Resistance Is Futile

byMJL71

483 followers

Updated 6 years ago

The other day I realized that I as doing something wrong, because many times when I sat down at my computer to bone up on some technical stuff, I would encounter resistance. Now, there's a great book out there that I have, and since I can't mention the title or the author, I'll just say what it's about and how it has affected me.

It's about resistance. When you start in something very important to you, whether it's a business, or a work of art, or a website, it's certain that you will encounter resistance, that's like a wall you can't get past. I'm not saying everyone has this problem. I did, because I had a lot to learn about myself and about life, and how things worked, so I analyzed what was going on and I realized that it was true. Resistance comes in many forms. Your family - if they're supportive, great! But when they're not - and that happens more than we'd like to imagine - when they nay say your project, "Oh, you'll never do it, it's too much work, how are you going to manage, blah-blah-blah?"

It's hard to get past that stuff when it's right in your face, and if you are a person who isn't well grounded (like myself), it can be very painful and it can lead you astray. If you don't have faith in yourself and the people around you are no better, then you need to get out of that negative space - but I know it isn't easy. And you, yourself, what goes on in your mind as you prepare for some big event, doesn't help. It's called "ruminating," and the best cure for that is mediating.

I had to find my own way. My parents, unfortunately, were naysayers and didn't believe in me at all. I got no support, no encouragement, and all the rest of it that some lucky people take for granted.

I learned the hard way. Resistance only impedes if you try to force your way through. Don't waste time trying to convince those people who don't believe in you to change their minds. They probably won't, until you show success. And then you can happily thumb your nose at them!

In my particular case, I found that I was forcing myself to learn the technical stuff when all I wanted to do, first, was create content. I'm creative and so I decided I would do my writing first, and when my mind was less "on fire," I'd manage the ins and outs of running a website.