Kelly Sheets

Amy Birks and I are having another conversation that I think you will appreciate. Hustle is this overrated, exhausting way of practicing life and business that leaves us NOT fulfilled … so why live and work that way when you can do it another way?

We discuss other ways of operating here in this episode of What’s the Deal With … Hustle?

About 5 years ago I got very focused on being intentional about who I am in the world. I decided that being Kind was one of my main intentions along with be love and be present. … here is what I learned from this intention, it changed my life.

Often I hear leaders and entrepreneurs talk about getting stuck and losing momentum on a project or business decision when things start to feel hard … which then makes it feel harder to get clarity and make decisions and get out of the funk of having no momentum. It becomes a viscous cycle.

If you are so busy with all of the thoughts in your mind, where is the space for creativity and real connection with others?

“My attention is my greatest asset.” - I realized that after a meditation many years ago. What I put my attention on is what I create. If I can’t control my attention I am powerless. If I can’t get quiet I can’t control my attention.

Real power inspires. It radiates out so it lights up others potential. Leaders who are operating on this type of power that I explore with clients, make their work way easier. When you inspire others to show up and be more powerful themselves, they take care of business. You stop hustling, you stop trying so hard to manage all the pieces, you stop feeling fear.

Most of us don't realize how draining the energy of "trying" is to our systems. We spend SO much time trying to figure things out, get them right, be a better person, etc. I made this video to give some insights to how to let that go and what else is possible when we do. It is one of the best insights I ever experimented with.

Often we engage in many types of activities to grow, change, "become better people" or feel that we are going to be more fulfilled but creating space to allow your mind to shift is a key element in this success. In this video I go over how changing the scenery and having space it affects our brain.

People who have a high achieving mindset often pass over their accomplishments without much attention and move right on to the next thing on the list, no matter how big the accomplishment was. And this habit pushes fulfillment further away. Here is a way to get curious about this and how to step closer to feeling fulfilled.

People in positions of power who have no self-awareness end up manipulating and coercing not leading. Leaders operate best when they are present and responsive - neither of those states have fear in them. This is where creativity comes in.

This question mixed with being curious can change things up for you - it always has for me! Often people don’t realize how many beliefs their minds hold on to and navigate through moment to moment. The energy we spend on judging based on these beliefs often diminishes our power and potential. Examining the beliefs we have about ourselves, the world, others, how things need to be, etc can be incredibly altering and freeing.

Looking to others for acceptance - and we ALL do this until we don’t - is a really effective way to limit our potential and possibilities. It works.

Exploring what limits we put on our work is a simple way to start making changes. Just start talking to yourself about your work and watch the labels arise. All the small judgements and beliefs are all just mental constructs, or ideas that you USE to limit your potential. Notice them and choose one or two to experiment with.

Nature doesn’t waste energy.

We burn energy on reaction, fear and judgement. Letting go of these habits allows us to be at ease, energy accessible.

When you get out of your mental mind and just be in awe of this insanely magical occurrence, life takes on WAY more possibility. If a seed transmutes energy that massively and it occurs all the time in nature and you are nature… then why can’t you? Where are you limited?

“Disease and dysfunction are not the WHY, but the WAY you limit your joy, success, contentment, intimacy, and fulfillment.”

When Jeff shared this a few years ago it was like a light went on… or more like a nuclear reactor of possibility exploded!