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Flash fiction Tom Larsen ⇔ Art by Texas Fontanella

  I catch a ride outside of Dallas, Gary, Lexus, Florida tags. Gary’s bound for Vegas and he’s ripped on something, speed, by the sound of it. Wouldn’t be a stretch to say the highways run on amphetamines. He goes on forever about his car wreck, his DUI and his gambling problem. Mostly he talks about his wife, Stupid Bitch.

“The stupid bitch…

Mala Shah: Winning Ways to Empower Yourself

By Holly Hutcheson

            Every day in life, we set goals for ourselves and our futures. Then, we set out to find a path to accomplish them. Whether these are extremely short term goals such as making it into that dead end job every day, or whether it’s more long term, such as finally publishing that hit selling novel. Let me ask you, what determines whether a goal is out of your reach?  Usually, the answer comes down to whether you truly BELIEVE you can accomplish it or not. If you can never imagine or dream of yourself getting there, how will you ever find a way to actually do it? Chances are, you’re not.

           So first, what are our beliefs? In PenCraft Books newest hit series, Dial A Guru, Awaken Your True Potential, Mala Shah writes a chapter on “Winning Ways to Empower Yourself.” In this chapter, she states,

“A belief is an internal feeling that something is true, even though that belief may be unverified or absurd; like the world is flat! It is an acceptance that something exists, or is true, even without proof.”

As a child, we start to adopt these certain beliefs based on the influences around us. Parents, siblings, and teachers all have large impacts on the mindset we grow up with. When they tell us the world is round, we believe them! Now whether this is actually true or not isn’t always relevant, this is coming from a person we trust. We base our beliefs around what we experience and see around us as children, and take those lessons on into adulthood. If we spend our entire lives believing we are not good enough to accomplish something, we most likely will never even try. Those are the types of thoughts Mala’s chapter focuses on identifying in yourself, and redirecting them into something more positive.

Because of this, just because we are told to believe something from someone we trust, does not always mean we should follow it blindly. This is where Mala goes in to describe how old beliefs, can also be transformed into new ones; and how these old beliefs may be limiting us in many aspects of our adult life! Mala uses the example in her chapter that experts believed for many years that it was impossible for the human body to exert itself to run a mile in under 4 minutes, which ultimately meant a lot of athletes did not even attempt to do so. A trusted scientist revealed these findings, and most athletes simply trusted him, instead of pushing their limits to reach the seemingly impossible. Then, in 1954, Roger Bannister did run a mile in under four minutes. He set a record and shattered that limiting belief. Since then, every athlete who has competed in the one mile race has managed to complete it in less than four minutes. As a part of training, Bannister said he persistently visualized the achievement that he wanted to obtain, in order to create a sense of certainty in his mind and body. Then, he did it!

In this empowering and hopeful chapter of “Awaken Your True Potential”, Mala goes into specific detail of how YOU may have limiting beliefs that you are applying to your life that is keeping you from truly reaching your full potential!

Take a look at the recent goals you have set for yourself. Are they truly challenging you to be the best you can be? If you averagely only write a chapter a month of your up and coming novel, why not try for two? If you can comfortably write poetry and it doesn’t even seem to be a challenge for you anymore, why not try writing fiction? If you do not believe you can do something, is it because you tried and failed? Or is it because you simply believe that you can’t? You are only limited by what you truly believe is limiting you.

Mala Shah, has undergone extensive studies and practice in this field and has set off to teach people everywhere how to truly become the best they can be. Mala began with a degree in Psychology and is now a Master NLP Practitioner and a Life/ Executive Coach. She is also an author and co-author of 5 other developmental self-help books. An accomplished trainer in the field of Self-Development, she has always been passionate about on-going self-development as well as supporting the development of others. She has truly dedicated her life to helping others realize their true potential, through her unique style of coaching, leadership and management skills.

In this chapter, Mala also helps you to go into the depths of your true self, learning what is truly important to you and help you to outline some long term goals for yourself. The chapter outlines YOUR specific core values, are they easily reflected in your day to day life? Then, it goes in to discuss how important the power of the mind can truly be. By the end of the chapter, the purpose is to help you to develop a positive mental attitude, and eliminate any limitations you may be unknowingly setting for yourself.

Finally, the chapter transitions you into easy to follow step by step instructions of the “5 elements to success”. Whether you are an already successful business man looking for more out of your life, or the struggling writer who has set up fictional barriers of “I just cannot,” Mala’s chapter is made to break you out of that shell. To show you how strong the power of the mind can truly be when you’re really believe in yourself and believe that you CAN! Read this chapter if you need hope to accomplish your goal, read this chapter if you feel you are stuck in your day to day life of boring, because you just never really believed in the things you want.

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