A.
"The Truth About 'Magic' Vs. Effort"
- By Bob Scheinfeld
I've
been involved in the "success field"
for more than 20 years. During that time, I've
consistently seen an interesting dynamic at
work. It's a dynamic that causes a lot of damage
and blocks many people from fulfilling their
true potential.
I
see it especially with people who come into
my orbit and discover the power of The Invisible
Path to Success and The 11th Element.
What's
the dynamic? Supreme confusion about the role
"magic" and "effort" play
in the achievement of goals.
From
my experience, most people have a belief somewhere
in their head there's a magic pill that can
instantly or effortlessly help them achieve
any goal they might have - any goal.
Marketers
and salespeople play on that belief (or "weakness")
and promise the moon with lots of hype and sizzle.
I must confess that part of me sometimes feels
tempted to buy into such sales pitches if they're
really good.
Do
you too?
So
what's the truth? Is there really a magic pill?
Can
success really be instant or effortless or must
true success always take effort?
The
answer is that success flows from both magic
and effort. If you study the lives of successful
people, and look at your own successes, you'll
see both "forces" at work. There are
times when an amazingly fortunate "event"
pops out of nowhere and blesses you in major
ways without much effort on your part. There
are also times when the process of achieving
goals takes a lot of time and effort.
In
my work, I talk about the fact that all success
comes from tapping into what I call "the
invisible network" to get the help you
need. That network links all of us together
at the unconscious level and stores information
on what everybody is doing all over the planet.
I talk about working with an inner intelligence
I call your "Director" or "Inner
CEO" to tap into that network and to find
the best and quickest way to get to the goals
that align with your life purpose.
Because
some goals seem to manifest in instant or effortless
ways, many people, maybe even you, think all
goals could or should manifest in instant or
effortless ways and that's where the problem
arises.
That
logic is seriously flawed!
In
my work, I also talk about the fact that for
some goals, you can ask for help and get a virtually
instant response that requires very little effort
on your part to manifest. When that happens,
it's because the process of manifesting your
desired result was a simple task for your Director/Inner
CEO.
But
it doesn't always work that way!
Using
my model, once you ask your inner intelligence
for help to achieve a goal, information must
first be gathered by tapping into the invisible
network. Available options and possibilities
must be considered to find the best people and
solution(s) to get the job done.
That
takes time!
If
there are multiple people, ideas, resources,
techniques, and strategies that could
help you achieve your goal, the best one(s)
must be chosen from the pack.
That
takes time!
If
multiple people are being considered to play
specific roles in the manifestation of your
outcome, their metaphorical work history and
references must be checked and verified. They
might be "interviewed" in a process
very similar to the process of interviewing
prospective employees or contractors within
the corporate arena.
That
takes time!
In
addition, your inner intelligence might run
different "simulations." Let's say,
for example, there are two people who could
theoretically do a great job of helping you
produce a specific outcome. Your inner intelligence
might run several "what would happen if"
simulations to do his/her best to predict which
one might provide the most help for you.
That
takes time!
Once
the best options and people are chosen, then
the best timing for manifestation must be selected,
and all the various aspects of the manifestation
plan (including people's schedules) must be
coordinated.
Selecting
the best timing for manifestation is another
major challenge, and it's something that needs
to be revised on an ongoing basis as things
change in the world, in your life, and other
people's lives.
Again,
that takes time!
Once
the best timing is chosen, agreements will be
made and action plans will be created at the
unconscious level -- just as would happen within
the corporate arena when a project is being
managed.
Finally,
after all the "due diligence" work
has been done through the invisible network
at the unconscious level, then it comes time
for things to happen at the "surface"
or conscious level where you and I live and
work. You have to play your part and others
have to play their parts. It's like writing
a business plan on paper and then having to
execute it in the real world.
That
takes time too!
Sometimes
the due diligence, decision-making, planning
and execution process is short, and your outcome
manifests quickly -- or your Inner Intelligence
manifests a terrific outcome he/she was working
on independent of you. Then it looks like magic.
Other times, it's a longer and more drawn-out
process. Then it looks like effort.
If
you're honest with yourself, would you honestly
prefer the "wrong result" now or the
"right result" later?
When
you use my System, you ask for as quick and
effortless a result as possible, and you accept
the fact that it will generally take much longer
and require more effort than you think to manifest
your desired results - for the reasons just
described.
When
you use my System, you trust that your goals
will manifest only if they align with your life
purpose, and that they'll manifest at the best
possible time and in the best possible way -
even if the ultimate definition of "best"
differs from your personal preference or desire.
Next
time you focus on achieving a goal and it doesn't
seem to be manifesting as quickly as you'd like,
imagine you have a team of unseen helpers at
the unconscious level that are working 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week to complete the diligence,
decision-making, planning and execution process
to help your goal manifest in the best possible
way and at the best possible time for you.
Then
take a deep breath, relax, trust your inner
intelligence and be patient. That's easier said
than done, I know, but it's key to long-term
success and happiness.
