What's in it for me?

There is a money monster that lurks, murmuring what's in it for me...what do I get out of this thing, this contribution I am making? With shifty eyes, what's in it for me looks around and sees what others have and wants wants whispering that should be minnnnneeee.  This is one of the most dangerous money monsters. Given space and time to breathe and speak, it breeds contempt, jealousy and a self indulgence that destroys character and trust in relationships. This is the dangerous part, the broken trust in relationship. What's in it for me has a posture, a way of positioning and maneuvering to get what is owed to it and giving way to the insidiousness of entitlement, another natural monster bred cousin. When what's in it for me shows up, everyone can smell it's odoriferous scent and backing away is the only self protective mechanism available to the would be offended victim if they were to stay...what's in it for me is offensive and must be stopped by checking in with the questions: what do I want, what am I willing to do to get it and lastly, who do I want to be in relationship with others? Letting what's in it for me speak is a mistake, eradicate him by going out immediately and doing something kind for someone who could NEVER possibly pay you back! 

Dark Doubt

What makes you think you can do this thing, this, thinng you think is so immmportant, so. ... valuabbbble ... hissssss. 

You aren't good enough. 

You are so arrogant, thinking you are special, different, unique. Give up! 

Mediocre is waiting for you. YA DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. 

Take a look around you, what do you sssseee? You are NOTHING, compared to those successsssful people you so want to be just like.

Want to be, want to be like ... wanna be ... you are a wannnnbe. That's allll you are, hissssssss, a wannabe. 

Can you hear the whisper of doubt, dragging out words, planting insecurity and condemnation, with the taint of contempt? This is the Dark Doubt that threatens to shroud the soul, bury talent, hope, possibility, under the blanket of you cannnnnt doooo that. 

Doubt threatens to steal vitality and strength, the drive and passion required to actualize what the heart and mind, conceive as important and possible. The voice of Dark Doubt gets loud and proud in its assaults, as you move toward your goals, your dreams. 

This blog is about slaying the money monster that rears its ugly head in your mind, in your pysche. You have a dream, and a purpose, and payment is the reward for your work. Don't allow Dark Doubt to be the loudest, hissing voice in your head. 

What do you need to hear about who you are, and how important your work really is? Once you have spent some time in self-discovery, let the words in your head, your heart and soul, be your repeated refrain. Something like this:

I am amazing at what I do

I am a game changer

I make a difference in the lives of others

I don't stop; I keep on going

My life and work have meaning and purpose

I believe my services are what people need

I matter, and so does the work I am called to

Dark Doubt, be damned. I will serve and be glad for the opportunities.