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"From The
Coach's Corner" Articles by Brian J. Zahn
Climbing Your Life’s Mountain of True Happiness
by Brian J. Zahn - Certified Life Coach, Author and
Speaker
When looking at your life at
this present moment in time, are you happy where you are?
Since time is constantly moving and things are changing
all around you, are you changing with it? When someone
decides to move forward from where they are today, they
are slowly climbing up their mountain and connecting
themselves with their true happiness in all aspects of
their life. Sure, everyone has a story to tell from their
past, whether it’s from their childhood, teenage years, or
recent adulthood about major events that have taken place
of misfortune, abandonment, hurt or unhappiness, but are
we learning to utilize it as a catalyst to help us move
forward from where we are today?
From the moment we are born, we are “conditioned” by
negativity. We will hear the word “NO” more than two
thousand times as a youngster. I know you’ll agree with me
that sometimes hearing “NO” may actually save our lives,
but most of the time we have been controlled by others,
rather than to act, feel, and control our own lives and
happiness. We might have even heard comments from our
closest family members, friends or loved one’s that we
aren’t truthful, good enough, smart enough, strong enough
or capable of being more than we could be in life. Who’s
to say that their words are true, when we know in our
hearts they aren’t. However, no one has given us the tools
to learn how to toss their projected feelings to the curb,
while believing in ourselves to be more than we are today.
This is the perfect time to look at your life and take
notice of where you are on your life’s mountain of
happiness.
When you are looking to achieve a more fulfilling love
relationship, a healthier body, more success in your
career, a connection to your passions and talents, improve
self-confidence, rid yourself of fears, achieve a goal or
to just live life with more balance of inner peace and
harmony, you’ll make a conscious choice to move forward.
You’ll do everything to take the necessary steps to
acquire the tools to get there. Each decision for your
happiness is another step in the right direction in being
proactive and positive with your life. Fear is no longer
an obstacle and the past is left exactly where it supposed
to be. While climbing your mountain higher and higher,
you’ll achieve goals that are important to you and connect
yourself to your greatest assets. Even with the bumps
along the way, you’ll soon realize that the journey up is
its own reward, while living in the moment and never
climbing back down.
Just as one person chooses to move forward up the
mountain, there are many who consciously choose to ignore
their happiness and stay in the status quo, leaving them
at a certain plateau on their mountain. They simply decide
to stop climbing the mountain for all the wrong reasons.
They will choose to absorb negativity, while not honoring
the light from within and ignore living in the present
moment. Their past will consume their life. They will find
themselves taking their life for granted, and giving up
everything that they once believed, allowing their fears
to take over. Some might not believe that they truly
deserve to be happy because they have never felt it
before. Their past may have conditioned them to believe in
a different outcome and give up on everything they have
ever dreamed, wanted or wished to come true. When this
happens, people forget to live their lives, while making
excuses and turning them into truths. They may even decide
to start walking down the mountain because life is just
too hard and give in to not working and fighting hard for
their happiness.
As your life coach, this is the time for me to remind you
to always keep breathing deeply. By taking a few deep
breaths in through your nose and slow out your mouth,
you’ll connect to your inner peace and harmony deep within
you, while slowing down your brain’s thought process. Now
that you have done this….let me ask you some questions in
bringing awareness and recognition about where you are
today on your mountain.
What does happiness mean to you?
Do you deserve to be happy?
Do you want to be happy?
Do you believe in yourself?
Are you consumed by fear?
Do you live in the past?
Are you stuck with negativity?
Do you think positively?
Do you easily get lost?
Can you take small steps up the mountain?
Would you rather stay in the status quo? If so why?
Do you have the tools to become happy?
Can you ask for help?
Remember, by simply taking appropriate actions and
believing in yourself and your goals, anyone can find
their way to climb up their mountain towards their true
happiness. Even if you don’t reach the very top, you will
find all kinds of happiness around you along the way up.
With each step forward there is a new experience to
encounter, learn and grow from, which will make you a more
confident, positive and happy person. My wish for all of
you is to constantly continue to climb your mountain each
and every day. No matter how slow your steps are, keep
pressing forward and take ownership of what you truly want
out of life. Never, ever give up. When obstacles are in
the way, all you need to do is ask for help. I can
honestly tell you that there is no shame in that. Whatever
your goals are that will lead to your happiness, by living
in the present moment, letting go of the past, and
climbing up your mountain, you will not only honor your
light from within, but achieve success along the way.
Happy climbing everyone!
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Brian J. Zahn is a Certified
Life Coach, Author and Motivational Speaker. He is a
constant reminder that we can have anything we truly want
in life if we are the "KEY" to our happiness. The
important thing to remember is to be "Focused", be
"Present" and "BE THE KEY™"
" in your life
that will unlock and open new doors to your happiness,
instead of being the obstacle. Reach out for Brian today
and let him INSPIRE, MOTIVATE and GUIDE you
compassionately, while discovering the "KEY" that's in
"YOU". Web: www.bethekey.net Telephone: 480-254-5000
Email: Brian@Anewviewtoanewyou.com
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