Stagnation and Action By An Ex-Secret Service Agent...
Don't put yourself in a place where you're completely stagnant. That's where you get stuck. How did they train you as a secret Service agent to have that instrumental mindset? Action. Everything's action. Make a choice. Make a choice. Make a choice. Move.
Movement Under Pressure
Go, go, go. Do you know what's interesting? Everything was about movement. Don't be still. Even when you're getting shot at, don't be still. They actually teach you to run in zigzags. It's actually really hard to shoot someone if they're not perfectly still. I mean, we would shoot paper targets. You miss, you're stressed out, you're emotional.
You're looking at this guy shooting, that person's shooting. Am I shooting like shit? You know, because everyone's looking at each other's scores. And you know if you don't shoot well, they're gonna be like, oh, I don't want to take you out on the next raid with me. Right? So you've got that adrenaline rush. It's a hard thing to do. But they teach you, like, hey, if you're getting shot at, don't sit there like a dummy. Move. Run.
And while you're running, run like zigzag. Throw people off. Move. And I've taken that premise of always being Kinesis. Kinesis is a Greek move. Kinesis. Move, move. Always move.
The Importance of Kinesis
Create momentum. No matter how stuck you feel, just move. Don't sit still. I'm not saying don't grieve, don't be sad, don't feel it's okay, but don't put yourself in a place where you're completely stagnant, because that's where you get stuck, and you don't move, and you get comfortable, and you become afraid. If you can just create movement, I'm going to create a little bit of movement. I'm going to make a decision here, and then another one, another one. If you can just stay in Kinesis movement, you'll be able to move through whatever it is you're going through.
