For the past 7 years I have been consciously thinking positive and expecting the best. In fact I prided myself as one of the most positive people I know. Well last weekend I saw a side of myself that I didn't even know existed!
I had booked a table at the St Paul Mini Mind, Body & Spirit Expo. I was very excited about it, as I knew it would be a great place to meet others in my field and connect with potential clients.
It wasn't until I was in bed on Saturday night, after it was all done, that my "team" showed me how negative my expectations were about the event!  I was shocked, then embarrassed because it was true.
In fact I was so embarrassed I didn't even want to share it in my newsletter. However a dear friend explained how useful it might be for people to hear my experience.
So with great humility I share my story:
I have done a handful of trade shows over the past few years with my business. They have all been pretty much the same - busy for short periods, and slow for the majority of the time. So I have always had lots of time to walk around to check out other tables, visit with others and grab lunch.
As I was preparing for the Expo my husband offered, various times, to come and sit at my table while I went for lunch, or bring me something in. Since St Paul is about an hour away I told him not to worry about it. That I knew lots of the other people there and we could spell each other off if need be. In fact I even said to him that it wouldn't be that busy that I wouldn't be able to go grab something to eat or get to the bathroom.

The other thing that I spoke to a friend about was the timing of the event - I was baffled that the event organizers encouraged us to set up at 11:00am on Friday - when the doors didn't open until 5:00pm! They gave us 3 hours to set up, then 2 ½ hours to look at the other tables before the doors open. I told my friend that I wasn't going that early cause I would have lots of time to check out the other tables while the event was going on.
Another timing issue that I thought was strange was it started at 9:30am on Saturday and went until 5:30pm. I felt 11:00am to 4:00 would have been more than enough time. Again I told my friend - who is going to come out on a Saturday morning at 9:30am??
The interesting thing to me is that I never once realized I was being negative, or expecting less than I desired, I was just stating my truth - based on past experiences. Crazy!
I am so, so, so incredibly grateful that light always shifts out dark. Because obviously everyone else had very positive expectations about the entire event, which was able to shift my negative ones, right out the door!
It was truly an amazing event. I was so busy that by noon on Saturday I really wished I had told my husband to come and help.
Since I didn't take the time on Friday afternoon to check out the other tables - I did not get to go and see them.
And there was a steady stream of clients at my table by 9:20am Saturday and it never stopped until the doors were closed!!

The event organizers did the most wonderful job of putting it all together, anticipating the needs of all the exhibitors and holding the energy for such a fantastic turn out. Thanks guys, you are amazing!!!
I am very grateful to have had to experience so that I can look at all the areas in my life and see where I am expecting less than I desire - because of past experiences.
Past experiences create our limiting beliefs. Limiting beliefs are what hold us back from what we truly want in our life. Once you recognize and then change your limiting beliefs - you change your entire world!

ThetaHealing is one of the quickest ways to change your beliefs - see below for more info.
May you all live the life your heart dreams of,
Glenyce

 

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