If you are waiting for anything in order to live and love without holding back, then you suffer.”~David Deida          

At the risk of sounding bossy (which I have been accused of being in my life. Hee hee), I’m just going to say it:

===> Don’t hold back! 

There’s life in you that is waiting to express and dreams in you desiring to be realized! From the ordinary day to day practice of honoring how you feel and tending to your needs, to the grand visions that you think you’ve forgotten-don’t hold back.   Doing so puts living on hold. Routine becomes routine for the sake up keeping up routine. Tasks become mundane. New experiences are halted. “Some day” becomes a common mantra.  

I want you to consider one or two things that you are holding back about right now.

• Is it a conversation?
• An adventure?
• A change in career?
• A feeling?
• A new expression of who you are?

You know what it is for you. Yes, it may feel like a risk. Yet, it truly is a greater risk to NOT do what you want to do. Holding back affects your health and quality of life; it diminishes your capacity to tap your source of vitality, and squelches your natural cycle of growth. For you business owners, it prevents business and income growth.

You always lose by holding back.” ~Barbara De Angelis 

Here are some “guidelines” to remember when you are tempted to hold back: 

1. There is never a “right time”. Now is the time. Go for it.
2. You may not ever feel “ready”. Don’t wait to feel ready. Especially if you are a procrastinator.
3. Nobody is going to do it for you. It’s up to you.
4. You don’t need permission from anyone. A lot of people are not aware that they are waiting for permission. Decide to give yourself permission. 
5. Get over perfection. If you want to get perfect first, then you will never jump in. It’s impossible. You just got to get out there, be willing to make mistakes, learn and keep going.
6. Get over being liked by everyone. You know, some people may not agree with you. Or, they may not like you. That’s OK. There’s plenty of people who do and will. Don’t compromise your life energy trying to make everyone else happy.

This life has much for you. I know it. You know it. Don’t hold back; let yourself live.