Episode 030: "The Big Snooze Part II”

"The Big Snooze Part II”                                  Staring at the cold, dim-lit sidewalk with my hands on my knees, I slowly look up to see the 2 stalled cars in the middle of the busy street, cars passing by. I look to my friend and say… “The F@cking Big Snooze” If you aren’t familiar with The Big Snooze, it is what Jen Sincero writes about in her book "You are a Badass" to describe ego and how it can prevent you from achieving your goals. I’ve written about it before, you can read that post here: http://bit.ly/2BTWr8A She describes that the closer you get to your goal or transformation the more likely the Big Snooze is to show up, just to knock you off of your path. She states: “The Big Snooze will do everything it can to stop you from changing and growing”. She then follows with, “Sometimes the Big Snooze sets up emotional blocks to try and stop us, other times she gets physical” In this case it was definitely a physical block, but I’m not ruling out some mind games to follow. I’ve recently experienced what could quite possibly be the biggest mental growth spurt I’ve ever had, especially over the last few months. The opportunities that I have been setting myself up for are crystal clear and within reach. Things couldn’t be going any better. Then all of the sudden… BOOM! I get into a car accident. Although I wasn’t hurt badly in the accident, there will definitely be pieces to pick up, at the same time challenging me to stay the course. I will be tempted with every excuse there is to "take a day off”, slowly working my way off the path I have been traveling without even realizing it. Possibly not realizing it until it’s too late. Although this is a brief setback that will take my attention away from other things, I will embrace this experience and learn all I can from it. Coming out a better person than I was before. It’s not bad luck, it’s just… “The Big Snooze”