Align / Phase 6

If a ships compass is off by just one degree then it will eventually find itself hundreds of miles off course. After experiencing the thrill of progress, it’s easy for the priority to become maintaining it as opposed to steering it. To avoid getting lost in ambition, we continually re-adjust our aim towards our ever-changing aspirations. 

We can see if our trajectory is off only in moments of peace so we sharpen the indispensable skill of maintaining balance. By carving out time to stop all the doing and focus on being, we remember why we’re on this pursuit in the first place. Re-energized and oriented, we’re able to apply what we’ve learned to redesign our map.

Pursue Relentlessly / Phase 5

In this phase, the meaning of life is to break walls and build bridges towards the most enlivening pursuit we can dream up. We unleash every ounce of grit we have to keep climbing no matter what. 

Even though everyday is supercharged with purpose, it’s also filled with struggles. It’s easy to welcome in those limiting thought patterns that want to guide us back to the ease of mediocrity. 

Dare to believe that something inside of you is superior to circumstances. This outlook turns seemingly hopeless situations into enjoyable challenges. Our resilience comes from viewing problems as puzzles, failures as lessons and adversity as a catalyst for growth.

Previous phases » Phase 1 / Phase 2 / Phase 3 / Phase 4

Rewire / Phase 3

The 3rd phase on the path towards living unbound is all about uncovering truth and questioning everything.  

Our brains have well worn neural pathways where limiting thoughts and beliefs flow naturally. The result is paralyzing doubts, irrational fears and an inability to take action. We start to reclaim control by observing these cognitive traps without judgment from a birds eye view. This awareness can feel like turning on the lights to a messy room. We create order by running every non-serving thought through a lie detector test. 

We ask ourselves these three questions » Is it true? How am I affected when I believe it’s true and who would I be without it? What empowering thought can I replace it with? 

This is the process of neuroplasticity – reshaping pathways in our brain by whacking our way through the tough terrain so that the next time we pass through, it’ll be a little easier. With every repetition, we reinforce the new path until it becomes automatic. The result is a state of mind that transcends the deceptive stories of our thinking.

Check out the 2nd phase if you missed it last week. I just came across this song by Birdtalker and think the chorus really embodies what I mean by RELEASE & EXPLORE. I’m thinking of doing a longer more elaborate video using this song. What do you think? 

Thanks for reading, watching, sharing and being awesome :) 

-Yali