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By Angel Marie Monachelli

             Have you ever felt like your path to success was
             filled with obstacles and challenges? That every   In  his  book  The  Seven  Spiritual  Laws  of
             way  you  look,  there  is  something  in  your  way
             holding you back from the success that you want    Success,  Deepak  Chopra  explains  that  the
             and deserve? Do you ever feel like the weight on   mind,  heart,  and  gut  all  have  unique  and
             your  shoulders  is  too  heavy  to  bear,  when   important  roles  to  play  in  decision-making
             indecision and confusion have you paralyzed, and   and action-taking.
             you  are  so  stuck  and  overwhelmed  that  you
             simply do not want to get out of bed?              The  mind  (mindset)  is  the  seat  of  intellect
                                                                and logic, the heart (heartset) is the seat of
             On the days that it gets to be too much, do you    emotions and intuition, and the gut (gutset)
             ever wish for a magic wand that you could wave     is the seat of instincts and survival. When all
             to  make  it  all  disappear  to  clear  your  path  to  three  are  aligned  and  working  together,  a
             success?                                           person  is  better  equipped  to  make  well-
                                                                informed  decisions  that  are  in  alignment
             Well, you are not the first, nor will you be the last  with their purpose and values.
             small  business  owner  or  entrepreneur  to  feel
             this way. Fortunately, your magic wand is within   Before we get too deep into the “how to” of
             reach because it lies within you. It is Clarity. The  aligning  the  three  elements,  let’s  take  a
             clarity of knowing with your entire being that you  moment  to  review  what  each  of  these
             are  on  the  right  path,  and  nothing  can  stand  in  elements  are  and  why  each  is  important  to
             the way of your success, not even self-doubt.      your success.

             Think about this, when you’re making a decision,   Mindset
             do  you  say  to  yourself,  “I  think…”,  or  maybe,  “I
             feel”,  or  “my  gut  is  telling  me”?  This  is  exactly  Mindset is all that “stuff” in our heads. It is
             the  problem  that  we  each  have  to  overcome,  our  beliefs,  attitudes,  and  way  we  process,
             relying on only one aspect of our innate genius:   which can shape our thoughts, emotions, and
             the mind, the heart, or the gut.                   behaviors.  This  includes  fears  and  past
                                                                experiences     and    how    we    interpret
             While  each  of  these  elements  is  an  important  information. It is how we perceive reality.
             factor, each relies on the other two to balance it
             in  creating  a  strong  foundation  for  clarity.  By  Having  a  positive  mindset  is  a  step  in  the
             balancing  the  three  elements  of  mindset,      right  direction,  as  you  have  probably
             heartset  and  gutset,  entrepreneurs  can  make   experienced  for  yourself.  Yet,  even  with  a
             decisions  that  are  both  intuitive  and  informed,  positive  mindset,  when  we  focus  on  using
             while  also  taking  calculated  risks  and  staying  the  aspect  by  itself,  we  will  find  that  the
             focused on the long-term vision of the business.   challenges we face include:






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