A Tapping Journey - Shift Wide Open

Career Confidence

10/31/2011

Oh dear---marketing---that can stop you in your tracks. It can bring up a mixture of doubts, fears and judgments. Let’s borrow benefits and take some charge off.

KC: Even though the thought of marketing sickens me—I acknowledge this and want to love and accept myself
KC: Even though I don’t know how to get out there and market I acknowledge this and am open to
looking at this differently
KC: Even though marketing is way beyond my comfort level I’m open to letting some of this discomfort to go

EB: Yikes, I can’t get out there and be seen
SE: I don’t know how to market
UE: I’m not pushy
UN: It’s not natural for me
CH: I’m not a salesman
CB: I hate salesmen
UA: People will hate me
TH: I don’t know how to talk about what I do to others

EB: People will judge me
SE: They’ll think I’m an idiot
UE: I can’t explain what I do
UN: I just want people to come to me
CH: It doesn’t feel safe
CB: It’s just not me
UA: But if I don’t market I won’t reach all the people who need what I do
TH: But what if I could market in a way that felt good to me

EB: Is that possible
SE: Well, no one does what I do the way I do it
UE: Maybe I can market in the same way---my way
UN: In a way that let’s people know how I’m different
CH: So they can feel my passion to help them
CB: That feels safer
UA: One brochure at a time
TH: One “pitch” at a time and learning what my style is

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to know that I can learn to market in a style that is true to me

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose to take this marketing thing slow but sure until I feel my style --- one client and pitch at a time.”

Career Confidence

10/28/2011

Yea, you are willing to take a risk and embracing the possibility of succeeding. Let’s tap in some positive momentum.

EB: Feeling more confident
SE: Knowing my heart is centered in being of service
UE: Allowing myself to succeed one client at a time
UN: Feeling more in control
CH: Feeling safer and safer everyday
CB: Taking steps forward
UA: Everyday and in everyway
TH: Smiling at myself in the mirror

EB: Proud of myself for not giving up on my dream
SE: Taking risks in my business will help others
UE: It’s a good thing
UN: Expanding my gift in service of others
CH: This will actually help me grow
CB: Who knew
UA: I’ll grow in strength
TH: I’ll grow in confidence

EB: I’ll grow in success
SE: I’ll grow in abundance
UE: Including financial abundance
UN: This feels safe
CH: One client at a time
CB: Growing and being of service
UA: One client at a time
TH: Succeeding for the first time in my life

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to know that my gift comes from a desire to be of service and that feels divine and right

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I to continue to expand and succeed. That feels safe and secure and abundant. How does it get any better than this?”

Have a great weekend---you are worthy and deserving

Career Confidence

10/27/2011

What if you’ve never succeeded before and decide to take a risk? You could be afraid of succeeding because that’s out of your normal comfort zone. Let’s borrow benefits and tap some fear out.

KC: Even though I’m afraid to take a risk I want to love and accept myself anyway
KC: Even though I’m afraid to take a risk because I might succeed this time---I want to love and accept myself in spite of my fear
KC: Even though I’m afraid to take a risk because I might succeed and that scares me I want that part of me that wants to succeed to win

EB: Oh my gosh, what if I succeed
SE: Yikes, what if I succeed
UE: That’s a scary thought
UN: I’ve never been a success
CH: But then I’ve never had this level of self-confidence
CB: I’ve done a lot of growth and change in that area
UA: I think I can do it this time
TH: But what if I really do succeed

EB: I don’t know what that will be like
SE: I’m used to feeling like a victim and looser
UE: It feels safer to stay a victim and looser
UN: But that’s what I always settled for
CH: I’m not in that personal head-space anymore
CB: I don’t want to settle for less
UA: I deserve more
TH: I am worth more

EB: What if I allowed myself to succeed
SE: What if what I do would really help someone
UE: It would be selfish of me to withhold my gift
UN: I want to help others
CH: Being successful would allow me to help more people
CB: I can branch out more and get used to success in steps
UA: A few clients at a time
TH: That feels safe and gives me time to adjust to success

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to know that my gift comes from a desire to be of service and that feels divine and right

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose to give myself permission to feel safe as I achieve success one client at a time.”

Career Confidence

10/26/2011

What happens when you are afraid of failing in your dream career? Afraid of what THEY will say. Let’s tap some charge off as we borrow benefits.

