You enter the Theater and go up to the balcony. It’s dark. No one is there. Soon a watchman enters and turns on some lights. Then the orchestra arrives and tunes their instruments. People start coming in. By ones and by twos. Eventually everyone is there, seated, anticipating. The curtains open, the play … Read more
The full statement is “Fake it, till you make it.” And it works! Because you just do not believe enough in yourself. So you need deception to your current belief but not deception to the real functioning of the self. Also, Fake it includes eliminating fears. Acting ‘as if’ oft times shows you … Read more
Group A actually shot baskets. They physically stood there and practiced shooting Basketballs. Group B also stood there but they only imagined / thought / visualized / pretended to shoot baskets. Group C stood there and did nothing. Groups A & B improved almost equally (!) Group C did not improve. Ok, so? … Read more
If you Smoke while you Pray You are a despicable, insensitive, non-respectful person! However If you Pray while you Smoke you are a fine, religious, upstanding person. People can actually see which one you are. You can. So can they. OK, so? Ever wonder why sometimes you do yet sometimes you don’t achieve … Read more
Look at the diagram. Note: Stimulus is always the same. However Response depends 100% on where the Triangle is. The more ‘left’ the Triangle is, the greater the Reaction… to the same stimulus. The more to the right, the smaller the Response /reaction. OK, so? This is a fundamental diagram /situation. Fundamental! Substitute Money … Read more
We have different Zone Sizes for different things /subjects. Some Zones extend to events with asteroids. Some Zones ‘only’ to immediate family. Zone Sizes vary. OK, so? Well, consider your Zone of Worry. How far does it extend? Someone’s child is out too late, … halfway around the world. Does your Worry Zone Size extend … Read more