{"id":38,"date":"2014-07-25T14:40:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T14:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/?p=38"},"modified":"2014-07-25T15:50:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T15:50:43","slug":"creating-time-and-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/creating-time-and-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Time and Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have had and always will have all the time there ever is.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do me a favor. Close your eyes for just a second. Clear your mind.\u00a0 Now, visualize Hobbits \u2013 the cute little dudes with extremely large hairy feet. (I know, that wasn\u2019t what you were expecting, but that\u2019s why it\u2019s a visualization exercise\u2026 Now back to our visualization.) Think about Frodo and Sam specifically.\u00a0 These are two guys who got the job done despite the odds.\u00a0 With hardly a plan, skills, or street smarts they set out to, and accomplished, what to most would seem impossible.\u00a0 How?\u00a0 Well, it seemed that they were brave, stubborn and most importantly, resourceful, present and focused on their goal. The Hobbits represent the archetypal mythical journey.\u00a0 Our individual journeys aren\u2019t fantasy realm, but they can easily stay a fantasy, never leaving the house, never getting off the ground.<\/p>\n

That’s not what we’re about is it?<\/p>\n

I didn’t think so. So come on, let’s join ranks and start to move, let’s get going and head towards the flaming realms of success.<\/p>\n

Oh, and you might want to shave your feet…<\/p>\n

Focus on what is here and now<\/h3>\n

A potential problem with goals is that they are always in the future.\u00a0 Because they are in the future, it means that we tend to think a lot about stuff that hasn’t happened yet; what things are going to be like, how things are going to turn out.\u00a0 This can be really stressful, filling our heads with a million and one things that actually don’t exist!<\/p>\n

Focusing on the here and now, and being mindful of the most powerful action we can take will help quiet the chatty mind.\u00a0 You’ll also discover that small incremental steps add up.<\/p>\n

Stick enough tissue paper together and you’ll make yourself a brick!\u00a0 Saying “NOW AND HOW!” are the pieces of tissue paper that will help you build that consistent foundation.<\/p>\n

Accept responsibility, take it on<\/h3>\n

I don’t want you to hear this and think I am your stern parent wagging my finger; the idea is for you to be “full of response.”\u00a0 Be a first responder!\u00a0 By finding the simple “go to” actions that get your feet moving, you take on superhero status because you’re doing it!\u00a0 Jump into the driving seat, be an activist, get your hands dirty, get the exercise routine going and step into the moment. Find yourself doing it!<\/p>\n

One successfully completed piece of your plan has a magnetic effect; it creates compelling motion.<\/p>\n

Momentum.\u00a0 Motivation.\u00a0 Meaning.<\/p>\n

Question rather than defend<\/h3>\n

Defending where we are is incredibly tiring, incredibly boring and incredibly ineffective.\u00a0 We ache for change yet cling to the familiar.\u00a0 Asking great questions of you can stem that tide.\u00a0 “Is this true?”\u00a0 “How am I stalling right now?”\u00a0 “How could I be devilishly creative here and get the job done?”<\/p>\n

Many of us do this already in different areas of life, so all you need to do is transfer those same skills across to your movement and eating.\u00a0 Question any thought or feeling as to its efficacy.\u00a0 Even asking the question changes the game….<\/p>\n

Be specific and practical<\/h3>\n

Someone once asked me “how do you start training?”\u00a0 My reply was “I get changed and get my first exercise going as soon as I can.”<\/p>\n

Nothing gets us moving as fast as ACTING.<\/p>\n

While you’re defending the idea of not starting, start to get changed, start to move to your car, start to put the music on.\u00a0 “Movement breaks the state.” By taking action we learn, in acting we meet, in acting we are already doing what we want to do.<\/p>\n

Pack the fridge, pack the bag, buy the steamer, buy the flask, prime your app, set the scene then jump in. Get good at surprising yourself!<\/p>\n

Make simple statements<\/h3>\n

Hint: if you keep reading, just ahead is a Fitness Hack\u2026ready?<\/p>\n

Here is a trick! Next time you are successfully putting yourself off something, sneak up out of your seat and silently just start doing the opposite.\u00a0 We actually have to sit and listen to critical thinking for it to become a bodily expression.\u00a0 So simple statements don’t have to be verbal.\u00a0 Vote with your feet. Often we dialogue our way out of new things straight back into the familiar.\u00a0 If you do need to make simple statements, make sure they are commanding, with a clear direction.\u00a0 “Car keys, bag, I’m going.”\u00a0 It’s “LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!!!”<\/p>\n

By the way if anyone asks you “why are you doing all this?” just reply, “I love it.”\u00a0 The actual \u201cloving it\u201d part may come later, but it will come.<\/p>\n

Explore and experiment<\/h3>\n

You’ve got access to a fantastic resource, so have many.\u00a0 What will make you special?\u00a0 How will your experience and your approach create both amazing results and inspire others?\u00a0 By being an explorer, an experimenter, a scientist; conducting your own voyage of discovery.\u00a0 Never get hung up on dogma – one approach, one belief – because the routes are many.\u00a0 Search with vigor for the balance you need and reap the benefits, digging into a routine or an approach and see what it yields.<\/p>\n

Fortune favors the brave, so believe in your choices and get going.<\/p>\n

Clarify your perceptions and share your evidence!<\/h3>\n

As you progressively become awesome at getting going, cutting through defending not doing, asking great questions that pull the rug out from under the Gremlin\u2019s feet, you’ll discover that you have entered the realm of mastery, the realm of learning.\u00a0 You’ve created a wonderful self-built, self-owned practice that will keep on giving back.\u00a0 So share it!\u00a0 Connect with others, and see how they create their systems, attitudes and outlooks.<\/p>\n

Who knows, you may become part of a mindful, motivated intelligent group of like-minded…. hey, wait a minute….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have had and always will have all the time there ever is.<\/em><\/blockquote>\r\n

Do me a favor. Close your eyes for just a second. Clear your mind.\u00a0 Now, visualize Hobbits \u2013 the cute little dudes with extremely large hairy feet. (I know, that wasn\u2019t what you were expecting, but that\u2019s why it\u2019s a visualization exercise\u2026 Now back to our visualization.) Think about Frodo and Sam specifically.\u00a0 These are two guys who got the job done despite the odds.\u00a0 With hardly a plan, skills, or street smarts they set out to, and accomplished, what to most would seem impossible.\u00a0 How?\u00a0 Well, it seemed that they were brave, stubborn and most importantly, resourceful, present and focused on their goal. The Hobbits represent the archetypal mythical journey.\u00a0 Our individual journeys aren\u2019t fantasy realm, but they can easily stay a fantasy, never leaving the house, never getting off the ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

That’s not what we’re about is it?<\/p>\r\n\r\n

I didn’t think so. So come on, let’s join ranks and start to move, let’s get going and head towards the flaming realms of success.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Oh, and you might want to shave your feet…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}