If I had to name one emotion that I have struggled with most of my life, it would probably be apathy.
At first, I thought the emotion was depression, but that actually comes after the apathy.
Apathy comes from thinking, ‘I don’t care.’
It comes from giving up.
Giving up on everything you ever wanted because it seems pointless to continue.
But for most of my life, I didn’t know that this was a mindset. That my mind was literally set on things not working out for me.
Success was for other people. You know, those people who just knew what they wanted to be when they grew up and they knew they could be that. They didn’t question if that was what they ‘should’ do or not. They just went for it.
Those same people just decided to be happy. You might hear them say, “You have nothing to be unhappy about.” And my brain is like, “Really? I’ve got 99 reasons to be unhappy and coffee ain’t one of them.”
And if you don’t know how to watch your brain and direct it, those 99 reasons will beat you up until you’re left feeling apathetic.
If you resonate with this, I’ve linked a video below that will help you, but just know that this is where some clients are when they come to me. They want to shake up their life and feel alive again.
They want to get out of the funk and finally have energy.
They want to start doing all the things they haven’t been doing. Get caught up. Become organized.
When you learn to change what you believe about your daily life and about what you think is possible for you, your reality changes. You do not have to physically change things in your life, but if you do, I think change happens faster because your life is a reflection of your mind. This is why I help people get organized.
Sometimes that looks like choosing an Aliveness Project. An Aliveness Project is a challenge in your life that you work on until it’s no longer a challenge. It could be getting the laundry systematized. You do not have to do laundry everyday. You do not have to clean everyday. You need time off, and when you have kids at home, it can feel like a challenge, but when you create a system and be organized, it’s actually doable.
Your challenge might be a relationship—with your husband, your money, your home, or yourself.
Your entire life might feel like a challenge, and that’s okay.
I have been there and I can help you overcome your challenge. When you decide to embrace a challenge, you wake yourself up. You give yourself purpose. Direction. Aliveness.
I want to share with you a video from Brendon Burchard that encapsulates what aliveness means to me. I want to invite you to watch this video below and if it makes you emotional like it did me, then take these concepts and apply them to your life.
If you have a treadmill or other exercise equipment that you’re not using, you will relate to this video and just maybe, you’ll start using it.
He also shares a story about a 13 year old violinist that you will definitely be able to relate to the emotions of as a parent.
But mostly, I want you to know that THIS is the kind of work I am doing. I am so passionate about putting the spark back in your life, and as difficult as it may be in the beginning, you will never regret figuring out how to come back to aliveness.
Watch the video below and then if you have any questions, feel free to send me an email: hello@marindatervo.com
*Please note, I am not affiliated with Brendon Burchard in any way.
