Stop Blaming Resistance for Your Lack of Action
Move towards your resistance instead.
Move towards your resistance instead.
Resistance is a mental trap.
It makes us run away from our fears. Our mind chooses certainty over the unknown. We resist what’s beyond our control.
Turning away makes us feel safe and protected. But avoiding resistance can be harmful — inaction is not a safe option.
We resist the things that we want the most. That’s a prominent human paradox. Achieving happiness intimidates most of us.
What we resist, persists. But, what we confront sets us free.
Resistance is a form of feedback. Pay attention. Resistance provides valuable data to help us get where we want.
The path of growth requires moving towards our resistance.
Resistance to change is a signal
“There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don’t. It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write.”
— Stephen Pressfield, The War of Art
Resistance comes in many shapes or forms.
At work, resistance can be subtle, like an innocent roll of…
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