This is How You Achieve Your Goals...

In Maxwell Maltz’s book Psycho-Cybernetics, he likens our mind and body to that of a heat-seeking missile.

A heat-seeking missile works by making constant, in-the-moment adjustments based off of temperature, altitude, velocity, and coordinates in order to track and hit its target.

And the way it’s able to do so is by having a target in mind which allows it to recognize when it’s off course from that target.

Now, here’s where we can tie in the similarity between heat-seeking missiles and human behavior.

When you have a goal, that’s like your target. And your mind and body are an extraordinarily advanced technology that is able to maneuver itself towards that goal.

It takes a step, recognizes if it’s on or off course, and adjusts accordingly. And it does this until the goal is reached.

You did this as a baby with learning how to reach out and grab something.

Or when you learned how to walk. Or ride a bike.

You input a prompt: “I want to walk.” Or “I want to ride a bike.” And trusted that your nervous system knew how to get you there.

But things went astray at one point…

Precisely when we developed an ego. The one who “does” things and “makes things happen”.

With the ego at play, we exert effort and force. Which are two qualities that strain our natural, built-in ability to realize our goals.

We forgot that our body and mind work in tandem to bring us towards what we put into the system.

So not only did we start forcing, but we also started doubting.

We started thinking, “I’m incapable; it’ll never happen; I’m not good enough; that’s so unrealistic.”

And so, in the same way your mind and body respond to the prompts you feed it in order to navigate you to your target, it begins responding to this negative input.

It begins to view your force and negative thinking as the goal.

And as a loyal servant, it keeps you on track with that goal.

This was an incredible analogy made by Maltz, and has completely transformed my life and the way I view my dreams, and the importance of the inner-narrative behind them.