Napoleon Hill teaches to set a clear goal, make a plan, and commit to working towards it every day. It sounds really good and makes a lot of sense. On the days I remember to state my intentions every day, it feels like something really is moving within me, taking me closer to my goals. I haven’t been very consistent with that, though.
Abraham Hicks teaches that the most important goal should be to feel good. They teach that when we feel good, we are aligned with what we want, even if what we want isn’t completely clear to us. They teach to let our emotions be our guide.
Eckhart Tolle teaches that we can only manifest from a place consiousness. Our goals should not be personal so much as universal. They should come from asking what the universe wants of us and then working to give that.
Ernest Holmes teaches to affirm our good and then let it go into Law to manifest. If our mind comes back to it, we haven’t let it go properly and we should pray again until our faith takes hold, we believe the good is ours, and trust that it is already so.
I feel I am letting myself be pulled into too many directions by the differing advice. I’m trying to find guidance in books already written. I think that it is time to check in with myself and see what truly resonates and feels good to me.
I’ve been trying to force myself to work with Napoleon Hill’s method. Not just to learn about it and see what I can incorporate, but to really practice his method of persistence. Maybe this is where my problems are really setting in, because while I can see so much value in his teaching, it doesn’t always resonate. Some of the ideas are outdated, but mostly I think they just aren’t exactly right for me.
The teaching that I can decide what I want and then all I have to do is align myself with that, not work hard, but just feel good, that resonates more. I used to think I was lazy, but I don’t think that is it. I think I just know deep down; life should be fun, and hard work doesn’t align with that. I don’t want to work hard for what I want like Napoleon Hill tells me, so why do I keep trying that route? I want to work fun. When the work, and the method, are right, I don’t believe it will feel hard.
I am leaning toward more of a set it and forget it brand of manifesting. As I make that decision, I already feel lighter and more hopeful and can feel some of my excitement about working on the book returning. Everything is becoming clearer.