I love that awesome feeling when I’m trying to figure something out and I finally “get it”? Do you sometimes have trouble getting in the flow and connecting the dots between what you read and what you experience or put into practice?
I had that experience when working with my coach Janice this morning. I realized I was not connecting some things I’m doing to my future goals and it was leaving me muddled. I want to share an amazing infographic with you about FLOW. It has some great ideas for connecting some of those dots you may be struggling with.
In this Video:
00:10 – This is Not the Flow We are Talking About
00:36 – What is That State of Being In Flow
01:22 – Create These Kinds of Goals
01:57 – Practice ______ Now
02:22 – Listen to Your Story and Live the One You want
02:48 – Quote from – J. Robert Oppenheimer
03:05 – Affirmation to Move You Forward
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Transcription:
Have you heard of this word “flow”.
Now I know a lot of people talk about just going with the flow, doing what other people are doing, you know stop resisting, just sort of surrender yourself to what’s happening and I think there’s a certain amount of wisdom in that and I think it’s a great when we are living in a state where we have contentment and we have acceptance, even if things are difficult, but we work with the challenges that we are facing and we’re going forward and we are not resisting them.
But there is another aspect of flow, you know that state where you get it and you’re just excited, you’re doing something and it’s a pleasure, you’re not stressed out, you’re not worried, you’re not under a lot of pressure, you’re just kind of going with it and you’re working hard, you’re happy, you’re excited.
Well, that’s what some people call flow and I really like that.
[shareable cite=”Abe Stone”]Flow: That state where you get it and you’re just excited, you’re doing something and it’s a pleasure.[/shareable]I love that idea and I feel it often when I sit down to work and I just hook into just the right thing that I should be doing at that time and it makes such a difference to be in that state.
Well I’m going to put an infographic that I found from the guys over at Mindvalley (not an affiliate link) and I think it’s a great infographic and it helps to kind of put a few different things into perspective, to get into that state where we find that balance that we need in our life.
But right now I just want to give you three tips for getting in a state of flow.
1. Create End Goals
Be sure you have goals that are moving you forward.
They’re not just a means to an end, they are not just, you know I’m going to get this kind of a job, or, I’m going to stay away from this, or I’m going to avoid that. Because those are things that are sort of helping you on the journey, but rather to set goals that are going to reach a destination, a very clear destination.
I want to be living in this kind of a situation, or I want to be able to find this kind of a soul mate or I want this kind of a job or work that I want to be involved in and very active in.
2. Practice Happiness
Now the second one is practice happiness now.
Stop deferring happiness ‘til that goal; okay and it’s a fine balance. You’ve got to keep the goal, you’ve got to keep the vision because you’re moving forward, but you’ve also got to be present and you’ve got to be happy now.
[shareable cite=”Abe Stone”]Practice happiness now. #quote[/shareable]And there’s so many little things that can make you happy now. I have another post, I’ll put a link to it about being happy and just practice those little things, meditation, getting enough sleep, exercise, being grateful.
3. Live Your New Story
Keep checking your beliefs, keep looking at things you say it yourself, those conversations that you have.
“Oh I can’t, or it’s impossible or I don’t know how to do this or that”, and re write that story.
I have a whole ‘nother post where you can learn to look at to those questions and learn to take a closer look at your life and the things that you’re thinking, the things that you’re saying, the words that are coming out of your mouth and use them to shape the world and the life that you want to have.
Source: Mindvalley.com (not an affiliate link)
All right, well here’s your quote for today.
[shareable cite=”J. Robert Oppenheimer”]The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. #quote[/shareable]All right, now here’s your affirmation, don’t forget,
- Post it in your bathroom, by your bed, by your bed is probably the best place
- Look at it twice a day
- Make sure you say it three times outloud
