Growing from the Inside Out

There are two kinds of motivation: that which we are drawn toward, and that which we look to avoid. We are drawn toward pleasure, and avoid pain. We move toward those things that make us happy, and away from those things that upset us. This seems pretty basic and obvious. However, there are times we are drawn toward those things that upset us and move away from our rewards. Obviously, this isn’t something we do consciously, but we do it nevertheless.

How can that be? When we are motivated in our business to avoid failure, our thoughts move us toward the very thing we don’t want. In fact, anytime we focus on what we don’t want, we are moving toward that very thing. For those who have seen “The Secret,” or have been exposed to the Law of Attraction in one way or another, you have heard, “We become what we think about most of the time”. If you think about the disaster you wish to avoid, what happens? You imagine the disaster. You can see it clearly. You don’t want this to happen, or that to happen–but you can clearly imagine both ‘this’ and ‘that’. Our imagination is a creative force. In fact, imagination is THE creative force. Nothing anyone has ever made was created, and THEN imagined. Imagination is always the first creation.

This being the case, we can use worry as our teacher. We all know what it feels like. We all know how to do it. What if we “worry” about the things we DO want to happen. If we imagine what we DO want with the same effort and clarity that we put into worry, we will have the same result: that which we think about, we will bring about.

Since the other motivator is moving towards something, isn’t it time we start focusing on what we want to move toward, and not that which we wish to avoid?

’til next time,

Woody

We are being taught every day. Not only that, we choose who we learn from. Very often, this is done not by conscious choice, but by default. We learn from whatever we allow into our minds, whatever we expose ourselves to. With this in mind, what are you watching on television? What are you exposing yourself to? Think back to what you watched on TV in the past week, and answer these two questions, “Who are your Your Teachers?”and “What have they taught you?”

So much of what we expose ourselves to on TV teaches us about a violent world, a world that we are helpless to change. It teaches us that we are victims of the economy, of nature, of society. This message is learned subconsciously. This is what we bring with us into the treatment room.

This can be easily remedied. What do you want to learn? Do you want to learn about the power you have to build the practice of your dreams? Do you want to learn how your thoughts shape your environment? Do you want to learn how change your life? All you have to do is choose different teachers.

Among my teachers are Brian Tracy, Eckhart Tolle, Stephen Covey, Zig Ziglar, the teachers in “The Secret”, Napoleon Hill and many more. I limit how much news I watch, read or listen to. I limit how much TV I watch. I expose myself to those teachings that tell me that I can grow, I can achieve, and I can become. I recognize that my success in life begins with my thoughts, so I immerse myself in those teachings that help me change my thoughts.

I invite you to comment on this post and share who your teachers are. Who has influenced you? What have you learned from them? I am very interested in what you have to say.

’til next time,

Woody