We hear people talking about leveling up their life, lifestyle or life’s work but what about letting go to level-up? We often associate letting go with emotional stress or struggles but is there more to it? How can letting go influence or effect our finances, future opportunities or decision making abilities?
The sad truth is this… holding on to certain things can effect your ability to level up.
The reason hides behind one word, REGRET!
Often we hold on to something because we feel regret. Unfortunately regret can last a lifetime and embed itself into our mind, body and soul. If not addressed it will seep in and destroy all forms of love, self-appreciation and creativity. It’s a dark disease of the soul who opens the door to doubt and ungratefulness.
Regret: To feel sad or disappointed over something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity. [online dictionary]
I heard this analogy; The windshield on your car is big for a reason, to show you where you're going. However, the rearview window is tiny in comparison and gives you the opportunity to refer to what’s behind but only for a brief moment.
A person who lives in regret will always bring up the past, talk about unfinished projects that are no longer relevant and have trouble pivoting. I can relate because this was me for many years after my grandmother died. Then I realized she was all about her ‘Ohana, community and her bible. As long as I was loving my children (she loved children), building community and reading my bible I was making her proud. I didn’t have to move or build a monument to her name, I just had to love.
There’s hope!
Letting go is the practice of releasing to clear the clutter (it can be physical, spiritual or emotional) and make space for the things you desire. Basically to fulfill you purpose and LEVEL UP. I’m not going to cover how to let go because I wrote about it in previous post which I’ll link here on the blogpost.
I’m going to hope and assume that you’ve already let go and are ready to level up in your life, relationships and sharing your gift with the world.
How to Level Up
Make a List
List are helpful strategies to release the pressure from our brain. We often hold a lot in our thoughts but it won’t get done if you're not physically aware.
Writing stuff out makes us physically aware of what’s mentally happening.
Make Time
It’s not enough to have a level-up list of things you want to complete. If you’re not making time you will never achieve anything of value or worth.
Once you chose a place in your schedule to work on your level-up skills or plan then commit to a block of time.
It’s important that you're staunch about the time you set aside. If you don’t believe me then look in history, every person who made a significant contribution to society made time to make-it-happen.
Make Your Bed
This is the mother in me but I’m not alone in this. There were studies completed that proved the psychology of positive daily habits and how it boost ones potential. They noticed that people who got up and made their bed often achieved more in life.
A simple gesture creates the natural tendency to level up.
Make Yourself
Again this is the mom in me but take the time to make yourself pleasant and reflect the beauty within. Essentially I’m referring to our work-life during quarantine and how we got comfortable with complacency. Our whole culture shifted and it was okay to live in pajamas 24/7 because everyone else was.
Remember the goal is to level-up your life not anyone else’s.
I initially struggled getting all-dressed-up for my living room but it eventually paid off. I took my work more seriously because I was dressed for success.
Make It Happen
No one’s going to level-up for you but with consistency you’ll get there. The probability of you trying once and failing is 99.9% but if you tried 100times you will succeed at least once. And those odds aren’t terrible because it takes one moment to be wildly successful in health and wealth but you you have to be consistent.
When you show up for your dreams, goals and visions it will show-out for you.
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Rev. Elizabeth Kapua (Kamai) Mahaulu and Ho’omālamalama (me)
Bonus
Having a planning system is key and it will change your life.
