The need to Grow, Create and have a purpose
What do you need? Well, we know the basics right? We need to consume matter, that contains things like alkaline and other necessary components for naturally good health. We need to consume water to survive. We need to feel some kind of love at some level when we grow up. But, what isn't so basic, known and fundamental are the needs we have evolved into needing met as a species. These are needs that go beyond our needs to survive. These are needs that just like we have evolved from bacteria, or apes (if you follow Darwin) that we have evolved into needing to meet. The problem, or let's say Opportunity to Grow as a Species, lies in the fact that we haven't evolved fully into knowing exactly what drives us. In hundreds of years, human beings will know more about human psychology than we do now. More people around the world will know and understand why they do what they do, what drives them, how they work and so on.
So, because we aren't educated on these things, related to human being psychology, we simply just wing it. Right? Don't you wing it? Have you identified what makes you do what you do exactly? Do you know how you create certain emotional states? How do you put yourself in a good mood, or a bad mood? Is there a syntax of energy and information (thoughts) firing off between neurons in your head that produce a specific result in terms of your neurophysiological (mind body) state? Yes. If you figured out the order and sequence in which you thought certain thoughts, the exact details and attributes of mental processes (pictures you create in your head EVERYDAY of your life, internal communication dialogue, feeling sensations), and specific things you did in your mind to induce a certain state (the state of frustration, the state of happiness, the state of fulfillment, the state of anger, the state of confusion), you could then teach yourself how to recreate those states whenever you wanted to, or limit them if you needed to (the ones that don't serve you)! You could literally transform your entire life by taking control of your own psychological infrastructure and internal neurological operations, the ones under which you have control (more than we think). Pick up a book on Neuro Linguistic Programming, you'll be blown away by what you learn about yourself! The point here is, why doesn't everyone know that? Because we're not taught it, we have to seek it out and find it when we hit a threshold, where we MUST make a change. Some people never hit that threshold, the point at which change really takes place and you decide you won't be a certain way anymore, you won't settle for less than you can be, have and create and that no matter what, you make the shift towards greatness. It is the same with the needs we have developed, as we've evolved into the version of human beings we are in this step of evolution.
I have studied into the human need challenge for quite some time now. For those of you who follow the work of Anthony Robbins, he lays it out in such a graceful, right on, detail oriented fashion in his seminars, audio programs and life transforming information. As we discussed in the Video, the human need to grow and create is such a powerful need that once understood has the absolute ability to literally transform your entire life, and in a pretty rapid manner. I started to utilize this need when I first learned of it, by studying the work of Tony Robbins but also developing the understanding by changing my internal world in so many ways, I started to seriously influence my external world and thus, began being a goal achieving monster. How does this happen to human beings? How do you go from a smoker, 2 packs a day, a very negative individual, with hate in your heart from the war you fought in and the resentment you have for people (for reasons never really identified at the time), to someone who lives to contribute, lives to learn, lives to create technologies, philosophies, ideas, methods and strategies for human potential and effectiveness, happiness on a large and natural scale... a person that rolls out of bed into their shoes to do all of this? Answer: Understanding the Human Need to Grow and Create in life.
As human beings, on planet Earth (I have to sound all weird about it to get the point across) what is the 1 thing that determines our survivability? What is the one thing that has created the cars we use to travel around to make our world work, the things we use at home to live our lives the way we do, the clothes we wear on our back, the internet, and trillions of other things that make our world function the way it does? Creation. It is the need to grow and create as human beings.. and watch, in 10 years, we will have grown and created in such a magnificent way, that I guarantee just as things were completely different in the year 2000, things will be entirely different in 2020 than now. So this human need to grow and create dominates our world. It is the underlying infrastructure from which all things are manifested and it drives us as human beings, even when we don't know it. Now, you have been armed with a powerful understanding. You now know the true power of what you can do, and that if you use this need to your advantage, you can number 1 get away from feelings of unfulfillment, you can get out of a negative, unmotivated place, but more excitingly, number 2, move towards extreme accomplishment, massive fulfillment, internal, natural and lasting happiness and ultimate rewards. What will you choose? I'll give you the answer, and as with all of the other articles on my website designed to help you to change your life for the better, it's ultimately up to you to apply it:
Get Clear Get clear on exactly what you want. What is it? Do you want to make more money? Write it down. "I will become financially independent." Do you want to lose 50 pounds? Write down, on a clean piece of paper, (which you will hang up on your wall, put on post it notes and carry with you at all times and consistently think about until it burns within you), "I will lose 50 pounds by.." Want to get into a career that fulfills you, really pays you what you're worth or better yet, start a business of your own, work doing something you absolutely love or become an entrepreneur? Write it down.
