Comments on: 9 ways to do more of what you love [Day 27 - 30 Days to Changing Your Game]

By: Lori Finnigan

Lori Finnigan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:35 +0000

Thanks for an easy to follow roadmap to doing Great Work. It was hard to choose only one that stood out but I choose “I don't know anything about music…” It's not necessary to know everything about my passion, it's only necessary to have passion about “the passion” of my life and learn all I can. I suppose a bit of research will shine the light on my true life's passion, even if it is not the one I thought it was.

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By: nazimaali

nazimaali — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:35:48 +0000

Thanks for the reading list and a great post.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:23:19 +0000

Good for you. I also tend to back away when things get intense – it's an act of courage (and a great gift to yourself) to step towards…

By: Teresa Romain

Teresa Romain — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:02:24 +0000

Hey Michael!

Sorry to be so late with my comments… I could make an excuse and say “it's been one of those day” and I've been in action… but that would not be the truth. The truth can be found in one of the sentences in your post. “So you face this moment of truth, this moment of choice. Do you step out? Or do you back away?”

Truth is, after playing this 30-day game for this long… I was starting to back away and contract again. To pull back in… to repeat another line from your post, “We're triggered and we behave in a way that's less”. This 30-day process… plus some other processes and work I'm doing on myself and in my life have been triggering me… and I was so tempted to behave in a way that's less…. to stop showing up for me. Lots of uncertainty showing up in my life finds me trying to deny/avoid/ignore my reality (thanks for the reminder I will always lose that one!) and the fear that accompanies uncertainty for me.. I was starting to make my fears more important than my desires and dreams. So I almost put this off until tomorrow… after playing this game for 27 days… I almost quit (or took a day off) right near the end. (Reminds me of Day #3 – Sabotage: Who Me?)

Of course, when I finally chose to show up and read your post… it was loaded with exactly what I needed to hear and remember – even if a part of me still didn't want to. And the messages I most needed from your posts today (besides those already alluded to) were: “Tension is what you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” followed by the whole last section… “And finally… relax. Look for the sweet spot between determination and joy; focus and laughter; courage and play.” I haven't found it yet… but I'm going to keep looking and practicing…

AND… I will be here again tomorrow… showing up all the way through the end! Thank you again…

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:03:37 +0000

Wonderful – I'm glad my post was able to build on some of the great insights that come in the first 26 days!

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:03:06 +0000

Great stuff in asking for help. Increasingly you'll find you want to give some of the stuff you're holding on to away, so you can focus on your 'genius work'.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:02:19 +0000

Thank you - yes, remembering to breath. So simple, so difficult.

Love that you posted our interview - great stuff!

For others - I do a regular podcast series called the Great Work Interviews, which you can listen to and download here: http://www.domoregreatwork.com/interviews/

Lots of interesting folk with their take on how to do more Great Work.

By: mckra1g

mckra1g — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:44:16 +0000

Wonderful stuff! Thanks for sharing, Anjanette.

By: Mixx

Mixx — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:34:14 +0000

Hi Michael, fab post – no surprises there!
The quote that most resonated to day was; “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. Breath.” ~ Japanese proverb.

I've just spent the whole day feeling the tension part – of lots of (too much) email to respond to, lots of (busy) work to do, lots of things half-started and not followed through…

lots of shoulds, bla, bla bla…

The only time I felt truly relaxed was when I went down to my studio to check the rain hadn't got in through the leaky roof, which maybe should have been stressful. There's lots of half-finished work and open threads of discovery going on in the studio too, but it's a whole different vibe entirely… I hadn't consciously realised this until reading your quote – so thanks…

keep up the Great Work!

(and everyone else… listen to Michael's interview here: http://bit.ly/bcjOwZ )