Have you ever just been so overwhelmed you can hardly breathe?  For me the answer is not usually.  As a matter of fact I cannot remember the last time prior to today that I had felt that way.  I have so much going on that it all at one moment just caught up to me and bogged me down for a little while.  My mood was not beneficial to my state, so i really struggled with my productivity which added to my frustration.  This is what I refer to as a perfect storm of emotions.  You see, our emotions can get the best of us for this reason.  Many times when you feel angry or frustrated, you tend to continue what was making you angry or frustrated to begin with!  This only adds to that anger, further fuels this negative emotion, and needless to say drives you crazy and into a really bad mindset.

As I continued with my work, I not only could not tap into any creativity, but I really felt so negative that even if I had been able to, it would not have been the kind of creativity that I can use.  Finally, I realized with my conscious mind what I was doing and was able to break that state and develop inspiration to write this post.  How did I do it?  Well, I had to break my state of mind!  Anthony Robbins refers to this as breaking your state.  His book “Awaken the Giant Within” is one of my all time favorites on the subject of life change.  Breaking your state is very simple while equally difficult.  Something can be simple without being easy.  We are all innately stubborn and cannot see or recognize what it is that we are doing to continue a negative emotion.  The more you practice breaking your state the easier it becomes.  Eventually you will master it. Read More…