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Embracing Community

There is no practical way to work on your personal growth in isolation. You can’t simply cocoon yourself in your lair, go to work on yourself for several weeks, and expect to emerge stronger. That is a recipe for stagnation.

In order to grow, it’s essential to acknowledge that you need other people. You need people who can be totally honest with you, people who are willing to tell you the truth even when it seems like it may threaten your friendship. You need people to inspire you and remind you of your deepest desires, so you don’t lose sight of them. And you need people to coach you to become stronger and to steer you away from weakness.

I’m very fortunate to have a lifestyle which automatically brings such people into my life on a regular basis. I have many close friends who are willing to give me honest feedback about my decisions. I’m lucky to be able to personally connect with some very inspiring people who frequently stimulate new desires within me. And I’m grateful to have people in my life who coach me to be more focused and disciplined.

I’m keenly aware that my situation is not the norm, but I can’t help but imagine what an incredible world this would be if it was the norm.

This isn’t something that will happen automatically. It’s up to you to create this kind of reality by choice.

At our Conscious Growth Workshops, we help create an environment where all three of these benefits occur. We spend time talking about personal challenges and giving each other honest feedback. We help inspire each other to identify and connect with our deepest desires. And we coach each other to build more strength and courage and to shed character weaknesses. It’s no wonder that this creates some very powerful results for attendees. However, we also stress how important it is that people stay connected to each other after the workshop. The CGW experience is a powerful step, but the real key is shifting to a new pattern where seeking honest feedback, cultivating inspiration, and building strength and self-discipline become integrated, ongoing practices. The long-term, underlying patterns need to be shifted as well in order to overcome stagnation.

My intent here isn’t to plug CGW — that comes in the next section of the newsletter… hehehe. My intent here is to plug the idea of finding your tribe of growth-oriented people and staying connected with them over a long period of time. Going it alone is a recipe for failure. It’s only by coming together to help each other grow that we stand a chance of defeating the growth-killing demons and overcoming stagnation.

If you do nothing else but embrace the community aspect of personal growth, you’ll probably see major improvements in your results over time. It’s very hard to stagnate when you’re constantly seeing other people pushing themselves and having breakthrough experiences. Being exposed to such influences can really push you out of your comfort zone, helping you realize that you too deserve an amazing life filled with happiness, success, and abundance. Stagnation is beneath you!

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