Why I’m Stopping What I’m Doing!
You might say that I’ve RETIRED.
Because I woke up (one day in early December) and said to myself… “Enough!”.
So, I just stopped.
I stopped a host of business activities that had become HABITS.
I retired them all.
(And, oh my! There are plenty of myths circulating about ‘The Power of Habits’.
Myths like… “It takes 21 days to develop a habit”
Scientifically, complete nonsense of course.
But someone… somewhere… at some time… said it.
And the delightful myth prevails and spreads anyway)
Yes, habits really do tend to carve a character.
The problem is…
The habits that work for that person in the podcast, webinar or masterclass…
The habits that led to their mighty success…
Might just as easily be the road to increased frenetic activity, relentless over-productivity and ultimate exhaustion… for YOU and me.
Until we become a character…
That we really don’t like being with!
So, anyway, I stopped them.
I stopped them ALL:
The weekly Thinking Bench blogging
The daily social media article posting and commenting
The attempt at weekly memes
The Email List Building
The Lead Magnet creation
The online marketing schmarketing
The Video Creation
The launching of new cohorts for our Programmes and Courses
The Zooming and WhatsApping.
(I’m exhausted just thinking about it)
I stopped.
I took a long, deep breath.
I found hours and hours to walk and swim and meditate and be beautifully STILL.
And I asked myself this question…
“WHY exactly am I doing this?
WHAT exactly am I hoping will happen?”
Because this is what has been driven home to me. Yet again.
Observing myself.
Observing our Soul Millionaire clients.
The massive success that you gawked at… listening to That Speaker at That Seminar?
That is the rarity.
That’s the 0.1% (ish) of the business population.
We can have that success.
We really can.
Eventually.
But only if you and I recognise this characteristic of Business Life…
You can reach those pinnacles eventually.
ONLY IF…
you’re passionate about the PROCESS.
The getting there.
NOT…
If you simply yearn for the OUTCOME!
Yes.
You truly can rise to globally-proclaimed maestro-ship as a musician!
But…
Only if you’re passionate about the practices; the gigs-without-an-audience; the 10,000 hours of apprenticeship.
Yes.
You really can rise to that peak in your business…
If…
You’re consistently engaging in your SuperPower.
The thing that you LOVE doing… AND that you already show signs of being extremely skilled at doing it.
You see…
I’ve observed those Financial Planners who have chased – and temporarily accomplished – impressive financial results.
And I’ve seen them crash into a wall of exhaustion, di-stress and frazzled relationships.
Why?
Because they spent years copying others’ SuperPowers.
They yearned for the OUTCOME.
Without thinking about the price of the PROCESS.
So…
what have I learned in this period of Peace and Stillness and Clearer Thinking?
What have my colleagues, my clients, my entrepreneurial friends, my coach… pointed out to me?
It’s this.
What we LOVE investing in at Soul Millionaire is…
The development of soul-deep, rich, meaningful relationships.
Relationships that elevate those around us.
That’s what we’ll invest more deeply in this year.
And the activities we’ve stopped doing?
Well…
We’ll graaaaduuuaaally bring some of those back into the mix.
But, only if they directly serve that Passion.
In Conclusion…
My encouragement to you today is this…
Try to rise above getting sucked into OTHER PEOPLE’S HABITS.
Try carving out more time and space to THINK and FEEL.
Until you’re crystal clear about WHO you really are.
About WHAT you really want in your life.
And WHY.
Ultimately, your strivings are only meaningful…
IF…
they lead to your happiness…
And the happiness of those whose lives your work touches.
