4 The Power of Principles
“Misdirection is the art of initiating a train of thought in the mind of the spectator.”
Alan Alan, Escapologist and illusionist
“It seems as though you've been thinking your happiness, security and general OK-ness is dependent on you achieving your goals…”
“Yes… Obviously!” I replied. I'd just finished explaining to one of my mentors why it was so vitally important that I achieve a particular objective.
“That means you don't understand where your security and well-being come from,” he told me. “Your happiness, security and OK-ness don't come from outside you, so they're not vulnerable to anything outside you.”
I'd fallen for a trick that's been bedevilling people for thousands of years. I'd been fooled into thinking ...
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