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Likewise, when he perceives that he can be a salesperson and champion of the automobile industry, he quickly accomplishes that as well. In fact, he often expresses that infectious can-do attitude to others, inspiring them to see the power of the emerging automobile, not to mention purchase one of their own.

Charles demonstrates positive attitudes in other ways as well. In particular, when hardships or problems come his way, he is able to accept them as truths of life, and then move on. When Red makes a mistake, Charles does not scold or abuse him, but remains calm and understanding.

This is a most noble attitude that borders on the spiritual. It should also be pointed out that there is also a general can-do attitude that permeates the country, despite the recent difficulties of the Great Depression. There is that undercurrent belief in the nation that anything is possible, which provides the supporting atmosphere for accomplishment. In addition, there is also the positive attitude of the US government, which at the time was led by Franklin Roosevelt. Perhaps we lack the nerve to deal with a situation, or the ability to stand up to a tough adversary, or the fortitude and will to come forward and do what is right.

However, when we are psychologically strong -- demonstrating toughness and grit-- we overcome all obstacles and attract success. In Seabiscuit, we see instances where individuals were able to exercise psychological strength in the face of great adversity, enabling them to prevail in the end.

We see this in a most pronounced way when Charles shakes off the devastation of the loss of his son and the divorce from his wife. Rather than ruin his life, he gathers strength, pulls himself together and move forward by going to Mexico.

As a result, in short order he meets his future wife, and encounters Tom, Red, and Seabiscuit for the first time, who become the instruments for his greatest accomplishment in his life. By turning away from weakness to strength, he began the process that enabled him to turn his life around.

Likewise, it is in his dealings with Riddle, rather than back down if the face of his rejection and taunts, Charles shows backbone by relentlessly pursuing other strategies that will prove to be successful in the end. Red also exhibits his own forms of psychological strength along the way.

First, he shows an inner toughness by forging ahead on his own after being separated from the family he was so close to. Then later on, despite humiliation and defeat as a jockey and a boxer, he shows the courage and strength to push on.

For that persistence, he will meet up with Seabiscuit and have his greatest successes in life. We also see how after shattering his leg in a riding accident and being told that he will never ride again, he summons up the courage and strength to heal himself. He not only rides again after he was told that would never happen, but rides a race at Santa Anita where he drives Seabiscuit from behind to a stunning victory, bringing a sense of redemption to his life.

Intuitive Capacity Normally when we perceive an opportunity in life, it happens because we exercise our minds and come to a decision based on the possibilities that are before us. It is a relatively rational and logical process involving our mental powers of perception. And yet we also have the power to perceive opportunities, through an inner, intuitive sense, that is less rational and more direct. That intuitive perception of an opportunity can be acted on, bringing us success in life.

In Seabiscuit, we see at least two powerful instances where intuition brings about great accomplishment in the story, both involving Tom. When he sees Seabiscuit for the first time, he senses something powerful in his look; and as a result, a deep bond is established between them; even a sense that somehow they would work together and bring one another benefit.

That intuitive experience is the one great moment that links the destiny of the horse to Tom, and then Red and Charles, and to the success that follows. In a second instance, Tom sees Red fighting with several other men. He then looks back at the feisty Seabiscuit who he is attending to, and senses a link between them. He intuitively senses that they are destined to be involved and work together. Inquisitiveness Seeing opportunities can come through the normal, rational thought processes and perceptions of mind, or through an intuitive-like capacity.

Opportunities also tend to come to those who are inquisitive -- i. Those who do, tend to come upon fresh, new opportunities that when acted upon can lead to great accomplishment. Recall how while at the track in Mexico, Charles sought get back into the horse racing business. While walking around the stables there one day, he sees Tom in the high grass stroking the horse that he had earlier saved.

This situation intrigues Charles, which causes him that night to go out and meet Tom at his campfire. They strike up a conversation that establishes their relationship. His interest in discovering what makes it work — he says that it is in essence a miniature locomotive — causes him to really appreciate its functionality, which later inspires him to get into the car selling business.

