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What if there were a communication network that worked without hardware and communicated without the limitations of time and space. Would your business be interested? In ancient times great ideas have emerged at the same times in history on different continents, without any visible connectors. The pyramids in Central and South America have an amazing similarity to those in China, and archeologists wonder if there were trans-Pacific journeys that carried these ideas. They have not found any. Stone Circles appeared all over Europe over five thousand years ago without any real communication between cultures.

In London in the 1940’s Blue Tips all suddenly learned how to peck the caps off of milk bottles to drink the cream that would raise to the top before pasteurization. This spread so quickly, that scientists are still trying to figure out how the birds communicated this skill. Even the CIA is working on psychic abilities to predict events and find people. Today the desire for freedom and its possibility, with the help of the internet, seems to be swelling in the hearts and minds of peoples all over the world. Certainly Facebook is a factor, but are there other forces at work?

If there were a commutation network that accounted for trends, inventions, and feelings of people around the world, business leaders would certainly be interested. Based on the scientific studies of Quantum Physics, not only does this network exist, but it communicates outside of time and space. It sends out signals instantly, without the passage of time over any distance.

Quantum physicist, Antoine Suarez, is quoted in an article in Discover Magazine (Page 51, March 2011 issue) about what he calls entanglement. “In entanglement, two particles become twinned in such a way that the measurement of one always determines the properties of the other, no matter how far apart they may be.” Later in the article he says, “You could say the experiment shows that space-time does not contain all the intelligent entities acting in the world because something outside of time is coordinating the photons’ results.”

In this, and a number of other experiments, physics has proven that all things seem to be connected, and that there are channels of invisible communication that instantly occur. Atoms communicate to each other outside of time and space. Atoms are the building blocks of everything in our world. Like the atoms who communicate without language, so do we. Who is to tell when or where our energies begin and end, or from where communication might come. Clearly, there are forces at work that we have yet to understand scientifically. Yet do we actually use these forces without knowing.

Human Intention

There has been much written about the power of intention. Goethe, a well-known German thinker, said:

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation. There is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans; that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too, all sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen events, meetings and material assistance which no one could have dreamed would have come their way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now!”

Goethe knew this even thought the experiments I mentioned earlier had not been conducted. We have all experienced this in some way or another. Look backwards into your own life and see if this is not true. I can count a number of occasions when I was totally committed to something and, in fact, as Goethe said, “All sorts of things occurred to help.”

What is it like to be around a committed person? There seems to be a great intensity, an attraction that draws you into whatever they are doing. They seem to shine. No matter how badly things go, they get up and try even harder the next time. They may lose a battle, but they will not lose the war. Sometimes they just drive you crazy, but most times you admire them, even if you don’t agree with their point of view. Does their energy travel over this network causing “all sorts of things” to occur.

Even more powerful is a committed team. Have you ever had to face a truly committed team in sports or business? It is very intimidating. They have this look in their eyes and humble confidence in their voice. I like to watch the interviews prior to a playoff game. Sometimes you can tell which team is truly committed to winning and which team is only saying, “We are going to do our best.” The team that wins is always the one that intends to win, but not with just words; with a certain energy. In my experience as a CEO Coach and Leadership consultant, the same it true for business teams.

Intention Uses Forces Outside of Time and Space

Throughout each of our lives we all have a glimpse or two into deeper realities but often forget, or think perhaps it was a dream, luck or a hallucination. We have moments of wonder and insight that pass too quickly. It maybe that muses or angels are providing us with a flash of insight, or perhaps we are tapping into something we do not yet understand. The mysteries of how people with strong intention seem to magically have things occur, seemingly out of their will has always puzzled humanity. With recent scientific evidence, it is not crazy to think they have connected to a force from a dimension most don’t understand.

Ancient Wisdom and New Science

Great philosophers, like Goethe, and poets for thousands of years have tried to draw our attention to these moments from our lives. They try to open our windows of perception. Remember what one of our greatest thinkers said:

“I do not invent, I discover realities that were previously undiscovered”
-Albert Einstein

If they are undiscovered, how did he find them? What realities beyond time and space are yet to be discovered. There have been stories of wizards, saints and shamans who effect events from a distance in both ancient and modern literature. As a poet I feel much of my writing comes through me. If fact I feel I have been compelled or “called” to write this. Who is to say what is yet to be discovered.

What if we could project our intentions into this timeless force and effect the molecular structure of our bodies? That would explain well-documented healing of cancer patients and others. What if we could transfer our energies into the heart of others, like people do when they fall in love. Many feel prayer works; is it traveling over this quantum force? What if leaders could attract customers to buy their products using this force. What if we could travel on this timeless energy? We could literally find our self anywhere in the the world or universe instantly.

