Chapter 27
Borrow Someone Else's Brain!
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"The body travels more easily than the
mind, and until we have limbered up our imagination, we continue to
think as though we had stayed home. We have not really budged
a step until we take up residence in someone else's point of view."
--John Erskine
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Today's Empowering Question
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"How would (insert name) handle this
situation?"
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Today's Fast Session
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One of the things I hear most from
people, and that I notice about myself, is that when you get an idea
about going after some cool goal, often it's dismissed in a
millisecond because you can't imagine taking the steps necessary to
reach it. Imagining something that doesn't exist yet is a
skill that very few people have...
But it just may be the single most
important factor or skill in living a happy, contented, and
productive life.
Usually, we don't get the outcomes we
want simply because we can't imagine it. We aren't able to
imagine saying the right thing or being confident no matter how much
we prepared. We don't feel creative or successful, so that
part of our mind stays hidden behind a brick wall. It's there,
but we don't "let" it out. We "can't imagine it..."
Microwave ovens, disposable diapers,
machines and email grew out of someone's mind. Forks had
to be invented, too. All from the mind of a person. In fact,
simply learning anything OLD requires imagination.
What you may not realize is that in
just a few minutes a day, you can use your imagination for some
other very interesting things... useful things. And if your
ability to make real something that doesn't exist today is lacking,
I have a new and simple tool for you. I'm amazed every time I
do it.
It's literally a "no-brainer."
If you want to learn something or do
something you've never done or done well, try this.
You can do this for absolutely
anything, but let's say you're trying out for a play. Ask
yourself who's done this before? Who's good at this? The
simplest answer is to think of an actor you admire for their talent
and range. My stepdaughter is going through this right now.
So she chose Sarah Michelle Gellar, one of her favorite actresses.
What you do is this: When you need to
perform at your best or if you need to get great ideas, replace your
own head (or mind), figuratively speaking, with theirs. You
imagine their head is put in the place of yours. Got the picture?
Once you've done that, ask yourself
what they would do now.
-How would they stand?
-What would they think about their chances? What is their confidence
level?
-What kind of look would they have on their face?
-How would they walk?
-What kind of pictures would they see in their mind's eye?
-What would they be imagining?
-What would they do? And after that, what? And on and on...
Sit down, close your eyes and imagine
it. Have a piece of paper and a pencil next to you. Give
yourself 5 minutes. Have all the questions above and more in
your mind.
Become that person...
Studies have been done on this
phenomenon and frequently found that at the exact moment the
imagining exercise was being done by a person, others observed that
person to be actually doing, saying or acting in the manner that
they were imagining!!
School children who've never been good
students have been transformed into 'A' students literally in
minutes, just by imagining themselves as top students.
It's simple. You don't need training. But the more often you take these 5-10 minute "breaks," the faster
you'll get the answers you want, the better you'll do your job or
the better your grades will be.
Use it to improve your work performance and get that promotion and
raise.
But if you're a gotta-have-it-now
person, keep in mind that this will work and work quickly. But
if you think that next week you'll be getting a raise, based on your
great performance of the week before, success still demands that you
continue to perform daily. Long-term rewards come
in the long term.
So pack this one in your arsenal and
pull it out whenever you need to effortlessly overachieve or when
you're stuck. And if no one is there to pat you on the back,
do it yourself. Or imagine someone you respect doing it.
Do this. It only takes 5
minutes. You just may get an idea that will revolutionize your
entire life; and maybe everyone else's too!
Keep in mind that success is seldom
complex. Just because this "seems" too simple to be effective,
don't dismiss it. If your success and happiness are important
to you, choose an area of life where you want to perform well and do
this exercise.
5 minutes. How about right now?
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Today's Winning Beliefs
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-- My imagination muscles are getting
stronger today
-- I've dissolved all blocks to a vivid imagination
-- Great ideas are coming quickly and easily to me now
-- I imagine successful outcomes with ease
-- I use the success of others to develop my imagination
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