Feedback is essential to get what you love

When I was a child, learning to walk, I was given so much encouragement and support that I thought nothing of the several hundred, even thousand, times that I fell as I learned. Indeed, the quote by Thomas Edison "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" is particularly relevant.

The facts that we all learned how to walk, despite numerous falls and that Edison invented the lightbulb appear to get diluted as most of us get older. For many of us the words progress and learning are replaced with stagnation and failure. Why?

Because I am not considered as cute as I was when I was an infant, the voices of encouragement became less frequent. It has taken many years to turn up the volume on my internal voice and stop listening to the external voices that would crush my dreams and aspirations. Ultimately, life is a test of congruence - when I haven't been doing things that I love it has been very easy to listen to external voices that criticise me - my internal voice has then jumped on the bandwagon and I had become a master of self-sabotage.

However, having found Walk Innovation - something I love to do - processing feedback has become easier. All external voices that offer me feedback on how to do things better are gratefully received. All of those who wish to try and pin their own limiting beliefs and restrictions upon me are compassionately received. This has not always been the case but now it is. My life purpose involves helping people to move through their pain. The people who would give me the most pain (if I allowed them to) are the ones who need help the most. Knowing that I am living what I love makes it easy to deflect negativity of others and, if the situation allows, replace it with hope.

Anyone who would desire to crush the dreams and aspirations of others is put in your life as a guardian. They are there to test your faith in achieving your dreams and goals. Loving what you do will enable you to love all feedback. When this happens there is no longer positive and negative - just learning and understanding. To reach that place is a wonderful feeling. To get there you simply go for what you love - and keep going until you get there, regardless what happens on the way.

When the Why is Big Enough the How Will Unfold as We Take Action

What happens when we ask questions like "How can I help the planet?"

I asked this question a while back and it led to me dispensing with a car, walking more and creating a local community through Walk Innovation to help people to clarify their purpose in life. It is quite incredible to me how many people dwell in a life of unhappiness with no real purpose or focus in their lives.

How exactly this movement will lead to me helping the planet on a more global scale - I'm not yet sure. However, one of the concepts taught at Walk Innovation is : When the why is big enough the how takes care of itself as we take action towards our purpose.

In a nutshell - worrying about the seemingly impossible nature of one person sparking a movement for planetary sustainability will not achieve anything positive. Keeping the belief, maintaining focus and taking action towards my goal is enough. The rest will unfold as it is meant to.

Through this blog you can witness my journey unfold. I would also recommend that you set yourself a purpose that is so big that it scares you - that's when you know that you're on your path towards happiness.

Happiness is Contagious - Are you Ready to Infect Someone With It?

  Last Saturday saw another Walk Innovation event held in Shenley. Twelve people turned out to find their respective paths and walk their talk. As this method is being pioneered by the attendees of each event - there is a sense of excitement as suggestions reign in to enhance the process and add to each event.

  It never ceases to amaze me how the path we walk bears so many synchronicities to the way we talk. I observed one group on Saturday as the issue unfolded. This led us into the middle of a muddy field. However, as the questioning process led towards solutions - the path improved - as did the awareness of where we were for our leader on the walk.

  It pleases me greatly to see how people's issues can shift in just a short time. 

  I was asked during one of my events whether I felt it was self-indulgent for people to spend an hour and a half talking about themselves. It is my opinion that we owe it to ourselves - and the people we love - to talk about ourselves. When we talk about the things that cause us problems to someone who doesn't know us - we get a unique insight on the issue(s). This leads to us being happier within ourselves. Research has proved that being happy not only effects us and our family - it spreads to our friends, the friends' of our friends and the friends' of our friends' friends.

  In short - happiness is contagious.