Self
Development Best Practices
Imagination
Your Innate Success Tool by
Bob Proctor
Have you ever wondered how children can sit through
replays of their favorite Lion King or Little Mermaid
video? It amazes me that they’ll watch the same show
every day without a single complaint or request for
something new.
What’s more amazing, though, is that adults do the very
same thing with their days. The majority of men and
women play “movies” in their heads day after day,
relentlessly focusing on past events, most of which are
unpleasant and disturbing experiences. If they’re
actually able to stop their contemplation of past
events, then they allow impressions of their current
surroundings and recent results to govern their
thoughts. If they contemplate the future, it is usually
by worrying about it, or wishing that, something better
might come along. Then they wonder why bad things keep
happening to them, or why they never rise above the
issues and obstacles in their lives. While it is true
that people are free to think anything they please, as
long as they remain set in their ways, there is very
little that can be done to change the unpleasant
experiences that keep cropping up in their lives.
Recently, the study of the mind and its veritable
unearthly power is at last taking its proper place in
modern civilization. Proper use of the mind and its
various faculties will give you anything you choose –
but the emphasis here is on the word “proper.” To move
in this direction requires study and focused, consistent
effort with a good measure of creativity stirred in.
Just as the oak tree develops from the gene that lies
within the acorn and a bird develops from the gene that
lies asleep in the egg, so too will your achievements
grow from the organized plans that first begin with your
imagination. An image in your mind is the first stage of
the creative process in life. From your imagination,
your visions and plans arise.
In his best selling book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon
Hill wrote, “You will never have a definite purpose in
life; you will never have self confidence; you will
never have initiative and leadership, unless you first
create these qualities in your imagination and see
yourself in possession of them.” He went on to say, “…
imagination is the most marvelous, miraculous,
inconceivably powerful force the world has ever known.”
There is a concept called “Fantasy - Theory - Fact.” The
premise underlying this concept is that everything has
its origination in the form of fantasy, which some
adventurous souls dare turn into a theory and then
boldly turn into fact. Give this serious thought for a
moment. The idea of moon landings, communicating by
email, traveling on jets, cellular phones, or wearing
synthetic garments was, a very short time ago, sheer
fantasy. Today, they are considered commonplace.
Your marvelous mind has capabilities that you can, with
little effort, develop to use to improve the quality of
life, not just for yourself, but also for humankind.
Imagination is one of those creative faculties. The
individuals who were responsible for the conception and
creation of the email, cell phones and any of the
thousands of modern conveniences we enjoy today had
highly developed imaginations. Furthermore, they were
not easily influenced by the opinions of the masses, the
naysayers who historically have criticized and ridiculed
anything they do not understand. These pioneers used
their mental faculties to fantasize, to build wild and
wonderful pictures in their minds. Then, holding their
thoughts with their will, they watched their fantasies
unfold into a theory, and then into fact. They seemed to
have an innate awareness that if they could visualize
it, they could do it.
Use this power to let your mind play. Fantasize a much
better life than you presently enjoy. Draft your future
with imagination; ponder and calculate with intelligence
and awareness; then knit it carefully with care. Next,
devise paths and find tools to help get you there.
Commit to reach new goals. The only barrier separating
you from your goal is ignorance – ignorance of how
simple, and simply powerful, your mind really is.
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Bob Proctor is widely
regarded as one of the living masters and teachers of
The Law of Attraction. Featured in the blockbuster hit,
The Secret, Proctor has worked in the area of mind
potential for over 40 years, is the best-selling author
of You Were Born Rich, and has transformed the lives of
millions through his books, seminars, courses and
personal coaching. © LifeSuccess Productions
www.bobproctor.com. |
Published August 2007,
Volume 1, Number 5,
Bay
Area Business Magazine
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