All we need to do is to understand and have the courage to abide by the laws that govern the human emotional and behavioral system of integrity and reap the above-mentioned rewards.
Manipulate the system in any way either knowingly or unknowingly and we will by natural law suffer negative consequences!”

The Crocodiles not Waterlilies System Model.

The Crocodile Systems Model is extremely simple, and is best explained this way

System:

1. Everything in the Universe operates within a System there is nothing that functions outside of a system… Absolutely nothing!
2. There are two types of system:

• Those that are based on principles of integrity and thus naturally produce stability, control and harmony.
• Those that are based on that lack integrity and thus naturally produce instability, weakness and disharmony.

Teams:

1. All Systems are made up of individual team members.
2. By way of explanation, even something as mundane and as a simple as a White Board Marker is a System.
   As with all Systems, it’s made up of individual parts or team members.
   The team members are; an outer case, a lid, a pocket clip, ink, a felt tip, signage that indicates the color and type of ink, a colored lid indicating the color of the ink, and a shape designed to be held easily when scribing.
   (Note: At the atomic and sub atomic levels there are other team members to consider, which we have not included in this example)

Control:

If the manufacturer has the job right, then we can rely on the parts (individual team members) to work together in integrity with the makers specifications, guaranteeing that that we can trust the marker to perform without leaking, or worse, disintegrating in our hands.
In other words, if the team members are operating in Integrity with each other, then the entire system is functioning in accordance with its design, thus producing control and stability.
However, if one or more of the team members are not performing as they were designed to do, the entire system becomes compromised! It lacks Integrity, thus becoming out of control and unstable.

Summary:

1. Everything in the universe operates within a system.
2. All systems are made up of individual team members.
3. In broad terms, there are only two groups of systems.
   • Systems based on the principles of integrity: causing each team member to operate in synergistic collaboration and cooperation with each other producing positive control, harmony and stability.
   • Systems based on principles that oppose integrity: causing team member to operate in conflict with each other producing lack of control, discord and instability.

With this simple model in mind, and remembering that it applies to everything in the universe, it’s not difficult to see why in the field of personal mastery, some people feel in control of their lives and others feel out of control.

At the risk of being judged as naïve, because of my simplistic approach to life, I provide the following facts related to the field of Personal Mastery discovered in my sojourn here on Earth.

1. The Team Members that make up the system of Personal Mastery are the universal principles and associated laws that govern our lives.
2. If we live in harmony with the principles that were divinely created/designed for us to anchor our lives to, the laws governing the system, guarantee a life of true success leading to Peace Happiness and Joy equating to Inner Contentment.
3. If we elect to follow the system but don’t apply the governing principles with their associated laws, we can’t expect positive results. By default, and most likely in ignorance, we choose to operate in a system of Personal Failure instead of Personal Mastery.
4. When we feel out of control, it’s simply because we are not functioning in accordance with our divine design, and as such are not living in harmony with the principles of Personal Mastery that guarantee success.
5. It’s the system that determines the outcome!
6. Change the system and we change the outcome!
7. If one is unhappy with ones life, we simply need to change the system and we change the outcome!

During the Prehistoric Times they roamed the earth with their cousins, the Dinosaurs. They shared the same hunting grounds and experienced the same changing environment.

Today, Crocodiles are still alive upon the earth… Adapting and Thriving, Effortlessly!

When was the last time you saw a Dinosaur?