The Big Snooze will do everything it can to stop you from changing and
growing, especially since you’re attempting to obliterate the very identity
that you and everyone else has come to know as “you.”
Never underestimate the power of the Big Snooze scorned.
Sometimes the Big Snooze sets up emotional blocks to try and stop us, other
times she gets physical. I have a client who decided to quit his ho-hum yet
high-paying job to start his dream company from scratch. He had no idea
where to start, what he wanted to do or how he was going to pull it off, and
regardless of the fact that he had a family that was counting on him, no
guarantees and even fewer leads, he quit his secure job and went for it because
he was determined to create a life he loved. That’s when the BS hit the fan—he
got not one, but two flat tires after leaving a coaching session with me, his
babysitter ran into his wife’s car while driving his car, the water main under his
kitchen exploded, and right before his first big deal went through, he got hit by
a freakin bus (I’m pleased to report he’s fine). But even with all those
extremely convincing excuses to say Ok, fine, screw it, you win, he never gave
up. Today he finds himself being his own boss, doing what he loves, traveling
the world, negotiating multi-million dollar deals, making a huge difference in
his clients’ lives, being creative and setting an excellent example for his kids
about living life on purpose.
A record producer I worked with decided to build her own recording studio.
She put all her money and effort into buying all the recording equipment,
instruments, amps, soundproofing, etc., only to have the entire thing burn to
the ground almost immediately after it was completed. Instead of closing the
shades, getting into bed and sucking her thumb for the next two years, she
raised the money she needed to rebuild an even better studio and is now
rocking so hard that she gets to hand pick the musicians she works with and
basically live out her fantasy life.
So if you finally decide to quit your soul-crushing job and start the pastry
shop of your dreams, be not upset if a truck drives through your front window
into your scones. Instead of taking this as a sign that you shouldn’t have
opened your shop, take it to mean that you’re ridding yourself of your BS and
moving in the right direction.
Growth ain’t for weenies, but it’s no where near as painful as living the life
you’re living right now if you’re not really going for it. If you want to take
control of your life and turn it into something as spectacularly “you” as have
the people I described above, stop at nothing. Have faith. Trust that your new
life is already here and is far better than the old. Hang tight if the Big Snooze
pitches a fit. Whatever happens, stay the course, because there’s nothing cooler
than watching your entire reality shift into one that is the perfect expression of
you.
CHAPTER 5:
SELF-PERCEPTION IS A ZOO
I’m okay, I’m not okay.
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