It’s not about fighting the old, it’s about creating the new

Gentle reminder: You don’t need to fight the old in order to do things differently. Simply put your energy into doing things in a new way. Lovingly release what’s no longer serving you and turn towards what is.

You have a limited amount of time and energy each and every day. Whatever energy you use ruminating over past mistakes or revolting against outdated systems is less energy you have to build the new. I encourage you instead of consistently fighting the old, to put your energy into consistently creating the new. If last week’s patterns didn’t bring you closer to your goals, don’t ruminate over it. Put your focus into the new week laid out in front of you and ways you can improve. Fighting the old keeps you stuck in the old. By putting your energy into the old, even though it’s things you don’t want, you are still feeding it with energy. You’re still giving the things you don’t want your attention which will help them grow. If you put energy into creating the new, this will move the dial towards results you want to see and will get you closer to where you want to be.

Next time you want to make changes think of this principle. Imagine your goal is to get up earlier. Examine how you’re going about trying to get up earlier. Are you spending your energy talking down to yourself for pressing snooze yesterday or are you setting yourself up tonight so you have a better chance of success tomorrow?

Each day you’re given a specific amount of energy and time, how you choose to use it makes a difference. Make sure you’re creating what you want and not keeping yourself stuck in what you don’t.