Free the Outcome

In This Episode:  What would be possible if we put in 100% of or efforts and let go to any attachment of the outcome? Imagine what would be possible if you moved forward with ideas, decisions, confrontations without any emotional attachment or fear around the outcome? We are only responsible for our actions in any situations. Outcomes are almost always out of our control. No action? No chance of an outcome. To truly let go of attachment you have to be willing to let go of the ideas of the outcome. attachments are ideas, not the thing itself. Deepak Chopra explain the concept of letting go by using the metaphor of a gardener. The gardener plants the seed and gives the seed all it needs to survive but he doesn’t go and dig it up every day to see if it has grown. The gardener is clear about the outcome he desires, he does the work required but then he lets go or detaches himself from the outcome. Takeaways From This Episode: See every bump in your road as a learning experience. You will have good days and bad days. the bad days can end up being amazing gifts, if you learn from them.   Believe that every experience can make you stronger – Bad things can temporarily deflate you, but they don’t have to define you. Resources: Attachment Theory and Research: New Directions and Emerging Themes edited by Jeffry A. Simpson, W. Steven Rholes Study around infants being separated from their primary caregiver. Feels anxiety and despair and works vigorously to regain by clinging, crying and searching. “Protest” behavior to get them back to feeling safe and secure. Quote: “Your time is limited,” Steve Jobs has said, “so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”   Traci DeForge Produce Your Podcast Here