Asking some timely questions, will solve the problem.

1. How Do You Make up Your Mind?
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AccessConsciousness,a25 yearoldself-improvementtechniquedevelopedbybestsellingauthor,Gary
Douglasof Santa Barbara, California,hasanumberof toolswhichcan enable youtomake choicesthat
may create resultsmore toyour liking.
The firstapproach Douglasrecommends,makingeverychoice for10 secondsonly,reallytakesthe
pressure off of tryingto make “the rightchoice”. Most people are tryingtomake the “Lord of the Rings
choice”,Douglaswrylyobserves. “One choice torule themall!”
A majordrawback of the one-choice-foreverapproachisthatit putstremendouspressure onthe
decidertomake the right choice,whichsome findparalyzing.Andonce youhave made “the right
choice,”howmuch freedomdoyouhave tochange itif it’snot workingasyou’dlike? Notmuch! This
determinationtohangontopast choiceshopingwe’ll somedayeitherbe right,orat leastnotwrong,is
responsible formanymarriages,businessrelationships,andotherarrangementsthatwe hangontolong
past their“sell by”date.
Furthermore,whenyouhave tomake “the rightchoice,”how much judgmentdoyouhave to use? And
howmuch do youhave to judge yourself aboutthe choice thatyou’re making?
Judgmentisone of the major obstaclestoour awareness,saysDouglas. Thatveryjudgingtodetermine
whatis the rightchoice blocksour awarenessof all choicesthatdo notagree withour judgments.Is it
possible thatawarenessof the choicesavailableandwhattheymightcreate exactlythe informationyou
needtomake a choice thatwill bringyouwhatyou’re lookingfor? The choicesthatour judgment
preventsusfromseeingcouldbe the verychoices thatwill bringuswhatwe’re lookingfor.
Making eachchoice for only10 secondstakesthispressure of seriousnessandjudgmentoff your
shoulders.The trickisto justchoose,withoutanyjudgmentatall.Afterchoosing,whatfollowing
throughon that choice will bringwill become cleartoyou.The resultsof yourchoice actuallycannotbe
fullyknownbeforeyoumake thatchoice.“Choice createsawareness,awarenessdoesnotcreate
choice”,saysDouglas.However,howmanyof ushave beenactinglike the opposite weretrue?
A furtheradvantage of the 10-secondchoice isthat it isnot a lifetimecommitment.Justmakingthe
choice can bringawarenessof whetherthatchoice will expandorcontractyour life;anotherbeautyof
thisapproach isthat youare not committedtofollowingthrough. If the choice makesyourstomach
turn to concrete andthe lumpinyourthroat impassable,thencoulditbe thatthat’san awarenessthat
the course you’ve chosenmightnotbe bringingyouwhatyouhopedit will,orwhatwill ultimately
expandyourlife?Absolutely.Whatif usingthistool allowedyoutobegintotrustyour awarenessmore
easily?

2. If your whole universefeelslike itcollapsesafteryouannounce yourintentiontomake a choice,with
the 10-secondrule you can choose again. Thismay involve appearingtobe somewhatblonde—butisn’t
that preferable tocreatingconstantdisastersinyourlife?
A goldmine of pragmatictools,AccessConsciousnesshasmanyothertechniquestouse inmakinglife
choices. One simple waytochoose betweentwoorevenmore optionsistoimagine yourlife inthe
future if youmake choice A,and thenimagine itagainif youmake choice B. Whichfeelslighter? Which
feelsmore like the life you’dlike tolive?Rememberyou’re waitingtoperceive the energy;itmaytake a
fewmoments.It’snotaboutcomingup withreasonsforandagainst,but allowingyourself toperceive
whatenergythat choice will create inyourlife if youwere tochoose it.
The amount of time inthe future youuse to try thisout dependsonwhatkindof choice you’re making.
If you’re movinghouse,youmightwanttolookat how itwill be a yearfrom now. If you’re consideringa
3-yearhighereducationprogram,yourlife mightnotfeel expandedayearfromnow,and a 5-year
interval mightbe more appropriate.
Anothermethod,issimplytoexpandeachof the choicesyou’re consideringuntil it’sasbigasthe
universe. Picture eachchoice asif itwere printedona hotair balloonandthenpumpit uptill it’sas big
as the universe. Whicheverchoice getsbiggerandlighterwill be the choice thatbringsthe most
dynamicexpansionof yourlife.
One womanusedthismethodtochoose if she was goingto make a businesstriptoAustralia. She’djust
returnedfroma few weeksholidaywithherfamilyandwasreluctanttoleave herbusinessagain.
Rememberingthistool,she picturedherself stayinghome because she didn’twishtoaddthe hotelsand
othertravel expensestohercreditcard, didn’twishtoleave herbusiness,etc. Whenshe triedtomake
thisas bigas the universe,itjustsatthere “like alumpof coal.”
Whenshe pictureddaringto go aheadwithherplansto go downunderregardlessof these
considerations,hermental image of the tripexpandedinall directionslikeafireworkfinale. Afterthat,
she notes,“It wasa no-brainer,Ihadto go!” She tookthe trip,withresultsbeingthatherlife andthat
of manyothers’aroundherexpandeddynamically.
Anothertool isas simple atossinga coin. Headsis one choice,tailsisthe other. Flipthatcoin. If you’re
happywithwhatcomesup—that’sthe choice thatyou mostwishto make,whetheryou’veadmittedit
to yourself ornot. If you’re disappointedwiththe choice,that’sagreatindicationthatthe opposite
choice isthe one youreallydesire.
Don’tapplythese toolsif all yourchoiceshave beenbringingyoueverythingyoudesire already. If you
suspectmore ispossible—orevenmore ease withwhatyouchoose—thenyoumightwishtotrythem
out.
What are the infinite possibilities?