Is there Space in Your Life for Success?

Hmmm...that's a weird question, isn't it? Is there space in your life for success?

You may automatically assume that the answer is an emphatic YES(!), but really take a quality moment and reflect on this. Is your life overflowing -- perhaps saturated -- with things that are simply not nourishing you spiritually and in many other ways?

If so, and if you really want success, you will have to create space in your life for it to happen. This doesn't necessarily mean "external space" -- though, sometimes, winding down a relationship or changing direction may actually be in order. Quite often, it's the inner space that needs to be reclaimed.

This, of course, is scary. Why? Because when you create inner space, you must let go of things that you know, and invite the unknown. And the unknown is...well, not known! And for many, many, MANY people, the fear of the unknown is more powerful than the misery and dread of the known.

And so, in many subtle ways, they cling to bad situations because they don't want to let go. They don't want to let the boat lose sight of the (miserable) shore.

If you want to really experience change in your life, then you must, sometimes, let go of the known and participate in the mystery of life. You must create room for success to happen -- and that room won't be created until you let go of some of your security. Yes, that security may be utterly miserable and indeed ruining your life, but it's still security.

Helen Keller said that life is a daring adventure or nothing at all.

If you want success, you must -- at the same time -- become more adventurous. Success and security do not walk together.