I was in a very activating 5 day masterclass hosted by Melanie Ann Layer last week where the entire class was framed around the following question:

“Am I playing to win or not to lose?”

And in deepening in this question, when it looks like you’re losing (movement towards your goals and desires does not appear to be unfolding in your direction)…

Are you still playing to win or are you safetying up, collapsing, taking yourself out of the game, etc.?

When it comes to backing the moves we make in life, faith is either there, in our belief in ourself and our belief in possibility, or it’s not and, instead, we’re unconsciously handing our power over to the results that immediately occur as evidence of what’s possible. 

If we’re playing to win, the immediate results are not indicative of what is or isn’t possible; our energy is.

‘Playing to win” energy isn’t distracted by immediate results, because it’s oriented on winning, no matter the obstacles. 

It’s already “claimed” it’s place in winning. 

But so often, we unconsciously shrink in response to the immediate results (assuming they’re a bit lackluster in the beginning) …

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