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sistance is paying you a compliment.”</blockquote>If this is true, I am drowning in compliments.He goes on to explain that resistance is telling us we are on to something that means A LOT — it’s big and it will affect our lives.<h2 id="ce2b">When we think about big changes, a natural response is fear.</h2><ul><li>Fear of the work it takes to determine, implement, maintain, and sustain a big change</li><li>Fear of how change in one part of our life will influence another part</li><li>Fear of it not working out, facing failure, having to start something else</li><li>Fear of showing our authentic selves</li></ul>When we are fearful, we resist. We freeze. We avoid. We believe the lies our anxiety is yelling at us. We let imposter syndrome move in and remind us that whatever we do will not be good enough. We question who we think we are to <insert actions="" toward="" big="" change="" here=""> and we should just take a seat.</insert>It’s frustrating and exhausting, contributing to the cycle of stagnancy.Pressman co

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ntinues:<blockquote id="766a">“Resistance is always strongest at the finish line.”</blockquote>And there it is for me. As I near one finish line in a career change process, my resistance is powerful. It is loud and ever present.Reframing this resistance as a compliment for my courage to change is inching me closer to that finish line. This reframing is slowing quieting the thoughts of overwhelm and making space for action.<h2 id="bccd">What are you resisting?</h2><ul><li>Reframe your resistance as a compliment</li><li>Use the compliments as fuel for your confidence</li><li>Make space for action</li><li>Keep moving forward</li></ul>(Read <a href="https://stevenpressfield.com/2015/06/when-resistance-pays-you-a-compliment/">Pressfield’s full post</a>.)Thank you for following me and reading my work. If you’re new to Medium, join by using <a href="https://medium.com/@herrmannwc/membership">my link here</a>. It’s a wonderful way to support fellow writers and you’ll get full access to great content!</article></body>

Why You Resist the Work

And what you can do about it

As a new writer, and long time overthinker, I spend a lot of time questioning everything.

Is this the right thing to pursue?

Am I being realistic?

Why can’t I sit down and just write already?

What’s with all this resistance?

Writing about resistance as part of the process, author Steven Pressfield notes the following:

“If you’re feeling that much Resistance, think of it as a compliment. Resistance is paying you a compliment.”

If this is true, I am drowning in compliments.

He goes on to explain that resistance is telling us we are on to something that means A LOT — it’s big and it will affect our lives.

When we think about big changes, a natural response is fear.

Fear of the work it takes to determine, implement, maintain, and sustain a big change
Fear of how change in one part of our life will influence another part
Fear of it not working out, facing failure, having to start something else
Fear of showing our authentic selves

When we are fearful, we resist. We freeze. We avoid. We believe the lies our anxiety is yelling at us. We let imposter syndrome move in and remind us that whatever we do will not be good enough. We question who we think we are to and we should just take a seat.

It’s frustrating and exhausting, contributing to the cycle of stagnancy.

Pressman continues:

“Resistance is always strongest at the finish line.”

And there it is for me. As I near one finish line in a career change process, my resistance is powerful. It is loud and ever present.

Reframing this resistance as a compliment for my courage to change is inching me closer to that finish line. This reframing is slowing quieting the thoughts of overwhelm and making space for action.

What are you resisting?

Reframe your resistance as a compliment
Use the compliments as fuel for your confidence
Make space for action
Keep moving forward

(Read Pressfield’s full post.)

Thank you for following me and reading my work. If you’re new to Medium, join by using my link here. It’s a wonderful way to support fellow writers and you’ll get full access to great content!