Let's go back in time to your formal school days.  Did you ever wait until the last minute to complete a term paper or project? With an external deadline looming ever closer, at what point did you finally jump in with both feet?  Were you ever surprised how quickly it all came together?  Were you ever pleasantly surprised by the grade you received?  Did you ever wonder what your instructor or professor might have done if they knew how little time you spent?  Smile for this last question.  Did you ever view yourself as a very good B.S. artist?

Is it possible that the external deadline forced you to quiet the noise of doubt and fear in your mind - doubt about your ability, fear about the magnitude of the project, doing it perfectly, having enough time to focus and the energy required?  Is it possible that action reduced this fear and anxiety sufficiently to reveal your natural genius?   

In 1968, Og wrote in Scroll IX,

My procrastination which has held me back was born of fear and now I recognize this secret mined from the depths of all courageous hearts. Now I know that to conquer fear I must always act without hesitation and the flutters in my heart will vanish. Now I know that action reduces the lion of terror to an ant of equanimity (peace of mind).

When this was written, axiological mathematics, on which the 6 Advisors™ Assessment Report is based, was in its infancy and neuroscience was embryonic, yet in this poetic and poignant verse Og reveals the hidden secret for accessing our natural genius. This is not action for action sake.  It is action consciously directed at shutting up the noise in our head - the fear that can echo so loudly in the depths of our hearts and the deep recesses of our minds.  Action is the most powerful tool we can employ to uncover, discover and maximize the full potential of our often deeply buried natural genius.

Og’s invitation is to consciously create internal deadlines – self-imposed, self-directed, a personal choice with personal accountability, acting on OUR own moral authority!  When we consciously discipline ourselves to do so, we release our natural genius.  It emerges from the dust and ashes of self-doubt and self-criticism and often to such an extent that we are surprised.

When our natural genius is released we get to have a glimpse into our real worth.  We get to know our real self. A sense of accomplishment, meaning and purpose replace fear and doubt. As surprise graciously becomes ownership our self-esteem begins to heal.  We rejoice.  No more over compensating arrogance or timidity just joy and wholeness.

Action also activates the first of two principles in the law of abundance – acknowledgement of the gifts with which we have already been endowed.  Fully maximizing these gifts allows an abundant universe to endow even more ability.

Action without vision is just boring, mundane, repetitious work.  Vision without action is fantasy. In my next article we will explore the difference between a creator and a fantasizer and help explain why the modern millionaire magic doctrine is misguided and potentially harmful.  Many love the myth of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.  It is time for all who truly want to turn their dreams into reality and to live a joyful and abundant life to face the myth of the Fantasy Fairy…more to come!