Living Longer Column, February 25, 2010 (850 words)
Self-Analysis:
Discovering The Hidden Power Inside Us
by Art Kunkin
I ended last week’s column by observing that highly productive and “self-actualized people are motivated by what I call a sense of history, by a sense of knowing that other people have achieved great things and they, likewise, have the ability to accomplish great, creative, never-before-seen original works. Somehow, maybe by a sense of past lives welling up into their consciousness or, if you don’t believe in the possibility of past lives, perhaps by some genetic configuration of the DNA in their chromosomes, there is this inner sense of building on and competing with the achievements of past individuals.
“In short, perhaps what we need to do to become more creative, motivated, productive and happy creators rather than passive consumers of entertainment is to have a greater and more conscious awareness of our heroes and heroines. Decide whom you admire most! Read about them! Admire them! Feel them inside of us! Compete with them! Then set new goals! Then write the goals on three by five cards and post them on our refrigerators! Then start and complete a new ACTION!
“In other words, your role models determine your life!”
This week I am continuing those thoughts (more…)