Is Someone Silencing Your Spirit?

How many times do you get excited about something and run it by someone who responds with “it will never work” or “I have a better idea” or “we’ve tried it before and it never happened?”  It’s like hearing stop, no, turn around.

These responses may come from people who are close to you and know you well such as a good friend, a business associate, your child, significant other, a parent or your boss. It’s not so much what they say but more what you start to believe and how worthless you begin to feel.

Although they may not do it intentionally and believe they are trying to help by claiming their know what is good for you, it’s their efforts that can neutralize yours. I see this happening all the time and yet we surrender our power to this. Why? Because we are comfortable? We believe it?

Wake up that flame inside you and push back when you hear NO by asking why and why not.