Episode 70: How to silence nagging mental noise
Episode 70: How to silence nagging mental noise
Welcome to the SPS Podcast
"The deepest rivers make the least noise."
- Richard Hooker
Let's talk about removing nagging noise...
Back in my wilder days… I spent a lot of time in loud nightclubs or listening to banging house music... as I practised my bedroom DJ skills.
Often… after a night out or an extra-long DJ session… I would have this ringing in my ears… it would go away a few hours later.
Then… later in my early 30’s (I was still trying to become a full-time DJ)
I returned from a night of DJing at a friend’s art show... that turned into a late-night party… and the ringing stuck around for a week.
Concerned I had tinnitus…
I went to the doctor... explained I had a dull noise in my ear that wouldn’t go away. Got a few tests. Even got special earplugs that professional DJs use.
Thankfully…
I did not have permanent ear damage… the ringing stopped… I stopped DJing out as much... and pulled back from being in clubs most weekends…
The loud music and lack of ear protection were causing the pain… so I solved the problem… the pain went away.
Can you see where I’m going with this story?
The thing I noticed with this brush with tinnitus… if you don’t deal with dull noise in your life… your pain gets worse. And at some point, that pain might be irreversible.
I’ve experienced this mentally, emotionally, and physically in life and business.
And I’ve seen it with 100% of the clients I’ve helped over the last 3 years.
Everyone has some type of dull noise in their life that won’t go away and you need to deal with it.
That noise could be…
→ Knowing you’re not spending enough time with your kids.
→ Frustration building as you neglect your health to work longer hours
→ Awareness you’re spending too much of your time in your business on low-value busy work
But that noise is nagging you every day… it’s like a mental or emotional version of tinnitus.
How do you resolve the pain?
How do you remove the noise?
Sorry to say this… you deal with it...
You transform your mental or emotional pain into peak performance.
For example…
My recent client, Rick, had a lot of noise in his life that he wanted relief from.
He had this constant noise of frustration in his days. He wasn’t getting to the important pillars of his life. And he started to resent his daily loop.
Now, he enjoyed his work… but he held a few activities in higher regard he wasn’t finding time for…
→ Spending time with his kids
→ Spending time on his health
→ Spending time on his investments
All of his mental and emotional noise traced back to a lack of structure... and far too many open projects sucking up his time.
So we created some life pillars and a roadmap…
Within weeks of working together… we had turned negative noise into positive performance.
We found the source of the mental and emotional tinnitus... We dealt with the source of that pain.
So... do you have a dull noise in your life and business that won't disappear?
Your first step might be to check your structure and make sure you're working in alignment with your identity and standards.
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ST
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