Robert Scheinfeld

I'm in Miami as I write this entry, getting ready for a speaking engagement. I just came down from the fitness center in my hotel. While I was playing on the elliptical machine there, I saw a bunch of news stories about baseball player, Alex Rodriguez.

The most interesting image that flashed across the screen for me was the headline from a magazine that read, "The Latest And Greatest To Fall."

Let's look at those words closely for a moment. "Latest" directly states there have been others "greats" who "fell" before -- and it also implies there will be more to come. What seed does this plant, directly or indirectly? That no matter how successful you get, no matter how "great" you get, you can always fall -- you're not "safe."

That is perfect support for the Phase 1 game on its own. But this very rich creation and illusion goes even deeper.

What's the issue in this high profile story? Steroids. What's behind steroids from a Truth perspective? You're not good enough to compete or excel on your own (no matter how "good" you get), you must seek "artificial" help, even if it's illegal, even if you're being watched like a hawk for the use of such "help," even if that help could get you kicked out of the game you love to play if you're caught. Again, fantastic support for the Phase 1 dynamics.

From what I understand about steroids, in the story line (because it's all just stories, just illusions appearing real), they can give you a "benefit" in terms of greater strength, etc., but you pay a high price for that benefit in terms of long-term health. yet that sacrifice is made day-in, day-out by athletes playing The Business Game called professional sports -- temporary gain, the illusion of success and winning, but ultimate loss in the long run. Vintage Phase 1!

Stories like this, beyond the loss for the Player involved, in this case Rodriguez, his family, loved ones, team and fans, it also sends very powerful and effective Phase 1 dynamic messages (consciously and what s called subliminally) to all Human Game Players who watch this and experience the illusion of it playing out in such a big way.

Just brilliant!

Once you enter Phase 2 and begin knocking out the cloud cover created in Phase 1 to limit and restrict you and set dynamics like this into motion, everything changes, you can excel, "win" and go way, way, way beyond traditional definitions of winning, at any game you choose to play -- without any form of loss associated with it.