I’ve been obsessed with Musashi recently and I love his emphasis on “The Way”. Following “The Way” is such a life-changing ideal to have.
I heard Tim Ferriss talk about this idea recently and he had an amazing take on it.
He said that you always know when you are following The Way. It’s not always a fine, measurable line that you can look across and tell whether you’re following.
Many times its just a feeling. It’s a presence.
It’s something you may feel when you accomplish a daily habit/routine that you know is a part of The Way. You’ll just feel it and know, “I’m on The Way”.
This notion of following The Way sounds really cheesy and “woo-woo” but I promise you, once you start thinking about it, it will change your inner self talk and motivation.
I find myself thinking about The Way often now that I have learned more about it and how it can be so motivational.
Rather than having some self-help guru teach you how to be happy and how to accomplish your goals, you should just know that you are following The Way at any given moment.
You may just be going through a day and feeling lazy. You wake up, break your normal routine a bit and then binge watch some movie.
If you can get yourself to pay attention for just 1 moment, you can remind yourself “Am I following The Way?” Am I doing everything in my power to live the life that I want to live. To accomplish the dreams which I have set for myself?
It’s such a quick check and reminder of whether you’re moving your life forward. If you try to follow The Way and constantly remind yourself to question your actions against the goal of following The Way, then you can absolutely change your life.
You can get 10x more productive. You can get to your goals so much faster, you can truly do anything with patience, gratitude and proper motivation.
Are you following The Way?