{"id":770,"date":"2012-02-23T02:42:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T02:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=770"},"modified":"2012-02-23T20:26:28","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T20:26:28","slug":"your-god-given-talents-or-playing-the-hand-youre-dealt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2012\/02\/your-god-given-talents-or-playing-the-hand-youre-dealt.html","title":{"rendered":"Your God-given talents; Or, playing the hand you’re dealt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
\nOur deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.\u201d
\n-Maryanne Williamson
\n(Used by Nelson Mandela in his 1994 inaugural speech)<\/p>\n

If you’ve been following my work, then you’ve probably heard me say that we all come into this world with a task we are supposed to perform. A life’s calling that is just for us, as well as lessons we are supposed to learn that will prepare us for whatever is waiting for us once we leave this world.<\/p>\n

But, along with that mission, comes every skill, every talent, and every opportunity we’ll EVER need to make that task into a reality!<\/p>\n

In the video below, I explain:
\nHow to know what you true talents are, and how to unleash them. What is holding you back, and how to beat it; why you need to follow your passion and how to get started.<\/p>\n