Having worked with successful CEOs most of my adult life, I have seen this many times, and I have some experiences and theories, but I would first like to hear yours.

Paul David Walker, CEO Coach, Poet and founder of Genius Stone Partners, www.geniusstone.com. Join Paul on April 13th, at the Center Club in Orange County, California. His topic is “Happiness Conversations” register at www.ethicaledge.org/happiness/ You can find his book “Unleashing Genius: Leading Yourself, Teams, and Corporations” at www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_17?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=paul+david+walker&sprefix=paul+david+walker

Cause and Effect Moves With or Without You

The flows of cause and effect move events, stimulate ideas, and drive consumer wants and needs because everything is connected. This flow has a powerful momentum, and moves like the multi-dimensional currents in a powerful river. This force moves forward with, or without, our conscious involvement. We are all connected to it even if we are not aware of our connection. The more we are consciously in sync with what I call “The Life Force,” the faster, more targeted and powerful are our actions. Like an athlete “In The Zone,” we accelerate our performance with grace and ease.

Imagine how difficult life would be if you are not aware of these flows. Many of us are not. It would be like hiking through a wilderness fog without a compass. Even if you knew you needed to go North, you could not tell which way it is. Likewise, we need an “Inner Compass” to navigate within the the flows of cause and effect that influence every moment of our lives, a way to understand where we are, and where the flow of history is going. But what is, and what is the practical use of, our inner compass? A story best illustrates.

What Is Your Inner Compass?

When I was working as a leadership consultant to Don Ross, Chairman and CEO of New York Life, during the summer of 1987, many people were coming to me questioning the Chairman’s actions. He had asked the investment department to slowly move all investments out of the stock market into conservative investments. This frustrated his investment team because the stock market was at an all time high and their competitors were using “High Yield Bonds” and stocks to create gains much greater than New York Life’s. They wanted to play in the game, and Don Ross was telling them to step back.

Many came to me, as Don’s coach, to suggest I persuade him of the foolishness of his actions. I explained that I was his leadership coach and had little knowledge of the financial markets, but encouraged them to speak directly to Don. However, no matter how people pleaded, he would not change course. Several key players resigned and went to more “progressive” companies.
In October of 1987, while I was on site at New York Life, the market crashed. It was the biggest crash since the Great Depression. But New York Life had moved most of its investments out of the stock market and had not invested in any “High Yield Bonds,” known later as “Junk Bonds.” Don Ross was now considered a genius. The financial gain was enormous.

A week or so later, I asked Don how he knew to pull all of the company’s investments out of the stock market three months before the October 1987 crash. He said, “I just knew it couldn’t last.” Everyone in his world thought he was wrong, yet he had the wisdom and courage to do what he felt was right.

Knowing the Difference

When I pressed him to tell me more, he went on to explain that, as Chairman and CEO, he was continuously bombarded with “experts” trying to convince him of completely different strategic directions. Each had incredible credentials and a good story, yet each recommended different directions. The only tool he had to make the final decision was his instinct, or intuition. He said, “Whenever I have gone against my intuition, I have regretted it.”

Don Ross explained to me, “The key to wisdom is to know the difference between your wild hopes and fears and common sense, intuition or true wisdom.” They often seem the same, but they are not. There is a distinct difference in the feeling. One comes from the Ego and insecurity, and the other comes from Wisdom. Great leaders learn the difference and, given this knowledge, develop the courage to act quickly. Don had found ways to live in the present like an athlete “In The Zone,” but with an easier more sustainable feeling I call “Integrative Presence,” or at least he was able to find that state of mind when he needed insight. When I met with him over the years, he was often in the state of Integrative Presence. He was warm, yet seemed to be able to see through people. Insightful, yet he moved with grace and ease.

Courage To Act

All the great leaders I have worked with know how to achieve the state of Integrative Presence, even though they may not understand the nature of this state of mind. They have experienced being connected to something that supercharges their own knowledge. They speak reverently about this connection in private, but rarely talk about it to the press. It just seems too outside the norm for stockholders and the public. But knowing and connecting to wisdom through Integrative Presence is essential for leaders in business today. Markets move quickly, often with little warning, and the wise leader can feel the moving currents. At each moment, like a surfer, the conscious leaders are so present they take advantage of trends as they emerge.

Know How It Feels

When I have asked people to describe how they feel when they experience being “In The Zone” or Integrative Presence, they say things like: confident, at peace, exhilarated, powerful, graceful, and present. Some report a slow motion effect as time slows. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar told how the five seconds he had to win the NBA championship with one shot seemed like five minutes. He felt relaxed, as if he had all the time in the world, yet he appeared to move like lightning to the rest of the world–the very definition of Integrative Presence. His creativity, within these few precious seconds, was nothing less than pure genius. He was integrating the skills he had learned over the years, his desire to make the shot, and the flow of the moment.

