A lot has been told in regards
to goals. Some say you should
have them, some say don't. Some
say that in order for a human
being to be happy he must have a
goal and must have a belief in
the attainment of it while other
spiritual sources say we should
not have goals, all we need to do
is enjoy the present moment and
let the universe handle all the
details.
Does that mean that setting
goals is bad? Well, there was a
point in my life where I was very
confused about it because I
wanted to have great things yet,
I also wanted to experience peace
without having to be so concerned
about what to do next.
As I began observing people,
and seeing my life in
relationship to what others were
doing, it was pretty frustrating
because I didn't know what to do.
Sometimes I felt as if my life
was just passing by me while
others were accomplishing things.
Interesting enough, I was
noticing that even when my
efforts were minimal, I was
actually accomplishing many
things.
I remember once when I needed
personal management for my career
as a comedian, an actor friend of
mine said to me, "man, you have
to get your promo ready, send out
pictures and follow up with calls
like my roommate did. He send out
like 25 promo packages, he got
like three appointments and he
got himself an agent." I
appreciated his suggestion.
During that time, I had just
finished two scripts for two
different sitcom ideas that came
through me. A few days later, a
dear friend of mine from Chicago
_we had just finished working in
Georgia few months ago, and by
the way, we hadn't seen each
other for almost three years _
comes to L. A., and stayed at my
place.
A few minutes into our
conversation I showed him my
scripts and he goes on telling me
that his management company,
which has offices in N.Y. and L.
A., currently do not have any
Hispanic entertainers and that he
could send my sitcoms and promo
to them if I wanted to. He calls
his agent on the phone and we
talked. I send her my stuff and
within a week I had an
appointment with the L. A.
office. Not only are they a
management company but they also
act as agents when it comes to
comedy. So instead of having an
agent taking 10% commission and
management taking 15% commission,
I ended up with both for only 15%
commission.
In my book entitled All Your
Dreams Are Meant To Be Fulfilled!
I relate the story of going from
almost nothing to having a
holding deal for a TV show, move
to L.A. and generated $44,000 in
income by simply surrendering. I
know it sounds difficult to
believe but that is exactly my
point. Surrendering, like some
may say, has nothing to do with
not having goals. I see it more
like a way of trusting our inner
guidance in spite of
circumstances. So what I began to
notice is not that I didn't have
any ambitions or sense of
direction, but that there was a
guidance that would let me know
what to do at any moment.
So really there is nothing
wrong with having goals for they
will provide you with what you
want. It is just that the things
we want may not necessarily be
the best things for us. Yet, when
we trust our inner guidance, we
not only enjoy the things we are
doing at every moment but we also
seem to experience nonresistance
_ or what some say, effortless
accomplishments. This allows us
to experience peace as opposed to
the stress that comes as a result
of trying to make things happen
or forcing things to happen which
in every case just creates more
problems resulting in physical
imbalances or to put it in
different words, degenerative
diseases.
So having a sense of direction
is really having a goal. The
difference is, our actions are
more geared towards self
expression as opposed to personal
acquisition. It is like being
naturally driven as opposed to
externally driven. Internally
driven action (sense of
direction) translates into - I am
already perfect, whole and
complete, I have plenty and I
would like to share. Externally
driven action (goals) translate
into _ I need something to make
me perfect, whole and complete.
This is a fear based action that
will have you chasing something
for the rest of your life because
no matter what do you have or
accomplish, there is always
something more you need to have.
The truth is, if you cannot
appreciate what you have in this
moment, you won't be able to
appreciate anything else, because
even if you have $1,000,000 in
your account, you will need
$2,000,000 to be happy. And on
and on and on.
Do not misunderstand expansion
of self awareness with more. Self
awareness does not mean that you
won't have the two, three, or one
hundred billion for that matter,
it simply means that you no
longer need to chase all that
because you can recognize all of
it as a part of your divine
nature. So instead of trying to
make more, you simply experience
more, and as a result of your
experience the physical world
will provide you with the right
amount for whatever is you desire
because your desires are like
suggestions from the Holly Spirit
expressing His/Her desires
through you.
God's desires are your sense
of direction which you have the
choice to act upon them or not,
because you have been given free
choice. However, where does God
reside? Within you. So regardless
whether you think the suggestions
are coming from someone or
something else telling you, or
you are the one making the
decision, somewhere deep within
your being, soul, or whatever you
choose to name it, there is a
degree of clarity about doing
things that brings you joy. Take
that action that brings you joy
and let it be your compass. On
the other hand, external goals
leads to separation from your
true source reinforcing the
illusion that you have to chase
things outside yourself in order
to experience happiness and
success. Simply remember these
words by a master teacher named
Jesus The Christ; "seek you first
the kingdom of heaven and his
righteousness, and all of these
things will be given to you."
Listen to your inner guidance
and you will be led closer to the
kingdom for it is within you.
Strive for external goals and you
will be driven away from your
infinite inner treasures which
you do not have to strive for,
but to simply recognize them.
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