Tonight I was thinking about the future and future possibilities. I saw myself teaching a class and asking individuals why they wouldn’t change their pricing for their services. I piqued their interest by talking about fear and what we feel when we consider making a choice. What do your heart and mind generate as “feelings”?
I proceeded to say, I would raise my prices “but”… then I asked them, “But what?”
You’ve probably heard it before, to watch that your “but” doesn’t get in the way.
Illustratively if you are physically leading with your “butt” you are going the wrong way. You weren’t meant to lead moving backward. Does this way of living lead you forward? Is your fear holding you back, if so, is it warranted or not?
Life in my opinion is to be lived moving forward with your heart, making choices that force us to lead with our gut… not our butt. So when I ask “But what?”, the question is what are we turning our attention away from? Why aren’t we moving forward? If you say that you are moving forward, I would ask, in what ways? If you can’t honestly answer that to your satisfaction, and to someone around you who knows you well (in the event you have your own strong bias), then are you really moving forward?
We need to watch that we confuse motion with production… movement with movement in the right direction. To say that anything is better than what you have so anything should go, is unwise and foolish. To say the crisis demands any action whatsoever as long as it is action means one is acting out of impulse and reactivitiy, instead of intention and wisdom. Wisdom is established and found in the counsel of many. Wisdom doesn’t rush or hurry to make a change, it weighs the balances.
How are you moving forward today? And what habits of avoidance do you have? What don’t you want to look at? More than likely that is what you need to look at and address most.
Are you leading with your heart and your gut… or your butt? But what?
Don’t get stuck in a looping rut. Illustratively, if you are in a foxhole, you are hiding from something. If you can going to move forward you need to show yourself and face it. If you are afraid of the risk, talk with someone who has faced it themselves and succeeded. They can help you do the same if you are willing to listen and follow their example.