{"id":540,"date":"2013-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/control-the-feeling\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:14:16","slug":"control-the-feeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/control-the-feeling\/","title":{"rendered":"Is What We Do Based Out of Our Perception of the Pleasure We\u2019ll Receive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is what we do based out of our view<\/em>\u00a0of pleasure?<\/p>\n

I think the real question is,<\/strong> \u201cAre we willing to do things that hurt us?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I do this all the time to be quite honest with ya. I sometimes realize I must do something in order to accomplish a goal (like this blog post<\/a>) and for whatever reason this is the last thing I do for the day.<\/p>\n

Except this time it\u2019s a little different.<\/em><\/p>\n

I decided to seek \u201clong term\u201d gratification \u00a0in order to seek the \u201cfeeling\u201d<\/em> of having accomplished something worthwhile in my life. I can clean my home, fix everything up and chillax for a little while, but while I still have this post to make<\/em> it will always lurk in the back ground.<\/p>\n

I hate that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, I decided to say it\u2019s great to win.<\/strong><\/em> It\u2019s great to write<\/em> something based out of pure value because the end result will be somebody that reads this post to get incredible results in their lives.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an excerpt I found fascinating from\u00a0Awaken the Giant Within:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes a person with a \u201cgood background\u201d behave so savagely and without remorse while another gives his own life to rescue complete strangers? What creates a hero, a heel, a criminal, a contributor? What determines the difference in human actions? Through my life, I have passionately sought the answer to these questions. One thing is clear to me: human beings are not random creatures; everything we do, we do for a reason. We may not be aware of the reason consciously, but there is undoubtedly a single driving force behind all human behavior. This for impacts every facet of our lives, from our relationships and finances to our bodies and brains. What is this force that is controlling you even and will continue to do so for the rest of your life?\u00a0PAIN and PLEASURE!\u00a0<\/strong>Everything you and I do, we do either out of our need to avoid\u00a0pain or our desire to gain\u00a0pleasure.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Fascinating ain\u2019t it?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I think that it\u2019s interesting to know that because with this vital force element we can shift our ideas about what we do,\u00a0and make them a powerful driving force.\u00a0<\/em>Things that I once used to dread are now becoming the very things\u00a0I look forward to.<\/strong><\/em>Which is powerful, wouldn\u2019t you agree?<\/p>\n

I wanted to share this with you because I knew that for me I am making powerful and impacting changes in my life. I know I\u2019m not the only one out there that wants to do great things with their life, so I\u2019m sincerely writing this message for you<\/em>. Because I know your power and I know your potential, and if you\u2019re struggling right now I love you and you can do it.<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019m sitting here writing this post after cleaning my home and I\u2019m thinking of the future. I\u2019m seeing a sea of people making breakthroughs in their life, discovering their purpose and realizing what their\u00a0true power\u00a0<\/em>really is. It\u2019s all about the value that we can create for people.<\/p>\n

Similar to the value that the Empower Network<\/a> blogging platform gives to others. I\u2019m able to blog about the things that I learn about. I\u2019m able to share things that are powerful and you can do the same\u00a0too\u00a0<\/em>right here.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to see you grow and prosper and it really is simple\u00a0once you believe it.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

I look forward to watching your growth,
\n-Cesar Soto\u201cI\u2019ve mastered my emotions\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is what we do based out of our view\u00a0of pleasure? I think the real question is, \u201cAre we willing to do things that hurt us?\u201d I do this all the time to be quite honest with ya. I sometimes realize I must do something in order to accomplish a goal (like this blog post) and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":545,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[411,177,3,144],"class_list":["post-540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-empower-network","tag-emotional-control","tag-emotional-mastery","tag-empower-network","tag-mastery-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":802,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540\/revisions\/802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cesarsoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}