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4 . Depression . When you are caught up in hopelessness , grief , and nonstop self-criticism , it is very hard for you to hear that deep , calm , knowing voice within , and even harder to trust it .
5 . Talking yourself into and out of decisions . When you second-guess yourself , you confuse yourself and develop self-mistrust .
6 . Routine . Being on autopilot causes you to stagnate and go to sleep .
LITTLE CHANGES ACTION STEP :
List two more intuition killers . Now list four possible antidotes to torpor . Here are some of my antidotes : play the music of the Talking Heads , Elvis Costello , or Buddy Holly ; read a story out loud , preferably to a child ; run or walk as fast as I can for one block ; throw stones into the ocean ; nap ; call a smart friend to meet me for an impromptu cocktail ; draw a tiny circle on a piece of paper , and then draw a very big circle around the tiny one , reminding me that the tiny circle represents what I think I know , and the big circle is everything I don ’ t know .
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Excerpted from Start Right Where You Are . Copyright © 2016 by Sam Bennett . Printed with permission from New World Library — www . newworldlibrary . com .
Sam Bennett - Sam is the author of Start Right Where You Are and Get It Done . She created The Organized Artist Company to help creative people get unstuck and achieve their goals . She is a writer , actor , teacher , and creativity / productivity specialist who has counseled thousands of artists and entrepreneurs on their way to success . Visit her online www . startrightwhereyouare . com .
“ When you are caught up in hopelessness , grief , and nonstop self-criticism , it is very hard for you to hear that deep , calm , knowing voice within , and even
harder to trust it .”
Sam Bennett
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