Stephen Pressfield wrote a book called The War of Art, in it he coined the term resistance.
This resistance is normal for all of us. It is what we feel when we are creating something or making change happen.
The resistance can get very strong, and it tries to tell you that you can’t do it.
I can see it in my kids when they are writing their 4-H speeches. When it is time to sit down and write, all of a sudden they will clean their rooms, organize their closets or do their laundry.
They come by it honestly, I am the same way. Its become a joke in our house.
But ever since reading Pressfields book, I’ve learned to work with it.
This resistance shows up when I am doing something that is important for me and instead of bowing to it – I am ready for it and then I do my best to push through it.
When the resistance wins, you feel bad about yourself, like you couldn’t get there or you couldn’t do it.
But all the resistance is, is an uncomfortable feeling inside of you. We can feel uncomfortable and do it anyway – we just will feel uncomfortable the whole time.
But its worth it.
This side of the resistance feels awful, but when you finally push the door open and get through, the other side feels so good.