Trust, Let Go, Be Open & Be Curious | TQW #4

What’s in this issue:

Relinquishing Control
Building a Second Brain
Magic for Humans
The Future of To-Do lists
10 minute method in action

Trust. Let go. Be open and…be curious

I’m pondering the idea of relinquishing control and having faith that there is a higher power at work that will allow the answers to come and for the work to find its place.

I do want to prerequisite some of this with a reminder that I am not saying “sit back and it will all come to you”. No no.

I am a firm believer in the perseverance and persistence being rewarded.

Kind of like that scene from Field of Dreams “if you build it they will come”

Or my preferred iteration of that from Wayne’s World 2, “If you book them, they will come”

I am all for “hard work” but I do have a habit of letting my drive and work ethic take over.

This isn’t always a bad thing but you do need to allow space in all areas of your life for it is in that space and quiet that we feel and hear our intuition and guidance.

When we combine trust, letting go, being open and curious with drive and perseverance then we have an amazing combination.

One of my favourite ways to integrate this into your life comes from a great book on manifestation called E-Squared by

She talks about you asking for something and then keeping a watchful eye/ear out for your answer from the Universe/God.

This is the act of trusting, letting go, being open and curious.

When you notice your answer that is when you take action.

The other way to approach this is to think in terms of listening to yourself and how a project makes you feel.

Trust that your intuition has got your back.

Let go of any preconceptions or of other peoples unwanted opinions.

Be open to all possibilities and be curious about the process.

Had I not followed this step I would not have become a composer. I listened to myself and felt my passion and curiosity. I was open and curious and I acted on it. Consistently and with persistence.

📚 I’m reading Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte.

I kind of feel a little but like I have been waiting for this book to enter my life. I have been internally asking myself for several years, “there must be a better system to organise my digital files!?”

And there is.

Up until now I have been doing what Mr Forte recommends in this book, keeping notes on all areas of your life. This can include journals and the like.

What I haven’t been doing is finding an action oriented system for my files.

This is what is most exciting about this book.

There is a way to organise your files that can be used across multiple platforms (home computer, note apps, cloud storage etc), be flexible and easily navigable, and also keep the end goal in mind for all of these files - to create stuff and make my life easier!

I highly recommend this for any of you who have been looking for a way to organise your digital life.

🥰 I’m loving Magic For Humans with Justin Willman

I was first introduced to Justin Willman not as a magician but a host of the Netflix show Baking Impossible.

One evening I was at a loss as to what to watch. You know that age old problem of wanting to watch a movie but not being able to find one you actually want to watch. So I saw the face of Justin Willman and thought I would give it a go.

Watch Magic for Humans | Netflix Official SiteFrom baffling people on the street to orchestrating elaborate tricks, Justin Willman blends good-natured magic with grown-up laughs.

Four episodes later I was hooked. This show is just great entertainment and if you are a fan of stage hypnotherapy and slight of hand then you will love this show.

🤔 I’m Pondering a new kind of list.

I have been an absolutely devout fan of to-do lists for as long as I can remember. They enable you to see the tasks at hand and what needs to be done to get you from A to B. I used them extensively in exams, projects, and my daily life.

I have however realised their limitation when it comes to your life. Specifically life “goals”.

It is all too easy to get washed away with the tide of ‘achieving’, ‘bossing it’, ‘crushing it’, ‘smashing it’ and all the other ways people like to describe working really hard to achieve certain objectives.

The problem with using to do lists when it comes to this type of approach is that it leaves out one vital part of the equation. One that I have been talking about a lot in this newsletter. That vital part is ‘being’ and not ‘doing’.

Instead of a ‘to-do’ list, I have been thinking about a ‘to-be’ list along the lines of the question “how does this activity tie in with the person I want to be?”

When you think about those things you “need to do” can you approach it with the idea that the task should be a “to be list”.

For example, my to be list might contain this:

“To be a person who makes time for quiet reflection”

The task associated with that might be meditation, journaling, or being in nature.

Another example is:

“To be a person who is organised and ordered”.

The associated activity might be to tidy your desk, do the dishes, put your clothes away. Etc.

The reason I love this idea is that it hammers home those tasks that you do that are not at all related to who you want to be. Do you really want to be the person who doesn’t unwind? Or the person who manages other people?

These are hugely important questions.

You can even power up your ‘to-be’ list with “I am”

“I am organised and keep my desk tidy. Or, “I am calm and relaxed and make time for reflection”

Using the words “I am” is an incredibly powerful tool that turns your ‘to do’ list not just into a ‘to be’ list but powerful affirmations that re-enforce the positive qualities you want to embody.

🤩 I’m enjoying learning a new skill

I have decided to create a little test for myself. Can I learn to touch type in 30 days In just 10 minutes a day?

I am using this amazing website to enable this practice: https://www.typingstudy.com

There are several reasons why I am doing this.

As I am spending more time writing I want to reduce the amount of time it takes for me to write
I have always wanted to do this
I want to put my book ‘The 10 minute method’ to the test -

I also think it so very important for us as adults to keep learning new skills and expanding our knowledge. Keeping us open minded, flexible and well grounded which leads me onto this week’s quote…

The 10 Minute Method: The Easy way to pursue your dreams and achieve success

❝ Quote I’m Thinking About:

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail. — LAO TZU

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