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We all love to watch our superheroes/heroines. We are so fascinated with the likes of wonder woman and superman that we often buy every sort of paraphernalia that bring us close to these characters. Could it be they remind us of our latent power lurking within? I don’t really know, but they can be a great inspiration. Especially during those stressful moments when the deluge of negative emotions seems so heavy that it hinders your coming alive—the emergence of your best self?
These days we are inundated with stuff; the to do lists, meetings to attend, emails or text to respond to, calls to make, family to take care off, social media to sneak to every now and then, the list goes on. At times, the mundane can be too overwhelming, and even leave you feeling exhausted and uninspired. With all the daily to dos, one can barely get a moment alone to do the creative work, and this can leave you living the lifeless life as you move from day to today with no time to create your best work where you come alive and share your gifts and live a more fulfilling life.
According to psychologytoday.com, motivational interviews, MI is an effective technique that can help you access the natural gusto you need to get out of rat and on to tackling what you must. Its noted that this technique is “designed to be brief because it relies not primarily on the practitioner’s knowledge or expertise but on the recognition that the most powerful force for change resides within each of us, and that the key to change is finding, strengthening, and acting on it.” So, how can you free your mind from the weighty feelings of stress, dilemmas, demands from this or that so you can use your best energies to create the life you love even when life throws curveballs your way?
Remember, you, are the captain of your ship—yes, you and not another! You deserve to enjoy this one life you have. For this to happen, you will need to bring to bear all the wonderful ideas in your head and manifest them as products or services solutions as value creations. To do so, it is imperative you harness and master the basics, maneuver distractions, and command your creative thumbprint to take charge even when you are uninspired. Therefore, the next time you find yourself overwhelmed, stressed and wondering where to start, remember being attuned to your state of being is a great place to start. Being aware of your state of what you are becoming moments by moments is critical to your overall wellness, creativity and joy factor. After all, if you let your brain go on autopilot especially during those times when life throw lemons at you, it can be hard to rebound.
So, what is one to do? Here are a few tips on how to nature and nourish your creative genius within, and on to being in your best self:
- Journal or draw: Take that journal or diary if you still keep one. Pen down or scribe all your thoughts, and I promise you will free lighter and joyous afterwards if you allow yourself to freely spew all that is in your mind in writing.
- Read your best biographies: There are million and one compilations out there, so decide who is your favorite, and burry yourself in their story. You will be inspired to know you are not the first one to confront overwhelming thoughts or stress.
- Take a walk or exercise: Changing your biochemistry is one of the most helpful undertaking, and has health benefits that comes with the practice. Take a jog, a walk around your neighborhood you might even loose a few pounds while at it. Moreover, you will feel alive and energized after the fact.
- Give yourself to another: Giving is living… when you reach out to others with the intent to make their lives better even though you may not feel qualified to do so in the beginning you’ll realize how much plenty you have later on. This is perhaps one of the most brilliant and most rewarding way to refocus your self to who you really are and were meant to be—a life-giving source! So, go give…give a smile, a laughter, a lending hand or ear, just get out of your own head!
- Nap: Sleep over whatever overwhelming thoughts that seem to nag at you. Often, we are just tired and taking a few minutes to regroup will leave you calm, energized thus freeing your mind and nerves to attend to important staff. You never know, you may even end up with new ideas when you wake up.
- Gratitude Exercise: Think and speak out of all that you are grateful for. Be keen to acknowledge the giver of all good things—the object of your gratitude—the Creator of all things in the universe. Gratitude unlocks contentment and abundance as one realizes how much they already have.
Bringing it all together…
No one can snap you out of your overwhelming state or funk but you! Only you know best when you are the superman/woman that you were created to be. Remember there is no-one-size fits all approach to life. You’ll know what works for you when you find it. When you do however, you’ll have tapped into your key that can transport you from boredom to flow. Flow, being the state of being where you come alive and are at your best doing what you love: feeling creative, joyful, peaceful, hopeful, and in grace and harmony with all that is good. So, don’t allow any emotions or voices subdue the real You—your best self that the world needs!
They say creative people often find themselves in this state more often that not, but these very individuals are said to have mastered the art of snapping or shifting their thoughts swiftly to new states of being; where creativity emerges as they tap into their abundance from which all ideas flow. Note however, the beginning of this will be a struggles as you fight the imbalance, but as you become more aware of your state, endure, conjure up the grit to go on, you’ll know how to guide your thoughts to the creative power source that you are—this is where your flow emerges, your best self—being alive in all that you were meant to be.Would you like to be in your best self no matter what confronts you? Share thoughts in the comment section below.
Carolyne helps professionals gain CLARITY around building a meaningful career. A speaker, author of Being Grounded: 21 Days To Come Alive and Love Your Life, and a contributing writer for various publications. To schedule your 45 minutes complimentary session with her, you can write her at carolyne@vpfstrategies.com
