There is an old Chinese Proverb which poses a question?:
"In your mind there are two Tigers that are continuously fighting - one is the Tiger of success, positive results and bright futures, the other is the Tiger of failure, negativity, fear and loss - which one wins...?"
The answer is - whichever one I choose to feed...
Which suggests that success and positivity are a choice and not a given- I have the ability to create the environment in which I will be successful; which means that I am responsible for my own results
How do we create the environment for our own success in our minds such that it will become reality...?
Four simple letters - I V V M..
Idealization...Visualization...Verbalization...and Materialization.
1. Idealization ... Get real clarity over what you want for your business and for your life. Shoot for the stars and at the very least you'll hit the moon.
2. Visualization ... invest 10 minutes each morning and 10 in the evening with your eyes closed visualizing everything you have written about, dreamt about and thought about in your mind as if it's already real ... Also, buy a large pile of magazines, several large sheets of card, scissors and glue and cut out words, pictures events, places and things that form your dreams and create a large collage of your dreams, or what we call a Dream Chart ...
3. Verbalization ... make a list of 21 "I AM" statements about your future self. Describe traits you want to build on or, more specifically, will need to become the person you need to become in order to do the things you need to do, to have and experience all you dream of. State these out loud every single day at least twice with as much passion, volume and desire as you possibly can ...
4. Materialization ... Choose every day that all you dream of will be yours and when you believe it... you will see it
By creating the images and words for success and positive results in our mind, we become drawn to those activities and decisions that result in the outcomes we choose - ever wondered how you got where you are..? It is probably because you created the environment in which your current situation was the only outcome. If you are sceptical just as any sports psychologist or world class athlete if they have practiced these techniques to re-program their subconscious mind.
In the movie "Evan Almighty" - when "Noah's" wife in despair takes the children to the Diner to get away from the construction of the Ark in their back yard - God (in the form of Morgan Freeman) sees that she is upset and asks if she is OK - he is after all a good listener. After hearing her story, he tells her that what she prayed / wished for (the family to become closer together) will not simply appear - what will appear is the opportunity to achieve it. The Ark itself - with all its frustrations for her, was in fact the opportunity for her to bring the family closer together through them all pulling together and completing the building of the Ark..
To get a different outcome - create a different environment, recognise the opportunities that arise and then take the risk!
So remember to keep up with the twice daily "I AM" statements, take massive action, and say yes more than you say no.
