Hello Friend,
We all have a few goals that have felt too stuck, too big or too hard, for too long. These periodic messages can help you get those stuck goals moving.
This time, I offer an experiment that will show you the attraction power of your habitual thoughts. I hope you’ll give it a try.
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Myth v Reality Brief: A simple experiment to demonstrate the attraction power of our thoughts
Last time, I explained the extent to which we experience what we think about. I noted that if we focus upon what actions to take, we experience “ever more actions to take, a never-ending list of tasks.”
I realise that it seems fantastical and ridiculous that in our very physical world it could be our thoughts and only our thoughts that determine whatever we experience. When I first heard a hint this Reality (see below for a reminder of the Myth and the Reality), I too thought it was absurd.
So, here’s a little experiment that you can do yourself. If you try what follows, you will show yourself the power of your thoughts.
Step 1 – Pick some object of desire, some product that you want to purchase. Ideally, make it something that’s a little expensive for you and something you really want. Importantly, pick something that you think about rarely or not at all.
Step 2 – For the next few weeks, do your very best to think about your object frequently. Make your thoughts specific. What colour is it? What does it physically feel like? Imagine how good it would feel to purchase the object. How would it feel to bring it home? Be as specific and frequent as possible.
Step 3 – After a few weeks, notice what happens. If you earnestly go about steps 1 and 2 above, you will see evidence of your focus throughout your day. Your object will pop up throughout your day, often in ways or situations in which you least expect it. And while it often may not be your specific object, it will be aspects of your object, or the feeling or essence of your object, meaning it will remind you of your object.
If you give this a try, you will see that your thoughts possess the power of attraction. You will then know why you experience whatever you experience in your career and life. We all attract everything based on our habitual thought patterns.
Further, as I noted last time, it’s easy to discern what we habitually think about. “Whatever we’re experiencing in our lives, tells us exactly what we habitually think about.”
I hope you’ve found something herein to ponder, and I hope you will give this experiment an earnest try. You will be amazed by the results. They will indeed seem “fantastical.”
These messages will always be brief, informative, thought-provoking, factual and accurate. They will challenge your understanding of life and how we achieve our goals. If you open your mind and heart, they will help you achieve your stuck goals.
Life is meant to be magical. We experience what we believe. If we believe our goals are big or hard, or stuck, that’s our experience. If we believe otherwise, we experience otherwise.
May we all believe in our goals,
Steve
Get Those Stuck Goals Moving
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“The key to having what you want is realising just how much you want what you have.”
-Stephen H. Southern
Myth v Reality
Myth: We humans achieve our goals based upon our work, effort, sacrifice, struggle and toil, along with tenacity and intelligence, and some good timing and good luck.
Reality: It is our habitual thoughts, and it is only ever our habitual thoughts, that determine how readily we achieve our goals. Our actions are merely by-products, outputs, not inputs.
Important P.S.A. Regarding “Success”
We are all equally successful. In fact, let’s stop using the term “successful” entirely. Every human alive today, from the pauper all the way down to the multi-billionaire, and somewhere in between there’s you and I, we’re all equally “successful.” Every human has achieved 99.9… percent of all their goals. And every human has a list of five or six goals that feel stuck, that feel too big or too hard. You have such a list. Whomever you look up to as a “successful” person, that person also has such a list. You’re both equal. We’re all equal. We’ve each achieved just about every goal we’ve ever wanted, except for our personal and unique list of five or six goals that feel stuck. And so, let’s stop using the term “successful.” And please, never allow anyone to make you feel less “successful” or “unsuccessful!” And NEVER do so to yourself!
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