If there’s any Universal Law to follow,

it’s this…

The Law of Engagement

Let’s face it! There are a ton of laws out there, universal laws if you will for us to consider. There are the 12 universal laws by Milanovich & McCune, Hermes Trismegistus’ 7 universal laws, the 11 forgotten laws by Raymond Holliwell, and best to my knowledge, the list goes on which is a handful for anyone to contemplate.

Here’s my take on this.

These laws, and I say this with the upmost respect, are based on the beliefs of the authors that they are uncompromised – they run without question. I actually have no personal need to debate this, and quite honestly, I find them fascinating food for thought. I’ll react to them like any other individual would, based on personal experience and sociological upbringing.

But what I would consider to be “the” law (humble opinion, obviously), the quote-unquote law that hands down in my mind would make the most sense in terms of having the capacity to create absolute change in one’s life, wasn’t listed. (Maybe that’s Murphy’s Law in action)

So, in the sprit of a law (a rule or order that is advisable to observe), and at the expense of potentially sounding a bit arrogant in my views, I propose:

The Law of Engagement

So now the question remains; what on earth does that mean, and why should it matter to me? Give me just a couple more minutes of your time and I’ll explain why.

Here’s a quote from James W. Marcum on engagement which more or less serves as a platform for my premise.

“Engagement occurs when an individual [or group] undertake tasks related to their interests and competence, learn about them continuously, participate freely with (equal) associates, immerse themselves deeply, and continue the task with persistence and commitment because of the value they attribute to the work.”

If you’re looking to enact and ensure some sort of relevant change in your life – there’s the brass ring in my opinion…engagement!

So, why do I see it as a law?

Because it is available to anyone on the planet to pursue, and if we step beyond just taking action (an event) and actually engage in something (as defined by Marcum), change in some form is inevitable.

Believing a change would not surface through the act of true engagement is in my mind ludicrous at best. It might not be the perfect fit, or perfect solution to your desires, but a change happening on some level in your life becomes undeniable!

And it is that un-deniability that drops it into the category

of a law in my book.

We’ve all taken action on something at one point or another to change our circumstances, and how many times did nothing transpire? This is the height of frustration for many, and I’ve been there myself.

It’s about going beyond just taking an action (once again, an event) and engaging in something, which puts a process to that event. (This was the catalyst for developing my program called DISC) Then, as they say, or at least some of them say, shit happens!

For the record: Easy to propel yourself into the act of engagement – not a chance, it takes great courage. Worth it – as an answer, I’ll refer to a question I proposed in chapter one of my EBook A Preface to Alternative Thinking:

On a work day, what is your mood, your state of mind when the alarm goes off and you begin your day?

The next time you decide to take some type of action on changing how your day starts, take it one step further and turn that action into an engagement. Let that law work for you so you can finally discover what change really feels like – it beats the hell out of auto-pilot.

What in your opinion should be “the” Universal Law, if any?

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