward when I feel like I have no idea what to do first? And how can you succeed in whatever you are working on? Here's my strategy:

1. Stop everything. 

When you have so much to do, stopping everything seems counter-intuitive. However, I've found that if I just stop trying to push forward on something that just seems too much at that moment and walk away completely, solutions seem to flow in without my conscious effort. 

In fact, some of my best ideas come when I am in the shower, drying my hair, or taking a drive! I always wondered why this was, and it turns out that there's science which backs up why this works. Psychology professor Alejandro Lleras proved that brief interruptions are critical to feeling refreshed and refocused; as Lleras said, "deactivating and reactivating your goals allows you to stay focused." 

2. Break your big goal into manageable pieces. 

If you were faced with the prospect of running a marathon right now with no training, it would not only be completely overwhelming, but also likely impossible. However, if you set a goal to run a marathon in six months, then broke down your training days into manageable chunks, gradually upping your mileage, it's totally doable. Before you know it, you'd be crossing the finish line. 

It's the same for any goal. If you want to make a million dollars this year, that can seem insanely outrageous. If you break that down into how much you need to make a month, then focus on how many clients that takes, then focus on the amount of marketing you need to do to attract that many clients—well, before you know it, you've got a manageable game plan.

Here's how I do this: 

I take my goals, then break each big goal into the steps I need to complete in order to achieve that goal. I write down each step on a post-it note and stick it, in order of first to last, on a poster board. I then estimate the amount of time each goal will take to complete. Finally, I schedule the various steps into my weekly schedule. 

I also have a poster board for things that need to be done each week, such as writing articles for various sites or recording videos. I have a post-it note for each thing that needs to be completed and stick those on the "to do" board. When I complete each, I move it to the "completed" board. 

I do it this way because it helps me to be able to see everything physically in front of me. I also get more satisfaction from moving a post-it note to the completed board than I do just checking it as complete on my computer. 

However, if you are the kind of person that prefers having everything computerized, you can do the same thing with lots of apps out there. For instance, you could do the same with Evernote by tagging something as to-do and then completed. Another I like is WorkFlowy.com, but there are many others that would be just as useful. 

3. Prioritize.

Which goals need to be completed first? Are there steps you need to take before you can get to a certain project? Do you simply feel more inspired by one project than another? 

Look at all your major projects and rank them in order of priority. Then, focus on the steps necessary to complete those projects first. Once you complete those steps, move on to your second priority, and so on. 

4. Be consistent. 

Keep focused on checking things off your list and do so on a consistent basis. Keep your appointments with yourself to complete the steps to your success. 

By doing this, before you know it, you will end up a massive success!

How do you break down your goals for success? I'd love to hear your suggestions! 

Believing in Your Worth: The Secret to Finally Feeling Worthy of the Success, Love, and Joy You Desire

Think of someone who you consider to be very successful, perhaps someone that you strive to be more like. Do you think that you are equal to them? Do you think that you deserve the same success that they do?  

You should, but you probably don’t. You likely assume that they must be made of something intrinsically better than you are, and this allows them to be more deserving of success and abundance.  

But here’s the thing: Everything in the entire world is made of particles, and all particles are exactly the same. They are a lot like the legos of the universe; particles make up your body, stars in the sky, the chair you are sitting on - everything.

This means that at a particle level, the people you admire are made of the exact same building blocks that you are. Because of this, there is nothing different about a Bill Gates or an Oprah Winfrey than you. They do not have, on any physical level, any better particles than you do. Truth be told, you could exchange yourself as humans, and it would literally not matter at all in the grand scheme of things.  

The idea of the from-a-better-family woman or the better-bred man is totally ridiculous. No particle is preprogrammed with any information at all—there are no rich or poor particles, no brilliant or idiotic particles, there is nothing pretty or ugly about them. At the particle level there is no race, no religious affiliation, no blood line, no genetics, no predisposition to weight or disease or anything else; there is literally no distinction between them at all. They are all a blank slate, and are distributed to everyone equally. 

So, the next time that you feel that you “just don’t have what it takes,” or that you “don’t deserve better than you have now,” you just remember this: You are equal to everyone else—even the most successful, happy people you know..  

Your particles have come together to form the person that you are, and the collection that is “you” has every ability to have an amazing life just as you are. You do not need to change anything about yourself to deserve that success; you just need to decide that you are good enough to have it! 

Don’t believe me? Really look around at the kinds of people that have a life that you envy. Do they all look alike? Are they all intelligent? I am willing to bet that some of them are the guys that you knew in college who would dare each other to run around the quad naked! Now, they own multi-million dollar companies and hold public office. If anyone was not able to achieve any level of success that they wanted, then these guys would be jobless and living in their parents’ basements, not running huge corporations and making public policy!

So think about it this way: If they have the particles necessary to make it big in this world, then you certainly do! 

The meaning of all of this? Your particles are as good as anyone else’s; therefore, you are every bit as worthy and important and fascinating as anyone else is—and as completely deserving of a totally wonderful life.

Do you feel worthy of success and happiness? If not, was there ever a time when you did? 

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Tara's Questions for Positive Change: 

1. Were you ever told that other people had “better breeding” or a “better bloodline” than you? How did this make you feel? Can you now see that this is not a true statement, based on the science of particles?
2. Have there been times in your life when you felt that other people were better or more deserving than you? When did you feel this way? 
3. When you think about living the life of your dreams, do you still fear that you aren’t worthy or don’t have what it takes? If so, use this retuning statement: “I am as deserving of my success as anyone else. I am made up of good stuff, and I can use my mind and my actions to create the life of my dreams.” Repeat this statement as often as you like. The more you do it, the more that it will create a new program in your mind, which then shifts your reality.

*This article is an excerpt from my book, The Flow: 40 Days to Total Life Transformation