Breakthrough!

BIG BENEFIT: Discover how the pain and frustration you feel is a signal that something awesome is coming!

💬 The moment you’re ready to quit is usually the moment
right before the miracle happens. - Unknown

You know that awful, frustrating moment when you feel like you’re doing everything right but nothing’s working?

That’s not failure — that’s a signal you’re about to have a breakthrough.

Stick with it!

In this LifeMap, you’ll learn what’s happening and why it’s time to push like you never have before.

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👇🏻 Scroll down to download a PDF version of this LifeMap

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1. You Live In a Balloon

• Imagine you live inside a large balloon

• The balloon represents the boundary of your comfort zone

2. Stage 1: Comfort

• You feel safe and at ease in this space - that’s why it’s called a comfort zone

  • You can move around freely without feeling pressure

3. Stage 2: Resistance

• When you decide to grow or improve, you begin to push against the
  boundary of your balloon

  • As you expand within the limits of your comfort zone, it pushes back

  • The pushback you feel is resistance that shows up as discomfort

4. Stage 3: Upset, Tired, Unsure

• The more you continue to grow:

  • The BIGGER you become

  • The more resistance and discomfort you feel

• Discomfort usually shows up in the form of frustration, exhaustion, or a
  lack of self-confidence

5. The ‘Trap’ of Stage 3

• Discomfort and frustration are the ‘tools of pain’ your comfort zone uses to
  keep you trapped

  • It doesn’t want you to grow

  • If it makes growth unbearable and awful, you might give up trying

• This is the stage of growth where most people DO give up

  • Because they give up, they never grow, but instead shrink back to their
    old way of life

6. Stage 4: Breakthrough

• Instead of giving up when frustrated and discouraged:

  • Push harder! Push more! Keep pushing!

• If you keep pushing, you will eventually break through the resistance of
  your comfort zone

  • You become stronger and more capable than you were before

• What was hard and frustrating before suddenly becomes easier and
  enjoyable

Next Actions

• Identify one creative skill or habit you’re currently developing

• List some of the specific frustrations you’re experiencing:

  • Does it seem like you’re getting nowhere with it? Are you making lots of mistakes? Do you feel unqualified? Is it taking forever to do?

• Write down one clear reason WHY you are going to continue to push, push, push!

Tips

• Don’t mistake discomfort for failure

  • Reframe discomfort as proof you’re growing and moving closer to a breakthrough

• You should always be growing and moving through the stages of a breakthrough

  • Learn to embrace discomfort as a normal part of life

• Each breakthrough you experience makes you stronger, making future breakthroughs easier to achieve

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What’s the one creative skill you’re pushing through right now - even though it feels uncomfortable?

I hope you have an AMAZING Day!

🎁 Download This LifeMap

Click the following link to grab a PDF version of this LifeMap for you to print and hang it on your wall (or anywhere else you like).

PDF: Breakthrough

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