PERSONAL LEVELS

Back to the question:

What is the distance between Houston and Moscow??

Who cares what the distance is between Houston and Moscow?

Why ask such a question???

Simply to determine what level of thought or what dimensional level you operate on. If you are like most persons you will answer with a linear distance of between 5 and 15 thousand miles or kilometers. The correctness of the answer is not at stake here.

If you did give a linear distance answer, then consider YOUR STARTING POINT as Level One - The Form Level.

On the other hand, if you answered this question using any type of TIME RELATED format, such as 8 to 12 to 24 hours by boat or plane or train or even overnight by FedEx . . . then consider yourself a Level Two person. Level Two is the Experience Level.

Fewer persons will answer this question with a mental component such as a phone call away or a language of difference. If you answer was formatted in these terms then consider yourself a Level Three person at the START. Level Three is the Flow Level.

Even fewer will answer this question by using very unusual comparison characteristics, such as a family away - for example, my heritage resides between Houston and Moscow. Or if you used the difference between governmental institutions or any type of reference to the old cold war or even a reference to the space program - for example, on Mir (the old Soviet Space Station) Houston and Moscow are only a hatchway apart. Any answer of this type would put you on Level Four - the Myth Level.

As you can see there is no correct answer to the question. This is an establishing question - a starting point for you - which will help you USE this book and the Strategic Slide Rule .

The use of Personal Levels establishes a programming base for your mind. To REPROGRAM your mind it is useful to know where to begin.

 

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