Limiting Beliefs!

by | Feb 16, 2010 | Motivational articles

Understanding beliefs
The intention of the limiting belief
Think of a time when you have wanted to do something and then countered it with the thought, ‘I can’t because I’m…’ or ‘Yes, but….’ and talked yourself out of it. We’re often afraid to start something for fear of not being good enough, or fearing failure. The thoughts that warn us of impending potential failure can see us walk away from opportunities. This is the result of our subconscious trying to protect us from failing. This is often termed ‘protecting your comfort zone.’

This is another extract and cartoon I drew for Tracy Plaice’s Face The Music and WIN! book.

Cartoon Illustration – Face The Music and WIN! Part 2!

by | Feb 11, 2010 | Cartoon Motivators

Here’s another cartoon that I drew for Tracy Plaice’s book titled Face The Music and Win .

Here’s an extract and cartoon from the first chapter…

Memories of mistakes and humiliation…

One of the worst Sundays I recall, all my relatives were there, my Mum, Dad and sister – Beverley, my Grandma, Grandpa, Aunty Margaret, Uncle Raymond, and my cousins – Kate and Steve.

“Tracy, Beverley; play us a tune,” came the request after lunch. My sister had taken up the piano after me. She sat down and dutifully and perfectly, played a simple piece of music. Then all eyes were on me.

I felt the muscles in my back tense up, my stomach folded into knots and I squirmed and tried to get out of it, but to no avail.

The pit of my stomach was churning and all I could think about were the mistakes I was bound to make, how awful they would sound, and the fact that they would expect me to be so much better than the performance I was about to give. I hated feeling this way.

I sat down to play and did as I was told, stumbling my way through the music. After just a few bars, fear got the better of me and I froze. It was like someone had pulled the plug; my brain no longer being connected to my fingers. I couldn’t think straight. All I remember is an overwhelming feeling of absolute embarrassment. I wanted the ground to open up to swallow me and the piano stool – whole.

After that experience, whenever anyone asked me to play in public that dreadful feeling instantly came back.

Cartoon - frozen with fear at the piano in front of an audience!Later in the book Tracy goes through the stages she went through to overcome her fear. Stay tuned for more!

So if you have a book in your mind that needs illustrating I’m your man!

Self development cartoon book project!

by | Feb 10, 2010 | Motivational posters

I’m stuck on an urgent deadline for a number of cartoons to illustrate a self development book – top secret I’m afraid. But came across this quote while doing a bit of research…

“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man’s training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly.” Thomas H. Huxley