"...the vital question of the creative process: ‘What do I want to create?'" ~ Robert Fritz from The Path of Least Resistance
That, my friend, is one of the most important questions we can ever ask ourselves.
As Robert Fritz so perfectly says in his great book, The Path of Least Resistance: "What do I want? ... Whenever you are confused, you can become clear by asking and answering this question. Confusion usually comes from focusing on process, or solution, and not being able to see where you are going. When you are considering what you want, your ability to focus your attention toward desired results eliminates this confusion. When you are confused, it is usually not about where you want to go but how to get there. If you try to find a way to get there before you know where you want to go, naturally you can expect confusion to accompany your quest."
As Fritz says, when we're confused, we're usually stressed about how we're going to do something. And, as the stress builds, it's easy to forget what we were so excited to create in the first place!
So, the next time you are confused or overwhelmed, pause for a moment. Take a deep breath. Forget, for the moment, that you're stressed.
And ask yourself the very simple question: "WHAT DO I WANT TO CREATE?"
My hunch is that you, like me, will also discover the truth in Fritz' wisdom that your overwhelm is coming from too much attention on the "how" and too little attention on a fuzzy "what." Try it!
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"The greatest leaders and statesmen in history have not been problem solvers. They have been builders. They have been creators." ~ Robert Fritz from The Path of Least Resistance
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