#71: Struggling? How to Keep Flow Going...It's All Okay! (FLOW & CLARITY SERIES #3)

In this episode of The Flow Habit Podcast. host Laurie Smith helps you get clear about where you're at when it comes to flow and your top priorities, and what to do about it. This is the third episode in a series on the connection between flow and clarity. In this episode, Laurie offers tips to help you identify which of the five stages of the SAFER Flow Cycle you are in, as well as questions you can ask yourself to keep your flow going. The SAFER Flow Cycle was introduced in Laurie Smith's book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles (Hay House/Penguin Random House).  The acronym SAFER is key because emotional safety is so important when it comes to getting into flow, and so often overlooked. Flow can also make our businesses and relationships stronger and SAFER, meaning more resilient over the long-term, because flow is how we innovate and evolve.   In this episode, Laurie helps you identify how you are feeling. This clarity can help you access flow more easily. Flow is how you grow. Growth leads to resilience and long-term safety by helping you contribute at your highest level. When we are all-in, locked-in, fully focused on a task, that’s when we have the highest chance of enjoying the moment and being our best selves. Even amidst the peaks and valleys, the overall feeling of flow is forward motion—one undulating flow wave after the next. Struggle, at first, as you find your bearings. Accept that things are they way they are, and that you feel the way I feel. (It’s all OK!) Find your own way, often by following the four FEEL steps of flow—check them out in Laurie Smith's book The Flow Habit. And then voila! You are back in flow again, happily… Enjoying yourself and the moment. Then comes… Rest. Rest is how we integrate and metamorphosize into our New Normal, becoming one with the constant movement, however quiet or unseen, that is the very nature of life itself—one miraculous moment flowing into the next. If you want to go even deeper and uncover your own unique formula for flow, order Laurie's NEW Book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles! Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles