Chapter X. Goals and Doors
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Terms you must own
- Own goal and foreign goal — say who supplies each and which one leaves you energized.
- Door — define it and say how it differs from the goal.
- Stereotype — define it as he uses it and name two he attacks.
- Inner inhibition — define it and say what cures it and what does not.
- Will to act — define it and name what he strips from it.
- Target slide — say what it shows and what it must leave out.
- Paddle — define it and say what it covers.
- Public door — say who opens it and why.
- Spiritual emptiness — define it and say what he claims it drives people to do.
- Inspiration — define it and say what releases it.
Carried forward
Pendulum · adherent · favorite · lifeline · frail · importance · excess potential · balanced forces · alternatives flow · inner and outer intention · pure intention · will to have · unity of heart and mind · inner tension · comfort zone · slide · transfer chain · safety net · rustle of the morning stars · inner guardian · manipulator
Objectives
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recall Evidence: write one sentence for each. [0:00:00] [0:22:54] [0:29:14]
explain Evidence: answer review question 5 (a well-paid job is a door, not a goal). [0:59:58] [1:00:54] [1:01:44]
apply Evidence: use it on a real purchase this week and write what the check felt like. [0:04:29] [0:10:16] [0:14:53]
explain Evidence: answer review question 3; name two more (unattainability, forced necessity). [0:25:49] [0:28:08] [0:51:19] [1:18:00]
recall Evidence: answer review question 4 with all seven, then Desk work 1. [0:29:57] [0:38:32] [2:34:48]
explain Evidence: write one example of each; say what he says not to conclude about yourself. [0:37:47] [1:05:33] [1:07:26]
apply Evidence: do Desk work 2 and record each result. [0:39:00] [1:03:37] [1:05:33]
analyse Evidence: write the test, then name one of his pendulum explanations (war, teen crowds, charity) he asserts without support. [0:42:06] [0:48:33] [0:54:10]
explain Evidence: restate a money goal as something the heart can picture. [0:49:17] [0:50:21] [1:09:13] [2:10:04]
apply Evidence: write the precept and three new places or activities you will try. [1:12:54] [1:14:37] [1:30:27]
explain Evidence: test one past job against all three; give one odd trait he says may point to a door. [1:34:08] [1:35:54] [1:37:39]
explain Evidence: answer review question 7 using the letterbox. [1:37:39] [1:39:36] [1:41:24] [1:52:04]
analyse Evidence: for one goal, write the target slide and the current link in its transfer chain; answer review question 6. [1:32:19] [1:45:00] [1:46:48] [1:59:16] [2:01:02]
analyse Evidence: write the reconciliation in two sentences. [1:28:33] [1:45:00] [1:53:51] [1:55:38]
apply Evidence: take one recent setback and write a positive reading; answer review question 10. [1:57:27] [2:04:39] [2:22:31] [2:27:04]
explain Evidence: answer review question 9; note the tension between the heart as selfish and as knowing no evil. [2:06:26] [2:08:17] [0:54:10]
explain Evidence: answer review question 8. [2:11:57] [2:16:59] [2:18:52] [2:20:37]
analyse Evidence: write the claim, his excuses, and one disconfirming case. [0:58:58] [1:21:18] [1:22:54] [2:25:09]
Readiness check
Answer these without looking anything up.
- How do you tell a thing that is yours from one meant for someone else, and when do you check?
- Where does he say happiness is, and what is wrong with "overcome the obstacles first"?
- Name five marks of a foreign goal.
- How does a goal differ from a door? Give his example.
- Why does he say money cannot be a goal?
- What does a target slide include, and what does the paddle add?
- What is left of intention in the letterbox image?
- What three things release inspiration?
The next chapter assumes you hold one idea: your own goal and door give energy and a foreign one drains it, so energy tells you whether you are on your path.