Eliminate Conflicting Intentions

For a couple of years now, Ive worked with clients regarding the impact that conflicting intentions can have on a persons success, but it wasnt until the year 2005 - that I got to experience the impact firsthand.

Before I tell you my experience with it, let me explain exactly what it is. If consciously and outwardly you have the intention to achieve something anything but subconsciously (internally) you feel or believe just the opposite, the

intentions are in conflict and cancel one another out. The consequence is that you get average, mediocre results.

Let me offer a simple example. If you decide you want to achieve a certain sales goal, but inside in your heart of hearts you feel that having lots of money will make you superficial or insincere (yes, some people feel this way),

then no matter how hard you work, your results will just be OK. Not great. Not poor. Just OK. However, when you are able to release truly release the conflicting intention or belief, you allow the Universe to help you accelerate.

And you achieve your goals.

Intentions and beliefs that cause conflict come in all shapes and sizes. Here are some examples that Ive seen. (And Ive seen the results that people have when they release them.)

Im not worthy of great success I dont think I can handle the workload if Im really successful Someone really attractive wouldnt be interested in me People with lots of money are materialistic If I have plenty of money, people will

want to use me or take advantage of me If I have lots of success, Ill have to do too much of the things I dont enjoy Its not fair for me to succeed when so many others dont succeed

These intentions and/or beliefs run the gamut of emotions, often dont make logical sense, and are always very personal. Sometimes we bury them very deeply. But in every case, we know theyre there.

Now to my experience this year with conflicting intentions

Ive built what most coaches would consider to be a successful business. The problem was I hadnt ever reached the level of success that I wanted. My level of success was very consistent and very flat. Then, this past year,

two major events occurred in my life. I went through a divorce and my father died. We had decided a couple of years ago to go our separate ways in 2005 and, although we have had some painful moments surrounding the

divorce, we remain friends. That wasnt where the conflicting intention resided. Instead, it lay in a subtle aspect of our relationship; an aspect that caused me somehow, in some way to hold back in my business success. When

the formalities of the dissolution were behind us and I was able to release the internal "intention" that was conflicting with my external intention, my business started to grow. Not only did it start to grow, it started to grow by

50% a month!

And then, a couple of months later, my father died. I was never very close to my dad, but his death had a great impact on me. I had a number of feelings and emotions surrounding his death, but one of them led to the

following insight. Do you know what happens when both of your parents die? (My mother had died many years ago.) You become an orphan. Now, most of us think of orphans as small children, but in fact, anyone without

parents is an orphan. This led to an important shift for me. (Obviously, everyone will not feel this way.) I came to realize that I had always considered myself to be my fathers son, and as such, could always fall back on him.

Now that he was gone, I had no one to rely on but myself. When I released this conflicting belief of being able to fall back on someone else (I never said these intentions/beliefs made sense!), my business skyrocketed. Within

months of his death, I had my best month ever. Not only was it a great month, but I blew the lid off, bettering my previous very best month by over 50%! And the growth continues

Over the years I have worked with many clients to help them identify and release their conflicting intentions. When they are able to release them, their world changes. Dramatically. Their business takes a leap forward and the

future they once envisioned becomes a real possibility. If you are one of the many professionals struggling to break through your apparent ceiling on success, consider what conflicting intentions you are harboring. It takes

some quiet, reflective time and a willingness to listen to and acknowledge your inner voice. But youll find it to be THE most productive thing you can do to accelerate your success.