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W. H. Murray (The Scottish Himalayan Expedition [1951]: “The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision which no one could have dreamed would have come their way.”
“What you focus on (your Orientation) determines how you act. It affects just about everything that shows up in your life, too.
my Focus engages me in an emotional Inner State that drives my Behavior—is
Your thoughts create filters through which you view your life.
whatever I hold in my mind tends to manifest itself in my life. What we believe and assume creates most of our reality and our experience,
“The focus in the Creator Orientation is on a Vision or an Outcome. You orient your thoughts and actions toward creating what you most want to see or experience in life.
Placing my attention on outcomes rather than on problems has made a world of difference.
Creators, on the other hand, place their focus on what they do want. Doing this, Creators still face and solve problems in the course of creating the outcomes they want, but their focus remains fixed on their ultimate vision.”
quote from the Bible that someone had recently shared with me. Something like, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
“The Behavior that moves you in that direction is taking Baby Steps. Taking a Baby Step means doing the next logical thing in front of you—making a phone call, having a conversation, or gathering information. Each step you take either moves you closer to your vision or helps you clarify the final form of your desired outcome.”
“It is the Baby Steps you take, the everyday things you do, that eventually lead to the manifestation of your outcome.”
Dynamic Tension. The way you create any outcome in your life is to hold the vision of your deepest desires.
“In the case of Dynamic Tension, you can resolve the tension in either direction. You can let go of your vision (your right hand) and snap back toward your current reality, or you can move from your current situation (your left hand) toward your vision.
While the Victim is powerless, a Creator claims and taps into his or her personal power in order to choose a response to life circumstances.
