WHAT’S UP, FRIENDS!

The journey of progress and growth is unique and personal. No one goes through it in exactly the same way, but I have found that creating clear metaphors can help us learn and understand the process better.

So, in today’s episode, I am explaining how…

Progress is a manual elevator. Not just any elevator, a MANUAL elevator. The kind that requires you to crank a lever and make the gears turn so they interlock and slowly lift you to a higher level. This kind of elevator takes time and effort. It isn’t high-speed and sometimes it will even stall out on you, but that’s okay. It’s all part of the progress journey.

LET’S BREAK DOWN THIS METAPHOR

  1. The Platform - This is what’s holding you up. It is the level you are currently on in your life. The platform represents the PRESENT moment.
  2. The Lever - This represents the time and effort that true growth and progress require.
  3. The Floor Levels - Each level of the Progress Elevator is an epiphany moment or a stopping point on your journey. As you move up, you move closer to your highest self and your goal.
  4. The Gears - The gears represent personal alignment because if they aren’t lined up correctly, they won’t work and your elevator will not move. Alignment happens when we make choices and take action that is in line with our values and principles.

YOU CAN ONLY GO UP

The Progress Elevator only goes up. You cannot come crashing down if you remain on one level for a long period of time. Every time you start to crank that lever and put in the effort to find alignment and move towards your goal, you’re starting from a higher level.

When you feel like you’re stuck and are afraid of “starting over”, remember how many floors you’ve already passed. You can’t get to the top without first moving through these lower levels. There is no such thing as failure when you recognize that every level below brought you to where you are now and you can only go UP!

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE FOR MORE

In this episode of The Cosmic Creative Podcast, I talk about the different levels I have moved through on my Progress Elevator. Tune in and hang out with me for some inspiration and clarity!

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