It Is A Natural State of Mind

As I have experienced and studied athletes in the zone or integrative presence. I have found that this state of mind, though not often reached, is a natural way of living. It seems we have lost touch with true presence overtime. Ironically, the art of getting into this state of mind is letting go of what we think we know. As you let go, this state of mind just takes over. You don’t need to train yourself to experience Integrative Presence, you merely need to “let go.” This state takes over your consciousness and supercharges your performance because it is in our nature to live this way.

Sports create highly charged environments. They are designed to bring out the best in people. But can this state be achieved outside this arena? Certainly, if these states of mind that seem to create super human results can be created in one area of life, they should be able to be created in others. While the environment is particularly right for this kind of performance in sports, it is not beyond or separate from this “real world” we all operate within.

The Present Is The Only Portal To The Future

You might ask, ”If you are in the present, “How do you create the future?” Here is my answer. Imagine the world is a dance floor and the rhythm and flow of the band is “The Life Force,” which infuses everything. The multidimensional flow of the band seems irresistible to some, yet others stand against the wall not knowing how to jump in, and many are not even aware of the dance. They have heard people talk about it, but can’t seem to hear or feel the flow of the music. Those who feel it deeply dance like gods and goddesses in the middle of the floor creating a vortex of energy and motion that draws new dancers into their circle.

The band, which represents “The Life Force,” naturally lures people onto the floor to dance in a rhythm and harmony that seems to come from outside them. Of those out on the floor, many dance out of rhythm most of the time, but have moments of grace. Others have a routine that they have worked out over the years which works for them, but only captures a small part of the rhythm. Some have a routine and experiment momentarily with new movements, but mostly go back to what they know. Those who feel the music deeply dance adding rhythms and counter rhythms and seem to be an extension of “The Life Force” that passes through the band.

Without knowing, many start to follow the waves of energy coming from the leaders and the overall quality of the dance improves. At some point in time, magic occurs. The beauty and energy of the lead dancers is so compelling that the band itself is drawn into the dance creating new rhythms and flows as the Life Force, the band, and the dancers join and create new realities.

Start With The Present Moment

“The Life Force” creates Life and Life influences “The Life Force,” just as the band creates the rhythm and flow and changes, because the lead dancers energy becomes part of the rhythm and flow. The only way to create the future is to engage, like the dancers, with the rhythm and flow of the present; and by doing so you become a co-creator. It is not about wishing and hoping as the popular book “The Secret” would suggest. The various rhythms and flows of business markets are subsets of the rhythm and flow of “The Life Force,” which animates everything. Both can be influenced in the manner just described. Great leaders have discovered and mastered this secret.

There Is No Substitute For Practice

The flow of market wants and needs is like the complex themes, harmonies, and rhythms in music. Your team must spend lots of time dancing with those rhythms to know how to influence the flow of the dance. Your team, products and services must dance first with the rhythm and flow of the present, then lead. There is no substitute for this kind of presence in your target market, and like dancing to a good band, or being in “The Zone” in sports, it is a blast! The energies of the market will feed you and your creativity will lead the flow of the market.

Your inner compass lets you know the difference between your thoughts about the flow of cause and effect, and the actual flow. We have to practice to know the difference between the feelings that come from our thoughts and ego and our natural wisdom. Knowing how to access our natural wisdom is the inner compass. Having this compass helps us walk with the wind of “The Life Force” at our backs and in our hearts.

What is the difference between an idle thought and an intention powerful enough to move providence? Some say if you want it to be so, think about or write down our desires and it will come true. Others point out it has to be a strongly held thought or intent. Goethe said that, “The ground raises to the feet of the committed man.”

It seems to me that intention is more like a feeling than a thought. Like working your way into a wave when you are surfing. As a friend of mine who is a Harvard PhD. and surfer, Said, “You cannot think your way into a wave, you have to feel it.”

Connect To Who We Really Are
Like the surfer connected to a force of nature that propels them forward, our intentions have more power when they are flowing with the natural current of our lives. We all have a natural current and rhythm within us that is part of the greater flow, which is our unique being or who we really are. When we resist this current, which some call purpose, we suffer. When we know it deeply, and learn to swim with it, we move forward with grace and ease in an almost magical manner.

