Julian Kaufmann

EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO LIVE AND LOVE, FULLY

The Physics of Personal Development: Vol. 1 – Conservation of Energy

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Too many equations – Too many unknowns

Who are we?
What are we here for and how does all this work?

Those questions have perplexed us from the beginning of time, and we continue to theorize and explore, searching for answers. Although I think we are making progress in our understanding.

The scientific field that seeks to answer these questions and explain the universe is called physics. The word physics evolved from the Greek and can be translated as knowledge of nature.

Knowledge of nature and of our selves has tempted us since the Garden of Eden.

“For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” – Shakespeare

Saving lives through Physics

Physics provided me with a profession and imparted to me a fundamental understanding of energy that would serve me throughout my life. Physical and spiritual questions were answered.

Thanks to physics and my curiosity about how things work, I ultimately pursued electrical engineering in college and then embarked in a career in the energy field.

Before heading to college, my ambition was to be a rock-star and tour the country. We covered groups like Black Sabbath and AC/DC. It was loud and a lot of fun.

Ultimately I decided that I liked to eat and told my band mates of my departure to college, leaving the band without their bass player. We all make sacrifices, right?

Beyond a career, Physics gave me a framework and a logical perspective to explain the world.

Physics provides a scientific, mathematical explanation of how things work.

At its core physics provides a framework for analyzing and explaining the energy of the universe. Physicists study and develop new theories to offer new insights and models on how the world works. These theories are then tested and proven become laws.

One law to rule them all…

After a lifetime of observations and my academic pursuits, I have concluded that everything in our universe is a type of Energy.

But what is energy?

Energy can be defined as the ability to do work.

Our universe of energy and our ability to do work can be neatly summed up by THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY (LCE) which states that:
“For a closed system, energy cannot be created or destroyed but instead changes form.”

If you would like to learn more about how this law was formulated click here.

LCE is akin to a universal accounting system in which all of the inputs are accounted for, with any differences in energy inputs and outputs being accounted for by losses or conversions.

Energy efficiency is a measure of how much energy is converted into useful output after losses occur during that process. Efficiency is equal to the amount of energy that results from a process (energy output) divided by the amount of energy that went into the process (energy input).

To increase the efficiency of a process, we seek to reduce the energy amount of losses that occur during that process.

Personal development makes lives better.

Like Physics, the Field of Personal Development has its pioneers, and its theoretical practitioners and proponents. Personal development covers a broad range of processes and activities that seek to improve awareness and help people realize their potential.

At its core personal development and its advocates seek to help people work more efficiently and more effectively. That is, personal development encourages us to work on the right things and in the right way. Not to waste energy and effort, but to deliberately and selectively focus your power towards your goals.

Thoughts held in mind produce their own kind.

A core tenet of the personal development paradigm is that the quality of your thoughts determines the quality of your life. For example, If you think disempowering thoughts then you will experience a disempowered life. A few well-known personal development books with compelling titles include:
Think and Grow Rich – Napolean Hill
The Power of Positive Thinking – Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
As Man Thinketh – James Allen

Energy Flows Where Attention Goes.

This expression is a core element of the law of attraction from the popular book and movie The Secret.

Tony Robbins, the preeminent personal development pioneer, after substituting Focus for Attention invokes the commutative property  refining the Secret’s not so secret expression yielding “Where Focus Goes Energy Flows.”

Tony “preaches” that your decisions make your destiny. And the act of deciding means that you are cutting off other possibilities. By eliminating the almost infinite possibilities available to us and instead focusing on our goals we can then take massive action towards realizing our objectives. You are focusing your efforts by cutting out extraneous outcomes.

A laser focuses light into a concentrated ray increasing its power. We do the same this as a laser when we eliminate distractions and focus our efforts.

“The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.” Tony Robbins

Life in the Lab

Life is like an experiment, and we are the scientists and subjects – trying different things and getting different results.

If you do not like what your life is producing for you. Then consider how you are utilizing your energy. After all, energy cannot be created nor destroyed. Maybe you are wasting more of it than you realize?

What are you working on, what decisions have you made, and what is your goal? Lastly, how are you working towards it – are you efficient in your pursuit?

Power Points:
If you want to focus your work more try incorporating the Pomodoro technique into your workday. During each Pomodoro (a block of time), you stay focused on one task only for a set amount of time, taking a short break and then resuming the focused activity until completion. You single-task.

Multi-tasking does not work. In fact, you lose productivity due to losses that occur due to task switching, making you less efficient.

