I had a moment of realization sitting by Thompson Creek in the David Thompson area of Alberta today. I love to sit by flowing water watching and listening. Being in the mountains and sitting by a body of flowing water is heaven on earth for me. Watching water flow whether fast, slow, impeded or with amazing power brings me peace and joy. Not to mention many valuable lessons.
I have been doing self work on distraction and trying to overcome the energy drain of distraction. I encountered a lot of frustration trying to create an environment of no distractions and controlling things that distract me. Big problem here, I can't control a lot of them. I can minimize them, but I can't control them.
As I sat by the water it came to me that the only two things I need to control are my attitude and my work ethic. Now at first this was deflating, yup I can only control me. Then as I sat and pondered the truth of this I began to feel free. Those two things can really set me free. So that is what I am going to do, focus on my attitude and my work ethic. The amount of energy left over for me will be immense.
I love how simple but impactful these moments are that come and change my frame of reference. Its not like this is new information to me but the timing was perfect.
"Live remarkable and follow the Spirit in your heart."
Monday, July 20, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Turn up the Signal
I struggle with distraction. All around me are daily mental, physical and spiritual distractions. The constant noise of the world around me, audible and visual noise that is now a constant in my daily life. Radio and Television commercials, computer pop ups, traffic, billboards, junk mail, sirens, dogs that won't stop barking (train your dogs people) and so much more. I'm my own worst enemy though because I continually allow it all to interfere with the Signals I want to focus on. I find myself struggling to keep that focus. These constant distractions make it difficult to maintain my important goals. What is one to do when confronted with this constant attack of distractions? I learned to increase my success rate by increasing my focus. Focus is like a muscle you can train and build, you need to work at it and remain consistent.
I discovered that the best way to overcome all the distractions and noise is To Turn Up The Signal! The Signal is your goal, your dream, what your passionate about and what makes you tick. The Signal needs to be louder than all that can keep you from achieving it. Passion is the best tool you will use when it comes to turning up the Signal. Becoming passionate about the goals you want to achieve will help to increase your focus which in turn helps drown out the noise.
Taking small steps daily toward those passions helps you bring the goals more into focus. If the goal is large than take the time to break it out into smaller, achievable steps. When the goal is off in the distance and looks large it is harder to keep your focus on it. When you have that goal broken down into smaller daily goals to achieve the map is much easier to focus on. Creating a stronger Signal is spending time on yourself and the quality things in life that have deep meaning to you. In that quality time you are building your ability to focus which creates the ability to eliminate the noise.
It takes some time to learn to focus if you have not done it frequently or with a lot of success. Be kind to yourself and keep that Signal turned up. Disappointment is another form of noise that we can learn to turn down by turning up that Signal. If you create small windows where you can focus and accomplish something towards a goal then celebrate that. Remember focus is like a muscle you can train. That small window you created will eventually turn into bigger and bigger time frames and soon your Signal will take over from the daily noise and distractions you face.
I discovered that the best way to overcome all the distractions and noise is To Turn Up The Signal! The Signal is your goal, your dream, what your passionate about and what makes you tick. The Signal needs to be louder than all that can keep you from achieving it. Passion is the best tool you will use when it comes to turning up the Signal. Becoming passionate about the goals you want to achieve will help to increase your focus which in turn helps drown out the noise.
Taking small steps daily toward those passions helps you bring the goals more into focus. If the goal is large than take the time to break it out into smaller, achievable steps. When the goal is off in the distance and looks large it is harder to keep your focus on it. When you have that goal broken down into smaller daily goals to achieve the map is much easier to focus on. Creating a stronger Signal is spending time on yourself and the quality things in life that have deep meaning to you. In that quality time you are building your ability to focus which creates the ability to eliminate the noise.
It takes some time to learn to focus if you have not done it frequently or with a lot of success. Be kind to yourself and keep that Signal turned up. Disappointment is another form of noise that we can learn to turn down by turning up that Signal. If you create small windows where you can focus and accomplish something towards a goal then celebrate that. Remember focus is like a muscle you can train. That small window you created will eventually turn into bigger and bigger time frames and soon your Signal will take over from the daily noise and distractions you face.
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