What Do You Mean?
It’s hard to get out of your comfort zone. It takes a lot of energy to go past the map, After you’ve stretched yourself (physically, emotionally, financially etc) past the internal boundaries we resign ourselves to. It is never an easy journey.
At the end of that journey, we have three options. there are two choices, each with a reward, along with a third, suckers choice that unfortunately we all too often go to.
The Three Options
- Rest and Recovery (R&R) – You’ve just spent your willpower and energy. So now, you are worse at decision-making, physical activity, and food isn’t as flavorful (a good reason to eat the bland healthy stuff when you are here). The tricky part is recognizing when you are “back,” because I often screw up here and unintentionally go to option 3 when I need to stay and rested. If you want the full picture and if you want the new connections in the brain to stick, you need R&R.
- Keep Exploring – This is where things like “runners high” come from. We often think we are at our limits when we aren’t, and you won’t discover just how far you can go without experimenting. There are some risks involved – hurting yourself (even permanently) is an option, so tread lightly. With that said, nothing is more exhilarating than “beating” your ego and it’s expectations. If you do pursue this option, please take an extra long look at option one, you are going to need it.
- “Back To Business As Usual” – This is the heartbreaking option. When we go through something that big, we often retreat back to where we just were. We move back on our “maps” and don’t take the time to figure out what happened. We don’t rest, we keep “hustling” and next thing we know, we are doing the same things we hate. Even worse, since we didn’t recover, we are not as sharp. This is the suckers bet. We often choose this because it feels safe, but because we do we often miss out on the great journeys in life.
Option three kills insight. Don’t choose option 3.
If you are thinking, why isn’t there an option 4 for transformation, don’t worry. If you don’t go backwards and you rest long enough – you start moving 🙂
From the desk of Adam Thomas 