"Do I really want what's on the other side?"

Are you willing to reshape, restructure and rebuild what you’ve always known? Some of the greatest formulas, theories, products, policies and structures surface during times of hardship or uncertainty—not because these great things just show up or because someone strives for them but because of a choice. The choice is to do what needs to be done. It takes us moving and doing to uncover what is there.

When we feel resistance, we begin to ask ourselves, “do I really want what is on the other side?” We question whether or not we are in the right place, if we are married to the right person, if we have the strength or if our life even has purpose. The truth is your life has so much purpose, far beyond living for the weekend and consuming people and things. But what is that purpose and how do you find it?

The question I have for you is, are you willing to do something different to keep what you’re doing alive? Are you willing to do something different to keep you alive?

Who are you? Ask yourself. Are you worth doing something different to keep you alive? Your life matters! You matter.

What you do is important for the world. So, what are you doing? Are you doing? Are you living from your unique ability to change the world? If your answer is yes, I encourage you during times of resistance, to shift. Sometimes we need to shift to find the next step. Depending on the season, it may look like a down shift or shifting into higher gear. Whatever it is, I encourage you to believe that your life is bigger than this difficult moment in time. It’s bigger than the voice in your head telling you you’re not strong enough to make it through this. Press into what is difficult and scary and have the courage to do something different. You can do this. We can do this. We are doing this!

And if your answer is, “No. No, I’m not.” Then I challenge you to answer these questions:

What am I good at? What makes my heart sing?

If time and money were no object what would I do to change the world?

Take some time to honestly answer these questions and see what sparks inside of you. You may surprise yourself.

You see, it’s kind of like a glass of milk. When you spill it, it makes a mess: spill it again and the mess will be different, each and every time. Never ever will the spill make the same mess twice. A struggle is very much the same way. If the struggle looks the same, you need to do something different. Different doesn’t always mean moving. It may mean asking yourself some questions, or simply being honest with yourself. We will spill milk and others people will spill our milk—that’s life. It’s what we do about it that matters. The same thing applies in times of resistance or uncertainty. Let’s not become casualties of uncertainty, accidents, mistakes or cruelty. Let us become the ones who take risk, and make choices to fight for what’s on the other side. Because you really do want what’s on the other side, you just don’t know if you have what it takes to get there.