UMS v3.1 - Which Is to Be the Master

[ReconGunner]

Stage 3
Cycle 1 of 7-8

Feeling quite irritable these last few days. Very dissatisfied with my current situation. Reminded of a meme I saw. The caption read:

"The cost of your new life is your old one. Stop negotiating."

Talk about hitting the subconscious fear of death... losing the old life to gain the new is the "death" of the old life. There's some Rule 4 stuff in that idea as well.

I think I need to reach this point of dissatisfaction to be consciously willing to "stop negotiating". And maybe my subconscious is leading the way.

 Profound and I agree 100% !!
Try this one out !! I found this one ,while search for the Meme you spoke of...
Brianna Wiest > Quotes > Quotable Quote

“Your new life is going to cost you your old one.
It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense
of direction.
It’s going to cost you relationships and friends.
It’s going to cost you being liked and understood.
It doesn’t matter.
The people who are meant for you are going to meet you
on the other side. You’re going to build a new comfort
zone around the things that actually move you forward.
Instead of being liked, you’re going to be loved. Instead of
being understood, you’re going to be seen.
All you’re going to lose is what was built for a person you
no longer are.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

BTW I found a great Meme pic" to go with the saying. thanks for the tip Recon. Appreciated.

I could insert the full meme, but I forget if that's allowed.

One thing that sticks with me about that quote is that some of now *will* remain, because it's an even better fit for what we become. And that's not negotiating; I'm not insisting on what will remain. I just know that some things will, and I'll find out what those are when I get there.

[ReconGunner]

Stage 3
Cycle 2 of 7-8

Busy week; missed journal yesterday.

Financial opportunity finalized; I sold my house and bought a new one. Moving this weekend.

I think I am beginning to understand roughly where I am relative to achieving UMS. I am in the process of coming to understand, at the subconscious level, what UMS *can* be for me, and to subconsciously give myself permission to pursue and achieve that. How to get there and what actions to take to go beyond basic financial management and employment; I believe this is the next phase of the journey for me. And there will likely be some overlap as well, some revisiting and reinforcement. That's what Stage 4 is about, and what subsequent runs achieve.

[ReconGunner]

Stage 3
Cycle 3 of 7-8

Lots on my mind about UMS.

First, something from early in my current career. A manager asked a group of us a question. The selection was binary - choose one answer only, no explanation. And if you choose one, you forfeit the other, regardless of any normally expected carryover. It was a hypothetical, the idea being to make it a hard and fast values choice.

The question: "Which would you rather be. Rich, or famous?"

His additional point, after we all answered "rich", was that our boss had answered "famous", and that he had answered the same as almost all entrepreneurs. I don't know if that's true of entrepreneurs or not.

In my case, since I can explain here , I want to be "anonymously rich". I don't want to be famous, or even locally known as being rich. I just want enough money to handle the things that money can handle, because the things money can't handle happen whether you have money or not.

Second, a different view of something I've already mentioned. For me to be without, financially, does not do anything good for anyone else. Me achieving UMS takes nothing away from anyone else, both because that's how Shannon wrote it, and because the universe is not zero-sum; no one has to lose for me to gain. To do good for others means I have to have the means to do good. I am not to be a pipe that merely passes good to others, but an overflowing cup, filled to the brim and overflowing onto others.

That last analogy is abut the best general description of UMS that I've been able to come up with. Hm.

[4Kingdoms]

In my case, since I can explain here , I want to be "anonymously rich". 

The term is STEALTH WEALTH.

Stealth Wealth is more common than you think & can be found on many YouTube videos.

[ReconGunner]

In my case, since I can explain here , I want to be "anonymously rich". 

The term is STEALTH WEALTH.

Stealth Wealth is more common than you think & can be found on many YouTube videos.

Never heard that term for it. I like it.

[ReconGunner]

Stage 3
Cycle 4 of 7-8

Successfully closed on both houses and moved this past weekend. Moving is said to be one of the top three life stressors, ranking along side divorce and the death of a loved one. Having experienced all three at different times, I concur. Now that the move is over and the settling in is underway, a lot of that stress has passed.

As that move was the last of the major household goals, the question becomes "what now?" Retirement is one of the major answers; if I could retire right now and maintain my current income, I'd do it. I'd look for something else productive to do to keep busy, but I wouldn't have the pressures of income needs tying me down.

That's another aspect of UMS for me. "F- you" money. Enough positive cash flow that I don't have to dance to any employer's tune. Rather, I can be productive in more satisfying ways while still doing good for others, both with my money and with my time and abilities.

I've got a long way to go to get there. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." With UMS, I have taken several steps on that journey.

[ncbeareatingman]

Stage 3
Cycle 4 of 7-8

Successfully closed on both houses and moved this past weekend. Moving is said to be one of the top three life stressors, ranking along side divorce and the death of a loved one. Having experienced all three at different times, I concur. Now that the move is over and the settling in is underway, a lot of that stress has passed.

As that move was the last of the major household goals, the question becomes "what now?" Retirement is one of the major answers; if I could retire right now and maintain my current income, I'd do it. I'd look for something else productive to do to keep busy, but I wouldn't have the pressures of income needs tying me down.

