Blog: When you’re tired of waiting for what you want to show up

<p>There are a fair amount of things in life that we have some degree of control over.</p> <p>If you want to lose weight, you could follow a nutrition plan and work with a personal trainer. It might take time, but with consistent effort you would be <em>guaranteed </em>to see changes.</p> <p>Or maybe you decide to go back to grad school, but you’ve got to take the GRE first. So you buy the prep books, enroll in a class, and take practice exams until you feel positive that you’ll ace the test.</p> <p>And if you feel the urge to up and move to Colorado, you could save money, hire movers, rent an apartment, and haul yourself across the country. No need to wait on anything or anyone to make that happen.</p> <p><strong>But there are just as many things that we have <em>no </em>control over—things that matter to us a <em>whole lot </em>that we can’t guarantee or force to happen <em>at all</em>.</strong></p> <p>Finding a dream job. Meeting your life partner. Having your business take off.</p> <p>It’s waiting for <em>these things </em>— the things we can never guarantee, that could potentially <em>never </em>happen — that drives us nuts. While we’re waiting, it’s SO easy to start wondering:</p> <p>“<em>What am I doing wrong?” </em>and <em>“Is there something about ME that’s making this not happen?” </em>and “<em>What if this just isn’t in the cards for me</em>?” Cue instant depression, hopelessness, and malaise.</p> <p><a href="https://clarityonfire.com/tired-waiting/">In this blog (originally from 2016!) I’m diving into how to wait in a way that feels <em>productive</em> and hopeful, instead.</a></p> <p>LINKS</p> <p><a href="https://clarityonfire.com/tired-waiting/">Leave us a comment on this episode</a></p> <p><a href="http://clarityonfire.com/quiz/">Take the Passion Profile Quiz</a></p> <p><a href="http://clarityonfire.com/podcast-questions/">Submit your question for a future episode of Dear Krachel</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWEc2q79n0S25otH_7pAd-g">Check out our YouTube channel</a></p>