In this powerful and reflective episode of The Six Figure Author Experiment, Russell and Lee explore what it really means to hit a brick wall in your creative or business journey — and why you shouldn’t always try to smash through it. Through stories of coaching calls, spiritual metaphors, and mindset shifts, they unpack how resistance often signals misalignment, not failure. Learn how to recognize when you’re forcing the wrong path, how to find “the door” instead of breaking the wall, and how to diagnose whether your challenge is a project, audience, prioritization, or income problem.

Topics Covered:

* Why most “brick walls” aren’t meant to be broken — they’re signals, not barriers

* Healing limiting beliefs one “brick” at a time instead of fighting the whole wall

* The armor we build from childhood and how to safely shed it for true growth

* Addition by subtraction: why scaling up often requires doing less, not more

* Learning to control inputs, not outputs — and embracing creative surrender

* How collaboration and outside perspectives accelerate your author growth

* Releasing control and building trust through editing, partnerships, and feedback

* The difference between “real” blocks and imagined ones — mindset vs. mechanics

* The universe’s brick walls as invitations to pivot, not punishments

* Understanding when pain or loss is actually clearing the path for expansion

* The “lock through” metaphor: waiting for alignment before moving to the next level

* How fear disguises itself as over-control or over-effort

* The “Happy Compass” framework: diagnosing your true problem

* Heart / Project problems – issues inside the book or creative work

* Audience problems – not enough or the wrong readers

* Prioritization problems – too many low-impact actions

* Income problems – conversion or pricing challenges

* Why solving the wrong problem keeps authors stuck

* Choosing the money: how to double down on what’s already working

* Micro-practices to open your “flow” with money and creative energy

* Nervous system regulation and somatic awareness for sustainable creativity

* How embodiment, mindset, and business systems interconnect

* From frustration to flow: how to reconnect with joy and direction

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