Can willpower be developed?
In a word, YES!
Remember
Remember you are powerful.
Remember to breathe to create space between you and whatever information you receive.
Remember it’s all just information.
Remember you are not a noun, but a verb in action.
Remember you invent exactly who you want to be every single day.
Remember nothing about you is fixed; you are in constant flux.
Remember you are the one writing your own story.
I believe you’ve got this and I believe in you.
Ignite Your Adventure
“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.“ – Salvador Dali
What do you want? Or perhaps the question is: What did you forget to remember that you want?
Do you control your own outcome? Or do you live holding back, never giving yourself permission to create, to pursue, to ignite?
Create an adventure, which by definition is an exciting or unexpected event or course of events.
Push your control button. Go. Get out of your own way.
Feed the Birds
On a recent trip to London I stood on the steps of the magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral, featured in the popular Disney film Mary Poppins. It was on these steps that the fictional children, Jane and Michael, discovered the bird woman as she invited passersby for tuppence to purchase her bags of crumbs to feed the birds.
So compelling is the bird lady’s vision that Jane and Michael are entranced sufficiently to forgo all decorum and family connections (their behavior in the very proper bank and their father’s position in said bank) to seek her out. They wish to participate in her purpose, which they see as a higher calling than investing their money in the safety and tradition of the banking institution.
Have you experienced a similar pull toward something “higher” than your current safety? Something that compels you toward an unknown, but the vision of which excites and challenges you? Does the thought of that something frighten you a little bit? Jane and Michael were certainly frightened, but they leaned in to their fear and so can you.
I believe a little bit of fear and a lot of unknown are the perfect combination for moving ourselves away from emotional safety and into creation.
What will you create today?