What to Do When Something is New and Challenging

Have you ever tried to do something new and realized that it was A LOT harder than you thought it was going to be? Because while I was doing yoga with a friend of mine this weekend, I helped adjust her yoga pose and she blurted out: "This is much more difficult than the way I was doing it." As I sat with her statement, I responded with: "It's not more difficult. In fact, it's easier. It's just new and your body isn't used to it yet." Boy is that a nugget of truth. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that this same wisdom applies to everything in life. When you first start something new, it can seem super tough and challenging. Yet if you think about it, you're only struggling because you're used to doing things a certain way and it feels funny to change. But the truth is that it's NOT more difficult, it's just new. And because it's new, it just SEEMS harder. When you really get this, the key to dealing with new situations is to mentally and emotionally prepare yourselfrnfor the inevitable challenge. It's almost as if you should expect things to be a little rocky in the beginning. When it's smoother than you anticipated, you get smile and laugh. When it's challenging (like you expected), you handle it with grace and ease knowing that it's a part of the plan. rnEither way, you're good to go. I'm sharing this with you to shift your thinking and help you understand that change might "seem" tough. But if you keepthis conversation in your awareness, you will realize thatit's not actually harder. It's just new. And once it's not new anymore, it will be easy again. You feel me? Please share your thoughts. I love reading them all!! Much love, Max SimonrnFounder & Chief Enlightenment Officer (CEO)rnwww.getselfcentered.com PS: I've been invited to be a keynote speaker at a very coolrnYoga Festival in September called BhaktiFest. They arernoffering an amazing deal if you buy your tickets by Friday.rnCheck it out.