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Expectation Vs Opportunity

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Channel: Damon Cart NLP · 2016 · People & Blogs

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Bruce Lee is an icon who represents excellence and extraordinary achievement. 

He was more than just a martial artist and more than just an action star. He wrote volumes about philosophy and used martial arts as a way to understand the world around him.

Since I was a kid he inspires me to strive for excellence and live life to the fullest as he did. I even have a mantra I tell myself "I am the Bruce Lee of NLP."

Lee was known for his ability to learn and adapt to circumstances rapidly especially when it came to fighting and sparring. People often said about him that he seemed to know what his opponent was thinking and could block an attack and strike before anyone knew what happened.

Bruce had mastered his mind and body. One thing in particular that he wrote about and practiced daily was emptying his mind of expectation and opening oneself to possibilities and opportunities.

Easier said than done and that's why it needs to be a practice rather than a conceptual understanding.

When people sparred with Bruce their minds were often clouded with expectations of what Bruce might do. They were trying to figure him out and find patterns in order to anticipate his attacks. But Bruce followed no pattern, immersing himself totally and completely in the moment.

Bruce operated from whatever possibilities and opportunities presented themselves rather than laying expectations on how the fight might go or expectations of what his opponent might do. This gave him the appearance of being able to respond with lightning speed.

Instead of reacting to his opponent, he responded to his opponent. Reacting is always a step behind. Responding is more like a dance. If you've ever had a great dance partner you know what this is like. You move in unison as one entity like the right hand doing a task with the left hand. One is not reacting to the other. Rather they're working together in synchrony. 

Imagine living your life in synchrony, responding to daily events and happenings rather than reacting to them. What would life be like?

Like a beautiful dance.

We have expectations of what the next hour will be like. We have expectations of what the rest of our day will be like, the rest of the week, month, year, and sometimes even the next decade.

When things don't go according to our expectations we often get frustrated and angry instead of being open to the possible opportunities being presented. This is a robotic existence. This is the Programing in Neuro Linguistic Programing.

NLP is a way of living a more conscious existence. If the program is working for you then keep doing it, but always be reevaluating it. Make your programs conscious and ask yourself it they truly serve you.

Empty your mind of expectations and allow in possibilities and opportunities. They're all around you. The only thing getting in the way is your expectations.

Expectations help us feel more secure, but this can create problems.

Practice responding to life rather than reacting to it. This will create a rich and more free relationship with life.

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