Do you ever wonder why doing the thing that you most want to do is fraught with obstacles or inner resistance?
The other week I listened to Oprah’s interview with Steven Pressfield (on the Super Soul Conversions Podcast –these videos give a taste of their conversation). It reminded me of some basic truths about resistance and procrastination:
- We experience resistance whenever we want to do anything that moves us to another, higher level. As Oprah summarised, “You can’t have the dream without the shadow.”
- Resistance is an equal and opposite force to the amount of importance we place on an activity. As Steven says, “The more important an activity is to your soul’s evolution, the more resistance you will feel to it.”
- To overcome resistance, you need to show up and do the work. Steven says to “Put your a** where your heart wants to be.” And I love Steven Pressfield’s test of whether he’s done a good day’s work. He asks himself at the end of the day, “‘Did I overcome resistance today?’ And if I did, then that’s a day.”
I kept seeing or hearing about Steven Pressfield, resistance and procrastination, so I got inspired into action.
This last week (in Feb 2019) I have posted a different tip each day on my social media platforms to overcome resistance and procrastination. You might have seen them already.
Here’s a summary of what I’ve covered so far.
(Each image links to either my blog or various social media account.)
If you’d like to see more tips, then head over to one of my following social media pages to follow me at:
- Facebook (InnerCreativeConsulting)
- Instagram (nataliawalker_creative/)
- LinkedIn (Inner Creative)
I hope that you find these tips useful, and that they inspire you into action on something that’s important to you.
Read the following week’s summary post with more tips and tricks that I use to overcome my resistance of starting and its ‘partner in crime’ procrastination.
NOTE: This blog was originally published on 22 Feb 2019 when I was sharing Procrastination Buster Tip posts every weekday over 5 weeks. You can access more of these tips through this blog series or in the Procrastination Buster Handbook shown below (which includes another 8 tips that I haven’t released to the public).
If you’re getting a lot out of this series and want more Procrastination Buster tips, I’ve got you covered in 3 ways.
- Check out the How to Overcome Procrastination resource guide where I walk you through the difference between procrastination and the resistance to starting and how you can overcome both of them.
2. Get the Procrastination Buster Handbook in a single re-edited and easy-to-read ebook format. Also includes an A4 summary tip sheet to download to hang in your workspace and quickly refer to whenever you need.
This handbook contains the complete collection of Procrastination Buster Tips, plus 8 new tips that haven’t been publicly released here nor on social media.
3. Access the Procrastination Buster Framework 2 page quick guide and Training. Coming Thursday June 2025. Join the Inner Creative Inspo list to be the first to know details.
Frustration and dread can now be a thing of the past.
Find the path of least resistance to achieving your goals and dreams.
