There are moments when you get a lot of ideas, and I then recommend writing them down so you can implement them later.
And sometimes, it’s not just an idea that comes, but along with it, the energy for action. And there’s an immediate result, even if it might not be fully completed.
In this article, we’ll talk about the principle of flow, which I follow when implementing what I’ve planned, as well as what serves as your driving force in life.
Implementing an Idea. There’s a Time for Everything
Lately, we’ve been implementing a lot in the project, but we shouldn’t forget that there’s a time and place for everything.
It’s no coincidence that I emphasized this at the beginning of the article.
There are times when an idea comes without the energy to implement it; then you simply write it down.
That’s what I did last year—I wrote everything down, and we’ve only just gotten around to implementing it. Time was needed for the circumstances to align. The main thing is that it was written down and then initiated when the time came.
And sometimes, you’re struck by inspiration right away, and this option is very different from the first. You get swept up by the energy, and you can’t stop until you finish, or at least reach some intermediate point.
You’re on a roll, you can’t stop, you can’t even go to sleep, and if you do lie down, you jump back up because the continuation of the process is already in your head—everything has fallen into place. Because this energy is overflowing within you.
But if a good idea comes without the energy for action, you can, of course, force yourself to do something in that direction. But it’s better to wait until the right energy for implementation arrives. This is a good skill worth developing.
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The Principle of Flow
Usually, when an idea comes along with the energy for action, this wave lasts for me a maximum of two to three days, so I catch it.
Before Christmas, I was struck by a brilliant thought: if I can’t make the app the same as the website, I need to make the website look like an app. I redid everything in two days.
Unfortunately, the New Year holidays ended, I had to get back into work processes, there were many distractions, and I left some things unfinished.
But I managed to make it look similar. I managed to redo the podcast section on the main site, but there’s still a lot more to do. And I still haven’t had the opportunity or time to go back to it. I’ll wait until the next time I’m visited by the corresponding energy, and then I’ll return to it.
This principle is very different from when everything is planned out and must be sequential, especially if you’re aiming for something grand. Here, you might not have time to finish completely, but you can get it to a point where you can put a semicolon.
We have one project, but different sites: Keys of Mastery and the Learning Center. On Keys of Mastery, there are articles and meditations. In the Learning Center, everything related to courses.
I work on one, then the other. In 2023, we invested a lot of effort into the technical re-equipment of the courses and introduced many new modules. Now we’ve gotten to the additional materials within the courses.
When a course is running, ideas come to it, so that’s where you do the work. And then there’s no burnout, because I follow this state of flow.
Unfortunately, we don’t have the skill of staying in a state of flow. Moreover, we have the exact opposite effect programmed in, including in the mind. When there’s a beginning, an end, specific actions, a sequence, a result.
But in the principle of flow, everything works differently — you get a spark, you drop everything and go implement the idea. You get fired up, the key word here is “fired up.” And you do it, do it, do it.
Many people fall apart when they encounter the slightest resistance, when things don’t work out, or when they are heavily attached to the result.
See also: Go Full Steam Ahead or Trust the Flow. Which is More Effective in Current Energies
Ideas from the Mind vs the Principle of Flow
But, unfortunately, the principle of flow doesn’t work with ideas that are cooked up by the mind. For example, I want to go somewhere.
I have a huge list of things I’d like to do in life, partly tied to various trips and travels. And every year I remember what I wanted and realize, not now.
Potentially I’m ready, but I won’t do it now, it’s not the time.
For example, Lake Baikal, the winter ice. For so many years I’ve watched bloggers driving on the ice, seeing how transparent and beautiful it is, those ice caves… Periodically a thought flashes through my mind that someday I’ll do it. Or I want to go to the shores of Mexico and South Africa to see whales.
But I realize that my creative processes have captured me so much, there’s so much I want to get done in advance, that there’s no time for trips.
See also: 3 Signs to Help You Identify a True Desire
Motivation vs the Passion to Live
There are people who always need a carrot on a stick to do something. And for the sake of that carrot, they are ready to move.
Forgive me, but that’s very “3D-ish,” flat; it’s not what gives you drive in life or the ability to live at all. When this 3D nonsense completely falls apart, what will you do?
No desires, no initiative, everything is too much effort. How many people do you think, lying on the couch without getting up, could lie there if there was nothing around? That’s the future. Okay, you have every right; we live on a planet of free choice.
I’m not talking about goals set by the mind. I call this a focus born within the heart. You are drawn there, you set a direction.
Usually there are no details, no specifics; you just feel pulled. And you could relax, but this drive, this excitement makes you move; you want to do it.
And when you’ve done it, it no longer matters how people receive it, whether it’s useful or not; that reaction is already secondary, because you’ve taken the maximum from what came to you.
Motivation is what moves you. But there is the word passion. In our society, passion is about sex. But I’m not talking about that. The passion to live, the passion to breathe, the passion to love — I’m talking about this passion that moves you through life.
What do you wake up for every morning? “Oh, another morning, another day at work, the same old thing again.” There’s no passion here.
Jason Estes said that by the end of 2024, everyone would know the answers to the questions: “who am I?”, “why am I here?”, “what is my passion?”, “how do I use it to help people?” These are questions that will keep coming up, time and again.
Are you truly living or just existing?
Most people choose to exist, and it’s a choice to exist: home, work, a beer, some TV shows, scrolling on your phone. Okay, that’s fine too. I choose something a little different for myself.
And what do you choose? What principle for bringing ideas to life works for you?
This article is based on a live broadcast from the #couch_conversation #145 Accelerated Transformation series.