KC: Even though I’m afraid to try and fail because of what “they’ll” say---I choose to love and accept myself anyway
KC: Even though I’m afraid to try and have it not work I want to acknowledge this and love and accept myself anyway
KC: Even though I’m afraid to fail---I’d loose too much and can’t bare what they’d say---I’m still open to the possibility let I can start letting some of my fear go

EB: I might fail
SE: What will they say
UE: They’d laugh
UN: I’d be so embarrassed
CH: I can just hear the “I told you so’s”
CB: They’ll be glad I failed
UA: I’ll loose all my savings
TH: It’s scary

EB: It’s safer not to try
SE: It’s hard to not have support in my dreams
UE: They are waiting for me to fail
UN: But I can’t take this not trying
CH: It doesn’t feel safe in my mind
CB: I really want to grow my dream
UA: I want to find clients
TH: I want to be successful

EB: I’m afraid to try and I’m afraid to not try
SE: I can take baby steps toward my dream
UE: I can go at my own pace
UN: I just have to keep going forward
CH: Yes, there will be a few risks
CB: It’s my dream
UA: Knowing I can go fast or slow as long as I go forward
TH: I give myself permission to know it’s safe to take it step by step as long as I keep moving forward

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to know that it’s okay to do the best I can and to take one action step everyday

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose

Career Confidence

10/25/2011

Sometimes we procrastinate because we are afraid of failing. Let’s borrow benefits and tap some charge off.

KC: Even though I’m afraid that I’ll fail--- so my habit is to procrastinate I choose to love myself anyway
KC: Even though I’d rather avoid doing “this” because I’m afraid I’ll mess it up---I’m open to looking at this differently
KC: Even though I’m afraid that I’ll fail I’m open to the possibility that this time it might be different

EB: What if I fail
SE: It’s too re-stimulating
UE: That’s the reason I don’t want to do this
UN: I don’t want to get it wrong
CH: I need it to be perfect
CB: I don’t want people to judge me
UA: What will they think if I get it wrong
TH: I might be able to do it better ---later

EB: I’d rather avoid doing “this”
SE: But what if I focused on what I’m doing right
UE: It’s a good idea
UN: It’s a rough draft
CH: It doesn’t have to be perfect
CB: I just have to start it
UA: Other people aren’t always perfect---I bet
TH: I’m doing the best I can

EB: I’ll get better
SE: I can learn how to do it over time
UE: I’ll find ways to improve my writing
UN: Most people are looking for good not perfect
CH: It will be okay
CB: It’s a process
UA: That feels better
TH: Less pressure

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to know that it’s okay to do the best I can and not be perfect the first time.

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose give myself permission to not be perfect the first attempt.”

Career Confidence

10/24/2011

Sometimes we just don’t want to do the NEXT action or the “uncreative” task in front of us especially if we are launching our dream or dream-business. Let’s borrow benefits and tap some charge off.

KC: Even though I don’t want to do this “thing” ---I want to love and accept myself
KC: Even though I’d rather procrastinate then do “this”—it doesn’t interest me---I acknowledge this and am open to looking at it differently
KC: Even though I’d rather do something else because “this” task doesn’t come easy to me---I do want to love and accept myself

EB: I don’t want to do this
SE: I wanna do something else
UE: I’d rather clean out my desk
UN: This “thing” doesn’t interest me in the least
CH: I could do it later
CB: But it HAS to get done
UA: I don’t want to do it
TH: I’m my own boss anyway

EB: But it really has to get done
SE: I want to do it but it seems to overwhelming
UE: Maybe I can break it down into steps
UN: That might help
CH: Maybe I could hire someone
CB: Maybe I could just avoid it
UA: No, it has to get done
TH: I’m the boss

EB: It’s my business
SE: I like when I do finish things I don’t like to do
UE: I bet I could set a timer
UN: Just do a little at a time
CH: A half hour at a time until it’s done
CB: If I was an employee I’d have to do things I didn’t want to do
UA: I value hard workers
TH: I think maybe I can value and acknowledge how hard this is and how good I’ll feel a half hour from now

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to tap out my frustration instead of sitting there procrastinating and deluding myself

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose to start letting go of procrastinating tap by tap by tap----knowing I am making the choice to step up an be worker-be for myself.”

Career Confidence

10/21/2011

What if you want to start your own part time company or even full time business and just can’t seem to get started? Sometimes it’s due to procrastination. Let’s tap and start shifting that strangle-hold.

KC: Even though I’d love to start my own business even part time I can’t stop procrastinating
KC: Even though I have all these great ideas I can’t seem to take action
KC: Even though I keep procrastinating I want to love and accept myself

EB: I’d love to have my own business
SE: I just can’t seem to take action
UE: I feel so out of control over my destiny
UN: It’s too much trouble to implement my dreams
CH: I’m not comfortable changing
CB: I’d have to change my routine if I started my own business
UA: But I hate the way my life is
TH: I have all these great ideas

EB: I’d love to be my own boss
SE: But then I’d have to do things I don’t want to do
UE: I never let my current boss down
UN: I’d be my own boss
CH: Would I let myself down
CB: That’s a scary thought
UA: But if I started out small it might not seem so daunting
TH: I bet I could tap out my blocks as I go along

EB: Might as well tap then doodle on a scratch pad or stare off into space
SE: I do a lot of things in life I don’t want to do but love the results
UE: I guess birthing a dream is the same way
UN: Maybe I can outline what I need to do to start my business
CH: Tapping as I go along
CB: That’s action
UA: That I can do
TH: Giving myself permission to love and support my dream

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to tap out my frustration instead of sitting there procrastinating and deluding myself

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose start letting go of procrastinating tap by tap by tap----knowing I am worthy and deserving.”