It is that curiosity that leads Charles to a new career, success, and vast wealth. A Supporting Atmosphere One important influence on our ability to accomplish is the role played by the environment — i. When they are positive, it supports our ability to achieve.

When they are negative, it retards it or even cancels our efforts. In Seabiscuit, we see these external influences in the story at several levels. At the level of the nation, we witness a country, the United States that is dynamic; encouraging individuality and initiative. There is an atmosphere of freedom that allows a person to choose as he or she pleases. This is particularly true in the American West, which is less fettered by class structure and certain moral and ethical strictures of the Eastern part of the country.

All of these factors together support accomplishment for the individual. He feels free to move around as he pleases; to become anyone he chooses; to be entrepreneurial and his own man. He senses at every point that he is free to create his own reality; to become anything he chooses in this land of Infinite Possibility. And yet it can be argued that Seabiscuit takes place at the time of the Great Depression -- a period of great poverty and unemployment, which would seem to make real accomplishment difficult, if not impossible.

It did have the effect of putting Tom out of work, and forced Red into desperate measures i. And yet always lurking in the background is this sense of the possible; that if one makes a sincere effort, things will eventually come around, which is just what eventually happens for the individuals of this vast nation.

In fact, Seabiscuit himself, a small horse, reminds them that anyone can come back from adversity in this society of Infinite Possibilities. It is because they know in their bones, they subtly sense that rejuvenation and prosperity is just around the corner. It is the personal values we subscribe to. A value is a belief or an ideal that energizes us into action, or uplifts any goal we aim to achieve. Likewise, if I believe deeply in the value of teamwork and cooperation, then when I attempt to achieve a goal in a social organization like a business, I will tend to create more powerful and harmonic relationships that will dramatically improve my chances for success.

Personal values thus energize anything it touches -- whether our relationships with others, the goals we aim to achieve, or any other aspect of life. In the film Seabiscuit, we see a number of personal and social values at work, and we see how those beliefs attract positive outcomes in the story.

Not only do the principals have a common purpose — victory for Seabiscuit — but display a willingness and desire to cooperate to make it happen. That value of teamwork energizes their efforts, leading to the great accomplishment that follows. We see how Charles decides to break away and head west on his own, and thereafter start his own bicycle shop, and thereafter start his automobile sales business. Likewise, we see how Charles accepts Red for what he is, despite the fact that he is too tall and heavy by jockey standards.

When we respect and value others, including their unique qualities, we not only help them blossom, but it tend to breed success all around. He sees and senses a spirit, will, and heart in the animal that one may not readily perceive just by his physical appearance, or even his particular skills. Likewise, though Red is too big and tall by jockey standards, Charles sees beyond the surface of things to the essence, valuing the drive, will, and grit of Red.

This valuing of content and essence of the individual or object over mere outer form and surface is an important value that contributes to success in life. He is at once compassionate and understanding of the flaws and failures of others, while seeing little purpose on harping on the limitations of the present, when there are much greater opportunities in the future.

These are deep-seated values that inspire, energize, and attract success. Leadership Skills One of the keys to the outcome in the story is the extraordinary leadership skills demonstrated by Charles. Not only is he able to perceive opportunities, devise right strategies, show compassion and tolerance, but he has the innate ability to stir others into action.

We see how early on he becomes an advocate and persuasive leader in the automobile field. Most of all we see how is able to galvanize the nation behind him in his attempt to convince Riddle of the worthiness of the race with War Admiral. In these instances, he shows a level of persuasiveness, a vital energy and authority that stirs others to move to action. It, along with the other aforementioned qualities are indicators of an exceptional leader. Some are obvious, such as lack of direction, lack of drive and energy, poor organization, missing skills, and flawed execution; while others are not so, such as poor attitudes, lack of psychological strength, and missing or weak personal values.

In Seabiscuit, we see several factors that deter accomplishment at points along the way, despite the fact that they succeed in the end. When he tussled with the jockey and thereby lost focus causing him to lose the first race at Santa Anita, his success was obviously thwarted. This was not a onetime matter however, as he demonstrated these tendencies earlier on as both a jockey and a boxer.

