Keeping Resolutions...for the new years
or any other time of the year...-
Part III, Creating a course of action.
by Roy Kim. rkim@changework.com
Copyright 2000 by Roy Kim.
Greetings.
The last time we covered how resolutions are really oaths and
how these oaths were used effectively
to bind people towards action. We gave an example of the Hypocratic
oath and the five elements
that all oaths have. We also covered the process of finding what
is compelling or what is "Sacred" to you.
You may be asking at this point, "OK, I know how to find
my hot button or what I consider sacred, now
how do I create an oath?"
Before we go into how this is done, you have to understand the
nature of beliefs.
Beliefs follow the following format:
A->B or A CAUSES B.
Also can be phrased: B<-A or B BECAUSE A.
Otherwise known as a cause and effect statement.
The other belief statement follows:
A=B or A EQUALS B. Otherwise known as a complex equivalency
statement.
B is the action that you take.
A is the cause of the action.
Here is a common oath given in a court of law:
"I swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth
so help me God."
In this basic oath:
A = "God, so help me" or to rephrase it "God will
help me"
B = "Swear to tell the truth"
A ->B : God will help me CAUSES I swear to tell the truth.
Or
B<-A : I swear to tell the truth BECAUSE God will help me.
All EFFECTIVE OATHS, follow this format in one form or another.
It is a statement of belief.
The statement "A" is something you value or consider
"Sacred".
The statement "B" is the action you are taking the oath
to do.
Exercise:
1. Write down three different actions you wish to do.
2. Write down the things you consider "Sacred" from
the last exercise.
3. Phrase it into A->B or A CAUSES B.
A = Something Sacred.
B = The action you want to be committed to taking.
In our next article, we'll cover how to tie all of this together in creating an effective oath.
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