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Old September 19, 2000, 12:03 AM
sandy
 
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Default Re: Just when you thought you knew it all....

> His three rules:

> 1: Whatever works.
> 2: If is works keep doing it.
> 3: If it doesn't work, stop and do something
> else

> Since I'm working on the SQ1 the FORMULA as
> you see in the lower right hand corner is:

> 1) Know your wanted experiences.
> 2) Take Action.
> 3) Learn what doesn't work, or does, and
> continue.
> 4) Adjust and more action.

> There you go. Two great minds, one simple
> idea...

> DO WHAT WORKS.

Gordon...with your background as a social worker
you know there are many people who do what they
think is "working"...but often it lands them
right into jail,debt,homeless etc...
Often I think people know what they need to do
but because of their conditioning/response to
stimuli(some of which is unconscious)i.e pavlov's
dog training experiment, they do not make "wise"
decisions...

Now the same holds true for many of us who think
we are nice normal" people. We often repeat
defeating behavior because of condition/ response
behavior which might even cause us to land in
jail,become homeless etc..

My point is ...don't you think some people have
to hit rock bottom before they wake up from
their hypnotic state?

Also many people who appear to be "successful"
are in fact reacting to some past trauma. Perhaps
they had demanding parents and they've always
had to get all "a's" for example. And for these
people "success" might be defined as "not reacting
" to other people's agendas and being true to
themselves.