and here's the next trust30 prompt.
Our arts, our occupations, our marriages, our religion, we have not chosen, but society has chosen for us. We are parlour soldiers. We shun the rugged battle of fate, where strength is born. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Next to Resistance, rational thought is the artist or entrepreneurs worst enemy. Bad things happen when we employ rational thought, because rational thought comes from the ego. Instead, we want to work from the Self, that is, from instinct and intuition, from the unconscious.
A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. Its only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.” - Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
The idea of “being realistic” holds all of us back. From starting a business or quitting a job to dating someone who may not be our type or moving to a new place – getting “real” often means putting your dreams on hold.
Today, let’s take a step away from rational thought and dare to be bold. What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish but have been afraid to pursue? Write it down. Also write down the obstacles in your way of reaching your goal. Finally, write down a tangible plan to overcome each obstacle.
The only thing left is to, you know, actually go make it happen. What are you waiting for?
(Author: Matt Cheuvront)
This one is hard. Really, really hard. I think I'm doing all the things I want to do right now. But I know I need to be constantly pushing myself.
I've been thinking for two days but I need to think some more. I'm going to have to get back to you on this one.
2 comments:
I think I'm in the middle of this... in the middle of making it happen. The only problem is, I'm not yet sure what "it" is. I know what my end goals are, but the steps I need to take to get there, well, therein lies the struggle.
Congrats on your new job, by the way! Looking forward to seeing you Saturday! :)
That's the hard part, Heather! I think I realized that I was getting overwhelmed in the steps. I started taking things bit by bit. Instead of trying to plan everything out to reach a goal I had for two years from now, I planned out for a month from now, and then a month from there, and then so on...
As the saying goes - "What's the best way to eat an elephant? One bite at a time." :)
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