My greatest enemy

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"I am starting with the 'woman ' in the mirror." Michael Jackson

Who would you consider to be your greatest enemy? Who is the one person that you stay clear of because they want to sabotage you?
It may be difficult to think of someone right from the top of your head. I would love you take some time and analyse the people around. Write a list of names and ask yourself has this person been rooting for me or have they been discouraging me. 

If you are surrounded by people who encourage you to follow your dreams. Then consider yourself lucky. We all need a support system because we will not be motivated all the time. If you have a support system make sure that you are someone's support system as well. The people around you need you.

If you are on the other side of the scale then you should consider surrounding yourself with people who believe in you. It may not be easy to get away from people you are so used to being around. It's not meant to be easy but it is also not Impossible.

Now my greatest enemy is really strong. Sometimes I get really scared of her. She dominates me and is able to control me in a way that makes the battle seem impossible for me. Unfortunately, she is with me all the time. My brain armoured with fear and doubt bring me down like a spring of water. 

She is able to turn compliments into insecurity, she is constantly feeding me with self-doubt and hindering me from achieving greater things in life. She pushes me into a corner and torments me with memories of past failures. 

She makes me self-sabotage and believe that I don't deserve the best. She preaches to me about how I am not good enough and why I shouldn't expect too much from others. I shy away from seeing the value of my talents because I am too afraid of the guilt I will feel if I fail. 

In order to defeat my enemy and to get rid of all the negative believes she has fed me; I need to feed my brain with positive things. 

"Stop accepting the false beliefs, opinions, superstitions, and fears that plague our humankind. Begin now to sow thoughts of peace, happiness, right action, goodwill, and prosperity."

All of us have our own inner fears, beliefs, opinions. These inner assumptions rule and govern our lives. For me to defeat my enemy I need to stop giving it the power it needs to knock me down. 

As we begin a new year think positive, dream big, work on achieving what you want and fight against the things that weigh you down. Make this year and the next few years, years of transformation.

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