We also see how he gets embroiled in fights on the job. One obviously needs to develop a level of self-control to succeed in life; otherwise, we will attract the most negative of circumstance. His foolish involvement in running the horse of an old acquaintance just before the duel with War Admiral, led to the serious leg injury that kept him out of the race. His hasty acceding to the demands of another just before the race was an unwise, impractical decision that ruined the chance to participate in the greatest opportunity of his life.

Being diverted from the task at hand, and taking foolish, impractical actions will surely not help as one tries to reach the next level of accomplishment in life. Like the individual, life too can be said to have a character.

Moreover, the character of life is governed by subtle laws and principles, which we can observe if we closely examine its unfoldings. In Seabiscuit, we can perceive a number of these principles at work, which in turn supply us with profound insights into the nature of life. That, in fact, the inner and the outer are part and parcel of the same contiguous reality. Therefore, if I change the inner me — such as reversing a negative attitude to the positive — the outer world instantly responds in kind with good fortune.

It is the instantaneous response of the outer life to changing our consciousness within. Any work of literature or film will reveal at least a dozen such incidents, and Seabiscuit is no exception. Let us then explore several of these, and see how they were instrumental in the outcome of the story.

Positive Life Response Overcoming Negative Attitudes and Feelings Attract Life responds with sudden good fortune to any decided change in consciousness on our part. When we overcome a negative or limited attitude, emotion, or feeling, life tends to quickly work in our favor. Recall the state that Charles was in after his son died in the auto accident and his wife left him. For a long time, he was morose and sad.

As a result, life around him essentially remained static and unchanged. Then however, something special occurred.

When he made the effort to get out of his psychological malaise by going to Mexico, he met with a string of positive circumstance -- including his first encounters with his wife to be, as well as Tom, Red, and Seabiscuit. In other words, when he overcame his limited attitude and emotion by venturing to Mexico, life.

That is the power of shifting our inner condition to the positive. Accepting the Givens of Life Attracts Life not only responds to higher attitudes, but when we embrace life and accept the givens that before us. When we shun what life has put before us, we remain as we are, or even fall backwards. However, when we take up the current needs, or work — whether to our liking or not - - good fortune tends to quickly follow.

In Seabiscuit, we see early on how Red has failed to live up to his own expectations -- both as jockey and as boxer. However, rather than give up, he shows a willingness to do whatever he has to do to survive. At one point, we see how Red was willing to take on the lowest of jobs — i. As a result, Tom, who was looking for a racehorse for Charles, suddenly appears out of nowhere, and meets with Red. Acceptance of Others, Self-Givingness Attracts It is not only the accepting of the givens of life that attract good fortune, but also embracing the needs and wants of others.

In particular, we see that when we accept others for what they are and are selfless and self-giving in that regard, it will not only bring us inner happiness and contentment, but luck will also follow. Recall the incident where Tom gives Red instructions on how to ride Seabiscuit before the race, only to see him get embroiled with another rider, which causes him to lose focus, and be defeated in the match.

However, rather than scold Red in the aftermath, Charles remains calm and is accepting of the situation. This in turn causes Red to consider his own inner condition in life.

The next day he asks Charles for a loan to pay his bills, which Charles is more than happy to oblige. As a result of now feeling better emotionally and psychologically, Red suddenly guides Seabiscuit to his first victory, a runaway that stuns the crowd.

This has the effect of finally establishing the horse and the jockey as a winner. Because Charles accepted Red rather than criticize him, because he was generous, life cooperated with him by bringing his horse its first major victory. These gestures of acceptance and generosity are indicators of the power that self-giving behavior brings us in life.

When we give to others rather than take, when we are accept them rather than scold, when we act out of our high regard rather than through the foggy lens of our own s ego, not only will the other person be uplifted and be energized, but powerful positive conditions are likely to come our way. Attention Attracts Everything in life responds positively to personal attention — whether people, objects, stocks of inventory, or money.

