Mental Toughness and Success Coach Chris Dorris has written an awesome book called “The Book of Mental Toughness Mantras.” and he commissioned me to give some of the chapters my “Scratch Wisdom” treatment, where I scratch up the words over instrumental beats.
Together, we created a series, and I present to you the sixth installment for your viewing pleasure – Create The State, Don’t Wait:
Lyrics
Create the State, Don’t Wait.
The most frequently made mistake that I have observed people making in the pursuit of their desires and the pursuit of excellence is waiting.
Unnecessary waiting.
Putting unnecessary time between ourselves and what we want and who we want to be.
Waiting for a certain title in order to feel expert.
Waiting for acknowledgment to feel competent.
Waiting for a “vacation” to feel relaxed.
There’s an endless list of the ways that we wait. And we’ve all been conditioned to do that.
Thus the mantra, “Create the State, Don’t Wait.”
One of the most magical human superpowers that we have is the ability to create any state – any and every state that exists – in a moment’s time, with our thinking.
We have access to every single human emotional state, in every moment of our lives, all we need to do is think our way into it.
So we wanna ask ourselves “What’s the state that will serve me now?”
Create the State, Don’t Wait.
Before going into any event that you care about, take a few moments to choose to manipulate your thinking, so that you create the emotional state that will maximize the probability of you being who you want to be, and creating what you want to create in that circumstance.
Create the State, Don’t Wait.
Credits
- Written & Narrated by Chris Dorris
- DJ Scratches, Arrangement & Performance by Emma Holmes
- Video Production by Micah L. Guller
About The Book of Mental Toughness Mantras
The Mantras in this book are mega-abbreviated, super-condensed versions of some of the most vital lessons you can embody as you go through life. Each mantra is short, packed with wisdom, and aimed at enhancing your Mental Toughness. Each will serve as a touchstone throughout your day, week and life, connecting you to the powerhouse within you—the powerhouse that IS you.
Get the book:
Via Chris’ site: The Book of Mental Toughness Mantras
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I’ll also be sharing the raw scratch videos I recorded for Chris without the visual effects, for all the scratch heads who want to see the scratches I was doing.
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Happy Scratching!
– Emma Short-E