Too often we confuse frequency and intensity when we try to reduce one.
We meditate in hopes it reduces the frequency of anxiety.
We put in extra hours in hopes it reduces the frequency that we get in trouble or may increase the frequency of a raise.
We surround ourselves with experts in hopes that it reduces the frequency of failure.
But the reality is that we’ll always feel anxiety and fear and failure. If we’re doing work that matters, they all show up to work with us, day in and day out.
Their frequency doesn’t drop.
That doesn’t mean we stop meditating or working smart or surrounding ourselves with professionals. No. Because there’s still a benefit to the intensity of those emotions.
They bring anxiety, fear and failure to a lower intensity, one you can dance with, one you can work with, one that doesn’t paralyze you.
So, by all means, keep performing your key stone habits and working smart, but know that it won’t reduce the frequency of the emotions you dislike feeling, but it will decrease their intensity so you can keep making a ruckus.
Stay Positive & Let’s Get Back To It
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