Making Time to Refine Results

"Success is doing ordinary things, extraordinarily well." -Jim Rohn

Personal growth hurts. Avoid pain and miss the opportunities which bring meaning and joy. Take a look at human development. The muscles of the body are unaccustomed to use when a child is new born. Her arms and legs are soft and cannot yet bear the weight of her small body. Lifting up her head is a major milestone. Before she is able to crawl, she rolls from side to side for days and weeks, strengening her core. Sometimes, the acknowledgement of where she is in comparison to where she wants to be causes her to cry. She sees something a few feet in front of her and wants to go to it, to embrace her cat or feel the texture of her father's hair but her body doesn't immediately arrive to either destination, and so, she cries. Some of the dynamics of life are the same as when we were children.

We know where we want to be, and we know victory is ours so long as we keep the destination in mind.

But what is the destination? Is it the money? Is it the physical location? Is it abstract, in feelings of recognition or self worth? Regardless of what is desired, returning to the state of mind of a child is key to personal growth. A state of mind where everything is new, everyone is appreciated for who they are presenting themselves to be and everywhere is worthy of exploration. To reach this state of mind, use the power of hypnotic rhythm.

Hypnotic rhythm is the tendency towards more of the same. It's a habit in motion. It's a momentum created from repetition.

The power of momentum is equated to the natural ebb and flow of a wave. Spend a week eating icecream and complaining to someone every morning at 8am and the following week after, it will be even easier to want to do the same again. It is a fact that the cells of the body will crave more of the very same. This is often called hypnotic rhythm and it will work towards a personal benefit or personal loss depending on how it's directed. If first thing in the morning a person sits down for a specific amount of time dedicated to generating clarity for the day's direction, then upon doing so after a weeks amount of time, it is a fact that the cells of his or her body will once again crave for this personal refinery. Personal growth hurts, psychologically, when beginning new momentum, but the pain of contending with life is of greater value than the pain of remaining stuck.

When was the last time you got up a few hours earlier and did something different? Or followed an impulse to visit that park you've been driving past all week? Before we walk, we crawl. Before we crawl, we playfully imagine and build up muscle. Where in your life are you living the same patterns over and over again? What do you want to be different? When will you decide to take a risk to advance your passion? Rebranding yourself and your business is as small a step as changing what you wear to refine your image with greater distinction, or as large as commissioning creatives to redefine your online presence.

Regardless of what you're looking to make happen, start by breaking the stagnant momentum you've created so far.

Something as simple as setting an intention when you go to bed for where and how you'll begin your day is a practice which can be life changing. If every night you're consuming content mentally, be it the latest scientific discoveries or what Elon Musk's Space X programs are up to, dedicate 15 minutes at the end of a day to a silent reflection on what you'd like to have more of in your life. If you usually set an alarm clock for the next day, set a mental intention to wake up 15 or 30 minutes before it goes off, and when you wake up, get out of bed and do something you want to do but have been putting off.

Life is what and how you make it to be.

Next time you're feeling stuck, remember that there is power in knowing you created the momentum that brought you to that position. Getting yourself out of that stagnant feeling is as easy as replacing that habit with a new one. Starting a new habit may be difficult at first, but with time becomes easier to lock into once you create enough behind it through your repetition.