Whose voice are you listening to?

When working in the area of your purpose, I have found that wisdom lies in knowing whose voice to listen to.?

We know the perils of focusing on the negative or social media that makes us belittle and doubt ourselves. But sometimes the voices are closer to us. It could be a business partner, it could be a family friend or maybe a client who demands their pound of flesh. It could even be the mistakes of your past.

This can make you feel overwhelmed. Sadly, in this state, we often panic. When feeling overwhelmed, we tend to deal with what seems to be the most urgent thing in front of us. If you feel like this is you, then you are not alone. Last month, a friend of mine challenged me.

He said, “Kim, if I were your enemy, I would not have to attack you. I would just throw some distractions on you to take you off course. That way I could diffuse your purpose. And if I can diffuse your purpose, I can diffuse your power.”

It was a sobering thought and made me think of the old biblical text which I will paraphrase here. “Resist the dark one and he will flee.” The power is, in the word, resist. If I am to fulfil my purpose, I have to resist the things that take me away from my purpose.

Each of us is created for a purpose, but very few of us recognise that and what it means. Purpose is not your to do list or the countless invitations we get. Very few of us grant ourselves permission to step into that purpose. If I have?$1 put into an interest bearing account for every person I have heard say “I want to write a book,” I could retire comfortably.??

I love the teachings of Barry Mitchell, who has told his teams countless times, “We overestimate what we can do in the short term and underestimate what we can do in the long term.

I found this to be true. I didn’t publish 11 titles on Amazon by writing them all in a day. I wrote them in a small time slot, one morning at a time. I wrote them while:

1. Paying attention to my client’s needs,?
2. Taking care of my children
3. Studying for my growth

But most importantly, I wrote the books by knowing that only I can fulfil my purpose.?

Only I can choose whether to schedule my time in a way that shows that I value myself and the purpose I was created for.

I love the comment that Mel Robbins made, “We build big dreams brick by brick until they stick.”

That transformed my life. I took small daily actions that, over time, would grow my writing career and allow me to live according to my purpose.

Tell yourself that your voice matters and structure your diary in a way that shows that you respect your calling.??

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Kim is the Mindset Whisperer

Kim is a multi-talented South African author, speaker, trainer and bookstore

owner who has been helping authors, entrepreneurs and knowledge workers

build their brands for over 20 years.

With a passion for bringing wisdom back into the art of storytelling, Kim has touched the hearts of many with her medieval fantasy series, while also empowering aspiring authors to turn their dreams into reality.

Kim's super power lies in using crushing events to transform not only herself but also the hearts and minds of others.

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