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For the past couple of months, I had been struggling to start a new business venture which required me to learn some new skills. I had been doing everything in my power to learn everything I needed to know. I had taken several online courses, watched hours and hours of YouTube videos, and read books on the subject.
Yet when I felt I had absorbed enough knowledge and was capable to start implementing what I had learned, I hit a mental, emotional, and even physical block.
When it came time to put what I had learned into practice, for some reason, even when I got coaching, I could not do it. I procrastinated more and felt dread about doing the work.
One of my guiding principles for this year has been to feel my way through. So, feeling dread was not a good sign that this venture was something I should be taking on.
This led me to the idea of finding and following the path of least resistance. I have heard gurus such as Esther Hicks talk about it many times, and only now is it starting to resonate.
It became evident that there was a lot of resistance in me around starting this new business venture in the way that I intended to do it.
I sat in silence for a while and asked myself why I was hitting a block. And what comes naturally to me? Where are my strengths? And how can I use more of them?
I started to visualize how I could pursue this new venture in a way that utilizes skills I already enjoy. Skills and talents that already come easily to me, and which would allow this new venture to easily sync with my other business endeavors more seamlessly.
After further thought, I realized I was also unconsciously concerned that this new venture would take away time and energy I’d need to engage in my passions which include creating music. And perhaps this unconscious worry hindered me from progressing on the new venture.
From my research, finding a path of least resistance will allow you to more easily accomplish things. It will allow things to flow more easily. It’s the equivalent of water flowing downstream.
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And any work to be done may require diligence and time, but it feels more harmonious, enjoyable, and rewarding in the long run — so much more than fighting against the current to get to an outcome. Which, by the time you arrive or achieve it you might be so exhausted you are unable to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
From this experience, I am more focused on finding and following the Path of Least Resistance in every area of my life. The areas where blocks, frustration, and stagnation occur is an opportunity to reflect and ask myself, where is the path of least resistance here? And wait for the answers to emerge from within.
Question: What area of life have you recently hit a block and had to find a path of least resistance?
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Elishema
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