Will the third time not be a charm? Yesterday on the way home from a residential window cleaning job this thought passed through my brain.

You see this is the 3rd time I’ve started my window cleaning business from scratch, or nearly from zero. The first time when I started my business, second when a partnership went bad(very bad.. and blame went to both sides), and third when I moved here to NY.

What my little brain was saying to me was… Are you sure you can do this again? Will the 3rd time not be a charm? Haven’t you just been lucky in the past?

Funny how your little brain will sneak in and try to give your confidence a rattle. I actually indulged in these thoughts for a few miles. My business has been growing, but not as fast as I planned. So, my little brain jumped on the opportunity to exploit a setback. This usually how negative talk works on your self-confidence. It catches you when you are off guard, and attacks.

I caught myself, and shook the negative thoughts out of my thinking. You cannot let these thoughts stick around, or it will spiral out of control. Do you know what I said to myself?

I said to my little brain- Little brain your right things have not been going as planned. But you cannot change the past, you can only change the future. So, I’ll bear down and focus on getting better results and finish out the year strong.

Actually I want to thank my little brain for pointing out a problem. It gave me an opportunity to create a solution, and put a plan in action.

Jim Rohn’s weekly e-zine from Issue 396- June 11,2007 shows you a simple process to conquer doubt. See the archive link here. Give it a try… it works.

Let me know your thoughts,

Keith