S3E05: How To Destroy The Mental Block That Has Always Limited You…The Unconventional Way
The Freedom Project · Tom Foxley, Performance Coach for Adventurepreneurs
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Show Notes
In a weird way, the shame of not fighting back was always worse than the beating I took.
I lay lifeless on the floor, as fists slammed into me. I was just an observer of the physical assault.
I did nothing.
After the event, I would - ironically - beat myself up about not having the courage or the masculinity required to fight back.
That shame was the worst part.
Partly in a quest to destroy this shame I joined the military. I then started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I saw myself as a fighter and thought I was beyond it.
And at least physically, I was.
But when I was confronted with a challenge at work, I saw a familiar pattern. I shut down.
It looked like procrastination. It looked like laziness. It felt like fear and numbness combined.
I would look back at the day and wish I had acted differently. Just the same as when I was lying in bed as a teenager…wishing I had fought back.
Why could I logically know what to do, but physically not do it?
Why couldn’t I break free from these invisible chains?
This plagued me for years. I worked on my beliefs. I trained my character, but something was always missing.
18 months ago, I finally found the answer. It changed my life. It changed the lives of hundreds of high performers I’ve trained in this skill.
Today, I’m going to share it with you.