With any new beginnings, the necessary focus & commitment to gain sustainable traction often come parallel with a lot of false starts. It is this 'stop & go' pace which often leads us to false beliefs of ourselves, where we doubt true progress even possible. Without steady vision towards long game horizons, idealistic optimism to build true waves of change can come in like a lion, and, just as quick, die out like a lamb. Imagine how many countless paradigm-shifting ideas or game-changing inventions have been lost to this rite of passage.
Humans are hitting a peak of complacency, an epidemic of stagnation, where waiting for approval trumps action, so genius can never play through. Right now, consider an instance where you've started something with utter enthusiasm, only to get distracted by the next shiny object. Or talk yourself away from your own brilliance to avoid judgement of being vulnerable enough to be seen.
For whatever reason, many of us get spooked the instant we begin to realize our wildest dreams. It is our most radiant potential which scares us straight back to normalized disfunction and playing small. When we prepare for this staccato rhythm of initiation & knowingly train our steady march forward, we begin to navigate lighter on our feet. We commit to pivot around potholes, dance through distractions, zig zag past the unknowable surprises life has in store. We find an unending cosmic support ONLY once we surrender to the long game of our wildest dreams...
and STAY the COURSE.
Many of us will witness casualties along our own unique path to greatness... those bright lights we believed were dealt a blessed hand, somehow seem to fizzle out along the way. Those who spoke the loudest or campaigned, with utmost fervor. to thrust another system of belief or philosophy down cultures' throat, find their own resiliency tested & integrity questioned. Where do you find yourself landing along this spectrum? Life will test us. Guaranteed. Will you stand the test of time? Can you thrive trough the ebb & flow of new beginnings?
Your mission- should you choose to accept it- is to KEEP GOING. RIDE THE WAVES. WELCOME THE UNKNOWN. The moment you feel pressured to pause, allow it to recalibrate and refine your mission. Fortify your dedication to the grand mission that is yours to embody, and yours alone. Only you can know whether you are living up to your purpose or living beneath your potential.
Choose - TODAY- the long game. Leaving that resistance behind, witness the "pulse.pause." rhythm and lean into the knowing that you NEED the ebb & the flow. This is all part of the process. And you are ready.
Will you commit to you? The world is waiting.