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Conquering Your Demons For Success.
Posted on October 10th, 2009 12 comments
Conquering Your Demons For Success.
Knowing that we need to work on our strengths is a very important part of success but, do you know where that strength originates?
We are not created with all the strengths for success. We are conditioned by challenges we have in our life and we inherited some attitudes from our family and friends.
Here is the martial arts metaphor: In the movie Dragon : The Bruce Lee Story, Bruce’s Sifu (Teacher) Nip Man told Bruce that he must conquer his demons or he would pass them on down to his children.
"The Man" Ed Parker & Bruce Lee
You will gain strength through facing your own demons. Your demons are the fears we have that we must face and with the warrior attitude defeat, conquer then move above and beyond with renewed strength and confidence.
I remember when I was in school if I had to stand up and give an oral report or take a failing grade I would take the bad grade.
I faced that Demon later in my life and joined Toastmasters International and started to love being in front of a group of people and sharing the things that can inspire and motivate them to move toward their own success.
Think about all the areas in your life that you gain strength from. Think about the challenges that made you stronger. What are some of the Demons you had to face?
Better question……What are some of the Demons you need to face, defeat, conquer and move beyond?
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Think about the challenges you have accepted that at the start you didn’t think you could conquer but, as you faced it you grew from it and now you are above and beyond it.
Why should we know where we gain strength from? Because, once you know this you can pay more attention to that area of your life and focus on building that strength.
When you find people, places and things that inspire or motivate you to go for your greatness and to work toward dreams that are hope for you gather strength.
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R. Lynn Lane
12 responses to “Conquering Your Demons For Success.”
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Hi Lynn,
thanks for that simple yet deeply profound reminder about Success and Success Thinking. Because it is in the DOING of that Facing our Demons (and Dragons to use an Asian metaphor) that we succeed in LIFE.
Often in facing down our demons we gain our greatest strength and become an inspiration to others, as you illustrate with your public speaking story. When did you start with Toastmasters? How many years now have you been speaking?
I LOVE Bruce Lee and his story, also.
Best regards,
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
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R. Lynn Lane October 10th, 2009 at 23:03
April,
I joined Toastmasters in 1995 and loved it for a few years. I’ve been speaking on personal development and doing workshops for about 7 years now. I remember my first workshop, only 4 people showed up. I gave as much to those 4 as I would have 400.
Thanks so much for the comments April! One day our paths will cross.
Lynn Lane
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You raise a really great point Lynn. It’s in the crucible of conquering our fears that we gain confidence and strength. As we slay the demons that stalk us, we gain new insight and perspective.
Pam
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You make a fantastic point here Lynn.
I hope to become a great warrior like you and Bruce Lee!
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This is so important Lynn. We do need to face our demons. This reminded me of that line from the Pink Floyd song “…mama’s gonna put all of her fears into you…” I never want to do that to my kids.
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Bruce Lee had incredible character, I love him!
Maori have a similar belief around fears/debts to others being passed to the next generation.
Eventually fear fades to nothing when it is continually challenged.
Keri Eagan
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This is a great reminder to face your fears. Thank you
Jose Escalante
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The “devil” is inside all of us. We need to face the music and head down to fix issues up.
As within, so without!
John Ho
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Lynn:
We all have a demon or two we need to slay in order to reach our full potential. It’s best not to ignore them, but to get right to work slaying them.
Steve Chambers
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Hi, Thank you! I would now go on this blog every day!
Jinny -
This post reminded me of the importance of being the kind of person we want our kids to become, b/c they watch and imitate us!
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Las Vegas Baby Boomer Dating Expert October 10th, 2009 at 18:18