WEEK 147: PRESSURE

I have failed over and over and over again in my life. That is why I succeed.       MJ

REFLECTIONS (learnings and actions): Do you enjoy comfort?

Is your main goal to get to a point where you have security? 

What about safety? Do you do everything in your power to ensure you feel safe all the time?

Let me tell you why this is keeping you STUCK...actually might be making you regress. 

Jess really?

Yes and the crazy thing is it does not matter if you are just starting out or have achieved a high level of success. 

This drive for safety, security, and comfort is what is keeping you STUCK.

Now before I dive into, I want to ask you if you know why Michael Jordan, or MJ, became one of the or "the" greatest NBA players of all time?

Well, his secret relates to how diamonds are formed?

Do you know the process?

In a nut shell coal undergoes huge amounts of pressure, until it becomes a diamond.

PRESSURE helps the coal get stronger and brings its best out. 

And PRESSURE, or how he viewed it, was the very thing which allowed MJ to break through all of his limits and allow him to achieve any goal he put his mind to.

Here is the thing.

You are grinding and driving so you can create security for your family, your future, your life. 

You want to get to a place of safety where you have no

-pain

-fear

-problems

-pressure

This thinking is WRONG.

If you do not have a little FEAR in your life than your goals are terrible and you are not living even close to your optimal potential. 

WHY?

Well wanting 100% safety and comfort allows you to LET GO go of the person you could be...the people you could impact...the amazing experiences you could create. 

Now I am not telling you need to go out and create experiences where you are constantly bombarded with pressure so you can sleep at night. 

However, you don't want to be in a place where you feel no pain, no worries, or any pressure at all. 

It is like creating a perfect shot of espresso, you need to be in the "optimal" pressure zone to create it.

Because too much will produce a shot of espresso that is too bitter. 

Too little, it will come out as brown water. 

But anyone can leverage pressure. It does no matter if you are 20 or 75. 

HOW?

Just change your perspective on pressure and know it is your barometer on the path to achieving your greatest goals. 

This will allow you leverage the very thing which helped MJ become one of the greatest to play the game. 

Now if you have too much pressure in your life and feel overwhelmed...or...not finding life challenge because of a lack of it...reach out and lets chat. 

See you on the other side...J

Top three activities that move me forward?

1. Atlas Rituals...taken the morning routine and growing it exponentially. 

2. FLOWing in life. Not trying to resist or constrict it, but know I can ADAPT and FIGURE IT OUT.

3. Zen. Allowing me to tap into the abundant energy already inside of me. 

Biggest lessons/learnings and corrections?

Pressure helps us crystalize, draws out our best, and guides that we are on the right path. 

If you feel too much focus on the micro. Too less, the macro.

What are you grateful for?

Having found a clear vision and mission: To help the world become the HVS to achieve it's greatest goals. 

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PLANNING (Implementation Intention):  You will follow through 2X to 3X more likely to complete your weekly task than you normally would just by filling in the following statement.

I plan to complete the weekly task [day] at [time] in [location]. 

A reminder you might have to use multiple Implementation Intentions in order to follow through.

EXECUTION (strategies used):  From week to week, I use a combination of many strategies. There are always some which are used more than others depending on what comes up, but I wanted to offer a link to all them at once. 

My advice is to identify the I CAN'T statement you tell yourself during the most. Then find a strategy below the statement which resonates with you, and then start using it. 

Enjoy!

STRATEGY LIST