Posted: under Taking Action.
Tags: Impasse, Inspiration, Technical Aspect
Dr. Isabella Santorini asked:
Inspired action occurs when someone acts efficiently and easily, to create a greater result than they normally would have been able to. Have you ever found that you’re in “the zone” in a certain project where you get more done in less time, with less effort than you ever have—and it’s enjoyable?
Then you’ve experienced Inspired Action. This is the way we’re designed to work. And the good news is that we don’t have to wait until we’re inspired to do it.
When I first began working with these ideas, I listened to master teachers who gave me powerful advice. What I learned helped me harness the power of Inspired Action easily, every day.
Here are three steps that you can use today to start following Inspired Action:
Following Inspired Action Step #1: Ask: “What Am I Inspired to Do Here?” – Have you ever gone to bed at night, pondering a question, and woken up in the morning with the answer? This is what I’m talking about here. When we run into a snag in a project, it is all-too-easy to just mentally “veg out” and re-route ourselves around the impasse—often toward a different, and inferior, goal.
At these times when we feel thwarted in reaching our goal, it is best to keep our head in the game and ask ourselves for inspiration. When I do this, when I actually look at the obstacles that I face, I find that I can find a way through. For instance, when I started a home-based business, I didn’t know how I was going to fit it in among my home, family, and writing responsibilities, let alone how I was going to stay well-rested at the same time. For several weeks, I struggled over this issue. This, of course, siphoned away my much-needed energy and made the problem worse.
But when I simply asked myself about the correct inspired action to take, I got a great answer. In the mornings, I would work for short amounts of time on my writing that was to go on the web. Then, later in the day, when I didn’t have as much mental energy, I would work on the technical aspect of my project. I’d also have my lap top set up upstairs so that I could do quick projects while my daughter was busy playing.
Asking the right question at the right time can go a long way toward helping us remain focused and in charge of our plans.
Following Inspired Action Step #2: Keep Your Calendar Clear – I began to keep my calendar more clear so that I could practice getting my projects done. In this way, I treated myself with kid gloves, so to speak, for awhile while I was learning to manage many projects at once. That way, I wasn’t trying to fit important things around errands that could have been taken care of more efficiently. I scheduled time to do the maintenance things that were important to support our everyday lives. Too many great plans can get de-railed by rushing around doing one errand at a time, which eats up our time and energy.
Following Inspired Action Step #3: Practice Taking Care of Daily Maintenance Chores – But don’t make this a career. Practice this for several weeks, until you’ve learned to do these tasks more efficiently. When we string together six or seven days worth of taking care of daily maintenance things, they become much easier. In setting the stage for following our inspired action, we need a solid foundation. Practicing our daily tasks, like cleaning, good grooming, good eating, and being caught up on paper work, allows us the extra brain power to follow our project plans instead of spending energy trying to juggle our responsibilities.
Practicing this for several weeks allows us the ability to maintain this practice with little effort when we add our projects into our daily lives. This is especially important to people who have a job at home. But it is also important for people who work in an office. A bad diet, no exercise, and having nagging “to dos” hanging over our heads clouds our minds so that we’re not paying attention to following Inspired Action. Instead, set yourself free of these things and watch your creative side take over.
Devin
Inspired action occurs when someone acts efficiently and easily, to create a greater result than they normally would have been able to. Have you ever found that you’re in “the zone” in a certain project where you get more done in less time, with less effort than you ever have—and it’s enjoyable?
Then you’ve experienced Inspired Action. This is the way we’re designed to work. And the good news is that we don’t have to wait until we’re inspired to do it.
When I first began working with these ideas, I listened to master teachers who gave me powerful advice. What I learned helped me harness the power of Inspired Action easily, every day.
Here are three steps that you can use today to start following Inspired Action:
Following Inspired Action Step #1: Ask: “What Am I Inspired to Do Here?” – Have you ever gone to bed at night, pondering a question, and woken up in the morning with the answer? This is what I’m talking about here. When we run into a snag in a project, it is all-too-easy to just mentally “veg out” and re-route ourselves around the impasse—often toward a different, and inferior, goal.
At these times when we feel thwarted in reaching our goal, it is best to keep our head in the game and ask ourselves for inspiration. When I do this, when I actually look at the obstacles that I face, I find that I can find a way through. For instance, when I started a home-based business, I didn’t know how I was going to fit it in among my home, family, and writing responsibilities, let alone how I was going to stay well-rested at the same time. For several weeks, I struggled over this issue. This, of course, siphoned away my much-needed energy and made the problem worse.
But when I simply asked myself about the correct inspired action to take, I got a great answer. In the mornings, I would work for short amounts of time on my writing that was to go on the web. Then, later in the day, when I didn’t have as much mental energy, I would work on the technical aspect of my project. I’d also have my lap top set up upstairs so that I could do quick projects while my daughter was busy playing.
Asking the right question at the right time can go a long way toward helping us remain focused and in charge of our plans.
Following Inspired Action Step #2: Keep Your Calendar Clear – I began to keep my calendar more clear so that I could practice getting my projects done. In this way, I treated myself with kid gloves, so to speak, for awhile while I was learning to manage many projects at once. That way, I wasn’t trying to fit important things around errands that could have been taken care of more efficiently. I scheduled time to do the maintenance things that were important to support our everyday lives. Too many great plans can get de-railed by rushing around doing one errand at a time, which eats up our time and energy.
Following Inspired Action Step #3: Practice Taking Care of Daily Maintenance Chores – But don’t make this a career. Practice this for several weeks, until you’ve learned to do these tasks more efficiently. When we string together six or seven days worth of taking care of daily maintenance things, they become much easier. In setting the stage for following our inspired action, we need a solid foundation. Practicing our daily tasks, like cleaning, good grooming, good eating, and being caught up on paper work, allows us the extra brain power to follow our project plans instead of spending energy trying to juggle our responsibilities.
Practicing this for several weeks allows us the ability to maintain this practice with little effort when we add our projects into our daily lives. This is especially important to people who have a job at home. But it is also important for people who work in an office. A bad diet, no exercise, and having nagging “to dos” hanging over our heads clouds our minds so that we’re not paying attention to following Inspired Action. Instead, set yourself free of these things and watch your creative side take over.
Devin
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Aug 20 2008
