What does your “Spurt” look like?
November 2nd, 2008 by Lani VoivodAllen and I are in the midst of an extended “Spurt.”
What’s a SPURT?
Well, according to, um, me (and some maniacal-looking scribbles in a few notebooks), a Spurt is a distinct chunk of time in the life of an entrepreneur, creative professional, artist, and/or forward-thinking business person. It’s a magical time of focused creativity, heightened productivity, and determined and dogged propulsion.
This propulsion part is an interesting mix. Some of it is self-rocketed, sure. But a big part of it is of the “Manifest Destiny” realm. As hokey as it sounds, there’s some sort of spiritual inevitability component, a cosmic coasting, if you will. When you’re in the midst of a Spurt, things get done. Momentum flows. Issues that may have held you up for months — and sometimes years! – are handled swiftly and confidently with one bold decision after another.
From a two-bit, overly simplified (and probably misinterpreted) quantum physics standpoint, a Spurt is a creative wormhole wherein the Unmanifested becomes the Manifested. Ideas that have been swirling around in God-knows what dimension find their exit strategies, and take their cues. You do the plucking and pulling, and they fall into place accordingly.
As the mere human who’s been given the gift of facilitating the transition of an idea into its physical reality, you may feel more like an observer than a participant. That’s OK. They key to effective Spurting is to accept your marching orders, take the ACTIONS necessary to transform metaphysical IDEAS into their physical counterparts, and TRUST THE PROCESS.
Sometimes, you may feel like you’re dreaming. You may feel like you’re in a daze, you can’t even remember how you got from point A to point B, and you’re shocked at what you’ve managed to create, produce, devise, concoct, and MANIFEST in such a short period of time.
If you watch the TV show Heroes, you’ll understand it best with this example. A Spurt is when your superpowers kick ON, and you’re not even really aware of it. You know how, on the show, artists who paint the future have freaky, pupil-less, all-white eyes when they go in the zone to “see” what’s going to happen next?
That’s a Spurt.
For Allen and I, our Spurt is taking shape through a 3-part Teleseminar Series on “How to Recession-proof Your Business” that we just finished up. The materials we’ve created, the energy we’ve channeled, and the information we’ve shared have all come tumbling out of us so quickly, with such purpose and power, we are having trouble taking ownership of it all.
Quite frankly, we’re stunned. And proud. What’s more, our actions have opened up a bunch of other possibilities and opportunities, and they’re all playing into a bigger plan — one that’s unfolding before our eyes. It’s exciting, a little intimidating, and it’s often frustrating because we can’t necessarily see the whole picture all at once…YET.
Still, we acknowledge that SOMETHING is happening here. SOMETHING is upon us. We’re in the midst of SOMETHING very special, even extraordinary.
And that SOMETHING is a Spurt. I’m sure of it.
What does YOUR spurt look like?
Sounds like my bipolar disorder
My SPURTS occur when I make room for them or rather I let my defenses down (usually when hyper busy) and the aha (as yet unimagined) comes out. This isn`t really Eurika because there usually has been a ton of reading and thinking and sleeping on the issue.
Comment by Bob McInnis — November 17, 2008 @ 5:37 pm