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If you don't have the richly rewarding relationships you desire… the intimate, empowering partnerships you deserve… and the satisfying, successful career that provides the money, freedom, fulfillment and fun you dream of… it's because of your beliefs.
Hi, it's John.
As with last two Reports, Issue 09 will also be devoted to the work of one man, but this time there will also be one woman, too. My mentors Kurt and Patricia Wright.
Kurt is the author of Breaking the Rules. Removing the Obstacles to Effortless High Performance. It's a remarkable life- and work-changing book— and I highly recommend it, him and the two of them. As I do about a visit to their new website: Its-All-About- Questions.com. I promise you far more than time well spent. Kurt and Patricia have been doing transformational work that works for more than 30 years. They are the very best!
Okay, a quick announce and a couple of prompt pieces of business and then a bunch of great thought and feeling food from Kurt and Patricia.
First, I am having a moving experience. I honestly "believe" if it wasn't for my work with BeliefBusters, I'd be in a looney bin by now. Talk about managing my negative thoughts. Oh mama! All to say that I may miss a Report in the next few weeks. I love doing them— for both of us— AND, things be crazy where I live and don't live yet, so… I appreciate your understanding and flexibility.
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Okay, here's what I've got for you in Issue 09…
» A Quote About Belief from
Kurt Wright
» Article:
What's Wrong With the World? by John Fogg
» Interview:
The Wright Stuff with Kurt and Patricia Wright
» And, all the past Issues are
HERE.
A Quote About Belief
Whenever we focus our attention on some- thing— give our energy to it— we can be certain it will expand. In other words, whenever we focus our attention on a negative or undesired aspect of our life, it expands. Whenever we keep our attention focused on a desired goal or positive aspect of our life, it too expands. The issue is, it's our choice. It's as simple as that.
— Kurt Wright
from Breaking the Rules
Negative "What's Wrong?" thoughts and beliefs or Positive "What's Right?" thoughts and beliefs… it is, as the wise man says, always our choice. And it truly is, as simple as that.
What's Wrong With the World?
Explaining and expanding on the Five Right Questions
By John Fogg
What's wrong is the question itself.
When people and their enterprises are constantly focused on "what's wrong?" the creative energy required to sustain life is draining, and with it the Freedom, Growth and Joy all human beings aspire to experience and express through authentically living their lives. We have created a "negative world." Wherever we turn and look today, we see examples of the dissatisfaction and deterioration of the quality of life.
In this negative world, The Second Law of Thermodynamics (the tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity) rules… the Life Force (energy) of everything and everyone is running down, dissipating, diminishing. The Law of Attraction— Like Attracts Like— brings more negativity… more of what's wrong and what is not working. It is a downward spiral…
What is required to change this "State of Being" (for the planet and each one of ourselves) is a 180 degree SHIFT of focus with our minds from "What's wrong…?" to "What's right…?" From draining energy to building our individual and collective creative energies…
These "Five Right Questions"— pioneered by the work of Kurt and Patricia Wright into what human beings are like when they are at their creative, productive, fulfilled BEST— are a tool we can all use to make that shift. When understood, internalized and integrated into our daily conversations through practice and repetition… these questions unite the vital partnership of our head-and-heart, resulting in a constantly increasing creative energy for accomplishment and the fulfillment of our on-going Life purpose.
The Five Right Questions
1. What's right…?
This question (formed by the mind) instantly focus on the positive and productive
(away from the negative and deconstructive)… engages the heart (intuition and
imagination) and is energy-building rather than draining…
2. What makes that right…?
With this second question, we are discovering Values, what is really most important…
transmuting the "data"— the factual answer to the first question— and evolving
that by getting to the "essence", thereby turning facts into understanding and wisdom. This
is alchemy. This is the child's "Why is the sky blue?" question. This question
strengthens and raises the vibration… and we're ready to move on to the next
question, which demands even greater creative energy to explore…
3. What would be ideal…?
Here, we begin to pursue the possibilities… We have ventured into the domain
of "What you don't know that you don't know…" This is the Visionary question,
engaging the Intuition and Imagination and moving beyond the limits of the rational
mind… and it is directly linked to the power of the Pleasure and Passion of
our Purpose…
4. What's not yet quite right…?
This question explores and articulates the exact size and shape of the hole(s) in
the Vision that need to be filled to bring the picture (image: as in imagination)
of what's possible into being… what's required to complete our Ideal. Built on
the growing energy of the first three questions, it transcends the mental-judging
of "what's wrong?" and literally gives direction to Creation itself. Without this
step, we almost always get square pegs for our round holes…
5. What will it take…?
The Question that leads you… "What will it take to ______________ (filling
in the blank with the Vision of the Ideal) for the highest good of myself and all
concerned…?" This is the Visionary's request for Inspired Action…
Want more? Oh good! Click on this: Your Self Esteem Will Thrive On Zero-Based Strengths.
And still more…
The Wright Stuff
I did this interview with Kurt and Patricia for Networking Times a number of years ago. Nothing stale about it, so not to worry. It's a great explain of a number of fundamental bits from Kurt and Patricia's work and the book Breaking the Rules. Removing the Obstacles to Effortless High Performance.
The Wright Stuff
The analytical uses the intellect. When you ask a "what's wrong" question, your
intellect will take apart, take apart and take apart until it's left with tiny pieces.
The opposite happens if you ask a "what's right?" intuitive question from the heart.
a conversation with Kurt and Patricia Wright
from a NETWORKING TIMES interview by John Milton Fogg
Click the title link above to download the 12 page PDF.
I just made up my mind (actually, made up my heart and my mind is telling you what we've chosen to do)… I'm outta' here for two weeks. More stress than I am willling and able to deal with, so… I've left you with two people who have made perhaps the greatest contribution to my life of any of the Mentors I have known. Embrace them, please. They will transform your life.
That's all for Issue 09 of the BeliefBusters Report and for the next two weeks. In my "be there now", please remember…
What your mind believes you WILL achieve
—always and in all ways.
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If you've questions, please contact me.
Thanks.
I appreciate you.
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PS+. There's a BeliefBusters Inner Circle Coaching Call THIS Wednesday 09.17.08, where I'll be taking people by the hand, helping them through the BeliefBusting and BeliefBuilding process, answering all their questions and putting them on the fast track by giving them personalized, one-on-one coaching… but you can't be on it if you're not in it.
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