A popular rehashing of some classic psychology applied to daily living. Think positive and attract yourself to what you desire in life. I saw the film and enjoyed it, although the production was a bit over the top. It’s really just another perspective on maintaining good mental attitudes.
As a student of eastern philosophy and having previously studied NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), all this is nothing new. The Secret is just packaged in an easy format and marketed/positioned in a way to stand out to people who have never explored personal living psychology and great habit training.
I believe the greatest insight comes when we can just observe our thoughts from a third person perspective. Are they negative, of an assuming nature, overly positive, rational, what? Sssshhhhhhhh……..just observe. If there’s a bit of anxiety, fear or pain…acknowledge it’s there. We can’t think it away. Embrace it and we can come to terms and resolve it in a reasonable manner. Smile…take a break. Keep realistic goals and make some deep wishes for life aspirations and dreams. Lastly, on a different angle, watch your diet and bodily health. This is one area of the “you” that has a dramatic influence in the subconscious quality of our lives.
Happy Easter everyone!
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Mario,
Think positive and attract yourself to what you desire in life. Words to live by, my friend. Thank you!
Definitely words to live by. The trick in thinking positively, is to catch our slightly negative thoughts as they arise. Examples include: “what if?” questions, critical assumptions, preliminary judgments, “what I don’t want…” projections, “I hope it doesn’t turn out like…”. These relational thoughts add no real value to our mental attitudes and may act to create a self-fulfilling prophecy. Not good.
Made to Stick addresses the effectiveness of this type of activity (although, to be fair, not this exact type of activity). You’ll see it in more depth when you get to it, but essentially they cite studies that show that you might be better off thinking about the situation that got you into the mess you’re in than it is to imagine what it’s like when the situation has been fixed.
Keep an eye out for it when you’re reading.
Good point. Looking from where we began, we see our original intentions and what influenced us to begin such a path. Bringing us insight into our current state of affairs, we may critically wonder: “Are we pushing against a wall? Are we treading in open water when there’s a pontoon boat to our right?”
I look forward to not only what Chip and Dan have to say, but also Seth’s perspective as outlined in his upcoming book: The Dip
The most relevant point here is the transmission date.