{"id":113569,"date":"2023-09-13T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=113569"},"modified":"2023-09-22T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T19:51:04","slug":"how-to-push-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-push-through\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Push Through: Encouragement for the Master&#8217;s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you been slowed down by discouragement, perfectionism, or even an injury? What does it mean to &#8220;compete with spirit&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/path-of-mastery\/\">path of mastery<\/a> is not always smooth. As you pursue a discipline of any kind, you&#8217;re bound to run into obstacles, find yourself sidelined, or even get knocked off your feet. Educator George Leonard describes how you can press on in strength as you walk the lifelong path of the master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more for Leonard&#8217;s encouraging advice on how to push through when the going gets tough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-push-through\">How to Push Through<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve built your energy and understood how to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/switch-by-chip-and-dan-heath\/\">lasting change<\/a>, you can prepare for the common obstacles you\u2019ll face along the way. Leonard explains how to push through when these come at you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When your pursuit of mastery and your livelihood don\u2019t match up<\/strong>, you\u2019ll need to make space in your life for both, Leonard says. Be sure you have enough time by planning out the hours you\u2019ll need for each and sticking to a disciplined work\/practice schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: One technique you can use to balance mastery and livelihood is <a href=\"https:\/\/todoist.com\/productivity-methods\/time-blocking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">time blocking, a powerful productivity technique<\/a> that helps you optimize your efforts within set stretches of time. It involves defining set times in your day that you\u2019ll dedicate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/practice-and-mastery\/\">mastery practice<\/a>. For example, you could block out one hour every morning before work or two hours every Saturday afternoon. Then, show up consistently to those times so that you develop the habit of pursuing mastery in a focused manner. With regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/time-block-schedule\/\">time blocking<\/a>, you can steadily carve out space for mastery while also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-career\/\">managing your career<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leonard also recommends that, <strong>when competition looms large<\/strong>\u2014for instance, if you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-master-a-skill\/\">mastering a skill<\/a> like chess or karate\u2014avoid being over- or under-competitive. In other words, remember that results aren\u2019t the point, but don\u2019t phone it in either\u2014competing with spirit will help you understand how far you\u2019ve come as well as how much more you have to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-art-of-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Art of Learning<\/em><\/a> Waitzkin suggests that you <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-art-of-learning\/part-1#balance-the-process-and-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use competition, whether you win or lose, as a way to keep your ego in check<\/a>. A proper competitor, he argues, needs to be confident enough but not overconfident. If you have too little confidence, you simply won\u2019t perform; and if you have too much, you can undermine your success by underestimating your opponents.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leonard says that, <strong>when unproductive personality traits arise<\/strong>\u2014such as laziness, ego, overseriousness, or perfectionism\u2014try to let go and remember the humor in all things. Take heart, find opportunities to laugh and relax, and avoid becoming too <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/sense-of-self-importance\/\">self-important<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: As explained earlier, any unproductive personality traits you encounter might be aspects of your shadow that you\u2019ve yet to address. And you might consider that something like laziness isn\u2019t necessarily a \u201cbad\u201d thing that you need to eliminate from your life, but rather a natural, animal trait that you could benefit from accepting. If you take Jung\u2019s assertion that <a href=\"https:\/\/academyofideas.com\/2015\/12\/carl-jung-and-the-shadow-the-hidden-power-of-our-dark-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we aren\u2019t all so morally pure<\/a>, then it follows that you could learn to allow yourself a bit of laziness or perfectionism\u2014so long as it doesn\u2019t throw you off course.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, <strong>when you get injured, <\/strong>which Leonard says is likely to happen in most physical disciplines, give yourself the grace to rest and heal. To prevent injuries, remember to balance hard work with an awareness of your body\u2019s limits and pain points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Waitzkin also suggests in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-art-of-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Art of Learning<\/em><\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-art-of-learning\/chapter-5#when-injured-do-internal-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">when you\u2019re injured, you have the opportunity to practice inner work<\/a>. In other words, you can use visualization, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/eckhart-tolle-meditation-mindfulness\/\">meditation<\/a>, breathwork, and similar techniques to target and refine the inner or psychological aspects of your skill, such as staying calm under pressure.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been slowed down by discouragement, perfectionism, or even an injury? 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