How to Downshift
Work will feel different when you shift from seeking enoughness through work to a place where you already believe that you are enough. You start to choose work that you genuinely enjoy. I’m finding joy in my work today that I’ve never known before.
David Spinks • How to Downshift
If you’re trying to figure out what you’re going to do next, you’re not downshifting, you’re trying to jump straight into your next upshift. I made this mistake. It’s natural. It will take time for your high achiever tendencies to quiet down (this is part of the ending phase). Not knowing what to do next will feel deeply uncomfortable. Sit with tha... See more
David Spinks • How to Downshift
I know I know. That sounds dumb and unrealistic. I thought the same thing. The truth is people DID tell me this. There were the Instagurus, the Michael Singer and Eckhart Tolle books, the friend who left the grind years ago and never looked back. Intellectually, I could see that it was possible. In practice, I couldn’t get close enough to touch it.
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