The meeting felt warm and easy
It's so easy to feel that way, especially when you've been working on something for a while and nothing seems to be happening. I definitely had moments of doubt, particularly when I was feeling really nervous about that meeting. It felt like no matter how much I practiced the Daydream technique, the underlying anxiety would still be there, just waiting for the actual event. The biggest shift for me, and what I’d tell anyone who's feeling like giving up, was to really listen to the Advisor in the app. My desire was "the meeting felt warm and easy," and I was trying to imagine an entire perfect conversation. But the Advisor pointed out, "Make the scene for the meeting felt warm and easy small enough to repeat naturally. The end is the meeting became relaxed within the first few minutes." That felt counter-intuitive at first. I thought I needed to imagine the whole thing. But focusing on just that feeling of relaxation setting in early, that small, specific end, made all the difference. It wasn't about planning the conversation, but about embodying the feeling of the outcome. When you feel like giving up, it's often because the process feels too big, too overwhelming. Break it down. Find that one small, definite feeling or moment that signifies the end result, and just live in that for a few minutes each time. It takes the pressure off. You're not trying to control the how, just confirming the what. Keep coming back to that simple end, even if it's just for a minute. It truly started to feel like the anxiety couldn't stick when I returned to that relaxed feeling, rather than battling the nervousness head-on.
What they practised
Daydream
What happened
the meeting felt warm and easy
The story
The anticipation of seeing this person again had made me quite nervous, a feeling I really wanted to shift before the actual meeting. That's why I chose "the meeting felt warm and easy" as my core desire. My practice involved the Daydream technique, which I engaged with diligently over 15 sessions, all tracked within the app. Early on, I found immense value in the Advisor guidance. There was a specific conversation titled "Making the end specific," where the Advisor clearly stated, "Make the scene for the meeting felt warm and easy small enough to repeat naturally. The end is the meeting became relaxed within the first few minutes." This was a pivotal piece of advice. Before this, I was perhaps trying to envision too much, too grand a narrative. But with this clear instruction, I refined my practice to focus solely on that precise moment: the meeting becoming relaxed within the first few minutes. I would mentally replay this short, simple scene, allowing the feeling of ease to settle in. It wasn't about forcing an outcome, but about inhabiting the feeling of the desired end. When the day of the meeting arrived, I walked in with that settled feeling. True to the desire, within the first few minutes, something shifted. We both laughed over something small – a truly organic, unforced moment – and just like that, the meeting became relaxed. I could feel my own guard drop, stopping the unconscious habit of monitoring every word. The feeling of warmth and ease I had envisioned was genuinely present.