Even when you have a passion and follow it, things don’t always happen as you plan. Sometimes it takes time for what you desire. Recently, I have been having a lot of challenges in my business. When you have a business, there are a lot of things to learn. For some, it may take a long time. You may be going in circles for awhile. This is what was happening to me. My lesson was that there is a divine order by which the steps of getting to where you desire to be, need to take place. I am the kind of person that loses patience a lot. I try to jump a few steps forward. This is not helpful though, as you don’t always get results and you have to start all over again and do the proper steps to get to where you want to go. My weakness is that I am a big dreamer and many times I reject logic. My impatience ends up bringing me backwards. Many times I am smart and I know it, but my black Octopus (Ego) is resistant.
The Universe doesn’t always send you what you desire in the way you expect it. In fact, you don’t exactly know what to expect sometimes. Here is where perseverance is key. It may take more years than you imagine, because many times you go through a trial and error period. Honestly, there is no way to go around it. I tried many ways to avoid errors, but they are an important ingredient to your growth. I have lost a lot of time and money on the way. Many times I felt frustrated about that, but I know and feel that there is a divine moment for everything. Right now, I am in a planning phase. I don’t like to be in this phase very much. It is mostly a passive period. I love to be in the center of the action, doing active things like speaking. But until the end of this month I need to plan. If I go to speak now, my speech would be a disaster. By planning and having patience to go through all the necessary little details, I know my speech will be a success. I will deliver something that I am proud of, and bring a lot of value to my audience. Many days I lose patience and feel sad or angry. Then, I remind myself that there is a moment where all I desire will come to pass. I must wait for that special moment or sometimes moments.
I would like to share with you exactly such a moment when I was patient and things fell into place. This year I got my life coaching accreditation. This accreditation is very important to me. It took me eight years to achieve this. There was an exam that was not easy. The first time I took it I failed with 0.1% close to passing mark, there was a really tiny little point missing. I was really really close. The second time I passed with a higher mark than I expected. I realized during the first attempt, I wasn’t aware of some important rules. That was why I needed to go through it again, in order to really understand these very special rules. Since 2004 I have studied successful people. The more I learn about them, the more I see what makes them so successful. They dare to dream big, they go after their dreams, and they have a special mindset. They also have a strategy and they are realistic. Now I am working on developing my strategy. I was not born with this, or perhaps it was hiding somewhere deep within me and I didn’t know. What I do know, is that I need to learn. Sometimes there are skills we need to develop that we were not born with. For me, it takes a long time to develop certain skills.
What I am trying to say is that it is important to persevere even if we don’t see the results we want right away. There is a right moment for everything to occur. I know it isn’t easy. Some people’s journey is smooth, and some, well not so much. The reason is because of how we perceive the journey. If we see the journey as hard and we think only lemons, we will get lemons. If we think of it as easy, then it becomes easy. We are in the present moment. We accept what we already have, and we try to see the beauty and goodness around us. It is then we will see chocolate cakes, rainbows in the sky, or beautiful colorful cupcakes! What I decided to do recently, was to buy some special stickers that say the following: “May you be Happy Always.” For now, I put one of the stickers in my journal so I can see it every morning and every time I open my journal. I need to figure out where to put the other ones. I am looking for a place I spend most of my time in. These stickers remind me to be more in the present, and to put my pink glasses on, so to speak.
Perseverance is important when you have a dream and even when you don’t. It is a good quality to have. I must admit that I am the kind of person who rarely gives up. It does take courage, faith, confidence, and a big bucket of patience. Life will always throws challenges at you. What do you think will happen if you decide to give up too soon? One day you may see someone you know who had the patience, faith and perseverance and made it big, while you stayed behind. You may be left with a huge feeling of regret that you didn’t go for what you desired. My life is not always sweet and rosy. It has many bumps and gremlins in it. One thing I know for sure though, if you want to flourish, bloom and discover your true potential, you must have the guts to keep on going no matter what. Keep the focus on your destination.
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