I think I'm attached to being ... Being ... thinking I know what I'm doing, where I'm going and that it's all under control. My, how I can fool ... ... hit me again a I think I'm attached to being comfortable! Being comfortable: thinking I know what I'm doing, where I'm going and that it's all under control. My, how I can fool myself.This realization hit me again about 10 days ago while attending the NLP conference in Toronto. One of the keynote presenters, Judith Delozier, brought up the idea of The Hero's Journey in the context of leadership, in particular self-leadership. I had heard the term before and understood it to mean life's journey in which we come face to face with who we are, our deepest fears and desires, our weaknesses and our strengths. In other words, getting uncomfortable.In this Journey the Hero is YOU, and in my life, it is ME. The hero has a job to do. This job -- your job, my job -- is to be aware, trust and live in connection with your unique greatness. Sounds simple, and in essence, I believe it is simple. However, simple does not equal easy. It requires stepping out of your comfort zone.As I've grown, I've become clearer and clearer about my journey (or I think I'm clearer). I believe my journey is to teach and lead and coach others to discover their own unique journey. I know this is true. I can feel it in my bones, in my gut, my chest and through my shoulders. Still, for some reason I often resist. I resist owning the fullness and potential power of my own journey. Getting through barriers, blocks and obstacles requires a journey to new and uncomfortable places of introspection and self-awareness. It requires work and being OK with not knowing. Thoughts and emotions of uncertainty and doubt float through my mind and offer me simple excuses to stop putting in the effort. These patterns of distraction were clearly defined by the Buddha who understood the workings of the human mind.2500 years ago the Buddha identified five hindrances to the clarity all heroes seek. These still affect us as much today as any time in history: 1. Doubt - the plug puller of all effort 2. Craving - constantly dissatisfied and wanting something other than what's in front of me 3. Aversion or hatred (the flip side of craving) - pushing away from things I don't like 4. Laziness and sloth - slipping inwards, escaping into sleep, inaction and simple couch potato life (don't bother me with that Hero work) 5. Restlessness - running from one thing to another just to fill my mind (give me control of the TV remote and everything will be OK!).Our job is to overcome these five hindrances.In this Hero's Journey, the hero is not some god or goddess. The hero is you and the hero is me. We are simple human beings who seek to develop awareness of who we are, what our strengths and gifts are, and the nature of our purpose so we can live happy, fulfilling lives.Along this journey we unconsciously get caught by these distractions and diversions of restlessness, sloth, aversion, craving and doubt.This is where the power of understanding your purpose comes in. The antidote to uncertainty and doubt is found in recognizing your strengths -- acknowledging your strengths. You, as your own hero, must uncover and accept your core qualities, your natural gifts, your purpose and your personal connection to something much larger -- your Vision. Without a solid foundation of self-understanding, you have no weapons with which to conquer doubt and other challenges.Please note -- You don't have to do this work. I don't have to do this work. We don't have to examine our lives to survive and be comfortable...unless you believe Socrates who wrote, "The unexamined life is not worth living."I have found, to be successful in living my hero's journey, it certainly helps to know I can summon, conjure up and count on the strengths within me to help me with my battles. It helps, but even knowing and accepting my strengths doesn't mean it's easy. And you know what? When I step back and look at my life objectively, despite the doubts, my purpose is always there to support me. I love what I do and my life is rich. It has taken time and effort and movement through lots of discomfort. Yet when I reflect on this journey I am more content, knowing I am following my true path even when I don't know where it will lead.There is still a lot of work to do to keep from slipping into my comfort zone. Knowing I am not alone and that we are all on our own hero's journey helps me to battle through my doubts and distractions Article Tags: Hero's Journey, Don't Have Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com .
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