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Three Tips for Letting Go Of Your Emotional Baggage

2010 November 16
by The People Skills Lady

You know how heavy emotional baggage can be.  Sometimes it seems to be the sole focus of your life. And, how useless is it for people to tell you, “Let it go.”

I’ve always thought that was silly advice.  If you could easily “let it go,” you’d have done so by now!

Here are three quick tips for helping you release the  weight of excess emotional baggage.

Tip #1: Recognize that your negative focus comes at a real cost.  It costs you time, joy and energy – physical, spiritual, emotional energy.  And you only have so much a day, my friend.

Tip #2: Figure out what you’ll replace your emotional baggage with.  Do not overlook this step.  You’ve heard it before: “Nature abhors a vacuum.” If you release negative energy, you’re going to have a ton of time on your hands.  How will you spend it?

Bonus to Tip #2: You might want to consider all the cool things you can do for yourself and others once you gain your energy back.

Tip #3: Once you do decide to release this burden, and that’s the way I urge you to think of it, as “letting the burden down,” you may find yourself feeling guilty that you invested so much time and energy in something that you had absolutely no control over than brought you down.

When my coaching clients have asked in the past, “How do I let go, Crystal?  It’s so hard.”  I understand.  It can be hard.  But sometimes, the harder action is not in choosing to put the emotional baggage down, but in forgiving yourself that it took you so long to do so.

Forgive yourself.  Your wonderful  life awaits you.

Warmly,
Crystal

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Crystal Jonas, Teaching People Skills for top-tier tech people

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P.S. If you’d like some help with releasing the emotional baggage, you’ll find the first two CDs of my 6 CD Program “The Power of Purpose” especially helpful.  And if you’re ready, now is the time to ask, as for a limited time, you can get my entire book library of 4 books for college and college-bound students, AND “The Power of Purpose” AND a FR*E*E certificate for a coaching session with me  for only $97.

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