| I am enjoying being bold. Previously, my behavior | | | | Energizing |
| revealed my psychological "mantra," which was, "Don't | | | | I recall that a Christian missionary by the name of E. |
| get rejected or hurt." Now, every day I declare that I | | | | Stanley Jones in the 50's had a dream of bringing |
| am bold and confident. | | | | denominations together in love. His colleague, much |
| I am seeing positive results in my work and my | | | | younger than him, was exhausted at the pace of |
| manager has told me so several times. I see the | | | | Jones' speaking engagements. When asked by the |
| results in my dancing, as women are enjoying dancing | | | | younger man how Jones was able to maintain the |
| with me, letting me know how much fun it was. I was | | | | pace, Jones said that it was it was his focus that gave |
| determined to be bold and I'm being bold. | | | | him the strength. |
| Boldness is an important principle of the Laws of | | | | Jones' mission was incredibly bold and audacious. That |
| Attraction and is absolutely necessary for your | | | | boldness however, brought him a focus, clarity and |
| success. Here's what I see about boldness. | | | | energy that left a younger man wiped out! You "carry" |
| Boldness is: | | | | too much in your hands each day. You carry |
| - Focus | | | | yesterday and tomorrow when you only have today. |
| - Clarity | | | | You carry worries and fears, most of which you have |
| - Energizing | | | | created in your mind! Boldness will enable you to "drop" |
| - Power | | | | all those unnecessary burdens and carry only what |
| - Obstacle-smashing | | | | excites and energizes you! That's when the power |
| Focus | | | | comes. |
| Boldness is focus. Boldness pushes aside doubts, | | | | Power |
| hesitancy, confusion and indecision. It then gathers up | | | | When Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe said, "Boldness |
| your energy and determination, putting you on a high | | | | has genius, power and magic in it," he revealed what |
| vibration level where you attract the forces people | | | | truly is a "secret." I absolutely believe that God/The |
| and circumstances that you need to achieve your goal. | | | | Universe simply loves to give needed resources to |
| Think of focus in the way that you took a magnifying | | | | you if you would dare to be bold. |
| lens as a child and focused the sun's rays on a piece | | | | People want to follow a leader who has conviction |
| of paper. The focused light brought heat and you | | | | and boldness. They will interpret that boldness as |
| remember with delight the results. | | | | power. Since most want nothing to do with being a |
| Your boldness will enable you to see past what is not | | | | leader, they will enthusiastically follow the one who |
| important and focus on what is important to your goals | | | | takes a stand then starts to move. |
| and your dreams. This new, fresh perspective, like the | | | | You respond to the salesperson who addresses your |
| magnifying glass, will bring a clarity that you need. | | | | needs with boldness and conviction. Start to "sell |
| Clarity | | | | yourself" and your ideas in the same way; you will be |
| Boldness will bring a clarity, if not a conviction, to your | | | | amazed at the results. The barriers that you thought |
| mind and heart. Everything not in that focus is a | | | | were there will disappear. The others will come |
| distraction. You will begin to see things in a way that | | | | crashing down if you continue in your way. |
| were hidden from you previously. As Norman Vincent | | | | Obstacle-Smashing |
| Peale tells us, "The mind, ever the willing servant, will | | | | I love Orison Swett Marden's words as he said, "Most |
| respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a | | | | of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of |
| command to deliver mental resources." | | | | cowering before them, we should make up our minds |
| This clarity that comes from boldness gathers up not | | | | to walk boldly through them." You create most of your |
| only your psychological and spiritual resources, but the | | | | barriers and obstacles. Your subconscious fears |
| also resources of the Universe. Christian Nevell Bovee | | | | generate most of them. |
| said, "We make way for the man who boldly pushes | | | | Other obstacles are only as real as you perceive |
| past us." | | | | them to be. Most people stop when they get very |
| I believe that The Universe responds accordingly to | | | | close to their goal. The one who is bold will find the |
| you if you are bold. The resources that are always | | | | obstacles vanishing. Oh yes, it may require hard work, |
| available in abundance are given to you if you are bold. | | | | determination and perseverance (in other words, |
| It's as if the Universe waits for you to see if you have | | | | RESPONSIBILITY), but the resources of the Universe |
| the conviction and boldness to take and claim what | | | | are eager to help you and to eventually celebrate your |
| you believe is yours. As you do, you receive the | | | | victory! |
| energy that you need. | | | | |