Posts Tagged ‘Possible Thinking’

With all the financial markets around the world tumbling, it is in this economic climate that we require a sense of centrality.  This is where purpose and passion need to rise to the surface, or in fact need to be dusted off and revisited afresh so that the winds of change don’t blow us off course.

For if you have built your house upon the rock of faith, belief and hope - you will weather the storm.  But if your house has been built upon the shifting sands of chance, lack of integrity, indecision and abdicated responsibility - your crash will be great.

But be encouraged - at any time you can rebuild.

But how can you position yourself for success in this current global storm?

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In Francis Bacon’s essay ‘Of Atheisme’ which was published in 1625 he wrote, ‘So Man, when he resteth and assureth himselfe, upon divine Protection and Favour, gathereth a Force and Faith; which Human Nature, in it selfe, could not obtaine.’

I can personally attest to the truth of this statement that was written four centuries ago. There are times in our lives, when we reach the end of the possible that can be attained by ourselves alone. And that is when the impossible must take over. And this is where I agree with the angel who spoke to Mary, the mother of Jesus, that was written over twenty centuries ago, ‘For with God nothing will be impossible.’

This protection, this favour, this force, and this faith, when acted upon, opens up an eternal possibility for those who place their lives and their futures into the hands of their Creator.

And as the writer of the Proverbs reminds us: ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.’

When the Wright brothers pronounced that they would be the first humans to fly, many people said that humans could and would never fly.”This time, they carried the glider almost to the top of Big Kill Devil Hill.

‘Ready?’ asked Orville.

‘Ready,’ replied Wilbur from his prone position.

Safely in the air, Wilbur warped the wings. There was an instant response and Wilbur glowed with joy. But as the glider curved, he became aware of a new instability. He adjusted the controls, There was little response. True, the glider turned. Still - although puzzled, he managed a safe landing.

On his fifth flight that day, Wilbur became aware of increased instability. Then the left wing dipped far too deeply. Frantically he pushed the elevator control. He was too late. The tip of the wing bit into the sand and he was hurled forward against the canvas elevator.

The birds all knew the secret of turning while in flight. But their secret was so deep no one could solve it. People said it was impossible for a heavier-than-air machine to fly. But Wilbur and Orville determined to show the world that it could and would be done.”

Source: ‘The Wright Brothers - They Gave Us Wings’ By Charles Ludwig

All of us are faced with impossible situations, from time to time throughout our lives. But the incredible thing is that within the word ‘impossible’ is found another word ‘possible’.

The more you explore impossible situations you are going to discover some possible solutions that will help you to ride through, over, under or around whatever is standing between you in your present impossible situation and take you to the land of the possible.

Here are four sure-fire ways to help you to turn each and every impossibility you face into a possibility.

1. TAKE RISKS BUT AVOID THE RISKY

Before the Wright brothers ever achieved the impossibility of flying, many a life was lost by those who sought to fly. In 1896 it is recorded that in the August of that year, Otto Lilienthal, the German glider enthusiast was killed during a glide.

However, when the two brothers sought a place to experiment, they knew that they were going to fail and so found a very safe piece of ground to fail on. They didn’t jump off bridges or cliffs. They found a large flat piece of ground with a good strong wind, and practiced failing until the day that they could fly. The place was Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Because they took risks wisely, they were able to change the world forever.

I recently had a discussion with a successful property investor.  His advice was that before you ever pursue any venture, first have your exit strategy in place.

Calculate the risk and ensure, that even if failure occurs, that you will be around to pick yourself up, brush yourself off and push on once again towards success.

YESTERDAY’S IMPOSSIBILITIES ARE TODAY’S REALITIES

2. SPEAK POSSIBILITY

Learn the language of the achiever and the winner. Remove the words, ‘I can’t afford it’ or ‘I can’t do that’, ‘that’s impossible’ or ‘it’s never been done before’ out of your vocabulary.

By constantly thinking ‘outside of the box’, you will be setting yourself up for a rich and prosperous life.

3. CONTROL YOUR REALITY

Financial Reality:

If you find that financially you can never seem to make ends meet, then the best thing for you to do is to have a financial checkup.

Find out exactly what you are spending and where your hard earned income is really going.

Prepare a budget. There many tools available on the Internet that can help you with the process of taking hold of your financial reality. Go to your favourite search engine and type in budget planner.

Health Reality:

Obviously we should check the reality of our health. I do this personally by taking a physical at least once every two years. I service my car every 10,000 km, so it is a good idea to take care of the vehicle that I live in 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Some years back I had a physical that revealed I had extremely high blood cholesterol levels and by simply adjusting my diet and adding to it regular exercise, I was able to rectify that situation before it got too serious.

