11/03/2019
The Lies, We Tell Ourselves, about why we don't have energy.
Seize the day! Hustle like its no ones business. You have to want it! Grind Grind Grind! You only live once!
Yes I think we have all heard this before, regurgitated time and time again, by all those in the self help, peak performance industry. Then you see some people with the energy and industry that you wish you had, moving along like active energizer rabbits, in their pursuit of what they want, and you think of one or two things. Damn these people with their boundless energy, they are so lucky to win the genetic lottery and also so damn annoying to me. Two, why the hell can't I feel that same kind of energy and vitality in myself?
Then in the generic self help industry, they will give you suggestions to find more energy in yourself. Find your deep WHY. You need to sleep more, exercise more, eat better and so on.
Now don't get me wrong, this is all good foundational advice. You do need to sleep well or you are a zombie. You do need to exercise, because doing so gives you like a 12 hour Prozac for the day, and eating better is like putting premium gasoline in the car versus diesel but....... even people doing these things, will often still feel like that they don't have the energy they want and still feel so overwhelmed and tired.
So, I want to give you a new thought process and concept of what energy is, and the deeper reason that you don't have it.
First energy is not a fixed trait. Some people believe that some people won the genetic lottery when it came to energy, and that unfortunately for you, you didn't, which means you simply need to conserve the limited amount of energy that you have, to just survive and get through the day.
This is an insidious belief, because if you believe you only have a limited amount of energy, then your future vision of what your life will be, will be just as limited, and no book, course, and seminar is going to change that until we change this belief, because for those who are most successful in life, believe it or not, the biggest indicator of success, is their energy level.
Why do you have limited energy then, if it is not in fact a fixed item of your existence? The answer is, because at some level that you are either aware of or not, you have withdrawn from life and the world.
Think about it? Did you always have a complete lack of energy, ever since you were a child, or was there some point, where you just noticed that your energy and vitality was not what it use to be? Did a life event happen to you, where like a switch, things changed, and you wondered what happened to that person I use to know?
The thing with energy is, the amount you have is based on your relationship and engagement with the world at large. The more you engage with the world, the more energy you create and the more you withdraw from the world the less energy you have. So you can see that a vicious cycle gets created.
Whats even worse, there is a part of you who feeds off this despair, like a cancer, and it starts to spread throughout all areas of your life. Where once you may have disengaged from being present at events because of not having energy, then this spread to losing connections with your friends, or not engaging with your family as much, or losing interest in hobbies that once interested you.
Then this part of you that you can hear as a voice, tells you, it's OK, you just don't have to energy, you need to take care of yourself. You just got to hang in there and just do what you can do. Your getting older, its normal that you feel this way.
It's like a dark shadow, that continues to spread throughout your existence, coloring your view of things, tainting your live force, affecting your sense of self, your ability to dream of a higher future, missing opportunities to advance, and losing connection to those you care about.
So now that we are aware that energy is not a fixed trait. That it can be created or destroyed by how engaged or disengaged that you are with the world. That your disengagement from the world, likely came from an event or series of events that you may or may not be aware of, and that ones success in life is strongly correlated with the amount of energy we have, then how do I get out of this death spiral of continuous diminished energy, which seems to have an unbreakable grip on me?
Step 1- We understand that energy is not fixed, its based on our engagement and relationship with the world.
Step 2- We are aware of an entity inside ourselves that feeds on our lack of energy and whispers to us that its ok and there is not much that you can do.
Step-3 Separate yourself from this entity and realize that the real you is the one who used to have more energy and had visions of a more dynamic and robust future.
Step 4- Accept that you will always have to spar with this entity inside yourself, that will subtly try to diminish you. Think of it as the opposite of the creative life force that is in you. That you are always doing one of two things, creating and expanding outward, or destroying yourself inwardly
Step 5- Understand that the energy inside of you is not just physical but it is also spiritual, and you will be using this to create the spark inside you to begin reengaging with life and to create a continuous positive energetic feedback loop.
Step 6- To connect with our spiritual energy, we are going to use a tool called the vortex. Now this is tool used by a couple of prominent Psychotherapists whose clients are Hollywood Stars, so you are going to get the same star treatment by using this tool.
Step 7- Close your eyes and visualize 12 suns directly lined up over your head. The Sun represents spiritual energy and the number 12 represents completeness. Call upon this vortex by silently screaming the word help at them. The circle of suns will begin spinning
Step 8- Relax and begin to fill yourself pulled into this vortex, kind of like going up a tornado that will not harm you. As you rise slowly up, you will feel the denseness and heaviness of your exhausted body leave you, and in its place a lightness and energy takes its place.
Step 9- As you rise through the Vortex and the circle of suns, your energy begins to glow and expand outward. This is your life force, and your authentic self manifesting itself.
Step 10- Now looking down at the Vortex and the circle of suns, you feel greatly expansive, like a giant with limitless energy. The density and fatigue has left you, and you are now connected with an energy that is eternal and everlasting that you can use to go forward, when your physical energy does not happen to be with you.
Now this technique with practice should only take 15-20 seconds to do. It allows you to access the real part of you that always wants to create and become expansive, and separates you from the part of you that seeks to destroy within.
Use this tool to begin to reengage with life even when you feel you do not have the energy to do so. If you do, you will create a positive feedback loop that will create even more energy and connection for you, which will serve to move you forward in ways that conventional strategies have not been able to do for you.
Remember you always have the ability to create energy for yourself. The more you commit to reengaging with the world, the more energy you will find. The more energy you have, the more successful you will become. Use the tool to create the spark to reengage.