Sorry, I meant faith in the more general sense, that meaning belief in something without any evidence.

I’m not trying to be dismissive, simply that my goal-setting philosophy is quite different and I try to avoid much of that advice, despite how common it is within self-help.

Just a difference of opinion.

-Scott

i got a lot out of what you said . . . thx

Scott:

not sure where the issue of ‘faith’ comes into the discussion – perhaps it would be better to find the positive in someone’s comment than be quite so dismissive – maybe not what you intended but it came off that way . . .

That’s pretty typical goal-setting advice, and it’s the kind I normally stay away from. I’m not saying it doesn’t work for some people. Just that my goal-setting philosophy isn’t about faith.

-Scott

I’ve been reading “Wake up and Live” by Dorthea Brande, and the essance of it is “Act as if it were impossible to fail.” This eliminates fears of failure that hold you back or which sabotage your efforts. Simply decide that it is impossible to fail, and you will lay out your own path to perfect success.

What if ‘not reaching’ your desired weight was impossible. If you lived as if it were impossible to fail, what would open up inside you? What does open up inside you when you visualize a world where it is impossible to fail?

What steps do you understand you must manifest in order to achieve your desire… Work out once more, or twice more per week? Eat the most appropriate foods all day every day, not missing any meals or eating empty foods?

I am using the power of this thought to lose weight; since I have decided in myself that it is impossible for me to fail to lose the weight I desire to lose, I simply eat fewer and healthier snacks, smaller meal portions, workout more often and with more energy, and there is no discipline or will power needed. I see my desired result, I understand that it is impossible to fail, and so I manifest my result successfully, without wasting time and energy struggling with a ‘can I do it?’ doubting mentality that has held me back in the past.

Obviously this way of viewing the world can be used for all kinds of goals beyond weight and fitness; and in fact should mature into a complete world view. What would you be doing right now on the most important aspects of your life if it were impossible to fail?

I hope I’ve been able to convey the incredible freedom, power, and energy I find in this idea…if not, read the book, its worth it =)