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 ”Fear is the path to the dark side” – Yoda (the little green dude from Star Wars)

At any given moment, you are either in the competitive mindset or the creative mindset. It’s always one or the other, but never both. A creative mindset attracts; a competitive mindset repels. It really is that simple, and here’s why:

The concept of competition is based upon fear: fear of failure, fear of someone else taking what you want, fear that there won’t be enough to go around, fear of being taken advantage of, or laughed at, or criticised or rejected. Fear is the fuel of the competitive mindset and it keeps millions of people living in lack, limitation, misery and poverty.

To attract our desires, it is necessary to think from a different perspective, a perspective of abundance, opulence, well-being and joy. That’s why the (fear-based) competitive mindset must be overcome.

But I’ll be the first to admit, it is sometimes difficult not to think competitively. I’ve been studying the Law of Attraction for many years and I still have days where the old competitive voice trys to “creep back in” and direct my thoughts and actions. Luckily, that voice is not nearly as strong these days, and I’m usually able to shut it down quickly.

Something that has helped me greatly is to become extremely picky about what I will allow “on my radar.” Not watching films or reading books or magazines that are based on conflict or competitive thought (or even getting into conversations about these things). It has taken some time to drop some of these old habits, but it has really been worth the effort. I try to remember:

“If it’s not something I want in my life, I don’t want to know about it.”

I find that the more “selective” I get about this, the less competitive thought is an issue. I call this being a ”media snob” and it really does help reduce the competitive mindset. There’s a lot of discussion about this attitude in the AttractAnything! Video series ( www.attractanything.com) and it’s probably the most important thing I work on with clients in one-on-one training sessions. Dropping that fear-based competitive mindset really opens up the world. It makes “real magic” possible.

The little green dude was right: fear (and it’s ugly cousin, competition) really is the path to the “dark side.”

Jon Mercer, MA
www.attractanything.com

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