{"id":28959,"date":"2015-07-10T22:52:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T02:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=28959"},"modified":"2015-07-10T22:52:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T02:52:13","slug":"gabby-bernstein-the-spiritual-secret-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ja\/journal\/gabby-bernstein-the-spiritual-secret-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabby Bernstein: The Spiritual Secret to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post by Gabby\u00a0Berstein originally appeared on gabby.tv. Find more like it\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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For many years I thought my success was based on how stressed out and anxious I was. I equated accomplishment with overworking, pushing and manipulating outside circumstances in my favor.<\/p>\n

My \u201cgo out and grab it\u201d mentality only got me so far. I constantly felt like a hamster in a wheel trying to run faster but always winding up right where I left off. Worst of all I pushed my nervous system beyond it\u2019s limit. I\u2019d work, work, work and then burn out. This was a typical routine for me.<\/p>\n

Then at age twenty-five upon hitting bottom I came to learn the blessing of stillness. In my case I had to hit an emotional, spiritual and physical bottom in order to slow down. I guess it doesn\u2019t matter how I got there. All that matters is that I was finally still. Through meditation, prayer and my commitment to an inner awareness I was able to realize that my greatest accomplishments would come from stillness. This is when I really started living.<\/p>\n

Stillness is the key to success<\/h3>\n

When we still our mind and body we can truly connect with our spirit. Then once we establish a spiritual connection our job is to follow the guidance we receive. Slowing down and listening is the key to living a guided life. In stillness we hear and then it\u2019s our job to take Good Orderly Direction from a God of our own understanding.<\/p>\n

I once heard the great entrepreneur and yogi Russell Simmons say: \u201cI used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that\u2019s when you\u2019re able to think and learn.\u201d Russell nailed it. Living a guided life is about extending the seconds of stillness. As we add up the moments of stillness we begin to feel life begin to flow. What we need comes directly to us, life lessons are no longer so difficult and we have a greater awareness of our purpose and our connection to the world. Stillness is where it\u2019s at.<\/p>\n

In this video I share tools for practicing stillness to harness success.<\/p>\n