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"Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose."
Adapted to: People who hold their power step up to speak or perform looking for ways they and their audience can benefit from the experience. People who lose their power with speaking or performing are always worried about what they may lose in the experience and would prefer to stay on the sidelines and play it safe rather than take the risk of loss.
"Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich."
Adapted to: People who hold their power are committed to sharing themselves in a bigger way with others and doing what it takes to improve their skill and ease with speaking or performing. People who lose their power want to be comfortable speaking or performing in front of others, but generally avoid dealing with this issue and whatever speaking or performing opportunities come their way, if at all possible.
"Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles."
Adapted to: People who hold their power view speaking and performing events as opportunities to make a larger impact or contribution. People who lose their power with speaking or performing become self-preoccupied and focus on what may go wrong, which becomes an insurmountable obstacle.
"Rich people are bigger than their problems. Poor people are smaller than their problems."
Adapted to: People who hold their power with speaking and performing see themselves as bigger than any concerns they may have about getting it right or not making mistakes. People who lose their power with speaking and performing are consumed by their worries and concerns, and these potential problems come to be seen as much bigger than they are.
"Rich people act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them."
Adapted to: People who hold their power do not let their fear stop them and they step up to the challenges of speaking or performing despite any fear they may have. People who lose their power with speaking and performing are stopped by their fear and do just about anything to avoid the discomfort of feeling vulnerable in front of others.
While I certainly have deep empathy for the strength that disempowering thoughts and fearful feelings can have to disarm us and lead us to lose our power, it is important that we step up and begin to challenge our "small thinking" and learn to think in bigger, more empowering ways. It is time we begin to hold and expand our own power and consciously cultivate a mindset that creates positive feelings of strength and opportunity in the way we approach speaking and performing.
Janet Esposito, M.S.W.
In The Spotlight
PO Box494
Bridgewater, CT06752
860-210-1499
jesposito@performanceanxiety.com
www.performanceanxiety.com
Copyright 2011, Janet E. Esposito, All Rights Reserved
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