If you are just starting a business or growing your career, here are some questions to ask yourself...

~~What are you passionate about? ~~What is that "something" thatyou do as a volunteer or would do without being paid? ~~What do you do in your business now, that is very familiar. ~~What would taking that skill to next level look like? ~~What skills do you have now, that others can benefit from, and that will generate an income for you? ~~What are you doing to build a strong business or career foundation?

Build your confidence slowly and surely as you build a strong foundation. Start with what you know! I bet you know plenty!

2. Lie down on your bed and relax your body.

3. For 2-3 minutes pay attention to every muscle in your body from head to toe. If you find any tense muscle, relax it.

4. For about one minute, let thoughts come freely into your mind.

5. Watch these thoughts as they come and grow.

6. Tell your mind that if it has any important thoughts that require attention, you are willing to discuss them tomorrow.

7. If one of thoughts is too persistent, write it down so that you can remember to think about it next day.

8. Now try to look at thoughts with lack of interest. Lack of interest is magic word when it comes to controlling and silencing thoughts. Do not let your feelings to be aroused and manipulated by your thoughts.

If thoughts still come, and they probably will, it is all right. Don't fight them, but just try to ignore them by losing any interest in them. An ignored thought ultimately goes away. Don't worry if you fail at first. Keep on trying and situation will improve.

9. Watch thoughts that enter your mind as if watching a boring movie and they will lose their power.

10. There is another thing that can be done, and that is to practice meditation every day.

After practicing meditation for some time it will affect your sleep. As a by-product of meditation your mind will get accustomed to being relaxed and at peace, and when you go to sleep it will be much easier to ignore persistent and disturbing thoughts. In fact, you might fall asleep immediately upon switching off light.

Remez Sasson writes and teaches about spiritual growth, meditation, positive thinking, creative visualization and mind power, and issues a biweekly ezine, "Consciousness and Success". He is the author of two books, "Will power and Self-Discipline" and "Visualize and Achieve".