Latest / In 9 Minutes / Resistance Can Be BEAT!
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- 0:04Jennifer Sise: If you had a dollar for every time you heard yourself or someone else say I don't have time for that, you'd probably be rich.
- 0:10Jennifer Sise: I know life can feel like a circus, especially when you're trying to juggle it all, and I know what it's like to be pulled in a million different directions and to feel like there's never enough time to do all the things for all the people.
- 0:23Jennifer Sise: But I really believe that what you want is possible.
- 0:26Jennifer Sise: It just requires some decision making and intentional action.
- 0:30Jennifer Sise: You truly can't make time or find time.
- 0:32Jennifer Sise: You have to set it apart, and I'll show you how to make big moves and take game changing action nine minutes at a time.
- 0:39Jennifer Sise: I'm Jennifer Seiss.
- 0:41Jennifer Sise: I love helping impact-oriented women run their home life and business, gain traction in their day to day and have more time with the people they love the most.
- 0:51Jennifer Sise: My heart is to share what I've learned along the way and help you get more of what you want out of your life and work.
- 0:57Jennifer Sise: Every episode is designed to get you on your way to a quick win.
- 1:00Jennifer Sise: So grab your favorite beverage, pull up a chair and let's start making more of your time.
- 1:05Jennifer Sise: Hey there, and welcome to the In 9 Minutes podcast.
- 1:11Jennifer Sise: I'm Jennifer Seiss, and I can't wait to connect with you over the next nine minutes.
- 1:15Jennifer Sise: I heard the statement resistance can be beat the other day, and then I read it the very same day, and so now it's living rent-free in my head and I want to break it down with you because I think it could be a game changer.
- 1:26Jennifer Sise: First, let's talk about what resistance is.
- 1:29Jennifer Sise: So we're on the same page.
- 1:30Jennifer Sise: And, as a quick side note, this subject will come up again and possibly again on the show, because it is a juicy one, a really juicy one.
- 1:38Jennifer Sise: The definition of resistance is the refusal to accept or comply with something, the attempt to prevent something by action or argument, the impeding, slowing or stopping effect exerted by something on something else.
- 1:53Jennifer Sise: And in a lot of ways resistance is invisible until we call it out.
- 1:58Jennifer Sise: We can't see it, but we can feel it, and in our own lives we can often feel, we can often hear it, and it comes in the form of stress and distractions and procrastination and doubt, and it can come in the form of limiting beliefs and lies we believe, or even the voices of other people.
- 2:18Jennifer Sise: In his book the War of Art, stephen Pressfield says that we encounter resistance anytime we try to do something important.
- 2:25Jennifer Sise: The more important a project is or when we're doing anything toward growth or the growth of someone else, the more resistance you are likely to feel.
- 2:38Jennifer Sise: And I know you are doing a lot of important things, and those important things can be things like getting a handle on your health and wellness, writing a book, starting a podcast, reaching a financial milestone, getting your inbox to zero, teaching your kids something really important or having a hard conversation, and we've all felt resistance a million times.
- 3:00Jennifer Sise: I already felt it like 10 times this morning on my way to record this podcast episode.
- 3:04Jennifer Sise: In fact, here's a list of some things that most commonly bring about resistance Starting a calling in writing, painting, music, film, dance, any creative art.
- 3:21Jennifer Sise: Launching an entrepreneurial venture, so starting a business, any diet or health regimen, any activity with the aim for getting stronger education of every kind, growth in relationships, pursuing a spiritual calling this list could be really really long, but ultimately it's anything that rejects instant gratification in favor of long-term growth.
- 3:44Jennifer Sise: Steven Pressfield also says that resistance only opposes in one direction and its movement from a lower level to a higher one, so I would say get ready for it when you're trying to be better, experience growth and move towards something that the world might blow off or think is not important, because in that case resistance is sure to follow.
- 4:10Jennifer Sise: But taking a stand with your kids or making really definitive, decisive decisions that go against what the world says, resistance is sure to rise up in those cases and like I said before, resistance in a lot of ways is invisible until we call it out.
- 4:33Jennifer Sise: We can't see it, but we can feel it, and it comes in the form of distractions, disruptions, procrastination, doubt and all of the things I mentioned before, and if we aren't careful we can generate it and perpetuate it, we can Stir it up.
- 4:51Jennifer Sise: So what is there to do about it?
- 4:54Jennifer Sise: First of all, resistance has no power on its own, so recognizing it and calling it out is half the battle.
- 5:03Jennifer Sise: Take a quick minute and think about times when you've talked yourself out of an action you needed to take.
- 5:08Jennifer Sise: I mean, just sit with that thought for a minute.
