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4. Depression. When you are caught up in hopelessness, grief, and nonstop self-criticism, it is very hard for you to hear that deep, calm, knowing voice within, and even harder to trust it.
5. Talking yourself into and out of decisions. When you second-guess yourself, you confuse yourself and develop self-mistrust.
6. Routine. Being on autopilot causes you to stagnate and go to sleep.
LITTLE CHANGES ACTION STEP:
List two more intuition killers. Now list four possible antidotes to torpor. Here are some of my antidotes: play the music of the Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, or Buddy Holly; read a story out loud, preferably to a child; run or walk as fast as I can for one block; throw stones into the ocean; nap; call a smart friend to meet me for an impromptu cocktail; draw a tiny circle on a piece of paper, and then draw a very big circle around the tiny one, reminding me that the tiny circle represents what I think I know, and the big circle is everything I don’ t know.
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Excerpted from Start Right Where You Are. Copyright © 2016 by Sam Bennett. Printed with permission from New World Library— www. newworldlibrary. com.
Sam Bennett- Sam is the author of Start Right Where You Are and Get It Done. She created The Organized Artist Company to help creative people get unstuck and achieve their goals. She is a writer, actor, teacher, and creativity / productivity specialist who has counseled thousands of artists and entrepreneurs on their way to success. Visit her online www. startrightwhereyouare. com.
“ When you are caught up in hopelessness, grief, and nonstop self-criticism, it is very hard for you to hear that deep, calm, knowing voice within, and even
harder to trust it.”
Sam Bennett
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