Years ago, when I was first began my coaching career, I attended IIN (Institute For Integrative Nutrition) and during one of the live events Joshua Rosenthal, the founder of IIN, asked the audience a question that has stuck with me ever since:
He asked the audience, “Are You a Best Kept Human Secret?”
In other words, do you keep all of your talents and gifts quiet, and fly under the radar in life and/or business?
Boy, did that strike a nerve with me!
I remember pausing and asking myself that question, did I stay safe, quiet, and behind the scenes in my life and business? Am I a best kept human secret?
In that one moment of self-inquiry, I realized… indeed I do! I was choosing to be a best kept human secret!
I’ve gotta tell ya, that aha moment kicked me square in the toosh!
The realization was perplexing to me because I knew that I had so much I wanted to share with the world, and my desire to serve was super strong. So the question I kept asking was, WHY wasn’t I shining my light and taking up ALL MY SPACE in life and business with confidence?
The answer was fear.
Fear of the unknown. Fear of being judged. Fear of Internet trolls and nasty comments. Fear of being too much. Fear of not being enough. Good golly, my list of fears went on and on…
You see fear comes in many forms, and for many different reasons. I realized it was crucial for me to spend time introspectively thinking and journaling on the subject of my fears. I knew that if I could identify the specific fears that were holding me back from confidently sharing my light and gifts with the world, I would be have the ability to work on them one by one and eventually move through them.
Looking back, the insights I received were the key to breaking through the glass ceiling that had held me back for so many years.
The truth is that visiting my fears and facing the pain of past experiences or limiting beliefs was difficult, it didn’t feel good in the moment. However, the entire process; identifying what my unique gifts and talents were, discovering what fears were holding me back from going full steam ahead with confidence, and learning about what makes me tick was pure magic and the reason I would soon after have the ability to stand strongly in my FULL personal and entrepreneurial power!
As we head into the autumn, a time for releasing what no longer serves, I invite you to journal on the following questions:
- What are my specific gifts, skills, and talents?
- Do I share them openly and confidently with the world?
- If not, why not? What fears are holding me back?
My friend, you may feel you have many gifts, or perhaps you feel you have little or nothing to give. The latter is simply not so. You have your own unique something to give which no one else can give, and that something is needed.
It is up to you to identify what it is and give it with an open heart.
It takes all sorts to make up the world. Every tiny screw, cog, and spring is very important and needed to make a clock run. Every organ of the body, every tiny cell, and atom is needed to make up a whole body.
You are part of the Universe, a little spark of the divine. When you can see yourself as part of the whole, you will no longer want to withhold what gifts you have to give.
This article was inspired by something I read by Joel Osteen a while back.
NOTE: If you feel uncomfortable with using the word “God” feel free to use “Goddess”, “Holy Divine”, Universe, or whatever higher power you resonate with.
God has an assignment for you that nobody else can fulfill. God needs you. He needs your gifts, your smile, your love, your passion. You are a part of His divine plan. You have something to offer nobody else can offer. Nobody has your exact personality, your exact looks. There is something unique about you. Don’t wear that “average” label. If you think you’re average, then you’ll be average. If you think you’re ordinary, then you’ll live an ordinary, “get by life” and never do anything great.
The truth is, there is nothing ordinary about you. You have the fingerprints of God all over you. The Creator of the universe breathed His life into you. He crowned you with His favor. You have royal blood flowing through your veins. You have a destiny to fulfill, something greater than you’ve ever even imagined. Embrace His truth, embrace His love, and embrace the blessings He has in store for your future!
So today, I invite you to “Inquire Within” and identify your unique gifts and talents.
Then begin to think about how you can share them with the rest of the world…
