Book:Dr. Wayne Dyer - The Power of Intention
“Being relaxed, at peace with yourself, confident, emotionally neutral, loose, and free-floating-these are the keys to successful performance in almost everything you do.”– Wayne Dyer
Do you ever think about how powerful your mind is? Can you imagine that you have the power to “intend” everything you want in your life? According to Wayne Dyer, we all have that power and strength within ourselves. In his book, _The Power of Intention_, Dyer tells us that the universe is a force of energy that we can tap into to achieve what we desire. But one thing that can get in the way is our ego. The ego is the idea of who you are, but according to Dyer, identifying yourself as your body, your achievements and your possessions is ego-driven behavior that we must work to get past this in order to live the power of intention.
Seven steps for overcoming ego:
- Stop being offended – that which offends you only weakens you, and if you are looking for a reason to be offended you will find it. Stay in peace.
- Let go of your need to win – Ego wants to divide us into winners and losers, but your wins and losses in life do not define you.
- Let go of your need to be right – this is really a need to make other people wrong.
- Let go of your need to be superior – Dyer says “true nobility is not about being better than someone else, it’s about being better than you used to be.” Don’t make comparisons.
- Let go of your need to have more – The ego is never satisfied, it is perpetually striving, never arriving. You’ve already arrived, and how you use this present moment is your choice.
- Let go of identifying yourself on the basis of your achievements – You can be grateful and proud of your achievements, but Dyer says your achievements are not what define you.
- Let go of your reputation – your reputation is not in you, it resides in the minds of others. Take responsibility for your character and leave your reputation for others to debate. Do what you do because your inner voice directs you to.
If you’ve ever felt like you have no control over a situation, that you can’t do what you want to do because of some outside force holding you back, you need to read this book. Even if you don’t have a dream to send out to the universe, even if you don’t believe that the universe or higher power will send you what you desire, this book will help you realize that the power is within you.
