Drew’s
Reminder,
Hard vs Challenging.
This week’s blog is all about your
mind and your thoughts. Just to set the
stage I want to go over a couple of topics about our minds. If you’ve done any research on the mind you’ve
learned that at a minimum we all have a conscious and a subconscious mind.
The subconscious
mind is always at work. It keeps your
heart beating, your lungs breathing and it holds all of your beliefs. The subconscious mind is the key to every
thing you achieve in this world. You can
substitute the word achieve with manifest if you like. Your thoughts create your reality. You may have seen me or someone else post
that sentence. You read it with your
conscious mind. You have an opinion that
you express with your conscious mind.
But your belief of it resides in your subconscious mind. If you truly believe that statement then your subconscious mind is the force that will work direct your thoughts to align with that belief.
Alignment is the power that fuels your success. If your thoughts, actions and words are all aligned to your desires then you stand a grand chance of getting everything you desire. However, when your thoughts, actions and words are not aligned, it is difficult, if not impossible to achieve the results you desire. Therefore it is key that we work on alignment to help us get to where we ultimately want to be. So what does all of this have to do with hard vs. challenging?
Let me start to explain by thinking about the word hard. The definition of hard is something that requires a great deal of endurance or effort. When we think of something hard it is usually not a good thing we look forward to doing. Many of us would like to avoid something hard all together if we could. Many people associate the feeling of pain with something hard. Many will dread do something hard. In a nutshell, hard is usually associated with something negative in our lives that is to be avoided.
Now let's discuss the word challenge. One of the many definitions of challenge is difficulty in a job or undertaking that is stimulating to one engaged in it. So a challenge is both difficult and stimulating. When we think that something will be a challenge we generally may not look forward to the difficulty but we do look forward to the stimulation. The stimulation is usually the fuel that gets us through the difficulty while maintaining a good attitude. Many of us look forward to a challenge because of the stimulation. We also look forward to a challenge because we generally believe we can get it done and even if we fail it was well worth the effort.
The difference between hard and challenging is important. It is important because our words play a vital role in aligning to our beliefs. As an example if you get to work tomorrow and get handed a tough assignment, how you think about it is important to how it will get completed. We have all had tough assignments at work. If you look back at it you have either successfully completed each one or you failed but learned something useful for your next tough assignment.
Are you the person that gets that tough assignment and then says to yourself, "Damn this is going to be hard"? When you say to yourself it will be hard you are basically aligning with the belief that it will be something you will not enjoy. It will be something you will dread doing. It will be something painful to complete. You may think you are saying it in jest but your subconscious has been trained to believe something hard is not a good thing. You will then align your thoughts and actions to something that isn't good. You will create your own reality.
Now take that same tough assignment and tell yourself, "this will be challenging". The assignment will still be difficult but because you see it as a challenge you will be stimulated along the way. You will look forward to that stimulation. You will create a stimulating environment to get through the difficulty of the assignment. You will have a totally different experience as you complete the same exact assignment.
You create your own reality. Your subconscious holds beliefs that create your reality. Your thoughts, words and actions need to be in alignment with those beliefs to fuel your success. You have total control over your thoughts, words and actions. Since you have control why not do everything in your power to make them beneficial to you. Align your thoughts, words and actions to your beliefs and you are well way to achieving all that you desire. You are only getting in your own way if you choose not to. This is a reminder to always make the choice that is right for you. Monitor your thoughts, words and actions so they align with what you truly desire. Enjoy the journey!
With Gratitude,
Drew
Alignment is the power that fuels your success. If your thoughts, actions and words are all aligned to your desires then you stand a grand chance of getting everything you desire. However, when your thoughts, actions and words are not aligned, it is difficult, if not impossible to achieve the results you desire. Therefore it is key that we work on alignment to help us get to where we ultimately want to be. So what does all of this have to do with hard vs. challenging?
Let me start to explain by thinking about the word hard. The definition of hard is something that requires a great deal of endurance or effort. When we think of something hard it is usually not a good thing we look forward to doing. Many of us would like to avoid something hard all together if we could. Many people associate the feeling of pain with something hard. Many will dread do something hard. In a nutshell, hard is usually associated with something negative in our lives that is to be avoided.
Now let's discuss the word challenge. One of the many definitions of challenge is difficulty in a job or undertaking that is stimulating to one engaged in it. So a challenge is both difficult and stimulating. When we think that something will be a challenge we generally may not look forward to the difficulty but we do look forward to the stimulation. The stimulation is usually the fuel that gets us through the difficulty while maintaining a good attitude. Many of us look forward to a challenge because of the stimulation. We also look forward to a challenge because we generally believe we can get it done and even if we fail it was well worth the effort.
The difference between hard and challenging is important. It is important because our words play a vital role in aligning to our beliefs. As an example if you get to work tomorrow and get handed a tough assignment, how you think about it is important to how it will get completed. We have all had tough assignments at work. If you look back at it you have either successfully completed each one or you failed but learned something useful for your next tough assignment.
Are you the person that gets that tough assignment and then says to yourself, "Damn this is going to be hard"? When you say to yourself it will be hard you are basically aligning with the belief that it will be something you will not enjoy. It will be something you will dread doing. It will be something painful to complete. You may think you are saying it in jest but your subconscious has been trained to believe something hard is not a good thing. You will then align your thoughts and actions to something that isn't good. You will create your own reality.
Now take that same tough assignment and tell yourself, "this will be challenging". The assignment will still be difficult but because you see it as a challenge you will be stimulated along the way. You will look forward to that stimulation. You will create a stimulating environment to get through the difficulty of the assignment. You will have a totally different experience as you complete the same exact assignment.
You create your own reality. Your subconscious holds beliefs that create your reality. Your thoughts, words and actions need to be in alignment with those beliefs to fuel your success. You have total control over your thoughts, words and actions. Since you have control why not do everything in your power to make them beneficial to you. Align your thoughts, words and actions to your beliefs and you are well way to achieving all that you desire. You are only getting in your own way if you choose not to. This is a reminder to always make the choice that is right for you. Monitor your thoughts, words and actions so they align with what you truly desire. Enjoy the journey!
With Gratitude,
Drew
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