“Know Thy Self”
Knowing yourself is not a mystical notion, it is entirely practical, but it is not easy due to the distortion of our thoughts and belief systems. Once a belief system gets a hold on us, we distort our true reality to be right about what we believe. It is like trying to navigate to a location without knowing your present position. It is impossible, and will be filled with misadventures, frustration and anger. Our present reality is not a framework or belief, which by their nature are only an approximation of reality. These notions must be discarded or put into perspective as approximations, before we can feel who we truly are. As the Buddhists say, “Don’t mistake the finger pointing at the moon, for the moon itself.”

It’s the Feeling or A Knowing
Knowing how to connect with the larger current that we are part of on a deep level is genius. Feeling the difference between emotions that come from our thoughts and beliefs and the feeling of being connected to our unique river is the secret. Once we know this, we can begin to expand ourselves while moving forward in our natural current, and use intention to create new realities that change the flow of our lives, and the flow itself. We move with grace and ease creating something that is a natural extension of our deepest purpose while adding to the beauty of the world around us.

Again, I look forward to your insights and thoughts, even though they are only an approximation of reality, as are mine.

Imagine a world, company or life committed to nourishing every glimmer of wisdom from the cradle to the grave. How would a world whose first priority was seeking and manifesting wisdom feel? Can you see how wisdom would flourish into genius with waves of innovations that naturally lead to abundance and wealth beyond our imagination today?

Wisdom Has Created Wealth and Well-Being Worldwide

I have been working with CEOs and their teams for over 25 years. Their biggest challenge is to build teams that create new innovative realities before others have even thought of them. Two minutes of true insight and wisdom can discover realities that can change the world, your life or your company, small or large. A flash of insight into the true nature of something important to our future can create a whole new world, as did Columbus and others who realized the world is round.
Ancient Wisdom

The stone circles created 5000 years ago are examples of ancient technology, which enabled prediction of the seasons and increased agricultural productivity. Someone noticed the position of the sun each season, had an insight, and began laying out stones. Then the technology spread by word of mouth, and the world changed forever. There are remains of over a thousand stone circles in the UK today.
Wisdom Is The Seed
I have seen leaders whose teams, once sparked by wisdom, are like a basketball team “In The Zone” on a fast break committed to a new innovation. I have found a number of important elements on these teams. But the first is wisdom that reveals insight, that creates actions that unleash wealth and well-being. Wisdom is the seed for our field of dreams. The definition tells us why:

Wisdom n. The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight. Common sense; good judgment: It is a characteristic of wisdom

Without this discernment most of the innovations that make our world so comfortable and safe would not exist today. For example, the use of fire, the wheel, refrigeration, our communication satellites, the Internet, and machines that can fly from one Continent to another with the best safety record of any form of travel ever. When the great sailing ships, which were technological innovations, were the only way to cross the oceans entire crews where lost. The dangers to travelers, and businessmen were enormous. There was no telling when a ship would be crushed by a storm, or blown into the uncharted wilderness, beyond the reach of civilization. Our collective wisdom has discovered new technologies that have dramatically improved wealth and well-being worldwide.
Is Seeking Wisdom A Priority For You?
Yet, how many leaders make the deepening of wisdom an organizational or national priority? Few I would say. Do you make seeking wisdom one of the most important commitments in your life? Are you refining your “ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting?”

When wisdom is manifest in action wealth and well-being are often created. Yet, we seem to long for wealth and well-being without seeking wisdom. Wisdom comes first; it is the seed for wealth and well-being. The desire for wealth and well-being is not enough. The need for wealth or well-being often interferes with wisdom. When wisdom is the priority for an individual or a team passionate about a purpose they create what seems like miracles.
Organizing Wisdom World-Wide
My dream has always been to lead a team of champions in their fields that partner with leaders to create wisdom, wealth and well-being on a global scale. To me it is our only choice. How many times has a dream glimmered in your consciousness and then was lost. Have you ever seen a new innovation in your mind’s eye, let it go then seen it implemented by someone else? Companies, societies and people who do not make wisdom, and the manifestation of wisdom a priority lose great amounts of wealth and well-being every day. On the other hand, imagine each person on your team, company, in your life, and country committed to seeking the wisdom that unleashes their own genius and the genius of others. Imagine technologies that could be manifest, and then picture how our world would improve.
A New Renaissance Could Happen Today
The Renaissance came out of the Dark Ages, to create the wealth and well-being we have today. I am assembling teams of seasoned business advisors who have found their natural genius and have wisdom working in their favor. Teams who partner with leaders and investors, who make seeking and manifesting wisdom their first priority, will change our world. They may even seed a New Renaissance. I recommend you stop wasting time doing anything that does not lead to developing your own wisdom. Make seeking and manifesting wisdom your first priority, and find others who are committed to seeking and manifesting wisdom. It will be the most fun and exciting thing you have ever done, and we will all benefit from the wisdom you discover.