And why you should keep on writing — or keep on doing “your thing”

In the words of Henry Cloud,

“We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.”

What holds many of us back from progressing is – we settle

We find ourselves in a certain situation and convince ourselves this is what it has to be. 

This is true for other areas of our lives as well. We feel trapped in our relationships, we’ve gained a few pounds, we don’t like the person we’ve become, we don’t like our jobs, and we feel a constant state of frustration.

And we convince ourselves that this is life.

We have forgotten that we must never, ever believe in mediocrity, low-standard or what we have to live with.

The reason why this matters is because this is how we can get better — even when they are good.

There is no limit to how far we can go. We just have to work at it.

Shira Tamir said,

“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.”

We are the only ones responsible for the traps we set for ourselves

As such the only ones with the ability to find the way out.

Doing your best work is glorious. You are using your mind and heart to create something beautiful.

But you have to be careful that you are not standing in your own way.

There are many future works that you will not do if you refuse to take your eyes off your last work.

Sometimes you do good work. Sometimes everything will turn its back on you.

There is no such thing as being perfect — in any area of your life. Stop looking for something that doesn’t exist.

The more you push yourself every day to do your best, the better your story will be.

The more you see a new day as another chance to get it right, the less your story gets stuck in one place.

You’ve got to continue writing the story of your life – if you want to progress further

Take an objective look at your life. Do you like it so far? Are you a hero or a victim? Is your life happy or sad?

If you like what you see, add more on it.

If you don’t like it so far, throw that story away and buy a new notebook and start writing.

If you feel like you’ve achieved the top of your mountain, like you cannot do better or be better, like you have no idea what to do next, step one is to decide that your story hasn’t been fully written yet.

Take a break. Rest. Go for a walk or a stretch. Enjoy nature. Breathe. Just be. In parallel, talk to a person who you think has reached the top. Ask how he/she keeps on progressing. Do your research. How you will write better — better than the one you’ve already written. What will be your next story?

In a life that feels overwhelming and does not make sense — sometimes, this alone will get you out of bed. It will give you a reason to rise and have at “your thing” with all your gusto and determination. It will give you structure, order, and clear goals to move towards.

You will feel better as you challenge yourself. You will feel more motivated to write another great piece or create even more beautiful work.

You were designed to be great.

As you get into the habit of moving forward — even when you are at the top, you will become a person who keeps on writing his/her story.

To give up on your story is choosing to die

Holding your story on your hand and never letting it spill from your grasp is how you keep on writing.

We are so used to accept something (both good and bad) as a finish line. We let that line be the end of our story.

It is not.

Life keeps on going. We just have to keep going with it.

While we are focused on our last story, we fail to see that there is a story to be written yet.

This habit is so deep-rooted that it unconsciously guides our future.

Do not ever stop writing your story — literally and metaphorically.

Exercise giving your best every single day. Be a river that continues to flow –not a swamp that has stopped moving.

Work fiercely. You have yet to write your best story. You have yet to do your best work.

Give — even when you reach the top. To give up on giving is to give up on you.

Do not flaunt what you’ve achieved so far. Stay grounded.

Pride in your work is good but taking that pride and allowing it to color everything is a fatal flaw.

Do not kill the best you in an attempt to become comfortable at your own success.

Related: What you practice – You get good at!

To your inspirations,

Banchi