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- Struggle, pain, and fear ISN'T normal...
Struggle, pain, and fear ISN'T normal...
If you don't enjoy your work... do this:
A few weeks ago I was on a call with a member of my previous community.
He said something along the lines of:
"I'm struggling to get my writing done consistently... I have a bunch of ideas, I have a few systems, but I just don’t understand why I keep reverting to old habits!"
Aka: he was struggling with consistency in his work.
You want results right?
You want to attract an audience, live a good life, and make an impact…
I get it.
The good news?
Your problem isn’t a lack of consistency. It's a problem of perception.
You see… goals, dreams, predictions, hopes… They’re just direction. They’re to be defined, but then instantly stored away and not to be thought of very often.
Why?
Well—when you play a video game, do you play with the goal to accomplish the missions? Or do you play for the sake of playing itself?
The missions are there… but are they you n1 priority?
Do you boot up the console and think:
“Oh I can’t wait to finish this game so I never play it again”
Or do you think:
“I can’t wait to play the game! It’s so fun!”
That’s the secret you need.
Write for the sake of writing
Build a product for the sake of building it
Record a video for the sake of recording it
It’s SOOOO counter-inuitive… trust me, I know.
But the moment you stop making everything a means to an end, life becomes much more enjoyable.
And the best part?
You end up getting more results! Hahahhahahah!
That’s being human for you.
The most paradoxical thing of all.
Don’t take life so seriously. You’re just a monkey with a plan.
A few quick action steps you can take?
Whenever you feel a negative emotion… a feeling of struggle or frustration… a fear of any kind—simply stop.
Observe the feeling.
Understand it.
Neutralize it.
Then ask yourself:
“What would my ideal self think, feel, and do in this situation?”
Then become that self—NOW.
Another way of saying this is delay external gratification. But feel internal gratification now.
Nobody else has control over what you feel or think.
Thanks for reading ;)
We’ll speak very soon hehe.
As usual - I love you,
Euan
P.S.
Impact-Creator School is launching monday and will be free for the first 150 members. It’ll fill up fast… so if you want to:
Find your personal philosophy
Discover your purpose
Build a brand that reflects both (and makes money)
Master your internal state so you master your external world
Then you better keep your eyes peeled for my email on Monday ;)
Speak soon…