The power of resistance

The most magnificent waves only happen when the ocean meets the resistance of land
It might seem like the water has all the power but in fact land and water push back on each other to create something amazing
Fear works the same way – meet it with strength and steadfastness then watch what happens
What fear can you meet head on right now?

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Finding your balance

It’s a sad fact that very few things in life come with training wheels.
That doesn’t mean perfection is expected or even possible instantaneously.
It means that bruises are part of the process and metaphoric helmets are more common than you might think.
Where are you holding back because you’re afraid of taking a spill?

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Finding the real fear

Someone “afraid of heights” is generally ok with visiting Denver (the mile-high city) – meaning they are really afraid of falling not altitude.

While that may seem like semantics you can’t face what you can’t identify.

A fear of failure may really be a fear of success; of standing out, setting yourself apart and above your family and friends.

Imagine yourself pursuing your goals -climbing mountains, starting a business, losing weight. What are you afraid will happen?

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Seeing the self-imposed barriers

So often we are our own worst enemy when it comes to our deepest wants.
We protect ourselves from the sorrow of not getting it by delaying everything around it indefinitely.
Think of the girl, now a woman, who always wanted to be an author but rarely writes – and what she does write she never finishes.

What is stopping you from doing the very next thing necessary to achieve your dreams?

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Behind the Curtain

By now, you should have a good sense of what you want and why you want it. If you don’t, spend some more time in the earlier section before moving on.

Generally there is an invisible structure in each of us that seeks to preserve the status quo.

Understanding that backbone is the key to removing what is blocking us from moving forward and achieving our dreams.

Are you ready to look at what’s been holding you back?

 

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What motivates your wants?

Generally speaking the human species is more successfully motivated by rewards than punishments.

Simply put we do better when having fun working towards goals.

Wanting something simply to escape something else almost always brings the demons along for the ride.

Are you trying to reach for a dream or run away from a nightmare?

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Near and far

 

Perspective is a tricky; making small things appear big and large, distant forms seem small.
Some people are content with the view from where they stand while others yearn to stand on the horizon.

Thinking of the list of things you want to achieve, are they small changes that will improve your daily life or big ones that will change what daily life means?

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Asking the five why’s

Sometimes the obvious answer is not the true one
Often the real answers to inner questions require digging through layers
Ask yourself why you want this thing? Take the answer and ask why you want that? and again and again and again. Now you have the real answer.

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Having it all

Like this spider, some people just seem to better at choosing than the rest of us.
Wanting what they want looks like picking the package deal; the easy choice.
What things on your want list would still remain if all the influential people in your life lost interest?

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In the flow

Given the chance, water will take the most direct path to its destination.

Very often what we list as the things we want in life are actually paths to the emotions we want to feel.

A trip to foreign lands will inspire, a house represents independence or security.

When you think of each thing or experience you want, how does it make you feel?

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