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Procrastination Hypnosis - Transforming the Millstone Into a Milestone · The Hypnotist

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  Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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  access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing genuine
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  issues. Brought to you by the
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  hypnotherapist, demanded by celebrities, CEOs and even
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  royalty. Adam Cox.
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  world famous Harley Street. This podcast features powerful
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  hypnosis, so do not listen while driving or operating machinery.
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  enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  Hi, it's Adam here. And in this episode of The
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  Hypnotist, you're going to be listening to a procrastination
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  hypnosis session. And it was created for an
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  academic that had invested a lot of time in doing a thesis, doing
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  a dissertation, and had some final bits that they needed to
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  do. And there was two key things
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  that came up in the conversation that we were having the the pre
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  elicitation element of the session.
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  And that was one part of the research thing that she was
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  studying was a particular time in history and how that had
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  impacted things leading up to the current day.
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  And part of that was based in the 15th century in
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  Constantinople. And that put a seed of a thought
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  in my head that actually that could be quite a good way of
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  giving it a disassociation level that's still connected into
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  something that they would have an understanding of.
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  The second is that they use this phrase that when they finish
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  this dissertation, when they finish this thesis, when it's
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  submitted, when there's nothing more to be done at that point,
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  it would be a milestone for them.
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  And again, a milestone is an unconscious metaphor to
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  represent either how far you've gone or how much the left there
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  is to do depending on which direction the milestone is.
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  And what was fascinating for me is that the way that they
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  described the burden and the pressure and the the weight of
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  the challenge and the things they had to do, it occurred to
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  me that there is another unconscious metaphor that a lot
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  of people use when they're dealing with pressure and stress
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  or big responsibilities. And they use the word millstone.
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  And a millstone, obviously in real terms, is this huge
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  concrete circular shape used to grind grain into flour.
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  But metaphorically, it's a heavyweight and people often
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  perceive it to be like a millstone around their neck.
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  So it's really weighing them down.
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  And what's interesting is that there is only one letter
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  different between millstone and milestone.
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  And I utilize this going from a millstone, a burden, into a
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  milestone that represents irrefutable evidence that a
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  challenge or adversity can be overcome.
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  And it uses some historical context that uses that metaphor.
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  And it also has future pacing. What's really important when
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  you're doing a therapy session is to test with the client if
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  they now perceive their future to be different as a result of
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  the very work that we're doing. And I'm looking for head nods.
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  I'm looking for things that give me evidence that there is a
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  shift in that future of that individual.
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  So you're going to hear the future pacing as well.
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  Now, it's unlikely if you're listening to this, that you have
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  a research project that is related to some historical
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  significance that also feels a burden.
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  What is more likely is there is at least one thing in your life
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  that is something you're procrastinating on, something
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  that is the millstone for you. And just as it is with this
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  client, once they overcome that procrastination, the millstone
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  can become a milestone. So to really get value from
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  this, think of one thing you've been putting off for way too
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  long. And if you did it, not only
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  would you release the weight of all of this that you've been
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  holding onto, but also inevitably you would have the
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  thought, well, what's next? What can I now do now that I've
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  got this thing behind me? So think about that and you'll
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  get way more out of this session.
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  Obviously, if you like the idea of a bespoke customized session,
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  there will be a link in the show notes where you can schedule a
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  free consultation call to explore working with me.
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  For now though, find a quiet, comfortable place where you
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  won't be disturbed. Relax and enjoy the session.
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  Take a deep breath in, and as you breathe in, breathe in that
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  slow, long, relaxing breath, and as you exhale, feel a wonderful
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  sense of release. The tension is leaving your body
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  in that outward breath, and the deeper you breathe, the more
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  relaxed you become. And I want you to scan your body
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  pretty clues of tension or heaviness.
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  Sometimes when people make a shift, they use the phrase, it's
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  like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders because
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  sometimes a burden can feel like a millstone around our neck,
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  weighing us down. And these can be heavy emotions,
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  responsibilities, judgements, or just things that need to be
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  done. And interestingly, this weight
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  can sometimes feel heavier or lighter, not based on the burden
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  of responsibility, but simply based on how resourceful that
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  person feels. I want you to imagine as you're
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  breathing in, you are breathing in not just relaxation, but
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  resourceful relaxation. These resources can be whatever
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  resources feel most useful. Energy, clarity, determination,
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  or tenacity allow your unconscious to breathe in
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  whatever resources you need most.
