FROM DOING TO BEING: HOW TO CREATE YOURSELF EACH DAY

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How do you start your day? Have you done your best to create the space and time in lockdown for exercise, meditation, journaling, etc.? It can be easy to fall into the trap of approaching our wellbeing as a doing, when the real leverage is in the state of being that our wellbeing practices generate. A practice that I use every day to sow new mind seeds and I share with my clients as part of a deeper enquiry into drawing out our individual strengths and assets (aka our gold) is to briefly journal on the following questions:

How do I want to create myself today?
How do I want to be?
What qualities do I want to bring into my world today?

Now, this is not positive thinking, it is not affirmations. This is a decision; this is a conscious choice.

Why do this practice?

Consciously stepping into a state of being offers an antidote to the swirl of negativity thinking that can cascade through our minds. It can be a powerful tool for stepping out of a reactive / victim mindset to that of a more empowered proactive and creator mindset. It can take us out of the automatic pilot / zombie like Groundhog Day state of mind.

“Every cell in your body is eavesdropping on your thoughts.”
Deepak Chopra

This can also be a major step into a radical ownership of our lives, stepping into our Sovereign power, authors of our own lives, masters over our own kingdoms.

PROVOCATIVE COACHING QUESTION #1
My own coach always challenges me when we are reflecting on a situation with the provocative question: How did you create this? Well, I might not like where this question takes us, but it always generates insights and a humbling new perspective.

YOUR DAILY DECREE – THE PRACTICE:

  • Set aside 10 minutes just like you would for a morning meditation
  • Write down 5 to 8 words that describe how you want to be in the world.
  • Turn these words into a few sentences that capture the essence of who and how you intend to be.
  • Be specific about how you want to ‘show up’ in a particular situation or event that is coming up.
  • Once you have your sentences, recite them, maybe in your head at first, and then out loud.
  • Breath in every word, deeply embody what it feels like to be every aspect of your daily degree.
  • Find time at the end of day to reflect on how your actual state of being (and behaviours) aligned to your intentions.
  • Develop the decree that you recite every day, allowing it to evolve and mature over time, or experiment with different versions.