Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming your power, creativity, brilliance, and dreams

if you don't do it, you're saying to yourself and to the universe that you don't keep your word. These broken promises wear down our self-esteem.

A plan of action ought to be written down on paper. If it's only in your mind it may be more of a dream than a plan. Plans in our minds tend to get lost or forgotten, or pushed aside by everyday life. Tell yourself you'll have more of a chance of achieving your goal if you have it written down and keep it at hand.

Make a commitment to have what you want in life and then make a plan to get it.

We spend billions of dollars each year trying to change our bodies, our health, and our relationships, yet most of us are still dissatisfied with some area of our lives. we're in a constant state of wanting something we can't seem to reach. This state of wanting, of dreams that never get fulfilled, is the result of pretending we are on our way to s

How can you have a true desire or a true goal without a plan to achieve the goal? Without the commitment to do whatever it takes to fulfill your goal, it most likely will never come to fruition. Psychologists call this magical thinking. We fool ourselves into thinking we will someday achieve our dreams without ever taking any practical steps.

I suggest you pick one goal that you have been trying to achieve—the goal that seems the least daunting. Then break it down into four parts. A daily plan, a weekly plan, a monthly plan, and a yearly plan. Ask yourself: What can I do on a daily basis to fulfill my goal? What can I do on a weekly basis to fulfill my goal and continue to monthly and y

Each time you do what you say you're going to do, you're training yourself and the universe that you can be counted on. Then when you start to work on larger goals, when you say I am going to make more money, fall in love, write a book, or open a clinic, you will be able to do it.

Keeping your word is essential to your plan for change. What you say to yourself and others does count. If you tell yourself that you are going to eat healthier foods and don't do it you are broadcasting to yourself and the universe that you can't be trusted.

It's the person who makes a plan of action, the person who writes a mission statement. The person who commits. This is the road to a more enlightened life, to living the truth.