Sublime

The tool is called “Inner Authority.” This means just what it says. It’s not an authority that comes from the approval of anyone outside you; it’s the authority you can get only when you’re speaking from your inner self. In order to use Inner Authority, you need to be able to see an image of your Shadow. You’ve already seen it once; in the section

The victim thinks he knows how the universe should work. When it doesn’t treat him the way he “deserves,” he concludes the world is against him. This becomes his rationale for giving up and retreating to his Comfort Zone where he can stop trying.

Socializing Self,

Adler was opposed to any kind of dualistic value system that treated the mind as separate from the body—reason as separate from emotion, or the conscious mind as separate from the unconscious mind.

It’s a book about personal transformation and reaching the highest levels of performance and success. Put more bluntly, this is a book about producing bigger and better results in the absolute most effective way possible—in the only way possible.

Developing spiritual skills is more important than getting a good result.

A new attitude means nothing unless followed by a change in behavior. The surest way to change behavior is with a tool.

Any time we feel like we’ve grown beyond the need for the tools is an immediate cue to use Jeopardy.

The person in the picture has brought the Shadow out of hiding. It’s now outside the person and bonded with him. Speaking with one voice, they evoke the Force of Self-Expression.