That's another aspect of UMS for me. "F- you" money. Enough positive cash flow that I don't have to dance to any employer's tune. Rather, I can be productive in more satisfying ways while still doing good for others, both with my money and with my time and abilities.

I've got a long way to go to get there. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." With UMS, I have taken several steps on that journey.

 Congrats, on your moving,getting settled and sorted! THats a huge one. Like you,I too haver gone through ALL 3 biggies, in MY case, MY diviroce,though trying was the least of the Big 3,in  stress levels that is..... I agree with the old chinese proverb: The rod to a thousand Miles begins with One step. A-Hey-Oh!! I also like this one" Shoot for the Moon, if you miss,you'll hit some stars. "YOU aint loosin' nothing"
 All the best Recon Man!!  Keith.

[ReconGunner]

Stage 3
Cycle 4 of 7-8

Successfully closed on both houses and moved this past weekend. Moving is said to be one of the top three life stressors, ranking along side divorce and the death of a loved one. Having experienced all three at different times, I concur. Now that the move is over and the settling in is underway, a lot of that stress has passed.

As that move was the last of the major household goals, the question becomes "what now?" Retirement is one of the major answers; if I could retire right now and maintain my current income, I'd do it. I'd look for something else productive to do to keep busy, but I wouldn't have the pressures of income needs tying me down.

That's another aspect of UMS for me. "F- you" money. Enough positive cash flow that I don't have to dance to any employer's tune. Rather, I can be productive in more satisfying ways while still doing good for others, both with my money and with my time and abilities.

I've got a long way to go to get there. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." With UMS, I have taken several steps on that journey.

 Congrats, on your moving,getting settled and sorted! THats a huge one. Like you,I too haver gone through ALL 3 biggies, in MY case, MY diviroce,though trying was the least of the Big 3,in  stress levels that is..... I agree with the old chinese proverb: The rod to a thousand Miles begins with One step. A-Hey-Oh!! I also like this one" Shoot for the Moon, if you miss,you'll hit some stars. "YOU aint loosin' nothing"
 All the best Recon Man!!  Keith.

Thanks!

There's also the classic from Browning: "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for." This stuff is still sitting at the "brain" level - I know it and understand it. It's got to get back to the "heart" level - this motivates me and lights/fuels the fire.

[ReconGunner]

Stage 3
Cycle 5 of 7-8

I have consciously been avoiding something - that I have so far to go to achieve UMS that, outside of an unexpected and massive windfall, I won't get there in this run. I was avoiding it because I do not want to sabotage what UMS is doing.

Facing reality square on is always necessary. And if I have to run UMS four times in a row, with the prescribed one month between each, so be it. Both my own state and the state of external conditions are involved. Given how I have defined UMS for myself so far, it will take time and windfall both to achieve it.

If this is sabotage, I want to eliminate sabotage and keep moving forward. If this is facing reality, I choose to face reality to keep moving forward.

[ncbeareatingman]

Stage 3
Cycle 5 of 7-8

I have consciously been avoiding something - that I have so far to go to achieve UMS that, outside of an unexpected and massive windfall, I won't get there in this run. I was avoiding it because I do not want to sabotage what UMS is doing.

Facing reality square on is always necessary. And if I have to run UMS four times in a row, with the prescribed one month between each, so be it. Both my own state and the state of external conditions are involved. Given how I have defined UMS for myself so far, it will take time and windfall both to achieve it.

If this is sabotage, I want to eliminate sabotage and keep moving forward. If this is facing reality, I choose to face reality to keep moving forward.

 Wow Man, More Power to Ya !! Mean it too. This is the road of the Brave  hearts, this good shit take courage and strength. I ,too, am in for the long haul with UMS3. It just maybe closer than you think. The journey definitely continues. Keep on truckin' ! I shurely Am, too!

[ReconGunner]

Stage 3
Cycle 6 of 8

Stage 3 is coming to a close. I'll go 8 cycles before Stage 4.

I will run UMS a second time, at least, after this run. Take the prescribed one month break and then get back to it. As @Shannon has said elsewhere, growth takes time. And UMS is as much about growing into UMS as it is UMS coming to me

interesting events this cycle. First I had an unusual dream. I was on an airline flight, and there was a cute brunette in the seat in front of me. I did some flirting, and she responded positively. In the dream, I was a little surprised at her positive response. At that point, the dream ended. Since DMSI is not on my radar, it's not TID for that - unless there's some crossover from a very low-probability timeline.

Later, I had a couple of nights of acid reflux events - relatively mild. That's usually been a sign of resistance.

Taken together, my subconscious appears to be resisting some of the necessary change that comes with UMS. The dream is likely a subconscious warning - "be careful what you pursue and how you pursue it". This is a reasonable principle, but it shouldn't be an obstruction - and it will not. UMS is achieved by causing no harm - to any part of self or others.

[ncbeareatingman]

Recongunner's words "And UMS is as much about growing into UMS as it is UMS coming to me "

Me:
Read your post fully "Gunner" , thank you Man, deep and relevant . Agreed.