When we increase the attention we give, that person or thing will not only be energized, but life tends to quickly bring us luck. Normally, there does not seem to be any obvious correlation between such things, but that is in fact the way life works. The attention heaped on Seabiscuit by Red attracts a wonderful result, when the horse suddenly and most unexpectedly sheds his lethargy, and bolts through the countryside in a dramatic ride, something he has never demonstrated before.

This turns the tide for the horse, as it is now not only cooperative, but shows the great speed that will be the basis of his great victories in the future. Verbal Silence Attracts One of the more interesting moments in Seabiscuit occurs when Tom first confronts the horse.

Tom remains silent, which compels the horse to calm down on its own. When we reduce the amount of speaking we do our own lives, especially when in the presence of others, life tends to bring us positive results thereafter. Speech expresses our life energy.

When we conserve it, it tends to build up and attract corresponding positive circumstance from the field of life. Intention Attracts Earlier we saw how our intention is one of, if not the most important key to success in life. For example, early on after Tom meets Seabiscuit, he says that the horse has spirit, and if it could be calmed down and trained, it could become a legitimate racehorse. Thus, he has an aspiration and intention for it to come about. Right after that, Tom comes upon Red, where he sees how he and the horse share something in common -- an intensity of spirit, which would enable them to work together.

Because he wanted it to happen, life presented him with the opportunity for its realization. When we want something bad enough, life tends to take over and creates conditions for its occurrence. It is one of the great secrets and expressions of the character of life. There is another instance of this phenomenon involving Red. As we just saw, at one point, he is desperate for work -- willing to do anything to keep going. Though his boss does not put him in a race, he asks Red to hot walk one of the older, slower horses.

A few moments after Red begins that chore, Tom walks up to him and sees him for the first time, and their destinies are altered forever. It is through Tom that Red will meet up with Seabiscuit. In sum, because Red so intensely wanted to succeed, he quickly attracted the very vehicle — Tom and therefore Seabiscuit -- that would fulfill his aspiration and intention.

Just before that same event, Tom is commenting to Charles about a horse they are watching. Immediately after that, Tom sees Red for the first time, working tending that older, slower horse. Red will be the jockey who rides the very type of horse Tom had in mind. In fact, we could say that this is a double life response; or better yet that their individual intentions were clearly in alignment with one another, bringing a life response for both sides.

Finally, in an earlier episode still, we see how Charles after arriving at the Mexican track shows a deep interest in getting into the horse racing business. Soon after he sets out to purchase several horses, he meets with Tom who is stroking a horse he had earlier saved. Tom tells him that everything has a purpose and is worth saving, which moves Charles, and thereafter they strike up a friendship.

That relationship will bring great success for Charles through Seabiscuit. In essence, because Charles had a deep interest and intention getting into horseracing and purchase horses for that purpose, he quickly attracted the man, Tom, who would enable it to happen. For example, if you make a full, exhaustive effort to organize dense training materials, at the point you exhaust your effort, life tends to take over on its own and complete the work.

We see this phenomenon at work in the film where Red says to Seabiscuit, "I know what you are all about," and then makes the full, concerted effort to tame the horse. Just after that grueling work is completed, Tom suddenly comes forward and introduces Red to Charles and his wife. The result is that his life is changed forever. That is the power of making the full, exhaustive effort in any endeavor.

Energies of Society Attract Before leaving the subject of how life respond to adjustments in consciousness, there is one other factor that affects our ability to attract these miraculous-like results.

It is the effect of the outer atmosphere surrounding a work or endeavor. When it is positive, life tends to open up and cooperate with our efforts. If it is negative, it tends to block or delay results. Not only will the fans inspire the jockey and other principals, thereby energizing them, but a vibration of energy is set loose that supports their actions in life.

