When we think about all the things we need or want to change, it can become daunting. But often we make it more difficult to change than it has to be.
In this episode of the Martial Art of Self podcast, we talk about the things that can stand in our way of self-change and how to become aware of these and not let them drag us down when we become inspired to change our lives for the better.
We specifically look at how our thoughts and past can turn against us, loading an additional weight onto our shoulders.
I share a brief story about how I faced such a moment of my mind turning against me when I wanted to change a simple thing in my life, and the lessons I sourced from this instance.
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Table of Contents:
[00:00:00] Episode Intro
[00:00:44] Why it is so difficult to change
[00:01:08] When past failures shoot back
[00:02:43] Failures from the past, dooming the present and future?
[00:03:11] Losing confidence in our ability to change
[00:03:59] The old self taking over again
[00:04:52] Listening to your discouraging thoughts
[00:05:37] Deciding to move instead of listening to thoughts
[00:06:02] Starting small
[00:07:33] Doing something that is of self-movement to get out of the mind
[00:08:03] Lessons Learned
[00:08:08] You don't need to listen to the discouraging voices
[00:08:36] I don't have to stay where I am just because I once decided
[00:08:58] A decision can be changed any time
[00:09:22] Change comes down to me deciding to
[00:10:08] The is no universal law of having to stay with a 'bad' decision
[00:10:54] How to change in the middle of an experience?
[00:11:51] Every new moment is a chance to start over
[00:12:09] Change can feel daunting in the beginning
[00:12:25] When your past is against you
[00:12:44] Don't take your mind personally
[00:13:37] Focus on what you can change instead of everything you did wrong
[00:14:20] The is no limit to creativity in the methods to facilitate change
[00:14:29] We are masters of making things more difficult
[00:14:56] The pitfall of waiting for the right mood
[00:15:35] Episode Ending
[00:16:13] Episode Outro
20 Mar 2020
Martial Arts As a Process To Self-Understanding
In this episode of the Martial Art of Self, we are looking at martial arts as a path to self-understanding.
Here I share a story of how I used to see martial arts in my life. I was obsessed with perfection and wanting to excel for the wrong reasons. The training turned more into stress than an aid for me, my self-experience, and my life in general.
Further, I touch on how the simulations we create in our minds about our skills can have adverse effects when we meet physical reality with such imaginary simulations.
7 Jan 2020
Doing Martial Arts Out of Fear
In this episode of the Martial Art of Self, we discuss the transformation of our motivation for doing our martial arts so that it is no longer rooted in fear.
When we do something, like our training, out of fear, and we practice individual skills out of a fear-based reason, we are only feeding into the fear. Instead of evolving inside ourselves, we are merely improving our external physical skills, while at the same time developing, strengthening, and expanding our fears.
What if we could transform our martial arts to be a support to become less fearless over time instead of growing our fears?
In this episode, I talk about my discovery of doing martial arts and training for specific things due to fear at the root of my motivation. I mention some of the realizations I gained in the process and walk you through a practical approach I used that lead me to see, understand and start changing my starting point for doing martial arts from fear to something more useful and fulfilling.
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