Dien Rice
March 15, 2002, 01:49 PM
Hi Gordon,
Thanks, this is very powerful stuff....
> Anyhow, the minute you slap a label on a
> person, there comes with it all kinds of
> societal connotations. Whether that label is
> Mentally Retarded, Developmentally Disabled,
> Autistic, Severally Mentally Ill, Substance
> Abusing Menatlly Ill...
> or Marketer, or Guru or whatever...
> there is an inherent meaning in your mind.
> And also in the mind of the PERSON you are
> dealing with.
I agree with you here fully. People tend to become what we expect of them....
I think in the end, it boils down to belief....
What you can conceive and believe, you can achieve, as Napoleon Hill said....
If people constantly tell you that you can't do this or that, you may start to believe it - no matter what the reality is. Then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy....
I think this principle holds true for everyone....
So sometimes it's best not to listen to the "nay-sayers" and plow right on ahead regardless. I've always been a bit stubborn that way, but it pays dividends, as long as you have the persistence to see things through, and as long as you learn from your mistakes....
> My point for the week is about LANGUAGE. And
> what language you are speaking to yourself
> and to others.
> What LABELS have you accepted about
> yourself?
> Mother? Sister? Wife? Boss? Internet wizard?
> Make a list of all the labels you wear. Ask
> yourself what you THINK about the meaning of
> each of those. You may have a list of a few
> dozen LABELS and the million dollar question
> is:
> What DO YOU BRING to each of those labels?
> What do you EXPECT from other people?
> Are the people in your life responding to
> your EXPECTATION?
This is important stuff!
You can also give yourself NEW labels, as long as it's legal, and you can live up to it. It will both change how you see yourself, and how others see you too.
> In Remote Influence I teach people how to
> use the Pictogrigm of Preoccupation, and how
> you can effectively enter the other person's
> world.
> When you do that, when you can wear their
> shoes, get inside their head, have a clear
> understanding from their VIEW, from their
> perspective, from their REALITY...
> then you can make magic happen.
Thanks Gordon, this is a powerful lesson....
- Dien Rice
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Thanks, this is very powerful stuff....
> Anyhow, the minute you slap a label on a
> person, there comes with it all kinds of
> societal connotations. Whether that label is
> Mentally Retarded, Developmentally Disabled,
> Autistic, Severally Mentally Ill, Substance
> Abusing Menatlly Ill...
> or Marketer, or Guru or whatever...
> there is an inherent meaning in your mind.
> And also in the mind of the PERSON you are
> dealing with.
I agree with you here fully. People tend to become what we expect of them....
I think in the end, it boils down to belief....
What you can conceive and believe, you can achieve, as Napoleon Hill said....
If people constantly tell you that you can't do this or that, you may start to believe it - no matter what the reality is. Then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy....
I think this principle holds true for everyone....
So sometimes it's best not to listen to the "nay-sayers" and plow right on ahead regardless. I've always been a bit stubborn that way, but it pays dividends, as long as you have the persistence to see things through, and as long as you learn from your mistakes....
> My point for the week is about LANGUAGE. And
> what language you are speaking to yourself
> and to others.
> What LABELS have you accepted about
> yourself?
> Mother? Sister? Wife? Boss? Internet wizard?
> Make a list of all the labels you wear. Ask
> yourself what you THINK about the meaning of
> each of those. You may have a list of a few
> dozen LABELS and the million dollar question
> is:
> What DO YOU BRING to each of those labels?
> What do you EXPECT from other people?
> Are the people in your life responding to
> your EXPECTATION?
This is important stuff!
You can also give yourself NEW labels, as long as it's legal, and you can live up to it. It will both change how you see yourself, and how others see you too.
> In Remote Influence I teach people how to
> use the Pictogrigm of Preoccupation, and how
> you can effectively enter the other person's
> world.
> When you do that, when you can wear their
> shoes, get inside their head, have a clear
> understanding from their VIEW, from their
> perspective, from their REALITY...
> then you can make magic happen.
Thanks Gordon, this is a powerful lesson....
- Dien Rice
Subscribe to the SeedZine, featuring the writings of Gordon Alexander, here (it's FREE!) (http://www.sowpub.com/seedzine.htm)
