Does your success come at too high a price?
Or have you forsaken achieving success because you were unwilling to pay the price?
Bonnie Marcus wrote a great blog about this awhile back, that I still relate to a little more than I would like to admit. She talks about breaking through any obstacles with strong intention, passion and energy to power through. Does that sound a bit familiar?
Each of us has our own way of countering burnout that comes from this over-achiever mindset; whether it is meditation, yoga, running, journalling, or a night out with friends. But in some ways these positive habits just keep us stuck in this pendulum pattern similar to enabling an addict.
Maybe the trick is not in pacifying our tired, stressed out soul with a quick fix; nor is it giving up achieving altogether.
Perhaps we need to stop pushing through and start listening to our inner voice that tells us something is not right. What if the struggle is more about not following the question that would help us achieve our goal with ease?
Somewhere, you and I were taught that to get anywhere, we had to work hard ( in fact harder than everyone else if you want to be on top). But have you ever noticed how many truly successful people are actually enjoying what they are doing, and work does not appear to be a struggle?
It is time to start asking if the struggle is because what we are doing is not what we really want to do, or is it a struggle over what we think we should be doing. Maybe you spent a lot of time in this industry and think it is where your strength is even though it does not inspire you? Or do you feel tied to what you do because of all the bills, debt or maybe your children’s college expense?
Bob Proctor recently gave me two incredibly simple, yet life changing, questions that I will now give you.
1. How does this make you feel?
2. Do you want to feel more of this?
If it makes you feel good and you want to feel more of it, then you are on the right track and there won’t be a need to be superwoman because you will be enjoying what you do. If it does not, then listen to that voice and take action. No more ploughing through because you are tough enough to do so. You will be amazed at the energy burst you get when you start to listen to this voice. I know I was.
And did you know there is a bonus gift to doing so? Prosperity will find you much easier when you are pursuing your dreams. It will also find you happier than when you are struggling, pushing through, and being superwoman.
So relax and start to enjoy the journey. Ask yourself these two simple questions regularly, about little and big things. And see what magic starts to happen.