- 5:14Jennifer Sise: Think about times when you've talked yourself out of an action you needed to take.
- 5:20Jennifer Sise: I can think of a bajillion, and it was probably this morning.
- 5:25Jennifer Sise: The most recent time was probably this morning, and I wanna point out that there's likely a big project, or a dream project, that resistance is standing in the place of A big project or a dream project.
- 5:42Jennifer Sise: That resistance is standing in the place of and we need to kick resistance to the curb.
- 5:51Jennifer Sise: Part of moving through resistance is a willingness to feel the burn and to be uncomfortable.
- 5:55Jennifer Sise: It's not gonna be easy, but it's important and it's valuable.
- 6:00Jennifer Sise: I don't think there's a person in the world who would say strength training feels amazing while it's happening.
- 6:06Jennifer Sise: The burn is real, but once you get comfortable being uncomfortable and you move through it and you see the results and you see that the burn is worth it, you lean into it and do it again instead of resisting it.
- 6:19Jennifer Sise: I know you have what it takes to draw a line in the sand for the sake of what you really want and what is possible for you.
- 6:27Jennifer Sise: Growth is not given and it's hard, but I wanna tell you that even if you take three steps forward and two steps back, you are still advancing.
- 6:39Jennifer Sise: That's the name of the game.
- 6:42Jennifer Sise: So when you encounter resistance and notice I didn't say if, because you are a world changer and I know you're on edge of your seat, itching to take game-changing action so resistance will come and strength is built when you're moving through resistance and beating it, and you can get stronger by the day.
- 7:05Jennifer Sise: Before you let yourself say it sounds impossible and start talking yourself out of taking action, let me tell you that there is so much evidence all around you that resistance can be beat.
- 7:14Jennifer Sise: You can beat it.
- 7:16Jennifer Sise: Think about inventions of any kind airplanes, cars, even beauty products that are clean and don't use hormone damage and chemicals.
- 7:24Jennifer Sise: Health and wellness experts who are sharing the more natural ways to heal your body.
- 7:28Jennifer Sise: Parents who are staining firm when it comes to certain things with their kids, like limiting social media.
- 7:34Jennifer Sise: And to make things personal, think about all of the times you have done hard things.
- 7:41Jennifer Sise: Think about the business you started, the parenting you've done through hard seasons, the healing you've helped your body.
- 7:50Jennifer Sise: Do the hard conversations you've had the firm foundation of your faith that you stand on over and over again, the sacrifices you've made because you knew they would pay off, the work you've done because you knew someone needed you to do it so you could help them.
- 8:08Jennifer Sise: I could go on and on for days and I'd be willing to bet that you've experienced a lot of resistance and yet here you are.
- 8:18Jennifer Sise: You are ready to beat it.
- 8:20Jennifer Sise: You've beaten it before and you can do it again and the world wants you to wade through resistance and succumb to it.
- 8:29Jennifer Sise: But you don't have to, because you are strong enough to beat it.
- 8:36Jennifer Sise: You are strong enough to call it out and move through it.
- 8:41Jennifer Sise: The only thing you can control is what you do, and you have the power to beat resistance.
- 8:49Jennifer Sise: You have to think about what you really want and be willing to put yourself in the seat or room or environment to move towards what you want, and you have to do that knowing that there will be resistance and believing you can beat it.
- 9:06Jennifer Sise: I wanna challenge you to take nine minutes today to consider what you really want and where you've been letting resistance win, and then I want you to choose one action you can take to move through it, because the only way out is through.
- 9:24Jennifer Sise: I can't wait for you to experience what's possible for you when you move through resistance, and I am pulling for you always.
- 9:36Jennifer Sise: ["sing-a-ring"].
- 9:38Jennifer Sise: Thanks so much for listening today.
- 9:42Jennifer Sise: Do you have questions you'd love to ask, but don't because you aren't sure who to ask, or you'd rather not let the world in on not having it all together?
- 9:48Jennifer Sise: I get it.
- 9:49Jennifer Sise: I get lots of questions all the time, from parenting, to business development, to Bible study recommendations, to the best meal to serve a crowd and even how to navigate hard conversations.
- 10:00Jennifer Sise: My husband and kids call me Google and since I'm a problem solver by nature and love research, it sort of fits.
- 10:06Jennifer Sise: So I am so excited to answer your questions.
- 10:09Jennifer Sise: You can share your questions with me by DMing me on Instagram at Jennifer Sise, and I'll answer your questions on an upcoming episode.
- 10:17Jennifer Sise: So here's to more intentional connection and less grind, nine minutes at a time.
- 10:23Jennifer Sise: ["sing-a-ring"].