The Whole Person

Your physical self is only one part of who you are. Your spirit, your emotions, your mental status are other elements too that form who you are.

More often than not, we neglect one or two areas which leads to mediocrity. This is due to the fact that the four elements are interrelated; they form the whole person. As an example, an athlete can never win an Olympic gold medal without a focused mind (mind:mental), and supportive family or partner (heart:emotion), and strong belief (soul:spirit) of winning, and a healthy body (body:physical).

We can't nurture one element at the expense of the other. It's not "either/or", it's "and". It's not either looking after my health or meeting social obligations. It's both. It's not either reading a book or practicing meditation. It's both. That's they key!

Finding your support network

You are intelligent. You are capable. You have the vision and you’re ready to do whatever it is that you want to do. Why then, can you not get started? You don’t lack the motivation. You don’t lack the commitment or the knowledge. You know what your goal is, but you lack some of the resources to get there. The first, and fundamental resource you need, is people.

There are some things you can do very well by yourself, for example, you might play a musical instrument very well. But to create a symphony of sound, as with any other large movement, you will need assistance from the rest of the orchestra.

To try to reach your goal alone is like trying to conduct and play in the orchestra at the same time. Obviously this is not possible. To produce a masterpiece, you need a conductor as well as support from backing instruments. Thus, as a conductor you need to trust, and rely upon the skills of the orchestra to follow your lead.

At the risk of carrying on the analogy too far, continuous solitary focus will result in nothing but awful music. So, decide on your strength and go about finding the right people to support you.