Can You Unlock Your Genie?

Have you ever wondered why the most brilliant person you know is so stupid when it comes to _______?

Have you ever wondered why you, who are so good at so many things, can't seem to manage ________?

The blanks are where your Genie is locked up.

Have you ever had a bad habit?

I quit smoking years ago and felt wonderfully free afterwards, to my surprise. However, I didn't know I still had a few bad habits. Some habits are so subtle you don't know you have them. They are the habits that keep your Genie imprisoned, that keep you from doing what you want and getting what you want.

One of my subtle bad habits grew out of a fear of speaking my mind. It went blank on me often. I had to be alone to articulate my thoughts. Some call this habit shyness.

I don't know when I finally broke this life-long habit, but thank God I did. I do know how. I learned how.

If you have any habits you would like to break in order to free your Genie, meet Paul Scheele. In his course, "Natural Brilliance", he writes, "Think of problems you have been unable to solve in your personal or professional life. You will find contradictory forces.

"Part of you wants to push forward and succeed and another part wants to pull back and not risk failing. True? The physical, mental, and emotional systems oscillate with a push and pull that ends up freezing your potential for achievement.

"Imagine yourself born into the world, actively responding, interacting with everyone and everything to meet your needs. Every time you receive a strong negative reinforcer, it is as if a stop sign is erected right there in your experience of your world. Thereafter your mind, body and emotions will register "Stop" every time you approach a similar situation.

"The more stop signs in any given area of your life's experiences, the less willingness, courage, and creativity you will exhibit as time goes on."

I had to discover all my stop signs and break them. Stomp on them! They say shyness is inherited. That takes away hope that shy bones can be broken. Through writing, self-hypnosis and audio discs, I broke all mine. The few stop signs I have left are about to go, too, except the ones I value such as consideration for others.

When you reclaim your natural brilliance, you unleash your Genie and you rejoice.

Can you take the time to reclaim yours? It's a great trip. I'm on it now. To unlock your genie, click on the link.

Evelyn Cole, MA, MFA
The Whole-mind Writer

P.S. Stuck states are sticky. This is an easy way to unlock your genie!