Step back to find the way forward
Have you ever seen a fly trying to get through a window? It can see the light but when it flies towards it – bang! – it runs straight into an invisible barrier.
The harder it tries the more it hurts itself.
So what does it do? Let’s say it consults a nearby self- help book that recommends setting challenging goals.
Having done that, it tries again and – bang! – straight into an invisible barrier. So off it goes to a motivational talk, three hours of cheerleading followed by a fire-walk. Pumped up, ready to go for it, full of the joys of clarity and purpose and bang! Straight into an invisible barrier. No matter how hard it tries it cannot get past the thing that’s stopping it getting to the light.
What is a fly to do? Try even harder?
Nope, that way lies death.
How about this? Step back gently and take a look at the bigger picture. Do that and you will see a little gap which you can fly through with no effort at all. If you’ve been wrestling with the problem of knowing what you want and you’ve tried everything then relax. There is no trying here. All we are going to do is take a step or two back and see if we can find you a gap.
Have you spent too much time struggling like this fly? Why not find a different approach…
