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Articles from Rosemary Nonny Knight | Selfgrowth.com
Is it really freedom if you can only choose within the constraints and boundaries that others have set up for you?
Is it really freedom if you cannot express what you actually think, without fear of being cast out of your church, your work, your friend circle?
Are you really free?
Or ... Views: 1145
I was passive for so long…
Waiting for the spiritual magic bullet to come find me…
Begging and pleading with God to save me – I called that prayer…
I never felt like I belonged anywhere…
I was both rebellious and submissive…
I wanted to be liked so much that I sold my birthright ... Views: 856
I had a question yesterday from one of my private clients and it went –
“How do you manage all that you have going on? What’s the secret?”
I stopped for a moment to consider it and the truth is, I don’t think I get all that much done. There is always a great number of things that I want ... Views: 917
I resisted for so long…
Pre-children, I was scared a heckuva lot of the time…
Scared to play full-out for my big dreams…
Scared to go all in…
Scared that I would lose the little stability that I had gained after years of working my socks off to become a pharmacist…
Years of not ... Views: 941
Just start writing…
Just start speaking…
Just start doing whatever the heck you want to do…
Stop over thinking it…
Stop trying to be the guru…
Stop trying to be super-professional…
Stop trying to be anything other than YOU!
Stop telling yourself that ‘you’ is not good ... Views: 870
Compromise – Such a lovely sounding word that firmly shuts you off from the abundance, the wealth, the freedom you want…
We were all told that it is the thing to do to keep the relationships going, right?
We were all told that we will have to compromise if we want to get on in the ... Views: 891
Do you feel somewhat unhappy?
Even though you kinda know that you should be happy…
Things are okay enough but something is missing for you, isn’t it?
The excitement, the thrill, the joy of knowing that you are living your real life…
And do you know why you are not really ... Views: 839
It takes courage to be the leader…
To be the one that keeps showing up even when it feels like no one is listening…
To have a dream, a huge big dream that no one else can see…
It takes courage to believe enough in yourself to just keep putting it out into the marketplace…
To keep ... Views: 1028
Some days, it feels like you are walking through a fog…
With nothing working the way you want it to…
You have moments of clarity when it feels like the light is switched on inside of you and you KNOW, absolutely know what your life is to be about…
But then, the fog comes back and it ... Views: 904
I used to live an unquestioned life…
Passively agreeing with anyone that seemed more knowledgeable than me…
Passively believing that I was inherently flawed and unable to make wise choices for myself…
Passively trying to avoid hell…
Desperately avoiding having to look within ... Views: 1022
You long to be free…
Free from the shackles of a life that is okay but not quite what you want.
You kinda know what you want but you are scared that it is too big…
Or it is impossible for you…
Or you are simply scared that you have invested so much time and energy following the rules ... Views: 822
You know you are born for more, right?
You know that there is more to your life than what you are experiencing now, don’t you?
And yet, you are simply not doing the work, not consistently…
And yes, I could probably talk about all the underlying reasons why you are not doing it and I do ... Views: 674
It is so easy to fall into the trap of looking for affirmation about who you are from other people. It is even worse now with social media. You look for engagement as a measure of how well loved you are but really, it is no measure at all.
Tell me, how many pieces of content do you read a ... Views: 846
I did not realise just how much I did not like myself until I hit bankruptcy and a 4 year period of depression…
I had hidden away from my self-dislike – It was not as strong as a self-loathing but it definitely was not self-love.
I thought that putting everyone else first was the key to a ... Views: 1790
It is easy to forget why you do what you do in the heat of everyday challenges…
And I certainly forgot yesterday…
All kinds of events being thrown at me…
Facing fears…
Teaching children…
People trying to tell me what to think…
Me forgetting that I don’t have to listen…
Me ... Views: 830
It is hard to just show up…
To just be you…
To believe that you are enough…
You want to dress it up…
You don’t want anyone to see the real you…
Because you don’t think they will like it…
And so you ask questions like “How long should my videos be?”
