13. Choice and Obligation

Concept

Imagine a continental divide between two lands, the Land of Choice and the Land of Obligation. When a person goes from the Land of Choice to the Land of Obligation, what happens?

What happens to energy level—up, flat, or down?

What happens to productivity—up, flat, or down?

What happens to innovation—up, flat, or down?

What happens to adaptability—up, flat, or down?

You pick your dimension, when people go from choice to obligation, bad things happen.

Some will say, “Wait a minute, many of us choose our obligations, like military service or marriage or children.” Yes, AND review in one’s mind the current thoughts about those previous choices. When we go from “I chose to do this” to “I have to do this,” what ...

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