"She probably didn't intend to destroy her son's life, but that's exactly what she accomplished."

The other day I was cooking, and I happened to walk across the roomto do something while still holding a sharp cooking knife.

I immediately felt weird, like something was off.

I realized that it was because I was walking while holding a knife, and I was holding it with the blade facing towards me.

Right then, I got a flashback to when I was a small child in kindergarten.

And I remember them hammering into our heads that when youre walking with scissors, you should always hold them upside down, so that the blade faces away from you.

The idea was that if a little kid is walking or running across the classroom while holding a scissors, if they trip and fall, they'll be less likelyto accidentally stab themselves. (I presume they learned this protocol fromtragic experience.)

Its a good rule for kids.

And its wise to program that kind of rule into a kids psyche at a young age -- similar to telling them to look both ways before crossing the street.

It has probably saved thousands of childrens lives.

But still, it got me thinking about the idea of childhood programming, and the effect it still has on us.

I havent thought about that elementary school classroom for decades.

Yet even now

A simple action, such as walking while holding a knife, immediately triggers the same feeling of dread that was programmed into me 30 years ago when I was a toddler.

The Jesuits have a maxim which says Give me the child for the first seven years and I will give you the man.

Once a kid is programmed in those first 7 years, its set.

The die is cast.

Childhood programming is permanent or very close to it.

And its very important to be aware of what your own childhood programming was in relation to the important things in life.

If youre struggling in any area, its VERY likely that you received programming as a child which wasnt helpful.

It may have been well-intended at the time.

And it may have even served you well in some ways.

But you must become conscious of what that programming is, so that you can examine it critically and then accept or reject it on the merits.

For example, many guys are suffering under a tremendous amount of negative programming around sex.

I once got an email from a guy who was a virgin in his 40s.

He said he wanted nothing more than to turn his life around and finally have sex with a woman, but he mentioned that he was terrified of catching a sexually transmitted disease.

Thats programming.

Textbook case.

What happened is that someone in that boys life (almost certainly the mother) imprinted him with a neurotic fear of STDs.

She didnt intend to destroy her son'slife by doing this,but thats exactly what she accomplished.

Another example is with money.

How many of us grew up hearing our parents tell us things like money doesnt grow on trees... or unthinkinglyusing phrases like hard earned money?

I know I did.

And it programs you to believe that money is SCARE and HARD TO GET.

The reality is that money is everywhere and money is abundant.

Money is constantly moving, constantly changing hands.

Its like the rain.

You cant stand in one spot for long without eventually getting wet.

And money is the same.

When you understand how money works and how it moves, its almost impossible not to be showered with money.

Its inevitable.

It cant be avoided.

Because money is everywhere, and it loves to move.

And to get it, all you've gotta do is... step in front of it.

But because people have been programmed to believe that money is scarce and hard to get, it fills them with a mystical fear and dread which blinds them to how abundant money actually is, and how simple it is to get.

Examine your childhood programming.

Become conscious of it.

It was all well intentioned.

And it probably served a purpose when you were a child.

But it may not be serving you well as a grown man.

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