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Secret # 5

• Posted by Theresa on April 25th, 2006 filed in Book Review, Believe It or Not, Goals, Goal-Free Living

Secret # 5 Seek Out Adventure

Here is an interesting way to look at things:

“When we set goals, we are looking for a particular event to occur. That is, we have defined a specific outcome we are looking to achieve…When you are not looking for a specific outcome (Goal-Free Living), but instead are open to any outcome that could be of interest, the likelihood of a synchronistic event happening is very high.”

Regardless of what type of goal orientation you might have, in order to make things happen, you need to collect experiences. Collect new experiences so that connections can be made. Make connections so that wonderful things can happen in your life.

If you don’t collect new experiences, you are doomed to live out the same experiences over and over. You will become focused on one area. You won’t try new things. You’ll take the same path every time, never stopping to check if it is really taking you where you want to go.

Instead, reconnect with your creativity. A creative mind is playful, stirred by passion and possibility. Creativity is about living a life that is self-actualized.

self-ac·tu·al·ize
: to realize fully one’s potential

To become self-actualized, Abraham Maslow said we need two things, inner exploration and action.

Take this test to see how self-actualized you are.

We tend to see life through a filter based on our past experiences, our education, beliefs and interests. It is extremely difficult to change our filter because it is extremely difficult to recognize and identify hidden assumptions and beliefs because they are so deeply ingrained within us. But changing your filter can have a profound impact on your view of the world.

Stephen Shapiro suggests the old cliché: Walk in someone else’s shoes. When you wake up, imagine you are someone else. Imagine you are Mozart and hear the music of the world. Imagine you are Rembrandt and see the beauty of the world. Imagine you are a kid and see the playfulness of the world Imagine you are confident and take on the world. Imagine you cannot fail and live fearlessly. You will see things that have been hidden from your sight, because what you focus on expands.

Be adventurous and be true to yourself. Be adventurous and be sensitive to what you like. Be adventurous and have the courage to change direction.

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