Are you pursuing a lifestyle of personal development? Is it effective? By understanding this simple truth, your efforts will give you better results in the long run. This chapter talks about:
- Why personal development in and of itself is not good enough
- Same goals, wrong intentions
- Finding true meaning in your goals
- ‘Ends’ goals and ‘means’ goals
- No accidents!
Personal development as a way of life is very important. Start by understanding how you can fine tune your reasons ‘why’ and how you can live your life effectively by understanding what consciousness levels are all about!
Consciousness growth as a way of life
Desiring personal growth in and of itself is not enough. As enthusiastic as a person may be, if one does not align themselves effectively, they are merely building castles on sand or climbing the so called ‘ladder of success’ that is leaning against the wrong wall. Are you aware that your goals are the right goals? Why is it that two people can pursue the very same set of goals but after accomplishing it, not only turn out drastically different from one another… but also use the results they have achieved in different ways.
(A good example of these 2 people – both would master the art of self-defense, but one uses it to kill people but another uses it to learn the art of self-discipline and protect others…).The example above is a good sign that not all pursuits of personal growth are made equal. If a person is not intrinsically aware of the nature of good and evil (morality), lower level appetites (like smoking or lust), purpose driven living and understanding their egos, the quality of their pursuits and the effectiveness of their results are all defined by a person’s awareness and consciousness levels.
That is why David R. Hawkins, author of the book – Power Vs Force: The Hidden Determinants Of Human Behavior expounds the ideas that it doesn’t matter what social status or rank a person has which determines their desires… it is their consciousness levels that determine if one is living on a lower state of ego, power hungry, lower appetite addictions and desires or one’s life filled with joy, love, meaning, fulfillment, purpose and high level thinking.
Another way to put it, ‘means’ goals usually pale in comparison to ‘ends’ goals because some ends are generally more worthwhile compared to others. (A good way to put it, time management and goal setting is pointless if you are a serial killer. These tools will only help you to kill more people faster. You can’t change the means if you want to change the ends. You have to think at a different level and hold to a different principle!)
This is where conscious growth comes in. As people become more aware of what they are supposed to do – giving in to meaning and purpose rather than lower level appetites and addictions, their horizons virtually expand and their thinking becomes better.To make things simple, remember this rule of thumb – no one got to where they are by accident. It is the way of thinking that got them there. If you want to change your destiny or your outcome, start by changing the way you think.
Awareness of where am I?
Learning about the state of your consciousness level is one of the most important things that will change the direction, the effectiveness and the results of your personal growth plan. This chapter talks about:
- Positive and negative consciousness levels
- Negative ones such as Shame, Guilt, Apathy, Grief, Fear, Desire, Anger and Pride
- Positive ones such as Courage, Neutrality, Willingness, Acceptance, Reason, Love, Joy, Peace and Enlightenment
- Where most of the world is functioning at
- Fluctuations in your personal growth
- Situations that might temporarily shift your consciousness state tremendously
- Subtle influences that will also affect your consciousness
Awareness is very important so make that conscious choice what you want to do with your life by first knowing where you are.
The different consciousness levels
According to Hawkins, different people operate at different levels of consciousness and these levels have a direct influence on their behavioral patterns. The levels are collectively divided into 2 different groups.
- The negative group consists of: Shame, Guilt, Apathy, Grief, Fear, Desire, Anger and Pride
- The positive group consists of: Courage, Neutrality, Willingness, Acceptance, Reason, Love, Joy, Peace and Enlightenment
The transition state is a path of linear growth starting from shame and moving up to pride and then courage and beyond. According to Hawkins 85% of the people on earth live below the level of courage. Most people tend to fluctuate one to two levels up and down at any given time or circumstances as well as mood swings or fatigue. However, people will always operate at one specific level in general. They will also fall to a certain level when under pressure but their normative state will determine how they live their lives.
Extraordinary circumstances may also temporary increase or decrease one’s consciousness level such as a near death experience, completing a motivation seminar (these will temporary bump up the consciousness levels for a couple of weeks or days) and negative ones such as discovering a cheating spouse, feeling of extreme failure in things that matter or the death of a loved one (will drop tremendously, sometimes for months…)
Understanding your core level is very important but once you know your core level, know that it is worthwhile to invest time and energy into moving up to the next consciousness level. Moving up a notch is the single, most important result anyone can experience in their lives, sometimes even better than willing a million dollars in a lottery (a person with low consciousness may not have the capacity to handle the money but a person with high consciousness may not have it now, but will develop the skills or utilize resources wisely to get more than that!)
Excerpted from the book Conscious Blitz.
This excerpt has been edited and condensed for clarity.
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