I hear a lot of people who dabble in meditation or self-hypnosis and then stop.
It’s a shame though… I understand. It is not easy to stay with that.
But I’m here to cheer you on anyway, because it’s worth it. Mental training is one of the best things you can do with your time. It’s a bold statement, I know, but I can make it because it makes everything else better.
It makes you smarter, sharper, happier and more focused.
This enhances every part of your life, some more than others.
If you didn’t get anything from meditation, self-hypnosis, or any other mind training practice, this won’t help you. This tip is for anyone who has tried it, felt great for a while, and then stopped.
Like any skill, it’s exciting at first. You learn so much, so fast.
But it takes effort to keep climbing that slope.
And finally… you stagnate.
Now, I’m not going to tell you to get over that plateau. That on the other hand there are greater improvements as you can not imagine.
You already know that, and knowing that didn’t help.
This is what happened to most of you:
You started knowing nothing.
Then you learn a simple technique or two, and suddenly you can do a lot.
It’s exhilarating. Can you imagine what you will be able to do with 50 or 100 techniques under your felt.
Except… it doesn’t work that way. More techniques do not lead to more experience.
You stop progressing so fast.
Stop feeling so fresh and new and exciting.
So you start going through the motions.
And that, right there, is the murderer. I would put money into it. You start showing up to sessions with the attitude of ‘here are some techniques I should follow’, the techniques don’t work like they used to…
It is easy to get bored or discouraged.
But there is another way to approach it.
Instead of thinking of techniques as things to score, think about what techniques do.
Think about what you get from them.
Let’s say your goal is inner balance and the techniques give you that, then great. But if the techniques don’t work, then you’ve wasted your time… right?
Or you can approach each session with the intention of creating inner balance.
The techniques are irrelevant. You could follow them, or you couldn’t. As long as you cultivate inner balance, you will be winning.
I was reminded of this recently after constructing an elaborate self-hypnosis sequence. Six days a week, it works wonderfully and I access fantastic inner states.
That other day, though?
It feels like he’s just going through the motions.
So I stop, restart, and wonder how I can get what I want. Is this technique the best way?
Or is there any other way to do it?
While you’re learning, you’re not going to know many alternative techniques. But while you’re learning, it’s easy to stick with it.
By the time you get stuck like this, it’s because you know enough to mix it up.
So mix it up.
Going through the motions will stop you.
