{"id":1720,"date":"2020-01-30T10:18:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T10:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewtcooke.com\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2020-03-03T01:52:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T01:52:19","slug":"the-1-thing-standing-in-your-way-of-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewtcooke.com\/the-1-thing-standing-in-your-way-of-action\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1 Thing Standing in Your Way of Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1721 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/matthewtcooke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/84278669_10215669990975043_5140919366178570240_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\">-In order to do the BEST work you can produce.<\/p>\n<p>-In order to feel confident or powerful in what it is you are creating&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You must first stop, come back into presence, and find your rhythm. Like getting out of step in a dance&nbsp;<span class=\"_5mfr\"><span class=\"_6qdm\">\ud83d\udc83<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead of stumbling for another 10 steps trying to get your feet right, it\u2019s best to just pause&#8230;then come back into rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as you come back into rhythm, you can go back at it with even more motivation, speed and innovation, because you are mindful of your rhythm and process, and really nailing those fundamentals.<\/p>\n<p>Right now. Pause. Breath evenly into both sides of your torso.<\/p>\n<p>Notice the natural cycle of inhale and exhale. The one most common to you.<\/p>\n<p>Now, you can sync back up with the rhythm of the world.<\/p>\n<p>If you connect to you, you can then connect to the world.<\/p>\n<p>And truly Innovate.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/alignedperformance?source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG\" data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:104,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;}\"><span class=\"_5afx\"><span class=\"_58cl _5afz\" aria-label=\"hashtag\">#<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">alignedperformance<\/span><\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/bodybasedbreakthrough?source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG\" data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:104,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;}\"><span class=\"_5afx\"><span class=\"_58cl _5afz\" aria-label=\"hashtag\">#<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">bodybasedbreakthrough<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-In order to do the BEST work you can produce.<\/p>\n<p>-In order to feel confident or powerful in what it is you are creating&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You must first stop, come back into presence, and find your rhythm. 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