Too many people forfeit the idea of curiosity by having a predetermined notion of just about everything. This is the single most dangerous trap you can put your mind into. Think about how much you miss if you already think you know what to look for.

If you have a preset notion of what success is, then your mind is trained to look for those symbols you identify as success, which means that you can only identify those symbols. I broke this down in#thirdcircletheory when you identify with something, you tend to see more of it than any other time.

For example, if you buy a new white Mercedes, you start to notice every other white Mercedes on the road even though before you bought the car you never saw them. This is the power of connecting thought to observation, and the same happens for success, except not in a good way. By predetermining success attributes, you are limiting what you see which can lead to killing your curiosity.

Think about why those who follow one MLM keep falling for more MLMs: because they identify with the idea of passive income and being self-employed without any real skills or experience, and those who seek ways to get rich quick keep falling for the same schemes over and over. This is partly because they identify with the same symbols time and time again (such as expensive cars or watches — the rewards of hard work) as a measure for success. By focusing on the rewards, they forget to be curious about the work itself and miss out on how to get to the rewards.

This is the same problem many face when searching for love by having a predetermined notion of symbols that signify love. This predetermined notion prevents the ability to discover love itself which is a feeling; not logical. Rationalizing prevents the ability to investigate and adapt to eventually feel love or being loved.

The idea of being curious is about enabling your mind to constantly be in discovery mode. While everything you discover may not be of interest or worth pursuing more information on, the things that are wouldn’t have been found without your curiosity. More at SecretEntourage.com