Well, what if you write it down and nothing happens? That's impossible! There is a profound psychological effect writing your goals down has on your mind, just ask Brian Tracy, he'll tell you! But, just to truly add some of the other equally powerful and life changing actions to getting what you want in your life, start to see it in your mind. On lots of the articles within Power of a Positive Mind, I emphasize visualization. Not so that you can "use your imagination," which is language that people have neurologically associated with being a kid, thus rendering it useless (perception), but so that you can do what is the basis for all creation in life, creation in your mind first. Do thoughts become things? Yes. This is how everything is created, by that force we call consciousness, by tapping into your ingenuity, by firing off neurons in your head, by activating your nervous system in a unique and creative way, by engaging your modalities or senses in a manner that creates a rapid change in biochemistry in your body and an incredible electrochemical, chain reaction in your brain, also known as creating mental images of your goal in your head. Seeing what it is going to look like, hearing the sounds, feeling the sensations and really putting yourself there. That is what actually goes on. The power in the creation of things FIRST in your head cannot be denied! Look around, you see your computer? That power created it, as well as everything else physical you see. Engage your mind, create your desired result EVERYDAY in your head, and it will have no choice but to express itself into your life, with help from the subconscious faculty of your mind, and the collective consciousness, God or whatever you call that force that we all know exists.
Visualization will take you to where you want to be, it's a law, but to help you along the way and to maximize your potential for greatness, create a compelling plan. Type out or jot down on paper, an actual physical plan of action that you will discipline yourself to execute. Take the half hour, or hour, it will be the most powerful, productive time of your life. Get clear as to what you want. Don't write or think in terms of limitations, think and write in terms of possibilities. (Ex: If you're thinking you want to lose 30 pounds, get a new job and save 3,000 dollars, don't let yourself focus on what people say about the economy and saving money, don't think that since you haven't saved money in the past that it won't work out this time, don't focus on how you've never dieted before, or really, transformed and upgraded your body! Think about how there is an incredibly effective way out there for you to literally shape your body the way you truly want it to be, people have done it, people are doing it, people are writing books about it, people are creating audio tapes and programs on it, and you can learn it by seeking it out) If you apply it, you get the same results, period. You can think about how now, because you have made the decision to sculpt the muscles of your life into what you truly want them to be, you'll save more then 3 grand! Now, you have the power to create, you know the force behind the human need to grow and achieve and you, from reading this article, definitely are starting to look at life as an experience, not an obligation. Create your master plan, this if your life, it's time to make it great.
Lastly, Continue, Condition, Reinforce, be Aware and create. Continue to take action, continue to visualize, meditation also does WONDERS.. get into your brain and really connect with yourself, condition this new pattern of action, this new way of thinking and these new ideas until they're programmed into your nervous system, literally wired into your brain. This can be achieved by repetition, saying these things over and over again, using emotional intensity when you do it by saying things out loud, "Everyday I am moving towards my life's goals, and everyday I get smarter, more aware and more effective!.. I am creating my life!" Now, this is the way you BECOME! Reinforce all of your actions with intelligent awareness to notice what gets you results, and what doesn't. Reinforce the things you know are moving you closer, and cease fire on the things that you've identified aren't. Lastly, and as a result of doing this, you will have created, you will continue to create and you will be achieving, meeting and conquering this Human Need to Grow and Create.
Understanding this need and then applying it into your life can take you out of pain, and into pleasure very rapidly. It can transform the quality of your life in a week, a month, a year, or 20 minutes. It can give you the kinds of experiences that you 1 deserve, and 2 want! You will learn so much about yourself, your life, the world, other people, communication, your own psychology, your own potential and much more in the process and you will enrich yourself with the kind of energy, the kind of information that changes the world and creates great things. Thank you so much for reading, I think you already know what to do, now, just do it.