Good afternoon!
Happy Father’s Day to all fathers around the world! Children look to their fathers for protection, guidance, and lessons.
In today’s email, I will share two lessons that all fathers can teach their children.
“Refusing to make a change in life comes down to fear. Fear will paralyze you if you allow it to, but it is nothing more than negative self-talk.”
– Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Rejection by others is nothing but a myth.
Rejection is one of life’s greatest fears. We’re afraid of rejection from our peers, family, partners, and employers. You are completely free when you realize that the only person who can genuinely reject you is yourself.
You get to pick how you react to anything life throws at you. Rejection is a word for not getting what you desired, but why should you always receive what you want? It’s difficult to hear someone no longer wants to work with you, but why should they have to? Everyone has free will.
Spend some time in your quiet moments focusing on your relationship with yourself and listening to the way you speak to yourself. Is it a good or bad conversation? If the words are negative, begin to change them to positive ones. It will make you feel more confident and allow you to let go of any lingering guilt and fear of rejection.
Change may be scary, but it’s vital for growth.
When you make changes in your life, you grow. When you refuse or are afraid of change, you either stay the same or go backward.
If you allow self-limiting thoughts to hold you back, they will. If you’ve been hurt in the past, you may be afraid to try love again, believing it will end similarly. If you’ve had a bad experience with a job interview in the past, you might be afraid of failing again. These are only things you tell yourself; they’re not guarantees in life.
If you believe them, they will become self-fulfilling prophecies since what you tell yourself will influence your actions.
Begin to challenge what you tell yourself. Why do I think I’m going to fail? What evidence do I have? Why am I going to be hurt once more? Do I have a crystal ball that can tell me what will happen in the future?
Most likely, you’re merely making judgments based only on your worries.
Find a way to start doing things differently within yourself. Begin small and work your way up to bigger and better things.
You have the power. Keep going!
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