don’t give up on your dream
Sometimes, we think we’re not making progress.
Whether it’s a project, profession, or life, we have bursts of improvement.
Then we hit plateaus.
Which can cause us to wonder:
Are we not doing “enough”?
Is there something we need to adjust?
Am I not cut out to have what I truly want?
It's not (totally) your fault
What I’m finding is we blame ourselves way too much.
Like it’s a deep fault within ourselves for not seeing progress.
Sure, sometimes we choose the distraction over the deep work.
But that’s not what I’m talking about.
I’m talking about the integral flaws we think we have because of the lies we’re sold about what our journey is supposed to feel and look like.
What if we’ve been thinking about progress all wrong?
Strap in, my friend, and enjoy this quick but necessary ride.
Here's one of three things that may change your mind about progress:
Plateaus/Struggles
In The Confident Mind, by Dr. Nate Zinsser, he says:
“the ‘return on our investment’ of practice will be uneven and inconsistent at best; no matter how diligently we follow every deliberate practice guideline, we will experience dry spells, long plateaus where it seems like we aren’t improving at all. A plateau phase will be interrupted by a burst of improvement, followed by another plateau…”
Plateaus are a part of the process of progress.
Even when we don’t see anything changing, every little piece of effort makes a difference.
Succeeding with a project or profession is about hanging in there during the plateaus.
Patience is the key.
Don't give up on your dreams
It's a hard pill to swallow in a world of instant gratification and 24/7 information access.
Most people give up on their dreams when they hit a plateau.
But it’s a necessary part of the process.
Similar to James Clear’s idea of how good habits lead to astonishing results.
We have an idea of what we think should happen.
Or when it should happen.
Then we feel disappointment.
When we only needed to keep hanging on before results skyrocketed.
Good Quote
“Your life is not about what you will do after work, on the weekend, or after you retire. Your life is happening now and is really represented by how you are feeling now.”
— Abraham Hicks, Money and The Law of Attraction
Good Question
Move up the ladder to higher vibrations by writing at the top of a blank page and see what flows from your pen (no judgment or editing!):
Have I allowed a natural plateau to derail my progress?
Good Thinking
I embrace the value of practice. Even when I plateau I keep going.
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