4 years ago back in 2006 the movie the secret was first released and it sent ripples though the personal development community and touched the rest of the world and really made many people more aware of the universal laws that govern our realities.

However there was a movie that was released before the Secret, called What The Bleep Do We Know which was a documentary about quantum physics and how it affects our everyday life. The movie is a true mind bender and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning about themselves.

In What The Bleep Do We Know Dr. Joe Dispenza talks about creating his day. – I love this! It is my favorite part of the movie and I thought I would share it with you today.

I Create My Day

The most often referenced interview in the film is Dr. Joe Dispenza’s comments on creating his day. In response to the numerous requests, the following is the transcript of that part of the interview.

“I wake up in the morning and I consciously create my day the way I want it to happen. Now sometimes, because my mind is examining all the things that I need to get done, it takes me a little bit to settle down and get to the point of where I’m actually intentionally creating my day. But here’s the thing: When I create my day and out of nowhere little things happen that are so unexplainable, I know that they are the process or the result of my creation. And the more I do that, the more I build a neural net in my brain that I accept that that’s possible. (This) gives me the power and the incentive to do it the next day.

“So if we’re consciously designing our destiny, and if we’re consciously from a spiritual standpoint throwing in with the idea that our thoughts can affect our reality or affect our life — because reality equals life — then I have this little pact that I have when I create my day. I say, ‘I’m taking this time to create my day and I’m infecting the quantum field. Now if (it) is in fact the observer’s watching me the whole time that I’m doing this and there is a spiritual aspect to myself, then show me a sign today that you paid attention to any one of these things that I created, and bring them in a way that I won’t expect, so I’m as surprised at my ability to be able to experience these things. And make it so that I have no doubt that it’s come from you,’ and so I live my life, in a sense, all day long thinking about being a genius or thinking about being the glory and the power of God or thinking about being unconditional love.

“I’ll use living as a genius, for example. And as I do that during parts of the day, I’ll have thoughts that are so amazing, that cause a chill in my physical body, that have come from nowhere. But then I remember that that thought has an associated energy that’s produced an effect in my physical body. Now that’s a subjective experience, but the truth is is that I don’t think that unless I was creating my day to have unlimited thought, that that thought would come.”

(Dr. Joe Dispenza in What the BLEEP Do We Know!?^TM)

The basis of human behaviour and what drives all of us is the pursuit for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.

What is very interesting about this however is that most people will do whatever they can to avoid pain instead of what they can to gain more pleasure.

I know this sounds funny and strange however when you think this. If you won $50000 cash would you feel more comfortable about putting it in the bank so it is safe and so no one can take it off you or would you prefer to invest it and try and turn it into $100000 or more?

For most people the pain of losing the money is more powerful than the pleasure of doubling it.

This happens with everything in life and influences every decision you make. This is often what the difference is between someone who succeeds and someone who fails.

Most people focus on the action that brings them the instant pleasure and avoid the pain rather than experience a little bit of pain in the present to experience a lot of pleasure in the future.

Take exercising for example. If you haven’t created the habit of exercising regularly going to the gym for a hour session may bring up some pain in the present however if you go to the gym and do an hour session and create that habit you may experience a bit of pain in the present however what impact would this habit have in your life over the long term?

Ultimately it would bring you a lot of pleasure in the future and you could also have more energy and vitality which could save you a lot of pain in the future.

The difference between success and failure is the actions you do in the present that take you closer to your goal, not the actions that bring you short term pleasure in the now moment.

Have a look at the actions and habits you are doing and ask yourself “Are they taking you closer to your goal or just providing some short term pleasure?”