| Many people understand the concept of setting | | | | are able to serve other people and in return you |
| goals in life to empower themselves. What most | | | | get rewarded with a form of energy. In our |
| people don't know is that goals require a constant | | | | western civilization, the most common reward is |
| stream of force behind them to keep them alive. | | | | often money. |
| In other words, you need to push them all the | | | | In summary: You discover your strengths, gifts |
| time to make them come true.What do I mean | | | | and talents. You find ways to use them that very |
| by force and push? To force something is to | | | | practically enrich and support society. You are in |
| compel through pressure or necessity. To push a | | | | service to others. By the way, being in service in |
| goal is to apply enough force to the goal to keep | | | | this way is life's ultimate purpose. |
| it fresh and empowered. | | | | Your dreams are powered by your unique |
| This constant pushing of your goal, while | | | | creative abilities. These abilities are like a |
| necessary, is also a detriment to effective | | | | never-ending fountain, the wellspring of your life. |
| manifestation of the goal itself. Goals are artificially | | | | They will always be with you, in good times and |
| created by the mind and backed up by concepts | | | | bad. They are completely independent from |
| and beliefs in order for them to work. Take away | | | | mental concepts. They are powered by your true |
| the concepts and beliefs that give them the | | | | nature. You can deny them, but you can't get rid |
| foundation to live and they will evaporate in no | | | | of them. |
| time. | | | | Even on the worst day of your life, your dreams |
| How does this look like in practice? Let's assume | | | | still exist. If you don't live your dreams, you must |
| you have a goal to lose weight. As you may | | | | constantly suppress them by mental concepts like: |
| already know, it is important to set your goals | | | | * I am too old to start |
| precisely. So let's say you want to lose 25 pounds | | | | * I don't know how to do it |
| over the next 3 months, starting today. This goal | | | | * Nobody will be interested in it |
| needs a foundation to work. You need to have | | | | * My friends will hate me when I do it |
| some sort of motivation that encourages you to | | | | * You name it! |
| do this. | | | | I have used the words force and power to |
| Let's look at some reasons you may want to do | | | | associate them with goals and dreams. To |
| this: | | | | understand the concepts behind these words I |
| * You want to look attractive to others | | | | highly recommend David Hawkins book "Power |
| * You want to look attractive to your partner | | | | Versus Force. Here are a few definitions from the |
| * You believe that you are overweight | | | | book that help define the idea of power versus |
| * You want to fit into your favorite dress or | | | | force: |
| pants again | | | | * Force is associated with the partial, power with |
| Whatever the reason is, you absolutely need to | | | | the whole |
| have one, otherwise you won't have the | | | | * Force must always be justified, power requires |
| motivation to start. And the mere act of starting | | | | no justification |
| is the challenging part as you need to change | | | | * Force always creates counter-force and its |
| some of your usual behavior and concepts in life. | | | | effect is limited by definition |
| We all know what a challenge changing your | | | | * Force is a movement, power is a skill |
| behavior and concepts can be! | | | | * Force always moves against something, power |
| Behavior is changed in the physical domain, | | | | doesn't move against anything at all |
| concepts are changed in the mental domain. This | | | | * Force is incomplete and therefore has to be fed |
| double whammy of physical and mental change is | | | | energy constantly |
| what makes a simple thing like weight loss such a | | | | * Power is total and complete in itself and |
| challenge to bring off successfully. | | | | requires nothing from outside |
| Successful goals always come from a | | | | * Force constantly consumes while power |
| corresponding change in the mental domain. Why | | | | energizes, supplies and supports |
| is this? Simply, it is because your mind and your | | | | * Power gives life and energy, force takes these |
| thoughts are what create your reality. If you | | | | away |
| change only your behavior, you will have only | | | | * Power is associated with compassion, force is |
| short-term success. In time, you will fall back to | | | | associated with judgment |
| your old pattern of behavior - the very thing you | | | | * Force requires proof and support, power is |
| tried to change in the first place! | | | | inarguable and not subject to proof |
| So lets assume you are in the second month of | | | | People who fulfill their dreams are the happiest |
| your weight loss goal and your partner leaves | | | | people on earth. They do what's in their nature. It |
| you. What happens to your goal about losing | | | | is completely irrelevant what kind of dreams you |
| weight? It doesn't work anymore, it vanishes and | | | | have. Dreams don't need to fit into anything. They |
| evaporates into thin air. You just took away the | | | | don't need any approval. They don't need any |
| foundation and the motivation for your goal. As | | | | money to start. |
| you can see, the problem with goals is that they | | | | Goals are temporary fixes of your mental desires |
| depend on life circumstances - and they are | | | | that do not provide you with lasting happiness. |
| always forced by mental concepts. | | | | The new car will get old and rusty, the new |
| How About Dreams? | | | | house will lose its charm over time, and if your |
| Your dreams are powered by source, by the | | | | goal is to create the perfect partner you will begin |
| ultimate power of consciousness. Your dreams | | | | to see your partner's imperfections over time as |
| are the recognition of what you can do with your | | | | well. |
| unique gifts and talents you have brought into this | | | | Your dreams are a recognition of what you truly |
| life. Every person comes with a unique set of | | | | are and how you can contribute to this world. You |
| talents. These talents lead to a unique way of | | | | will never do anything else in your life but this. |
| expressing themselves through various forms of | | | | There is no true retirement from the |
| creativity. Universal creativity is really what | | | | contributions you can make in this life. You live |
| powers everything behind all manifestation. | | | | this dream to your very last breath. |
| Occasionally, we utilize unique properties of this | | | | Embrace the dream! Be the dream! |
| creativity in specific ways. With this creativity you | | | | |