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My last post brought mixed reaction from friends and readers through comments, emails and tweets.
As I reflect on what I wrote, and observe my lifeI wrote the post, I realize that what I was feeling and acting upon, when I said that I want to do nothing, is that I was releasing the bounds of “shoulds” from my life.
I have, since I wrote the last post, been more productive than I had been in a long time. That post was a reflection of the shift I experienced through self examination and self reflection.
I have made a commitment to myself, since then, to not allow ideas that insult my intelligence to control my thoughts and as a result my actions. I had a tendency to accept EVERYTHING coming from people whom I respected and looked up to, and at times it frustrated me. Now I have adopted one simple rule to live by.
If it doesn’t FEEL RIGHT, don’t take any action.
There is a common belief that something is better than nothing. This belief is based in lack thinking and I reject it. Something is not ALWAYS better than nothing. The fact remains that NOTHING is better than something, if that something is not in harmony with your desires, values and intention.
Up until now, I was spending every opportunity possible to work to make money, when in reality my intentions have been to create residual income, meaning, creating a life environment that enables me to work as little as possible, and live as much as possible.
Working when I didn’t feel like working to please family members who believed that something is better than nothing, rather than living the life I wanted to live, doing things that were important to me, has drained me of my motivation to do the work I want to do, to create continuous value through my work, which will create continuous and residual income. That has been up until now. No longer am I willing to sell my soul to please others.
Have you ever found yourself in a similar situation? What did you do? How did you overcome it? There maybe others who can benefit from your experience and resulting wisdom, so go ahead share it with us in the comments, or write a post on your blog and link back to this one.
If you found value in this post, Tweet it, Stumble it, Digg it. You’ll feel good that you’re able to help others as well.
Recently, I have decided to move my coaching program to video. My friends who offered to help were going through a tough time, so I dropped it. About a month later, many things had changed in their lives. They suddenly have a ton of time, and since there was no pressure, we’ve both had time to think of new and creative ways to deliver the information in an exciting new way that hasn’t been done before.
What I got out of the experience was this: Doing Nothing doesn’t mean doing nothing forever, it might just mean to Do Nothing for now.
