"Every morning when we wake up, whether we realize it or not, we connect to an energy pattern that creates our day."

David R. Hawkins, a psychiatrist and director of the Institute for Advanced Theoretical Research, provides some guidelines for operating in this new world. He found a way to measure the levels of energy involved in various choices and to calibrate how operating at these different levels influences the way we live as individuals, families, groups, and countries. Hawkins’s extensive research has linked various energy levels to emotional states, attitudes, perceptions, mental processes, worldviews, and spiritual beliefs to create a Map of Consciousness that delineates and quantifies the various levels of personal growth. His fundamental belief is that "force can bring satisfaction, but only power brings joy. Victory over others brings us satisfaction, but victory over ourselves brings us joy."

Whatever we focus on creates a field of dominance, according to Hawkins. In his book he recounts how he discovered hidden energy patterns he calls attractors: "Attractor energy patterns have harmonics, as do musical tones. The higher the harmonic’s frequency, the higher the power." Think of your "frequency" as the level you operate from and the signal you send out. It’s a set point, a homing device, your personal sonar that sends out a signal and attracts people and experiences with similar frequencies. The higher the frequency, the easier your access to high-energy choices, people, and situations. The lower the frequency, the easier your access to low-energy choices, people, and situations. Hawkins underscores the power of intention in the Field: "A sincere desire for change allows one to seek higher attractor energy patterns in their various expressions." For me, this means that every morning when we wake up, whether we realize it or not, we connect to an energy pattern that creates our day. In this book I will explain the power of operating at high or low frequencies and what each can bring to our life.

Most of us have directed our energy toward controlling and manipulating other people and situations instead of using it to tap into the Field. We have used it for force, not power. Though you may want to, you can’t make people do something they don’t want to do. And in business especially we get seduced by force. Here is an example of how easy it is to fall into that state of mind.

During my fifteen years in the employment industry I worked with Patrick, who ran the most profitable region in the United States. He was one of the most gifted salespeople I’d ever met, and he was also one of the weakest administrators. Every other month I would fly to Texas to spend time with him, and on each visit I would remind him that I needed his weekly reports. As long as I hounded him about not getting his paperwork in on time, neither of us got what we wanted.

When I redirected my energy I realized that what I really wanted was for him to be even more successful. What had I been thinking? Here was our top salesperson, and I had been giving him grief about paperwork! I redirected my energy from force to power. We finally agreed that he could turn his reports in every other month and that they’d be prepared by one of my employees in the regional office in Chicago. Think of all the energy wasted traveling to Texas to hassle him about admin policy when I could have been asking him how I could best help him do his job better!

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