A moment of indecision opens the door for fear and doubt to creep in.
But what if I fail? What if it doesn’t work out? What if people think I’m crazy? What if I make a fool of myself?
The only way to overcome those fears and doubts is COMMITMENT. Doing what needs to be done in order to achieve what you desire, in spite of the very real possibility that you may fall in the process.
When learning to handstand I noticed that if I allowed a moment of indecision to creep in my mind, the fear and doubts would begin to dominate my thoughts. And at that point all I could picture in my mind was failure to stick the hold. As a result I would lose focus and containment as I kicked up. My legs would uncontrollably flop over my head and land on the wall or mirror. Yet when I approach a handstand fully committed, my technique is deliberate and executed with clarity, even if I happen to fall out of it. And if I do fall, I have a heightened sense of awareness as to how I can course correct the next time.
It’s all an opportunity to learn and grow. If you succeed in executing the plan, you learn what worked. If things don’t go as planned, you learn what still needs work and how you can improve the next time. Either way you win.
Fully commit to not just the long term goal, but to each task throughout the journey. Every step counts and deserves the same level of complete commitment as all the others in the process.
A prime example of this is how coach John Wooden emphasized the importance of his players properly putting on their socks and lacing their shoes before practices and games. Because if they were lazy about their commitment to these simplest of tasks, they ran the risk of getting a blister, which would impede their performance on the basketball court.
I commit to living a life of joy, peace, and freedom. I achieve this through a heightened sense of awareness in each moment. Recognizing that even what may seem like a mundane task such as mopping the floor is an opportunity to fulfill this desire.
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A moment of indecision opens the door for fear and doubt to creep in.
But what if I fail? What if it doesn’t work out? What if people think I’m crazy? What if I make a fool of myself?
The only way to overcome those fears and doubts is COMMITMENT. Doing what needs to be done in order to achieve what you desire, in spite of the very real possibility that you may fall in the process.
When learning to handstand I noticed that if I allowed a moment of indecision to creep in my mind, the fear and doubts would begin to dominate my thoughts. And at that point all I could picture in my mind was failure to stick the hold. As a result I would lose focus and containment as I kicked up. My legs would uncontrollably flop over my head and land on the wall or mirror. Yet when I approach a handstand fully committed, my technique is deliberate and executed with clarity, even if I happen to fall out of it. And if I do fall, I have a heightened sense of awareness as to how I can course correct the next time.
It’s all an opportunity to learn and grow. If you succeed in executing the plan, you learn what worked. If things don’t go as planned, you learn what still needs work and how you can improve the next time. Either way you win.
Fully commit to not just the long term goal, but to each task throughout the journey. Every step counts and deserves the same level of complete commitment as all the others in the process.
A prime example of this is how coach John Wooden emphasized the importance of his players properly putting on their socks and lacing their shoes before practices and games. Because if they were lazy about their commitment to these simplest of tasks, they ran the risk of getting a blister, which would impede their performance on the basketball court.
I commit to living a life of joy, peace, and freedom. I achieve this through a heightened sense of awareness in each moment. Recognizing that even what may seem like a mundane task such as mopping the floor is an opportunity to fulfill this desire.
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