Living on a Whole New Level

Over the years, I've worked very hard to cultivate strong daily habits and the right mindset. I've read the books, joined the newsletters, and attended some of the webinars. 

Still, we always have the ability to raise our game to another level. And in the process of trying to do so, I've noticed some holes in my approach. I've started to take inventory of what's holding back. And sometimes we've been trucking along doing the same thing for so long we don't even know what our bad habits are anymore, or how we're getting in our own way.

For instance, I realize I need to eradicate excuses. It's holding me back from reaching the next place I want to get to. I also need to develop a stronger heart/soul mentality as well. 

What I'm slowly discovering is that EVERYTHING needs to work in unison. If they don't any progress you gain is not foundational or sustainable. Being really proficient in one arena of your life and not in another will eventually catch up with you. It's like working out every day, but then going home and not eating well.

Once we get aligned mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually and become protective of things like time with family, education over entertainment, and eradicating toxic people from our lives, I have a feeling we'll really start living. 

Be Where You Are

A very influential mentor once said to me, "Be where you are." Just a few months earlier, the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman came to speak at our school. He said something similar, telling a class of wide-eyed young actors, that if he wasn't "feeling" it before a play he'd some how incorporate those sentiments into his performance. "I don't want to do this play," he once mumbled before his entrance on stage for, Jack Goes Boating.

What these two men were trying to convey was you can't simply will yourself to feel a certain way. It's important you acknowledge where you're at emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically instead of trying to motivate yourself to feel the way you perceive you're supposed to.

Honesty in one's craft begins with honesty with one self. Once you've taken personal inventory you can then navigate how to best approach the work.