Poker Chip Theory to Life

In my origins of training with my first master instructor, he emphasized heavily on self-esteem work. Mental conditioning was a HUGE part of my training and I have kept it in my training since then, and I make sure I keep a mental conditioning mentor to hold me accountable and continue to educate me, and she is one of the best psychoanalysts and teachers around! She always pushes the envelope for me. I always like to go back to the basics though.

In my original training I had read and listened and put into practice a lot. I think that was a big difference for me, not only was I learning to know and how to use it in teaching but I did it for myself as well. In order to change the world, you must master the world. In order to change the rules, you must master the rules. In order to change your self, you must master your self. I teach this every day.

There is a process though to all this self-improvement! And it does NOT start with self-esteem, it starts with self-image! YES! There is a difference. I have developed a system and creating a course actually to helping people understand and better themselves. It will also be a part of my healing practice, which it technically already is. SO, the clear image you want is first. But let's talk about self-esteem anyway.

Self-esteem in it's simplest form can be defined as IALAC: I am Loveable and Capable. That's the Mickey Mouse version, I can give you a clinical psychological version another time. But you need high self-esteem in order to function in this life. Without you, you don't.

Self-Esteem is so important and it's the bottom line to every problem anyone has ever had. When you have high self-esteem you participate in life in a way that forms miracles! I was once told of a theory called "The Poker Chip Theory" to Life. The example given is if you had 100 poker chips and I had 10 chips, who would be more willing to bet? YOU, because you can bet two chips fifty times, and I can only bet 2 chips five times. You have ten times more to bet! I have less to lose. Self-esteem works the same way. If you had MORE self-esteem in life than I, you would be willing to participate more in life than I.

You see, we need to allow ourselves to participate and function and risk take a little. I once wrote a blog about how risks ain't bad, it's the bumps. But the example I use in that blog was the golf ball. It originally used to be smooth and then the more it got hit it'd have these bumps and dinks in it and it was found to fly farther and truer. So life is the same way, the more bumps and dinks he get hit with, the further and TRUER we do soar!

So continue to allow yourself to build up your poker chips so you can participate in this beautiful life. Just Be, ask for support, and keep moving! Are we seeing the build up yet? (BOWS)

Yours in service,
MASTER A TRENTO