What if I told you, your are unnecessarily complicating things for yourself.

 

Everyday you wake up, you make your life more difficult than it needs to be.

Welcome back to another episode of the Internal Journey, I’m your host Kam Knight, author of several best selling books in the area of mental and human performance. Each week, we work together to uncover the root of your internal resistance to unlock your full potential.

In the last episode I talked about focusing on the simple and not complicating things.

I said, truth is simple, if it were complicated, everyone would get it.

Links to that episode are in the description…

 So why is that?

Why do we complicate things for ourselves?

If a simple solution or route is staring us in the face, why do we take the more difficult and challenging one.

Even if our desire is to get immediate results.

There are many answers, but in this episode, I will discuss the most important one.

Your mind will make something as difficult as your core belief about it

If deep down you believe the world is a difficult place, it will make it difficult.

If you believe success is hard, it will make it hard.

If you believe achievement takes work, your mind will make you work.

If you believe respect and acceptance require money, beauty, or talent, you will never feel those things until you have them.

It’s a fundamental principle of the mind

If you believe something is difficult, the mind will show only difficult options.

It will keep you from seeing easy paths.

If you do take an easy path, the mind will make the path difficult.

By throwing rocks and hurdles in your way that make it difficult.

There are many ways the mind does that

For starters, it will create doubt; thoughts will constantly come up of “will this work,” “what if it doesn’t,” or “I’m not cut out.”

What's more, every decision or action will trigger unpleasant emotions of stress and anxiety, even fear and terror.

If you can push past the doubt and fear, the brain will release upset, frustration, and disappointment any time things don’t go right or smooth.

Worse, the brain will fight with your efforts so every action will become a battle of will; you want to take action, but your mind is fighting with your efforts.

So even though the road is smooth, the mind makes it difficult

The mind will make you go through all of this with something as simple as sitting down to write, driving to the gym, or meeting someone new.

All because of some belief in your brain that life is hard, success is difficult, or you are not allowed to have these things.

Your challenge in life is in line with your beliefs about it.

This is the power of your mind!

If your mind didn’t create all this, even difficult things would be easy and enjoyable

Instead of thoughts of doubt, the mind will create thoughts of what to do.

Instead of anxiety and fear, the mind will trigger pleasure and joy.

Instead of upset and frustration, the brain will release joy and satisfaction

Instead of fighting with your efforts, it will motivate you to take action, even when you don’t feel like it.

Though, you can override your mind’s initial responses

Just because your mind creates doubt, doesn’t mean you have to accept it.

Just because it shows you difficult paths, doesn’t mean easier ones don’t exist.

Just because your mind creates fear, doesn’t mean it’s real.

Just because you have a certain reaction, doesn’t mean it’s correct one.

Think of your brain’s responses, to just about anything that happens, as suggestions
 
The thoughts in your head, the emotions in your heart, the frustrations in your body are merely suggestions.
 
This is one way to think and feel, but other possibilities exist.
 
And try to switch it to a more conducive possibility.
 
It’s not easy, but it gets easier the more you do it.
 
Trust me :)

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