IT TAKES MORE THAN TALENT TO SUCCEED ?10 STEPS TO CREATING ALL THE SUCCESS YOU WANT WITHOUT STRUGGLE, SACRIFICE OR SELLING YOUR SOUL!
Author: Boni Lonnsburry

A number of years ago I read a book by a (now very famous) author in the self-growth arena whose name you would instantly recognize. It was his first book, and as I slowly turned the pages I was in awe. It was horrible! Bad grammar, hard to follow, rambling - he had made every writing mistake possible. Yet, it was a best seller.

This phenomenon is also prevalent in the fine arts --I remember walking into a gallery, and looking at artwork that was commanding (and receiving) tens of thousands of dollars each, and wondering if I were missing some important component of the processing software in my brain. It seemed impossible that the artist could be so successful given the pieces they were showing! Even factoring in latitude for personal taste - this stuff could have literally been produced by a child.

You’ve seen it too. Incredibly untalented people enjoying seemingly disproportionate levels of success. And disappointingly, the converse is true as well. I know literally dozens of truly gifted artists and performers who are waiting tables, while their talent lies unrecognized by the world.

Why Bother?
You wonder, what chance do you have? There seems no rhyme or reason for success?but there is! All around us lies an intricate web of powerful energy that is invisible to the naked eye, but can produce sustainable success without limits. This field of energy is logical and dependable. If you build a world of dreams within your field of energy, success has to come!

Although many people create success unconsciously, and some create it consciously, no one creates success by accident. Read and re-read that line! People don’t get lucky. We aren’t victims or recipients of fate. Every success is created first in energy, then in form!

Some of You Can Stop Reading Now
Whoa, doggie - many of you are thinking?“Yeah, I’ve heard that one before. She’s going to tell me to believe in myself and visualize my dreams and I’ll get everything I want delivered on a silver platter. Bullshit.?And others are thinking, “OK. I’m ready, just tell me the three or seven or ten things I have to do and one more time I’ll promise myself I’ll do them!?

I said it was fail-safe. I didn’t say it was simple. For those of you cynics out there who just can’t believe there is a way to receive without struggling, and for those who want the easy answer, you might as well put my column down and never return. For those of you who believe, deep in your heart, and who are willing to do the work necessary to literally change who you are and thus your world, have I got a treat for you!

So, What are the Ten Steps:?

Simplified, here they are. But remember there are intricacies and levels within each that require energy and commitment to result in deep and meaningful changes.

1. KNOW WHAT’S POSSIBLE.
Not just the theory. Know it in your heart. Growth starts with theories, granted. But there is a huge difference between cognitively knowing you can create the life and success you want and really owning that fact. It doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a gradual, deepening process. Where are you right now ? Also take a look at your power. Do you feel empowered? Do you believe you have the ability to literally create your world differently? Once you’ve determined what is true for you around this issue, strengthen your beliefs that you can create your reality and that you have the power to do so.

2. KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY WANT.
You have to have a dream to have a dream come true, but make sure it’s your dream and not someone else’s dream, or society’s dream. Begin with the essence of what you want. If you work from an energy perspective first, you may realize some of what you said were your dreams really weren’t! How do you want to feel in your professional life? Prosperous? Joyful? Creative? Free? Excited? Happy? Passionate? Loving? Balanced? Giving? Peaceful? Calm? Connected? Do you know what that would look like in your life? If so, do you know why you want what you want?

3. KNOW WHY YOU DON’T WANT WHAT YOU SAY YOU WANT.
“Of course I really want what I said I wanted!?many respond indignantly. Well, I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is: If you really wanted what you say you wanted, you’d already have it. Something inside is in opposition. Some part of you doesn’t want it or doesn’t believe it is possible. The good news is: You’re in control! And you have the ability to heal and change and grow! You will learn some techniques to bring these hidden parts of you to consciousness where you can magically heal and transform them so all parts of you are in alignment and focused on the same inspiring goal!

4. BEFRIEND YOUR INNER SABATOURS.
There are reasons you are not allowing yourself to receive what you want. They are valid and logical reasons, according to some part of you. Each of us has many aspects to who we are: the child self, the adolescent self, the critical self, the nurturer self and the societal self, to name a few key players. Although this sounds a bit schizophrenic, in a healthy adult they aspects don’t run the show, you do. But listening to these various aspects can shed some amazing light on why you aren’t allowing the success you want. Listen to them in a meditative state, and you’ll be amazed at the insight and understanding they provide.

5. CHANGE THE BELIEFS THAT STAND IN OPPOSITION TO YOUR DREAM.
The importance of beliefs in the creation of success and happiness has become a mainstream concept. Yet few people actually know how to discover, let alone change, a belief. Most people overlook this key step in creating success because their beliefs are so inherent in who they are and how they think they don’t see them as beliefs. They see them as reality. It sounds oversimplified to say that we can change a belief and therefore change our life. Yet it is true.

6. TAKE ACTION ON THE INSIDE.
Once you’ve cleared the way for what you want to enter your life, you need to focus energy and intent in order for it to happen. Act as if you have the success and are the person you want to be, is one way to accomplish this. Seeing what you want and feeling strong positive emotion at the same time, is another. There are thousands of techniques to create what you want, but you do need to do them!

7. TAKE ACTION ON THE OUTSIDE.
Sitting around and meditating may be fun, but sooner or later you need to move into the world and set your plan in action! Once you are inspired to get moving, MOVE! Write a business plan, a marketing plan and success goals. Join a mastermind group or associations. If you are a writer, write. If you’re a musician, make music. If you are a painter, paint. Make yourself move!

8. MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS.
You WILL see change. And it is necessary to acknowledge the change and how far you have come, irregardless of how far you have to go. Chart your progress. Look for signs that the universe is responding to your new resonance. And if you see no progress, or even back-sliding, get help. Ask whatever higher power you are connected with, or even those you aren’t connected with. They’re listening. They’re waiting to be called upon. And ask for help in your physical world. Find a success buddy, but don’t let them become a co-dependent failure-buddy.

9. REPEAT STEPS 1-8 AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY.
If you’re not seeing progress or want faster progress, go back to step one. Growth is not a one-shot-deal. It’s an ongoing and hopefully delightful process. If you can’t enjoy the journey, you are missing the point of creating the success. And when you are dreaming new dreams, go back to step one then, too. After every accomplishment and dream-come-true, there is another dream waiting to be created, and yet more waiting to be dreamt. You’re never done -- get used to it.

10. CELEBRATE THE TRIUMPHS.
If you are honest with yourself and committed to do the work, it you WILL be triumphant. You have to ?it’s the way our universe works. And remember, there is always grace?that wonderful, illusive, miraculous cosmic kiss that catapults you onto the next level without fanfare or warning. Expect grace. Be thankful for it in advance.

And then, the only thing you have left to do is figure out what to do with all the money, love, joy, and success in your life -- and what to do with all the time you used to spend whining!








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Boni Lonnsburry
Author of Live a Life You Love E-zine! To subscribe, send a blank email to livealifeyoulove-subscribe@topica.com or visit my website at http://www.livealifeyoulove.net

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