{"id":3936,"date":"2019-03-12T16:17:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laholmberg.com\/?p=3936"},"modified":"2026-04-11T07:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:54:19","slug":"working-in-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laholmberg.com\/?p=3936","title":{"rendered":"Working In Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pssst\u2026 you there. Yeah, you- the one working your ass off with no recognition and perhaps wondering why. You\u2019re due for an\u00a0<strong>energy boosting reminder<\/strong>\u00a0that you are neither forgotten nor unseen and your work is important. This message is for anybody who\u2019s ready to quit but keeps going anyway. Don\u2019t give up- the world needs you!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m undercover. I\u2019ve got stuff going on that nobody else knows is going on. Others can\u2019t see it, aren\u2019t affected by or at this point interested in it, so for them it doesn\u2019t exist. Rather than inform them, only to subsequently feel responsible for <em>convincing<\/em> them of the importance of these things that sometimes can\u2019t be seen and yet nonetheless are real, I\u2019ve committed to working in secret.<\/p>\n<p>Contentedly.<\/p>\n<p>Even when I\u2019m not.<\/p>\n<p>Because yes- sometimes it gets frustrating when nobody understands that though appearance-wise you may seem to be going about your life in a yada yada yada nothing-up-with-me manner, you\u2019re actually in the midst of something that, frankly speaking, is rocking your world, tempting you to yell, \u201chey world, don\u2019t you have the slightest clue that THIS IS FUCKING HUGE?\u201d You don\u2019t want to do that. Not yet. I\u2019m here to tell you why.<\/p>\n<p>When you work in secret, it\u2019s about you and you- no outside interference mucking up your flow.<\/p>\n<p>Also included in <strong><em>my working equation:<\/em><\/strong> the universe, higher power, God, the Divine, Source, The Force, etc&#8230;\u00a0 <em>please, let\u2019s not get caught up in what we need to \u201ccall\u201d it-<\/em> <em>if you believe there is an additional positive Force at work in your life, by all means, invite it in and allow yourself to be guided.<\/em> <em>If that\u2019s not a belief you align with, <strong>don\u2019t concern yourself with what doesn\u2019t resonate<\/strong>&#8211; just keep moving forward with the you and the deeper you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the beginning especially, when the fruits of your labor are invisible to the naked eye, the inspiration to <strong>continue<\/strong> requires working in faith. It also requires the discipline not to quit when you are receiving no immediate rewards for your efforts.<\/p>\n<p>If you think about it, that\u2019s rarely how we live our lives. Whether we realize it or not, we often require immediate gratification- some sort of reward, compensation, or even just a pat on the back.<\/p>\n<p>Not when you\u2019re working in secret. From this point on, you require NOTHING.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, you heard me right. I said NOTHING. I know it\u2019s difficult, so say it along with me: I REQUIRE NOTHING.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To the person struggling with the challenge of losing or gaining weight and gearing up to quit your workout program because that scale&#8217;s not moving in the direction of or at a pace you&#8217;re satisfied with and<em> nobody sees the difference anyway<\/em>, go get your ass moving and yell it: <strong>I REQUIRE NOTHING!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>To the person giving up alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, shopping, overeating, disordered eating, etc&#8230; on the verge of jumping back into the <em>familiar<\/em> because it scarcely seems worth the discomfort of going without while those around you indulge, look your discomfort in the eye and shout it:<strong> I REQUIRE NOTHING!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>To the injured\/hurting\/illness diagnosed individual working at what sometimes feels like a snail&#8217;s pace to break through the pain to bring healing and strength back to their body and being, let that warrior call ring out:<strong> I REQUIRE NOTHING!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To the older person quietly learning and gearing up for their future unveiling in secret, who has spent most of their lifetime focused on the needs of others, their abilities and gifts unnoticed and for the most part unappreciated by a world that values most what it can define by dollar signs, say it right along with me: <strong>I REQUIRE NOTHING!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You don\u2019t need anyone to validate you.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need a pat on the back.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to justify the contributions you make or the ways in which you make them.<\/p>\n<p>You need only the conviction <em><strong>within<\/strong><\/em> to keep going when fear tries to convince you that you\u2019ve got nothing left to go on and you\u2019re running on fumes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run on those fumes, for they are the fumes of faith! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The willingness to continue your efforts without the benefit of immediate compensation indicates that you are ready to let go of the ego-based need for recognition, instead opting to <em><strong>lean into<\/strong><\/em> an alternate power that has been available to you all along, allowing you to see beyond the limits of your physical eyesight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Revealing to you a much larger vision than the limited perspective the human mind allows.<\/p>\n<p>Work in secret. Require nothing more than the personal satisfaction derived from persistent effort while you do so.<\/p>\n<p>The work you&#8217;re doing is <strong>your own<\/strong>. When and if the time comes for the rest of the world to know what you\u2019re working on, they&#8217;ll be made aware of it.<\/p>\n<p>When that time comes you will realize that you&#8217;ve evolved to a place where you don\u2019t actually give a damn that they do.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/laholmberg.com\/?attachment_id=3984\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/laholmberg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/every-time-you-work-at-something-in-your-life-that-possibly-nobody-else-can-see-immediately-weight-loss-muscle-gain-education-life-and-spirit-enrichment-health-gains-personal-chall.png?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Every time you work at something in your life that possibly nobody else can see immediately (weight loss, muscle gain, education, life and spirit enrichment, health gains, personal chall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/laholmberg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/every-time-you-work-at-something-in-your-life-that-possibly-nobody-else-can-see-immediately-weight-loss-muscle-gain-education-life-and-spirit-enrichment-health-gains-personal-chall.png?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/laholmberg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/every-time-you-work-at-something-in-your-life-that-possibly-nobody-else-can-see-immediately-weight-loss-muscle-gain-education-life-and-spirit-enrichment-health-gains-personal-chall.png?resize=1024%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Every time you work at something in your life that possibly nobody else can see immediately (weight loss, muscle gain, education, life and spirit enrichment, health gains, personal chall\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pssst\u2026 you there. Yeah, you- the one working your ass off with no recognition and perhaps wondering why. You\u2019re due for an\u00a0energy boosting reminder\u00a0that you are neither forgotten nor unseen and your work is important. This message is for anybody who\u2019s ready to quit but keeps going anyway. Don\u2019t give up- the world needs you! 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