At the same time, the world around you is totally, 100% at the effect of you. No matter what you do, or don't do, the world around you will react to you. This makes you the cause.

You are totally at the effect of everything around you. You are also the cause. You are both "cause" and "effect" at the same time. You react to the world around you and the world reacts to you.

Although you are both "cause" and "effect", you only experience yourself as being one or the other. You either experience yourself as being "the cause" of your life or you experience yourself as being "at the effect."

How you experience yourself at any moment determines both the quality of your life and your ability to deal with life.

When you experience yourself as being "at the effect", you have no power. You become the victim of your circumstances. You lose confidence and close down inside. You become negative. Your energy drops and you become very ineffective.

When you are "at the effect", your circumstances have total power over you. You feel like a billiard ball being bounced around on a pool table.

Find a time when you felt this way. Notice how painful this was.

Now find a time when you are "at the effect" of something and for some reason, you decided that you had had enough. You reached your limit and decided to take action. You then grabbed your situation by the horns and started handling it.

Notice how you felt the moment this happened. Instantly you got your power back. You felt good about yourself and good about life. You became confident and full of energy.

You also became very effective. You either handled your situation, or at the minimum, you got power over it.

Without knowing, you shifted from being "at the effect" to being "at cause." You changed your life and you did it with nothing more than a thought.

When you live your life "at cause", you have power over your life. You can chart your course and you can make your dreams come true. When you live "at the effect", you become a victim of life and you stay stuck.

The key to living "at cause" is simple. Don't stay "at the effect." As soon as you notice that you are "at the effect" of something, stop. Stop being "at the effect" and move to "cause."

To make the shift from being "at the effect" to being "at cause", take the following steps:

• 1. List the specific circumstances that you are at the effect of.
• 2. Generate a commitment and a determination to do whatever it takes to handle each of these circumstances.

• 3. If you are resisting a particular circumstance, get rid of the tunnel vision by surrendering to the truth of what's so.

• 4. Take action to handle each of the items that you are at the effect of.

Sometimes you need to generate a lot of energy to handle a situation. This is especially true if you are deep at the effect, but this is what you need to do if you want your life to work.

The moment you take charge of your situation, you restore the experience of love. Your confidence and effectiveness return. Solutions appear and opportunities present themselves. Life begins to work for you instead of against you.

The more you shift from "effect" to "cause", the more you develop your ability to make this shift. Practice making this shift as often as possible. Learn to master living "at cause."

To learn more about living "at cause", do the Mastery Of Life Audio Course and read the books, Get Your Power Back and Miracles Are Guaranteed.

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