Operate From Imagination Not Memory
The power of belief alone could change the course of history.
~Ted Dekker
The way we operate is a manifestation of what we believe. Most people operate from their personal history...out of their memory from things they have done, things they have seen, things they have experienced, and things they have observed.
Story time...
Before May of 1954 the common belief...the universal belief because it had been tried over and over and over and people had failed was that man was not physically capable of breaking the 4 minute barrier. That running a mile under 4 minutes was not possible. That was the belief all around the world because it had never been done. Over 100 years of timed races and nobody had EVER done it. Here's what happened, Roger Bannister came along. He broke the 4 minute barrier (3:59) in 1954. Here's what significant about it. His record lasted only 46 days before someone broke it! 100 yrs to break 4 minutes and it last only 46 Days! What's even more significant is that since that day in 1954 over 20,000 people have run a mile under 4 minutes including high school kids. What changed? 20,000 people - what changed!? Here's what changed, when they got on the track they knew it had been done! And because they knew it had been done there was a new belief about that barrier, about that goal that had been deemed unreachable up until then.
Those 20,000 people got into a race knowing and believing in their heart that someone had done it. They knew it was possible that they could do it.
When people think about their goals, dreams, etc, their belief system begans to generate based on their past memories and experiences. They begin to have an inner conversation convincing themselves they can't do it. Maybe it's because nobody has done it, maybe it's because they have a history of failed experiences. Whatever the reason it's an inner dialogue you have with yourself. You want to ignore that conversation. Begin operating out of a larger vision for yourself. Operate from imagination not your memory.
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Incredible message!
I have heard this anecdote before, and it is a powerful, life-changing lesson. Thanks for sharing it with us today.
Do you have any personal experience implementing this principle?
Thank you, @ecoinstant!
Reprogramming the subconscious, which controls 95-99% of our thoughts, is part of this process. This is hardwired largely between the ages of 0-7. So unless we intentionally buck the trend and reprogram our subconscious, whatever was drilled into us in that age range is how we will largely conduct the rest of our life.
In most cases, this is not a good thing, especially when it relates to money and achieving other lofty goals. Imagination is a portal to the subconscious.
And I have so many personal experiences where implementing it helped me greatly to unfold so many miracles in my life. ☺
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
Thanks!
You're welcome and thank you, too! ☺💚
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STOPNice post. Loved reading it. Followed and upvoted. Regards Nainaz