Questions of the Day
Long-term v. short-term goals
Hey Matt,
Love all the emails… do you think it’s best to focus on and visualize the long-term goal every morning or just what you need to do that day to move towards your goal or both?
Bill
Reply: Thank you, Bill. The answer depends on what type of person you are and where you are in terms of your ability to focus and accomplish goals. If you’re not accustomed to setting and achieving goals, then starting with a long-term goal is not a good strategy. Begin with daily goals, build momentum, and then over time you can set longer range objectives. Even with a long-range goal, however, you still need to focus on today goals MOST of the time.
Aligning one’s ship
Hello Matt
In Psycho Cybernetics, Dr Maltz has a quote regarding aligning one’s ship alongside that of an enemy (and that one cannot go far wrong if one does so).
I am struggling to understand the meaning of this. I understand the liberation and release of mental load associated with pure forgiveness. I can’t help but wonder does Dr Maltz have an additional message I have missed.
Can you help with an example please?
Thanks Matt
Dave D
My Reply:
Dave, for greater context, I will begin with the entire quote:
“Admiral William F. Halsey’s personal motto was a quotation from Nelson, “No Captain can do very wrong if he places his Ship alongside that of an Enemy.” “‘The best defense is a strong offense,’ is a military principle,” said Halsey, “but its application is wider than war. All problems, personal, national, or combat, become smaller if you don’t dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly and its spines crumble.”
If you mentally picture what is written above, you can see that it doesn’t mean you become chummy with your enemy, nor is it referring to forgiveness (an entirely different matter). It’s about studying your enemy as well as your own fears and worries; it’s about going after what you want and noticing that difficulties and fear diminish when they are confronted.
A sports analogy for the “enemy ship” would be watching film of an opposing team (the enemy) to prepare for a game. You learn what the enemy is up to in the film, so you are prepared. As you prepare, you may have emotions such as fear and self-doubt to deal with. Don’t run from them for they are merely false mental images. Extinguish them by using the power of mental imagery.
Question about digital products:
Matt, I want to get your Theatre of the Mind audio program but I no longer have a CD player. Is there a way to get this program as an audio download?
Jenny
Hello Jenny. Yes, you can get Theatre of the Mind and some of my other narrated books at audible.com.
Here endeth today’s Q n A.
Matt Furey
