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| Q: What would happen if you eliminated every distraction in your life that’s not serving you? |
 admin writes, "(by Jason Bell)
A: I’ll tell you- it'll be the most beautiful growth you’ll ever experience in your life.
That’s exactly what I did for the past 30 days...
-----ENTER 30 DAYS AGO-----"
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It’s 11:26 pm as I’m setting on the edge of the bed and I start thinking of all the things I need to do in my company that isn’t yet in place..
I start thinking about the goals I want to attain this year. I think on how I want to help & serve others with the knowledge i’ve attained, so they can achieve their dreams & goals as I have.
I wondered why I haven’t gone all in to the degree I can..
I think on why I keep contracting in my aspirations, and have yet to fully expand on the visions I see for my life.
I wondered why am I not giving the world my very best?
I then say to myself: “stop being so hard on yourself J, you’re doing the work, everything takes time.”
Self: Well, when are you going to do it? this to-do list is getting long.
Self: I’ll start tomorrow
At that moment I challenged the thought and said: “No, you do it now!”
I realized had to stop saying soon in my actions, but never saying when.
At that moment, I realized I’ve been distracted. Distracted by things that doesn’t serve me to getting to my promise land.
I then had a thought: “What If I eliminated EVERY distraction from my life, so the only thing I could focus on what were the areas that truly mattered to me, so I can achieve my goals faster?”
That thought forced me make decisions that we’re a tad extreme, and uncomfortable..
THE DISTRACTION PURGE
Immediately, I proceeded to do the following:
>Deleted Facebook (added chrome extension called
newsfeed eradicator so I didn’t mindlessly scroll. I only hopped in my Business groups to help my customers. Other than that, I had no clue what was going on in FB land)
>Deleted Instagram
>Deleted Youtube ( I love watching basketball highlights & watching funny clips online to unwind at night)’
>Deleted Netflix/Hulu and all streaming services.
>Deleted my phone games (I like playing puzzle thinking
games)
>I essentially made a pact with myself that said: “You’ll do nothing to entertain yourself other than working on the goals for your life....Until you’ve crossed off the priority areas you’ve been wanting to complete/learn more about/achieve, then you don’t deserve to do anything else. The only thing you focus on is what BEST serves you”
...And so it began
The first few days were tough, not gonna lie. Like someone going through withdrawal, I found myself reaching for my phone looking for apps (Fb/YT/Instagram) that weren’t there. It was bizarre.
I remember sitting on the couch and I said: ‘welp, I guess I’ll learn more about stocks, business, health areas, etc.
I started to read more-have gone through 4 books this month.
I dug into my company data more, and realized I’d been missing out on simple revenue growth areas.
I hired a coaching program to help me with company structuring and hiring.
I made two new hires for my company (within a week!)
As I continued the journey, I made an update in my journal just 10 days in:
“It’s only been a little over a week and I can already tell a world of difference. I’m sharper in my thinking and everything is becoming more clear. I’m more creative- ideas are flowing to me constantly and i’m able to think more strategically it seems..I have a calm about me like never before and I feel at peace. I’ve started to listen to more jazz, and it plays throughout the house as I end the day. So melodic. Things have slowed down and I'm stopping to listen without rush. I’m appreciating more. I feel happier and more in tune with my emotions. I’m more honest with myself, and I allow myself to feel what I feel without judgement.
Mentally, I’m becoming stronger. It feels like I’m going deeper within myself, and tapping into a place I've never been before. What’s emerging is beautiful. I’m learning more about myself, and i’m caring less about judgement. I’m removing the mask and it’s carrying over into my business, and it has already led to amazing revelations. I’m getting more clear in my business goals. I’m making the time to truly learn and understand any areas I need more knowledge on. I’m no longer accepting: not being good at something, not knowing something that causes me not to act, not aiming to do my very best in everything I touch. I’m no onger accepting things I don’t like or that makes me contract. Only things, people, projects that make me expand”
Yes, this was uncomfortable as heck, but it became a norm, just like any habit.
Just about every area of my life started to improve.
During this time, I also started a 10 day water drinking challenge created by Alex Charfen. It’s all about awakening your natural thirst and hyper hydrating. Basically, you drink ton of water All the time! Literally peeing all day lol. Every hour you drink 20 ounces of water all day. Nothing else, just water.
Anyhow, I started to build a mental toughness and resilience like I’ve never experienced before. I feel like ‘can’t nobody shake my tree’.
I feel like I’ve built a shield of armor that can only be attained by doing the inner work. I’m now operating at a higher frequency that’s hard to explain other than saying it feels like i’m a better version of myself. This has been the MOST PROFITABLE month I've ever had in business, and I'm the best shape of my life (almost back to my triple jumping weight!)
WHAT I REALIZED
1-DISTRACTIONS ARE THE ENEMY OF GROWTH: Lingchi- often associated with the phrase ‘death by 1000 cuts’-Distractions are kinda like that. We don’t realize the impact of having our attention diverted, being distracted. We think nothing of it to mindlessly scroll social media, binge watch shows and movies, play games all the time.. Listen, I LOVE all those things, but I’m saying it’s important to be mindful of the time you’re actually spending doing those things. The most common excuse people give themselves is that ‘I’m busy’.. But are you really? Or are you busy doing pointless crap that keeps distracting you from reaching your promise land?
2-BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF: you can lie to everyone else, but stop lying to yourself. Don’t lean on ANY excuses that don’t serve you. If you don’t know something, then go learn it. If you struggle in areas, be aware of it, and go do something about it. Be honest with where you’re at, how you feel, and what needs to be done. Stop lying to yourself.
2-WE ALL HAVE AN ESCAPE/OUTLET: for some it’s video games, or TV, or food, drugs, or alcohol. Everyone has an escape. Again, it’s not a bad thing. However, do you use your escape to AVOID doing what needs to be done? Are you using that escape to lean on an excuse as to why you can’t Be/do/achieve something? Are you using that escape to NOT confront yourself? Again, be brutally honest with yourself. Sometimes our escapes are the very thing that keep us from our dreams. Don’t let your escape be your ‘dream deferred’. Don’t let it happen.
3-TAPP IN: It felt so uncomfortable at first when I couldn’t watch tv, youtube, social media, movies, drink ciders (my alcohol of choice)..Nothing… The only thing I could do was look in the mirror and confront myself. So, understand it will be uncomfortable, but it will greatly serve you. Going deeper will only unlock strengths and abilities that you didn’t even know you had.
5-FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING: meaning truly focus on understanding the core of everything you’re doing. Dissect it. Break it down. Get clarity on it. Don’t take the ‘I’ll skim it approach’ with anything. Understand your goals more... your job, your industry, your diet you’re on, etc.. Understanding unlocks growth.
MY CHALLENGE TO YOU
1-Think about an area(s) of your life where you desire more growth. Your goals, dreams you have, where you want to be in X amount of time. Think on it. Make it clear.
2-What’s keeping you from getting there? Remember, be honest with yourself.
3-Eliminate ANY and every distraction that doesn’t serve you from reaching your promise land for 30 days.
I felt compelled to write this, so I hope it resonated. Feel free to share if you got any value.
Keep on keeping on because your BEST is yet to come!
You got this!
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Posted on Feb 26, 2021 09:44am.
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