Goal Setting - The Facts Behind The Fiction   by Ian S.N. Randall

Copyright © 2005 Ian Randall
Mind Power - Fact Or Fiction
http://www.MindPower-FactOrFiction.com/

To have hopes and dreams for the future is a wonderful
idea. If
you want to call them `goals` that`s fine also but do
learn to
get things in perspective. They are NOT achieved in
the way you
have been led to believe.

The much talked about conscious mind, subconscious
mind, the
will, belief patterns, etc. are simply descriptions of
mental
procedures and do not exist in isolation, as many
people believe.

They are all part of the same `mental cooperative`.

Ah, there lies the rub!

The moment you set a goal you instantly cause an
`inner conflict`
to take place between various departments of this
mental
cooperative.

This is unavoidable due to the way we were brought up,
our
parents, how we were educated, where we grew up, our
religious
beliefs or lack of them. The list is almost endless.

All these factors make up our core beliefs. These
beliefs give
rise to our very own particular and personal creative
patterns of
thought which dictate our own individual realities
which, in
turn, give life to our very own set of `Living Laws`.

`Living Laws` means laws that we follow, in other
words, adhered
to, for the sake of leading a `normal` acceptable
life. But it
also means that they have a life of their own and can
be changed,
amended or completely abolished to make way for new
ones.

Each one of us has a set of these laws. Some of the
laws you live
by are similar to other people`s but never 100% -
that`s what
makes us individuals.

Sure, we are all human beings - but we are NOT the
same. We are
all different, albeit only slightly, but we all
differ.

The inner conflict arises when what I call `The Judge`
evaluates,
compares and checks out your goal to see if it is
valid. That is
to say, if it complies with your current set of
internal laws.

When your goal is found to be contravening these laws,
for
whatever reason, and reasons you are very rarely aware
of, it is
immediately and unceremoniously overruled and thrown
out of court
with no hope of appeal.

The secret to achieving our goals, therefore, is to
cause a new
creative pattern of thought and thereby amend our
current set of
Living Laws.

We must become an active and willing member of the
cooperate. We
must, in fact, cooperate with the cooperative!

The modern day idea that you can use visualization
techniques or
repeat endless affirmations in order to change these
laws and
therefore The Judge`s mind is totally erroneous - it
will not
make the slightest difference.

This is totally misguided thinking.

Sure, after many years of constant repetition of your
affirmations/visualizations you may eventually get
some reaction
from The Judge even if it takes a lifetime, that`s if
they don`t
lock you away in a funny farm first!

Meme machines
-------------

Before we go any further let`s just take a look at
these beliefs
and where they come from and see why they are so darn
difficult
to change.

It`s all very well being told to change our beliefs
and we will
change our lives but just how do we do it?

We know from experience that simple visualization
doesn`t work,
nor do affirmations or anything else for that matter.
So, what`s
the answer?

The DNA of beliefs are MEMES (pronounced as in cream).
Memes are
a relatively new discovery and seldom, if ever, talked
about in
books or courses about personal success and
achievement.

Why? If memes are the very foundation of our
personality why are
they never mentioned?

The main reason is that few people actually understand
how they
work or the significance they have in our everyday
lives.

The dictionary defines a meme as `a unit of cultural
information,
such as a cultural practice or idea, that is
transmitted verbally
or by repeated action from one mind to another.`

Memes have been likened to viruses and the comparison
is indeed
very apt. The Oxford zoologist Richard Dawkins
defines memes as
a set of ideas that can replicate itself like a virus
and spread
from one brain to another.

For example, it took only 300 years for the meme of
Christianity
to overrun the Roman Empire and less than 130 years
for the meme
of communism to `infect` 1.8 billion people across the
face of
the Earth.

So you can imagine that memes such as: `life`s a
constant
struggle`, `there ain`t no free meals in this life`,
`money
doesn`t grow on trees` etc. etc. and all that these
silly memes
represent (that life is not easy and you have to
constantly
struggle to make ends meet) have had many generations
to set up
home in our psyches and become part of our everyday
lives.
Besides, it`s got to be true - our parents said so!