In a positive atmosphere, actions taken tend to gain the cooperation of life. Negative Life Response Just as life responds positively to movements of higher consciousness, so too life responds negatively to wanting behaviors and actions, such as a poor attitude, or a premature celebration, or a movement of ego, or something that is out of step with the prevailing external environment. For example, if at a corporate Christmas part I am upset when another person wins the big prize because I have a long-term grudge against that individual, I am likely to encounter something negative soon thereafter, such as word coming of the misfortune of a friend or relative.

Negative attitudes tend to project negative energies that are likely to quickly return to us as ill fortune. In one scene in Seabiscuit, we see that Red is mad and bitter because his parents have not contacted him over the years, and because of his continual failure as a jockey and boxer. Right after that, we see how wrong things immediately go for him at a race at Tanforan.

There is also a similar incident where he gets embroiled in a whipping content with another jockey during a race, which causes him to lose focus, leading to the victory of another horse. Once again, his negative attitudes and feelings -- in this case his anger and hostility toward his fellow jockey -- attract a decidedly negative outcome. To Premature Celebration Another behavior that blocks accomplishment is celebrating success before it has actually come to fruition.

When you rejoice too soon, you squander your energies, and life thereafter tends to cancel all future success related to that endeavor. For example, two baseball players who have hit home runs in the game act cocky and speak ceaselessly about the flights of their own balls, only to see their team lose the game in extra innings in a bitter defeat. Or a basketball team is overly excited in the middle of the game as a result of a comeback and rally, only to see it squandered away later on.

Their energies are allowed full play before the execution of the work, which attracts the opposite of their intention. Something similar happens to Red when he loses a race to a competitor when he hastily starts celebrating before the race is over.

When our ego takes hold before the outcome is assured, we squander energy and attract ill fortune. When we remain calm and silent in such situations, we build on those energies, and therefore life works in our favor. To Anachronistic, Trailing Edge Acts In life, there are often leading edge characters participating in circumstance -- i.

One interesting point is that life often responds negatively to individuals who assert their anachronistic tendencies when the current of life in that situation is moving in another direction.

In fact, that attempt at interference becomes the very instrument through which they realize that the two love one another, leading to their engagement and marriage soon thereafter! We see something similar in Seabiscuit. At one point in the story, we see the effects of the actions of the trailing edge figure of the eastern owner War Admiral. He then goes a step further and mocks the entire western horseracing scene.

The end result of his reactionary taunts that he will be humiliated when his horse loses to Seabiscuit before a national audience. When trailing edge figures act in conditions where the positive, progressive, emerging forces are moving to the fore, their actions tend to work against them.

Predecessor Events As mentioned earlier, just like an individual, life itself also has a character. It expresses in principles like inner-outer correspondence, i.

Another principle of life is that every event is indicated by a previous one. For example, when I go for a boat ride on a river and there is a near accident caused by a wonton vehicle that is speeding, I hearken back and recall that just before I embarked on the trip, there was a lot of difficulty getting to the dock on time.

This earlier problem was in essence the predecessor and indicator of a future difficulty that would crop up. Every event in life has such a predecessor. We see this rule in operation in Seabiscuit as well.

Recall that just before the race with War Admiral, Red is asked to practice-ride an old associate's horse, which ends in a very serious accident, barring Red from riding in the big race.

There are other examples of predecessor events in the story. This victory was a predecessor of the great victory against War Admiral that Charles attends. In both cases, Charles watches Woolf in action; not recognizing that the first event involving Woolf would be a predecessor of a great victory by the same rider at a later date.

If we are conscious of that fact, we can avoid it, avoiding being thwarted in our upward ascent. If we do not perceive it, we can easily be deflected from achieving a cherished goal. It can even turn our life in the opposite direction. For example, when Red was presented with the opportunity to run in the most important race of his life, he was sidetracked by the sudden appearance of an old, problematic acquaintance.

When that individual asked Red to practice ride a horse he was trying to sell, it led to the accident that prevented Red from riding Seabiscuit against War Admiral in perhaps the greatest race of all time. Thus, a counter force rising when one tries to move to the next level can have that effect if one is not vigilant. If however one is mindful when such great opportunities arise, then one can take the necessary precaution to avoid catastrophe.

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