Failure, taking action, and growth work


Does "failure" even exist?

Not from a quantum physics perspective...

The popular narrative is "There's no failure. Only lessons".

Yes, and...

This is not immediately practical.

It sounds great and it feels good.

But how do you actually believe it?

May I propose a new perspective...

⇒ Everything happens in an infinite field of possibility (Quantum physics).

⇒ Each moment - including moments of "failure" - contains all possibilities of how it can be collapsed from a pure possibility into a specific experience.

Because by definition possibility already includes everything.

⇒ And what makes possibility a thing is how we choose to interpret it.

⇒ Perceiving and interpreting an event or a circumstance as a failure collapses it into that - a failure.

⇒ Choosing to perceive and interpret an event or a circumstance differently collapses it into a different experience.

So, really, there are no free-standing failures out there.

Only perspectives.

Failure is a perspective.

So is success.


Having to take action all the time?

Here's why you have to run 🏃🏻 (I mean "take constant action")...

Needing to be in action and do, do, do all the time is an avoidance strategy.

Here's what you are avoiding:

👉 Having to look at your inner content.

The thing is you can't run all your life.

You are going to end up exhausted.

And always only a millimeter from the edge.

How do I know?

I practiced that strategy for decades.

So I know running 🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻 And I also know this:

Avoiding your skeletons will always... almost work.

But it never quite will.

So, not here to tell you what to do but..

Here's what to do...

Jump in.

What awaits on the other side is a truly powerful "you".

And a Free You.


True growth work is not sexy

If you hire a coach hoping they'll "fix you" you are in for a big disappointment

The real work in order of importance:

1- Ground-level understanding: You are not broken. There's nothing to fix.

2- The next most immediate work is to find peace with what is (your life).

3- Next, stop acting against your nature. Get back in alignment

4- Learn to want cleanly - without attachment/insistence

5- De-emphasize the intellect. Harness the power of your subconscious mind

6- Learn how to "listen" to your innate guidance system

7- Cultivate the "guts" to walk your unique path

8- Allow the world to sort itself out around your unique "contours"

9- Embrace your infinite nature and accept the impermanence of your body

10- Be. Inspire with your unobscured peaceful presence

This is the real work.

Everything else is just clever marketing.

That's it from me today.

Joy-full Sunday 💚

If you are struggling with any of the things I mentioned in this email I can offer help in one of three ways:

⇒ You can watch my complimentary "Discover our purpose in 24 hours or less" video guide

⇒ You can buy my Authenticity Mini-course to quickly and organically lower your insecurities

⇒ Or you can discover and eliminate your biggest source of self-sabotage during Freedom Week

If you are ready feel free to choose one of those three options - whatever you are comfortable with. If not - have a blessed weekend.

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