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| Health talk at my office |
The answer to this question is LIFE CHANGING. I lived a large portion of my life full
of attachments. Everything about my life, my wellbeing, and my happiness was
attached to things or people. I
was attached to outcomes and to results from other people. My life was very dependent on the
perception of others, how things would turn out, or even the fear of how things
would turn out. I remember when I
was scared to do public speaking because I was attached to whether or not
people would like me. I was afraid to be vulnerable and reveal my true self
because I was attached to people’s opinions of me. I was afraid to take risks and welcome challenges into my
life because I was attached to a very specific outcome. I would give with expectations of
receiving something and that something was very specific in every situation and
there was no wavering from that.
Would you like to know the key to being UNHAPPY? Create rules and attachments
that are so strict and stringent that they allow for no flexibility or
adaptation. Attach your happiness to the opinions of others. See yourself as a failure if achieve anything other than perfection. It is when I started
to shift my life from attachments to commitments that my life really
transformed.
When you commit to something, you are focused on the process
and the outcome from an internal perspective, not an external perspective. What I mean is this – success and
happiness is an inside job. When I
do a presentation or a lecture, rather than attaching myself to what the group
will think about me, I commit myself to delivering the most powerful and
empowering message I have ever delivered. I have control over my commitment to give my all, to prepare, and to be
fully present. I have no control
over how people are going to perceive me.
It is a useless emotion to attach myself to that.
Last week, we had our largest new patient health class to
date. We even had to go borrow
chairs from other businesses in our area to accommodate everyone. It was very exciting. It is a class I am incredibly proud of
and I KNOW the information is life changing. In the past I would have been so concerned with whether or
not the people would like me, like the information, and feel good about the
talk. Last week, rather then
focus on the things I could not control, I decided to commit myself to giving
everyone there everything I had. I
committed to focus on the delivery of the talk from the perspective of the
answer to this one question, “What if everyone in the audience’s life was
dependent on this one hour lecture and the information would literally change
the present and future of the lives of themselves and the lives of their
families?” I had no other option
than to commit myself to being fully present, connected, and passionate about
every one of the 60 minutes I had with these people.
What if we structured our life where we banished all
attachments and committed ourselves instead to serving the highest versions of
ourselves in every relationship, every business, every workout, and every
single thing in our lives? This
may sound exhausting, but I promise, paradoxically, it adds a new dimension of
energy, vigor, and excitement that so few people ever truly tap into.
What are you going to commit to today?
Love,
Matt
Love,
Matt
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