My greatest addiction is work. When I get nervous about something my impulse can be to hustle. To wake up and do every single thing that comes into my head that might help from this anxious energy spot.
Which is very tiring and then I usually end up scrolling on FB or something and wasting time. And then beating myself up for being lazy. And then going back to taking action from this frantic place.
But when I step out of that cycle, something else happens. The action has to come from a different place.
There’s nothing wrong with hustling in the short run. Sometimes you need to hustle to get a job or sign a client quickly. But if you do it long term, usually you burn out.
So how do you shift from hustle to deep work?
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Stop and breathe
I sometimes will set a timer for 10 minutes on my phone and lie on my back. And the deal is I’m not allowed to pick up my phone or read a book or anything until the 10 minutes are over.
I can put on music or not, whatever will help me relax.
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Ask your intuition
I learned to study my intuition at Yasodhara Ashram which is in the Sivananda lineage. And we learned to do a short breathing practice and then ask your intuition, what’s the deeper work here.
Another part of studying your intuition is to take notes after the fact. Did things turn out the way you were hoping? After the fact, do you still believe that was the voice of your intuition or was that your ego disguising itself as your intuition?
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Take breaks and vacation
I often can’t hear my intuition if I’m running running running or busy busy busy. And I often hear it best after taking a week off or even a day. If you’re struggling to connect with it, take a break.
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Comfort the part of you that’s scared of taking breaks
I’ve been hustling for so long because a part of my inner child is terrified that if I take a break, I won’t be safe. This part believes the only way to be safe is to work harder, faster, stronger. And that ppl will lose respect for me if I take breaks and rest. And that the only way to make money is to hustle and grind.
And so you might have a similar part in you. And you must love this part and also set loving boundaries.
Maybe you say, “I’m sorry that when you were a kid you had to work so hard to get attention and I, the adult wise part of you, promise to keep you safe now. You don’t have to hustle as hard anymore.”
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Hugs,
Bryn
PS Toronto Upcoming Somatics Workshops:
Grounding and Presence Workshop, THIS Sat Jan 27th, 10 am – 2 pm
Asking and Receiving Workshop, Sat March 2nd
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