I have many friends who are prominent globally. I just finished dinner with someone whose name you would know. This friend graces many stages with his presence, millions of people adore him, and yet, he feels alone.
I am fascinated with the degree to which people’s power, possessions, accomplishments and achievements are a reaction to their internal pain. After coaching thousands of people to live in a state of joy now I’ve seen that the biggest obstacle to feeling totally satisfied with now is a person’s fundamental misperception.
A quote from one of my favorite books You2 by Price Pritchet sums it up so well. “Years ago you accepted false conclusions as correct, began to live your life as if those warped ideas about yourself were true and ceased the bold experiment in living that brought you so many breakthrough behaviors as a child.”
My friend innocently drew a false conclusion that he was not loved by his mom or dad or the people that raised him. We all do it in some way or another. We accidentally conclude that we are separate and therefore in danger. Then The Drunk Monkey (my nickname for the mind) takes over and starts protecting us from not being loved, being stupid, being ugly or what ever it might be.
And that’s it. From that point on your life is ordered by this misperception. The more you try to get love, as in my friend’s case, the more lonely you feel. No amount of love or adoration will ever make you feel whole, safe or a part of.
I gave him a five-step exercise to pull this weed from his mind and destroy this misperception. It’s standard practice for my Inspired Action Coaches and it creates radical amounts of bliss and joy in your life now.
If you want the five steps please comment and I’ll give them to you.
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October 23, 2008 – 1:28 pm
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