38. Are you intentionally distracting yourself?

Ive started getting back with clients and working in design and I didn’t realize how much I missed it. I missed creating. I missed being inspired by products that people have designed. I missed the co creation I have with my clients and the friendship. It really does remind me though how much the processes of life duplicate each other. The process of design is so aligned with the process of creating the life we want. They are very similar. We have an inspiration, we define exactly what we want, then we create a mood board, put together a plan and schedule it. We schedule every single detail. When I put a plan together for a client and we follow the plan…its no surprise to me when it turns out amazing and beautiful, it turns out exactly the way I thought it would because we followed the plan. It can be the Same thing for your life. If you follow your plan you won’t be surprised when you succeed because you knew you would. You planned it out. For so many though, there is no plan for their life at all. And if that is you and you are here and listening, its ok. It is never too late to start. I don’t care where you are in life. Look, life happens and you get into routines and settle into mediocrity because you tell yourself you should just be happy you have a job. Or you settle for an average relationship because you’re just glad you aren’t alone. We don’t dream big because who are we to dream big? Who are you NOT to dream big? If you have a desire in your heart to do something bigger than what you are currently doing then that is the universe telling you to do it. That’s your inner guidance system drawing you towards the thing you are meant to do.  Sometimes, we don’t even consider a life beyond what we know as possible. Because no-one we know has done it and it’s scary to dream that way. What if we fail? What if others laugh?  What if you succeed? What if you feel more alive than you have ever felt before? If you are someone who wants more from life and I bet you are because you are listening to this podcast then consider using the design process I talked about as a tool to get what you want. I have created a free pdf that you can download on my website at heididawson.com. It’s a simple form, but it tells you each step of the process and it can work for any area. So lets say you already have a plan but are struggling to succeed, maybe its in a certain area whether its trying to lose weight, trying to stop drinking so much, trying to get a better job. We have to beware of some of the tricks our brain will play on us. One of the biggest tricks and it is especially bad right now is distractions. Distraction is a choice.  We choose to be distracted. Its easier to distract ourself than it is to follow the plan. It’s more comfortable. Especially when the life we want to create scares us. So we settle ourselves down and we ease back into our comfort zone. Your Comfort zone is not your friend. Your comfort zone is the place your brain wants you to stay because it’s safe. It’s safe but it will make you soft.