Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior (Power vs. Force, #1)

by David R. Hawkins

The hallmark of true greatness in athletic achievement is always humility (such as that exhibited by Pablo Morales after winning his Gold Medals in the 1992 Summer Olympics). Such athletes express gratitude, inner awe, and an awareness that their performance was not merely the result of personal effort—that maximum personal effort brought them to the breakthrough point from which they were then transported by a power greater than that of the individual self. This typically is expressed as the discovery of some aspect of the greater Self hitherto unknown, or unexperienced in its pure form. Through kinesiology, we can demonstrate that if one is motivated by any of the energy fields below Courage, one goes weak. The notorious Achilles’ heel that brings down not just athletes but also the potentially great in all areas of human achievement is Pride. Pride, calibrated at 175, not only makes the performer go weak, but it cannot provide the motivational power of love, honor, or dedication to a higher principle (or even to excellence itself).