“How many words should I ... Views: 956
One day blends into another day into another day INTO a week and you still have not done what you promised yourself you would do by now.
I know how that goes, I used to live that way.
Being pulled in every direction…
Being yanked from my own vision-focused, narrow path to fulfil the ... Views: 1011
You know what?!!! I KNOW it feels real, very real!
The reasons why you are stuck in place doing nothing much.
It all feels legitimate!
You tell yourself that you cannot do anything while you feel this way…
You tell yourself that you do not know enough…
You tell yourself that no ... Views: 902
Today, I am starting the ‘FREE YOUR SEXUALITY’ free 3 day mini-course and it scares me a little because I will be asking people to think through the rules they live to in terms of their sexuality.
And people get scared when their foundations get shaken.
And scared people can lash out at ... Views: 1061
I was actually going to title this something about – DEATH IS COMING. ARE YOU READY?
But I thought that might be too morbid and so I changed it a little. I am not sure if that was a wimpy decision or not. Probably wimpy Views: 855
Stop looking around!
Stop comparing!
Stop thinking everyone else is better than you!
the word you are really looking for is ‘DIFFERENT!’
Everyone is different from you – NOT BETTER!
You are a category of one and there is no one, NO ONE like you!
And if you would finally own ... Views: 851
You have been working your socks off!
And so far, nothing much to show for it!
You look around and see others that do less than you and you feel angry, resentful, kinda yukky inside…
And that brings you right down, honey…
RIGHT DOWN!
Down to a place where you cannot win.
Down ... Views: 1006
You have that ‘deer stuck in headlights’ look again. I see it in your eyes!
You are not sure which way to go and so you stay there stuck, not doing anything rather than risk doing the wrong thing.
As if there is a wrong thing.
And if there was a wrong thing, it would simply be you ... Views: 884
Your past mistakes stifle you.
They make you think that you have to be so careful not to make the same mistake again and again…
And yet, honey, that very same fear keeps you from experiencing all of life. It keeps you stuck in a safe place but far away from all the big wins that you want ... Views: 966
If you would just read this and simply do it, you would win but you probably will not because it took me years to get to the point of actually just believing this and getting on with it.
There is simply something inside the driven, determined maverick, that wants to complicate life, business, ... Views: 846
Sometimes, I wonder if you really understand what it takes to win. The win is so worth it but will you allow yourself to get there?
You have these big dreams, big ideas, big plans and you want it so bad, so very bad but right now, it feels tough, doesn’t it? It feels like you are pushing ... Views: 1651
Lets cut straight to the chase here and it may hurt and make you angry with me for stating the obvious but I have to do it because honey, surely you are tired of this merry-go-round thing you seem to be doing…
You claim to want a freedom lifestyle…
You claim to want to impact and change ... Views: 871
Don’t you understand that the dreams you have are just so different from most people? Don’t you see that you cannot keep comparing yourself to other people when you are simply not of this world!
You ARE different! You have always suspected it and now you can completely confirm that it is ... Views: 806
Hey! Pay attention to these words, listen to what I am saying…
Stop reacting!
Stop allowing someone else’s action determine who you be today…
Stop looking around in fear, worried that your world is coming to an end because of the actions of anyone…
Stop reacting with all the other ... Views: 826
You wake up and you already want to go back to sleep
You make yourself get up but you know you want to do anything but what you have to do that day…
And you have obeyed all the rules about what you are supposed to do to have a happy existence…
You have the religion, gone full immersion ... Views: 935
You are so capable…
So full of drive and determination…
So full of big ideas and you know you are born for more…
Born to dominate in your chosen field though at times, you are uncomfortable with the idea of domination because really, all you want to do is make money doing what you love ... Views: 742
For as long as I can remember, I have believed in the power of the individual.
I have believed that until each individual person wakes up to the fact that they are powerful, the world we live in is going to go down the tubes.
Horrible, negative maybe but do you begin to understand why I am ... Views: 623
So, you sit there with your computer in front of you, wondering what to write about.
