Mikolaj's Monday Maunder - See what they do

Inspiration and lessons for your leadership journey!

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“Have we ever seen electricity or any of the other forces of nature? 
No; and the only evidence we have of their existence is that we see what they do.”
~ Ernest Holmes ~

As temperatures soared over 100 degrees for a week this past month and summer is now in full swing, I’ve been thinking about what my electric bill will be next month.

Most of us would be hard-pressed to explain accurately what electricity is and how it works.  But we sure know how to use it!  Think about how much you use electricity – air conditioning, lights, coffee maker, cell phone, computer, and on and on.  Most of the time we simply take it for granted.  But do you ever see it?  Know what it is?  How it works?  What laws govern its use? 

You might answer, “I don’t really care, Alan; as long as it does what it’s supposed to.”

Exactly!  That is what Ernest Holmes is telling us.  You don’t have to see the forces or “the Force” in order to know they are there or to use them to help you move forward on your journey.  I don’t know about you, but I’m still learning. 

I can tell you what doesn’t work.  As you have read in in A Travel Guide to Leadership, thinking and praying from any sense of lack, desire, or want only brings you more of that.  “I need money.”  “I need to find Mr. Right.”  Í need a job.” 

Thinking and praying about what you want is expressing and vibrating with the feeling and energy of the lack of something.  We are basically saying, “I don’t have [fill in the blank] and I want it.”  This leaves you in an empty, hollow state that disempowers you to do anything.

Having, on the other hand, expresses and vibrates with a completely different type of energy and feeling.

In mathematics, a negative takes away from something else and a positive adds to it.  It's the same with thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and prayer.  It is imperative that you cut away and release negative feelings, thoughts, and beliefs and replace them with the positive thoughts and feelings associated with having and gratitude.  Move away from wanting and towards having.

As Mark quotes Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament:

Have faith in God [constantly].  Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him. For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].
~ Mark 11: 22-24 ~

This combination of confident faith and trust are tools that empower us.  We are energized with the confident belief that God (and me/we/us) can and will make “it” happen – and that propels us to positive action. 

The scientific study of belief, the placebo and nocebo effects, positive thinking and action, and gratitude and happiness all confirm this.

Another powerful tool that works is what is called a growth mindset  - the belief that people, teams, and organizations can develop, change, and grow.  Watch today’s TEDx video presentation as Eduardo Briceño explains a fixed versus a growth mindset (it’s a little longer than my usual featured video at about 11 minutes).

Sincerely put these ideas into practice and see what they do!

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Bonus Video!
Watch:  The Power of Belief - Mindset and Success >>

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Alan

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