Our guest blogger this week is Sue Ellen Haning. She is the author of Two Nuts in Italy and How to be a Successful Nut. Sue Ellen Haning is a 43- year teaching veteran whose passion is helping anyone of any age to overcome their problems in reading and spelling. Her trip to Italy helped her understand the importance of living outside her comfort zone.
You can find the following blog post at http://www.thesuccessfulnut.com/blog/
mountain climbing“There is a giant asleep within every man.
When the giant awakes, miracles happen.”
—Frederick Schiller Faust: American author who wrote Westerns under the pen name Max Brand
A giant? Really? Who knew? If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being called a ‘nut’ just tell someone that you are working with your giant right now and see what happens. It could be fun!
No really, if you are serious about getting outside your comfort zone and not just reading these blogs for entertainment, and if you wish to connect with someone who can help, listen up. It’s imperative you find and connect with your giant. No matter your height, weight, or age, a giant resides within you. This giant can do all the things you think you can’t do. I know, it’s a bit scary but as the above quote says, and as many have experienced…miracles happen.
In Jack Canfield’s online class, Bestseller Blueprint, he says those who are successful are willing to do something everyday that makes them uncomfortable. Canfield suggests 5 ‘uncomfortable’ things every day. Wow! That’s a lot of comfort zone stretching, but the Big 5 don’t have to be leaping tall buildings in a single bound. It can be as small as writing your goals, affirmations, desires, sharing your goals with someone, or making a phone call for information or help, and talking with your giant, etc.
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 18 of How To Be A Successful Nut…Your Life Depends On It!
“Have you ever been gliding along through life and all of a sudden nothing looks familiar? Have you spent years doing the same things like slaving over your own business, or climbing the corporate ladder, or giving all your energy and time to raising your children, or even sitting around enjoying just what you have, when suddenly you realize none of it feels right anymore? How does this happen? Seemingly all of a sudden you realize this is not what you want for the rest of your life, and at the same time you are thinking, “What the heck happened here? Everything seemed to be moving along okay.” When this happens it is the giant within you, and he/she is churning. A lot happens when a giant moves. Your giant, let’s call him Edgar or her Ethel, has been residing in a place that you probably pay little attention to. Edgar and Ethel, for the moment, are gently helping you realize your desire to make some adjustments outweighs your desire to stay in your…rut. Edgar and Ethel don’t miss a thing. These two know when anything stirs you. Maybe you were inspired by something you read, experienced, watched on TV. Maybe you have survived something horrific and are now realizing a valuable lesson from it years later. Or like me, one day while teaching second graders in an inner city school, I realized that I hit the jackpot…I won life’s lottery because I had two (not one but two) parents who loved me dearly, provided for me, supported and nurtured me, educated me, set the example for me, were my personal advocates, and gave their all in raising me and helping me reach adulthood. On this day, when I realized I had won life’s lottery, I also realized my jackpot is the exception rather than the rule. Next came the question, “Now what am I going to do with my win?” I reached deep inside, and there stood Ethel ready to help.”
Oh, everything has not been perfect in my life not even as a child with loving, supportive parents, but somewhere along the way I learned I could be a victim of my circumstances or not. I’ll admit that even though I knew this on some level, it took me a long time to put it into play.
I subscribe to daily inspirations from Touched By A Horse, and I’d like to share one with you that is particularly meaningful to me.
“In a moment, one decision can bring you heartache for life. I am here to share with you that all mistakes have a purpose larger than what you know. Even your worst days are your best, looking back for all you become because of them.”
It is true that trials, disasters, poor decisions, and griefs can strengthen and enrich us. With each trial, someone is chiseling away at the fiber of our being, sculpting us. I suggest blessing every person in your life that has hurt you, left you, betrayed you because without them you would not be the magnificent person you are. And, yes, your creator sees you as magnificent. You are so very special to not only those around you, but to the world.
Loss is heavy. It’s a smothering feeling. It chokes us, and some lose themselves in their grief, and sometimes we sacrifice others in our lives because of our grief. We can bemoan our losses or they can be seeds from which we grow.
Do you spend more time protecting your already held beliefs than you do looking for the truth?
This is where your giant comes in handy. Giants are huge, powerful, knowing, and very supportive, and they can help you find the truth, your truth. They have a way of crushing fear and doubt. They have your back and want to help you do anything, but they do not act alone. They want to walk hand in hand, or sometimes when you have a mountain to climb, they will get behind you and support you all the way to the top.
Once you realize you have something to offer but have no idea when, where, or how to share this with the world, if you allow, your giant will come to your aide, and Katie bar the door! When your giant starts moving, things get done, sometimes so fast it takes your breath away!
You may say, “I’d love to make a change in some area of my life, but I’m tired just thinking about it. There’s so much to do and I don’t know where to start.” Action is the key. It doesn’t matter what action, just action. Guess how much action you can take with a giant helping you? Heaps, especially when headed uphill. As long as you stay connected to what it is you want, so will your giant.
All it takes is one foot in front of the other. And it doesn’t matter what the goal is. It could be something seemingly as simple as getting out of bed or becoming a billionaire and the bazillion things in between. Let your giant help you. It is your decision.
“Your decisions, not your circumstances, create your destiny.” Tony Robbins, American author, speaker, entrepreneur.
I hope you experience your giant this week. If you can’t do anything else, go within and see what you find!
Sue Ellen