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  And as you breathe out, feel that you're releasing anything
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  that would make that millstone heavier.
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  Judgement, doubt, or sometimes just thinking the challenge is
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  bigger than it actually is. Breathe in what your body needs
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  and exhale anything that feels like it's weighing you down.
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  As you breathe in and breathe out, feel yourself drifting
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  back. And I want you to imagine
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  reading a research paper that talks about a time in history,
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  not 50 years ago or 100 years ago.
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  Imagine reading about a time in history over 500 years ago, in a
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  particular part of the world where change was happening,
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  certain ways of thinking were being challenged by new ideals,
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  new beliefs. I want you to think about that
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  place and that time in history. And as your body relaxes, your
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  imagination awakens. And I want you to imagine what
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  it would be like to be on a pathway, a Rd. either going in
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  or out of an ancient city. Maybe you can imagine cobbled
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  streets, the smell of smoke in the air that comes from burning
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  wood or baked bread, or just that scent of people living at
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  that time, lots of animals. It would have had a unique
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  smell. You might even be able to
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  picture the style of buildings that would have existed back
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  then. Perhaps this was a place where
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  traders would congregate. And maybe you can imagine the
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  sound of merchants or footsteps echoing in narrow alleys,
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  perhaps even the sound of prayers, the feeling of a breeze
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  on your skin. Allow your imagination to
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  suspend any idea of how it actually was and just give you a
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  sense of how your imagination would want it to be.
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  Perhaps you can imagine passing through a marketplace bustling
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  with life, energy, and movement. Back then, bread was one of
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  those things that was needed to condense energy into something
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  that would give people that instant boost of energy in just
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  a few bites of that style of bread from back then.
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  And imagine noticing, tucked behind one of the main roads in
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  that ancient city, you come across a mill.
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  The kind of mill that may be powered by animals or water.
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  But imagine seeing those massive millstones grinding the grain
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  into flour. What would have been incredible
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  effort required for a person becomes almost effortless for
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  these millstones. Stones grinding on stones,
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  crushing the grain into flour rapidly.
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  Perhaps you can imagine 2 heavy circular stones, 1 stationary
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  and one turning, powered by water or animal.
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  And for a moment you pause and watch, and you can appreciate
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  the weight of that stone, how necessary it is to be heavy.
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  A millstone doesn't work if it's light.
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  It is unrelenting, always turning, always grinding, always
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  working. And perhaps that rotation of the
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  stone becomes hypnotic, staring into the turning and turning and
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  turning. And perhaps you reminisce or
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  imagine something that relates to you.
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  Something connects with you. Perhaps you recognize that
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  millstone. It might even feel familiar,
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  perhaps like the mental weight you've been carrying.
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  Pressure and obligation and responsibility to finish, to
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  prove yourself, to do what needs to be done.
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  This burden is ancient. So are you.
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  And now something within you begins to shift.
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  I want you to get a sense that some people are carrying a
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  millstone around their neck without realizing it.
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  That heavy burden. I want you to imagine what you
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  would look like if a version of you existed back then, but
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  imagine that version of you with a smaller millstone around your
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  neck, having to walk a journey to a specific destination.
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  See that version of you with the responsibility, the burden, and
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  you are the voice to help create a change.
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  See that version of yourself with the millstone around your
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  neck, worn, tired, but still moving forward, still pushing
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  forward. Imagine stepping closer to that
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  version of you and gently placing a hand on your own
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  shoulder. Imagine talking to that other
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  version of you. You carried this long enough.
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  You're not a mill worker. You're so much more.
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  A scholar, a creator, a thinker. And this weight no longer serves
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  you in this form. I want you to encourage,
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  encourage this other version of you by saying them.
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  They are perhaps just 16 hours or 24 hours away from being able
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  to put this millstone down. The millstone is making them
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  stronger, but there's still a wait attached to it.
