Posts Tagged ‘goals’
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
The ‘Law of Non-Resistance’ is the first in the series of ‘The 11 Forgotten Laws’ that should expand our understanding of the Law of Attraction. “Whatever you resist, persists”. When you resist something, you actively give it energy. We have talked before about how the Universe deals with absolutes – in other words, there is no distinction between ‘I want’ and ‘I do not want’. You always get the thing in question. That is why the Universe can’t tell the difference between you actively trying to attract something versus you trying to resist something. In either case it’s coming your way.
Does that mean you cannot have undesirable things around you? Not at all. We live in a complex world that we share with other people. As long as you are dealing with other people, you’ll come across desirable and undesirable people, events, and circumstances. The lesson here is not to try to push away the undesirable. Just let go and let it be. Give your energy to what you want.
Until next time,
V
Tags: 11 Fogotten Laws, Bob Proctor, Energy, goals, Happiness, Human Behavior, Inspiration, Law Of Attraction, Neo-Spirituality, Success, Universe
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
I have heard people claim that the Law of Attraction does not work for them. It’s a really bizarre statement, since how can a law work for some and not for others. If it is a law, then it must by definition work each and every time, for every person, in every situation. What could be happening is that it works differently to how people expect it to work.
The basic premise is that you attract into your life whatever you are aligned with in terms of your thoughts (conscious and non-conscious) and feelings. You are always attracting things into your life, but you may be attracting things that you don’t necessarily want. That being said, there are other laws in the Universe that have not been popularized to the same extent as the Law of Attraction through the movie The Secret.
I came across some material online by Bob Proctor where he talks about the ‘11 Forgotten Laws’ that relate to the Law of Attraction. The way Bob Proctor put it was that the Law of Attraction is a single ingredient in a cake, but you need other ingredients to make it. Over the next little while I’ll cover the different laws, which will hopefully give you some useful information.
Until next time,
V
Tags: 11 Fogotten Laws, Bob Proctor, Energy, goals, Law Of Attraction, Money, Neo-Spirituality, Success, The Secret, Universe
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Inception has been out for some time now, and has received raving reviews, so if you have not seen it, definitely treat yourself to this awesome movie! Much like one can draw a lot of parallels between The Matrix and how our reality is simply our perception of something that can be very different, Inception also offers many such thought-provoking elements. I personally really enjoyed how the movie talked about ‘an idea’, and how it can be the most resilient thing in existence, which can grow to define you or to destroy you.
I also appreciated how they talked about the sub-conscious, it’s power, our inability to control most aspects of it, and how ideas planted in the sub-conscious can take hold. Very cool stuff indeed! You can look at that from many different angles of understanding of what the sub-conscious mind is and what it does, and the movie will likely resonate with your view.
But to come back to the concept of ‘an idea’. It, undoubtedly, is very powerful. It is the starting point of everything in our lives. Our personalities, behaviours, goals, and fears are all based on different ideas. Once we get an idea firmly planted in our mind, there are mechanisms in our brain that are designed to keep it there and give it nourishment – and this has been scientifically shown. This movie was a good reminder for me to re-examine what kind of ideas are driving my life.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Fear, goals, Human Behavior, Irrational Behavior, Neo-Spirituality, Personal Power
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Changes often happen in our lives so slowly that we don’t even notice the progress. It’s only when we look back to a time in our distant (or maybe not so distant) past that we get an idea of how far we have gone and how much we have changed.
Kids provide a good example. Parents typically don’t see how much their kids really grow and change. Friends of family who tend to visit once or twice a year really notice the difference. It’s that same with many other areas in life.
Whenever you try something new, it is difficult at first, and obviously gets easier as you do it more. The only way to appreciate your growth is to have a frame of reference to where you were in the past. Seeing the growth serves as a good reminder of where you have been and provides motivation to keep moving forward. So find a way to keep track of your progress – it will help you appreciate where you are and will serve as the fuel to keep trucking along.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Energy, Fear, goals, Human Behavior, Inspiration, Personal Power, Success
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Today I have a success/achievement tip for you – benefits of which I you’ll be able to experience for yourself the first time you apply it. How’s that for quick results? Anyway, here we go…
If you have something that you want to do but never get to it, do it first thing in the morning before you do anything else. Anthony Robbins called this ‘the hour of power’ where you take the first hour after you wake up and use it as ‘your time’ for that important activity that you never get to. It can be reading, writing, playing a musical instrument, or going for a run. The activity does not matter – what matters is that you get it done.
This surely requires some discipline, especially if you have to be at work at a certain time and need to wake up an hour earlier to create that time cushion. And it is a lot easier to sleep that extra hour when you know you can too – I would know 
. But all that is still easier than finding time for your activity later in the day. Something always seems to creep up and get in the way. That is why you do your task first thing in the morning before anything has a chance to get in the way. Give it a try and see for yourself….
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Energy, goals, Human Behavior, Inspiration, intentions, Personal Power, Response-ability, Responsibility, Success, Tony Robbins
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Relationships with other people play a vital role in our lives. It all stems back to the times our ancestors lived in caves, when creating, building, and maintaining relationships with other members of the tribe is what allowed them to survive in that environment. It simply was not possible to mature and leave offspring without it. As the society evolved, that basic importance of relating to others has not changed.
Today our survival, success, and even happiness depends on the quality of the relationships that we are able to develop. When we are born, it is essential for us to create a bond with our mothers in order to survive. Our happiness is correlated to the health of our relationships with other people. And success is really all about ‘who you know’.
