One Apple A Day #369
Yesterday I learned the importance of practice.
When we have a goal, an objective we want to reach, we usually create a plan, define a strategy, set some measures and define some checkpoints.
In my experience, there are at least two limits to this approach. The first is that we haven’t the control over things that we would like. The environment, the people around us, a lot of different external factors can define the success or failure of our venture.
The second is that a project entirely built around a goal will limit our vision. We will evaluate everything through the filter of our goal, and we often become blind to anything outside our plan.
As I wrote in other posts, the key to avoid those limits is to shift our focus from what we want to achieve to who we need to be to get what we want.
So, anytime I want something, I ask myself; “Who would get that?”.
This question will help you shift the focus on your growth, something that is under your control. It will also create a detachment from the final goal that will make yourself open to other opportunities that may arise along the way.
When you shift the focus on the who, the plan or strategy get replaces by practices, rituals, symbols and languages. What you will need to create is a set of daily routines that will move you closer and closer to the person you want to be. You will create the symbols and languages that will allow you to be that person in every circumstance.
And the results will come.
So, next time you want something ask yourself who will you be when you get want you wanted. And then shift the perspective and start from the being.