Excuses..
delays…
stalling techniques…
self-sabotage.
Whatever it looks like for you…
All of these things show up after you’ve set a goal,
and probably told the WORLD that you’re doing to DO IT.
(Finally.)
And then…
resistance shows up.
You start making excuses,
getting “too busy,”
tomorrow becomes next week,
and next week becomes next month.
You start sabotaging your own efforts…
NOT doing what you KNOW is the “next logical step” to reach that big goal of yours.
And you can’t figure yourself out.
The whole time you’re resisting,
you’re also kicking yourself.
WHY DO I ALWAYS DO THIS?
WHY AM I DOING THIS AGAIN?
WHAT MAKES ME REPEAT THIS SAME PATTERN?
WHEN WILL I EVER FULLY DO WHAT I KNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR ME?
OR MAYBE…
IT’S NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME.
MAYBE I JUST NEED TO QUIT KIDDING MYSELF.
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST BE GRATEFUL… YOU KNOW, LIFE / BUSINESS / HEALTH / MARRIAGE IS PRETTY GOOD ALREADY…
MAYBE I JUST AIM TOO HIGH.
Ugh..
Resistance is ugly.
GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS.
The good news is I have a not-so-secret “cure” that works no matter what.
It works no matter what story you’re using to hold yourself back.
It works no matter what excuse you’re using for why you’re not pressing play… not fully… not YET. (Because, you know, OF COURSE you’re going to do this —— one day.)
It works 100% of the time,
for 100% of people.
The bad news is…. that cure… is embracing mediocrity.
When you’re not pursuing something bigger than before, you don’t see resistance.
When you’re accepting the status quo, resistance leaves you alone.
When you’re not swinging for the fences, there IS — plain and simple — NO resistance.
Where mediocrity is tolerated and embraced,
resistance… simply…
does not show up.
Where mediocrity is abhorred and rejected,
where abundance,
greatness,
and POSSIBILITY is pursued and celebrated…
resistance can ALWAYS be found.
What this means is that you don’t ever get big enough,
or known enough
or successful enough
or rich enough
or WHATEVER enough
to get rid of resistance.
Because as soon as you LOOK toward GROWTH
and NEW HORIZONS,
resistance will show back up again.
Like a dependable friend…
that NEVER fails to show up.
But, here’s the thing:
Resistance CAN be a friend.
Resistance can:
- expose the silliness of our fears,
- give our CONVICTION and COMMITMENT a workout, making it stronger,
- grow our resolve,
- redirect our actions,
and more.
But THIS,
these BENEFITS of resistance
ONLY emerge when we take resistance on,
toe-to-toe.
When we STARE it in the face, asking..
OKAY resistance, WHY would I NOT want to reach this goal?
Like word vomit, I let all of my stupid (and sometimes even reasonable) fears out onto the page.
I laugh at some.
I reason through some.
But then, I come back to the ONLY THING THAT MATTERS…
Given all the reasons I’ve come up with —
about why I SHOULDN’T reach this particular goal…
about why it’d be BAD for me,
or TOO SCARY,
or whatever —
AM I STILL GOING TO GO FOR IT?
99.99 times out of 100, that answer is a resounding YES.
But even THIS isn’t enough to send Resistance packing.
Then, I MUST take action.
I’ve looked my fears in the eye.
I’ve RECOMMITTED in my heart.
and then,
I MUST
do the thing.
I must take another step,
into the unknown,
into the exciting — but scary,
into the realm of NEW possibilities.
If you reject mediocrity,
if you want to realize what is possible for you in this business of yours…
not just “realize” it,
as in acknowledge it’s possible,
but REALIZE it,
meaning… make it REAL…
Women Who WOW is for you.
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We are BEST described as
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part accountability tool,
part sisterhood.
And we’re KILLING it.
Collectively,
and individually.
Because we DREAM
and then we DO.
Day in,
day out.
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