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The Most Important Question

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Gym Fail

As we embark on the New Year, many of us have made resolutions for how we want to be in 2018 and what we wish to experience.

The gym will be packed today by those resolving to be healthier by exercising daily.  Unfortunately, most people do not succeed in keeping their resolutions.  In fact, it has been estimated that between 80-90% of New Year’s Resolutions fail. Thus by March, the gym will be much less crowded.  For more information about the difficulties of keeping your resolutions, James Clear has an excellent post on 5 Common Mistakes That Cause New Habits to Fail.

In order to make it through the tough times of adopting a new habit, it is important to have a sense of purpose. This purpose should also be in alignment with Divine Energy – God.

Why are you wanting to make this change and why do you want the things you are striving for in 2018. Simon Sinek has a great TED talk How Great Leaders Inspire Action about the power of WHY and the golden circle.

But think on an even deeper level. Why is your why, your why?

What are the hidden motivations and influences that are shaping your answers?

While each of us will have unique answers to our various questions, Albert Einstein provides guidance on the most important question for us to consider:

“I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’ This is the first and most basic question all people must answer for themselves.

“For if we decide that the universe is an unfriendly place, then we will use our technology, our scientific discoveries and our natural resources to achieve safety and power by creating bigger walls to keep out the unfriendliness and bigger weapons to destroy all that which is unfriendly and I believe that we are getting to a place where technology is powerful enough that we may either completely isolate or destroy ourselves as well in this process.

“If we decide that the universe is neither friendly nor unfriendly and that God is essentially ‘playing dice with the universe’, then we are simply victims to the random toss of the dice and our lives have no real purpose or meaning.

“But if we decide that the universe is a friendly place, then we will use our technology, our scientific discoveries and our natural resources to create tools and models for understanding that universe. Because power and safety will come through understanding its workings and its motives.”

“God does not play dice with the universe,”

Love or Fear

Our answer to Einstein’s question will she insight on whether we are acting out of fear or from love.  Our response provides the framework for everything we experience.

Fortunately, this is a most important question has multiple choice answers that we can change upon reflection.  So as we welcome 2018 let’s check in daily to see how we are answering the question.

When we act in alignment with our Source, the universe conspires with us to achieve our desires.

Light is more powerful than dark. And love will overcome fear. 
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Tuning In To The Hum Of The Earth

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Tune In – Turn On

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.”  – Tesla

The earth is a cosmic orb in flux.  Consider how we are hurdling through space at a speed of about 67,000 miles per hour.  Yet for most of us, our physical world seems fairly stable.  We are blissfully unaware and in fact, there is much that happens to our world that we can not perceive.

Recently scientists have made breakthroughs about the mysterious “humming” that the earth makes.  Ultra-low-frequency waves are occurring that we can not hear and are a result of the ocean waves and other factors.

As I was reading the Washington Post article on the Earth’s hum,  I became aware of the humming ballast in the overhead fluorescent light at the coffee shop.  This made me think of the hum that you can hear if you are near most utility transformers as the flowing electrical current is stepped-up or down.

From here my brain went to the humming sound you make when you chant.

All these examples, and for life itself, have something in common and can be explained by energy and frequency.

Which brings me to the last point and that is the frequency of our brain waves.

During most of our day, we are on high-alert and operate in a brainwave state characterized by high-frequency brain waves.

Contrast this with the state of peace and calm we feel when we meditate and are generally relaxed. As we meditate we lower our brain’s energy requirements by lowering our brainwave state. The higher the frequency the higher the energy requirements.  Check out my blog post WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH for more information.

Thinking About Your Brainwaves

The table below lists the typical brainwave frequencies associated with the various states:

Brain Wave State Frequency (HZ) Notes
Beta 14-30 Awake, normal alert to anxious
Alpha 9-13 Relaxed, calm, lucid, not thinking (Flow)
Theta 4-8 Deep relaxation/ meditation, Mental Imagery
Delta 1-3 Deep, Dreamless Sleep

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Namaste

 

Don’t Regress During The Retrograde

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Seasons and Seismic Shifts May Occur

In case you don’t know tomorrow is the beginning of the last Mercury Retrograde of the year and with the passing Supermoon, there are all sorts of cosmological situations that may make life difficult to contend with.

Mercury the planet was named after the Roman God of commerce and communication and when the retrograde occurs, human communication can be disrupted.

And to top things off the end of the year hustle and bustle is beginning, so people may get a little testy and not be so cheerful.

No matter. There is an easy way to keep calm and carry on. You don’t have to fight fire with fire.

Simply stop and breathe.

Return to your true home that is always with us – Now!

