Sunday 22 April 2007

Breaking Free from CSD - Mental 3

" If you don't know where you're going, chances are you won't get there" - Jim Rohn

It's a glorious morning - summer has truly arrived. I can feel a BBQ coming on.... We were summoned by our neighbour early this morning - the eagerly awaited birth of kittens had happened overnight. A truly modern cat - just had two :-). My son looked me in the eye and said "Daddy, I'm going to buy one". I exchanged a glance with my wife and smiled silently - we didn't want to spoil the moment.

The final block to flow on the mental level is lack of vision. It is literally not having a vision of where you want to go, or even what the possibilities are for you. And in the absence of a conscious vision for your life, the default target is your unconscious vision. This is usually not a very clear picture, and is typically the murky result of years of varied experiences, thoughts, fears and conditioned beliefs. Worse still, the focus is usually on what we don't want rather than what we do. With such a vague target to aim at, is it not surprising that our minds may lack decisive commitment and we stall rather than act? Even when we do act, chances are we shouldn't have - Could, Shouldn't Have, Did. It is much easier to drive fast, or run fast when you can see clearer the path in front of you. Otherwise you may tend to grope around and not necessarily act on possiblities.

So clearly we need to develop a clear vision for our lives. I think this is a critical area that we can explore in detail another time. For now, I think the key point is to consciously imagine our ideal life and then begin to set some specific goals around this vision. This will provide the clarity needed to flow and take action. Take some time to brainstorm what your ideal life would involve and how you would feel about it. Then start to feel that now, visualising regularly. For goal setting, a great way to create crystal-clear goals is to engage a coach or someone who can help you nail down what you really want. Ultimately, it involves discovering your calling in life.

This leads us to the spiritual level.

Till tomorrow.

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