RE: Empowerment for our Community

Many people I am meeting in our community have shared of frustrations and challenges in the city. Some people have even given up or want to give up, please don't. We need to believe again and restore our sense of community. I acknowledge your pain and difficulties. Your challenges are valid.

Below is an excerpt from my book, Empowerment for Entrepreneurs, that I thought you would enjoy. To the gentleman who suggested I share this excerpt in my blog, thank you.

I have made many changes in my life and have found that I've had to break through my own resistance to change. As a professor told me years ago when I was preparing to do a 400 hour internship in my last semester of college, "There is resistance to change, so expect it." This internship was one of the most difficult times in my life. She was right, I wanted to change my major after starting the internship. I learned a very important lesson during that internship - that I could get through difficult times and be happy again. I also learned that resistance will stop us if we let it - and extend our suffering if we let it. The way to break through is to know that change is possible and to just get through the difficult times. Keep going. Push through it. Believe in the good. As Alanis Morrissette says, " The only way out is through."

Breaking through your Wall

When we think of hitting a wall, we relate to the feeling of
frustration, disappointment and even helplessness. Sometimes
we run up against our own wall.

If you have a wall that you cannot get through, envision it
first. See what it looks like and what it is made of. If you can
move it, move it. Discover what is blocking you from going
through it. If you feel like you are being taken advantage of
by a boss, customer or vendor, set a boundary, say no, say yes,
do something different. Make one small change at a time to
break through your wall.