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  I want you to get them imagining what it will be like when the
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  millstone can be released. Imagine seeing yourself doing
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  whatever is necessary to turn this millstone into a milestone.
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  Maybe that's reviewing something, changing something.
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  Perhaps it's condensing something, being more concise.
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  Less is more. Imagine seeing you doing
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  whatever is required to reach your destination.
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  Maybe you do it in a week, 16 hours in a week, and then it's
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  done. You can put this heavyweight
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  down or maybe just two weeks, a few hours a day, and then it's
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  done. And tell that to that version of
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  you, you were just days away from being able to put this
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  heavy millstone down. Imagine seeing it happen, see
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  yourself doing whatever is necessary, and then look at that
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  release and relief as that version of you can take off the
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  millstone, place it down maybe just on the outskirts of the
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  city, the ancient city. Why was a milestone called a
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  milestone? Back then, in the past, there
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  were no Rd. signs. There were rocks engraved
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  letting travellers and merchants know how far away they were from
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  these cities. I want you to imagine you are
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  helping that other version of you take off the millstone to
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  become the milestone and carved into it in timeless script and
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  engravings. Here is where I turned pressure
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  into proof. This isn't just symbolic, it's
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  real. This stone now stands as
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  irrefutable evidence that you faced the challenge and you
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  finished. You overcame, you endured.
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  And no one, no voice of doubt, No Fear of failure, can take
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  that away. You carried the burden to its
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  destination, and in doing so, you have laid a foundation of
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  being stronger, more capable. You have unleashed and unlocked
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  new skills, not just what you've learned, but also all of that
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  knowledge and wisdom that only comes from thinking, what would
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  I have done differently? Could I have been even more
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  efficient, even more disciplined, even more
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  tenacious? You get all of that, as well as
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  the things you did experience. I want you to get a sense that
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  you're becoming wiser, more capable as you stare into the
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  milestone. This milestone now becomes a
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  part of your internal landscape, and from this moment on, anytime
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  you feel overwhelmed or hesitant, you can think of this
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  milestone on the side of a Rd., A milestone that used to be a
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  millstone. It's become a symbol, a symbolic
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  representation of turning adversity into evidence, a
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  burden into something wonderful, a foundation of your capability.
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  Do you imagine staring into that milestone, hear the quiet truth
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  whisper back, If I did that, what else can I also do?
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  So every time you take action now, you're not starting from
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  scratch. You're building on that
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  foundation, on that legacy, on truth, on evidence.
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  Your work is not a burden, even if sometimes it feels something
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  heavy that needs to be pushed. It's a continuation of a path
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  you've already proven you can walk.
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  Imagine this is now done, completed the milestone.
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  And imagine a future task. Two weeks, two months, 2 years
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  from now. A next challenge, the next
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  demand and your energy. And if you feel that familiar
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  flicker of hesitation, notice when you think of the milestone,
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  it melts away. Instead of freezing, you smile.
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  You know how this story goes now.
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  You've done it before. This intellectual and emotional
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  challenge that you've overcome has made you stronger, Stronger
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  than ever before. Going forward, it gets easier
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  and easier because you're not starting from scratch, you're
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  not under pressure, you are in motion.
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  It's not a wait, it is now momentum.
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  It's not a deadline, it's a legacy feel.
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  Any sensation of being pushed or needing to push yourself now
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  turn into feeling magnetically pulled towards that.
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  You can't wait to make progress because every major
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  accomplishment becomes a new milestone, even more evidence
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  that you can take on bigger and more complex challenges knowing
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  you have all of the resources necessary to make it a great
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  success. Imagine leaving this ancient
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  city but with a lightness, a spring in your step, renewed
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  sense of energy, no weight holding you down, nothing you
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  have to do, just things you get to do.
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  Feel that light free energy as you leave the city and imagine
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  returning back to the here and the now as you take a deep
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  breath in through your nose and out through your nose.
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  Just wiggle your fingers and wiggle your toes.
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  Connect and calibrate into the here and the now.
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  That's it as I now count from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you
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  starting to count. 123 waking up 456 more alert. 7-8.
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  Open your eyes. Open your eyes. 910 wide awake,
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