Da’i: ‘to be a cause not effect’

There will always be external challenges involved in the pursuit of any individual or shared goal. But regardless of whether they are coming from imposed conditions, blocked opportunities or other people, they can all be overcome. How you think about them and deal with them can make all the difference between achieving your goal and having your goal elude you. In any relationship, weather a business or social context, you can be one of the two positions: 1] cause or 2] effect. You are either being proactive in causing things to happen, or you are responding to the causes around you and feeling the effect of their influence on you and your goals. The difference between the two is to be found in mindset and behavior. So, when thinking about achieving goals your clearly want to be ‘at cause rather than’ at the effect’ of other people’s decisions, and this may require a shift of thinking and intelligence from your part.

‘’If you habitually react or respond to circumstances, where does the power lie in these situations? It clearly lies outside you, in the circumstances. Therefore, because the power does not reside in you, you are powerless and the circumstances are all-powerful’’.
(Robert Fritz)

This principle of cause and effect applies throughout our life. When you act and think from a position of being at cause, and you are making personal choices, you are being true to yourself, at your most powerful and open to more opportunities. In contrast to this, when you are at effect, you are reacting to others, using habitual responses, limiting your potential, perhaps blaming others, finding excuses for failure and allowing other people and situations to get in your way.

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