When listening to Ask And It Is Given (audio book) by Esther and Jerry Hicks , I had a huge AHA. I mean, HUGE. This light-shining, life-clarifying aha may be common practice for you, but this freedom lover is just beginning to make friends with routine.

THE BIG AHA

The practice of consistently doing (could be anything) will align and evoke a sense of knowing and trust that I will be successful at doing (anything). I’ll get to what this means for me soon.

Trusting In Success Vs. Worrying About Failure

Relative to my blog and organizing business, I tend to oscillate between trusting in success and worrying about failure.

I expect “contrast,” as the Hicks put it. A little bit of discomfort never hurt anyone. It has always enabled me to identify what I DO want through experiencing what I DON’T want. This is how I learn - it’s messy, but it’s real.

But, living in contrast as frequently as I do is holding me back. I live with worry and doubt more than is necessary or comfortable, for me. I want to live in a place of trust and knowing that I am successful in my endeavors.

The Proof Is In The Pudding

I have noticed lately that I frequently want proof that the law of attraction works when it comes to my career. I want to believe that I can believe my way to success. I am much more trusting of this principle in other parts of my life - friendships, relationships, personal growth, etc.

For the most part, relationships are more effortless for me, whether it’s the relationship I have with myself or someone else. This is not to say that I don’t have moments of frustration with myself or others (clearly, I do or I wouldn’t be writing this blog!), and that others don’t experience frustration with me.

I use the word effortless because I genuinely enjoy focusing on the people in my life because relationships bring out the best in me. Having well-developed relationships is at the core of who I am, therefore, my attention naturally gravitates toward maintaining them.

Why Trusting Is Crucial To Success

In Chapter 5 of Ask And It Is Given, the message is clear - I need to be in “vibrational harmony” with what I want or desire to be able to manifest it in my life. The book suggests paying attention to the feeling state of having what I want. It states, “You will get what you think about.”

Paying attention to your feelings to know where you are putting your attention throughout the process. If I “feel good”, I will feel trust, allowing, contentment, joy. If my attention is “on the lack of having what I want”, then I will feel worry, anger, insecurity, pessimism, discouragement. (See Using Emotions As Your Internal GPS System.)

So, if my energy is on believing and trusting in success, it will come. If my energy is focused on the lack of it, or failure, I will receive lack.

I can say with a deep trust that I believe I am able to maintain happy, healthy relationships in my life. Because my energy - thoughts and action - is aligned with the belief and trust in my ability to develop fulfilling relationships, I experience them.

Developing A Powerful, Authentic Routine

If I am so trusting of my ability to maintain successful, fulfilling relationships, then why don’t I have more trust in my ability to successfully accomplish my career goals? Because I haven’t applied the same principle of commitment and consistency to my career goals. Plain and simple.

When listening to Chapter 5 of Ask And It Is Given, I said to myself, “I want to know what I can tell myself to change the doubt to knowing?” And the answer that immediately surfaced within me was, “The practice of doing will create an energy of knowing.”

Then I asked, “How can I believe, live in a space of knowing, contentment, joy?” Immediately what unearthed was the reply, “By behaving my way into my desires.

Because I have NOT consistently been doing what is needed to move my career forward, I do not always trust, with a deep knowing, in my abilities to develop a successful career. Instead, I often struggle with guilt, worry and distrust.

Believing (And Behaving) My Way To Success

Consistently taking focused, “imperfect” action (read Facing My Inner Perfectionist) that is directly tied to my career goals will, over time, enable me to develop increasing trust and belief in my ability to foster a successful career.

I will occasionally worry about my blog and my organizing goals - will I be able to accomplish them all, will I get to where I want to be? If I am committed and consistent in creating great content and reaching out to people, then over time, I will build trust in my abilities to achieve my goals. I will behave - and believe - my way to my desires.