TCFBO #047: Being At Cause

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When things don’t go the way we’d like them to go, it’s all too easy to look for someone or something to blame.

But when we do this, we give away our innate sovereign power to someone or something else.

Because when we view things as happening to us, we perceive ourselves more as a victim of circumstance rather than as an active participant or the creator of our own experience.

This is known as being “at effect”.

And in our experience, having a mindset where we are “at effect” is incredibly disempowering.

Because, quite simply, you feel powerless if you perceive that someone or something else has power over you.

So instead, we attempt to adopt a mindset of being “at cause”.

Being “at cause” means recognising and accepting that our actions, thoughts, beliefs and decisions have a direct impact on our lives and our business.

It means taking responsibility for how we respond to situations and our emotional state of being at any given time.

It means asking: “What did I think, believe or do to cause me to end up in this situation?”

And all this requires looking inward for solutions and changes, rather than blaming the outside world for our problems.

Don’t get us wrong.

We’re not perfect at being “at cause”.

Sometimes we slip into being “at effect”.

Sometimes, it can be incredibly difficult to put oneself “at cause”, especially if you truly believe you have been wronged or something happened that was completely out of your control.

However, even in those circumstances, we have a choice.

We can choose to be “at effect”.

Or we can choose to be “at cause”.

Depending on the situation, it may take seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or even years to be able to mentally put yourself “at cause”.

But we’ve found that the quicker we can choose to be “at cause” the quicker we regain our power, pick ourselves up, get back on track and move forward.

While we accept that we cannot control every aspect of our lives, we all have the power to choose how we respond to events and circumstances.

So next time something happens to you or things don’t go your way, ask yourself:

“Would I love to be at cause or effect?”

Then consciously choose one of those two states and notice which is more empowering.

Let us know how you get on and we’ll see you next week.

Paul & Philly

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