How To Change Your Status Quo

Sometimes in life, it is time to change. Are you at that point?

And you don't. You spin your hamster wheel around and around, knowing you are getting nowhere - even though you are trying hard. Frustrating.

FM pinned down 3 reasons for that.

1. Laziness.

Or lack of motivation - take your pick.

It fascinates me that one of the 6 behaviours that a Buddhist Saint must practise is Enthusiasm. We all know what it is like to be with someone bubbling with Enthusiasm - it is infectious. We might fight it at first, but eventually, we give in.

What motivates you?

2. Beliefs

Or Prejudices as FM preferred to characterise it.

It happens with food. We get used to sugar in our coffee, jam on our toast, desserts after eating, sweet snacks in between. Belief is driven by emotions that collect behind it. I can say what I like, but real beliefs are felt, not just known. They are deeply imbedded and manage to defeat every well-intentioned effort we make.

What are you believing that makes changing so damned hard?

3. Fear

This is a biggie - I wrote about it last week. We use the future to terrify us in our present. We are - what FM called - 'end-gainers.' Imagining all the worst things we can, then start planning for them as though they were actually real.

What are you frightened of?

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Looked at like this, the case for staying the same is pretty powerful. No wonder making a decision against the habit of life takes a tremendous effort.

And the Discovery Compass clearly shows how to counter FM's three obstacles. I tell the story of how I used these to rescue my career, move to Japan and manage to do what I do today. And how it keeps me going, focused and on track, despite a million obstacles and distractions.

ThinkingBody Module Two

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