Overcoming Resistance: My Journey with the Orange Meme

[Fountainbleu]

I’ve been diving deeper again into Spiral Dynamics lately and really trying to embody and master the Orange meme. Today, again, I had this insight and I identified and labeled my biggest perceived pitfall to mastering orange and it’s resistance.

I was reading some more today about how to master the Orange meme—goal-setting, productivity, rationality, etc.—and I could feel the resistance building inside me. The just do it mentality- It sounds great on paper, however when I try to apply it there’s a wall of resistance.

I know the motto here is just do it, take massive action, yet it feels like my mind and body push back against the tools that could help me succeed. It’s frustrating because I know the Orange meme is about thriving, achieving, and becoming the best version of myself, yet I’m facing this large challenge in my life (that i’m getting better at) battling this resistance instead of using it as a tool for success.

My intention is to master the Orange meme: Consistent achievement of goals with measurable success.

However- here’s where I’m struggling: I’ve been trying to master Orange for a long time now. While I’ve seen improvement in some areas, I still feel far away from truly embodying it. At this point, I’m questioning if my path lies elsewhere.

Is it my path to surrender, focus on self-inquiry, and trust that the doing will naturally flow from that?

Or am I just making excuses to avoid pushing through?

I’ve been trying for a long time to master Orange, and while a lot of things have improved, I still feel a ways to go before I truly master it. At times, there’s a sort of mental fatigue, a lack of excitement. 

Here’s what I’m working through right now:

Identifying the root of my resistance: Is it fear? Perfectionism? Lack of self-belief?

Experimenting with action: I’m testing smaller, low-pressure steps to see if they reduce the resistance.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. In your experience, how do you overcome resistance to just doing it? How did you break free from the mental patterns that held you back from thriving in Orange?

Have you ever faced a similar crossroads—whether to push through or let go and trust the process?

I feel like this is the one thing that is holding me back to mastering life, to becoming fully actualized. Thank you so much for any advice or insights!

 

[RightHand]

Let me ask you this: What is your version of mastering Orange? Be very specific.

And don’t rely solely on Spiral Dynamics to track your development—it’s just one of many models!

[Fountainbleu]

10 minutes ago, RightHand said:

Let me ask you this: What is your version of mastering Orange? Be very specific.

And don’t rely solely on Spiral Dynamics to track your development—it’s just one of many models!

I think I shared with you that. Being a master of my life- if I want to cook a large meal for several people with many dishes, I just make the goal to do it and do it. If I want to make the goal to start earning x amount of money in x amount of time in my new business, I do it. I start working towards it and achieve it. That’s part of it. Thanks for asking.

[Fountainbleu]

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