Remember this moment.

You’re exhausted both physically and mentally. The body and mind are completely drained. Resistance has been faced and overcome. Action has been put in and a reaction received. Failure reached and limitations transcended.

Remember this moment.

Even though you’re feeling exhausted and on the brink of collapse you feel blissful. You look as if you’ve gone through a battle, which is the truth. The inner turmoil has manifested itself externally and you’ve had to fight for your existence.

Remember this moment.

Despite the odds, you’ve managed to pull yourself through. It wasn’t a matter of real life and death, but there was bloodshed nonetheless. You’ve endured hardship that will now be embedded into your body and mind. It has enhanced your being and augmented its crust.

Remember this moment.

There are certain points in life where we don’t feel the desire to do what’s necessary. When the feeling of resistance kicks in we tend to become anxious and paralyzed by its gaze. It usually happens before we begin to do what we’re supposed to do.

This fright comes from not wanting to put in the effort. It’s a defence mechanism of the ego that ought to prevent us from going through change with the sole purpose of protecting its own identity. That entity inside our head is a part of us but creates this dichotomy, a conflict of interests, within us.

Our ego has to be conquered in order to overcome this duality. It ought to be done just for the sake of it as well because fear is a narcissistic illusion and a barrier towards higher expressions of our being.

Growth requires expansion which means that our current limitations have to be pushed further. It’s an assault of our conscious self against our body and mind that don’t realize the necessity of this attack. The actual danger of it doesn’t lie in the conditioning it provides, but, much rather, in staying motionless and thus stagnating.

We mustn’t lose control and let fear take over. By facing resistance head on it can be overcome. To do this, courageousness has to be summoned. We need to take up arms against the one person who’s holding us down the most – ourselves.

The purpose of these scars is to develop and become better as a person. It would be a shame to not reach our truest potential. The question “What if?” is something we don’t want to be asking ourselves. Looking back at our life we will never regret the extra effort to see what we’re capable of. Remember this moment and there will be none.

How to control this feeling?

Resistance will never go away. Just our ability in dealing with it improves. There will always be fear. But next to it there will also be courageousness. The inner turmoil is real and is especially evident before we take the plunge. This war will never cease but we can manage the degree of devastation it has on us and how much we’re affected by it.

It all comes down to our thoughts. The term “Mind over matter” is the truth, as it can also lead our body to places beyond our imagination. What we think about gives rise to certain emotions within as that then motivate and fuel our actions.

The two things that truly belong to ourselves are our thoughts and actions. They’re the only weapons at our disposal. Luckily, they’re also the best ones and all we could ever need for victory. We can win this battle every single time but only if we allow ourselves to.

You will never forget about the feeling of resistance that you’ll face before exertion. If there is none then you’re not receiving enough stimulus for growth. It will ALWAYS be there. Otherwise you’re doing it wrong.

However, remember this moment as well. You’ve entered the fray and emerged a victor. The challenge has been faced and the obstacle surmounted. Fear has been slain and you’ve augmented yourself. You’ve exceeded yourself once again.

Now it doesn’t seem so bad. Not only did you take the necessary action but also won this battle, for now.

Remember this moment.

After you achieve supremacy over your desire to give into resistance take a step back and reflect. Become aware of what you did and how you did it. This is the perfect opportunity to gather reference experience for the future.

Imprint this sense of euphoria, feeling of being on top of the world and empowerment into your psyche. Be overflown by it. Embrace what’s been accomplished and let it all sink in. You’ve managed to pull yourself through, for now, and should celebrate. Appreciate it, but don’t take it for granted.

Now, every time you face resistance or anything else that’s challenging remember this moment again. Go back to that memory in your head and feel the same emotions, feelings etc.

Realize that you’ll experience pain and discomfort. Relish the fact that in order to reach that state once again you need to walk the fire. It’s only temporary and afterwards it’ll be better. Don’t forget that comfort as well will be replaced by turmoil, which has to be overcome once again.

How to remember this moment.

For us to reach a point where we can save this reference experience into our psyche we need to have the feeling of resistance and then overcome it. To get the most benefit from this embedding it has to be done deliberately.

We need to come across an obstacle, recognize an inner turmoil, feel it to its fullest, not lose control, face fear and win this battle within us. It’s simple but not easy.

In order to even enter the fray, not to mention come out alive, we need to push off the desire for immediate gratification. Delayed return requires us to walk the path of discomfort for a while, which will eventually lead us to greater enjoyment instead. It’s an exercise of mental toughness and using our will to create a way where there was none before.

Taking the plunge, burning our boats and jumping in head first will set us up for success. The turmoil is difficult to navigate through but by controlling our thoughts and emotions and not letting negativity kick in we will be able to stay on course and stick to it. After a while the feeling of resistance begins to dissipate and we enter flow.

Once we’ve completed our task of overcoming adversity we need to stop and remember this moment. The challenge was difficult but it’s now over.

Lay down, close your eyes and become utterly present. See how your body feels like. What sensations run within you. What does your mind think about. Have a conversation with yourself. Experience, observe and remember this moment.

To let it all sink in you need to instil all of that into your psyche. Create mental images inside your head with as much detail as possible. Incorporate as much senses as you can. See the colours, feel the spasms of your limbs, smell the aromas, hear the sounds of your breath.

If done with enough intensity you will store this moment inside your mental archive. Now you know what it feels like to overcome adversity and can do it again.

To use it as reference experience in the future all you need to do is remember this moment. When resistance kicks in take a moment to go back and through it once more. The effect depends on how much power and intensity you give to your visualizations. It can immediately alter your state and motivations in the present by dwelling on past events and knowing what the future holds.

This is a powerful anchoring technique that will enable us to control our inner currents of energy and accomplish what we want despite the circumstances. It’s about remembering the pinnacle of our achievement and choosing to focus on only that. This way we will never be frightened by fear or resistance ever again and can always maintain our control. Doing so is the path towards mastery and Becoming a Self Empowered Being.