by drjessicahouston@gmail.com drjessicahouston@gmail.com | Dec 8, 2016 | Business, Self Improvement
Pay very careful attention to the frustration that you feel when you decide to pursue your BIG VISION. Many times the tension and frustration that you experience is an indication that you are right in the middle of God’s will for your life. Don’t allow your feelings to forfeit the BEST THING that could ever happen to you. I am willing to bet that your breakthrough is right in front of you. The enemy WILL create fear and doubt when he sees that you are on the verge of manifesting God’s plan.
The enemy will make you feel like quitting and you will begin to have feelings you’ve never had before! The tension may begin to invade your sleep and clutter your mind. When you are pursuing your dreams, the enemy does everything he can to disrupt your path. Don’t even think about buying into the notion that manifesting your promise will be easy. Success looks pretty on the outside, but the truth is that struggle, disappointment and mistakes are a part of the process. Lack of patience is a great deceiver and discourager. .
Remember, when you are on target, you become a target. Your inner critic will try to convince you that you are not equipped for the path that you are on. Note: You will not create the life of your dreams without some tension. You cannot accomplish the extraordinary without some resistance.
Today, I am asking you to declare the blessings that God has for you. Keep pressing and you will see your promise manifest!
Until next time….
Dr. Jessica Houston, LMSW
Success Coach and Empowerment Speaker
Expecting Victory
by drjessicahouston@gmail.com drjessicahouston@gmail.com | Aug 2, 2016 | Business
Do you realize that GOD has put a dream inside of you and HE has an intention that you will fulfill it? Today I want you to decide that you will not postpone your dream another day. Write that book! Get that degree! Pursue what you REALLY want! While settling seems to be less costly in the beginning, it ends up costing you so much more in the end. You don’t want to look back and think what if I had only…..
Those who are successful, don’t just dip their toe in the water, they dive in. They are committed to building their dream because they know that they will not truly be happy until they fulfill their destiny. One of the best things I could have done with my life was fulfill God’s desires for me. Your gift is your love offering to the world. Please don’t let it sit on the shelf!
At the Ultimate Empowerment Expo, I will be showing you how you can show up in a bigger and more impactful way. You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ultimate-empowerment-symposium-tickets-25961357118
I hope to see you there!
Take Care,
by drjessicahouston@gmail.com drjessicahouston@gmail.com | Jun 22, 2016 | Business, Self Improvement
Are you willing to stay true to your vision, even when it looks like the odds are stacked against you? There are times when life will throw you a curve ball that makes you feel as though you are just plain unlucky. You might be saying to yourself, I’m a nice person, I don’t steal, I am always willing to lend others a helping had, so why aren’t things working in my favor? Well, I have certainly been there. In fact, I have had some days when I didn’t think that I had another tear left to cry. I literally wanted to run away from my life. I was tired of getting my hopes up, just to be let down again. It actually seemed more reasonable to quit than to keep going.
However, I see now, that replaying those negative thoughts over and over in my mind were more harmful than helpful. The truth is that we often think ourselves into a state of anxiety. Did you know that anxiety, fear and worry are tactics used to take your eyes off of your vision? Think about it, any time spent focusing on the negative is time wasted. It is time wasted, because you are not spending that time building the vision that God has given you. I know that life can get rough at times. However, I also know that God has an amazing plan for your life.
Today I want you to think about what you are grateful for. Our minds are wired to focus on the negative, but imagine what would happen if you intentionally reframed the way that you talk to yourself. If a negative thought enters your mind, ask yourself if that particular thought will take you down a path of confidence and hope or down a path of self-doubt and fear. Now, you can choose to remain bitter about everything that has not gone exactly the way that you had planned. Just know that you cannot be happy and bitter at the same time. You have to make a choice. My hope is that you will immediately dismantle the negative chatter that WE ALL battle. You have a destiny to fulfill, so get focused and stay true to the vision that God has given you. Until next time……
Dr. Jessica Houston, LMSW
expectingvictory.com
by drjessicahouston@gmail.com drjessicahouston@gmail.com | Mar 28, 2016 | Business
So, I realize that most of us have been taught that being competitive is a good thing. In fact, some of you reading this have probably been reprimanded for not being competitive enough. I hope that you are open to a different perspective, because, I want to share with you a better way to excel in life and in business. Below you will find 3 reasons why you should never compete.
Reason #1: Competing is a major distraction. If you are focused on your competition, then you are not focused on improving your knowledge base, your skills, your services, your creativity, etc. Think about it, if you are running a close race and you take a moment to look back, those few seconds could cost you the race. Likewise, do not be concerned about what your “perceived” competitors are doing. Instead, I want you to focus on how you can be better than you were the day before.
Reason #2: Competing causes you to aim too low. If you are in competition with a person or an organization, you are likely striving to catch up with them or surpass them. I believe that this is setting the bar too low. What I challenge you to do instead is remove the bar! I am willing to bet that you have the capacity to do something that has never been done. All you have to do is take the limits off of what you believe you can accomplish and trust your genius.
Reason #3: When you cease to compete, you are in a position to dominate. Domination is the goal of champions. When you dominate, you have a commanding influence. You are not trying to compete, because you are in a league of your own. So, from today forward do not waste any time or energy competing. In this season, I’m challenging you to dominate to the extent that you will have more opportunities than you can handle. In fact, I’m challenging you to dominate to the extent that people are lining up to pay you, because they are anxious to learn how you do what you do.
No one can beat you at being you. Now get out there and dominate!
Dr. Jessica Houston, LMSW
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