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NathanPhillips · 03-13-2007, 04:25 AM

Hi, guys. I've been reading the Polarity posts on Steve's blog, and have scanned the forum discussions. I've absorbed it all in about a day, and the Polarized Problem-Solving article today. So my head's still spinning a slight amount. I've been wondering how to apply the Polarity concept to something I'm aiming for.

I'm in Mexico. My aim is to build a successful business importing cars from the USA and selling them in Mexico. I've got my first car and I'm in the process of selling it. I'm doing this first one to go through the process once, to learn the market, etc.

So how do I apply Polarity to this aim? I've been asking myself this question - well, what really IS my motivation here? Which motivational stance do I want to approach this from? Am I doing this entirely for money and the enhancement of my own experience? I'm tempted to say yes - at least in this particular situation.

But I've never been the type to use dominance and control. I've definitely had a tendency towards the love side of Polarity most or all of my life. At the same time, I understand completely the appeal to the Selfish side. The only thing I don't like about it is - I, personally, have almost never been motivated by fear.

So I guess I have that little fuzzy area when I think about the Darkworker side of things. The selfish part I understand. The be-motivated-by-fear part, I don't understand. Can you be selfish about something, but not out of fear? If so, that's where I might place myself.

So you can see how I'm a little confused. It hasn't all settled in my mind yet. Can anyone give me some pointers? What would a Lightworker-ish way of approaching this business look like? How would the Darkworker paint his tapestry, in this situation?

Could I approach different aspects of the business with different Polarities? Or would that just screw things up? For example, "A regular flow of good-quality cars comes to me from the States." Approach that with Inflow Polarity. And, "I build a respected reputation in Mexico for providing good-quality vehicles." Approach that with Outflow Polarity. (or some similar example).

Could a Lightworker use their native Polarity to pursue a "get-goal" - like, to have a certain amount of money?

I suspect I'm currently confusing Polarities in my approach to this business. What I want is definitely to "have an amount of money", achieved by this business. But I just as definitely don't want to use fear and dominance to get it. I want to do it providing real value. That's just my natural approach and always has been. But the money - I want for me. So where am I on the Polarity scale?

03-13-2007, 04:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
NathanPhillips Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4	How to apply Polarity to this situation? Hi, guys. I've been reading the Polarity posts on Steve's blog, and have scanned the forum discussions. I've absorbed it all in about a day, and the Polarized Problem-Solving article today. So my head's still spinning a slight amount. I've been wondering how to apply the Polarity concept to something I'm aiming for. I'm in Mexico. My aim is to build a successful business importing cars from the USA and selling them in Mexico. I've got my first car and I'm in the process of selling it. I'm doing this first one to go through the process once, to learn the market, etc. So how do I apply Polarity to this aim? I've been asking myself this question - well, what really IS my motivation here? Which motivational stance do I want to approach this from? Am I doing this entirely for money and the enhancement of my own experience? I'm tempted to say yes - at least in this particular situation. But I've never been the type to use dominance and control. I've definitely had a tendency towards the love side of Polarity most or all of my life. At the same time, I understand completely the appeal to the Selfish side. The only thing I don't like about it is - I, personally, have almost never been motivated by fear. So I guess I have that little fuzzy area when I think about the Darkworker side of things. The selfish part I understand. The be-motivated-by-fear part, I don't understand. Can you be selfish about something, but not out of fear? If so, that's where I might place myself. So you can see how I'm a little confused. It hasn't all settled in my mind yet. Can anyone give me some pointers? What would a Lightworker-ish way of approaching this business look like? How would the Darkworker paint his tapestry, in this situation? Could I approach different aspects of the business with different Polarities? Or would that just screw things up? For example, "A regular flow of good-quality cars comes to me from the States." Approach that with Inflow Polarity. And, "I build a respected reputation in Mexico for providing good-quality vehicles." Approach that with Outflow Polarity. (or some similar example). Could a Lightworker use their native Polarity to pursue a "get-goal" - like, to have a certain amount of money? I suspect I'm currently confusing Polarities in my approach to this business. What I want is definitely to "have an amount of money", achieved by this business. But I just as definitely don't want to use fear and dominance to get it. I want to do it providing real value. That's just my natural approach and always has been. But the money - I want for me. So where am I on the Polarity scale?