Today, WE TALKIN' BOUT PRACTICE!

One of my favorite quotes stems from the philosophy of K. Pattabhi Jois, "mid-husband" of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: "Practice and all is coming." He found it very essential to manifesting success and growth.

Allen Iverson had a very different value judgment of practice: "who needs it?!"

The answer: EVERYONE WHO EVER WANTS TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF HERSELF/HIMSELF/THEIRSELVES.

In today's solo-sode, I will tell you how to bridge the gap between who you are and who you want to be. How to go from desiring self-development to *being your living, breathing, developing self* continuously. Namely, how to become You 2.0.

Our fiery desires to become the next level version of ourselves are great, but not enough to create transformation.

We have to fill that gap with...you guessed it: PRACTICE!

Not any practice. Intentional, directed, and smart practice.

I utilize a personal example of my own process of self-development: my vision to become Abby The Speaker 2.0.

Feel free to follow my template to becoming You 2.0:

1. Visualize & Feel: Who is You 2.0? What is she/he better at? What qualities does she embody and emanate? Where is she doing her better-ness?

2. Research & Define: What do you need to practice to become the specific vision of the better you? What work/reps will it take to become that future person, already nestled inside of you today? What arsenal of skills do you need to acquire and sharpen? What emotional and mental barriers or zones of discomfort will you have to accept and break through?

3. Position Yourself Accordingly: What environment do you need to be in to become You 2.0? When you surround yourself with like-inspired and like-focused community, you will develop that much faster and that much more powerfully.

4. Simply Practice, Again and Again: Do the intentional, directed, and smart practice over and over again.

+1: Practice of the Pod (POP): Get out a pen and a journal. Focus on your breath for 1-10 minutes allowing your third eye (imagination, intuition, insight) to run free. Then answer these questions:

• Leftmost: 'what do I want to become better at?' 'who do I want to evolve into?' I want to become better at (fill in the blank). I want to evolve into a person who embodies (fill in the blank) and emanates (fill in the blank).

• Rightmost: Write that identity and embodiment in the present tense. 'I am an excellent (fill in the identity).' 'I emanate (fill in the quality/qualities).'

• In the gap: fill in all of the skills you can practice on a daily basis to close the gap.

• Bonus: Set a reminder in your phone to do one of those things in one small way, starting TODAY.

🙏🏼 Thank you for your patience with the audio quality--this earlier solo-sode was recorded while on the road.

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Tune out of the non-sense and tune into your inner sense of brilliance.

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With Love,

Abbs

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