Memes come in all shapes and sizes. Some are
relatively
innocent, such as the `hula-hoop meme`, `the pet rock
meme` and
`music memes` normally associated with a particular
race or
creed.

But some are extremely dangerous and far from
innocent.

I don`t wish to enter into the religio-political
arena, so,
suffice it to say that the `religion memes` and the
`political
memes` are particularly virulent and in some cases
deadly!

Paradigms
---------

Memes then form what are known as PARADIGMS.

A paradigm is `a set of assumptions, concepts, values
and
practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
for the
community that shares them.`

We must be very clear on the understanding of the
power of
paradigms and how they affect us in order be able to
exercise our
right of free choice.

For, whatever paradigms we choose to accept determine
the form or
our perceptions, which in turn shape our decisions,
actions,
experiences, social systems, worlds and futures.

If you don`t understand just how much of a grip
paradigms have on
your life and shaping your experiences then you will
be under the
impression that you and the world are set in stone and
there`s
nothing you can ever do to change that.

Paradigm shifts
---------------

Whenever we shift paradigms all sorts of new
possibilities are
suddenly available to us.

Not only that but we also find that we discover new
potentials
within ourselves that the old paradigms had assured us
were
impossible or even nonexistent. We need to be
liberated from
these self-imposed restrictions and outdated paradigms
and have
the freedom to see ourselves in the big picture of
life - our
very essence.

This is our true God-given freedom - one that frees us
from the
numerous cultural expectations that are constantly
causing us so
much unhappiness.

These cultural expectations cause us to become the
competitive,
insecure, obedient and brain dead creatures that our
social
systems require of us. So how do we cast off these
`paradigm
chains` that keep us prisoners of our own silly,
nonsensical
belief patterns and from achieving our true potential?

For example, do you honestly believe in the power of
the mind?

Mind Power - Fact or Fiction?
-----------------------------

Everybody and their aunt talks about it but do they
really
believe that the mind does indeed have any power?

If someone where to prove it to you beyond a shadow of
a doubt
you would believe - after all, seeing is believing,
right?

Well, here at last is the proof you have been seeking
all your
life!

The mind does indeed have power - here`s the proof!

The Secret Of The Shaolin Monks
-------------------------------

This exercise is has been known for thousands of years
and is
just as valid today as ever.

1) Stand with your feet shoulder width apart.

2) Raise an arm to the side of your body (your left or
right,
whichever is more comfortable for you) so it is at
the height
of your shoulder with the palm facing upwards and
the fingers
outstretched. Slightly bend your arm at the elbow.

3) Breathe deeply through your nose taking about 6
seconds to
complete the inhalation.

4) Imagine a point about two and a half inches below
your navel
(called seika no iten in Japanese). This is the
center of
gravity of your body.

5) As you take in subsequent breaths imagine this
point getting
brighter and brighter until it has the power of the
sun.

6) Now, imagine power emanating from this `sun`. See
it
travelling through your body and up into your
outstretched
arm.

7) See this energy pouring along your arm and bursting
out of
your finger tips `to the ends of the universe`.

8) Now get somebody (or several people to try and bend
your arm
naturally - not against the joint, this isn`t a
judo lock!)

9) They should apply pressure slowly at first and then
gradually
increase the intensity of the force applied. Do not
use your
muscle power or you will fail miserably. Only use
your
imagination - the power of your mind - nothing
else.

You will find, to your utter amazement, and theirs,
that they are
completely unable to bend your arm even if they are
physically
much stronger than you! Why should this be so?

You tell me! This is not a cheap magician`s trick -
this is 100%
proof of the power of the mind.

There are various alternatives to this fascinating
exercise
including the ability to change your body weight at
will. This
is a truly awesome experience and a real eye-opener as
to how the
mind can indeed do wonders and really does have power!

You are not a passive observer of a randomly created
world - you
are the active creator of the world you observe.

Stop believing what you see and start seeing what you
believe -
using the power of your own mind - the power to create
anything
you could possibly imagine!

Ian S.N. Randall
(Author of `Accelerated Goal Manifestation`)
http://www.MindPower-FactOrFiction.com