Work on psychological blocks like shame and guilt—they falsely color your reality.

They internalized every small success and reinforced the next opportunity. They trained the brain by absorbing experience and pushing the bar higher.

Try taking your grocery list to the supermarket but not looking at it. Buy as much as you can from memory, and only then consult your list. When you get to the point that you leave nothing out, wean yourself from the list entirely.

Pushing yourself over the smallest hump urges the brain to give up an old pattern for a new one. You are actually expanding your awareness when you let in fresh impulses from the source, which is the real you.

Meditate. Examine your negative beliefs. Reject self-defeating reactions to life’s challenges. Learn new responses that are life-enhancing. Adopt a higher vision of your life and live by it. Recognize self-judgment and reject it. Stop believing that fear is okay just because it’s powerful. Don’t mistake moods for reality.

I’m doing it again. I feel bad when I worry. I need to stop at this moment. The future is unknown. Worrying about it is pointless. I’m doing myself no good.

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By the same token, you should increase the predictable routines that help defend against stress. Everyone needs a good night’s sleep, regular exercise, a steady relationship, and a job they can count on.

I’m on a learning curve.