How Giving Up Myths, Lies, and Excuses Empowers Me!

By now you have probably heard about our report 7 Myths, 8 Lies, and 35 Excuses People Use For Not Living Their Purpose. I have had a slew of dis-empowering myths, lies, and excuses causing me to question my every move. I’ve found that as I gave them up I became empowered to live the life I live today. I want to share a little of my personal journey in working with myths, lies, and excuses.

MYTHS

In the report we shared that myths are unproved stories that we give our power to. One story that I grew up with was this:

…because my mother left me at a young age without saying goodbye, I am insignificant. She felt no connection to me and was better off without me in her life…

I gave a lot of power to this story I told myself. Most of it on an unconscious level. As soon as I was able to identify the story I could create a story around my mother leaving that empowered me. We are making it all up anyway. Why would I want to listen to that old and limiting story? Here is my new story:

On a soul level my mother was supporting me to develop my most valuable qualities of compassion and non-judgment.

I feel good about this new meaning I have to a difficult event in my life. As a result I was able to let go of the pain and grief surrounding the event and invite in a deep appreciation for my mother. Read more