Have a great weekend

Career Confidence

10/20/2011

Sometimes our life pattern is one of failure and we think that is our lot in life. Let’s tap some of that belief out.

KC: Even though I have the belief that I can never be successful---I acknowledge this belief and choose to look at it differently
KC: Even though I have this doubt I honor it and choose to look at it differently
KC: Even though I’ve never been successful I’m open to shifting this belief because I love myself

EB: Yep, I never succeed
SE: I’m a looser when it comes to career success
UE: That’s my pattern
UN: I can’t deny it
CH: I have proof
CB: It’s safer to not try
UA: Why risk disappointment again
TH: I’d like to change this thinking but you can’t argue with facts

EB: The fact is I’ve never been successful
SE: But what if I changed my perspective
UE: What if it wasn’t always true
UN: I have been successful a few times in my life
CH: What if I started focusing on those successes
CB: They sure felt good
UA: What if I wrote down all my successes and how they felt
TH: Then when I got discouraged I could look at the list

EB: That’s a start
SE: Nothing risky in that
UE: That’s pretty safe
UN: Maybe that will attract more successes
CH: Then I could focus and write them down as well
CB: Hey, I could start a success log
UA: That’s pretty cool
TH: I could start letting go of some of those doubt and beliefs

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to look for evidence that I can attract success to me

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose to focus on the successes in my life no matter how small---because I’m worth it.”

Career Confidence

10/19/2011

Sometimes we can buy into the mass consciousness around the “economy” and feel we will never succeed on our career. Let’s tap and take some charge off this lack on confidence in pursuing your career goals.

KC: Even though I would like to pursue my career goals the economy is so bad I don’t think I should even try
KC: Even though I’m afraid that I won’t make it in this economy ---I’m open to looking at this differently
KC: Even though the economy is so bad ---I acknowledge my economic fears and love and accept myself anyway

EB: I can’t set a career goal now
SE: Are you crazy the economy is so bad
UE: No one has money
UN: Companies are giving salary cuts instead of raises
CH: Everyone is scared
CB: I can’t even think about moving ahead with my dreams
UA: It’s impossible to be successful in this economy
TH: Just listen to the news

EB: But I know a few people who are successful
SE: What do they know that I don’t
UE: Why are they succeeding
UN: I bet it won’t work for me
CH: But what if I looked at what they are doing
CB: Maybe there is a way to be successful
UA: Maybe it’s not all gloom and doom
TH: Maybe I can be successful

EB: What if I listened and learned from the people who are successful
SE: They are so optimistic
UE: They feel worthy and deserving no matter what
UN: They seem to have winning strategies
CH: They take baby steps
CB: I can take baby steps
UA: I want to fallow in their footsteps
TH: Giving myself permission to get new role models

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to pattern my life and thinking after new role models

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose to focus on what is possible and who out there is in solution energy.”

Career Confidence

10/18/2011

Sometimes our lack of confidence stems from not knowing how to set goals. Let’s borrow benefits and tap some charge off.

KC: Even though I don’t know how to set and reach a career goal --- I acknowledge this and am open to change
KC: Even though it feels impossible to ever believe that I can set a career goal and make it--- I love and accept myself anyway
KC: Even though a I don’t think I can be a success I honor my feelings and love and accept myself anyway

EB: I’ll never be successful
SE: I don’t know how to set a career goal
UE: A five year plan
UN: Are you kidding me
CH: It’s a waste of time
CB: What if I fail
UA: I don’t know how to do this
TH: The idea is crazy

EB: It’s safer to stay small
SE: Why risk it
UE: But I’m miserable
UN: I’m tired of knowing I can do better and not knowing how
CH: I feel stuck and I hate that
CB: I can’t stand myself like this
UA: What if I made a goal a month away
TH: I could do that

EB: I could take a class
SE: Maybe I can focus on just small steps
UE: Try thinking outside of the box
UN What related skills do I have that might help my career
CH: It might be an interesting marketing idea
CB: Who knows
UA: I give myself permission to feel in control of the future
TH: If I take one action I won’t feel stuck

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: Choosing to feel in control and able to take one action step

When the doubt starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I choose to slowly work my way up and honor and acknowledge the steps I take toward my career goal---in five years who knows where I’ll be.”