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(This blog was originally posted on February 10, 2014)
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We
tend to be the biggest “block” to our personal success. For some reason, the
more we want to succeed at something and the harder we try to accomplish our
goal, the further out of reach that dream seems to get. Why is that?
Quite simply, we
may be doing too much, “trying” too hard. We micromanage our behavior
(activity) and over-analyze what we think we should be doing and how a task
should be done to such a degree that, when the time comes to actually take
action, we forget how to do it. We
dream, we hope, we aspire to greatness. We set goals and lay down the
groundwork—the foundations—that will make this success possible (we hope). But
when we face challenges and even setbacks along the way, we become frustrated, angry
and discouraged about our likelihood to succeed or achieve that goal. Sometimes
we even consider giving up on that dream or project and start something new.
Does this
scenario sound familiar? Star Wars fans
know the scene in which Yoda famously counseled Luke Skywalker during his
training to become a Jedi Knight: “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” All of our
machinations and preparations for success are meaningless if we don’t finally,
at last, just go out and do what we
have been working so hard to achieve. Trying
is not doing. At the end of the day, the most effective way to achieve a goal
is to stop planning and thinking about all of the things that might go right or
wrong when you finally get around to doing it. Just take a deep breath (or
several) and go for it. Get out of your own way and just let your body and
subconscious mind do what it already
knows how to do.
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist based in
Southern California. She graduated with honors from the
Hypnosis Motivation Institute in 2005. For more information about
Calminsense Hypnotherapy® and to set up an appointment, please visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
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