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Chapter Seventeen
Our Journey
Before Kim and I could move forward, we had to be willing to live
with the opinions and criticisms we each had about ourselves. We had
to be willing to live with doubts, but not let them stop us. Occasionally,
the pressure would get to the boiling point, and our self-criticisms would
flare up. I would blame her for my doubts, and she would blame me for
hers. But we both knew before starting out on this journey that the only
thing we had to ultimately face was our own personal doubts, criticisms,
and inadequacies. Our real job as husband and wife, business partners,
and soul mates along this journey was to keep reminding each other
that each of us was much more powerful than our individual doubts,
pettiness, and inadequacies. In that process, we learned to trust ourselves
more. The ultimate goal for us was more than to simply get rich. It was
to learn to be trustworthy with ourselves, as well as with money.
Remember that the only person who determines the thoughts
you choose to believe about yourself is you. So the reward from the
journey is not only the freedom that money buys, but the trust you gain
in yourself. My best advice is to prepare daily to be bigger than your
smallness. In my opinion, the reason most people stop and turn back
from their dreams is because the tiny person found inside each of us
wields more power than our bigger person.
Even though you may not be good at everything, take time
developing what you need to learn and your world will change rapidly.
Never run from what you know you need to learn. Face your fears and
doubts, and new worlds will open to you.
Take Action
Believe in yourself, and start today!
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