We are unlocking the second phase of the year, so this time might have you question if your path that was chosen around new years is the right one. We can easily talk ourselves out of embarking on new projects or making a big change that was on our minds a few months ago but is slow to take shape.
If it isn’t hard work, then everyone would be able to achieve what you have in mind. Being able to stick with your plans when you have no evidence or feedback that it is going well is what sets professionals apart from amateurs.
In order to work through the emotional rollercoaster of being in “The Dip”, you must come up with new games to make work exciting.
See how much you can bend reality by getting something done that felt like climbing a mountain as easy as jumping in the lake. See how fast you can take care of boring paperwork or cumbersome technology tasks by setting a timer for ten minutes.
However, we can easily fall victim to getting things done just to tick them off of lists. This is unconscious work. Try to link every task to a larger vision that you set for yourself, either earlier this year or three years ago.
Like the meaning of commitment used in relationships, the artist or creator must stick by their work with a sense of unconditional love. No matter what has perspired in your life’s situation, no matter what kind of drama the outside world is trying to taunt you with, you are able to not only stick by your work but give it its full attention when it comes up in your calendar.
When you’re not in session, you watch the types of words you say about your work and replace negative thoughts such as, “I am behind schedule”, with “everything is happening right on time”.
This week I ask you to write down the project or projects that you have been starting to abandon as the seasons change, and if those projects have meaning to the larger picture of your life, see how you can find a way to recommit to making them happen.
To expand on what is written above, here is a video that I recorded which talks about “the corridor visualization” when it comes to committing to a project.
The short music piece at the top of this post is really the tail end of a longer piece that was played before it. I liked the simplicity of just sharing this end snippet though.
I find it amazing how making a simple recording like that one can unlock new ideas. Never discount the power of sharing something simple like a short video of your work or even a thought bubble on twitter. It will open more doors for you in your mind.
Important Alert: Get your last bagels in before Passover ruins the availability of fluffy bread.
Wishing you an inspired week ahead,
Elliott
If It Wasn't Hard Work