[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Choice]], [[Persistence]] - People: [[Arianna Huffington]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyOAM_E0StA&list=WL&index=2 --- ## Summary - [[The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts; it gives you what you demand with your actions.]] - [[When we overcome the fear of reject, the fear of failure, we're much more likely to take bold moves.]] - [[We are our choices]]. - [[It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.]] - [[Your life reflects the sum of all the decisions you’ve made]]. ## Notes ### Story of luck - Arianna's first book, "Female Woman", was a successful. She published this when she was 23 years old. She wrote her second book when she was 27. It was about leadership. All the money she made from "Female Woman" ran dry. She was depressed. Her second book was consistently rejected by publishers; 37 rejections. - Arianna went into a random bank and asked to speak to the bank manager. She shared with him her story and asked for an overdraft. She got it. "And that's luck!" - "I still send him a holiday card, every year." ### The benevolent universe - You can consider instances like the helpful bank manager as luck. But you can also call it part of the "benevolent universe". - [[The benevolent universe]] is a concept where the universe is inherently kind. Where the series of cause and effect can be influenced in a positive manner. The universe isn't neutral, where you can do nothing. The universe isn't nasty, where it's trying to get you. - The practice of [[Sympathetic magic]] can help you one day realize your desires in a manner that you may not expect. - "[[We influence the benevolent universe by taking action]]." - [[The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts; it gives you what you demand with your actions.]] - "I went to the bank. The bank didn't come to me. Beyond that, it's out of my hand." - "We cannot comprehend the mysteries of the Universe with just our minds alone." ### Choices - [[When we overcome the fear of reject, the fear of failure, we're much more likely to take bold moves.]] - There are many opportunities that present themselves in life. However, it's only with action did those opportunities get realized. - [[Every door you step through eventually reveals a new set of doors]]. - [[We are our choices]]. [[It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.]] - [[Your life reflects the sum of all the decisions you’ve made]]. - "Coincidences are miracles that God performs anonymously." - [[A coincidence is an effect from past choice and a precursor to a future choice]].