And if you are completely honest, you will realise that you have discarded about 10 ideas because you wondered if they were good enough, sweet enough, attractive enough to everyone out there when really, the ... Views: 917
You know why I meet every single goal I set for myself, the money goals, the impact goals, EVERYTHING? Because it is not optional.
When I set the goal, there is no room for ‘erms, buts, maybes’! It is simply happening and that is that!
I make a decision and once I have decided?! There ... Views: 991
I see you going around thinking that unless you are perfect in all of your ways then you do not have the right to win.
And it is just a silly excuse!
A silly crazy excuse that keeps you from even giving your dream and vision a great big go!
You can tell yourself that you made a mistake, ... Views: 823
You forgot who you are, didn’t you?
You forgot that you were born for great things…
You let it go because of the disappointment.
The disappointment of living so long and still not getting the dream of your heart…
You started to lose faith, you felt abandoned by Spirit…
And you ... Views: 930
What if…
What if you just let it be fun?
What if you stopped taking it all so seriously?
What if you let the real you, the heart of you, the part that is full of desire and fun and joy, what if you let it all out?
I know, I know you think that business, life should be taken ... Views: 924
You know what?! It really does not matter one little jot where you come from, your upbringing, what country you currently live in, what your mummy did or your daddy said…
It really does not matter in the end what has happened to you…
It does not matter that you have never done it ... Views: 913
Do you ever do this thing where you keep holding back on doing the thing you are great at, while staring at the thing you think you want to be good at?
Let me try to explain…
For a long time, I would look at the prophets, seers, healers that would come round my church and think that I had ... Views: 781
In the last few days, I have been led to focus on releasing elements of my past…
It is as though every book, every blog, every EVERYTHING that comes my way is directing me towards releasing the drama of my past so that I am powered forward to my chosen future…
And I am so thankful that Spirit ... Views: 831
You feel held back, stifled…
You look at that person over there, getting every single thing you want and you feel the green-eyed monster coming up to play…
You feel annoyed that you are just not there yet and it eats at you…
The jealousy that you can stifle temporarily until you see them ... Views: 724
I know…
I get it…
You feel as though you have just about enough money to get by, at the moment…
And the crazy thing is that it really does not even matter how much you are earning, you could be making millions at work and still feel as though you do not have the extra you need, to do what you ... Views: 947
For a long time, I was a quitter…
I quit selling door to door after about 2 days in the field…
I quit business idea upon business idea whenever it got tough…
I generally quit anything that meant nothing to me and tried to find an easier way…
I was the intelligent one in my family, I ... Views: 701
There you are, sitting on your awesome arse, waiting for a shot of powerful inspiration.
There you are, with so much to say and yet you hold back because you are worried it will not be great enough!
There you are, wishing, waiting, hoping that whatever you do finally come out with, will be the ... Views: 882
OK, so I admit that I use that word and phrase quite a lot in the work that I do. People want to feel called, I want to feel called and yes, I admit that I am called but you know what?!
I still have a choice!
I still have a freaking choice as to whether I do the work I feel called to do ... Views: 870
Simple Answer – NEVER!
Your life is your life at the moment and actually, it is the life of most entrepreneurs – at least the ones who are honest about it!
If you want to make money doing what you love, if you want to impact people with your product, service, if you want to ... Views: 831
As I write this, I am taking a group of people through the EMPOWERED TO WIN bootcamp and also working with more than the usual number of private clients and something that I know more and more to be true is that most people do not understand the level of discipline required to live a rich, ... Views: 926
Man, one of the most freeing things that happened to me in 2016, was just releasing the need to look good, to get it right, to be perfect all the time. It held me back sooooo much and I imagine it is doing the same thing to you.
There are so many things you want to experience, so many ... Views: 864
Just because you have always acted a certain way does not mean you have to continue acting in that certain way. The moment you decide, truly decide to drop the act and become whoever you want to be, you can.
There is a distance between the vision of who you see yourself being and ... Views: 868