Can you make it ‘on your own’? Sure. But it will never be as quickly, or to the same degree as when you involve other people. Connections are huge, and this holds true around the world. At the end of the day, people can open doors for you, and I’m willing to bet that there is a very strong positive correlation between the number of such people that you know and your success.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Communication, goals, Human Behavior, Money, Relationships, Success
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Last Friday I summarized the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and pointed out that a similar hierarchy applied to business as well.
When a person starts a business, especially if it’s their first one, they start at the bottom of the ‘pyramid of needs’. This person will do almost anything to get things moving – they will cold-call, randomly visit other businesses, leave flyers, go to networking events, and take on pretty much any job that comes their way. This is similar to the ‘Physiological/Safety Needs’ described by Maslow, only applied to business.
As the business grows, establishes itself, builds a reputation, and clients start coming in, the owner becomes more selective. He or she will stop doing the really uncomfortable things, like cold-calling for example, and will maybe just get someone else to distribute the flyers. The owner may fire some annoying clients and start filtering the incoming prospects so that the business gets to serve a higher ratio of ‘better’ customers (whatever that means for the given business). This is where the business meets the ‘Esteem Needs’ of self-esteem, confidence, and achievement.
When the business becomes a powerhouse to be reckoned with, it will likely develop a bigger purpose. It will want to try to revolutionize the industry by doing something no other company has accomplished, or possibly even tried. It will set grandiose goals and come up with an inspiring mission statement. At this point, chances are, the business only focuses on what the company culture as a whole is really passionate about. It is working on the ‘Self-actualization Needs’.
There is a strong parallel between the individual needs and the ‘business needs’ because it is people who run businesses. As the business grows, more of their individual needs are met, which shifts them up the pyramid, which also shifts their business focus.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Energy, goals, Human Behavior, Inspiration, Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs, Success
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
I am pretty sure that you are familiar with the Mr. Maslow and his ‘hierarchy of needs’ pyramid. In case you are not, I’ll try to summarize it for you. It is pyramid made of 5 levels of different needs and the lower level must always be met before we can effectively become concerned about the needs on the higher level. The 5 levels are as follows (starting at the lower one):
- Physiological (air, food, water, sleep, etc)
- Safety (security for the ‘self’, stable employment, etc)
- Love/Belonging (friendship, family, intimacy, etc)
- Esteem (self-esteem, confidence, achievement, etc)
- Self-actualization (morality, creativity, problem-solving, etc)
Trying to tackle ‘self-actualization’ needs when your ‘basic safety’ needs are not met, will not be effective according to Maslow’s theory. And it makes sense.
Now to switch gears a little bit, in my conversations with different people who have their own businesses, and from what I gathered from interviews with some very successful individuals, I have noticed that their business approach falls into somewhat of the similar hierarchy. And it seems to be related to how well the business (or the entrepreneur) is doing. [ This post is going to be quite long if I cover the rest of what I want to mention, so I’ll leave that for next week. ]
Until Monday,
V
Tags: Action, Energy, goals, Human Behavior, Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs, Success
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
At the end of the day, the results are what matters. Whether you took the road less travelled, the longest way possible, or found a quick shortcut, as long as you get someplace that you wanted, great!
You’ve heard the good old “You have to work hard.” A part of me agrees, while another one disagrees. It comes down to how you define ‘hard work’. To the part that disagrees, ‘hard work’ means dull, tedious, boring activities that I don’t want to do. Usually there is a different, more creative, more interesting way to get the same results. But to think that I can just sit back and chill while results magically happen is nonsense.
To come up with the different, more creative, more interesting way to get the same result, I would have to think, evaluate, try, analyze, re-think, re-evaluate, re-try, and re-analyze different approaches and dedicate a lot of time and energy to the entire process. So if I classify that as ‘hard work’, then this is the part that totally agrees.
The conclusion that I can make for myself, regardless of whether we consider something ‘hard work’, ‘smart work’, or not, is that regardless of the path you choose, it will require a considerable dedication of your time and energy. It can be dull or enjoyable, it can be done through physical labour or sitting in front of a computer, but in either case it will take a total and complete commitment to the results.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Energy, goals, Personal Power, Success
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Last night I met up with a few friends and, as usual, we got to talking about some interesting, thought-provoking topics. At one point we talked about ‘natural gifts’ and ‘talents’. It was back to the nature vs nurture argument – are our genes or our environment responsible for who we are, what we are good at, what we do, what we like, etc. This particular conversation was focused on the business side of things.
The main question was whether it was possible to teach entrepreneurship to someone or whether it was just something you either had a knack for or you didn’t. One person said that many very successful business people talk about entrepreneurship essentially as an instinct that can be somewhat refined but that cannot be taught. You either have it or you don’t. On the other side of the table was an argument that entrepreneurship is a skill, and like all other skills, it can be taught and perfected with enough practice.
I wonder, where do you fall in? What do you think?
My own belief is that entrepreneurship exemplified by people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and the likes cannot be taught. These people are superstars of the business world and must have a natural aptitude for it, much like Michael Jordan was ‘born to play basketball’. However, while there is only one Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James, there are plenty of players in the supporting roles – players who also made it to the NBA. Business is very similar in my opinion. To play in the ranks of Gates, Jobs, and Buffett, you need to be born a certain way, but to run a generally successful company, you do not. You just need to get really good at something and turn it into cash flow.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, goals, Human Behavior, Personal Power, Success
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