How do you describe yourself? Wayne Dyer puts a clever way to reveal how you describe yourself. It's any sentence that you would begin with an "I'm". Some examples: I'm shy. I'm lazy. I'm musical. I'm forgetful. On the positive side: I'm sweet. I'm a good swimmer. I'm kind. Wayne Dyer says that labeling ourselves is negating ourselves. Once we have a label on ourselves, now we must live up to this label and therefore stunting our own potential for growth.
I was raised with the "I'm" that I'm shy. Anyone that knows me wouldn't think so. I don't think so but that's only because I have broken past my own label barrier. I don't like being shy so I push myself to talk in meetings or in front of groups of people. I still am haunted by this I'm but I'm slowly dis-labeling myself and growing into my potential. Last year, I could barely speak in a meeting. Today, my heart still beats fast, my voice gets a little shaky, and my thoughts get a little muddled but I'm at least speaking up. I'm NOT shy. I'm courageous!
I'ms are the result of the use of these 4 Neurotic sentences:
1. "That's me."
2. "I've always been that way."
3. "I can't help it."
4. "That's my nature."
All of these sentences (self-labels) are the rational why one will never be differerent or even consider changing. You are saying, "And I intend to continue being the way I've always been."
If I were to label myself it would be with the highest labeling I know. I'm loving. I'm peaceful. I'm truthful. I'm knowledgeable. I'm trusting. I'm patient. I'm humble. I'm joyful. I'm thankful. Just by labeling myself these I want to live up to these I'ms. In the same way of the limiting I'ms (ie. I'm shy) make me feel I need to live to it. Try it out. What I'ms do you have on yourself? Which I'ms would you like to have for yourself?
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