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My “Wizard of Oz Moment” (the rest of the story)
Someone asked me this recently, “What specifically happened in that 'Wizard of Oz Moment' that made such a difference for you?” and it got me thinking that I’d left some important details of the story out of the book. :-) Seriously though, it’s the details that helped me see how the Inner Game really works. Possible they’ll be helpful for you, too. So, that’s what this post is about. Enjoy! https://davidlevin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/oz-blog-1-2-18.mp3 SUMMARY The “startling” observation that changed everything for me. What it has to do with the Wizard of Oz. :-) Why it’s essential to understand the Inner Game mechanism (or any problem you’re trying to improve). Watch/listen to get the full message. ENJOY THE PODCAST HOT NEWS & DEALS! 1) Raise Your Inner Game ACADEMY, the ultimate Inner Game training is NOW OPEN! Learn more and register at http://davidlevin.com/academy-info. 2) Check out our podcast, The David Levin Show. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-levin-show/id1401013964 3) Free guide: "Three Things You Can Do Right Now To Start Loving Your Work (And Life) Again.” Visit davidlevin.com to get yours today! 4) NOW AVAILABLE: Limited Edition Raise Your Inner Game Medallion. Carry it in your purse or pocket. It’s an UP button for your Inner Elevator! Visit DavidLevin.com to learn more and order yours. (FREE shipping!) WHAT I’M READING Just finished The Saboteur, by Andrew Gross. Rough start, with all the Norwegian names, and not consistently great writing, but ultimately, couldn’t put it down. Recommended, and an interesting piece of history. (It’s based on a true story.) Next, sampling 'Lake Success' by Gary Shteyngart. Not sure yet if I’ll go all in. [ transcript ] Hey, it’s David Levin. Author of Raise Your Inner Game, co-author QBQ, the Question Behind the Question, Founder of Raise Your Inner Game Academy. In the introduction to Raise Your Inner Game, I tell the story of my Wizard of Oz moment, which is when I finally saw how the inner game really works, and because of that, started turning my life around. And the main lesson in the story, which is essentially the same one Timothy Gallwey talked about in The Inner Game of Tennis, and Eckhart Tolle talked about in The Power of Now, is that there are essentially two people inside of us, and that the other person is not really on our side. :-) But I had someone ask me recently, "What was it about that moment that made you see that?” and I realized that the book doesn’t really tell the whole story. It gives you the take-home message, that there’s something else in there, in your inner world working against you. And that is the important piece. But the details of the story are what helped me see it. So I thought maybe I should share more of the details here, to do a better job of helping you see it. Because as I’ve said many times, this observation is the foundation of raising your inner game. The more clearly you see this, the more power you have over it. So, as you remember, the situation was that I was on a diet, in part because I was sort of addicted to Coca Cola. So the first goal of the diet was to break that, and it worked. I got off the Coke, and had been for a few weeks at the time of the story, this was back in 1992. (It’s sort of funny now, to hear myself say “it worked” considering I’m still struggling with it 25 years later, but I guess that’s the nature of addiction.) Anyway, a few weeks into the diet, I noticed I was now starting to be addicted to weighing myself. There was that moment I talk about in the middle of the day when I thought, “I wonder what I weigh right now” even though I’d already weighed myself that morning and the night before. That was the trigger event. So, what I saw in that moment that got this whole thing started was that the pull I felt toward weighing myself was exactly the same as the pull I felt toward having a Coke. Now,