Butterflies in my stomach… high in the Redwood trees

I could feel it coming on again. I was about to speak over 200 people about living their Best Life Ever and my heart was racing and I had butterflies in my stomach.  I was well prepared and I love the materials. So why I am having this visceral reaction? Why am I feeling under-confident?

My Lightbulb moment happened when I realized that the confident skills I have used in creating the materials and in other parts of my life can be used in delivering the fabulous materials. Let me explain…

I am a visual person – just as I visualized how the speech would be designed, I also visualized presenting the materials and creating positive energy in the crowd – from stepping onto the stage right through to the thank you.

Also, I shifted my perspective to one of ‘Cease the moment!’  I used this positive affirmation to keep me focused on this excellent opportunity to fulfill my life purpose - to inspire and guide others to live their best life ever.

Then I really listened to my body and realized that what I was experiencing was in fact an adrenaline rush. I used that fabulous energy to deliver my positive message!

Not long ago I stood 40 feet high in a California Redwood tree with the same butterflies in my stomach and I chose to leap into a world of greater possibilities and challenges. Here was my chance to use that confidence in my day to day life - so I went for it!

Having said that, I would love for you to say 'Yes' to enriching your life too!

All the best,
Eva-Marie

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Lucky is saying 'Yes'

I was so lucky. At my Life Club this week was one of my favourite mentors, Jane, who just turned 80 this year.

The workshop was about saying 'No'. How could we create the balance we wanted in our lives by saying 'No' to things we didn't want to do and therefore have time to do the things we wanted to do.

Jane has now got to the stage that she felt she didn't want to think about saying 'No', she wanted to discover how to say 'Yes' to the things she hasn't yet got round (or dare I say 'dared') to doing.

But saying 'Yes' sometimes just means having worked out what to say 'No' to. For example, saying 'Yes' to having a great year this year, means saying 'No' to doubt, fear, procrastination and anything else that's stopping you having that 'Yes' year.

I'm going to say 'Yes' to continuing to think I'm lucky. And I'm going to say 'No' to worrying that things may go 'wrong'. After all, what is 'wrong' but a time to take stock of what's just happened and learn from it?

I'm lucky that you're ready this and, if you're not, then what can I learn from that?

Please let me know.

Hope you have a great weekend.
I'm at The Grove Hotel... do come and join me there another weekend.
Nina
Best-selling author (I've just been told by my publisher) of The Life Book