Something in my heart told me to write this today.
This will be worth the read for the population of people who are in the midst of building something in their lives. How many of you are in the midst of building SOMETHING in your life?
An identity? A career? A desk for your kid? A community club? A body? A home or household? A financial portfolio? Relationships? A travel schedule? A brand? A set of beliefs on life, the world and your Fatih? That is right - we all are!
The same stubbornness that protects our fragile, sometimes whiny, sometimes deafening EGO can be channeled for incredibly positive, productive and rewarding things we can't get out of our minds but haven't done yet. It can be used to give you the no-quit grit you need to chase a dream, a goal, or even solve a problem you just can't let go.
I am sitting here in the sun, but under an umbrella, and the cross-wind is divine. Not a beach anywhere near here is as relaxing as my back deck right now with dogs laying directly on my feet, after a blissful yoga session in the sun, my very favorite music blasting from my keyboard, and an easy and fun list of things to do to capture growing opportunities in front of me to have fun work that matters for me to feel proud and accomplished tonight - including an amazing dinner and evening playing electronics free with my family and a long walk with the dogs with my hubby this afternoon.
Sound like Im bragging?
I am. But not on myself. I am bragging on the concept and seed and harvest. Not the trite one you think you know. Or that I thought I knew. This day was created by an obsessive like zeal aimed at one thing. And this was part of it but I thought it would get in by a totally different vehicle, so I poured myself wholly into my goal. For 15 years I invested in learning about fitness, exercise, nutrition, physiology, and then marketing, sales, leadership and financial stewardship. It started with reading all the pop culture, magazines and websites, investing $1,000s outside my expensive and thorough certification to read every angle, every opinion and learn from all who came before me in all kinds of fields from bodybuilding, to yoga to crossfit to everything in between. With ZERO guarantee it would pay off or lead to any kind of life I would want to lead.
I don't mean read it an then stopped (as I have now) ...I mean total full time fitness researching, testing on self-and-others-obsessed-nerd. Always with a stack of stuff to read, to study, and continuously investing my time, heart, money and energy into this foray. I was just hungry for it. Hungry to feel like this former fat girl could really know her stuff and bring massive value to those depending on me (See greatest fear: letting others down).
So why does this apply to anyone reading? Because something significant FOR YOU has dawned on me. Those years were seeds. Because compare this to the person who does their weekend cert (kudos to them, awesome start) and then get a job, not enjoy every aspect, find there is little more work and a little less looking in the mirror and posting body selfies to begin to make a career. Maybe they struggle getting someone results, or getting clients. And they (in my opinion) QUICKLY determine this is not for them. Or fall in the trap of mediocrity. Well to that - and anyone reading - there is a solution. This is where that stubbornness comes in handy, combined with my revelation of how this can apply to so many out there on the fence about chasing something they want to build.
If you don't like the harvest, change the seed.
I mean, remember I asked how many of you are in the midst of building SOMETHING in your life?
So when we don't like the harvest early, often its, in my opinion, a matter of a lack of investment in the amount and quality seeds you are planting. This works for anything you are building.
Don't feel encouraged?
--Increase the quality and amount of encouragement you give others
Don't feel motivated?
--Increase the quality and amount of encouragement you give others.
Don't feel encouraged?
--Increase the quality and amount of encouragement you give others
Don't feel motivated?
--Increase the quality and amount of encouragement you give others.
Don't feel respected?
--Increase the quality and amount of respect you give others.
Don't like your paycheck?
--Increase the quality and amount of time and the value you are bringing to serve those paying you. Do you really connect with people and know what they need and meet that need? Or are you meeting YOUR needs with your "service?" (Doing whats easy/ the bare minimum/ feeling like a victim, etc)
Don't like your body?
--Increase the amount and quality of planning and investment of great choices you make towards caring for it. Stop putting that off. A seed never planted can't sprout.
Don't like the responses you're getting from people?
--Increase your responsiveness in quality and amount to others. Stop running and hiding.
Don't like feeling judged by others?
--Stop judging and criticizing others.
--Increase the quality and amount of respect you give others.
Don't like your paycheck?
--Increase the quality and amount of time and the value you are bringing to serve those paying you. Do you really connect with people and know what they need and meet that need? Or are you meeting YOUR needs with your "service?" (Doing whats easy/ the bare minimum/ feeling like a victim, etc)
Don't like your body?
--Increase the amount and quality of planning and investment of great choices you make towards caring for it. Stop putting that off. A seed never planted can't sprout.
Don't like the responses you're getting from people?
--Increase your responsiveness in quality and amount to others. Stop running and hiding.
Don't like feeling judged by others?
--Stop judging and criticizing others.
Can I help you figure out the seeds you are planting? Let me know what you're building or if this helped you in any way!
Its all in your head.
Thats all I got!
Anna
Thats all I got!
Anna
