And It Took Two Years by Scott Spiess - Excerpt
Foreword This book called to me for personal reasons. A publisher asked me to write it. I felt some resistance because of ego reasons. I had this inner battle because I did change. I went from a goal-oriented person to someone who today has learned to just let life flow. It is possible to change unwanted or what I call “expired thought” and action patterns. I needed to change for reasons we’ll get into later in this book—and it was the right time to make that change. Did it hurt? Yes. Did it really take two years? Yes. Would I do it again? Hell yes! Giving up control or stopping being a control freak turned out to be the most liberating experience I have ever had. It was also one of the hardest things I have ever done. Why would I learn to just let go and see what happens? Simple, the universe and everyone around me told me that I did not need to hyper-control everything. I just needed to listen and get my ego out of the way of organic change and progress. ...