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Does your past experience dictate the future success of your current home business? Many people focus so much energy on past hurts or wounds that they can't move forward to transform their future.
They believe that because they failed in previous businesses, their current business will fail. Or they are so identified with being an abuse victim that it colours every aspect of their life.
But if you want to move forward and grow, you have to decide what you will focus on. Will you concentrate on the pain of the past or the opportunity that lies in the future?
John C. Maxwell, in his book, Failing Forward, states that "The problems of people's pasts impact them in one of two ways: They experience either a breakdown or a breakthrough."
People who haven't gotten over their past difficulties manifest five key qualities. The first quality is comparison; they constantly complain that their pain is always much greater than everyone else's.
They also rationalize or make excuses for not getting over the past challenges. This rationalization prevents them from finding solutions to their problems.
Some people isolate themselves from others to protect themselves from getting hurt. Other people will constantly regret past experiences and remain in the past. Regret drains their energy and prevents them from moving forward. Someone who constantly rehashes the pain of past hurts and wounds usually becomes bitter.
However, there is another option. You don't have to stay in breakdown mode. John Maxwell also states that "Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough."
It all depends on you. What do you want? Do you want to move forward and breakthrough your pain? Or do you want to remain a hostage to the pains of the past? Choosing to experience a breakthrough will take work. It may be very hard work, but the results are worth it.
Is there a past hurt that you would like to process? The first step is to acknowledge the pain that you may feel. Don't deny your feelings. You may want to journal it, or express your feelings physically or artistically. Give yourself permission to grieve the loss.
Is there anyone who you need to forgive in this situation, maybe even yourself? Choose to forgive them. It may not be easy. You may seek a professional to help you in this process.
It's important to realize that forgiveness is a process that takes time. You may have to revisit the situation several times to become truly healed of this experience. However, revisiting a painful situation to experience healing is not the same as rehashing it in the "poor me" mode.
As you do the forgiveness work and choose to forgive the people who hurt you, you release your ties to the past wounds. You are transforming your past wounds as you breakthrough to an amazing future. You are failing forward!
Andrea Scott is a joyful internet marketing entrepreneur who shows others how to have a successful online business. To find out how to have a successful online business and live the life of your dreams, click here
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