M.A.G.I.C. for Love

There are endless articles about the “secret to success” and of those written sincerely by successful people, there really are infinite variations. I think all the valid ones are saying very similar things, something to the effect of the Hawaiian Huna principle that “where attention goes, energy flows, and results show.” If we followed that notion, the “M.A.G.I.C. Formula might parse out as:

MAP OR MODEL. Study someone who has invested their energy in a worthy goal, to study its design, its flow.

ACTION. How did they direct their energy on a daily basis? Time, focus, and energy are the primary tools in life, and what you do with them on a daily basis will determine your odds of getting results. NOTHING will guarantee success, but non-action or wrong action can guarantee failure.

GRATITUDE. What is the “flavor”, the “color” of their basic energy? Positive or negative? Whining or celebrating? Can they feel at least “neutral” about bad circumstances, or do they collapse into needy, wounded, abandoned child behavior?

INTENTION. Do they know what they want their “end point” to look like, feel like, sound and smell like? If they want their energy to attract external resources, or have external effects, do they even know what “success” will be? Can they photograph it?

COURAGE. Do they believe that if they put their energy into this arena, they will reap more pleasure than pain? That they CAN and SHOULD expend their energy doing these things, taking these steps.