Spiritual Reality:

I do a spiritual reality check-up every Sunday I go to church. Not only does it keep my compass pointing in the right directionfor  my life, but I often get some great ideas for my future Motivational Memos.

Obviously there are many other areas of our life that require regular reality checkups. Make a list and do your own analysis.

POSSIBLE THINKING LEADS TO POSSIBLE ACTION

4. EXPAND YOUR REALITY

I have a teenage son. When I took over the responsibility for his education a few years ago I had incredible difficulty in getting him motivated about reading.

Now for someone who writes books I found it extremely difficult to understand, but thinking back to when I was his age I could more readily identify with the dilemma.

I realised that it was important for him to expand his reality so that he could grow not only in knowledge but also in wisdom. But how could I find his hot button?

I discovered it. I was reading a book that explained that one way a parent helped his son to expand his reality was through the reading of biographies of people who lived the lives that his son wanted to live.

So from that day on Ben has been reading books, written at his present reading level and interest, about Albert Einstein, Christopher Columbus, Johnny Appleseed, Susanna Wesley, Florence Nightingale, Abraham Lincoln, The Wright Brothers, Isaac Newton, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and the list goes on and on. He now loves reading and we often talk about the latest great person that he is learning about.

This interest in reading has overflowed into his writing. With his renewed confidence he has gone on to run my technical and customer service department for my Web Design company: http://www.oe-design.com along with creating his own websites, which he wrote, with only a limited amount of editing from me. And as far as his tutorials are concerned, the bulk of his students are adults.

Check out two of Ben’s websites: http://www.webmaster-forums101.com/ & http://www.webmaster-resources101.com/

Motivational Quote: Nothing is impossible to the possible thinker.

Where do you live?

‘Scare City’(scarcity) or ‘Abundance Metropolis’?

In order to get there though, you are going to have to cross ‘De Nile’, better known as the river ‘denial’.

But what must you deny?

You must deny anything that would stop you from attaining success. Yes, the success that you’re so richly entitled to experience on planet earth.

You must decide once and for all that you live in the world of ‘too much’ rather than always focussing on the world of ‘not enough’.

‘Not enough’ is only an idea and once you learn how to replace it with the much better idea of ‘too much’, watch how your perspective will be changed in an instant.

You can change your world if you only decide. Decide today to escape to abundance.

There are two ideas that you have a choice to accept. The first is the idea of ‘not enough’ found in ‘Scare City’ (scarcity). The second is the idea of ‘too much’ located in ‘Abundance Metropolis’.

Which idea are you going to concentrate your thoughts on?

For years I have personally fought with the idea that the world was a world of ‘not enough’. But the facts are that poor people remain poor because that is the only world that they know. However, rich thoughts create for you your own world of ‘too much’.

Whatever your reality is on the inside is the reality of what is on the outside. Your reality on the outside cannot and will not be changed until you change the reality on the inside.

Change your reality in your mind and heart and you can change your address once and for all. And this is where we must constantly remind ourselves that there does exist a world of ‘too much’.

The world of ‘too much’ is a real world and it is a world for you and it is a world for me if we only choose to live in it and learn what it takes to live in it.

CHOOSE YOUR WORLD - THE WORLD OF ‘TOO MUCH’ OR THE WORLD OF ‘NOT ENOUGH’

But, ask yourself these questions once more: What world am I living in? Where do you spend your dreams? Where do you focus your thoughts? What vocabulary do you speak? Do you speak words of lack that are filled with lack-lustred excuses or do your phrases expound the abundance of supply that permeates everything you do? Do you worry or do you work with a purpose and a plan?

If you spend more time in the company of Naysayers and ‘do nothings’ then you will live a dismal life.

However, if you choose to place yourself in an atmosphere of hope and possibility and allow yourself to be prodded and your mind stretched, then you will rise up and above whatever life you are presently living.

WHAT YOU INVEST INTO YOUR LIFE NOW WILL DETERMINE WHERE YOU SPEND THE REST OF IT

So what must you invest into your life if you are to escape ‘Scare City’ and find yourself in ‘Abundance Metropolis’?

Time.

Where you spend your time today, tomorrow and the next day will determine the future that you purchase.

Analyse your days.

How much time do you invest in personal development? How much time do you spend in educating yourself in the art of rich living? How much time do you read or listen to material that educates you in how you can start living the ‘too much’ life?

How many seminars do you attend to keep you up to speed in your career, your business, your knowledge of those things that will lead you on to a better life?

How much time do you spend in the presence of mentors? How much time do you devote as a ’student of success’?

Your time is your most precious commodity, so never waste a single drop. Drink deep and live well.

Motivational Quote: Great lives are the culmination of great thoughts followed by great actions.