A playful exercise in using unexpected perspectives to break through areas where we feel stuck in life, demonstrating how everything in our minds is connected.

Hello guys! I would like to invite you to think and play together—to really explore your life in a new way.

We're going to do something a little different today, and I need your participation. If you can't fully engage right now—maybe you're standing somewhere, lying down, or in an inconvenient place—that's completely fine and acceptable. Maybe watch this video later when you can fully participate.

The Exercise

I want you to think of a topic where you feel stuck somewhere in your life. It can be anything—doesn't have to be related to something specific. Just something general where you feel stuck.

Do you have something in mind? Good.

Now I want you to really bottom-line this topic. Where do you feel stuck in your life? Be clear and simple about it.

How does that feel? Feeling stuck is probably one of the worst feelings ever—like being stuck in traffic. How does this topic feel to you right now? How do you see this situation in your world?

Maybe it feels too big. Maybe too heavy. Maybe overwhelming. Maybe too light when you want it to be deeper. What are your words about this situation?

The topic might be scaling up, simplifying your home, business decisions, career path, or changing something in your life. Whatever it is—what is your perspective? How does it look and feel to you?

Noticing Your Body

Now notice what's happening in your body when you think about this topic from your current perspective. Just for a moment, what do you feel?

Maybe your shoulders are up. Maybe you're closed off. Maybe you're doing something with your eyebrows (I do that sometimes). Notice what's going on in your body without judgment. Where do you feel tension? Relief? Just notice.

Now let's shake it off if you can. Even if you're lying down, just shake it off a little.

Sweet Potato

Now I'm going to say something ridiculous—and that's the point.

Let's think about sweet potato.

This is the beautiful thing about the human mind: when I say "sweet potato," I have clear opinions about it. But my opinions aren't your opinions, and your opinions aren't someone else's. We all share different perspectives, and that's one of the most beautiful things about mankind.

What is your opinion about sweet potato? Come on, bear with me. What is sweet potato to you?

Come up with four to six words about sweet potato. Think about these words. Now, how do these words live in your body? How can you embody these words right now? For example, if I chose "earthy"—how does it look if I'm earthy?

The Connection

Now, with that sweet potato perspective, think about your stuck topic.

What does sweet potato have to say about your topic? I know it's ridiculous, but what can it tell you? What does that mean? Why is that important to you?

This small exercise shows the complexity and amazingness of our brain. Everything is connected, my friends. Everything—even something as ridiculous as sweet potato in relation to serious topics we feel stuck with.

Why? Because it's all in the same functioning data center, the same warehouse of information, the same calculator. This is how we create bridges between areas in our brain that weren't previously connected.

Why is this important? You picked a subject where you feel stuck. When we feel stuck, we're using the same neural connections we've had for years—connections that brought us to where we are. And where we are is amazing; this present moment is always amazing, no matter the circumstances.

But there are areas where we want breakthroughs. The already-made connections in our brain aren't enough for this specific topic. We want to break through the stuckness.

Creating New Neural Pathways

This small, ridiculous, absurd, out-of-the-box exercise created a new perspective—a new neuronal connection to a topic you're stuck with.

We did this for just 10 minutes. Imagine this in one-on-one coaching or group sessions for 30, 40 minutes, an hour—creating more and more perspectives. Eventually, you can pick one new perspective to look at the same situation differently.

When we perceive topics differently, we come up with different approaches, different actions, different ways of being. Therefore, different results.

I want to thank all my teachers, mentors, and coaches who brought me to this place where I can share this with my audience. Thank you to every single one of them.

This whole approach is about helping you see things differently, and when we see things differently, transformation becomes possible.

Thank you very much. If you feel the love, share the love—you know how to do that with all the buttons below.

I'll see you in the next one. Enjoy the rest of your day. I love you very much.