From this place of calm and peace, it is possible to have compassion for others during this time and always.

We are all doing the best we can.

Practice self-care. Walk and walk-away when you need to.

Take it all in.

Be grateful!

Meander in your mind as you meditate. Who are you and who is having this experience?

Think outside of the box and share your creativity with others or at least in your journal.

Practice box breathing when you feel your agitation stirring.

Love all and serve all.

Peace!

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A Recipe For Lowering Resistance

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I wish I may, I wish I might

“If you think you’re enlightened go spend a week with your family” Ram Dass

Tis the Season — don’t fight it! Lower your resistance and get more out of it!

My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is here and this heralds the many ends of year celebrations we can enjoy.

But despite the good cheer, goodwill towards others, and copious amounts of food and alcohol consumed from now until after the New Year, the holidays can also be a stressful time.

Beyond gorging and imbibing too much, spending too much time with estranged family or stranger relatives in crowded conditions may cause people to regress and act in ways they would rather not. We may fight with each other, try and force things to be something other than what they are. We resist what is, we struggle to make things conform to our ego rather than appreciating the beauty that is inherent.

Resistance steals energy away from us and our loved ones.

Luckily there is a recipe I developed that may help you thrive and not just survive this holiday season.  We can lower resistance by adding more of the four Flowgates from my book Let Go, Let It Flow and these are:

Presence, Acceptance, Thankfulness, and Helping

Why these “ingredients” are important and how to cultivate these in your life is as follows:

  1. Presence: How are you showing up, are you really here? Or are you fixated on some past wrong or are you worried about some future event? In either of these cases, your mind is elsewhere and you are diverting energy away from the present moment. To be fully present we must care for and attend to our bodies, minds, and spirit. Our physical well-being is the cornerstone of being present, so we need to be mindful of our sleep, diet and amount of exercise. Masking difficult emotions with too much food and drink does not change the reality of things. In fact, often this makes you suffer as a result.  Peace and contentment are available to us at any time. We can connect more fully with our source by doing the following:
    • Practice Box Breathing: My favorite breathing technique. Brings about a calming responses and allows your mind to focus on your breath
    • Take a walk outside: Connect with mother nature and experience the immense living world that resides outside of your home. Get some sunlight and breath in the fresh air.
    • Drink Plenty of Water: Our bodies are mostly water and we often we do not drink our recommended 8-12 cups of water per day.
  2. Acceptance:  Instead of wishing you were someplace else, embrace where you are and who you are with. Suspend your desire to judge – either yourself or others. Releasing the judging nature further frees us up to more fully experience the present moment. Notice emotions without reacting to them. A couple of techniques to cultivate Acceptance are:
    • Journal – spend some time each day with a journal and just write whatever comes into your head.
    • Name it – If you are experiencing an emotion, observe this to yourself as it is happening. Like watching a movie, your experience of emotion is putting on a show for you. Give it a name and then watch it fade away. It may come back for many sequels but likely not as strong a showing.
  3. Thankfulness: Expressing gratitude can allow you to transcend an ordinary experience. Life is a gift and the fact that we are alive is cause for celebration. When we are grateful we can’t feel angry or scared. We are open and receiving to the flow of life. My mainstays for cultivating an attitude of gratitude are:
    • 5-Minute Journal: A simple, well-designed app that allows you to record 3-things that you are grateful for – with entries in the morning and evening if you wish. A print version is also available but I prefer the app as my phone is usually with me.
    • Blessings Before Dinner: Whether with family or not. I stop myself before eating and give thanks for the nourishment I am about to receive.
  4. Helping: Suspending our ego and serving others is the ultimate flowgate. We lose our selves in thinking of others’ needs and then taking action. During the Holidays, instead of getting caught up in consuming and materialism, donate more of your money to worthwhile causes or better yet, volunteer say serving food at a homeless shelter.  If you need help finding a worthwhile cause or want to be sure that your resources are being best utilized, here are some ideas:
    • Donors Choose: Help make a difference to students by supporting their classroom needs. Helping the next generation is a great way to put your altruism into action and make the world better.
    • Crowdrise: An online platform that leverages social networks. You can create and fund your own cause.
    • Charity Navigator: A site that provides rankings and information on charities in terms of effectiveness and financial management.

By opening up the 4-Flowgates we are simultaneously lowering our resistance.  We allow life to flow more freely and we have more energy as a result.

Enjoy this season, love your family and friends and cherish the “small moments” that this wonderful time of the year affords us.

Wishing you and yours – Peace, Love, and Joy!