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I just wanted to start by using a term you’ll often see around software: “system requirements“.
You’ve run into them before. You’ll download (or go to a store and get) the latest-and-greatest piece of software that you know would be just the thing to do what you want, and then when you install it, it will say that your computer doesn’t have the horsepower to get the job done. Other times, when you have a box that meets the minimum requirements, but no more, the program will work sluggishly, and with diminished capability, clearly not giving you what you expected.
You have the same things inside. When we try to improve our lives, quite often we will not have the necessary system requirements to make it work right. Physical fitness is a common example. Trying out something genuinely new is also starting to be a problem these days. Imagine you are trying to improve your life in some fashion. You will start off with a burst of enthusiasm, as you start applying this new or updated concept to how you live your life. Then when it comes time to use it, quite often there will be resistance from within, a lack of “oomph” to make it happen, or both. This is a problem with system requirements.
All is not lost.
Unlike computers, and mechanical technology, inner technology is reliant on only one thing. You. If you don’t have the motivation, or self-discipline, or clarity or consciousness to use this new technology, then your first step is to get that missing component. If you feel you are lacking clarity, make that your goal first and foremost. If you feel you are lacking self-discipline, start with a realistic goal. Not an easy one, because that will defeat the purpose of the exercise. We’re flexing existential muscles here, so it’s gotta be a little difficult. As you improve these things, the life improvement you wanted to make earlier will start to look more and more feasible. Then, when you have all the system requirements, you can make that life change and you may find that enjoying the direct benefits of it may take a backseat to the thrill of being able to say you did it, and knowing that you have the power to get to where you need to go, if you first focus on becoming more to achieve more.
